Irish firm issues free energy challenge to scientists

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Friday, August 18, 2006

Irish firm Steorn has placed an advertisement in The Economist magazine asking for 12 scientists to test their “free energy” invention.

The Dublin based firm, founded in 2000, says it has developed technology that takes a small amount of mechanical energy and returns a bigger amount, using magnetic fields. The company’s Chief Executive, Sean McCarthy, said that they discovered the technology whilst working on generators for wind turbines used to power CCTV cameras.

The company has asked for 12 physicists to help them rigorously test their invention to prove, one way or the other, whether it works as they say it does. McCarthy claims that the vast majority of the scientists they’ve directly invited to test their device have refused, which is why they’ve resorted to the advertisement.

“Free energy” is a perennial claim of con artists and inventors, one that science has constantly battled with. The idea that a small amount of energy can return a bigger amount without drawing it from somewhere breaks the basic laws of physics, specifically the laws of thermodynamics. One common claim of the free energy ‘inventor’ is that the scientific community, the government, etc. needs to publicly verify the machine works before the inventor will sell it. The logic of this is flawed, as the device would be an instant cash cow. The inventor would be able to power his home, car, and be able to sell the energy produced to others at the market price. Devices that are claimed to exhibit this behaviour are known as perpetual motion machines. The average person’s knowledge of science (or lack thereof) is a popular weak point to exploit for con men.

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Business Cards Management To Get Real Business Results

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Do you realize that your business cards tell customers and clients much more than just your name, your business and contact information? Your business cards are actually similar to your sales representatives. They tell about your business, your expertise and if they are good enough, they will be able tobring businessfor you.

Just like a real sales person, if they are not equipped with a good sales ability and good product knowledge they will not perform well. That is why you need to equip them with those tools.

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The challenge is how to get those things into a physical card? Maybe this would help.

First, I insist you to use good quality stock to print your business cards. If you use cheap-low quality stock, they will give bad impressions for you and your business, so I recommend and insist you to use good quality ones.You can addyour company logo and you can tellabout your business and your expertise but do not make it too much. Keep it simple and clear, and make sure it is written in readable fonts and colors.

Then you should state your differentiation. Tell your difference from the other competitors. Maybe you can offer the cheapest price, or maybe you offer the widest product varieties, or maybe it is your discounts, whatever your offers in your business that make you stand out from the crowd. You can add that difference with the shape or size of the card.You can use smaller size card or rounded shape card than squared one.You do not have to be the best. You only need to be different.

The last tip is to always bring your business card wherever you go. You will never know where you can meet a prospect or a client. If someone asks for your phone or mobile phone number, give your business card instead.

KKE: Interview with the Greek Communist Party

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Wikinews reporter Iain Macdonald has performed an interview with Dr Isabella Margara, a London-based member of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). In the interview Margara sets out the communist response to current events in Greece as well as discussing the viability of a communist economy for the nation. She also hit back at Petros Tzomakas, a member of another Greek far-left party which criticised KKE in a previous interview.

The interview comes amid tensions in cash-strapped Greece, where the government is introducing controversial austerity measures to try to ease the nation’s debt-problem. An international rescue package has been prepared by European Union member states and the International Monetary Fund – should Greece require a bailout; protests have been held against government attempts to manage the economic situation.

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Forex Software Tools To Manage Your Investments

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Forex Software Tools to Manage Your Investments

by

Alex Stephen

If you interested in making some money by investing in forex then forex trading software can help you in your plans. This tool operates automatically and carries out the transactions on its own. If you are user of a forex robot, you don t need to sit at your computer all the day. Robots are built to perform sale purchase in forex market automatically. It performs these transactions by getting information from forex market and making decision whether the deal is profitable or not. You don t need to interfere in all that, it is a complete automatic system. Robots are very effective and most of the time they earn profit. Success rate of robot is 97%, which shows that they mostly make money rather than losing it.so it is important to have a forex robot if you want forex business. Following are the advantages of forex trading robot

1.It is important to know the way in which robot works. Logarithms are built in the program which analyze all the gathered information and decide about the fate of the deal. This information is always taken in the real time. You can configure your robot during installation accordingly. You can configure it so that it will give you a signal before a deal. You can take your decisions at your own and can also adjust the tool to take the decision by itself. If you let the robot to take decisions, you can use your time in other activities while robot will be earning for you.

