Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security,
LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.

To see full-size charts of this research, go to:

https://publicaffairs.llnl.gov/news/news_releases/2008/NR-08-06-07.html

SOURCE: National Science Foundation

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     Wishfulthinking 
  
   Becoming President How
    do you get to the White House?
                
                 James /Rosenquist / President Elect

           

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    Site Map Ocean temps, sea level increases 50% higher then previously though June 20, 2008

    New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between
    1961 and 2003 were 50% larger than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on
    Climate Change report.

    The results are reported in the June 19 edition of the journal Nature. An international team of
    researchers, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory climate scientist Peter Gleckler,
    compared climate models with improved observations that show sea levels rose by 1.5 mm per
    year in the period from 1961-2003. That equates to an approximately 2½-inch increase in ocean
    levels in a 42-year span.

   The ocean warming and thermal expansion rates are more than 50% larger than previous
   estimates for the upper 300 m of oceans.

    The research corrected for small but systematic biases recently discovered in the global ocean
    observing system, and uses statistical techniques that “infill” information in data-sparse regions.
    The results increase scientists’ confidence in ocean observations and further demonstrate that
    climate models simulate ocean temperature variability more realistically than previously thought.

   “This is important for the climate modeling community because it demonstrates that the climate
    models used for assessing sea-level rise and ocean warming tie in closely with the observed results,”
    Gleckler said.

   Climate model data were analyzed from 13 different modeling groups. All model data were obtained
   from the WCRP CMIP3 multi-model dataset archived at the LLNL’s Program for Climate Model Diagnosis
   and Intercomparison (PCMDI).

   Although observations and models confirm that recent warming is greatest in the upper ocean,
   there are widespread observations of warming deeper than 700 m.

   Results were compared with recent estimates of other contributions to sea-level rise including
    glaciers, ice caps, Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, and thermal expansion changes in the deep
   ocean. When these independent lines of evidence are examined collectively, the story is more
   consistent than found in earlier studies.

  The oceans store more than 90% of the heat in the Earth’s climate
  system and act as a temporary buffer against the effects of climate
  change. The ocean warming and thermal expansion rates are 50%
  larger than previous estimates for the upper 700 m of oceans, and
  greater than that for the upper 300 m.

“This is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak,” Gleckler says. “Our ability to quantify structural
 uncertainties in observationally based estimates is critically important. This study represents
important progress.”

The team involved researchers from the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research
(CSIRO), the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre and LLNL.

Founded in 1952, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a national security laboratory,
with a mission to ensure national security and apply science and technology to the important
issues of our time.
 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is managed by Lawrence Livermore National Security,
LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.

To see full-size charts of this research, go to:

https://publicaffairs.llnl.gov/news/news_releases/2008/NR-08-06-07.html

SOURCE: National Science Foundation

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 Nancye Green / Michael Donovan
Moore’s Law
 Where do we begin?  Information Technology!

 What is 100100110011101000110100111110100101001101100000110101001001001100111?

The Internet What does it look like?

E-Commerce How far and how fast? What’s all the fuss?
Computer Crime What should we fear?
Internet Users Who’s online? What are they doing?
Employment Who’s on the next shift? Information AnxietyHow much is too much?
Information Overload How do we feel about

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Reed Agnew / Don Moyer

 Age & Race  Who lives here?
 
Demographic Snapshots 

Who are we?
 
Population Distribution
 
Where do we live? Where don’t we live?

 Patterns of Race Where are densities above and below average?

 Age, Sex & Marriage Where are densities above and below average?

 Income, Origin & Education Where are densities above and below average?
 
 Population Growth Rate
 
 How do births, deaths and migration affect growth?
 
 Distribution of Wealth
 
  How much money do we make?

 Becoming President How do you get to the White House?

 The Electoral College

 Does your vote count?

 Lobbying

 What does a lobbyist do? What is a special interest group?

 What is a political action committe

http://www.understandingusa.com/pdf/8.pdf
Kit Hinrichs
War
What are the human and financial costs
to the citizens of the United States?
Nuclear Arms

What are the human and economic costs of nuclear weapons,
and what is the current threat to the world?
Armaments

The U.S. manufactures, stockpiles and distributes more
armaments than any other country. Has it made us more secure?

How big is the U.S. arsenal, what kind of weapons does it include
and how much does it cost?

National Defense
What are the human and financial costs of national defense to
the citizens of the United States?

Terrorism
How has the threat of terrorism changed our view of our
international neighbors and ourselves?
Biochemical Weapons

How dangerous are biochemical weapons? Who is at risk?

Are we prepared for an attack?

Human Rights Where does the United States stand in the struggle for human rights internationally
and at home?
International Affairs
Is the United States a good global citizen?
Intelligence Community
Is the U.S. getting the most accurate, cost effective, relevant
information from its intelligence agencies?

