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#49301
By Bhaskar Prasad | September 14, 2011 7:52 AM EDT


The number of people living in poverty last year has increased to 46.2 million as per a report by the U.S. government which is the highest in the last 50 years.

The annual income and poverty figure, released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday, indicates the impact of the recession on the nation.

It has been reported that one million more Americans went without health insurance. The bleakness of the economic situation of the nation has been revealed as household incomes have fallen sharply.

This alarming rate of poverty may make one wonder - like writer Arianna Huffington  - if the U.S. is on the road to be a third world country.

The incapacity of the nation for creating jobs can be the major cause for the prolonging distress. In 2009, the total number of Americans who fell below the official poverty line was 43.6 million. Out of the 2.6 million added to the list, more than 60 percent have mentioned that they did not work even one week last year.

The percentage of Americans who are devoid of health coverage rose from 16.1 percent to 16.3 percent. The rise was owing to sustained losses of health insurance provided by the employer in the weakened economy.


#49302
Quote from: islander on September 16, 2011, 12:33:18 PM
sige, pag-ilog mong duha... unya alsa-alsaha dayon sa ibabaw sa imong ulo, hangad-hangad dayon mo unya siyagit ug 'yipeeeeee!'  pagburahi ni baby, da, nakahilam-os lagi mog custard pie nga laig baho, hahaha! ;D

He he, ayaw kalimot nga si Islander ni sa gamay pa... ;D
#49303
General Topic / Re: Paingon itumod sa Cat Village
September 16, 2011, 08:54:54 PM
50½ Dalailamatians...





8)


#49304
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 08:48:59 PM



Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Fla.

8.8% of workforce
7,200 workers employed
#49305
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 08:46:30 PM



San Francisco, Calif.

9.7% of workforce
96,170 workers employed
#49306
Quote from: hubag bohol on September 16, 2011, 08:42:38 PM
"I am Norwegian, should I really worry about a little bit of warming? I am unfortunately becoming an old man. We have heard many similar warnings about the acid rain 30 years ago and the ozone hole 10 years ago or deforestation but the humanity is still around. The ozone hole width has peaked in 1993," he continued.

Bwahaha! ;D
#49307
Giaever, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1973, is an institute professor emeritus at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., a professor at large at the University of Oslo, and the president of Applied BioPhysics Inc.

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Giaever declared himself a dissenter in 2008, "I am a skeptic... Global warming has become a new religion."

"I am Norwegian, should I really worry about a little bit of warming? I am unfortunately becoming an old man. We have heard many similar warnings about the acid rain 30 years ago and the ozone hole 10 years ago or deforestation but the humanity is still around. The ozone hole width has peaked in 1993," he continued.

"Moreover, global warming has become a new religion. We frequently hear about the number of scientists who support it. But the number is not important: only whether they are correct is important. We don't really know what the actual effect on the global temperature is. There are better ways to spend the money," he added.

Giaever is one of the most prominent scientists named in the 2007 Minority Report of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (updated in 2009) originally citing support of 400 "dissenting scientists", and growing to 700. He was also one of more than 100 co-signers in a March 30, 2009, letter to President Barack Obama which criticized his stance on global warming. -- http://www.ibtimes.com/
#49308
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | September 15, 2011 2:57 AM EDT


Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ivar Giaever resigned as a Fellow from the American Physical Society Tuesday, condemning the group's official stand on global warming.

In 2007, the APS adopted an official statement that emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities were changing the atmosphere in ways that affected the Earth's climate.

"The evidence is incontrovertible: Global warming is occurring," the APS stated. "If no mitigating actions are taken, significant disruptions in the Earth's physical and ecological systems, social systems, security and human health are likely to occur. We must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases beginning now."

Giaever, an 82-year-old Norwegian, sent an e-mail to APS official Kate Kirby announcing his abrupt resignation. He said he "cannot live with the statement" on global warming, and said that global temperature had been "amazingly stable."

