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| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | 2009 |
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I wish a healthy and happy new year to all Mariner's and
poeple of good will. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Proteus (god That changes Form) |
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Good stuff here: The Proteus is similar in design to a
catamaran, in that it uses a twin hull design and no keel. Unlike most
catamarans however, the superstructure is not rigidly attached to the
hulls. The ship uses titanium shock absorbers to travel with the waves in
the ocean, rather than through them. This method should theoretically
allow the ship to move faster through the water while burning less fuel,
however sea trials are yet to be completed. Hogging and sagging should
also be reduced as well. The Proteus is 100 feet (30 m) long, while its beam is 50 feet (15 m) allowing for relatively normal Initial stability coefficient of 2:1. Its draft fluctuates more than a traditional ship, but at half load it is 8 inches (200 mm) at the bow and 16 inches (410 mm) at the stern. Because of the ship's limited draft and inflatable hulls it is able to be beached without damage. The ship's bridge, cargo hold and berthing for four are located in the cabin that hangs down from the four legs. The cabin can be lowered into the water 20 feet (6.1 m) below and can run under its own power. It has been designed this way to allow offshore anchoring of the seadrive section of the craft, while allowing the cabin to be moored in a marina. The Proteus is constructed of titanium, aluminum and reinforced fabrics. The ship's displacement is 12 tons when carrying its maximum cargo of 2 tons. Its outriggers store the 2,000 gallons of fuel that power the two Cummins Marine Diesel Quantum Series QSB5.9 355 horsepower engines at their sterns. On September 7, 2007, Daniel Basta, director of the National Marine Sanctuaries for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, stated that Proteus is a Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel (designed for military uses, biological studies, ocean exploration and sea rescue). It is a lightweight, low cost and modular craft, which can travel 5,000 miles (8,000 km) on 2,000 imperial gallons (9,100 L) of diesel fuel. Proteus will be able to launch and recover automatic vehicles as well as engage in remote vehicle operations. Its first appearance in New York is the 4th leg of a tour that began in San Francisco in January and will end in Washington, D.C.. Ugo Conti (Italian engineer and oceanographer who designed Proteus) and his wife, Isabella Conti, are co-founders of Marine Advanced Research, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based firm that created the Proteus for $1.5 million. The Proteus has a maximum a speed of 30 knots (34.5 mph). [edit] References 1. ^ "Spider Boat". Yachting Monthly |
| Name : | Tom '52 |
| Email : | Got it and thanks. |
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Hank, Thanks so much for the touching song. And believe it
or not, you have some beneficial heart parts that are pleasing by your
printed word and poignant when in your company. You are hardly a
black-hearted one, not for a moment. Merry Christmnas you wonderful Mariner. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Gotta Make It |
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Happy Christmas Hank. You are the strong dude. I am
hanging around for my earth angel Lety to graduate in May of next year,
etc. I also have my companion, Desiree 9/11 a miniature Pekingese that is
frickin' wonderful. I have a great grandchild, Alexander McKay, that I hope to see in a few weeks. And of course, I need to keep check on you, Ralph, and the other Mariner's here. Ha! HAve a Happy |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
| Email : | I lubs me some Tom McKay... |
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I doubt any normal human could handle the bad and terrible
things that have happened to you. Yet you still fight on... If I had been delt your cards... I think I would have went into the back corner of my closet and curled up into a fetal position and just willed myself to pass on... You are one freakin tough dude. I admire you my brother.... |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Buffalo Too |
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Say Mariner's, if you like Buffalo Meat, Prather Ranch has
that meat too. How many of you nhave eaten steaks, etc., from Prather's?
Give us some feedback. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | I'm Hungry |
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Prather meats. Oh yes, they are as good as anything out
there for the money. Darn though, my ONJ is so bad I can barely get mashed
potatoes down with all the liquids I take .Who would have thought that I
would be 'crying the blues' about not having a great steak? We visit the
State Line and the Cattleman's 2-4 times a year and now that happening
(and it is a happening) is over. I usually have a 14 oz New York Strip or
a Porterhouse well-done at the Cattleman's (Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
(sic) is a regular customer at the Fabens, Texas Cattleman's Steakhouse
and Ranch. The meat at the Cattleman's is corn-fed and they have their own
exotic zoo, dance halls,lake, and huge barn area's for major party's. The
FBI has their annual meeting there a few years back. Oh, what great food
and steaks. And they have hayrides and cottages for that honeymoon or just
for fun. Neato, eh? The ribs at the State Line, partially in New mexico and Partially in Texas, is next to Sunland Racetrack and Casino.Wah!!!! is ever so good too. Damn, it hurts just wrting about those meats or even thinking about them. Lety and I went to the oral surgeon today. He said I have two choices left ...slim and none. I am taking slim at th Mayo Clinic in a couple of weeks if they accept me. I will have a graft from my own tibia, muscle and flesh and hopefully, get some blood supply to the rotting area. Christmas is next week and I will just have to watch and remember 'When' what with all the good food and stuffings available. Wah! We will be going to my brother's ranch outside of Las Cruces, New Mexico. He has parking for some 150 vehicles. Ain't that something? Oh, almost forgot. Pepper's Pride, a four year old filly won her 19th straight win(she has never lost) on opening weekend at Sunland Park over six fulongs for 145 grand. She is now over the million doallar mark in earnings.It may be hard to believe, but she has broken Citation, Cigar and some other horses records. That being said, she has run exclusively in New Mexico. But man, she was about 5th coming into the land and then turned on the after-burners to win by six lengths. Mery Christmas to all and to all good health, especially to good health. As a matter of fact, I am going to knock down two glasses of red wine for New Year's as it is proving quite healthy in every study done, excepting when one indulges way too much. It is much better than certain Osteo medications; So much better indeed. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Good, Now how about some meats for the holiday's? |
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Porterhouse, Keep on trying. And how about this
Porterhouse?From the Chicago Meat Company Website: Meat Facts: Q: Where does the name "steak" come from? A: When the Saxons and the Jutes, who lived in what`s now known as Denmark, conquered Great Britain, they brought with them skills as cattlemen. The Saxon word STEIK means meat on a stick. The Saxons liked to cook their beef on a pointed stick over a campfire. Q: What`s the real origin of the name for sirloin steak? A: Legend has it that England`s King Henry VIII was so impressed with this type of meat, he dubbed it Sir Loin. The more likely source of the name if from the French word SURLONGE (sir-lawn), which literally means over the loin. Q: What is Salisbury steak? A: Named after a 19th century English physician, this American dish is actually a grilled or broiled oval-shaped ground beef patty. It`s typically seasoned with onion and served with brown gravy. Dr. J.H. Salisbury recommended that chopped or minced beef be eaten three times a day to ward off ailments such as tuberculosis, asthma, anemia, rheumatism and gout. Q: What exactly is Steak Diane and where did it originate? A: Created at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, individual tender beef steaks are pounded flat, quickly cooked in butter and flamed with cognac. The cognac sauce is typically finished with sherry, butter and chives. Q: What famous author coined the term filet mignon? A: O.Henry used the term in his book, The four Million, in 1906. A French derivative, the literal meaning is small (mignon) boneless meat (filet). Cut from the small end of the beef tenderloin, a filet mignon is sometimes wrapped on bacon. Q: What is Chateaubriand? A: A recipe for a thick cut beef tenderloin steak large enough to serve two people, Chateaubriand was created during Napoleon`s time be chef Montmireil for the French author and statesman, Francois Chateaubriand. The traditional recipe calls for broiling the center portion of the tenderloin. It typically is served with a bearnaise sauce. Q: How was the Porterhouse steak named? A: In the early 1800s, travelers stopped to dine on steak and ale at coach stops or porter houses. The steak gained popularity in the United States around 1814 when Martin Morrison, A New York City porter house keeper, began to serve it. This steak is cut from the short loin and contains the top loin and tenderloin muscles. ________________________________________ THE MOST TENDER BEEF STEAKS: 1. Tenderloins Steak 2. Chuck Top Blade Steak 3. Top Loin Steak 4. Porterhouse/T-Bone Steak 5. Ribeye Steak 6. Rib Steak 7. Chuck Eye Steak 8. Top Sirloin Steak 9. Round Tip Steak 10. Chopped Steak |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Prescription Drugs: Sometimes naughty and sometimes nice. |
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Okay, it is holiday time and more and more folks will be
staying home, catching the flu, cold or other ailment and of course,
making a doctor's visit. Hmmm!!! Most folk will get some type of
prescription medicine for what ails them. And naturally, their will be
older folk and many young as well who are already on pharmaucetical
medicines for numerous diseases and conditions and those who have had
failings and even death from those drugs. So, a holiday warning: Be
careful of the the advertising of drugs which make them look better or
safer with only reports from successful studies; and wouldn't you know it?
Ignoring other studies with bad results; or having biased studies.
Is any hope on the way? Not the way the FDA has operated in the past.Check out the 2006 special report "The Future of Drug Safety." BUT: In 2007, the FDA was finally given the dinero to hire 1300 more employee's with 400 dedicated to drug review. and now what? a stinking collapse of the economy, etc!!! Yikes!!! The necessary steps to making drugs safer will now be years behind in being implemented and even then, politics will enter the arena. For the time being then, don't get railroaded, check out every possible precaution you possibly can before you enter the "Pharmaucetical Drug Zone." Oh, while I was in the oral surgon's office last week and had bandages on my extneded and open-sored jaw, a lady about 50 asked me what had happened. I told her and it turned out that she was there for evaluation after her dentist had discovered early signs of ONJ. Where? On both lower mandibles. What was she taking? Just Fosomax for eight years. Once again, just for your own peace of mind, go to "ONJ Disease" on Google or whatever and click images before you read the articles. Be your best consultant. Merry Christmas and perhaps the best gift you will get therse holiday's is the gift of knowing beyond just the say-so of a medical practitioner. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom '52 |
| Email : | Trivia |
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In the 1940's what did G. de Mestral discover after he
went for a walk in a field and came home with stickers all over his socks
and pants? In 1938, who was the scientist that was experimenting with a refrigrant that turned from a gas into an oily white powder? Whatwas the discovery he made? What ekse did it have toi do with WW2? What is the waxy substance that oil field worker's scraped off their machinery and used on their wounds in 1859 that later would be made commercial by Robert Cheesborugh? What 19th and 20th Century scientists were famous for their genius, their discoveries, and yes, their promiscuity? Name at least three. Who were the winners in the 2007 Kyoto Three-memory-based intelligence tests? The competitors were college students versus chimpanzee's. Who won the first test?__________ Who won the second test"__________ Who won the 3rd test? |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
| Email : | Ralph |
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LOL..... |
| Name : | Ralph |
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"Fantasy and pseudo-science take center stage over real
science and learning" Yeah, those evolutionists just don't know when to quit. :>) |
| Name : | Tom |
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I can assure you it will not happen in the next hundred
years. HAve a Happy |
| Name : | not good |
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No Tom do NOT tax the churches. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Tax The U_NO_WHO'S |
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Yikes Hank, Eric Von Daniken must be jealous.Oh well, here
we are in the 21st Century and some things never change regardless of the
knowledge available. Fantasy and pseudo-science take center stage over
real science and learning when it comes to what info the average Joe and
Jane receive from printed material to the electronic devices. What a trip????????????? Have A Happy |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
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LOL...... |
| Name : | giants, dragons, unicorns, cockatrices, flying fiery serpents and leviathans |
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http://www.bibleufo.com/crypto.htm |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Excellent |
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I caught the show and that guy is an entertainer as well
as right-in-your face teacher. It was just excellent. Yes, Tesla is
back. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tonight on Coast To Coast with George Noory |
| Email : | Nov. 21 |
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Second Hour: Emmy-Award winning television producer and author Tim Swartz will discuss the life and work of inventor Nikola Tesla. http://www.coasttocoastam.com |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | BBC Tesla |
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Power without wires - Tesla revisited?_______________________________________ A clean-cut vision of a future freed from the rat's nest of cables needed to power today's electronic gadgets has come one step closer to reality. US researchers have successfully tested an experimental system to deliver power to devices without the need for wires. The setup, reported in the journal Science, made a 60W light bulb glow from a distance of 2m (7ft). WiTricity, as it is called, exploits simple physics and could be adapted to charge other devices such as laptops. "There is nothing in this that would have prevented them inventing this 10 or even 20 years ago," commented Professor Sir John Pendry of Imperial College London who has seen the experiments. "But I think there is an issue of time. In the last few years we have seen an exponential growth of mobile devices that need power. The power cable is the last wire to be cut in a wireless connection." Professor Moti Segev of the Israel Institute of Technology described the work as "truly pioneering". Energy gap. The researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who carried out the work outlined a similar theoretical setup in 2006, but this is the first time that it has been shown to work. "We had a strong faith in our theory but experiments are the ultimate test," said team member Assistant Professor Marin Soljacic. "So we went ahead and sure enough we were successful, the experiments behave very much like the theory." The experimental setup consisted of two 60cm (2ft) diameter copper coils, a transmitter attached to a power source and a receiver placed 2m (7ft) away and attached to a light bulb. With the power switched on at the transmitter, the bulb would light up despite there being no physical connection between the two. Measurements showed that the setup could transfer energy with 40% efficiently across the gap. The bulb was even made to glow when obstructions such as wood metal, electronic devices were placed between the two coils. "These results are encouraging. The numbers are not far from where you would want for this to be useful," said Professor Soljacic. Power cycle -------------- The system exploits "resonance", a phenomenon that causes an object to vibrate when energy of a certain frequency is applied. When two objects have the same resonance they exchange energy strongly without having an effect on other surrounding objects. There are many examples of resonance. "If you fill a room with hundreds of identical glasses and you fill each one with a different level of wine each one will have a different acoustic resonance," explained Professor Soljacic. Each glass would ring with a different tone if knocked with a spoon, for example. "Then if I enter the room and start singing really loudly one of the glasses may explode if I hit exactly the right tone." Instead of using acoustic resonance, WiTricity exploits the resonance of very low frequency electromagnetic waves. In the experiment both coils were made to resonate at 10Mhz, allowing them to couple and for "tails" of energy to flow between them. "With each cycle arriving, more pressure, or voltage in electrical terms, builds up in this coil," explained Professor Pendry. Over a number of cycles the voltage gathered until there was enough pressure, or energy, at the surface to flow into the light bulb. This accumulation of energy is why a wine glass does not smash immediately when a singer hits the right tone. "The wine glass is gathering energy until it has enough power to break that glass," said Professor Pendry. Human interference ------------------------ Using low frequency electromagnetic waves, which are about 30m (100ft) long, also has a safety advantage according to Professor Pendry. "Ordinarily if you have a transmitter operating like a mobile phone at 2GHz - a much shorter wavelength - then it radiates a mixture of magnetic and electric fields," he said. This is a characteristic of what is known as the "far field", the field seen more than one wavelength from the device. At a distance of less than one wavelength the field is almost entirely magnetic. "The body really responds strongly to electric fields, which is why you can cook a chicken in a microwave," said Sir John. "But it doesn't respond to magnetic fields. As far as we know the body has almost zero response to magnetic fields in terms of the amount of power it absorbs." As a result, the system should not present any significant health risk to humans, said Professor Soljacic. Future promise ------------------ The team from MIT is not the first group to suggest wireless energy transfer. Nineteenth-century physicist and engineer Nikola Tesla experimented with long-range wireless energy transfer, but his most ambitious attempt - the 29m high aerial known as Wardenclyffe Tower, in New York - failed when he ran out of money. Others have worked on highly directional mechanisms of energy transfer such as lasers. However, unlike the MIT work, these require an uninterrupted line of sight, and are therefore not good for powering objects around the home. Professor Soljacic and his team are now looking at refining their setup. "This was a rudimentary system that proves energy transfer is possible. You wouldn't use it to power your laptop. "The goal now is to shrink the size of these things, go over larger distances and improve the efficiencies," said Professor Soljacic. The work was done in collaboration with his colleagues Andre Kurs, Aristeidis Karalis, Robert Moffatt, John Joannopoulos and Peter Fisher. From BBC New |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | This one and the Tesla scramble now on |
| Message |
Wow! I mssed that one. Thanks for the post. And is there
ever a renewed interest in Tesla around the world? You bet. Come on
fever. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
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Boy do I like the sound of
that! |
| Name : | Obi-Juan-Cannoli |
| Email : | brother Tom |
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I'm Obi-Juan.... I'll keep you straight, grasshoppah. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Okay |
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Hank, darn I missed that good stuff. You might be right on
target. Interesting, eh? Have a Happy |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
| Email : | |
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Wouldn't this also apply to humans who have cryogenically
frozen themselves for later resurrection? Cloning is not resurrection...
but.... |
| Name : | Breeder's Cup |
| Email : | Other Nations Kick Butt |
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Great Breeder's Cup but the foreigners kicked butt. That
is because Santa Anita now has a special artificial track that favors
grass runners...and that is what Europe brought. We will have to make
adjustments the next few years to compte at long distances with the
Euro's. However, Garrett Gomez won the Shoemaker Trophy with four BC wins.