 
Hunger
  How does the U.S. stack up in the fight against domestic and
  international hunger?
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   Des Teufels General: Ernst Udet and Carl Zuckmayer
   Dirk Reuter, historian

   Dirk Reuter sheds new light on the last days of General Harras (alias Ernst Udet).
   World War I flying ace and Nazi,Udet was a longtime friend of the playwright Carl Zuckmayer.
   Their friendship lasted until the playwright's emigration to the USA. Dirk Reuter's
   lecture offers an essayist approach to Udet and Zuckmayer as both typical and atypical German
   men, exploring their historic genesis and the 
   fictional fantasies that surround them.
   THE DEVALS GENERAL 1944

                                                            


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Eco-Camp Las Torres
July 1, 2007 by pacificdomes
ECOCAMP LAS TORRES
Location:
• 120km/75mi from Pto. Natales and 370km/230mi from Pta. Arenas;
• Standing in front of the Paine Towers amidst a beautiful Lenga forest;
• 6-8 hrs walk from the domes to the foot of the Paine Towers;

Design:
   The architectural solution that we adopted for this place arose from the old photographs of Kawesqar
   Indians, natives of this part: The huts which they constructed were of an igloo type covered with  
   guanaco skins.
   Starting with that we realised that the domes could be the answer that we were looking for: they are
   semi-hemispherical structures formed by a number of isosceles triangles. This allowed the structure, when 
   attacked by tremendous forces such as the not unusual winds of 160km per hour in this area, to receive 
   the attack uniformly on the foundation part, reducing to a minimum the possibility that the structure might 
   collapse.
   As well as this the round shape of the dome minimized its exposure to the wind. Finally, the semi-hemisphere
   gave the most internal space in relation to the surface and allowed us to be very efficient in the allocation
   of space and maintaining heat.

• The concept is being exposed to nature as in a camp tent but with the comfort and sophistication of a four
  star hotel.
• Designed and built interfering as little as possible with the environment. The whole hotel has been built
   over lifted wooden platforms eliminating the need of foundations and cement floors. Animals and fresh air
   circulate underneath;
• Dormitories and common areas are contained on Geodesic domes inspired in the native Alacalufe’s
   semicircular huts;
• Geodesic form minimizes resistant to strong Patagonean winds and the exchange of temperature with
   the outdoors;
• Circulation areas consist in raised walkways open to rain, sun, and wind that allow guests to be constantly
   exposed to the surrounded nature. Not to roof the circulation area allow an important reduction of constructed
   areas and therefore huge savings on materials;
• Sunlight fills the domes minimizing the use of artificial light;
• Every dome has the necessary privacy for personal introspection;
• 30 people is the maximum concentration accepted at EcoCamp;
• Only renewable energy sources are used. Wind generators provide energy supply for illumination,
   solar panels heat the compost toilettes and gas supply is used for cooking and refrigeration.
• Insulation is passive and does not require the supply of energy. Domes are coated to minimize
   temperature exchange;
• Toilettes are designed to separate solid and liquid waste and to make compost on two heated chambers;
• Waste management system consider classification of waste, exportation out of the wilderness area
and recycling.

Dormitory Domes:
These domes have vitrified wooden floors and are 2m/6.5ft high with a diameter of 4m/12ft, allowing
plenty of space for sleeping comfortably. They are resistant to the strongest Patagonian winds, rains,
and snow and come equipped with 2 single beds, fleece sheets, blankets, and feather quilts. There are
round windows in the ceiling
 to observe the stars before falling asleep.

Dining & Living Room Dome:
The EcoCamp core is a giant dining & living room dome, 9m/ 30ft in diameter and 4.5m/13.5ft tall.
It is equipped with a resting area, dining room, and kitchen. The space is bright and airy with a big
panoramic window that brings dusk and dawn straight into the dining area.

Bathroom Dome:
The same size as the dining dome, this has showers with hot water and compost lavatories as well
 as washbasins and mirrors.

Power: we use solar panels to recharge the batteries which provide the electricity for the camp
radio and the extractors in the bathroom. The light in the individual domes is provided by table
 lamps with rechargeable batteries. These are recharged at our base in Puerto Natales. Right
now we are testing the possibility of installing an eolic generator.

UPGRADED CAMP PEHOE

In some of our camping trips we may also use a portable upgraded camp:it is a comfortable,
welcoming camp designed to take up to 20 people. It is a camp which we put up and take
down several times and for that reason it is lighter and more portable than the Torres Ecocamp.

  Upgraded camp has: A dining dome: of 6 metres in diameter.
  Tourist Tents: designed for 4 people but used by only 2. Comfortable and equipped with inflatable
  mattresses, sleeping bags, and a lining sheet of polar fleece.

Cooking Tent: This is a tent kept exclusively so that the cooks can prepare the dishes which you
will enjoy each day. Bathrooms: we use the facilities offered at the camping area where we set
up the Upgraded Camp. It usually have hot showers.

