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Okay, problem solved. And now back to the originally scheduled video.

Ummm, disregard the previous post until I figure out how to make available for all. Sorry for the inconvenience.

It took me a while, but I finally got around to doing something with the video I shot at the 2008 running of the hill climb. Yeah, yeah, I know it doesn't match the the one in the original post for excitement. Whaddya want for nothing? Anyway, enjoy.

I haven't watched F1 for quite a few years now, but, I recently read of the KERS. Has more passing been the result, as intended?

Prof. Peter Schickele has a much simpler formulation: One millihelen: The amount of beauty required to launch one ship. And now, back to the regularly scheduled thread.

I haven't seen this program, but, I may have to force myself to sit through it. The programming on this channel is very left wing, and includes Al Jazeera. While I don't know the first thing about starting or running a business, I often imagine what I would do if I were the owner of a manufacturing concern. If I was slammed with outrageous taxes or the workers voted for union representation; I would render any proprietary machinery unusable, destroy every computer hard drive I could find and say: "You're on your own."

Have you ever observed the behavior of smoke from a fireplace when the flue is closed? It quickly fills up the room looking for a way to escape. When the flue is opened, voila! The smoke has somewhere to go. Now, imagine the ozone hole over the Antarctic as a giant flue. The warm air resulting from the thermal heating of the Earth's surface now has somewhere to go. Therefore lower temps at higher altitudes. But seriously, would the answer have something to do with gravity and the ideal gas law? When one moves farther away from the center of the Earth, the force due to gravity decreases. Now begins my wild guess: When we have P=F/A, where P is the pressure, F is the force exerted and A is the area upon which the force is acting, substitute w=mg for F, where w is weight, m is the mass of an object and g is acceleration due to gravity. We can see that as g decreases (all else held constant), P will likewise decrease. On to the ideal gas law. We have PV=nRT. For a given volume, V, as P decreases, T will follow proportionately (R is a constant and n, I think, can be held constant). Is that it? What did I win?

That was amply demonstrated by the breakdown of the two test vehicles. Anyway, I don't think a sports car would be any fun if it was supposed to be 'practical.' What seems to be getting lost in all the blather about electric vehicles is that the electricity, with which to charge the car's batteries, has to come from somewhere. I think that was the point Clarkson was trying to get across at that point in the video.

Well put. When one must eventually toe the orthodoxy line, there isn't much room to maneuver. In any case, this thread has set me to thinking about ways in which the right ideas can be communicated in an entertaining fashion.

Assuming this was not a rhetorical question, I would say wealth envy.

This show is the most entertaining TV program I've seen in quite a long time. Incredible photography and fabulous editing. The linked video in the original post is, indeed, sad. However, Clarkson does seem to 'get it.' The hypocrisy of the viros, while not explicitly named, is shown up in the following (the best bit starts at about 5:00): YouTube: Tesla vs. Lotus Elise I'm not so sure this show should be a "call to arms." The show would lose a lot of its appeal and entertainment value if it were to lapse into advocacy. I think it's more fun to mock one's enemies.

Hi there, You can find a quick and dirty guide to self-publishing at Diane Durante's Forgotten Delights website. She provides a link to her publisher which, in turn, has links to a number of self-publishing resources. Good Luck

Thanks for the kind wishes. As I recall, there were three Forum members who shared the same birthday. Since I seem to be the only one left, does that mean I win?

Today, 1 March, the US Navy's newest ship was christened at Avondale, Louisiana: There should be more recycling programs such as this.

Good luck with your new posting, Mr. Lockwood. About twenty years ago, I spent a month in Western Australia (Perth, Fremantle and Exmouth). I've visited a number of countries over the years and always thought that Australia would be the best place to live outside the USA, that is, if I decided to do so. If anyone down there can use an experienced photojournalist/videographer/camera guy. . .

Out here in Colorado, It seems that there are more SUVs than there are people. In my opinion, it would be suicidal to drive one of these dopey looking things. Actually the SmartCar people did a smart thing. They designed a roadster: This I wouldn't mind being seen in. Regrettably, it was discontinued in 2005.

I don't think it's impossible at all. If we strip the federal government down to the 'essentials,' which I define for this post as the Judicial branch (all federal courts at all levels) as well as the Departments of Defense and Justice, a modest national sales tax could easily pay for these functions. For example: From the Department of Commerce's Statistical Abstract of the United States we find, for FY 2004: Total federal outlays of $2292.2 bn. Outlays for my 'essential' functions: Defense: $455.9 bn Justice: $29.0 bn Judiciary: $3.9 bn Total outlays: $488.8 bn (21.3% of above total outlays!) Now, personal consumption expenditures (which I understand to mean spending on durable and non-durable goods as well as services) was $8229.9 bn. If I've worked my abacus correctly, it would take a sales tax rate of 6% on these expenditures to pay for the 'essentials' and then some. The sales tax rate, btw, for Colorado Springs is 7.4%. The above was just for illustrative purposes only and not intended to be proof of anything.

Where's Adam Quark when you need him?

No, I think it's the water. . . Anyway, thanks for the kind wishes. To make sure all my bases were covered, I bought a Lotto ticket. Cheers

ADS writes: "Also, I just realized: assuming I'm right that the answer is "a baseball player," shouldn't it be three left turns?" OOPS!! You're right. It should read THREE left turns. Sorry 'bout that.

I just found out that Dr. Peikoff will be interviewed live at KVRX, a station at the University of Texas. Starts about now and goes to 7:30 MDT.

Alas, I'm unable to open any of the options for listening. @#&^&*%^.

Not knowing the Speichers, I really don't know what else I can add to this topic other than my best wishes.

The light 'stream' from car headlights is a little less intense in the 'after' photo. That leads me to believe that the shutter was held open for a slightly shorter time than in the 'before' pic. Also, the 'after' shot appears to be cropped a little differently. I've never been to Sydney, but, the bright light referenced in Mr. Jenkinson's post might simply be a lighted sign on the building. Just a guess. Nevertheless, I don't think anything nefarious is happening. After all, not everyone works for Reuters.

Minor nitpick: It was a MiG-25.