Two were for Bob Baffert who hasn't been much of a headliner the past few
years. Bob doesn't like the synthetic turfs and has a much smaller stable
than in yars past. Gomez made a ton of money, like half a million for the
two days. Wow!!! He can afford a party; that I guarantee. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Good News |
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Hank, That is the good news and for now, we need good
news. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
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That's BS..... The Super Collider only does in the lab what we have been doing in REAL life since 1945. The biggest and bestest advantage is there is no nuclear waste. THAT IS A BIG FREAKIN DEAL!!!! Plus.. we will be able to send a laser beam to blow up Mars... in case the Martians wanna attack us. And we will be able to send a laser out to deviate comets and meteorites on a path to earth that would destroy us. Trust Obi-Juan on this.. the Super Collider is a good deal. America has been working on it since the 1980's. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Sort Of |
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Super Collider, It has the potential to do great science.
It is also scary as one of the first experiments last week went somewhat
awry. And yes, eventually there could be weapons developed from this
technology that could sadly end mankind. I am still in the sort of want it
done stage. It does have both positve and negative aspects with the
negative not of the sublime nature. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Convictedartist.com online magazine. |
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I do have an article a month coming out on the online
magazine out of Los Angeles <convictedartist.com.> Sounds scary,
eh?. My first installment is on now. If you go to the site, scroll down
and on the leftside you will see the article and you can click and read
it. That site is full of all sorts of happenings, as in art, sports,
surfing, fashion and what heve you. HAve a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Google ONJ Disease |
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Interesting, I was at one time. However, since I had a
regular dentist in Juarez, some judge took that to mean that it was the
ineptness of those unqualified dentists that were possibly repsonible for
some ONJ. I have been with the same dentist for over 20 plus years. My
Oral surgeons in the states tell me they have never seen better root
canals. Anyway, it is a clever diversion. Little old ladies on Fosomax are
even coming down with ONJ. But to get the hard truth, just click on ONJ
disease plus pictures of the damage. You won't need to ask me any
questions, the answers are there for all to see. But thanks for asking.
You might be happy you did. Or a loved one might be. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Interesting |
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Are you a participant in the lawsuit? |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | bisphosphonates and ONJ |
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Greetings all, Omce again, invesigate fully on the net before you or your loved one's start taking bisphosphonates. There is credible reports that ONJ Disease is on the rise because of these drugs and even chemotherapy associated. Be wise and check them out. You won't be sorry, you will be enlightened. And when the naysayer's tell you it isn't that widespread, ha, it will be as it takes time to emerge and do the horrific damage. When billions are made, those getting the big dough will pass out the crumbs to other's who stand to gain from the ventures. After all, 50, 000 diseased today will multiply 10-fold plus as the Baby-Boomer's get on these drugs. Just a matter of time, no double-speak. Have a Happy, Tom |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Fun and $$$ Raising in LA |
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Say now, the sweet science and 7 world kickboxing
championships by Cliff 'Magic' Thomas is still respected highly in Los
Angeles. On October 30, 2008, at the Shark's Club in Costa Mesa, there is
going to be one electric day and evening to raise money for children with
specific and frightening diseases. Former world boxing champions, MMA
fighters, a few movie stars, some tv fav's, and other exec's from around
the states will be there. Cliff and I have also been invited; like room
and board and transportation expenses. There will be more announcements soon. Check out <convictedartist.com> for updates. That site registers over a 1,000,000 hits a year.Besides it is one terrific website. The artist L.B.McKay will also have some of her art work on the site soon. Whoopee. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | It was Harry Greb |
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Alright, back on May 23, 1922, for the LHeavyweight
Championship,Kreb beat Tunney black-and blue and really a lot of
red(blood)too. Actually, Tunney was drenched in blood. He was cut up and
sliced over both eyes and had his nose fractured by the much smaller man
know as the "Human Windmill." Tunney showed his ability to take a beating and a year later, Feb. 22, 1923, He won a controversial 15 round split decision over Greb. And Greb was already losing sight in one eye. By the time the battlers went at it three more times, Greb was nearly totally blind in one eye. He managed a draw with Tunney but dropped two more decisions. Tunney always admired Greb and knew that every time they would fight that he was going to suffer. However, he hired Greb as a sparring partner for his heavyweight championship bouts. Greb would bet and make money by betting on Tunney. He knew that Tunney could box, slug and take a whupping and still get it on. Greb died after an operation on his nose. It was so unexpected. Even though he was blind in one eye and near blind in the other, he was still boxing his rear-end off. He won over 300 fights and was only stopped on cuts once. He defeated 16 world champions. For more info, go to Harrygreb.com. You will enjoy. Have a HAppy |
| Name : | in your garage |
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Tom, Krebbs? beat Tunney. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | test |
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Testing |
| Name : | Webmaster |
| Email : | test |
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test |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
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In fact I will go a bit further. All those swimming TYPE
races are crap. Have one free style race. Breast stroke, back stroke, whatever stroke is all crapola! Have two freakin races for Christ sake... one individual free style race and a team race. That's it. All that other crap is inflated BS. |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
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Spitz and Phelps are one dimensional... I have to go with
decathlon guys as the greatest Olympian athletes... Thorpe, Jenner,
etc. No comparison grasshoppah!! |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | On the Net Again |
| Message |
Ah, finally back. Still in the pond but learning to
dogpaddle. Oh, I see the 'Weird-Can't-Take-It-With-The Good-Stuff' is back
in expected form. I guess some folk just can't sleep without having a
troubled mind. So, perhaps some donated time at a cancer center or
children's hospital might be good medicine; I really think so. Then again,
that takes compassion...hee haw! And now we have some guys claiming to have captured a dead 'Bigfoot.' Alright, let the show begin and follow the money...or those ingenious guys who would make a monkey out of us. A welcome change of pace: Michael Phelps. That swimmer is just damned too good and possibly the greatest Olympian of known history. What an Olympics he is having. For those of you who have been around and remember the remarkable feats of Mark Spitz, do you have your own favorite for all time Olympian? Speaking of science...the sweet science this time, who can recall without going to the net the only boxer to beat Gene Tunney? A very interesting fellow indeed. Okay, I have to get some rest, getting over a stroke, etc., is not accomplished by the proverbial poetic stroke of the pen. Have a Happy...And a great weekend. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | On the Net Again |
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Ah, finally back. Still in the pond but learning to
dogpaddle. Oh, I see the 'Weird-Can't-Take-It-With-The good-Stuff' is back
in expected form. I guess some folk just can't sleep without hving a
troubled mind. So, perhaps some donated time at a cancer center or
children's hospital might be good medicine; I really think so. Then again,
that takes compassion...hee haw! And now we have some guys claiming to have 'Bigfoot.' Alright, let the show begin and follow the money...or those ingenious guys who would make a monkey out of us. A welcome change of pace: Michael Phelps. That swimmer is just damned too good and possibly the greatest Olympian of known history. What an Olympics he s having. For those of you who have been around and even remember the remarkable feats of Mark Spitz, do you have your own favorite for all time Olympian? Speaking of science...the sweet science this time, who can recall without going to the net the only boxer to beat Gene Tunney? A very interesting fellow indeed. Okay, I have to get some rest, getting over a stroke, etc., is not accomplished by the proverbial poetic stroke of the pen. Have a Happy...And a great weekend. |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
| Email : | evolution |
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RALPH!....IT'S THE MISSING LINK!!!!! EVOLUTIONISTS WERE
RIGHT ALL ALONG!!!! |
| Name : | Bummer Bummer |
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Yeah but you don't understand, this one looks like Henry. |
| Name : | No interest |
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I don't care if there's a donkey with Tom's face. Those things don't interest me. |
| Name : | Double Bummer |
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Yeah but just think about it, out there somewhere is a monkey with a pig's face. sheesh! Bummer. |
| Name : | To Tom |
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Apparently you're the only one that thinks so. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | The Piglet |
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Now that is some grea info. Everyone should check it out.
Have a Happy (3 more chemos only) |
| Name : | Piglet born with monkey's face |
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www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2941186.html |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | 2006 Symposium |
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Oops! I am tired. The Tesla Symposium was in 2006 not
1996.. Enjoy it if you can. I sure did. HAVE A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Tesla Symposium 1996 |
| Message |
This reading will make the case more diaphonous if one
cares to really "See the light." I had a wink left...Ho! Ho! http://www.Tesla-symp06.org/symposium_program.htm Personal attacks??? I don't mind for the most part but do they really bring substance to introducing argumentation with proper rhertotic? Do they provide well-founded underlying assumptions or facts of argumentation? Are they based positively in the argumentation attack and defense mehtodologies? Are they really ardently useful in language and style argument? Are they a valid source for evaluating evidence? Do they contribute to the proper discorse for evaluating arguments and evidence? How do they help with reasoning from part to whole? How can they effectively establish correlations? How can they fit into the scheme of reasoning with comparisons and contrasts? Are they made-up hybrid patterns of insult to quicksand the dialogue between friends? Where do they fit in in the alliance of validity? Would they be mainstream bullying for arguments among experts?? Or are they implemented to force the end of argumentation? Ah, my Mariner Brother Hank, methinks you would have made a better student in my class than a negative-biased at times chief of the domain. That being said, I still know you deep in my heart. And that is GOOD. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Verbose for those who care |
| Message |
My kids have done wonders by the way. I never received an
evaluaion that wasn't "Exceeding Expectation," I was science department
head for years. Controverisal but effective. The Scientific Method served
me well. Okay, Here are the real facts. Care to go the distance???? I need some sleep and I am finally getting that feeling. Adios for now. NIKOLA TESLA IDEAS 150th anniversary of great inventor’s birth Chronology Conference Links Chronology 1856 Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan 1875 attends Polytechnic School in Graz 1882 discovers the rotating magnetic field 1884 becomes Edison’s associate 1887 patents non synchronizing motor 1888 multiphase current 1889 high frequency currents 1891 Tesla became a naturalized American citizen 1894 begins the experiments in radio technology 1898 radio controlling of a boat model 1908 steam and gas turbines 1917 Tesla was awarded the Edison Medal 1919 Tesla wrote My Inventions 1926 universities of Zagreb and Belgrade awarded Tesla honorary doctorate 1928 material processing technology 1943 Nikola Tesla dies in New York 1950 Boksan wrote Nikola Tesla i njegovo djelo 1952 Nikola Tesla Museum founded in Belgrade 1959 Beckhard wrote Electrical Genius – Nikola Tesla 1960 SI unit of magnetic induction is tesla (T) 1961 Helen B. Walters wrote Nikola Tesla – Giant of Electricity 1975 IEEE created Nikola Tesla Award 1979 Tesla Memorial Society of New York founded 1980 Orson Wells produced the film Secret of Nikola Tesla 1981 Cheney wrote Tesla – Man Out of Time 1986 John J. O’Neil wrote Introducing Nikola Tesla Through Some of His Achievements 2003 Australian composer Koukias wrote opera Tesla – Lightning in his Hand 2006 name of the airport near Belgrade is Nikola Tesla up Conference Conference NIKOLA TESLA IDEAS, organized by Republic of Srpska Academy of Science and Arts, will be held in Banja Luka, 22-23 of September 2006. Organizing committee: R. Kuzmanovic, D. Mirjanic, B. Skundric, J. Setrajcic, I. Radojicic, B. Ajanovic, A. Kasipovic, M. Jelic, B. Krstajic, M. Bozic, P. Dakic, S. Vucenovic, M. Bajic. Scientific committee: D. Mirjanic, B. Skundric, J. Setrajcic, M. Davidovic, I. Lukac, Z. Ljuboje, Z. Rajilic. Serbian language call: Cyrillic Deadline for submitting the paper title: 30 June 2006. Article preparation: form of an article Deadline for submitting the complete paper: 22 September 2006. Programme Photograph (22 September 2006) mailto:idejenikoletesle@yahoo.com up Links Australian Nikola Tesla Society, http://home.pacific.net.au/~gnb/ants/index.html Banja Luka, http://www.banjalukaguide.com Berkeley, http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/dept/Courses/E-24 Bulaja naklada, http://www.bulaja.com/tesla/tesla.htm Elektroprivreda Srbije, http://www.eps.co.yu/onama/tesla150.htm Ericsson, http://www.ericsson.com/hr/about/nikola_tesla.shtml Faculty of Electrical Engineering, http://www.etfbl.net Farmingville Conference, http://ntmsc.org Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, http://www.ieee.org Institute Rudjer Boskovic, http://nippur.irb.hr/hrv/znanstvenici/tesla.html International Symposium Nikola Tesla, http://www.tesla-symp06.org Katz, http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/tesla.htm Kosanovic, http://www.neuronet.pitt.edu/~bogdan/tesla Matematicki fakultet, http://alas.matf.bg.ac.yu/~m/97011/Tesla.htm Nikola Tesla Museum, http://www.tesla-museum.org Physics Department, http://www.fizika.rs.ba Split Symposium, http://tesla.fesb.hr Srce, http://pubwww.srce.hr/zuh/velikani/teslak.htm Tesla Forum, http://www.teslaforum.com Tesla Foundation of North America, http://www.tesla.org Tesla Memorial Society, http://www.teslamemorialsociety.org Tesla Memorial Society of New York, http://www.teslasociety.com Tesla Society Switzerland, http://www.teslasociety.ch University of Banja Luka, http//:www.unibl.rs.sr U.S. Patent Collection, http://www.mall-usa.com/BPCS/tesla.html Viewzone, http://www.viewzone.com/tesla.html W. Wagner, http://ntesla.org Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla Wolfram, http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/tesla.html Zagreb Conference, http://www.hatz.hr/tesla Znanje, http://www.znanje.org/i/i25/05iv07/05iv0706 Last updated: 12 September, 2006 up |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
| Message |
There is hardly an invention that is not challenged with
who was the "first". So your obsession with Tesla goes beyond rationality and reason. Can you understand that? It is scary to think you were a teacher/professor in college. No wonder some of our kids are screwed up. |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
Message |
Is there anything in your vocabulary that includes the
word "verbose"? Your methodology and tactic, which is well documented, is to overwhelm your listeners/readers with enough words to intimidate them and make them think you know what the hell you are talking about. I for one, am not intimidated. Once you can single out your "point" we can have a discussion. Until then, you are just an Obi-Juan wannabe. You are still a grasshoppah. Again, why was the WORLD conspiring against Tesla? and what is your point? do you have one? Was Edison a dufus? was there something Tesla invented/created that is not now in use? If I was to take a guess, I would guess that your point and purpose is to give Tesla more credit then he has so far gotten. I say to that "oh well"... cry in your beer and move on! |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Paperclip Too |
| Message |
More coming about Galen, etc. Surprises if you aren't alrady familar with the Warren Report. And high technology too. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Chit Chat about Galen |
| Message |
940-1945: The Nazi Connection: Dallas Reinhard Gehlan
