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CT where are you?

Hey ES,
How about “Once”?

Hey hey Eureka, hey everyone.

OK, so Digg it right now!

I don’t want to see any double Diggs, nahant…

Hey!

Once?

EPuEd from Downstairs:
In response to eCAHNomics @ 52 (show text)

I don’t know! But I had an interesting conversation with the lead on the crew who installed my solar panels. He was in the 82nd Airborne in Afghanistan in 2001/2002 and he recounted speaking to the Special ops guys who said the Us let Bin Laden get away on purpose! They said the Afghans were told to go after Bin Laden but they weren’t given any support from the Us. He also stated we had plenty of boots on the ground to get him ourselves but were told to stand down… After that he clammed up and wouldn’t say any more! He was glad he got out before the reverse draft kicked in!

Oh and Digg is now open Pups!

Oops You were too late!!

The song from the Irish movie. Glen Hansard (?)

Here’s mine in response:

It was clear we let him get away at Tora Bora. But my leading hypothesis for that one is that Rummy was pissed because the CIA won the Afghan was without the DOD, and Rummy was damned if he was gonna let the military help them out at Tora Bora. Can’t wait for Rummy’s memoir to see what his version is.

But the French incident is a whole other episode.

Google, back soon –Hansard.

The Frames.

hey nahant, you stepped on my Digg!

Hey you :-)

Well I guess I got you by the!

Hey, what a trip we’ve been on. Election, children, Firedoglake, Mr. CE. How are you, friend?

Haven’t seen the movie… is it good?

Nice tunes tonight, ES — fine and mellow :-)

So, where is that quote from?

Tissues, hankies, and more. I LOVE this film.

CE, doing fine here, thanks. Glad that the election is over; now the work begins. Nice to see you!

The young lady in Little Joy reminds me a little of Nico.. One of the members is a former member of the Strokes.

And the Berkeley kids are alright.

Nahant posted this

Here now!!
Here is somethingt to chew on:
From DemocraticUnderground

Afghan article says US Bin-Ladin hunt phoney
Hasht-e-Sobh
Friday, October 3, 2008
Document Type: OSC Translated Text

Afghan article says US Bin-Ladin hunt phoney

Text of article, “Bin-Ladin on the run? The rumour which was fact”, by Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 29 September

So, the rumour was right: French soldiers trapped Usamah Bin-Ladin, but were not allowed by the Americans to arrest the apparent fugitive leader of Al-Qa`idah. A Bin-Ladin documentary just released by French documentary cinema examines this issue, an issue which has led to heated debate in the French media.

… Watching this revealing French documentary changes the rumours into disturbing facts.”Bin Laden, the failings of a manhunt”, produced by Emmanuel Razavi and Eric de Lavarene, two French filmmakers and reporters, assesses and confirms the claims of French soldiers that they could have killed Usamah within two operations, but the American forces prevented them. This film has not been broadcast publicly yet and is to be broadcast by Planet, a French network. …

Facing the facts in this Usamah film is a bitter and disturbing experience and will make you nervous and wish that what it is that you are watching is just a baseless rumour, or a figment of Hollywood’s imagination. But it is not. The pictures are real and you are facing a debate in documentary form. The only justification for the bloody presence of America in Afghanistan is the ambiguous existence of Usamah Bin-Ladin and the Al-Qa’idah terrorist network. …

And then his 8 and my 11 were our discussions of it.

OK, I just searched for it on netflix.. The Frames? Is it a music/concert DVD?

these kids?

Loving Little Joy.

On the second listening I do hear a little of Nico there. Nice :-)

I will search and find for you. Back later…

Hi ES Hi progressive pot stirrers. Obama is dazzling me with his OJ like hip moves. I am all faked out back on the 20 yard line. Was it the head fake or the hip fake. This guy is so slick…just when you get hopeful for change he gives you more of the same, Torture…no prosecution… money for the rich.
Some one wake me from this nightmare I am having. A bumper sticker.. we are not a democracy we are an auction.

*waving to Jane*

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/once/

Heh. No.

