Wednesday 12 January 2011

Nigel Mansell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Mansell

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Faster Forward - Google to eject H.264 video from Chrome browser

You know that this isn't the end to a long story...

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2011/01/google_to_eject_h264_video_for.html

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Life is about making mistakes

No one is perfect.  We all can make mistakes. But, what if the world conspires so that the mistake you make is really big.

If you have watched the TV series,'One thousand ways to die', you will be aware of the fact that mistakes can be fatal, such as walking out onto a street without looking, operating a mobile phone when you should be focusing on your driving.  

Mistakes will happen and we all wish to minimize them.  The real issue is whether what we regard as mistakes really are mistakes in the grand scheme of things.   Maybe mistakes have to happen?  

Error control science of cybernetics and quality control management is about minimizing errors. The problem is that doing the right thing from one perspective may be the wrong thing from another.  

In other words errors may be relative in some key way?

Here is a case study:

Searching for meaning in the mistake
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Time is, was and will be.  Without time we would not be.  What a load it has to carry!  Time seems eternal!  You might even ask whether cycles in time exist?  If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

RT 's Studio

I am starting a new image based on Picasso's brown period!

Energy Economics .... Chief Economist’s Diary

http://www.iea.org/weo/corner.asp

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

World Energy Outlook Homepage

http://www.iea.org/weo/index.asp

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Calpers's Mandate Drives Capital Dynamics $800 Million Green Fund Target - Bloomberg

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-16/capital-dynamics-aims-to-raise-800-million-for-two-renewable-energy-funds.html

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

David Woolford - Private Equity from Capital Dynamics - Zug - Switzerland

http://www.capdyn.com/our-people/default.cfm?pID=42203

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

American International Group - AIG

Story time!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIG

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

What is the Fund of Funds?

A hedge fund's hedge fund or more?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fund_of_funds

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

What happened to Wedgwood?

The company went under:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1105347/The-end-icon-After-250-years-Wedgwood-goes-administration-400million-debts.html

Salvation from revamped economics and relocation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedgwood

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

POPE'S UK VISIT: Benedict XVI likens rise of atheism to Nazis | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1312531/POPES-UK-VISIT-Benedict-XVI-likens-rise-atheism-Nazis.html

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

I'm selling the Wilberforce home to escape financial slavery: Descendant of the great reformer reveals he can no longer afford to keep family pile | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/property/article-1345732/Im-selling-Wilberforce-home-escape-financial-slavery-Descendant-great-reformer-reveals-longer-afford-family-pile.html

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Spatial Reasoning Test – Hard Difficulty

http://www.fibonicci.com/spatial-reasoning/test/hard/

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Spatial Reasoning Aptitude Tests – Practice for IQ Tests and Psychometric Assessments

http://www.fibonicci.com/spatial-reasoning/test/?utm_source=bc

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Homeowner, 65, and 'accomplice' arrested after mature oak tree is felled to enhance sea view | Mail Online

Cool arrest!

The solution to this issue is for the people to plant several oak trees nearby that would keep the view and help the environment. Problem solved. We can't punish people for cutting down trees, but we can ask them to help try to conserve the ecological and environmental balance. We can have it both ways as long as people notice, learn, carry out what is responsible action.

I miss that tree already!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1346454/Homeowner-65-accomplice-arrested-mature-oak-tree-felled-enhance-sea-view.html

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

New York's THIRD storm of winter and snow on ground in 49 of 50 states | Mail Online

Einstein's got it right. The weather and global warming is all relative. If the sun cools the earth cools and vici versa. That does not mean that we should lower our guard on green house gases because we feel colder?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1346399/New-Yorks-THIRD-storm-winter-snow-ground-49-50-states.html

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Apple iPad art: Artist uses gadget to create modern finger-paintings | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1291207/Apple-iPad-art-Artist-uses-gadget-create-modern-finger-paintings.html

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Gun crime statistics by US state: download the data. Visualised | World news | guardian.co.uk

We all know that America is a failure on this one, but is one safe outside America with this shootemfirst and answer questions later possibility? How destabilizing are the killings from the sky in Pakistan? Fear begets fear and many innocents deplore American ability to kill without warning or trial. They it's war and almost anything goes!