The sparrow-faced man in the battle uniform of an American general clambered down the steps of the U.S. Army transport plane upon its arrival at Washington National Airport. It was August 24, 1945, two weeks after the surrender of Japan, three months after the German capitulation. The general was hustled into a van with no windows and whisked to Fort Hunt outside the capital. There he was attended by white-jacketed orderlies and, the next morning, fitted with a dark-grey business suit from one of Washington's swankiest men's stores. General Reinhard Gehlen was ready to cut a deal. Reinhard Gehlen had been, up until the recent capitulation, Adolph Hitler's chief intelligence officer against the Soviet Union. His American captors had decked him out in one of their uniforms to deceive the Russians, who were hunting him as a war criminal. Now U.S. intelligence was going to deploy Gehlen and his network of spies against the Russians. The Cold War was on. This is a story of how key nazis, even as the Wehrmacht was still on the offensive, anticipated military disaster and laid plans to transplant nazism, intact but disguised, in havens in the West. It is the story of how honorable men, and some not so honorable, were so blinded by the Red menace that they fell into lockstep with nazi designs. It is the story of the Odd Couple Plus One: the mob, the CIA and fanatical exiles, each with its own reason for gunning for Kennedy. It is a story that climaxes in Dallas on November 22, 1963 when John Kennedy was struck down. And it is a story with an aftermath -- America's slide to the brink of fascism. As William L. Shirer author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, put it in speaking of the excesses of the Nixon administration, "We could become the first country to go fascist through free elections." Even Robert Ludlum would have been hard put to invent a more improbable espionage yam. In the eyes of the CIA Reinhard Gehlen was an "asset" of staggering potential. He was a professional spymaster, violently anti-Communist and, best of all, the controller of a vast underground network still in place inside Russian frontiers. His checkered past mattered not. "He's on our side and that's all that matters," chuckled Allen Dulles, a U.S. intelligence officer during the war who later headed the CIA. "Besides, one need not ask a Gehlen to one's club. Gehlen negotiated with his American "hosts" with the cool hand of a Las Vegas gambler. When the German collapse was at hand, he had looked to the future. He lugged all his files into the Bavarian Alps and cached them at a site called, appropriately, Misery Meadows. Then he buried his Wehrmacht uniform with the embroidered eagle and swastika, donned an Alpine coat, and turned himself in to the nearest U.S. Army detachment. When the advancing Russians searched his headquarters at Zossen, all they found were empty file cabinets and litter. The deal Gehlen struck with the Americans was not, for obvious reasons, released to the Washington Post. As Heinz Hohne and Hermann Zolling phrased it in The General Was A Spy, the German general took his entire apparatus, "unpurged and without interruption, into the service of the American superpower." There is no evidence that he ever renounced the Third Reich's postwar plan, advanced by his own family's publishing house, to colonize vast regions of Eastern Russia, create a huge famine for 40,000,000, and treat the remaining 50,000,000 "racially inferior Slavs as slaves. Allen Dulles may not have invited such a man to his club, but he did the next best thing: he funneled an aggregate of $200 million in CIA funds to the Gehlen Organization as it became known. Directing operations from a fortress-like nerve center in Bavaria, Gehlen reactivated his network inside Russia. Soon, news of the first Russian jet fighter, the MiG-15, was channeled back to the West. In 1949 the general scored an espionage coup when he turned up Soviet plans for the remilitarization of East Germany. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Who is calling who Prejudiced?? Hee Haw!!! |
| Message |
Ha! Hank, if you had a place in a deck of cards it would
surely be the Joker or perhaps a newly created 55th card, the Trumpeteer
(Smacks of incredulity). In case you forgot, reasoning tested by doubt is argumentation. You do know or should know by now that effective reasoning can persuade others that what you think might be right. Of course, it all come down to judge and be judged. In that vein of thought, argumentation can be witnessed clearly as an exchange and not just that which is a likely a flurry of words and sentences meant to do harm and superficially skirt the issue with thin-veiled prejudice of one's own and thus thrusting what could be some intelligent discourse into a discussion more suited for the sewer.Talk about tap-dancing???? Sure fire hombre, you get the A-plus. I do provide you with the good scoop. You just don't want a taste if it involves rooting out some history as it sometimes is or is sometimes altered . I can provide other website material and court records , etc , even the Supreme Court. Oh, I did send you a video about Tesla. It is short but has some very good value points. Put the u-tube site here for those who might want to visit. Also , for the record, Edison and his newspaper guy Hearst didn't just kill one elephant. They created a circus of animal killing and went across the nation using Tesla's AC to kill the naimals. Now, Tesla's backers did jump on the kill route too and used DC to kill animals. It was all outrageous and terrifying. The final solution I suppose you know was that Tesla won out with his capital backer Westing house and aren't we thankful for that? Controlling Niagara Falls was the big daddy of proof. By the way, did you ever catch the Edison photo with his supposed invention at the Simithsomian? No? Check it out, It is Tela's invention his is holding . Oh my goodness. And do you know why Tesla is not in the Smithsonian. I will tell you that it was because of Edison's fold becoming in charge of the Smithsonian. Check it out. Do you really know why J. P. Morgan stopped his investment with Tesla? Because he learned that Tesla just wasn't going to provide wireless technology around the world but that Tesla was going to provide near free electricity. Oh profits??? Why did Marconi and his American investor's invent their radio in Europe? How many patents of Marconi's radio really belonged to Tesla?? the answer as to why Marconi and investors were making a fortune is because Morgan pulled out and the Ma rconi people went forward. So, Tesla at first was amused that Marconi was getting all this credit when in fact, he was using mostly Tesla patents. But after a while and seeing Marconi and buddies making a fortune and with no money even talked about for Tesla, Tesal sued. And yes my friends. Tesla won but before he was given credit for wireless technology and the radio by the Supreme Court in 1943, he died or was killed. Now, who do you think was in Tesla's room before he died or was murdered? Just former nazi agents and wholesale murderer' brought to the USA under project "Paperclip." Maybe you know them by now. Of course, it was Reinhardt Galen and Hitler's bodygurad and worldwide hitman, Otto Skorensky. Gosh, these nice people were working under Allen Dulles and Wild Bill Donovan, etc.. And wouldn't you know it, they were hired by us and other connections, including Eva Peron. Even Pope Pius XII knighted the ruthless Nazi Galen with the "Soverign Military Order of Malta." Nazi's rule continued tight here and in Rome. Oh, and he knighted Wild Bill too, with "the Grand Cross of The Order Of St. Sylvester." Now come on, why would the Pope do such a dastardly thing? That is for my next episode along with what happened to Nikola Tesla at Colorado Springs. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
| Message |
Tom Edison's "VICIOUS" execution? How is electrocution
vicious, or MORE vicious, then any other kind of execution. Topsy the elephant was already scheduled for execution for having killed two of his handlers. What is your preferred way to have killed the killer elephant? I don't know what point you're trying to make... but humans have been electrocuting humans for a long time. I have yet to hear any objection from you. Anyway, since you are biased and prejudiced, nobody will be able to discuss this with you while you're trying to paint a picture of something that didn't exist and sell it as something that did. Yeah, I know... you don't understand what I mean, do you? |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
| Message |
Yes, I know... everybody knows how much junk you have
posted on Tesla. But again you evade the question... "why" did the world
conspire against him. For an old man you can still do a great tap dance. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | An anniversary teaser |
| Message |
Edison Attempts To Make Tesla's AC The Devil's
Electricity Edison electrocuted an elephant 105 years ago. This year is the anniversary of Thomas Edison's vicious electrocution of a live elephant in order to prove the dangers of Nikola Tesla's alternating current and the safety of his competing direct current. When the day came,the elephant named Topsy was restrained using a ship's hawser fastened on one end to a donkey engine and on the other to a post. Wooden sandals with copper electrodes were attached to her feet and a copper wire run to Edison's electric light plant, where his technicians awaited the go-ahead. In order to make sure that Topsy emerged from this spectacle more than just singed and angry, she was fed cyanide-laced carrots moments before a 6,600-volt AC charge slammed through her body. Officials needn't have worried. Topsy was killed instantly and Edison, in his mind anyway, had proved his point. A crowd put at 1,500 witnessed Topsy's execution, which was filmed by Edison and released later that year as Electrocuting an Elephant. No Happy Here...and Edison did not invent the lightbulb, he stole it and was sued and lost. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | To" Seventy Five |
| Message |
Hey, not all bad stuff there. They have some info from the
FOIA too. If you happen to like the real mysterious and ghosts, check out
El Paso author Ken Hudnall and his site that has over a million hits. He
is both skeptic and sort of gullible at times. Still, he sells books and
makes the $$$. He also has a radio show here. His conspiracy stuff is
packed with facts just in case you might be interested. Ken will even take you on one of his ghost tours for a few dollars. El Paso is the most haunted city in the states according to Ken. By and large he is a nice fellow. Have a HAppy |
| Name : | Seventy Five |
| Email : | |
| Message |
Tom here's a website you might like. Lots of interesting
stuff. www.mondovista.com |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
| Message |
I guess the WORLD has conspired against ALL American
inventers out of greed, monopoly, etc... The problem with your type is.. you read a book and take it as gospel. You are unable to reason, rationalize and most importantly ask questions... Let Obi-Juan guide you... |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60.. aka Obi-Juan |
| Email : | Tom.. aka grasshoppah |
| Message |
QUOTE: "You can discover the facts for yourselves should
you really care to investigate" You have been screeching about Tesla on these boards for years.. and when you are asked/questioned about it you say "investigate" yourself? Again, you screech that the world conspired against Tesla.. and again you give no answer to my question WHY! QUOTE: "the reasons are now well known...greed, control , monopoly, etc" The world of greedy people who wanted to monopolize someone/something Tesla invented/created? What did he do/invent/create that is NOT now in use? Grasshoppah... try not to let you bias and prejudice control your views and thoughts. Listen to Obi-Juan..... |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Da Man Was Tesla! Do you see the light bulb? It is Tesla's, Edison's wasn't worth a switch. |
| Message |
Hank, Please Senor, the reasons are now well
known...greed, control , monopoly, etc. My gosh, you have forgotten
"Paperclip.?" Truman attempted to make it right but he was even sonned. go
figure??? You can discover the facts for yourselves should you really care to investigate. And about Tesla as well. Right now I find it a joy that back in 2005 Los Angeles did this: LA Adopts Global Energy Independence Day The County of Los Angeles California has established the first Global Energy Independence Day, to be held annually on the birth date of Nikola Tesla, July 10th. by Sterling D. Allan Pure Energy Systems News Copyright © 2005 LOS ANGELES, CA, USA -- A motion to adopt Global Energy Independence Day, to be held annually on July 10, the birth date of Nikola Tesla, was unanimously approved by the 5-member Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting held on July 5, 2005. The Board of Supervisors has now proclaimed July 10, 2005 as “Global Energy Independence Day” throughout the County of Los Angeles. In so doing they have made history, becoming the first government body anywhere in the world to promote free energy by remembering one of its prime founders. The purpose of Global Energy Independence Day is to promote alternatives to combustion energy, such as solar, wind, and geothermal, as well as new technologies under development such as cold fusion, zero point energy, and Tesla’s own radiant energy. The motion was made by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, and gave reference to the accomplishments of Nikola Tesla. "With more than 270 patents awarded to him over the course of his lifetime, Tesla shaped the twentieth century with his invention of the radio, radar, x-ray, AC power, and the induction motor. His legacy is now shaping the twenty-first century with the implementation of his methods of tapping and distributing free energy." The term "energy independence" has multiple implications. "Free energy" refers to energy that is free for the taking, such as solar or wind energy, though the devices that tap that energy are not free. The pursuit of clean, renewable, affordable, reliable energy technologies can relieve us of our dependence on fossil fuels and the problems that source of energy has created, including wars and global warming, threatening the survival of our planet. Also, devices that tap into free energy can usually be implemented on site, relieving us of our dependence on the power grid and its vulnerabilities. Leslie Cooper, Assistant to Asst. to the Communications Deputy in the office of Supervisor Antonovich, said that the objective of the commemoration would be "to draw attention to the need to pursue alternative energy technologies as well as to bring attention to the work of Nikola Tesla." To preserve accurate historical information, Tesla’s only surviving relative, Dr. William Terbo, PhD, founded and maintains the Tesla Memorial Society, which supports archives of his work. The great Serbian-American inventor born in Croatia, Tesla actually has upwards of 700 patents to his name, and is arguably one of the most prolific and influential inventors of all time. Robert Lomas dubbed him "the man who invented the 20th century". Many others look at him as the "father of free energy", alluding to a more specific definition that does not include more conventional electricity-generation modalities such as solar and wind. The Global Energy Independence Day has been the brainchild of Dr. Edson André Johnson, a resident of Los Angeles County. He has been pursuing this dream for more than a year, and has received favorable reception from the various government agencies that he has approached, including Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii. Los Angeles County is now the first to make their concurrence official. Johnson envisions a time when Global Energy Independence Day will have the same stature as Earth Day.Los Angeles County will be presenting Johnson with a plaque of recognition on July 12. Hee Haw!!! Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Da Man Nikola Tesal..Do You See The Light? We use Tesla's bulbs, not Edison's; Edisons weren't worth a flip. |
| Message |
Hank, Please Senor, the reasons are now ell known...greed,
control , monopoly, etc. You can discover them for yourselves should you
really care to investigate. right now I find it a joy that back in 2005
Los Angeles did this: LA Adopts Global Energy Independence Day The county of Los Angeles California has established the first Global Energy Independence Day, to be held annually on the birth date of Nikola Tesla, July 10th. by Sterling D. Allan Pure Energy Systems News Copyright © 2005 LOS ANGELES, CA, USA -- A motion to adopt Global Energy Independence Day, to be held annually on July 10, the birth date of Nikola Tesla, was unanimously approved by the 5-member Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting held on July 5, 2005. The Board of Supervisors has now proclaimed July 10, 2005 as “Global Energy Independence Day” throughout the County of Los Angeles. In so doing they have made history, becoming the first government body anywhere in the world to promote free energy by remembering one of its prime founders. The purpose of Global Energy Independence Day is to promote alternatives to combustion energy, such as solar, wind, and geothermal, as well as new technologies under development such as cold fusion, zero point energy, and Tesla’s own radiant energy. The motion was made by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, and gave reference to the accomplishments of Nikola Tesla. "With more than 270 patents awarded to him over the course of his lifetime, Tesla shaped the twentieth century with his invention of the radio, radar, x-ray, AC power, and the induction motor. His legacy is now shaping the twenty-first century with the implementation of his methods of tapping and distributing free energy." The term "energy independence" has multiple implications. "Free energy" refers to energy that is free for the taking, such as solar or wind energy, though the devices that tap that energy are not free. The pursuit of clean, renewable, affordable, reliable energy technologies can relieve us of our dependence on fossil fuels and the problems that source of energy has created, including wars and global warming, threatening the survival of our planet. Also, devices that tap into free energy can usually be implemented on site, relieving us of our dependence on the power grid and its vulnerabilities. Leslie Cooper, Assistant to Asst. to the Communications Deputy in the office of Supervisor Antonovich, said that the objective of the commemoration would be "to draw attention to the need to pursue alternative energy technologies as well as to bring attention to the work of Nikola Tesla." To preserve accurate historical information, Tesla’s only surviving relative, Dr. William Terbo, PhD, founded and maintains the Tesla Memorial Society, which supports archives of his work. The great Serbian-American inventor born in Croatia, Tesla actually has upwards of 700 patents to his name, and is arguably one of the most prolific and influential inventors of all time. Robert Lomas dubbed him "the man who invented the 20th century". Many others look at him as the "father of free energy", alluding to a more specific definition that does not include more conventional electricity-generation modalities such as solar and wind. The Global Energy Independence Day has been the brainchild of Dr. Edson André Johnson, a resident of Los Angeles County. He has been pursuing this dream for more than a year, and has received favorable reception from the various government agencies that he has approached, including Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii. Los Angeles County is now the first to make their concurrence official. Johnson envisions a time when Global Energy Independence Day will have the same stature as Earth Day.Los Angeles County will be presenting Johnson with a plaque of recognition on July 12. |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
| Email : | Tom |
| Message |
You said there was a conspiracy against Tesla in
America... now you find a conspiracy in Germany. But I don't recall you ever explaining WHY the world has conspired against your hero Tesla. Could it be that you are just a paranoid, delusional old dufus? |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Seek and ye shall finde...he! he! |
| Message |
Now that we have full access to the Nazi 'Paperclip"
information that happened after WW2, check it out thoroughly. And while
your at it, what do you think of the Nazi association with and possibly
harm done to Nikola Tesla? Very interesting stuff. Maybe too damned
interesting. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Give me just 100 mpg |
| Message |
If you haven't been to ....<376milespergallon.com>
do so. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Accident/Gas Saver |
| Message |
George, just e-mail me at tmckay@elp.rr.com. Oh,
concerning the green light to green light, there was an anxious driver
behind me and now that I see the posts, that rascal must have had one of
the electronic devices to change the light. I can see as stated that there
is danger ahead. I can also understand that a person with the device is
looking to save gas. Hmmmmm? Very interesting!!!!! Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Green To Green |
| Message |
Ha! I finally had a weird experience with a traffic light.