OK?

hi Jane

In “Jaw Breaker” they said it was a Ranger battalion that was available to encircle Osama, and, Rummy did refuse to send them in…

Thanks. I was searching the wrong name. In my queue now.

Did you catch the FDL movie salon this evening?

Pray the Devil Back to Hell is an amazing story. I am going to have to watch it a couple of times.

little joy sounds a bit like faust but i liked both songs, eureka. thanks and do tell how you happen upon this new music?

crepuscular outdoor performance: Radiohead – Faust Arp

Apropos of nothing, here’s some Woody Guthrie

Constant digging, my friend, constant digging…)

Just telling ya what I was told by him. He seems to be an upstanding guy with nothing to gain by telling me what he had heard while he was there.
Actually with a little Gumbo he made sure I had a package of sealant they use on foam roofs.

I enjoyed your bit on Ian Masters program on Sunday. Normally all he has are professors, politicians, and award-winning journalists. I’d like to see more bloggers, and you seem to have caught his attention.

on the short list for an oscar – and them finding out during the thread

way forking kewl

Hey punaise, Every time I watch The Morning Benders i mutter to myself.. they are in punaise back yard.

msnbc just reported that shrub is busy converting political appointees at DOJ and other agencies into senior civil servants to prevent an Obama housecleaning

well good digging then!

Oh, I didn’t realize they found out during the thread. That IS cool!

i do not think i have ever seen thom yorke look directly into the camera while singing as much as i just did right there. (and that is actually saying something.)

My hypothesis is at 11.

Thank you kindly.. just the motivation I need.

I wasn’t saying he was wrong, Rangers are part of the SOF cell, but, an 82nd man not specifying a Ranger vs. a Green Beret is interesting… Having been in the Airborne ranks myself, I’d have been more specific…! ;-)

comment #58:

Eureka
We are working to get the film to women in conflict zones around the world.
As we have been in this on-line session, I just received word that Pray the Devil Back to Hell has been short-listed for an Academy Award. Very exciting news!

An excellent hypothesis at that! ;-)

Cool

He didn’t elaborate and I didn’t push. I don’t feel I have the right to push for answers of a combat soldier! He did say his unit mainly just did the clean up, but that his unit did have some kind of a relationship with the special ops guys. Beyond that I don’t know.

true, he’s a bit of an iconoclast. check out “Scotch Mist” the entire “In Rainbows” studio session.

Just noodling around on the YouTubes tonight…a troubled cure for a troubled mind: Nick Drake – Time Has Told Me

Seems just petty enough for Rummy, n’est pas?

I’ll see your Cross-eyed and raise a Painless.

I so want to see Rummy and his ilk not only out of power but behind bars.

In America the only person that can now stand in the way of justice is the president elect. And, he sure talked a good line during the primaries.

They always tap the 82nd for mop up activities for the CIA/Delta/SOF cell actions, and, they’re often called the 911 division because they’re always ready to deploy a brigade at a moments notice anywhere in the world…

Good night all. Thanks ES.

I take some solace in the fact that presidential pardons bear no weight at The Hague… I’m sure he won’t visit gay Paree again anytime soon! ;-)

Nite LL

Aloha, LL! It was nice to ’see’ ya again!

Hiya, pups!

Just home from a board meeting. Then I posted a quick Kos diary – What Can We Title Sarah Palin’s Book?

nite LL

I so want to see Rummy and his ilk not only out of power but behind bars.

fair trial first though. *g*

OK. It’s gnite for me.

seen it-loved it. i just got a live at astoria thing i have yet to view.

“…never seen an outlaw drive a family from their home”…and the times they are a changing.
Seein speculators take homes from people is pissing me off. The auction of America is on.

Aloha, eCAHN!

You going to write a book, ET?

Rest well, eCAHN.

all this fiddling aroundon the youtubes thing makes me want to share a little leonard cohen. if suzanna is still here she may especially enjoy this.

whoops. i meant suzanne.

nice.