Climate Depot, a site that questions manmade global warming, said it has obtained a copy of the letter.

In his resignation note, Giaever wrote: "In the APS, it is ok to discuss whether the mass of the proton changes over time and how a multi-universe behaves, but the evidence of global warming is incontrovertible?"

"The claim (how can you measure the average temperature of the whole earth for a whole year?) is that the temperature has changed from ~288.0 to ~288.8 degree Kelvin in about 150 years, which (if true) means to me is that the temperature has been amazingly stable, and both human health and happiness have definitely improved in this 'warming' period."

#49309
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Belat!
September 16, 2011, 08:36:27 PM



;D

#49310
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 08:34:24 PM



Olympia, Wash.

10.1% of workforce
9,700 workers employed
#49311
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 08:33:00 PM



Bloomington-Normal, Ill.

10.1% of workforce
8,680 workers employedHome to Illinois State University
#49312
Photos Unlimited / Black and White on Black and White
September 16, 2011, 08:29:54 PM



:)

#49313
NASA said the planet is cold, gaseous and not thought to harbor life. Astronomers, say the finding is notable since it demonstrates the diversity of planets in our galaxy. Kepler detected the planet by observing transits -- where the brightness of a parent star dims, according to NASA, from the planet crossing in front of it.

"This discovery confirms a new class of planetary systems that could harbor life," Kepler principal investigator William Borucki said, in a NASA statement. "Given that most stars in our galaxy are part of a binary system, this means the opportunities for life are much broader than if planets form only around single stars. This milestone discovery confirms a theory that scientists have had for decades but could not prove until now."

The planet circles its twin stars in the constellation Cygnus about every 229 days, NASA researchers reported in "Science."

"The reality goes beyond the imagination of the most creative theorist in astronomy or science fiction writer," said astrophysicist Fred Rasio at Northwestern University, who wasn't involved in the work. "Just about anything you could think of as a planetary system is actually out there."

The discovery of Kepler-16b is one of several key findings this week of worlds beyond in our solar system. In all, four different research teams from Europe and the U.S. have reported finding 74 previously unknown exoplants, as worlds orbiting other stars are called, according to the Wall Street Journal.

More than a dozen of the findings are slightly larger than Earth, while the largest is about 3.5 times Earth's size.

According to NASA, "A research team led by Laurance Doyle of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, Calif., used data from the Kepler space telescope, which measures dips in the brightness of more than 150,000 stars, to search for transiting planets. Kepler is the first NASA mission capable of finding Earth-size planets in or near the 'habitable zone,' the region in a planetary system where liquid water can exist on the surface of the orbiting planet."

Scientists then detected the new planet in the Kepler-16 system, NASA said. The pair of orbiting stars eclipse each other from our vantage point on Earth, and when the smaller star partially blocks the larger star a primary eclipse occurs and a secondary eclipse occurs when the smaller star is completely blocked by the larger star.

"This discovery confirms that Kepler-16b is an inhospitable, cold world about the size of Saturn and thought to be made up of about half rock and half gas," NASA said. -- http://img.ibtimes.com/
#49314
Science and Research / A Planet With Two Suns Discovered
September 16, 2011, 08:27:13 PM
By IBTimes Staff Reporter | September 16, 2011 7:43 AM EDT


No, it's not from Star Wars, where the fictional double sunset on Tatooine much such a memorable imprint years ago. But astronomers from NASA have discovered a plant 200 light years from Earth that apparently orbits two suns like Tatooine.

Researchers aren't surprised at the discovery, yet it is the first time they have discovered and viewed a planet with two stars. The finding reveals the vastness of our universe, and that we still don't know what all is out there. Researchers don't think life exists on the planet, like it did on the fictional Tatooine.

Still, the finding is remarkable.

"This is a fundamentally different kind of planetary system than has ever been discovered before," writes Laurance Doyle, an astrophysicist at the SETI Institute at seti.org, involved in the discovery. "It's an indication of what is possible -- something entirely new and different, something very exotic."