I was returning from the jiu-jitsu gym today and the signal light at
Lomaland near Montwoodwas green when I was a good 200 yards away. "Rat's"
I said to myself because it is about a three minute wait for another green
light and that means using gas while idling. So, the light went yellow
when I was about 75 yards out and starting to apply my brakes...and then
suddenly, right after the yellow, it went green again. That was neato and
a first in my lifetime. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
| Email : | |
Message |
Sorry bozos... the 1952 yearbook I had was on loan... and
was returned. I don't have it any more. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Huh!!! |
| Message |
Okay To Tom, I am not in that photo. Hank might be your
best bet or check out the 1952 graduating class. I can tell you this: I
sure had one great year at MV from 51-52 that I have always
cherished.Thanks to Hank, those memories are for everyone.
Enjoy. Have A Happy |
| Name : | To Tom |
| Email : | |
| Message |
Would you please go to the CAPTION BOARD and post the names and locations in the picture; row-by-row? |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | No Steroids?? Big Brown?? |
| Message |
Another one bites the dus; Big Brown, the contender that
is. Dutrow took him off steroids, his last injections being April 15.
Hmmm? He sure didn't have it today. Mostly, I still believe it was the
Quarter Crack and missed training days and a smart jock. The horse had
some gusto from the gate and slammed into the leaders after an 1/8 of a
mile or so out. He might have re-hurt his hoof righ there. And then again,
he might have bled; and then again, at the 1/2 mile pole, Kent D. asked
him for a little turn of fotot and thee was NONE! Kent might have just
decided he wasn't going to hurt thre horse when he realized Big Brown had
no chance at winning when he didn't get into gear. I am with the last bit
of thinking: Desormeaux just didn't have the horse, didn't have the move,
didn't have the conditioning, and didn't have him comfortably on his toes.
All the factors were contributing and as I said on May 28, Dutrow should
not have run the horse. Sure, the 3-D is such a great thing but not at the
expense of a great horse. And Millions of suckers dollars went down the
drain in New York. How about Nick Zito? He sure is a spoiler over-and-over again. He had a great horse too, War Pass, but that horse suffered an injury that kept him out of the 3-D. Upsets are common and that is great for bettors like me who seldom bet a favorite. Have A Happy...Next Year??/ No way!!! |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Ralph/ Belmont |
| Message |
Ralph, The Belmont Stakes should happen around 2:30 p.m.
Pacific Time. I will be watching it on Channel 7, ABC. It is such a
difficult race to win after the gruelling Derby and Prekaness wins by Big
Brown. And this horse has serious hoof problems (Genetic). That being
said, if he is in striking distance at the quarter pole and isn't hurting,
he should prevail. That would be nice even though I am a proponent of
giving horses only medication for the source of known pain, just like you
and I. Doping horses, and that is the norm these days, is just not fair
and it seems to me that breeding farms should be all for not doping. If I
buy a horse, I want a horse that is going to run without steroids and have
a level playing field. That just isn't the case now and it wasn't back
when I was involved in horseracing. Everyone is seeking an edge. Big
Brown's breeding is just that....inherited hoof problems. The only way
around the issue is drugs. Too damned bad; the industry needs more honesty
to stay with the bigger sports and catch the publics eye on a more regular
basis. Oh, Lety and I haven't much time what with my illness' and her work and school. Nevertheless, we will always have a place for you should you come into a lottery an afford all the expenses to get her. Hot? Only 99-103 now. Darn, that reminds me, I have to go to Cal in a couple of weeks and I am having nightmares about the expense. Gas is $3.96 here and everything else has gone up accordingly. Airlines have tripled fares for non-stop flights and doubled them for others. Bus stations are jammed and there ride is always wearing and tearing on the psyche and one's health. No comfort for sure. And the local yokel taxing entities have gone crazy with taxes you have never imagined. They could care less about tightening their belts during these trying and difficult times. No,,they are going to get their goodies come hell or high water. Yikes!!!! It is looking more and more like a serious recession. The times they are tough...for sure. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Ralph/ |
| Message |
Ralph, The Belmont Stakes should happen around 2:30 p.m.
Pacific Time. I will be watching it on Channel 7, ABC. Iyt is such a
difficult race to win after the greulling Derby abnd Prekaness wins by big
Brown. And this horse has serious hoof problems. That being said, if he is
in striking distance at the quarter pole and isn't hurting, he should
prevail. that would be nice even though I am a proponent of giving horses
only medication for the source of known pain, just like you and I. Doping
horses is just not fai and it seems to me that Breeding Farms should be
all for not doping. If I buy a horse, I want a horse that is going to run
without steroids and have a level playing field. That just isn't the case
now and it wasn't back when I was involved in horseracing. Everyone is
seeking an edge. Big Brown's breeding is just that....inherited hoof
problems. The only way around the issue is drugs. Too damned bad; the
industry needs more honesty to stay with the bigger sports and catch the
publics eye on a more regular basis. Oh, Lety and I haven't much time what with my illness' and her work and school. Nevertheless, we will always have a place for you should you come into a lottery an afford all the expenses. Darn, that reminds me, I have to go to Cal in a couple of weeks and I am having nightmares about the expense. Gas is 3.96 here and everything else has gone up accordingly. Airlines have tripled fares for non-stop flights and doubled them for others. Bus stations are jammed and there ride is always wearing and tearing on the psyche and one's health. No comfort for sure. Yikes!!!! It is looking more and more like a serious recession. The times they are tough...for sure. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | A few... |
| Message |
Okay, I do stay in touch with Max now and then. He lives
near my brother in Poway. He is still going strong on the
highways. Roland played years of softball with my brother ,Ray McKay. Litle Ray had one darn greasy spinner. JKust ask anyone. Ray still ref's in Poway and the area. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Hey Tom |
| Email : | |
| Message |
Please go to the CAPTION BOARD and ID as many of the guys as you can. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | 63 for the tires |
| Message |
George, Gotta watch my tires. Gas is out of sight already.
I need to preserve all the tread I can as I have a Cal trip coming up in
two weeks. Did you check out 376milespergallon.com? Amazing stuff. then again, Tesla and Heavinly have alreadfy given us the basics to get down and dirty real fast and solve this energy crisis.And the bonus would be the environment. We need to just do it and get with the 21st Century. Damn the big oil. We can survive if we get the mind to with the right folk. The time is now, not later. Have a Happy Now for the Belmont on Saturday: Big Brown isn't in top shape and with the injury he has sustained ( Quarter Crack that looks a little nasty to me), I am surprised he is even running. Chances, chances, chances!!! And mega bucks at breeding time. Of course, if he is 3/4 as good as he was in the Derby and Preakness, he will probably win by 2 or 3. I suppose you know that most of these horses are running with a load of steroids? Kind of a mystery to me that Ky, NJ, and NY are okay with steroids. Hmmmm! Citation, Gallant fox, etc., may have had a little juice but not steroids. Makes me wonder. I know that when I wads a kid it would have been a lifetime's achievement for a trainer to win the Derby alone or even the P and The B. Shoot, I would just like to wiotness a Derby live. That would be a lifetime wish in itself. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Chemo/heat |
| Message |
Gorge, We broke a heat record yesterday and tyoday.
Ouchy!!! Took chemo today in Las Cruces, New Mexico. DFrove home in extreme heat. I put the cruise control on 63. Hve A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | LB McK |
| Message |
George, Lety only needs 4 courses. the timing is bad
though. UTEP does not offer a course she needs to graduate until the
Spring Semester. Rats!~!!!! HAve a Happy,,,,,And get some relief with that AC. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Mixed Reavctions |
| Message |
10 more weeks of chemo. Damn!!!!! Anyway, I'm hanging around. I'm gonna make the 4th quarter (80 for men) and even make some overtime. My late great friend, Alex Guerrero,was the first one I ever knew of to use that phrase. He went down at 74 with a brain tumor. Hmmm? Four of my dear friends who have died over the past three years were heavy duty cell phone users. And coincidentally, all died from brain tumors loaded with cancer. Food for though, eh? Have A Happy p.s. Alex was from the barrio here but through fighting and being a pool shark, he worked and won enough money to go to NMSU, get a degree in Accounting, and later become a multi-millionaire. His favorite saying's were, (1) I saw that many 'Whitey's' were successful and I just decided I would follow their formula. (2) A person who wants to be wealthy must first learn to divide before they multiply). I even used that phrase from Alex in my book about Cliff 'Mgic' Thomas. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | SC Anemia |
| Message |
George, I was one of El Paso 's first teachers to be
certified in SC Anemia. I was sent to Houston in rhe middle 70's for study
under the best experts of the time. It was really an excellent class for
those times. Later, I gave instruction to other teachers in El Paso about the disease, its history as you have rendered well in many areas of your post, at In- service classes. I also was invited to provide information to the black community in our area. That was a real educational experience for everyone involved. Many found it hard to believe that no matter what,that even under Mendel's Hypotheses, if a male with SS Disease carried dominant genes (like SC) and no recvessive genes like (sr)amd a female he wanted to marry, etc., had exactly the same set of genes, then 100% of their children would have SC Disease. If both carried a recessive gene,then their children would have a 25% chance of getting the disease, a 50% chance of being carriers and a 25% chance of no disease at all. By the same science, if a healthy couple knew that one of them carried a gene for SC disease but wasn't bothered by it, a 25% chance existed of their children obtaining the full disease. Good science in this area and it has improved over the years. Say, thanks for the educational post. Have a Happy Extea! Extra! Go to <376milespergallon.com> and read about the gas contest in 1973 by Shell Oil. It was a cut down 59 Opel with just regular mechanics who insulated gas lines, used a vapor chamber, and near frictionless tires to win. The guys names who did the winning work are painted on the back of the car. Vehicles had to travel at 30-35 mph. Later, a Opel Roadster blasted around a track at 115 mph and still managed to get 115 miles per gallon. Yike!s Where was and is the Big 3 and their opportunity for working with this science? Stunning!!! Have A Happy Again |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Oops! |
| Message |
The roadster in the last post actully got 112 mpg. Exzcuse
please. Tom |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | SC Anemia |
| Message |
George, I was one of El Paso 's first teachers to be
certified in SC Anemia. I was sent to Houston in rhe middle 70's for study
under the best experts of the time. It was really an excellent class for
those times. Later, I gave instruction to other teachers in El Paso about the disease, its history as you have rendered well in many areas of youir post, at In- service classes. I also was invited to provide ninformation to the black community nin our area. that was a real educational experinece for everyone involved. Many found it hard to believe that no matter what,that even under Mendel's Hypoteses, if a male with SS Disease carried dominant genes (like SC) and no recvessive genes like (sr)amd a female he wanted to marry, etc., had exactly the same set of genes, then 100% of their children would have SC Disease. If both carried a recessive gene,then their children would have a 25% chance of getting the disease, a 50% chance of being carriers and a 25% chance of no disease at all. By the same science, if a healthy couple knew that one of them carried a gene for SC disease but wasn't bothered by it, a 25% chance existed of their children obtaining the full disease. Good science in this area and it has improved over the years. Say, thanks for the educational post. Have a Happy Exrea! Extra! Go to <376milespergallon.com> and read about the gas contest in 1973 by Shell Oil. It was a cut down 59 Opel with just regular mechanics who insulated gas lines, used a vapor chamber, and near frictionless tires to win. The guys names who did the winning work are painted on the back of the car. Vehicles had to travel at 30-35 mph. Later, a Opel Roadster blasted around a track at 115 mph and still managed to get 115 miles per gallon. Yike!s Where was and is the Big 3 and their opportunity for working with this science? Stunning!!! Have A Happy Again |
| Name : | George |
| Email : | an example |
| Message |
scientists from differnet fields, cultural anthropology, microbiology, archeology etc, combined thier findings to come up with the following scenario for how sickle cell anemia first appeared in African human populations on the west side of the African continent. About 9,000 years ago or so, people living in what is now China started domesticating ducks and chickens. They had Malaria (the fowl that is) the people living there were fairly immune to it as were the fowl, or atleast able to continue breeding and living though many did die from it. These people would keep the fowl and eat the eggs, or the birds and thier immediate neighbors would see this and pick up on the idea, thus spreading the domestication of fowl ever west ward, over about a 1,000 year period, this diffusion of an idea (raising fowl)and stolen, traded for stock from the original fowl in China spread all the way across the Indo Chinese continent to the Middle East and into Europe and down into Africa. Along the way the malaria was also spread, but because it takes wet, nearly swamp like land for mosquitos (the carrier or vector of malaria between animals)to thrive, most populations along the way were safe from getting malaria. In areas where it did spread and take hold there were lots of death from it. Also in some of those areas (like the coast of lower India, malaria already existed and people were just as used to it as the people in China where the domesticated fowl originated. In west Africa meanwhile, about 6,000 to 7,000 years ago, people had been slashing and burning forests (in what is today mostly a desert) in order to better cultivate sweet potatoes or yamns. This practice of horticulture allowed better harvest, increased size of tribes and bands, and also left places for water to pool after rain and run off from rain. Mosquitos became rampant, they picked up the malria which previous to the arrival of domesticated fowl had not existed here. The squeeters transferred the malaria to the local populations, and over another few thousand years, about 5,500 to 4,000 years ago, through natural selection, the sickle cell developed as a defense against malaria. Malaria needs a fat roundish red blood cell to invade and propagate in. A sickle cell does not look like this or attract and then host malaria because the malaria cannot invade this type of blood cell and propagate well within it. This caused a few things to occur, the people who survived initial exposure to malaria had children who became basically immune to its fatal affects, and could live and work in environments rich in malaria. This made them excellent slave labor in South America and the lower sounthern states of North America later on in time. Why sickle cell anemia did not develop in all popualtions that were ever exposed to it is not totally clear, but some evidence exists to support the idea that the amount of sun in a day, the food being eaten and the quick introduction of a previously non-existent disease is why Africans (and only the ones on the West side of the continent, developed this reaction/evolutionary defense. Other peoples in thwe world that lived with malaria much earlier have different agents of immunity or atleast resistence to it as welll though, and subsequently also made good slave laborers in certain high malaria parts of the world later on in time. Light skinned peoples tend not to handle it well at all, even today. the exception to the rule of making good slave laborers was the Amerindians of N. America, Europeans tried to maker them slaves, but it just didn't work out that way and so genocide was attempted instead. I found this example to be very interesting when I learned it, and it does have more to it like how and why the evidence exists to support this theory. |
| Name : | Henry Vargas, '60 |
| Email : | Gentry (Tom) |
| Message |
I don't have a clue what you're talking about. Maybe you
can give a summary in English for us
ignoramuses... |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Why Not |
| Message |
The onlu "Here ya go" I want is from a sound Big Brown and to get it done. Yeah!!!! |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | More Gentry |
| Message |
Summary/Conclusions Gentry's polonium halo hypothesis for a young Earth fails all tests. Gentry's entire thesis is built on a compounded set of assumptions. He is unable to demonstrate that concentric haloes in mica are caused uniquely by alpha particles resulting from the decay of polonium isotopes. His samples are not from "primordial" pieces of the Earth's original crust, but from rocks which have been extensively reworked. Finally, his hypothesis cannot accommodate the many alternative lines of evidence that demonstrate a great age for the Earth. Gentry rationalizes any evidence which contradicts his hypothesis by proposing three "singularities" - one time divine interventions - over the past 6000 years. Of course, supernatural events and processes fall outside the realm of scientific investigations to address. As with the idea of variable radioactive decay rates, once Gentry moves beyond the realm of physical laws, his arguments fail to have any scientific usefulness. If divine action is necessary to fit the halo hypothesis into some consistent model of Earth history, why waste all that time trying to argue about the origins of the haloes based on current scientific theory? This is where most Creationist arguments break down when they try to adopt the language and trappings of science. Trying to prove a religious premise is itself an act of faith, not science. In the end, Gentry's young Earth proposal, based on years of measuring discoloration haloes, is nothing more than a high-tech version of the Creationist "Omphalos" argument. This is the late nineteenth century proposition that while God created the Earth just 6,000 years ago according to the Genesis account, He made everything appear old. Unfortunately, because Gentry has published his original work on haloes in reputable scientific journals, a number of basic geology and mineralogy text books still state that microscopic discoloration haloes in mica are the result of polonium decay. Footnote: Omphalos means navel, and is the title of a book by Phillip Grosse. He argued that God created Adam and Eve with navels even though they had not developed in a womb. References: Brawley, John, 1992, "Evolution's Tiny Violences: The Po-Halo Mystery: An Amateur Scientist Examines Pegmatitic Biotite Mica", Talk.Origins Archive, www.talkorigins.org/faqs/po-halos/violences.html. Collins, Lorence G., 1997, "Polonium Halos and Myrmekite in Pegmatite and Granite," www.csun.edu/~vcgeo005/revised8.htm, 9 pgs. Collins, Lorence G., 1999, "Equal Time for the Origin of Granite - a Miracle," Reports of the National Center for Science Education, Volume 19, No. 2, pp. 20-28. Dalrymple, G. Brent, 1991, The Age of the Earth, Stanford University press. Gentry, Robert V., 1968, "Fossil Alpha-Recoil Analysis of Certain Variant Radioactive halos" Science, Vol. 160, p. 1228-1230. Gentry, Robert V., 1970, "Giant Radioactive Halos: Indicators of Unknown Radioactivity," Science, Vol. 169, pp. 670-673 Gentry, Robert V., 1971, "Radiohalos: Some Unique Lead Isotope Ratios and Unknown Alpha Radioactivity," Science, Vol. 173, p. 727-731. Gentry, Robert V., S.S. Christy, J.F. McLaughlin, J. A. McHugh, 1973, Nature, Vol. 244, p. 282. Gentry, Robert V., 1974, "Radioactive Halos in a Radiochronological and Cosmological Perspective", Science, Vol. 184, pp. 62-66. Gentry, Robert V., Warner H. Christie, David H. Smith, J.F. Emery, S.A. Reynolds, and Raymond Walker, 1976, "Radiohalos in Coalified Wood: New Evidence Relating to the Time of Uranium Introduction and Coalification," Science, Vol. 194, pp.315-318 Gentry, Robert V., T.J. Sworski, H.S. McKown, D.H. Smith, R.E. Eby, W.H. Christie, 1982, "Differential Lead Retention in Zircons: Implications for Nuclear Waste Containment,"Science, Vol. 216, p. 296-298. Gentry, Robert V., 1992, Creation's Tiny Mystery, Earth Science Associates, Knowville, TN, 3rd Edition. Henderson, G.H., 1939, A quantitatve study of pleochroic halos, V. the genesis of halos, Royal Society of London, Proceedings, Series A, v. 173, p. 250-264. Hyndman, Donald W., 1985, Petrology of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill, N.Y., p. 75. ICRP, 1983, Radionuclide Transformations, International Commission on Radiological Protection, Publication 38, Pergamon Press, New York, NY, 1250p. Joly, J., 1917, The genesis of pleochroic halos, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series A, v. 217, p. 51. Knoll, Glenn F., 1979, Radiation Detection and Measurement, John Wiley and Sons, New York, NY Lee, James K, Ian S. Williams, and David J. Ellis, 1997, "Pb, U, and Th diffusion in natural zircon", Nature, Vol. 390, pp. 159-162. Moazed, Cyrus; Richard M. Spector; Richard F. Ward, 1973, Polonium Radiohalos: An Alternate Interpretation, Science, Vol. 180, pp. 1272-1274. Odom, L.A., and Rink, W.J., 1989, "Giant Radiation-Induced Color Halos in Quartz: Solution to a Riddle," Science, v. 246, pp. 107-109. Parrington, Josef R., Harold D. Knox, Susan L. Breneman, Edward M. Baum, Frank Feiner, 1996, Nuclides and Isotopes: Chart of the Nuclides, 15th Edition, General Electric Co. and KAPL, Inc. Taylor, S. Ross, and McLennan, Scott, 1996, "The E |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Gentry pt 4 |