Some interesting thoughts from Scott Horton

No Comment
By Scott Horton
November 17, 7:18 PM
Justice ♡ Orwell

Why does Michael B. Mukasey have a portrait of George Orwell hanging in his office? Today I read a document that suggests that the spirit of Orwell–or more precisely Orwell’s nightmare–is indeed alive at the Department of Justice. Last week a whistleblower leaked a series of highly incriminating documents about the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don E. Siegelman. The documents showed that aggressive claims made by the U.S. Attorney who brought the case–and who is close to Karl Rove–were “less than candid.” Indeed, the documents may be more damaging than that.

i am and i do – thank you

good call. hearing tomorrow at 9:30am deecee time.

night pups.

Part of the reason I started my blog was to find that out, ES. So far, I’ve learned a lot, but I’m no nearer to starting it than I was. But I believe I could do it, though. I didn’t before I started PA 378 days ago.

Aloha, selise!

Hey didn’t they say terrerist don’t git a fari trial…enemy combatants.

nite selise sweet dreams

You Betcha (Also)

Publish it in scroll form. /s

Me and Johnnie McC: Busted Flat in Wasilla, Waitin’ for 2012

You’re evil, ES! ;-)

What’s on my mind tonight?

Who are the people that are going to be Obama’s national security team?
Is Obama’s foreign policy going to entail carrying on the so called “war on terror”?
When he says “America doesn’t torture” does he mean the same thing W meant when he said this?
What about all those black sites? Is he going to shut those down?

Fluff stuff

Obama…”We have met the enemy and we are theirs”. Whoa back staedy Nellie. Your not even in office and your giving it away…FISA push…Homeland Security Committee push for Hojo. Anyone else getting the feeling that you have had the wool pulled over your eyes? Damn…$5 Trillion to the Oligarchy…jack shit for us.

Where is jayt?

I have Bonnie Raitt right here:

Administration Moves to Protect Key Appointees

Political Positions Shifted To Career Civil Service Jobs
Just weeks before leaving office, the Interior Department’s top lawyer has shifted half a dozen key deputies — including two former political appointees who have been involved in controversial environmental decisions — into senior civil service posts.

The transfer of political appointees into permanent federal positions, called “burrowing” by career officials, creates security for those employees, and at least initially will deprive the incoming Obama administration of the chance to install its preferred appointees in some key jobs.

Bush still doing his best to fuck up our government!!

oooo, love me some bonnie – can i say thanks in jayt’s absence?

LOL!

Rat Bastard! But I must say he does look like shit, eight years destroying our Democracy does take its toll on a guy.

You sure can!

I told you guys a year ago as did Dennis Kuccinich in you don’t impeach these traitors they won’t stop taking the treasury and the power.
Obama will be a republican puppet president. 1984 on steroids.

One answer

Ex-CIA Officials Tied to Rendition Program and Faulty Iraq Intel Tapped to Head Obama’s Intelligence Transition Team

Hey BB I have been on the Impeachment trail since Nancy said it was off the table(Bit*e)! I sure wish the off the table crew got rejected at the polls this year(:>(( I still hope the whole BushCo crew gets it just due either here in the Us or by the Courts at the Hague!

Are you asking for odds or setting up the “I told you so’s?”

We knew this would be the deal. Let no one be fooled, we discussed this until we were blue in the face. Obama is no Liberal. Our job is to drive him now, and we all knew exactly what that meant. Well before the general. All of us.

ES is, but still I laughed.

This is very depressing news. I so wanted to believe in hope and change. I just may have to leave the country. Seriously. But where would a person go?

1,830 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND…

Citizen Eureka Springs and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

Got the duty again tanight so stoke up the fire and keep the tunes comin’…as far as what’s on my mind, I gotta tell ya, I think that the Senate Democratic caucus is gunna be more trouble for Obama than the loomin’ depression and two wars in the Middle East. What the fuck is goin’ on with keepin’ Joe Likuderman in the caucus…go God, with friends like that who needs cancer.

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNITION, THIS GUY IS GUNNA NEED US AT HIS BACK!!

The bay was a still warm water body with a red sunset perfect rowing conditions. Newbies here don’t undestand we should be having fog with afternoon burnoff…need rain to dampen the brush around here. Fire hazard Two dead seals in the bay tonight people asking why. No jobs, high housing and health care cost. Repuke stripping Treasury and safety net money..it’s the Grant march through Georgia strategy leave nothing for the enemy…fuckwads

Thanks, ES. Not looking good.