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2.Forex trading is a business without a pause. If you are a manual trader or you have configured your robot such that it always needs permission to finalize deal, there are chances of losing opportunity. You can’t sit at your PC 24 hours a day. So auto mode of this robot is the best solution. In this way you will never lose a chance or opportunity.

3.Before buying a forex robot, make sure that it has a trail version with all the features. This will make you familiar with the tool and you can access whether it is useful for you or not. Also make sure it will be supported by your brokerage company.

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How the Army Corps of Engineers closed one New Orleans breach

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Friday, September 9, 2005

New Orleans, Louisiana —After Category 4 storm Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, on the night before August 29, 2005, several flood control constructions failed. Much of the city flooded through the openings. One of these was the flood wall forming one side of the 17th Street Canal, near Lake Pontchartrain. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the primary agency for engineering support during such emergencies. A USACE team was assessing the situation in New Orleans on the 29th, water flow was stopped September 2nd, and the breach was closed on September 5th.

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General Tips For The New Dog Owner

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Submitted by: Kelly Marshall

The first tip is that if you have a family with kids, it is important that you sit down with them and talk about bringing in a new dog. You need to remind them that your new pet is going to be a little skittish the first few days, especially if you adopt and shelter dog, and that they are going to have to be slow moving to pet them and get their attentions until the get used to being in their new environment. You also need to let them know that a dog is a living animal, and if your kids can’t treat it like a toy. Not pulling the ears and tail, and that the dog will bite if provoked.

You should also establish a veterinarian to take your new dog in on a regular basis. You can find many local vets online or in the phone book, or if you have a friend or family member who has a dog, you can ask them. While older dogs are less susceptible, young dogs are puppies are vulnerable to common diseases like Parvo and distemper. You dog needs to be vaccinated against these, and if your pet is going to spend time outdoors, they need a rabies shot as well. Rabies is common in outdoor vermin such as squirrels, raccoons and skunks.

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Puppies and young dogs need to be house trained. Many say this is hard to do, but if you know the signs, it can make it easier. First you need to take you young pet outside often. That way it gets the idea that it is supposed to go outside when it needs to relieve themselves. You can tell when a dog needs to go to the bathroom, it starts sniffing around for a spot to pee or defecate. If you see them snooping around, it is time to take them out. As your pet gets older, it will stand by the door, or come up to you to let you know its time.

It is also a good idea to get your dog into some basic pet training classes. This will teach them in a kind and gentle way that you are their master, and not the other way around. It will teach them when to sit, and stay, as well as other things that can prevent accidents from happening, such as running out into the road and getting hit by a car. It can also teach you how to get your pet to obey you, through voice commands and hand gestures. If your dog is going to be a guard dog, more extensive classes may be needed.

Owning a dog can be a great experience, and one that you and your family will enjoy for many years. A dog is just another member of the family, and requires a lifetime commitment. You should plan to have the dog, and not be something you do on a whim. You need to be able to care for it for more the ten years, because many dogs live long past that. You have to be responsible for taking care of it, cleaning up after it when you are taking it for a walk, and keep it on a leash. There are also pet identification, and you have to get the dog licensed.

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Open source game developer Perttu Ahola talks about Minetest with Wikinews

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Recently, Finnish open-source video game developer Perttu Ahola discussed Minetest, his “longest ever project”, with Wikinews.

Started in October 2010, Minetest was an attempt by Ahola to create a sandbox game similar to Minecraft. Minecraft is a multi-platform commercial game, which was in alpha version when Ahola challenged himself to create something similar to it from scratch, he told Wikinews.

Minetest is an open-source game, which is free for anyone to download and play. It is written in the C++ programming language, and the source code is available on code-hosting site GitHub. According to Ahola, Minetest attempts to run on older hardware, with limited graphics, but to be accessible to more people: those who have outdated technology, and making it available for no cost. Minecraft, on the other hand, is a paid game, currently costing USD 26.95 for its computer version. Minecraft is currently owned by Microsoft, and performs poorly on older hardware.

A correspondent from French Wikinews contacted Perttu Ahola via Internet Relay Chat a few weeks ago, discussing Minecraft. This interview is built on top of the previous interview, as we take a deeper dive into knowing more about this free game which is about to turn ten years old in a few months.