| Message |
Gentry's thesis has several components. First is his
contention that the granitic rocks from which samples reportedly came
constitute the "primordial" crust of the Earth. Within these rocks are
biotite (an iron-bearing form of mica) and fluorite crystals which bear a
relatively uncommon class of tiny, concentric discoloration "haloes"
(figure 2). These haloes were considered to be the result of damage to the
crystal structure of the host minerals caused by high energy alpha
particles. In numerous papers published in scientific journals in the
1970s and 1980s, Gentry built the case that the different alpha decay
energies of various naturally occurring radioactive isotopes resulted in
distinctly different halo diameters. Thus, Gentry concluded that he could
distinguish haloes resulting uniquely from the radioactive decay of
various isotopes of the element polonium. Polonium, part of the decay
chain of natural uranium and thorium, has a very short half-life -
measured in microseconds to days, depending on the specific isotope.
Concentric haloes associated with polonium decay - but without any rings
corresponding to any other uranium decay series isotopes were taken to be
evidence that the host rock had formed almost instantly rather than by the
slow cooling of an original magma over millions of years. Gentry
extrapolates that all Precambrian granites - his primordial crustal rock -
must have formed in less than three minutes, and that polonium haloes are
therefore proof of the young Earth creation model according to Genesis.
Radioactivity Radioactivity is a phenomenon of the nucleus of atoms. You may recall from high school chemistry class that an atom is composed of: protons, which carry a positive charge; neutrons, with no charge; and negatively charged electrons. The protons and neutrons together form the nucleus of the atom, surrounded by a swarm of electrons in distinct orbits. In neutral atoms, the numbers of protons and electrons always match, their charges balancing. It is the number of protons (and hence the number of electrons) that give an element its unique chemical characteristics. Atoms, however, can have different numbers of neutrons without changing their chemical behavior. For example, the simplest atom, hydrogen, has one proton and one electron. Two additional varieties of hydrogen exist: one which has one neutron in addition to the proton (called deuterium); and one with two neutrons (known as tritium). Different varieties of the same element are known as isotopes. Uranium has 92 protons, but has different isotopes with 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 neutrons. Radioactivity is a complex phenomenon, but it can be thought of simply as the consequence of the imbalance caused in an atomic nucleus by an over abundance of neutrons. Isotopes which have too many neutrons try to become more stable by getting rid of neutrons through a number of means, the most common being the emission of high energy alpha and beta particles. An alpha particle comprises two protons and two neutrons, and is chemically indistinguishable from a helium nucleus [as a matter of fact, all the helium gas sold commercially comes from the radioactive decay of uranium, the gas occasionally being trapped in oil deposits that overlie uranium ore bodies]. Emission of an alpha particle creates a new chemical element with two less protons than its parent atom. The radioactive isotope Uranium-238 (92 protons) decays by giving off an alpha particle to become an atom of Thorium-234 (90 protons). Beta particles are created when a neutron breaks down into a proton and an electron - the beta particle thus is an electron, only in this case it comes from the nucleus. In beta decay, the proton remains in the nucleus, also causing the atom to adopt a new chemical identity. Rubidium-87 (37 protons) decays to become Strontium-87 (38 protons). Other types of radioactive decay schemes are known to exist, but are much less common than alpha and beta particle emission - and don't really play in the subject at hand. One last point - radioactivity is a statistical phenomenon. Not all the radioactive atoms within a mass decay at the same time. For example, an amount of uranium-238 decays at a rate such that after 4.5 billion years half of the original mass has been converted to other atoms. Several of the "daughter" atoms in the decay series of uranium-238 are themselves radioactive and decay at their own statistical rates until eventually the stable, non-radioactive isotope of Lead-206 is reached. . Decay Series Radon Isotope Radon half-life Uranium-238 Rn-222 3.823 days Uranium-235 Rn-219 3.92 seconds Thorium-232 Rn-220 51.5 seconds |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Gentry continued pt 2 |
| Message |
Gentry continued...To fully understand Gentry's hypothesis
a basic background in geology, mineralogy, and radiation physics is
helpful. The boxes on the next few pages present a brief tutorial in
rocks, minerals, and radioactivity. Certain minerals, such as zircon and
monazite, which form as common trace constituents in igneous rocks, have
crystal structures which can accommodate varying amounts of the naturally
occurring radioactive elements, uranium and thorium. When these minerals
occur as inclusions in certain other minerals, most notably the mica
family, they are often seen to develop discoloration, or "pleochroic"
haloes. The haloes are caused by radiation damage to the host mineral's
crystalline structure. Figure 1 shows a typical discoloration halo around
a radioactive mineral inclusion in the mineral pyroxene. The zone of
damage is roughly spherical around a central mineral inclusion or
radioactive source. Note that the halo has the highest intensity of
discoloration near the source, gradually fading with distance in the host
mineral to a "fuzzy" edge. Radiation damage haloes around mineral inclusions are well known from the geological literature. Discoloration haloes in younger rocks tend to be smaller and less intense than in older rocks, indicating that the zone of crystal damage increases with time. From these observations early attempts were made to use the dimensions of haloes as an age dating technique. This was never fully successful as the size/intensity of an observed damage halo was also a function of the abundance of radionuclides present in the inclusion, and the crystalline structure of the host mineral. About the Rocks Geologists classify rocks into three main categories - sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic - based on the way in which they form. Sedimentary rocks are secondary in formation, being derived from precursor rocks (of any type). Igneous rocks form from molten material, and are further subdivided into two main categories, the volcanic rocks which form from lava extruded at or near the surface; and plutonic rocks which form from magma, intruded deep within the crust. Both types of igneous rocks comprise a mixture of different minerals. As igneous rocks cool, mineral crystals form following a specific sequence. The crystals develop an interlocking texture with some of the trace minerals becoming completely surrounded by later forming crystals. Volcanic rocks, because they cool and crystalize rapidly, have a very fine-grained texture; the individual mineral grains are too small to see easily with the naked eye. Plutonic rocks on the other hand cool very slowly, on the order of a million years or more for some deeply buried and insulated magmas. The mineral grains in these rocks can grow very large and are readily distinguished in hand samples. Granite is a well-known type of plutonic igneous rock, but there are many others as well. Geologists distinguish these types of rock based on their chemical and mineralogical composition. Granites, for example, have more than 10% quartz and abundant potassium feldspar. Other plutonic rocks have less quartz and potassium, and different ratios of calcium and sodium feldspar (a common rock-forming mineral). True granites are relative latecomers on the geologic scene as they required a number of recycles of crustal material to differentiate and concentrate potassium. Lorence Collins (1999) provides a thorough overview of the origin and nature of granitic rocks. Metamorphic rocks represent alterations of precursor sedimentary, igneous, or other metamorphic rocks. Through the cycles of burial, folding, faulting, and subduction of crustal plates, rocks get pushed and dragged down to depths where - under heat and pressure - changes take place. In metamorphic rocks, new minerals form that are more stable at higher temperatures and pressures. Sometimes the minerals segregate into distinct bands. When burial pressures and temperatures get too great, the rocks melt completely, becoming new igneous rocks. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Gentry continued pt 2 |
| Message |
Gentry continued...To fully understand Gentry's hypothesis
a basic background in geology, mineralogy, and radiation physics is
helpful. The boxes on the next few pages present a brief tutorial in
rocks, minerals, and radioactivity. Certain minerals, such as zircon and
monazite, which form as common trace constituents in igneous rocks, have
crystal structures which can accommodate varying amounts of the naturally
occurring radioactive elements, uranium and thorium. When these minerals
occur as inclusions in certain other minerals, most notably the mica
family, they are often seen to develop discoloration, or "pleochroic"
haloes. The haloes are caused by radiation damage to the host mineral's
crystalline structure. Figure 1 shows a typical discoloration halo around
a radioactive mineral inclusion in the mineral pyroxene. The zone of
damage is roughly spherical around a central mineral inclusion or
radioactive source. Note that the halo has the highest intensity of
discoloration near the source, gradually fading with distance in the host
mineral to a "fuzzy" edge. Radiation damage haloes around mineral inclusions are well known from the geological literature. Discoloration haloes in younger rocks tend to be smaller and less intense than in older rocks, indicating that the zone of crystal damage increases with time. From these observations early attempts were made to use the dimensions of haloes as an age dating technique. This was never fully successful as the size/intensity of an observed damage halo was also a function of the abundance of radionuclides present in the inclusion, and the crystalline structure of the host mineral. About the Rocks Geologists classify rocks into three main categories - sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic - based on the way in which they form. Sedimentary rocks are secondary in formation, being derived from precursor rocks (of any type). Igneous rocks form from molten material, and are further subdivided into two main categories, the volcanic rocks which form from lava extruded at or near the surface; and plutonic rocks which form from magma, intruded deep within the crust. Both types of igneous rocks comprise a mixture of different minerals. As igneous rocks cool, mineral crystals form following a specific sequence. The crystals develop an interlocking texture with some of the trace minerals becoming completely surrounded by later forming crystals. Volcanic rocks, because they cool and crystalize rapidly, have a very fine-grained texture; the individual mineral grains are too small to see easily with the naked eye. Plutonic rocks on the other hand cool very slowly, on the order of a million years or more for some deeply buried and insulated magmas. The mineral grains in these rocks can grow very large and are readily distinguished in hand samples. Granite is a well-known type of plutonic igneous rock, but there are many others as well. Geologists distinguish these types of rock based on their chemical and mineralogical composition. Granites, for example, have more than 10% quartz and abundant potassium feldspar. Other plutonic rocks have less quartz and potassium, and different ratios of calcium and sodium feldspar (a common rock-forming mineral). True granites are relative latecomers on the geologic scene as they required a number of recycles of crustal material to differentiate and concentrate potassium. Lorence Collins (1999) provides a thorough overview of the origin and nature of granitic rocks. Metamorphic rocks represent alterations of precursor sedimentary, igneous, or other metamorphic rocks. Through the cycles of burial, folding, faulting, and subduction of crustal plates, rocks get pushed and dragged down to depths where - under heat and pressure - changes take place. In metamorphic rocks, new minerals form that are more stable at higher temperatures and pressures. Sometimes the minerals segregate into distinct bands. When burial pressures and temperatures get too great, the rocks melt completely, becoming new igneous rocks. Gentry's thesis has several components. First is his contention that the granitic rocks from which samples reportedly came constitute the "primordial" crust of the Earth. Within these rocks are biotite (an iron-bearing form of mica) and fluorite crystals which bear a relatively uncommon class of tiny, concentric discoloration "haloes" (figure 2). These haloes were considered to be the result of damage to the crystal structure of the host minerals caused by high energy alpha particles. In numerous papers published in scientific journals in the 1970s and 1980s, Gentry built the case that the different alpha decay energies of various naturally occurring radioactive isotopes resulted in distinctly different halo diameters. Thus, Gentry concluded that he could distinguish haloes resulting uniquely from the radioactive decay of various isotopes of the element polonium. Polonium, part of the decay chain of natural uranium and thorium, has a very short half-life - measured in microseconds to days, depending on the specific isotope. Concentric haloes associated with polonium decay - but without any rings corresponding to any other uranium decay series isotopes were taken to be evidence that the host rock had formed almost instantly rather than by the slow cooling of an original magma over millions of years. Gentry extrapolates that all Precambrian granites - his primordial crustal rock - must have formed in less than three minutes, and that polonium haloes are therefore proof of the young Earth creation model according to Genesis. Radioactivity Radioactivity is a phenomenon of the nucleus of atoms. You may recall from high school chemistry class that an atom is composed of: protons, which carry a positive charge; neutrons, with no charge; and negatively charged electrons. The protons and neutrons together form the nucleus of the atom, surrounded by a swarm of electrons in distinct orbits. In neutral atoms, the numbers of protons and electrons always match, their charges balancing. It is the number of protons (and hence the number of electrons) that give an element its unique chemical characteristics. Atoms, however, can have different numbers of neutrons without changing their chemical behavior. For example, the simplest atom, hydrogen, has one proton and one electron. Two additional varieties of hydrogen exist: one which has one neutron in addition to the proton (called deuterium); and one with two neutrons (known as tritium). Different varieties of the same element are known as isotopes. Uranium has 92 protons, but has different isotopes with 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 146 neutrons. Radioactivity is a complex phenomenon, but it can be thought of simply as the consequence of the imbalance caused in an atomic nucleus by an over abundance of neutrons. Isotopes which have too many neutrons try to become more stable by getting rid of neutrons through a number of means, the most common being the emission of high energy alpha and beta particles. An alpha particle comprises two protons and two neutrons, and is chemically indistinguishable from a helium nucleus [as a matter of fact, all the helium gas sold commercially comes from the radioactive decay of uranium, the gas occasionally being trapped in oil deposits that overlie uranium ore bodies]. Emission of an alpha particle creates a new chemical element with two less protons than its parent atom. The radioactive isotope Uranium-238 (92 protons) decays by giving off an alpha particle to become an atom of Thorium-234 (90 protons). Beta particles are created when a neutron breaks down into a proton and an electron - the beta particle thus is an electron, only in this case it comes from the nucleus. In beta decay, the proton remains in the nucleus, also causing the atom to adopt a new chemical identity. Rubidium-87 (37 protons) decays to become Strontium-87 (38 protons). Other types of radioactive decay schemes are known to exist, but are much less common than alpha and beta particle emission - and don't really play in the subject at hand. One last point - radioactivity is a statistical phenomenon. Not all the radioactive atoms within a mass decay at the same time. For example, an amount of uranium-238 decays at a rate such that after 4.5 billion years half of the original mass has been converted to other atoms. Several of the "daughter" atoms in the decay series of uranium-238 are themselves radioactive and decay at their own statistical rates until eventually the stable, non-radioactive isotope of Lead-206 is reached. . Decay Series Radon Isotope Radon half-life Uranium-238 Rn-222 3.823 days Uranium-235 Rn-219 3.92 seconds Thorium-232 Rn-220 51.5 seconds |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Samoh same oh Master's Degree Genrtry |
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Regarding the old news and still moneymaking videos from
Dr. Gentry, once again: Figure 1. Radiation damage haloes around zircon inclusions in pyroxene (160X magnification). Authors collection. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Belmont |
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Yikes, bib Brown has had his quarter crack worked on and
has missed too much conditioning time. If he is hurting, I hope they don't
run him in the Belmont. Not fair to the horse. Always something. Darn, he looked like he might be better than a 78% choice to win the triple crown. But this type of injury is exactly why he hasn't raced much. Too bad. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Gas Problem |
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What IS THE RECORD MILEAGE FOR AN AUTOMOBILE AT 35 MPG?