Stay and fight back with us.

It’s just about to get exciting again.

Just asking, what does “pass the ammunition” mean?

tossing another log in the fire

How do we fight “Brave New World”?

And put this movie on your must see when you want to be inspired list.

I will definitely see it, but we are dealing with manipulation on a sophisticated, technologically, and pyschologically advanced level.

Heh, civilian! Make sure you and your buddies have bullets for the firefight, distribute ‘em around so everyone has an ample store…! ;-)

Lots of ways.

We just need greater numbers… and the economy tanking will help that problem solve itself very soon, imo. Plus there are over three million regular citizens who contributed to Obama… when they finally understand a part of the tea leaves we are reading now… I think things can and will happen quickly.

They don’t know about Lieberman…. they do understand unemployment lines. And they will understand that Republicans don’t care about the little people when the lines get long enough.

or as the boy scouts say… be prepared

That too…! ;-)

I hope you are right but there are some very distressing signs out there. I heard that Obama and Hillary visited Chantilly, VA during the Bilderberg Conference this year. Not very hopeful.

hey bb – i got some pictures of my red sunset last nite over at my place

Citizen sophiehunter:

There was an old song from WWI “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition…” it comes from that …I first heard my Gampa Ole sing the song and since I got faith in stuff closer ta earth and more connected ta mankind than our current Xtian diety, I changed it to a rally cry more compatible with left wing folks’ individual feelin’s.

That is one of the things that makes me nervous. Bullets seem to me to be a problem…..:-)

Yes, and the heat is turning way up. Heat in the belly.

Calling me “Citizen” makes me a little nervous….

Wear it with pride, sophie. No kidding.

Like Jane says Little Joy says it all with her sad song.
Hey Jude…
The one thing the neocons fear is character they love to corrupt good people. They are pros. How Dennis survives is amazing.

Bullets aren’t the prob, it’s the humans behind the chambered rounds that are…! ;-)

Humans can be such a problem….

Citizen sophiehunter:

Why would the term “Citizen” make you more uncomfortable than Ms. or Miss or Mrs. or…seems ta me that “citizen” is the best, non-sexist, empowerin’ greeting one can use to a human folk who is part of a democracy.

Sounds kind of “Brave New World” to me, that makes me nervous and uncomfortable. I don’t want to be part of a “Brave New World”.

Hey Brother Ctuttle, bullets are some a the technology of the past that we hope ta outgrow in the future…ain’t nuthin’ wrong with dreamin’ and workin’ for a world without bullets.

In the meantime…

Bullets are bad.

Bullets begat bullets….

the bullet is an inanimate object – what can be bad is the intent behind the use of the object

I mean, Bullets beget bullets….

Couldn’t agree more, Norske! As long as the future doesn’t entail any replacements like lasers etal…

It still follows that one begets the other… no getting around it, look at every conflict that uses bullets. On the other hand look at Ghandi….

Citizen sophiehunter:

I hope you can separate the image (and the message) of Brave New World from the use of “Citizen” as a greeting and message of brotherhood and comraderie.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step….

I can as long as bullets are left out of the greeting…

I wouldn’t want to replace one repressive regime with another….

Citizen sophiehunter:

Do ya wanna get rid of the bullets or do ya wanna get rid of the killin’ and murder done with the bullets? I’m with you but we can’t treat the symtoms when it’s the disease that is killin’ us…bullets used on people to impose power and acheive wealth will not be a problem when we eliminate economies that depend on slavery and poverty and when we establish universal “citizenship” for everyone on the planet.

Unfortunately, Ghandi succumbed to an assassin’s bullet, sophie…!

Well I don’t want to belittle your candor in how you are interpreting Norske. Maybe it’s just because I’ve been reading his words for a long time and have had the pleasure of calling folks a lot like him my friends… but I take most of it as a battle cry of the left.