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The Healing Effects Of Life At Sorensons Ranch School

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Some of the animals have many purposes in our program. Some are used for our 4-H program. They can also be individually assigned to students to care for, groom, and show at the local county fairs. Horses, sheep, pigs, and cattle are the main stock that our youth learn to care for and show. The 4-H program nationally has been a proven vehicle in helping youth build self-esteem, knowledge, and individual responsibility. This individual responsibility can help teens overcome problems associated with ADD, ADHD, Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD), anger, depression, lack of discipline, and many other common issues with troubled teens. Sorensons Ranch focuses on helping troubled youth return to a time of tending to their chores and taking care of the work that is involved in running a ranch. Another element that animals provide is unconditional love to their caregivers, and they present non-judgmental companionship, which is especially valuable with troubled youth with reactive attachment issues. Shoveling horse manure, feeding horses, herding cattle, assisting in the birthing process of the animals, fixing fences, watering, grooming, breaking horses, growing crops, hauling hay all these activities prepare the youth at Sorensons Ranch School to learn responsibility and respect. There is never a dull moment and the youth have plenty of things to do! It could be argued that life in a simpler form (ranch life) has a way of soothing the soul. The high mountain valley that provides the backdrop for helping children here at Sorensons Ranch School is a beautiful region with high elevation peaks on each side of the valley. Water arrives by canal down to our farm, which then goes into our sprinkling system. The students help in the preparation of the fields for planting by scouring the freshly tilled portions for rocks, which show up with each new plowing of the fields. The youth remove the rocks by hand or in a wheelbarrow and deposit them in the lower fields. Once the fields are planted the sprinklers are the way our crops are irrigated. The youth then must move the sprinklers on average every twelve hours for crops of oat hay or barley. With alfalfa or alfalfa-grass mixes for horses the sprinklers are moved once daily. Endorphins are produced in the human body by the pituitary gland during strenuous activity. Endorphins give us all a sense of wellbeing. Some have likened endorphins to the bodys natural pain relievers. With this knowledge, we capitalize on the healing/soothing effects in our youths lives by keeping our youth busy in the many activities. There is a simple pleasure to riding a horse through one of our mountain valleys or hauling hay. Often when troubled teens arrive they are reluctant or outright against participating in many of the activities we offer. Some of this stems from basic rebelliousness while often times we find fear to be a factor. Standing by a horse, ready to throw a saddle on it is an intimidating feat for most people. Often as students watch their peers performing these kinds of tasks, it helps them realize that there are many things they can accomplish that were previously considered foolish or impossible. Sorensons Ranch School is an excellent program that helps struggling teens find the answers to the problems that they are facing and helps them learn to find solutions on their own. For more information contact the admissions office at 1-888-830-4802 or visit the Sorensons Ranch website at www.eprogramsearch.com/sorensons-ranch-school.php

Efforts to cap Deepwater Horizon oil spill delayed again

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 Correction — May 11, 2011 This article incorrectly describes BP as ‘British Petroleum’. In fact, such a company has not existed for many years as BP dropped this name when becoming a multinational company. The initials no longer stand for anything. 

Sunday, May 16, 2010

An attempt to cap the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has hit yet another obstacle, reported officials from British Petroleum (BP).

Friday night’s attempt to install a 6-inch (15.2cm) tube into the leaking drill pipe was only the latest in a series of efforts by BP to stop or slow down the spill. Previously, the oil company had tried to enclose the pipe with a large container dome, and then lowered a smaller “top hat” container dome. The siphon tube method is designed to reduce the amount of oil flowing into the ocean, but is not a permanent solution to stopping the leak altogether. It will draw the oil from the broken pipe to a tanker at the surface, said BP.

The tube was to be inserted into the broken pipe by robotic submarines, but the attempt on Friday to do so was unsuccessful, causing it to be taken back up for changes. The problem was a metal frame on the tube, which had changed position and this prevented the tube sent down from the drill ship Discover Enterprise from connecting. The tube had not been inserted into the leaking drill pipe before it was brought back up.

BP said that it would try again Saturday night (local time) to slow the leak using a reconfigured tube. If this attempt is unsuccessful, they will use the smaller dome to cap the leak, and may also try to plug the leak by covering it with trash, mud, or concrete. The company is already in the process of drilling relief wells to completely stop the leak, but this is expected to take several more months. The amount of oil currently leaking from the pipe is disputed, and BP said it has spent several hundred million US dollars in response to the oil spill.