SURPRIZE! What tchnology exists that with a Manhattan like project approach could make us energy sufficient for near forever? What automobile got 112 mpg at speeds of 115 mph? Another surprise. Have A Happy |
| Name : | here ya go |
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Copy and paste this link in your
browser: http://www.halos.com/videos/0004-TheYoungAgeoftheEarthEnglish-214k.htm |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Just Maybe |
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Big Brown won the Preakness in a big way. Now, can his
feet, his breeding, his trainer, his jockey Kent Desormeaux, and fate all
come together in a good fashion and produce a Triple Crown winner at
Belmont Park in 3 weeks...? Even though I usually go for the underdog many
times, I am pulling for Big Brown to bag the Triple Crown. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Ay Yi Yi!!!! |
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Come on, don't drag it out. You know I was using a
metaphor as a spoof and yet taking a hit I deserved. Nevertheless, it is
on to the Preakness and see who challenges Big Brown. After 8 years, still not a millimeter of help for Osteonecrosis of the Jaw. I wonder how many new cases will occur this year?? Have a Happy |
| Name : | To Tom |
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Spanking??? That's funny. It wasn't meant to be even a criticism. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | I know...Horses |
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Say, I waffle myself at times. You have some of the same
feelings that I do about the animals. I would rather see a wicked man get
his come-uppance than an animal. The comparison has some merit...alas not
enough as you so aptly put it. But did you catch the "Herd Sports Radio
Show today" They did exactly what I did. The good news-if we can call it
that - is that many of the big sponsors of horseracing are raising a stink
today about the way horses might be blocked, doped, or as I stated
overweight. they were really pissed off about showing the eutnaization on
tv. Change is difficult to come by but $$$$$$ speaks. We all saw what
happened after Earnhart. I do hope some measures are taken to protect the
horses. Another guy chimed in about the Calvary Stampede and all the broken bones, etc. Up there they just shoot the horses. I agree with you but I love my racing just as some people love the dog racing (Talk about cruel) or Bull and cockfighting of death duels. As for the decisions of men to get axed in a sport, sometimes they are dumber than the animals I so love. Again, I would rather have some sport than using the animals for war, etc. Imagine the horrors of war????? I have often mentioned that we have never evolved to global civility...and I doubt we ever will. Thanks for the spanking, I deserve it. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Kathy |
| Email : | Tom |
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Hey,Tom, I am thinking perhaps his name was Dale. Not 100%, but it rings a bell. I loved Seabiscuit...he was another wonder horse. One of my all time fave's was Phar Lap. A month or so ago Jerry and I went to this resort/spa place in Indiana called New Baden/ French Lick and in the gorgous hotel the length of one wall was adorned with pics of all of the Kentucky Derby Winners starting with the first in 1875. It is impressive to see. I hope you will be feeling better. I'll think good thoughts for you. I'm leaving in the morning for 2 wks. in sunny San Diego!! Will be good to see it. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Close but no cigar |
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I have finished 8 weeks of chemo and after four more in
the coming weeks perhaps I can get a breather for a year. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Ca;liente Racing |
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Kathy, Seitz is a familar name. Do you have access to
obtaining his first name? He might have been located just across from our
barn at Caliente. Darn, I wish my memory was better. I don't recall double Decker. Maybe that was after 1952. And I didn't read the book but I did get 'Funnyside' for a Xmas present a few years back. I also saw the movie about 'Seabiscuit.' The Seabiscuit Book was made into a very good movie. However, the author left out some prime news. When Seabiscuit came back from an injury and would try to finally win the Santa Anita Derby, he was coupled with his nemesis, Kayak II. C.S. Howard, etc., went to the track officials and declared that if their entry should be coming to the finish line together, they wanted to declare Seabiscuit as their choice to win. Believe it or not, that was legal back in the day. So, with Seabiscuit turning home and down the stretch in front, guess who was charging furiously from dead last? Yep, Kayak II. He mowed down the opposition and ran up to Seabiscuit about a 1/16th of a mile from home and then kind of settled down and the Biscuit won his derby. Now, the fans who bet on the entry won without question as they received the entry on their tickets. The gripe was at Caliente. It has been rumored that Howard made numerous bets there over time in the book and clipped the track for some mega bucks. At Caliente, the bets had to be only on the specific horse not the entry. More chicaneery I suppose. I can't verify the rumor but my brother has had done the same thing many times. The only difference is that he lost his shirt while Howard might have cleaned up. Have A Happy (Some of these storeis will be in my next book, "Tom's Tales." |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Ca;liente Racing |
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Kathy, Seitz is a familar name. Do you have access to
obtaining his first name? He ight have been located just across from our
barn at Caliente. Darn, I wish my memory was better. I don't recall double Decker. Maybe that was after 1952. And I didn't read the book but I did get 'Funnyside' for a Xmas present a few years back. I also saw the movie about 'Seabiscuit.' The Seabiscuit Book was made into a very good movie. However, the author left out some prime news. When Seabiscuit came back from an injury and would try to finally win the Santa Anita Derby, he was coupled with his nemesis, Kayak II. C.S. Howard, etc., went to the track officials and declared that if their entry should be coming to the finish line together, they wanted to declare Seabiscuit as their choice to win. Believe it or not, that was legal back in the day. So, with Seabiscuit turning home and down the stretch in front, guess who was charging furiously from dead last? Yep, Kayak II. He mowed down the opposition and ran up to Seabiscuit about a 1/16th of a mile from home and then kind of settled down and the Biscuit won his derby. Now, the fans who bet on the entry won without question as they received the entry on their tickets. The gripe was at Caliente. It has been rumored that Howard made numerous bets there over time in the book and clipped the track for some mega bucks. At Caliente, the bets had to be only on the specific horse not the entry. More chicaneery I suppose. I can't verify the rumor but my brother has had done the same thing many times. The only difference is that he lost his shirt while Howard might have cleaned up. Have A Happy (Some of these storeis will be in my next book, "Tom's Tales." |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Condylar Fractures |
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Hank, 8 Belles suffered a rare two fractures of the canon
bones in both legs. That is so rare and as the track vet, Larry Bramlage
reported, there is not a leg that can be splinted.And bone had protuded
through the legs. In cases of one canon bone broken there is a small
possibility of saving the horse, but not when there are two. It is
virtually impossible and that is why the horse was euthanized. Trainer
Larry Jones knew there was no hope once the diagnosis was made. The
condylar (8 Belles) fracture is one that occurs at the bulbous bottom (or
digital) end of the canon bone that fits into the fetlock joint. Condylar
fractures are unlike a sesamoid fracture: sesamoids are small very
delicate bones located at the back of the fetlock and are held in place
only by ligaments. If you are around a horse, notice that the two sesamoid
bones can be located just behind the pastern. They serve as pulleys over
which the deep flexor tendons pass. So Hank, I already pointed out that horseracing needs to elimate the heavy weight assigned to young 3 year olds and even older horses. Think about it, a filly 3 years old going up against 19 top-level colts is pure nonsense. The filly's haven't progressed as much as the colts in many ways and the rich owners and their damned ego's should have waited till she was 4 to take on the colts. Yeah, she was big (17 hands) and could run like the wind. Still, she belonged in filly races. I already mentioned 'Rags to Riches' story. As for horses, they are running nearly on sticks and carrying all that massive weight above them. And the track was still thick from heavy rain deep down even though it was labeled fast. The winning time was okay but not a great time. I feel for the horses but at the same time I know in my heart that uncaring, egotistical wealthy owners or corporations will make any sacrifice of a horse to get in the derby. And as much as I love horses, it is a hard fact that many other horses will go down this year. As I said, it is the "Sport of Kings." As for my contempt of some owners and their desire to win at all costs, I also offer you NASCAR as another brutal sport. How many drivers like Dale Earnhart have been killed while racing at around 200 mph? It is also disgusting to witness. At a local track some 10 years ago, I watched a sprint car driver killed coming out of turn 4 and tumbling over and over and then into the grandstand. Boxing? I have coached the sport for decades. It is sometimes a nasty bloodsport of the worst sort. But it will not go away. Fans come to see the spectacle just as the Romans went to watch gladiators and others do death battles. All I can say is that it beats the Dicken' out of war. And in my less than humble opinion, people are a long way from being civilized all over the planet. I won't give up on horseracing even with its deadly flaws. I won't give up on football but if one is looking for a high rate of injury and death, look no further. Okay, a sad ending to what might be a banner year for horseracing should Big Brown be sound enough to manage the Triple Crown. I do have my doubts and the past 30 years without a 3-Crown winner is the best indicator of just how difficult a milestone that perch is to reach. Nevertheless, I am hoping that BB can achieve the illusive goal. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Condylar Fractures |
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Hank, 8 Belles suffered a rare two fractures of the canon
bones in both legs. Thatr is so rare and as the track vet, Larry Bramlage
reported, there is not a leg that can be splinted.And bone had protuded
through the legs. In cases of one canon bone broken there is a small
possibility of saving the horse, but not when there are two. It is
vertually impossible and that is why the horse was euthanized. Trainer
Larry Jones knew there was no hope once the diagnosis was made. The
condylar ( 8 Belles) fracture is one that occurs at bulbous bottom (or
digital) end of the canon bone that fits into the fetlock joint. Condylar
fractures are unlike a sesamoid fracture (sesamoids are small very
delicate bones located at the back of the fetlock and are held in place
only by ligaments. If you are around a horse, notice that the two sesamoid
bones can be located just behind the pastern. They serve as pulleys over
which the deep flexor tendons pass. So Hank, I already pointed out that horseracing needs to elimate the heavy weight assigned to young 3 year olds and even older horses. Think about it, a filly 3 years old going up against 19 top-level colts is pure nonsense. The filly's haven't progressed as much as the colts in many ways and the rich owners and their damned ego's should have waited till she was 4 to take on the colts. Yeah, she was big (17 hands) and could reun like the wind. Still, she belonged in filly races. I already mentioned 'Rags to Riches' story. As for horses, they are running nearly on sticks and carrying all that massive weight above them. And the track was still thick from heavy rain deep down even though it was labeled fast. The winning time was okay but not a great time. I feel for the horses but at the same time I know in my heart that uncaring, egotistical wealthy owners or corporations will make any sacrifice of a horse to get in the derby. And as much as I love horses, it is a hard fact that many other horses will go down this year. As I said, it is the "Sport of Kings." As for my contempt of some owners and their desire to win at all costs, I also offer you NASCAR as another brutal sport. How many drivers like Dale Earnhart have been killed while racing at around 200 mph? It is also disgusting to witness. At a local track some 10 years ago, I watched a sprint car driver killed coming out of turn 4 and tumbling over and over and then into the grandstand. Boxing? I have coached the sport for decades. It is sometimes a nasty bloodsport of the worst sort. But it will not go away. Fans come to see the spectacle just as the Romans went to watch gladiators and others do death battles. All I can say is that it beats the dicken' out of war. And in my less than humble3 opinion, people are a long way from being civilized all over the planet. I won't give up on horseracing even with its deadly flaws. I won't give up on football but if one is looking for a high rate of injury and death, look no further. Okay, a sad ending to what might be a banner year for horseracing should Big Brown be sound enough to manage the Triple Crown. I do have my doubts and the past 30 years without a 3-Crown winner is the best indicator of just how difficult a milestone that perch is to reach. Nevertheless, I am hoping that BB can achieve the illusive goal. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Kathy |
| Email : | Tom |
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Good story.... Was WP there long enough that his name sounds familiar to me? My best friend in 8th grade was daughter of a trainer(don't remember his first name, only referred to him as Mr. Seitz. They lived in San Ysidro. We went down to the track often and that's where my love of racing was born. Do you remember a horse named Double Decker? I was told the story how he was broken from biting his groom and I guess just about anyone. They put a hot potato in a cloth and tied it onto the guys arm...guess DD didn't bite anymore... More stories.....please Tom... :} P.S. have you read "The ride of their lives"? |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Ky Derby/Caliente |
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Kathy, Indeed, BB ran a superb race. One has to consider
why it is that he has only raced four times. The trainer and owner have
told us that he does have very tender front hooves and that is a major
concern. Therefore, his chances of winning the 3-Crown are not as good as
one might suppose after watching the blow-out in the Ky. Derby. If BB
should come back in 2 weeks and win the Preakness then he will have 3
weeks to prepare for the mile and a half Belmont Stakes. Sure, I would
love to see a Triple Crown champ again. The odds however are just