In case you haven’t noticed.. from thee R convention in MN, to Unitarian Churches in TN or KY (?), and Dem Party heads in AR this year… they have already started shooting at us.

time for me to head out – g’nite pups

As long as you don’t think “eliminating” can be done with bullets…

Doesn’t that illustrate my point about bullets?

nite suz

Aloha, Suz!

That was a great thread today and to find out they found out they were nominated for an Academy while on the thread is freaking unbelievable! I sure hope they win one. They are doing very noble work and I do hope that the movement spreads all around the world and helps to stop all wars.

Bless you heart, Sister sophie, as a vet who has seen the effects of bullets on innocent “citizens” and innocent “citizen soldiers” I am now old enough to understand that it isn’t the bullets or the guns but the economies and religious politics that make the bullets and the guns and profit from the slavery and death they impose.

nite Suz snuggle with Token and tell him his Buddy tucker says hello!

Bless your pure heart, sophie but if we are to acheive an end to war and redemption for our species it will be by a generation goin to war with the warlords and slavemasters…the “citizen soldiers” who fight and kill may in fact be beyond redemption but the children who inherit a new world will not be.

Well, I shall bow out too! I bid ya’ll a fond adieu! Aloha Oe!!!

Norske unfortunately that the way it has always been. But as you always say we must fight back to change that! Seems the only way to get the fuckers attention
Is with Violence aimed back at them and striping them of all their wealth.

Nite CT hope you and your find a great place to callyour home soon.

Namaste

I hear you NorskeFlamethrower, I just hope, with all of my heart and soul, that someday, “bullets” won’t be necessary any more. The “master minds” that use people and money and religions as weapons of mass destruction will get theirs if we stick together. I’m with you dude!

I hope it is a “war” of ideas and positive action…

Everyone talks about giving money to the big three car makers. But what kind of car should they build?

Ford Fiesta
Ford Fiesta ECOnetic Diesel
At the British International Motor Show, Ford has introduced the ECOnetic version of its Ford Fiesta. The engine is a 1.6-liter Duratorq TDCi (diesel) that has been tweaked for efficiency. Fuel economy for the ECOnetic Fiesta is 3.7 L/100km (

63.6 mpg US

) combined, or 3.2 L/100km (73.5 mpg US) on the highway! It’s not exactly a race car, with 0 to 60 mph in 12 seconds, but those who will buy it won’t care, the mileage will more than make up for it.

http://www.treehugger.com/file…..-63mpg.php

My bold 63.6 MPG! This is a start but what if we added Oskosh Trucks hybrid tech to it?

The ProPulse hybrid drive system helps the engine to operate at the optimum operating point for required energy demand, providing increased fuel economy, reduced emissions, lower life-cycle costs and lower interior and exterior noise profiles.

As designed for the refuse application, the ProPulse system combines a 300 hp diesel engine with a 225 kW generator and ultracapacitors (1.4 MJ) to drive two 140 hp traction motors. The modular hybrid system allows for electrification of ancillary systems and accessories.

We are extremely excited to introduce this remarkable technology to the refuse market. Our ProPulse hybrid drive system could significantly reduce fuel costs. During extensive customer field tests, it has shown improved fuel efficiency
of 20 to 50 percent over the typical refuse trucks.

http://www.greencarcongress.co…..uck_u.html

So the Ford gets 60.6 MPG so 60.6*.20=12.2
add 12.2 to 60.6 = 72.8 mpg
Even the Chevy Volt uses an engine to charge its batteries Diesels get more mpg so ussing a Diesel in the Volt might be better we need to compare both ideas with a road test!
Converting from gas to Diesel will cost the gas companies but I think they have the money!

Namaste.

Sounds good to me.

Success is not by force which is always temporary… remove the force and the gains are lost…it is with correct thought…sound ideation sucess is achieved. Power, greed and other non virtuous pursuits have their own reward or punishment.
Your character is the sum total of your worth.

We are on the same page, Sister sophie, unfortunately it may in fact be necessary to use bullets to kill the “disease” and those who “soldier” in this way may be left behind, but I want you to remember that many have died fightin’ the same forces that threaten us now and many more will be necessary before a generation can grow up without blood on its hands.

