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Monday, January 9, 2012
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
A Whale's Virtual Reality
Watching the initial lunge, then looping back through the (I assume) cloud of food reminds me of excessive hours playing Elite [wikipedia.org] in the 1980s (and Oolite [oolite.org] these days) : hit ^H^H^H come across the recently blown-apart carcass of a pirate victim and try to gather as many cargo canisters from the rapidly expanding and dispersing cloud BEFORE they disperse to the solar wind, while trying to play off acceleration time (your fuel scoops only operate at maximum speed) against distance and time used in decelerating an
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Friday, January 6, 2012
Georgia Bill to Allow Guns on College Campuses
Jan 4, 2012 GAPolitico
I think it is important to have reasonable gun regulation. That said, there has been an increase in violence on college campuses. In Georgia, there seems to be an increase in violence around Georgia Tech. So, I think this is a debate worth having.
I definitely feel that faculty and professional staff should be allowed to carry guns on campus, assuming they have a permit and some training. Faculty and Staff are responsible for the wellbeing and safety of students on campus and would likely be on the frontline of any sort of violence. Additionally, I feel people should be able to carry guns for their own safety.
The question to me comes down to allowing students to carry guns on campus. I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, students are adults and it being ?illegal? isn?t going to stop a criminal. On the other hand, college is a stressful time and putting guns into the hands of criminals and more on campus seems like a recipe for disaster. This needs some more thought?
?Remember, you read it here first.
Source: http://gapolitico.com/2012/01/04/georgia-bill-to-allow-guns-on-college-campuses/
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Thomas Louis Corogin, American Sailor, Rescued By Chile's Navy
SANTIAGO, Chile -- An 84-year-old American making his seventh attempt to sail alone around the tip of South America was found tired but alive by the Chilean Navy on Wednesday after his mast broke far from land in the South Pacific.
The Chilean Navy located Thomas Louis Corogin on his 32-foot sailboat more than 520 miles (850 kilometers) south of Easter Island, stranded but in relatively stable weather, with ocean swells of about 15 feet (5 meters).
Corogin activated his emergency beacon on Tuesday morning, prompting the Navy to send out an Orion search and rescue plane, which searched a vast expanse of ocean. The plane had to return to Easter Island and refuel before going out again and spotting the tiny boat, Captain Jorge Bastias, the Navy's top spokesman, told The Associated Press.
The Navy then arranged for a Japanese merchant ship, the "White Kingdom," to pluck Corogin off the vessel and its captain reported that he was in good health. The Navy said the "White Kingdom" with the U.S. sailor on board is en route to Chile and probably will arrive at Valparaiso on Saturday.
Corogin, a lawyer who runs a small marina in Port Clinton, Ohio, set sail from Easter Island on Dec. 27. The broken mast wasn't his only mishap during this adventure ? he had sent an email saying he was briefly hospitalized in Ecuador with a cut to his leg, said a friend and fellow sailor, Jack Majszak.
"Tom is the most unique person I've ever met," said Majszak, who invited Corogin to lecture to his Modern Sailing School and Club in Sausalito, California, last year after meeting with him in the Panama Canal.
Majszak described Corogin as an experienced sailor and storyteller ? he even wrote a spy novel, "Agape" ? who felt comfortable on his Westsail32, a boat known for its stability more than its speed.
"He should be fine, it's a very stable boat," Majszak said. "The 15-foot swells shouldn't be too bad as long as they don't come too quickly. If he battens up the hatches and goes down below the boat will bob like a cork and he should be fine. As long as he's not seriously hurt, that's the key."
Rex Damschroder, a sailor and state lawmaker from Ohio considers Corogin a sailing mentor as well as a friend, said it had always been Corogin's dream to sail around Cape Horn.
He never gave up on the idea despite past failed attempts, Damschroder said.
"Each time he's had different issues, whether mechanical or physical," Damschroder said. "He might be 84, but he's got the body and stamina of someone much younger."
Damschroder, who's from Fremont, Ohio, said he and his friend sailed across the Atlantic Ocean together in 2005, making their way to Ireland.
"I've sailed and spent a lot of time with Tom, he knows what he's doing," said Damschroder, who added that some of his equipment is on Corogin's boat, including an anchor and life raft. "It's risky for anyone of any age. I'd take him over any 20-year-old sailing."