First recognized by NASA's $600 million Kepler space telescope, the rare planet is the first confirmed solar system of its kind. Named Kepler-16b, the planet is about the size of Saturn and 200 light years from earth.

#49315
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 08:22:12 PM



Ann Arbor, Mich.

10.3% of workforce
20,250 workers employed
#49316
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 08:19:47 PM



Boston, Mass.

10.3% of workforce
174,180 workers employed
#49317
Quote from: chicogon on September 16, 2011, 11:18:07 AM
Wa man sad ko kasinatian aning bisnez2x mao nga basa ra lang ko kutob... nagpahibaw lang ko nga dia ra ko kay basin motunga diay kos kinawrasay ug kinokakayy ninjong mga taga Balingsya. Lami na kay bibo!!!  ;D


Bitaw, basin magkinahanglan og bendita ang matikay-ang... ;D
#49318
Quote from: bugsay on September 16, 2011, 08:58:53 AM
lisod bitaw ni'ng pautang.....kay daghan jamo'ng paninglan nga mao pa'y masuko...

Bitaw. Ako kay masuko jud kon paninglan pood... ;D
#49319
Weird and Extreme / Re: Mga bajeng mangugubat
September 16, 2011, 08:11:20 PM



Kini maoy fuerte...  :o
#49320
Weird and Extreme / Re: Mga bajeng mangugubat
September 16, 2011, 08:08:55 PM
He he, naa pay laing hinagiban nga gitagoan... ;D
#49321
Weird and Extreme / Re: Weird hairstyles...
September 16, 2011, 08:07:17 PM



Bwahaha! Angay nis way agtang! ;D
#49322
Photos Unlimited / Ilongay (i.e., nose to nose)
September 16, 2011, 07:50:19 PM



8)

#49323
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 07:48:49 PM



Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla.

10.7% of workforce
21,800 workers employed
The area is part of Florida's Space Coast, but with the end of the Space Shuttle program, high-tech jobs are expected to be lost.
#49324
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 07:47:11 PM



Ames, Iowa

10.7% of workforce
4,480 workers employed
In this March 10, 2011, photo Iowa State University researcher Lois Wright Morton is seen in a lab at Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. Wright Morton is leading one of three new major USDA-funded research projects on the effects of climate change on agricultural and forest production.
#49325
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 07:45:31 PM



Austin-Round Rock, Texas

11% of workforce
82,100 workers employed
#49326
Jokes and Humor / Re: Beauty Pageant
September 16, 2011, 07:43:55 PM
Quote from: islander on September 14, 2011, 03:15:33 PM
okay pod 3 mosquiteros ning tulo, unya si hubag si d'artagnan ug si fr chic si cardinal richelieu. ;D

He he, di ko kapasalig kabahin ni D'Artagnan, pero luhod ko sa katukma ni Cardinal Richelieu! ;D
#49327
Jokes and Humor / Re: Beauty Pageant
September 16, 2011, 07:40:24 PM
Quote from: islander on September 14, 2011, 03:15:33 PM
hahaha!  puro beauties man ni imong giklaro... bogolbogolong iroa (bugsay, miss canduao), hingawrasong iringa (islander, miss canmanico), ug pagarparong bakia (lorenzo, miss poblacion).  no one can beat this triumvirate! ;D

Bwahaha! Haskang baki-a, este, haskang tiki-a! ;D
#49328
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 07:34:33 PM



Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Wash.
11.2% of workforce
9,700 workers employed
#49329
Photos Unlimited / Re: Iro nga liwat sa tag-iya, Part 2
September 16, 2011, 07:32:45 PM
He he, kaila ko kinsay tag-iya ani...





;D
#49330
Photos Unlimited / Re: Earth Pictures
September 16, 2011, 07:30:58 PM
#49331
Photos Unlimited / Re: Earth Pictures
September 16, 2011, 07:30:01 PM
Quote from: Bambi on September 13, 2011, 04:29:15 AM
Thank you very much for the interesting, beautiful and too amazing photos!


