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Comment Re:Sigh (Score 1) 206

This assertion - that the tree was cut down to verify the age either by the graduate student or the Forest Service as intimated below, fitting stereotypes of ruthless truth seeking scientists or bumbling governmental employees obscures the fact that the graduate student was trying to recover an expensive broken bit and had no idea how old the tree was - see http://www.wanderingnotlost.org/2011/05/the-bristlecone-pine-and-the-death-of-prometheus/ for the more nuanced reality.
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Shuttle Reentry Over the Continental US 139

TheOtherChimeraTwin notes that the shuttle Discovery will land at Kennedy Space Center on Monday morning at 8:48 EDT. The craft will make a rare "descending node" overflight of the continental US en route to landing in Florida. Here are maps of the shuttle's path if is lands on orbit 222 as planned, or on the next orbit. Spaceweather.com says: "...it takes the shuttle about 35 minutes to traverse the path shown... Observers in the northwestern USA will see the shuttle shortly after 5 am PDT blazing like a meteoric fireball through the dawn sky. As Discovery makes its way east, it will enter daylight and fade into the bright blue background. If you can't see the shuttle, however, you might be able to hear it. The shuttle produces a sonic double-boom that reaches the ground about a minute and a half after passing overhead."

Comment I have 9 years of experience w/ a similar product (Score 1) 293

For many years this company http://www.adsil.com/ has been applying 5-35 micron (depending on the application) 'glass' coatings to a variety of surfaces using contractors who typically spray it on using an isopropanol solvent. I live in FL and had had a bad problem with mold on the walls of my new house (probably due to drywall that was stored under moist conditions). After removing the mold and repainting, I had the adsil product applied to almost the entire interior of my house (they also do exterior applications and many other surfaces). 9 years later not a bit of mold and the walls look like they were painted yesterday. Smudges and splattered goo wipe right off. I am quite happy with the product. It was also applied to my fiberglass shower stall and, while it helps, it was not the miraculous protection against staining by high iron well water that I was hoping for. I was originally inspired to trust the process by my chemistry research experience with silanizing glassware. Something like this process has been around a long, long time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silanization

Comment contra dancing (Score 1) 1354

Just about the easiest form of dancing to learn, but with a lifetime of embellishment possibilities (no footwork necessary in the beginning but can be added later, or not). 15 minutes of lessons at the start will get you started. A subculture that values playfulness over correctness. You end up dancing with/meeting many individuals (pretty much everyone in the hall). Flirtatious and tribal (lots of optional stomping and vocalization). A geometric flavor that those with a logical/mathematical orientation will probably find appealing. Attracts educational and other liberal care giving oriented professionals. Demographics vary but usually a wide range of ages and there are many areas with lots of young people (particularly near colleges). Transferable skill - dancing all over US and many other parts of the world. Great live music (celtic, fusion and - my least favorite - old time). Wear whatever is comfortable (you'll see a few guys in kilts and dresses - it has no sexual orientation significance in this subculture) - clothes are costumes not hierarchy symbols. Whirling is part of the high (but I advise first timers not to eat for one or two hours before the dance). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_dance http://www.contracorners.net/contra/links/dancemap.html

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