Gas was 1.85 in town today. I almost took a photograph of the sign.

G’ nite firedogs

There we go. I hope…

What other tech can we throw in? The Apera?

With the Plug-in Electric Hybrid version of the Aptera(typ-1h) the mileage of the vehicle is difficult to describe with one number. For example, the Typ-1h can drive 40 to 60 miles on electric power alone. Perhaps for such a trip, the engine may only be duty-cycled for a few seconds or minutes. This would produce a fantastic number, an incredible number that, though factually true, would have no useful context, i.e. it’s just a point on a graph.

An asymptotic decaying exponential is an accurate way to describe the fuel mileage of the Typ-1h. For example driving say, 50 miles, one might calculate a MPG number that’s 2 or 3 times higher, say, 1000 MPG. As battery energy is depleted, the frequency of the engine duty cycle is increased. More fuel is used at 75 miles, the MPG might be closer to 400 MPG. Again, we’re using battery energy mostly, but turning the engine on more and more. Just over 100 miles we’re just over 300 MPG, and just beyond 120 miles, we’re around 300 MPG.

So why pick a number at 120 miles? Well, it’s more than double of most available plug-in hybrid ranges that achieve over 100 MPG. It’s three times the distance of the typical American daily commute. It’s a meaningful distance that represents the driving needs of 99% of Americans on a daily basis. Sure, it’s asymptotic, after 350-400 miles it eventually plummets to around 130 MPG at highway speeds where it will stay all day until you plug it back in and charge it up.

http://www.aptera.com/details.php

We will need clean diesel and lots of it but it will take time to build these cars and time for everyone to buy them so I think the oil companies can do it.
Still imagine what kind of MPG an Aptera diesel hybrid with Oskosh tech could get?

More ideas on the way:)

Citizen CTuttle:

Let’s let it be for now, Brother CT, most of the folks here will never understand because they have never been on either side of a shot fired in anger…suffice it to say that we know.

So now I take my Soma and hallucinate “Change we can count on”. Sleep deep.

Sorry my friend, violence is never the right answer, it only perpetuates that which we abhor.

Sweet….

I may have never been on the side of a shot fired in anger, but I have been on the side of violent abuse done in anger, it really isn’t that different….anger and violence have its roots in the same place….

you forgot power! Some just have to have the power over others, they thrive on it. It is one of the true evils of this world!

Citizen sophie, dear heart, violence is NEVER the best answer to a problem, and in fact the use of violence to protect the innocent or beat back the murderers and slavemasters may not be redeemable but your butt is sittin on a chair typin out words of peace and hope because a lotta folks killed and died for you to have your little cubic of space.

I have been on the receiving end of someone who needed to feel their own power executed through violence. You are so right. It is really what it all boils down to, whether it is singular personal abuse, or larger abuse of whole societies…

The project began with RMR removing all the body panels and creating carbon fiber pieces to replace the front bumper, fenders, doors, side skirts and more. RMR wouldn’t divulge how much weight was trimmed from the Genesis Coupe, but figure a production door weighs 68 pounds and the carbon fiber unit comes in under nine pounds, there’s a lot of mass missing here compared to its stock counterpart.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/1…..sis-coupe/

My Bold Sorry I can’t seem to find anything about a carbon fiber car frame still 68 pounds stock car door 9 pounds for race car door which if anything do to the possibility of a crash must be strong.
They might have taken the glass out of the car door window though.

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer is used extensively in high end automobile racing. The high cost of carbon fiber is mitigated by the material’s unsurpassed strength-to-weight ratio, and low weight is essential for high-performance automobile racing. Racecar manufacturers have also developed methods to give carbon fiber pieces strength in a certain direction, making it strong in a load-bearing direction, but weak in directions where little or no load would be placed on the member. Conversely, manufacturers developed omnidirectional carbon fiber weaves that apply strength in all directions. This type of carbon fiber assembly is most widely used in the “safety cell” monocoque chassis assembly of high-performance racecars.

Several supercars over the past few decades have incorporated CFRP extensively in their manufacture, using it for their monocoque chassis as well as other components.