You're welcome, Bambs! Yes, it's a wonderful world! :)
#49332
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 07:28:03 PM



Seattle-Bellevue, Wash.

11.8% of workforce
167,060 workers employed
There are three reasons why Seattle is on this list: Microsoft, Microsoft and Microsoft.
#49333
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 16, 2011, 07:26:39 PM



Bethesda, Md.

12% of workforce
68,340 workers employed
The Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick area hosts numerous government contractors, federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health and military medical facilities.
#49334
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Ang agtang sa unggoy
September 16, 2011, 07:23:13 PM
Hapit na mapormang tawo pero hagip-ot gihapon ang agtang...





:-X


#49335
Quote from: chicogon on September 16, 2011, 11:07:49 AM
Lami lusion ug komot-komoton sa halok ning badlungona  ;D


Kontento ra ko nga mogitkgitik sa lapalapa...
#49336
Quote from: chicogon on September 16, 2011, 11:06:15 AM
Asa ba ato ang edible underwear? Kadtong juicy broom-broom?  :-X :-X


Otro kong way hibangkaagan ani. Nabasahan ra nako sa Internet... :P
#49337
Hmm, nilangyaw ba kaha ni siya for good?
#49338
Hmm, basin ang ideya sama sa edible underwear... ::) ;D
#49339
Quote from: bugsay on September 16, 2011, 09:04:28 AM
maayo sab ni lugaw....daghan na baya pod ko'g nahibaw-an nga ininsik nga lugaw....pwede pod ning "niu la mian" (spicy beef noddles)
ambot kon duna ba'y batchoyan sa Tagbilaran...pwede pod ni seguro....ang palahubog nga sir HUbag mauy akong #1 nga customer kon matukod ni......with WiFi aron adto nalang magyampungad ang kanahan...8)
;D

He he, kon magtukod kag noodle house, Bay Bugs, sureness ko nga ang ubang naay Tsaynis ansistri nga taga sa Balingsya adto pud magyampungad.  Nah, di ba kaha mayagaw ang imong kan-anan sa kinawrasay ug kinokakay...

;D
#49340
Good luck, Bay Bugs. Sa gikaingon na, ang depekto sa atong educational system mao nga gitudloan ta unsaon nga mamahimo tang good employees, not good entrepreneurs. Pero dili pa ulahi ang tanan. Sultihi lang ko unsay imong napiling negosyo, ha? Ayaw lang nang naay nahilambigit nga mga hottie kay allergic si Botoy nianang maong mga linalang...

;D
#49341
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 15, 2011, 09:57:33 PM



Ithaca, N.Y.

12.5% of workforce
6,270 workers employed
You can say many things about the people living in Ithaca, home to Cornell University, but "dumb" is not one of them.
#49342
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 15, 2011, 09:52:16 PM



Washington, D.C.

12.7% of workforce
290,700 workers employed
Uncle Sam needs a lot of brain power and the private sector government-contracting conglomerates like Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen Hamilton are conveniently located to provide the intellectual fire power.
#49343
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 15, 2011, 09:49:49 PM



Lowell, Mass.

14.1% of workforce
16,580 workers employed
Named after Francis Cabot Lowell, the City of Lowell is often cited as “America's first industrial city.” While most of its mills are gone, the Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford area has attracted a number of technology companies, including Kronos Inc., Jabil Circuit and Juniper Networks.
#49344
Bitaw bitaw, Bay Bugs, kining negosyo linya-linya baya. Naay mga tawo nga utogan, este, utokan pero di magsilbi sa negosyo (Botoy is a good example). Sa laing bahin, maingon nga ang klase sa negosyo secondary lang nga konsiderasyon; mas hinungdanon ang abilidad ug dedikasyon. Usahay pud, maingon nga naay elemento sa swerte--or lack of it.