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Best interactive iPad books of 2011 for adults (Appolicious)
Interactive books for kids hit the App Store every week, but mature readers have fewer options as most turn to iBooks and eBooks. But, that doesn?t mean a few gems that use digitization well without compromising content emerge every year. This sector is grossly under-reviewed and the offerings can be very pricey making it hard for readers to decide which book-apps are right for them. These are the best of the lot from 2011, which, if you read them all, should keep you busy well into the New Year.
Al Gore?s digital adaptation of his book on climate change, Our Choice, is rendered wonderfully for iPad. The former Vice President greets readers of this book-app with a video explaining the importance of the subject matter, and then you can swipe through the visual table of contents and pop open a page with a tap. While this is an abridged text it is loaded with special features and videos. The unfolding photos and photo commentary are particularly compelling. If you care about the subject matter or want to see how nonfiction can exploit digital publishing Push Pop Press? book-app is well worth checking out.
A hybrid history and art history interactive book and futuristic tourist guide, the second of three book-apps in Italian publishing giant?s Mondadori?s Virtual History series, Ultima Cena ? or in the U.S. App Store, The Last Supper ? blends features and text to create a fully immersive experience. The prose is a lucid translation from the Italian, and the app looks not only at the masterwork itself, but also at Da Vinci. The stand-out feature is a proprietary technology called a ?bubble viewer? that allows readers to hold the iPad and rotate it 360 degrees in any direction, so they can experience everything from the Santa Maria Delle Grazie to 15th century Milan almost as though they were there in person.
Touch Press and Eliot?s own publishing house Faber & Faber bring T.S. Elliot?s epic poem "The Waste Land" to life in a groundbreaking way. Together they turn an oblique, but tremendously important modernist poem into a fascinating foray into the mind of the author and make plain why the work retains relevance today. Even the typography is kept intact, along with extras like notes by Elliot, explanations of obscure references and other conventional literary aids. This digital book has two features that set it apart from any academic book I have encountered. The first is a 'specially-filmed performance' of the poem by Fiona Shaw, which syncs to the text, and a real treat, an audio recording featuring T.S. Elliot himself.
On the Way to Woodstock, is another ?interactive timeline? book, by the same publisher as History of Jazz, but this time 955 Dreams takes on an iconic American era and focuses at least as much on history as music. The app uses the same basic GUI as Jazz, but turns it attention instead to the American experience in the 1950s and 1960s. Videos and text take readers from the idealized 1950s through the social, cultural and political upheaval of the 1960s and only then delves into the Woodstock music festival, which in many ways was both the apex and the death knell of the ?Age of Aquarius.?
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Chile navy locates solo US sailor in South Pacific
SANTIAGO, Chile?? An 84-year American making his seventh attempt to sail alone around the tip of South America was found tired but alive by the Chilean Navy on Wednesday after his mast broke far from land in the South Pacific.
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The Chilean Navy located Thomas Louis Corogin on his 32-foot sailboat more than 520 miles (850 kilometers) south of Easter Island, stranded but in relatively stable weather, with ocean swells of about 15 feet (5 meters).
Corogin activated his emergency beacon on Tuesday morning, prompting the Navy to send out an Orion search and rescue plane, which searched a vast expanse of ocean. The plane had to return to Easter Island and refuel before going out again and spotting the tiny boat, Captain Jorge Bastias, the Navy's top spokesman, told The Associated Press.
The Navy then arranged for a Japanese merchant ship, the "White Kingdom," to rescue the sailor. The ship was about 250 nautical miles away when it joined the search and was expected to reach him Wednesday night, local time, Bastias said.
Corogin, a lawyer who runs a small marina in Port Clinton, Ohio, set sail from Easter Island on Dec. 27. The broken mast wasn't his only mishap during this adventure ? he had sent an email saying he was briefly hospitalized in Ecuador with a cut to his leg, said a friend and fellow sailor, Jack Majszak.
"Tom is the most unique person I've ever met," said Majszak, who invited Corogin to lecture to his Modern Sailing School and Club in Sausalito, California, last year after meeting with him in the Panama Canal.
Majszak described Corogin as an experienced sailor and storyteller ? he even wrote a spy novel, "Agape" ? who felt comfortable on his Westsail32, a boat known for its stability more than its speed.
"He should be fine, it's a very stable boat," Majsak said. "The 15-foot swells shouldn't be too bad as long as they don't come too quickly. If he battens up the hatches and goes down below the boat will bob like a cork and he should be fine. As long as he's not seriously hurt, that's the key."
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45874409/ns/world_news-americas/
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