BP was also given permission yesterday by the US Coast Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency to use chemical oil dispersants to combat the spill.

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How To Identify Fault With Your New Jersey Construction Accident Lawyer?

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Construction sites are dangerous and prone to risk and uncertainties, even if you try to maintain safety at the workplace, you never know what can go wrong. But there is also a chance where the inspection responsibility given to the employer was not fulfilled which led to a serious accident that resulted in injuries, then this could be a case and has to be compensated by the employer to the victim. Negligence shown has to be compensated if you or someone you know is recently involved in a serious accident that is resulted at construction place and you have a belief that the accident occurred is resulted out of some other person’s carelessness or negligence maybe because they failed to give importance to the safety at workplace, didn’t provide adequate training, not focused on providing safety equipments or so on.

So in situations like this you cannot just feel pity for yourself and do nothing, there are legal rights that you hold, you have to ensure that the rights of the employer are considered well, you have the right by the law to file a lawsuit or seek compensation that you deserve, apart from the worker’s compensation, you also deserve addition compensation only if you feel that the injuries incurred to you are more than the provided amount, so for this you can file a lawsuit in the court with the help of a New Jersey construction accident lawyer.

What Type Of Accident Actually Occurs At Construction Site?

There is a number of an accident that occurs here, basically few accidents are normal ones that don’t hurt anyone but just some scars, also there are possibilities of injuries incurring to not one but many employees and there are few of the cases:

  • Slip and fall due to do the watery floor, not maintained heights
  • Electrical accidents that are resulted due to not checking the technical electrical condition of the work spot
  • Stuck under or by a large object due to failure in the equipment testing or defective equipment

These are the top 3 reasons for an accident occurring to the employees and most of the time it is found that the negligence is the main reason behind this injuries.

How to Know If the Accident Is Caused By Negligence?

  • The exact place where the accident occurred (the location of the accident spot)
  • What was the condition of the accident spot (messy, clean, safe, and risky?)
  • What different types of equipment were used in the site at the time of the accident (types of equipment used)
  • How the equipment was used (what was the exact work done on the equipment at the accident spot)
  • Was there anyone in charge of monitoring the equipment before the workers would use it, but failed to do so?
  • Was there anyone in charge of monitoring the location of the work but they didn’t focus on checking it up.

Is Filing A Lawsuit For This Incident Possible?

  • There are chances where you may incur really bad injuries, these injuries will stick with you for a very long time and for this reason you probably have to understand that the expenses incurred to you will also be long-lasting. All of these could be termed as out of pocket expenses and you are in no way responsible to pay for expenses that are coming out due to other person’s negligence. For this reason, the law allows every victim to fight their battle by filing a lawsuit.
  • You are definitely allowed to seek help from a professional New Jersey construction accident lawyer because these professionals will be the one to help you in every possible way, they will give you information about the documents required for filing lawsuit, they will give you an overall estimate of the compensation too after thorough research and they will give you tips about what must and must not be done during the case process.

What’s A Worker’s Compensation Claim?

  • Before you plan to sue your employer for a reason you assume could be the root cause of the accident, it is important for you to understand that every worker has a worker’s compensation claim that they can use whenever incident like this occurs. The benefits of this are worker’s compensation can cover almost majority of the expenses like your medical expense, wages you have lost due to not attending the construction site work, and so on.
  • If you still believe that the amount you have received from the worker’s benefit is not fulfilling the actual expenses incurred to you, as there can be long-term injuries, disability, or any other expenses then you can think of filing a lawsuit against your employer.
  • It is very important to know what benefits you get from the workers compensation as some area does not provide compensation for pain and suffering, emotional distress and so on, so to get the amount for the thing mentioned here that is non economic damages you can seek help fromNew Jersey construction accident lawyer as they will make sure you are doing it right.

Do I Need A Lawyer?

  • Of course, if you are planning to get compensation for the damages to incur to you, there can be possibilities where your employer may pay you less workers compensation, for this reason, or for any other reason you can seek help from an expert because they are meant to do so.
  • They will definitely make the right claim for you, collect the right documents, sometimes it is seen that the victim focus more on healing themselves which is definitely necessary but they forget to focus on giving importance to compensation.
  • Thus there will be a balance between the 2 if you plan to hire these professionals for your case.