Ang labing kasaligan nga motultol kon unsay maayong negosyohon sa atoa mao kadtong nagmalamposon sa maong gimbuhaton. Kon makig-ambit ba sila sa ilang kaalam maoy dakong kwestyon...

Karon, pwede na ba ta maghinanggaw og balik? ;D
#49345
Quote from: bugsay on September 15, 2011, 09:32:38 PM
ipakita ang picture niya sa teenager na.....kay kon duna'y bungot, aw taga Balingsha gyud ang amahan. ;D

Bwahaha! Bungoton? Imong buot ipasabot, taga Balingsya nga masaypang Latina, este, Latino?  :-X
#49346
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 15, 2011, 09:33:48 PM



Durham, N.C.

15.5% of workforce
41,560 workers employed
The Raleigh-Durham-Cary area, otherwise known as the Research Triangle, hosts Duke University and the third-highest percentage of adults with at least a bachelor’s degree.
#49347
Quote from: bugsay on September 15, 2011, 09:22:19 PM
hmmm....di seguro dako ang investment para sa hottie, ang akong problema ang akong time basin magsige ra ko'g apong...

ahh este, mr admin, pwede'g e-erase ning kang Hubag kay medyo nisugod na'g likoy....out of topic. ;D

Bwahaha! Bitaw, sa tinud-anay, pwede baya pud Internet cafe. Pero mao gihapon, bentaha kon hottie ang pabantayon... ;D
#49348
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 15, 2011, 09:26:28 PM



Huntsville, Ala.

16.2% of workforce
32,630 workers employed
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville has been at the forefront of the nation’s space exploration mission for five decades.
#49349
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 15, 2011, 09:24:21 PM



Framingham, Mass.

16.6% of workforce
25,940 workers employed
In West Framingham, Route 9 runs down the dividing line between the Framingham Industrial Park on the north side of Route 9 and the Framingham Technology Park on the south side.These parks boast the corporate headquarters of Bose and Staples, as well as a Genzyme research center and Capital One offices. In the picture above, Amar G. Bose, Chairman of the Board and Technical Director of Bose Corporation, foreground, watches a demonstration of a Bose suspension system for automobiles in the parking lot of his company.
#49350
Technology / Re: America's Geekiest Cities
September 15, 2011, 09:21:00 PM



Boulder, Colo.

17.4% of workforce
28,010 workers employed
Boulder is best known for baking its brains. The city boasts among the nation’s most indulgent annual celebrations of international weed smoking day on April 20. Fortunately, Boulder has a more than ample supply of brains to bake, with a large state university campus, numerous scientific institutes and a strong tech sector.
#49351
Technology / America's Geekiest Cities
September 15, 2011, 09:18:56 PM
http://www.forbes.com/





San Jose, Calif.

18.2% of workforce
165,400 workers employed
It's no surprise that San Jose would top the list, standing at the epicenter of Silicon Valley.

#49352
Quote from: chicogon on September 15, 2011, 05:49:15 AM
KSP = Kokak Style Paduding  ;D


Bwahaha! Sampak, este, tumpak! Pwede pud balihon, PSK = Paduding Style Kokak... ;D
#49353
Quote from: islander on September 14, 2011, 02:56:11 PM
naa baya tuod koy nahibaw-an nga baye sa una (naka-hearing lang ko sa tsismis sa mga elders bahin atong bayhana nga taga-talibon) nga mangayog ipalit ug mga libro nga ang mga titles subject, predicate, verb, adjective, multiplication, etc.  kapuliki intawon ang ginikanan nga wa ma-edukar.  ang baye morag kinsang dato sa cebu sigeg adtog beauty parlor.  resulta, wa gihapon makahuman ug eskwela kay napaangkan intawon.  hahay.

Hmm, di baya maingon nga tragic just because. Basin napaangkan og Tsaynis unya linibo ang alawans...
#49354
Sa ijang pagkatsaynis klaro jamo nga taga Balingsya ang amahan... ;D
#49355
Quote from: bugsay on September 14, 2011, 09:47:07 PM
karon, perti jamo'ng mag puwaw sa TB ning bataa...