High statistics on gun ownership almost imply a built in instability within states or nations. How the fire arms got to be so numerous is historical, but the mathematics of future purbations are built in as a consequence of chaos in physical forces. Like butterflies causing hurricanes what do such shootings and gun laws pertend?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2011/jan/10/gun-crime-us-state?intcmp=239

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

Sarah Palin brands media's attacks over Arizona shooting as 'blood libel' | World news | guardian.co.uk

What do we really know about Palin?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/12/sarah-palin-response-arizona-shooting

Time is, was and will be. Without time we would not be. What a load it has to carry! Time seems eternal! You might even ask whether cycles in time exist? If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

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TEDJanuary 11, 2011

This week, explore your cyborg nature, hear a bracing non-Kumbaya vision for world peace, and explore the way music plays on the brain ....

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Technology is evolving us, says Amber Case: We rely on "external brains" (cell phones, computers) to communicate and remember. Will these machines connect or conquer us? Watch now >>
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Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams brings tough love to the dream of world peace, with her razor-sharp take on what "peace" really means. Watch now >>
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Neil Pasricha's blog 1000 Awesome Things savors life's simple pleasures, from free refills to clean sheets. He reveals the 3 secrets (all starting with A) to leading a life that's truly awesome. Watch now >>
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Deborah Rhodes and her team developed a screening that's 3 times as effective as mammograms at finding tumors in women with dense breast tissue. So why haven't we heard of it? Watch now >>
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Musician and researcher Charles Limbwondered how the brain works during musical improvisation -- so he put jazz musicians and rappers in an fMRI to find out. Watch now >>

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Peter HullPeter Hull on
Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now
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As far as I can see there is no reason to fear that children are losing their introspective capacity. I teach at a university which means I deal daily with the education of the first truly "internet raised" people, in the sense that they are the first generation in history to have grown up surrounded by mobile phones, Facebook, Twitter etc.

I see no discernable difference in terms of character expression or self awareness between them and my own fellow students from my days at university. If anything, they are more socially aware and atuned to their place in the world by their constant access to information about it and, importantly, feedback from it.

I think the development of things like blogs (50,000 per day) and individual webpages like Myspace show, if anything, that focus on our own interests and emotions is developing rather than receding.

Most students I ask think it's important to turn their phones/laptops off from time to time just as much as I do."
Michael GeretyMichael Gerety on
Jody Williams: A realistic vision for world peace
 
She has presented a "definition" of peace that is different than what we normally think of. Thinking of "peace" as the absence of war is one way to look at it. Thinking of peace as people having access to adequate food, water, medical care, education etc. gives the concept a different twist. Peace is the accumulation of individuals feeling secure in their physical being.

Yes, there was talk of "taking action" but I think this was to illustrate the point that it takes doing things to achieve peace, that cumulative inner peace whose sum total is a more practical and workable definition than "the absence of war" which, has not been a very useful definition. This is where I see the "importance" of this talk. It seemed like a pretty significant "conceptual shift" that TED is acclaimed for presenting in a variety of fields. Good talk!"



Time is, was and will be.  Without time we would not be.  What a load it has to carry!  Time seems eternal!  You might even ask whether cycles in time exist?  If so read Roger Penrose's book on new attitudes in physics towards possible "Cycles in Time".

YOU HAVE REACHED WOOH'S STREAM
The Internet User's Best Kept Secret

Sketches from scratches is a provocative blogspot that has grown out of the Wuh Lax experience. It is eclectic, which means that it might consider just about anything from the simple to the extremely difficult. A scratch can be something that is troubling me or a short line on paper. From a scratch comes a verbal sketch or image sketch of the issue or subject. Other sites have other stuff that should really be of interest to the broad reader. I try to develop themes, but variety often comes before depth. ... more!