 
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Eco-Camp Patagonia
June 15, 2007 by pacificdomes

Because sustainable tourism is a matter that interests us all, let us tell you that we are moving
our hotel, Patagonia EcoCamp at Torres del Paine, from its original location to an upper hill some
600mts away from its original place. The novelty here is that we are moving the hotel but leaving
virtually no tracks behind because of the way we have constructed it. The operation starts in August
and will be finished by October 1st. In Chile´s island of Chiloe there is a old tradition of moving
houses from one place to another called “Minga”, in this case we are also moving our house, though
with less charm than in Chiloe where the whole community participates and oxen traction is used.

EcoCamp Patagonia is the 1st truly “Eco-Hotel” in Patagonia and also the 1st south of the Amazon
basin. Its operation started in January 2000, in Torres del Paine NP, with view of the famous
granite spires. The need to move it is born on that its initial capacity of 16 guests have increased
to 30, which is the maximum capacity recommended on EcoTourism codes as to keep the guests
accommodation experience intimate and as to minimize the environmental impact due to circulation
of both people and vehicles and due the managements of waste. The new capacity of 12 twin domes
and 2 tpl domes would not fit properly with the topography of the existing location and the staff
facilities which will grow in surface will not fit in the limited existing place. That´s why we are moving
 a bit further.

The Torres del Paine National Park, now designated a World Biosphere Reserve, is without doubt one of
the most beautiful and enthralling spots in the whole planet. This spectacular park, so remote and
mysterious, each year attracts thousands of tourists and adventure seekers of all nationalities.
The growth in demand of visitors has not been matched by the equivalent expansion of the infrastructure
 of hotels and services inside the park. This lack, which has continued for several years, is creating
 really serious problems in the form of the environmental impact on the park and the quality of tourist
 services in general.

When we became aware of this problem at Cascada Expediciones a few years ago, we decided to start a
serious process of research and study of alternatives to hotels, one which would allow us to create
a prototype solution to these kinds of problems in National Parks. The problem was: how to reconcile
 the care of thefragile environment of a National Park with the need to provide an infrastructure
and level of comfort suitable for our visitors? Was it possible to apply the same design criteria
as were used in cities in surroundings like a National Park? Would it not be reasonable to ask people
 visiting these remote places, so pristine and delicate, to direct their energies while they were
 there to preserving what they saw for others who would come later?

The answer which we arrived at for all this is what we have called the “Ecocamp”: a solution which
 offers accommodation which is modern, comfortable, transportable and suitable for the rigours of
the Patagonian climate; equipped with modern and environmentally friendly systems for the disposal
 of sewage and rubbish, with an efficient use of energy and the environment and at the same time
aesthetically stylish. As well as this, those who visit the ecocamp, our guests, are key actors in
 our conservation mission: they have accepted the challenge of minimizing the impact of their presence,
accepting that they will not have private bathrooms, reducing the use of energy and water and caring
for the immediate environment.

We hope that this project, which we have been developing and constructing in the way of a pilot in
Torres del Paine, can be taken to other similar places in Chile and will be able thus to respond to
 the ever increasing interest of visitors in remote places with the care and protection which those
 places need in order to preserve them for the future.

  R.Buckminster Fuller to E.J  Applewhite, 
 Cosmic Fishing 1977

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 Who is Buckminster Fuller?
September 15, 2007 by pacificdomes

“For the first time in history it is now possible to take care of everybody at a higher standard of
living than any have ever known. Only ten years ago the ‘more with less’ technology reached
the point where this could be done. All humanity now has the option to become enduringly successful.”
– R. Buckminster Fuller, 1980

This confident assertion was made in 1980 by the late R. Buckminster Fuller–inventor, architect,
engineer, mathematician, poet and cosmologist. As early as 1959, Newsweek reported that Fuller
predicted the conquest of poverty by the year 2000.

In 1977, almost twenty years later, the National Academy of Sciences confirmed Fuller’s prediction.
 Their World Food and Nutrition Study, prepared by 1,500 scientists, concluded, “If there is the
political will in this country and abroad… it should be possible to overcome the worst aspects of
widespread hunger and malnutrition within one generation.”

Even with tragedies like Ethiopia and Somalia, it is becoming clear that,
as Fuller predicted, we have arrived at the possibility of eliminating
hunger and poverty in all the world within our lifetime.

Buckminster Fuller was one of our world’s first futurists and global thinkers. His 1927 decision to
 work always and only for all humanity led him to address the largest global problems of poverty,
disease and homelessness. He realized early on that by examining global problems in the context of
 the whole system—the whole planet—he would have the best chance of identifying large-scale trends
 that would allow him to anticipate the critical needs of humanity.

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'''Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.”
During interview with TomPaine.com
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“If the gods had intended for people to vote, they would have given us candidates”
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“We need to decide that we will not go to war, whatever reason is conjured up by the politicians or the media, because war
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 can dominate our ideas, they will be secure in their power. They will not need soldiers patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.”
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 “(Nationalism is) a set of beliefs taught to each generation in which the Motherland or the Fatherland is an object of veneration
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