tremendous. Ruffian did race much more often than Eight Belles. Gosh, what a fighter she was. Sometimes I wonder if the powers in horseracing aren't adding too much weight to the horses. Remember when Cigar won 16 stakes in a row to equal Citation's record? He was saddled with over 134 pounds of weight or more and that eventually stopped his win streak. Jerry Bailey, his jockey from El Paso here, could make 115-19 pounds and the rest of the weight would be lead. These splendid animals have very weak legs for their size. Yet, it is the Sport of Kings and as such the powers that be will do as they please. My thoughts are that the Derby could have all the horses with 118 or 120 pounds instead of 126. After all, these fabulous horse specimens are relatively still babies. But then again, what do I know? I think 8 Belles would not have had such a strenous trip as she did and not faltered and crossed her legs in the form of an X on the backstretch and gone down breaking both ankles. If you watch the race film carefully you will see her legs begin to cross just before she vanishes from the camera view and BB abd Kent are grabbed by a pony horse. That had to be where she broke her ankles as she did not break them at the wire. Old Caliente eh? Did I tell you about the horse Wire Prince? Anyway, here is a short story. We received Wire Prince from Hollywood Park. Bred well but huge (17 hands) and mean, he had killed a groom in a stall up North. My brother told me to use extreme caution with the big colt. And believe me, I did. And this is strange, usually we only received broken down horses from up North. So did the other trainers at the track, hardly a sound horse could be found. With such small purses at Caliente and so many horses with problems, it was a vet's nightmare. Nevertheless, the owners wanted his maiden broke and another win or two and some schooling before they would move him on to bigger things. And could that horse run? In the morning workouts, Wire Prince could beat anything on the track- easily. That said, he could also make a near u-turn whenever he felt like it. And he felt like it often. Okay, my brother Bud was nearly thrown off one morning while cruisng at max speed on BP and was pissed off to the max. Before a gallop the next morning, he rigged some bobwire around the horses bit and then taped over it. Prince sulked mightily as Bud finally got him down to the track from the barn area. But once my brother got him to understand that there was no relief to be had, Prince galloped two miles like a champ. Yes, he did bleed some. That training went on for two more weeks along with some rope-gyping.The only blowout Bud gave the horse was 3/8 th's of a mile two days before a claiming race. In that race, Prince went to the front and never looked back. He won by 5 and nearly equalled the track record. It looked good for us. But... Next up was an allowance race and the rumor was out about the bobwire and the bit. So, the stewards checked WP out every time he was taken to the track. And you guessed it, in the allowance race he roared to the front but in the far turn decided to do his thing again and veered hard right and out to the granstand side nearly crashing into the fence. So, it was back to the drawing board. Bud beat the crap out of BP and then took him every morning to a big gyping area back of the track where he put burrs under the saddle and played Rodeo with that horse who was now a bucking machine. BP couldn't unseat my brother no matter how much he hated him. Believe it or not, BP eventually became a gentle giant. And his workouts were magnificent. Too magnificent. The owners had come down to watch their newly schooled star and after witnessing him do a workout from the gate in 5/8th's in 57 and change decided they would opt for bigger purse money then Caliente offered and that was the last time I saw WP. I did learn that he won some bigger races and money but that his old problems resurfaced under the more patient trainers up North. That's it for now , have a happy. |
| Name : | Kathy |
| Email : | Tom |
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p.s. That is so sad about the filly...reminds me of Ruffian..another filly tragedy. by the way, I'm still waiting for those Caliente day stories you promised. How is Lety and the art coming? |
| Name : | Kathy |
| Email : | Tom |
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I'm pretty disgusted with myself....I missed the
Derby.... Had to go to a funeral and absolutely forgot it was on today..... As I told you, we don't get much horseracing news around here. I was forwarned that BB was the one to beat. Wish I could have seen it. Well, like you said..maybe a good chance for the next Triple Crown... |
| Name : | Tom to George |
| Email : | BB Did It in The Kentucky Derby |
| Message |
My goodness, I knew Big Brown was damned good but I
figured he would have to run like Secretariat in order to win the Derby
from the #20 post position. And he was so inexperienced with only 3
lifetime races.That has only been accomplished one time, I believe in 1928
or 29. And that was a Man-Of-War offspring. Eight Belles, a filly, ran a tough-ass race to finish second. But tragedy struck: she broke both front ankles after crossing the finish line and had to be euthanized. What a pity. I wonder if she shouldn't have been in the race. Remember Rags to Riches, the first filly to beat the boys in the mile and a half Belmont last year? Matter of fact, she beat Curlin by a nose. And Curlin became a superhorse and went on to world supremacy. But Rags was the talk of the horseracing world. Unfortunately that race was the cause of her failure to ever be the same again. She was hurt and she faltered when she tried to resume her career earlier this year. It was just too tough and she had too much of her lifeblood and energy depleted in the Belmont. At least she is now a broodmare. Looking back at film I made of the 134th Derby, Eight Belles didn't appear in serious distress at the finsh line. When she galloped out in the turn is where she went down. I am concerned that she may have had some problems all along and shouldn't have run at all. I do know about 'Blocking Horses' with ankle problems and perhaps letting them run. It is usually a bad decision.I have seen blocked horses have their entire leg tear off in some races; it is a horrific sight. I can't say anything for sure about Eight Belles but my hypotheses might be possible. We will wait and see what an investigation , if any, reveals. As many of you are aware, some horse owners and trainers will do as some human athletes do and that is "Dope" the horses to better their chances at winning. Testing is excellent but the $$$$$$ talks and many chemists and vet's cannot refuse top offers. Not all of the time but enough for some to take chances when the pressure is on or the chances look good if it is done correctly. I don't like that aspect of the game but I am fully aware that it ocuurs...much too often. I wish it didn't. As for Big Brown and Jockey Kent Desormeaux, I do hope that together they win the Preakness and provide fans with another 'Triple Crown' shot at the Belmont Stakes. That would be dightful and so welcome to racing fans all over the globe. There is one problem that might arise: BB has front foot problems and I noticed when he was jogging back to the Winner's Circle that he appeared to be favoring his right front foot. Yes, he appeared sore to me. I hope not. Kent won his 3rd Derby and he is on a roll, jumping to #2 in the jockey standings. He had a problem with his carreer a few years back but moved from the West Coast to the East coast and has bee on fire ever since. And like Calvin Borel, who won the Derby last year with Street Sense, he is from Louisiana. And say now, Calvin came hard from dead last to finish 3rd and earn a nice payday aboard Dennis Of Cork. If Big Brown is to win the Triple Crown, he will have to prove he can hold off a hard-closer like Dennis Of Cork in the mile and a half Belmont stakes in 5 weeks. The Preakness is only two weeks away and at a mile and 3/16, a shorter distance than the Derby, BB has to adjust and be flexible to another track, one that favors speed in the turns, and be able to make the adjustment. That said, he does break well and might be able to handle the speed horses in the Preakness. Still, few horses in history have ever made the adjustments. Bob Black Jack. Though he was soundly beaten today, Bob Black Jack, purchased for only $4500, will run better in New Jersey. Add the fact that he recently set a world record for 6 furlongs and who knows??? Colonel John, the Santa Naita Derby Winner on synthetic turf, didn't do well in his first effort on dirt but should improve off the performance. Tale of Ekati ran a hard-earned 4th and he is a tough hard-knocking horse. He should relish the Preakness track and might be a real problem for even BB. Z Humor got caught up in traffic today and if the field isnt too large in the Preakness, he too will be right out after BB.And if you see the race again and witness what happened to Mike Smith and Gayego during the first quarter mile, pay attention. Mike had to jerk his horse up as he may have clipped heels with other horses and it was extremely costly. Look for Gayego to be redeemed in the Preakness and give BB or any other horse one hell of a fight. Cool Coal MAn didn't fire and neither did Court Vision under Garrett Gomez. I sincerely believed that Court Vision was going to be tough and in the top 3. It didn't materialize as I had thought. That doesn't mean he won't come back with a shorter field and a course with sharp turns and be right in the thick of things. Still, he didn't fire at all today and that is very strange. Gomez can usually get a horse to give all he has and today CV was plain flat. Z Fortune will likely come back too and run a much better and headier race. Then there is Recapturetheglory who had trouble but still hung in farly tough today to gain 5th. Perhaps he too will be better suited for the Preakness. And Pyro, the early Derby favorite a few months back. What is up with this great one? This fantastic horse just has to be hurting. I do wonder if he will ever regain his previous form. He is a magnicient specimen and I trust that he will be given time off if necessary so that he might have a chance to race again in good health and condition. Or, if he just needs some other adjustments. I would enjoy seeing him at full strength against Big Brown. Nuff for Now...gotta go Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tomkto George |
| Email : | BB Did It in The Kentucky Derby |
| Message |
My goodness, I knew Big Brown was damned good but I
figured he would have to run like Secretariat in order to win the Derby
from the #20 post position. And he was so inexperienced with only 3
lifetime races.That has only been accomplished one time, I believe in 1928
or 29. And that was a Man-Of-War offspring. Eight Belles, a filly, ran a tough-ass race to finish second. But tragedy struck: she broke both front ankles after crossing the finish line and had to be euthanized. What a pity. I wonder if she shouldn't have been in the race. Remember Rags to Riches, the first filly to beat the boys in the mile and a half Belmont last year? Matter of fact, she beat Curlin by a nose. And Curlin became a superhorse and went on to world supremacy. But Rags was the talk of the horseracing world. Unfortunately that race was the cause of her failure to ever be the same again. She was hurt and she faltered when she tried to resume her career earlier this year. It was just too tough and she had too much of her lifeblood and energy depleted in the Belmont. At least she is now a broodmare. Looking back at film I made of the 134th Derby, Eight Belles didn't appear in serious distress at the finsh line. When she galloped out in the turn is where she went down. I am concerned that she may have had some problems all along and shouldn't have run at all. I do know about 'Blocking Horses' with ankle problems and perhaps letting them run. It is usually a bad decision.I have seen blocked horses have their entire leg tear off in some races; it is a horrific sight. I can't say anything for sure about Eight Belles but my hypotheses might be possible. We will wait and see what an investigation , if any, reveals. As many of you are aware, some horse owners and trainers will do as some human athletes do and that is "Dope" the horses to better their chances at winning. Testing is excellent but the $$$$$$ talks and many chemists and vet's cannot refuse top offers. Not all of the time but enough for some to take chances when the pressure is on or the chances look good if it is done correctly. I don't like that aspect of the game but I am fully aware that it ocuurs...much too often. I wish it didn't. As for Big Brown and Jockey Kent Desormeaux, I do hope that together they win the Preakness and provide fans with another 'Triple Crown' shot at the Belmont Stakes. That would be dightful and so welcome to racing fans all over the globe. There is one problem that might arise: BB has front foot problems and I noticed when he was jogging back to the Winner's Circle that he appeared to be favoring his right front foot. Yes, he appeared sore to me. I hope not. Kent won his 3rd Derby and he is on a roll, jumping to #2 in the jockey standings. He had a problem with his carreer a few years back but moved from the West Coast to the East coast and has bee on fire ever since. And like Calvin Borel, who won the Derby last year with Street Sense, he is from Louisiana. And say now, Calvin came hard from dead last to finish 3rd and earn a nice payday aboard Dennis Of Cork. If Big Brown is to win the Triple Crown, he will have to prove he can hold off a hard-closer like Dennis Of Cork in the mile and a half Belmont stakes in 5 weeks. The Preakness is only two weeks away and at a mile and 3/16, a shorter distance than the Derby, BB has to adjust and be flexible to another track, one that favors speed in the turns, and be able to make the adjustment. That said, he does break well and might be able to handle the speed horses in the Preakness. Still, few horses in history have ever made the adjustments. Bob Black Jack. Though he was soundly beaten today, Bob Black Jack, purchased for only $4500, will run better in New Jersey. Add the fact that he recently set a world record for 6 furlongs and who knows??? Colonel John, the Santa Naita Derby Winner on synthetic turf, didn't do well in his first effort on dirt but should improve off the performance. Tale of Ekati ran a hard-earned 4th and he is a tough hard-knocking horse. He should relish the Preakness track and might be a real problem for even BB. Z Humor got caught up in traffic today and if the field isnt too large in the Preakness, he too will be right out after BB.And if you see the race again and witness what happened to Mike Smith and Gayego during the first quarter mile, pay attention. Mike had to jerk his horse up as he may have clipped heels with other horses and it was extremely costly. Look for Gayego to be redeemed in the Preakness and give BB or any other horse one hell of a fight. Cool Coal MAn didn't fire and neither did Court Vision under Garrett Gomez. I sincerely believed that Court Vision was going to be tough and in the top 3. It didn't materialize as I had thought. That doesn't mean he won't come back with a shorter field and a course with sharp turns and be right in the thick of things. Still, he didn't fire at all today and that is very strange. Gomez can usually get a horse to give all he has and today CV was plain flat. Z Fortune will likely come back too and run a much better and headier race. Then there is Recapturetheglory who had trouble but still hung in farly tough today to gain 5th. Perhaps he too will be better suited for the Preakness. And Pyro, the early Derby favorite a few months back. What is up with this great one? This fantastic horse just has to be hurting. I do wonder if he will ever regain his previous form. He is a magnicient specimen and I trust that he will be given time off if necessary so that he might have a chance to race again in good health and condition. Or, if he just needs some other adjustments. I would enjoy seeing him at full strength against Big Brown. Nuff for Now...gotta go Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Watch The Ky Derby |
| Message |
Happy Day's> Why? the Kentucky Derby is next Saturday.
I will be on the road and if I don't make it home in time, I will try and
find a bar or some place in Arizona or New Mexico to catch the race. I
haven't missed one in a decade. I'm going to be pumped for
sure. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom '52 |
| Email : | 134 Ky. Derby |
| Message |
Hard to believe but the 134th Kentucky Derby is just
around the corner, Saturday, May 3rd 2008. Seems like only a month ago
since Street Sense came flying down the rail to win the big race. But
Street Sense sort of went bad in some way or another and Curlin, winner of
the Preakness Stakes but lost a photo to 'Rags to Riches,' a 3 year old
filly, in the mile and a half Belmont Stakes would go on to do wonders.