Until recently, the material has had limited use in mass-produced cars because of the expense involved in terms of materials, equipment, and the relatively limited pool of individuals with expertise in working with it. Recently, several mainstream vehicle manufacturers have started to use CFRP in everyday road cars.

Use of the material has been more readily adopted by low-volume manufacturers who used it primarily for creating body-panels for some of their high-end cars due to its increased strength and decreased weight compared with the glass-reinforced polymer they used for the majority of their products.

Often street racers or hobbyist tuners will purchase a carbon fiber reinforced polymer hood, spoiler or body panel as an aftermarket part for their vehicle. However, these parts are rarely made of full carbon fiber. They are often just a single layer of carbon fiber laminated onto fiberglass for the “look” of carbon fiber. It is common for these parts to remain unpainted to accentuate the look of the carbon fiber weave.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C…..ed_plastic

Lower weight means better mpg if we mass produce the stuff we can get costs down. We just need plans to up production.

Oh that is so unfair and untrue. Just because I don’t condone violence as an action to peace does not make me unsupportive or not understanding of those who have gone before me. I would love for you to explain to me how any war we have fought has resulted in in any real peace. Or does it simply justify continuing violence on and on and on and on…. When does it stop?

Go Carbon Nanotubes!

Here is some George Winston. I find his music very soothing when things are tough.
After that one listen to this one...
this is music to just sit back to and let your mind wander where it may!

I actually have several George Winston CDs, thanks so much, you are very thoughtful and have good taste….

Citizen sophiehunter:

You don’t understand a word I have said nor are you willing to understand because you will then be faced with the aweful dilema of those who stand on a shrinking island of absolutes. No dear heart, you do not know and I hope you will never know what it is like to be called against your instincts and to be placed in the position of deciding who will live and who will die. That’s all this discussion is about…those who have fought for the slavemasters and the warlords have also fought for each other and for you dear…if there is anything we learned in Vietnam it’s that the soldier will kill to stay alive and come home and if you listen to what he or she has to say you may understand one day.

Seriously, thank you so much for the reminder. I love George Winston, among many others.

Thank my sweetie she turned me on to him and much more. She IS the musician in the house and has broadened my taste in music immeasurable! I love to hear her sing and play her Oboe. we have lots of music in the house and I feel Ia m very lucky.

Thanks Eureka, especially little joy. Hope you realize you are THE gateway to whats happening on the music scene. Impeccable taste. How do you find this stuff?
Lyke Li
Aleala Diane
Howling Bells
Etc.

Standardized Parts and a government allocated market how to save money. We are giving the big three cash they need a plan to pay us back. Suppose instead of how many different models of cars lets say the big three made 4 different size cars, 4 truck models, 2 minivans, 2 vans.
But the parts were all interchangeable that would save costs. The same engine in the car as the mini van, the same engine in the truck and van same air filter, spark plugs.
Parts makers would not have to shut down and convert the line to make Chevy or Ford parts. Time is money
Your Mechanic would not have to send out to the dealership for parts so often warehouse space all up and down the supply chain would increase.
With parts being interchangeable manufacturing the cars will not be stopped quite so often because parts are not available, more savings
Of all my ideas this is the cheapest to implement.
After the big three pay us back with interest they can choose to op out of the system but until then

Carbon Fibers like fiberglass with carbon, carbon nano tubes would be even stronger but I don’t think they are ready yet for mass production.
Kirk Murphy a front pager has raised health concerns about them too that would need to be worked out.

Bullets over Blogway

Citizen ThingsComeUndone:

Be careful there Citizen TCU, you’re talkin economic blasphemy here in the land of the free and the home of the capitalist thieves. How are we gunna get to a command economy from a comsumer hell made for us by the capitalists?

Well it time for me to snuggle up with my sweetie… Good night pups.
And soiphie Norski is just trying to make you understand that freedom is not free it is and always has been paid for in blood.

sleep well pups when you get there and remember Obama will be President and we can look forward to better times for all and not just for the rich!!

I can only respectfully agree to disagree. I hear what you say about the kill or be killed reality of the Vietnam War. I agree that I can never understand what it was like to have to be there and go through the horrors that anyone there had to endure. I don’t pretend to understand the horrors of that injustice. I think it is unfair to suggest that I am unwilling to understand. I just don’t agree that we should ever repeat anything like that awful period or put anyone else through it ever again. In any way, shape or form. Never Again.

Music is a great healer and bringer peace and joy!

G’nite Citizen nahant…may your sleep be peaceful.

Citizen sophiehunter:

Just sit quietly tonight and think about what I said…don’t react, don’t jump up in defense of your truth, just listen to what I tried to say and what nahant said to you. This is NOT just about Vietnam….Vietnam is everywhere in our history and our future…the solution and the end of war will NOT be bloodless.

Applications and Nanocyl Solutions

Today, the products are used as electrically conductive additives in automotive plastics for automotive fuel systems requiring antistatic properties. They can also be used for imparting conductivity to plastic exterior parts subjected to electrostatic painting processes: fenders, mirror housings, door handles and other parts in-line and alongside metal exterior parts.

http://www.azonano.com/Details.asp?ArticleID=1954

Hmm on second thought I could be wrong:)

Tit for tat has no end…..

It doesn’t sound like it to me.

Shhhhhhh…listen, dear, don’t be afraid.

I love nanotechnology!

The capitalist are weak now Norske they need to choose between keeping command of the economy by controlling resources in ever greater scarcity and therefore value which increases their control.
And then watching the economy keep on tanking taking their ponzai money pyramids with them.
Or they can choose to keep their money and relax their control.
Sure Bush and Darth will choose power but hopefully the rich are not all mad…
I hope?

Thanks:)

I won’t, if you won’t….

Buckeyballs? I wonder if they are ready to be used as car lubrication maybe not to replace oil high engine temperature might cause a fire but maybe axel grease?

Zeng said he’s hopeful that experimental chemists will be able to reproduce his and Bai’s model in the laboratory, but he acknowledged that it would be difficult. Creating nanoscale tubes is commonplace in modern labs, but getting silicon into the tubes will be the problem, he said. The element not only has a high melting point at more than 1,600 degrees Kelvin (more than 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit), but it’s also highly reactive at high temperatures, making it difficult to work with

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http://www.azonano.com/details.asp?ArticleID=838

If silicon nano tubes have the same frictionless quality as carbon buckeyballs then maybe we can replace oil in cars?

I think nano-tech is the future of just about everything. I have read five books on the subject. From biotech to biofuels, to paint on buildings difusing heat, to paint on roadways directing cars, to paint in homes changing color at will, to super strong buildings, etc., etc., etc….

Maybe we just need better leaders who will allow more research into the possibilities?

Attaturk is upstairs!
Staying Relevant

I would bet on it!

Please do a diary on the subject. China seems to be researching silicon nano tubes

New theoretical work from China suggests that silicon nanotubes can store hydrogen more efficiently than their carbon nanotube counterparts. This raises the possibility that, after powering the micro-electronics revolution, silicon could also become a key material for the future hydrogen economy.
“Compared to carbon, silicon has more electrons in the outer shells, which leads to higher polarizability and a stronger dispersion force” Dr. Dapeng Cao explains to Nanowerk. “Motivated by this observation, we employ a multiscale theoretical method, which combines the first-principle calculation and a grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation, to predict the adsorption capacity of hydrogen in silicon nanotube (SiNT) arrays at a temperature of 298°K (25°C) and pressure range from 1 to 10 MPa. Our calculations show that silicon nanotubes can adsorb hydrogen molecules more efficiently than carbon nanotubes under normal fuel cell operating conditions.”

http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=5382.php

America needs to get back into research we need more science more engineers less MBAs. Aside from better leaders creating better jobs in these fields we need to inspire people to want to create the future.
We can all do our parts even on if its only late might blog comments its a start.

I think you should be the one to do the diary on the subject, you are so up to speed.

On cars yes nano tech related to cars:) I think I’ll string these comments together into a car diary. I can answer questions about cars. But face the experts at the lake on nano tech, not until I learn more.