'Rags To Riches' was the first distaff horse to win at that Belmont
distance in the big race. However, she was never the same again. The race
against the boys just took too much out of her. On the other hand, Curlin
would mature and just win everything in sight including the Breders Cup finale last year and horse of the year honors. Curlin just wiped out the world in Dubai two weeks ago and won the lions share of the monster $6,000,000 dollar purse. It was one of the greatest wins of all time because of the ease by which Curlin literally destroyed those other great horses. This year the plot is thickening. Two year old PYRO is looking for the win and was the favorite until a little known horse with only two outs before a week back, BIG BROWN, demolished a quality field and at this writing is the 3-1 early favorite over Pyro. Colonel John won the Santa Anita Derby yesterday and might be a contender. His Beyer of 95 wasn't imprressive but then again he is a come from behind horse who doesn't set the up front fractions. El Gato Malo had a terrible race yesterday and might not be up to the race. Court Vision ran a good 3rd yesterday and jocky Garret Gomez may have just followed orders and though closing well in the stretch was too far behind at the top of the stretch to have much of a chance. But, at Louisville the track is still dirt and so many tracks are now synthetic and that will be a major factor come Derby time. Denis of Cork, a real threat, won't do his prep until next week in the Illinois Derby. He is bred for the distance and can be seriously tough. Cool coal Man has given Pyro a run for his money and if he gets the dollars next week can qualify for the Derby hunt. Only 20 horses can be in the Derby and it all comes down to earnings in graded events. War Pass, last years Juvenile winner of the Breeder's Cup and 2 year old horse of the year, did lose yesterday but barely. It was in his interest to get in shape for the big race and he did just that. His style is up front or a little ways back and if a huge field goes in the Derby that might help. Gomez, last years leading rider and jockey of the year, who rides ferociously and usually from behind, might be at a disadvantage but I am not sure what mount he will ride. He is Colonel John's regular rider but rode in New York yesterday on Court Vision. One has to admire Gomez for his breathtaking physical runs down the stretch. I'm surprised some owners and trainers haven't had heart attacks when he rides their horses. "Go Go Gomez" may not have the best horse in a race but he will more often than not give you the most exciting stretch run your heart can take. And he wins over 75% of his photo finishes. Some other hopefuls still are Visionary, Anak Natal, Majestic Prince, Bob Black Jack who ran a scintillating 2nd yesterday in the Santa Anita Cap, Kodiak Kowboy (I think he is hurt) and from South America, Tomcito. So do your handicapping starting now and win some tickets on the Roses. Here is a scale of how our racing stars got here: (My = Millions Of Years Ago.) 2My Old & New World Equus \ | / \ | / 4My Hippidion Equus Stylohipparion | | Neohipparion Hipparion Cormohipparion | | Astrohippus | | | | | Pliohippus --------------------------- 12My Dinohippus Calippus \ | / | | Pseudhipparion \ | / | | | | ------------------------------------------- Sinohippus 15My \ | / | \ | / Megahippus | 17My Merychippus | | | Anchitherium Hypohippus | | | 23My Parahippus Anchitherium Archeohippus | | | (Kalobatippus?)----------------------------------------- 25My \ | / \ | / | 35My | Miohippus Mesohippus | | 40My Mesohippus | | | 45My Paleotherium | | Epihippus | | Propalaeotherium | Haplohippus | | | 50My Pachynolophus | Orohippus | | | | | | ------------------------------ \ | / \ | / 55My Hyracotherium Have A Happy and enjoy your Equus. |
| Name : | Tom '52 |
| Email : | 134 Ky. Derby |
| Message |
Hard to believe but the 134th Kentucky Derby is just
around the corner, Saturday, May 3rd 2008. Seems like only a month ago
since Street Sense came flying down the rail to win the big race. but
Street Sense sort of went bad in some way or another and Curlin, winner of
the Preakness Stakes went on to lose a photo to 'Rags to Riches' a 3 year
old filly in the mile and a half Belmont Stakes. she was the first distaff
horse to win at that distance in the big Belmont race in hiotory. However,
she was never the same again. The race just against the boys just took too
much out of her. On the other hand, Curlin would mature and just win
everything in sight including the Breders Cup finale last year and horse
of the year honors. Curlin jusy wiped out the world in Dubai two weeks ago
in the monster $6,000,000 dollar purse. It was one of the greatest wins of
all time because of the ease by which curlin literally destroyed those
other great horses. This year the plot is thickening. Two year old PYRO is looking for the win and was the favorite until a little known horse with only three outs before a week back, BIG BROWN, demolished a quakity field and at this writing is the 3-1 early favorite over Pyro. Colonel John won the Santa Anita Derbu yesterday and might be a contender. His Beyer of 95 wasn't imprressive but then again he is a come from behind horse who doesn't set the up front fractions. El Cata Malo had a terrible race yesterday and might not be up to the race. Court Vision ran a good 3rd yesterday and jocky Garret Gomez may have just followed orders and though closing well in the stretch was too far behind at the top of the stretch. But, at Louisville the track is still dirt and so many tracks are now synthetic and that will be a major factor come Derby time. Denis of Cork, a real threat, won't do his prep until next week in the Illinois Derby. He is bred for the distance and can be seriously tough. Cool coal Man has given Pyro a run for his money and if he gets the dollars next week can quaklify for the Derby hunt. Only 20 horses can be in the Derby and it all comes down to earnings in graded events. War Pass, last years Juvenile winner of the Breeder's Cup and 2 year old horse of the year did lose yesterday but barely. It was in his interest to get in shape for the big race and he did just that. His style is up front or a likttle ways back and if a huge field goes in the Derby that might help. Gomez, last yuears leading rider and jockey of the year, who rides ferociously and usually from behind, might be at a disadvantage but I am not suire what mount he will ride. He is Colonel John's regular rider but rode in New York yesterday on Court Vision. One has to admire Gomez for his breathtaking physical runs down the stretch. I'm surprised some owners and trainers haven't had heart attacks when he rides their horses. Go Go Gomez" may not have the best horse in a race but he will more often than not give you the most exciting and stretch run your heart can take. And he wins over 75% of his photo finishes. Some other hopefuls still are Visionary, Anak Natal, Majestic Prince, Bob Black Jack who ran a scintillating 2nd yesterday in the Santa Anita Cap, Kodiak Kowboy (I think he is hurt) and from South america, Tomcito. So do your handicapping starting now and win some tickets on the Roses. Her is a scale of how our racing stars got here: (My = Millions Of Years Ago.) 2My Old & New World Equus \ | / \ | / 4My Hippidion Equus Stylohipparion | | Neohipparion Hipparion Cormohipparion | | Astrohippus | | | | | Pliohippus --------------------------- 12My Dinohippus Calippus \ | / | | Pseudhipparion \ | / | | | | ------------------------------------------- Sinohippus 15My \ | / | \ | / Megahippus | 17My Merychippus | | | Anchitherium Hypohippus | | | 23My Parahippus Anchitherium Archeohippus | | | (Kalobatippus?)----------------------------------------- 25My \ | / \ | / | 35My | Miohippus Mesohippus | | 40My Mesohippus | | | 45My Paleotherium | | Epihippus | | Propalaeotherium | Haplohippus | | | 50My Pachynolophus | Orohippus | | | | | | ------------------------------ \ | / \ | / 55My Hyracotherium Have A Happy and enjoy your Equus. |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | L.B. McKay/Tom & Chemo |
| Message |
3 more weeks of chemo (poison). Maybe the 3rd time will be
the charm for a few years. ONJ is another story. However, I haven't thrown
the bit yet. L.B. McKay's exhibition will run through April 24. Reviews have all been encouraging. It is a rarity to see this type of art in a city that one would never think had such a hard-core art community full of ultra-conservative types and jurists reminiscence of the 13 and 1400's in Europe. It is an inescapable fact that even the slightest hint of sexuality, nudity and taking on social issues in this city of so many varied cultures is mostly taboo. That being said, there are a few good artists who have lately left landscapes, Mexican, Cowbo and Indian serenity scenes and nice colorful portraiture or pretty veggies to believe that some welcome change is emerging. If you are fortunate enough to obtain an L.B. painting in the next year or so you might see the value rise ten or twenty fold in the next 5-10 years.And you can just let it hang around and appreciate rather than like an automobile where you might plunk down over 40 grand over six years, pay through the nose for gas, oil, repairs, insurance , licenseing, safety stickers, tires, etc., and depreciate to one-tenth of what you originally paid for the once affordable business or pleasure vehicle. Too, your children or grandchildren will not be asking to use the family painting to do some hanging out and cruising with. Ha! Exhibit: "Womens Issues." Ysleta Independent School distric Art Center, "La Galeria de la Mision de Senecu." 8455 Alameda, el Paso, Texas. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom '52 |
| Email : | Art Exhibit by L.B> McKay |
| Message |
What can I say about L.B. McKay's first headline art show
at the YISD Art Center? Just "Stunning." It was a great and emotional
night for L.B. and she will now be recognized by many artists of the
Southwest as an emerging talent. If you are traveling through El Paso,
drop by and check out the exhibit which runs through April 25. Be ready
for some"Artistic Shock And Awe." Just Google "Artist L.B. McKay" and you will get the El Paso Times report amongst others. Have A Happy... "Coming soon: How Global Warming with all it's ill consequences could in some ways be a boon to the economy, especially in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. |
| Name : | Tom '52 |
| Email : | Bragging Rights |
| Message |
Okay, I know, I know but I can't help myself. He! He! He!
My wife L.B. McKay, a senior art major at UTEP, will be headlining a
Womans Month Art Exhibit for the Ysleta Independent School District. The
exhibit will open Thursday, March 6th and run through April 25. If you
care to see the write-up in the Sunday El Paso Times (today), you can do
so by going to their website and finding 'Arts & Culture' on page 3F
(Section F, page 3). It is a difficult navigation and I have never figured
out why the Times and other newspapers I check out on the computer make it
so damned hard for their audience. Maybe it is telling us to go ahead and
get a subscription to the paper. Have A Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | The Pledge Again |
| Message |
Bob Wagnon sent me Red Skeltons beautiful take on the
Pledge of Allegiance. I loved Red as much as anybody but he was a comedian
first, an artist and had a nice way of making life good. But, he wasn't a
philosopher, never said the present pledge in school (Eisenhower and The
Knights of Columbus 1954 did that) and the original Pledge and it's
author, Francis Bellamy, in 1892, have their own real history. Here is a
synopsis of sorts: Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. He was a Christian Socialist. In his Pledge, he is expressing the ideas of his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897). Francis Bellamy in his sermons and lectures and Edward Bellamy in his novels and articles described in detail how the middle class could create a planned economy with political, social and economic equality for all. The government would run a peace time economy similar to our present military industrial complex. The Pledge was published in the September 8th issue of The Youth's Companion, the leading family magazine and the Reader's Digest of its day. Its owner and editor, Daniel Ford, had hired Francis in 1891 as his assistant when Francis was pressured into leaving his baptist church in Boston because of his socialist sermons. As a member of his congregation, Ford had enjoyed Francis's sermons. Ford later founded the liberal and often controversial Ford Hall Forum, located in downtown Boston. In 1892 Francis Bellamy was also a chairman of a committee of state superintendents of education in the National Education Association. As its chairman, he prepared the program for the public schools' quadricentennial celebration for Columbus Day in 1892. He structured this public school program around a flag raising ceremony and a flag salute - his 'Pledge of Allegiance.' His original Pledge read as follows: 'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and (to*) the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.' He considered placing the word, 'equality,' in his Pledge, but knew that the state superintendents of education on his committee were against equality for women and African Americans. [ * 'to' added in October, 1892. ] Dr. Mortimer Adler, American philosopher and last living founder of the Great Books program at Saint John's College, has analyzed these ideas in his book, The Six Great Ideas. He argues that the three great ideas of the American political tradition are 'equality, liberty and justice for all.' 'Justice' mediates between the often conflicting goals of 'liberty' and 'equality.' In 1923 and 1924 the National Flag Conference, under the 'leadership of the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution, changed the Pledge's words, 'my Flag,' to 'the Flag of the United States of America.' Bellamy disliked this change, but his protest was ignored. In 1954, Congress after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, 'under God,' to the Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer. Bellamy's granddaughter said he also would have resented this second change. He had been pressured into leaving his church in 1891 because of his socialist sermons. In his retirement in Florida, he stopped attending church because he disliked the racial bigotry he found there. What follows is Bellamy's own account of some of the thoughts that went through his mind in August, 1892, as he picked the words of his Pledge: It began as an intensive communing with salient points of our national history, from the Declaration of Independence onwards; with the makings of the Constitution...with the meaning of the Civil War; with the aspiration of the people... The true reason for allegiance to the Flag is the 'republic for which it stands.' ...And what does that vast thing, the Republic mean? It is the concise political word for the Nation - the One Nation which the Civil War was fought to prove. To make that One Nation idea clear, we must specify that it is indivisible, as Webster and Lincoln used to repeat in their great speeches. And its future? Just here arose the temptation of the historic slogan of the French Revolution which meant so much to Jefferson and his friends, 'Liberty, equality, fraternity.' No, that would be too fanciful, too many thousands of years off in realization. But we as a nation do stand square on the doctrine of liberty and justice for all... If the Pledge's historical pattern repeats, its words will be modified during this decade. Below are two possible changes. Some prolife advocates recite the following slightly revised Pledge: 'I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, born and unborn.' A few liberals recite a slightly revised version of Bellamy's original Pledge: 'I pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with equality, liberty and justice for all.' Bibliography: Baer, John. The Pledge of Allegiance, A Revised History and Analysis, 2007, Annapolis, Md. Free State Press, Inc., 2007. Miller, Margarette S. Twenty-Three Words, Portsmouth, Va. Printcraft Press, 1976. For more information about the history of the Pledge, be sure to also read the three online chapters of The Pledge of Allegiance, A Revised History and Analysis, 2007 by Dr. Baer: o The Youth's Companion's Pledge o American Socialists and Reformers |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | The Pledge Again |
| Message |
Bob Wagnon sent me Red Skeltons beartiful take on the
Pledge of Allegiance. I loved Red as much as anybody but he was a comedian
first, an artist and had a nice way of making life good. But, he wasn't a
philosopher, never said the present pledge in school (Eisenhower and The
Knights of Columbus 1954 did that) and the original Pledge and it's
author, Francis Bellamy, in 1892, have their own real history. Here is a
synopsis of sorts: Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. He was a Christian Socialist. In his Pledge, he is expressing the ideas of his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897). Francis Bellamy in his sermons and lectures and Edward Bellamy in his novels and articles described in detail how the middle class could create a planned economy with political, social and economic equality for all. The government would run a peace time economy similar to our present military industrial complex. The Pledge was published in the September 8th issue of The Youth's Companion, the leading family magazine and the Reader's Digest of its day. Its owner and editor, Daniel Ford, had hired Francis in 1891 as his assistant when Francis was pressured into leaving his baptist church in Boston because of his socialist sermons. As a member of his congregation, Ford had enjoyed Francis's sermons. Ford later founded the liberal and often controversial Ford Hall Forum, located in downtown Boston. In 1892 Francis Bellamy was also a chairman of a committee of state superintendents of education in the National Education Association. As its chairman, he prepared the program for the public schools' quadricentennial celebration for Columbus Day in 1892. He structured this public school program around a flag raising ceremony and a flag salute - his 'Pledge of Allegiance.' His original Pledge read as follows: 'I pledge allegiance to my Flag and (to*) the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.' He considered placing the word, 'equality,' in his Pledge, but knew that the state superintendents of education on his committee were against equality for women and African Americans. [ * 'to' added in October, 1892. ] Dr. Mortimer Adler, American philosopher and last living founder of the Great Books program at Saint John's College, has analyzed these ideas in his book, The Six Great Ideas. He argues that the three great ideas of the American political tradition are 'equality, liberty and justice for all.' 'Justice' mediates between the often conflicting goals of 'liberty' and 'equality.' In 1923 and 1924 the National Flag Conference, under the 'leadership of the American Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolution, changed the Pledge's words, 'my Flag,' to 'the Flag of the United States of America.' Bellamy disliked this change, but his protest was ignored. In 1954, Congress after a campaign by the Knights of Columbus, added the words, 'under God,' to the Pledge. The Pledge was now both a patriotic oath and a public prayer. Bellamy's granddaughter said he also would have resented this second change. He had been pressured into leaving his church in 1891 because of his socialist sermons. In his retirement in Florida, he stopped attending church because he disliked the racial bigotry he found there. What follows is Bellamy's own account of some of the thoughts that went through his mind in August, 1892, as he picked the words of his Pledge: It began as an intensive communing with salient points of our national history, from the Declaration of Independence onwards; with the makings of the Constitution...with the meaning of the Civil War; with the aspiration of the people... The true reason for allegiance to the Flag is the 'republic for which it stands.' ...And what does that vast thing, the Republic mean? It is the concise political word for the Nation - the One Nation which the Civil War was fought to prove. To make that One Nation idea clear, we must specify that it is indivisible, as Webster and Lincoln used to repeat in their great speeches. And its future? Just here arose the temptation of the historic slogan of the French Revolution which meant so much to Jefferson and his friends, 'Liberty, equality, fraternity.' No, that would be too fanciful, too many thousands of years off in realization. But we as a nation do stand square on the doctrine of liberty and justice for all... If the Pledge's historical pattern repeats, its words will be modified during this decade. Below are two possible changes. Some prolife advocates recite the following slightly revised Pledge: 'I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all, born and unborn.' A few liberals recite a slightly revised version of Bellamy's original Pledge: 'I pledge allegiance to my Flag, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with equality, liberty and justice for all.' Bibliography: Baer, John. The Pledge of Allegiance, A Revised History and Analysis, 2007, Annapolis, Md. Free State Press, Inc., 2007. Miller, Margarette S. Twenty-Three Words, Portsmouth, Va. Printcraft Press, 1976. For more information about the history of the Pledge, be sure to also read the three online chapters of The Pledge of Allegiance, A Revised History and Analysis, 2007 by Dr. Baer: o The Youth's Companion's Pledge o American Socialists and Reformers |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Stranger Than Fiction |
| Message |
True. Science is much better than fiction and not surreal.
Just imagine the possibilities that lie in our world and the Cosmos. How
many planets do you think are capable of organic life? At least a viable
estimate. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | The Pied Piper |
| Message |
Say now, we have mice making human ears from human cells,
mice making human embryonic cells and probably even more going on. Maybe
they can generate stem cells. Now that would be icing on the cake, eh? How
about penis's for implanting in cancer survivor's, war victim's, accident
victim's or whatever? Does size matter? Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | The Pied Piper |
| Message |
Say now, we have mice making human ears from human cells,
mice making human embryonice cells and probably even more going on. Maybe
they can generate stem cells. Now that would be icing on the cake, eh? How
about penis's for implanting in cancer, war victim's, accident victim's or
whatever? Does size matter? Have a Happy |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | A Giant Surprise Too |
| Message |
We'll fans, there is always next year. Questionable calls by the Charger OC. For NE, I would enjoy watching another team go undefeated in my lifetime. However, the Giants will have much to say about that. Matter of fact, if Eli plays in the SB as well as he did today, the Giants will win it all. Destiny? Which side? One thing for sure, we will see more scoring. How about 34-31? He He He! |
| Name : | Tom |
| Email : | Moving On |
| Message |
Congratulations to the Chargers. What a mean environment and still they came through. Now for the undefeated Patriots. Can SD be the ones to knock them off their perch? |
| Name : | Tom '52 |
| Email : | 2008 |
| Message |
Happy New Year's to all you Mariner's and your families
and friends. I made another year but I'm not sure how. One more maybe?
I'll try. Have a Happy |
| Name : | Webmaster |
| Email : | refreshed. |
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