Siging puwaw pero panagsa ra mo-post... ;D
#49356
Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on September 14, 2011, 09:14:55 PM

hutdanay tirada. :)

He he, bantog rang tambokikoy nis Islander... ;D
#49357
Thorium can be used as a nuclear fuel through breeding to fissile uranium-233.  For those technically-inclined readers, here is a geek-friendly explanation of what that means:

Although not fissile itself, Th-232 will absorb slow neutrons to produce uranium-233 (U-233)a, which is fissile (and long-lived). The irradiated fuel can then be unloaded from the reactor, the U-233 separated from the thorium, and fed back into another reactor as part of a closed fuel cycle. Alternatively, U-233 can be bred from thorium in a blanket, the U-233 separated, and then fed into the core.

In one significant respect U-233 is better than uranium-235 and plutonium-239, because of its higher neutron yield per neutron absorbed. Given a start with some other fissile material (U-233, U-235 or Pu-239) as a driver, a breeding cycle similar to but more efficient than that with U-238 and plutonium (in normal, slow neutron reactors) can be set up. (The driver fuels provide all the neutrons initially, but are progressively supplemented by U-233 as it forms from the thorium.) However, there are also features of the neutron economy which counter this advantage. In particular the intermediate product protactinium-233 (Pa-233) is a neutron absorber which diminishes U-233 yield.


I have no idea whether thorium is the panacea many people claims it is likely to be, but I believe we’ll be hearing more about it in the years to come.
#49358
Thorium is more abundant than uranium in the Earth’s crust. The world has an estimated 4.4 million tons of total known and estimated Thorium resources, according to the International Atomic Energy Association’s 2007 Red Book.

The most common source of thorium is the rare earth phosphate mineral, monazite. World monazite resources are estimated to be about 12 million tons, two-thirds of which are in India.  Idaho also boasts a large vein deposit of thorium and rare earth metals.
#49359
Quote from: chicogon on September 14, 2011, 12:52:04 PM
Pahabol, Tay ug Nay: "Padad-e pod unya kog ipalit ug TABLET kay sige labad akong ulo..."  ;D


Hmm, OK lang ang TABLET, ayaw lang rambola og BELATT...  :-X
#49360
Quote from: statesville on September 14, 2011, 12:01:34 PM
Kalooy tawon sa mga ginikanan nga walay alamag giilad  lang sa  walay batikun nga anak.. ::)

Hmm, giatay na lang diay kon walay batikun... :P
#49361
Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on September 13, 2011, 08:47:40 PM
kinsa man kaha ni nga TB member, Hubz? :)

He he, tekret. Pero pwede atong pangutan-on si Bugsay... ;D
#49363
A clutch of companies and countries are aggressively pursuing Dean’s dream of a thorium-powered world.

Lightbridge Corporation, a pioneering nuclear-energy start-up company based in McLean, VA, is developing the Radkowsky Thorium Reactor in collaboration with Russian researchers. In 2009, Areva, the French nuclear engineering conglomerate, recruited Lightbridge for a project assessing the use of thorium fuel in Areva’s next-generation EPR reactor, advanced class of 1,600+ MW nuclear reactors being built in Olkiluoto, Finland and Flamanville, France.

In China, the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and a clutch of Chinese outfits began an effort in mid-2009 to use thorium as fuel in nuclear reactors in Qinshan, China.
#49364
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Tsaynis Titanic Boy
September 15, 2011, 08:41:07 PM



:D

#49366
So what is the big deal about thorium? In 2006, writing in the magazine Cosmos, Tim Dean summarized perhaps the most optimistic scenario for what a Thorium-powered nuclear world would be like:

What if we could build a nuclear reactor that offered no possibility of a meltdown, generated its power inexpensively, created no weapons-grade by-products, and burnt up existing high-level waste as well as old nuclear weapon stockpiles? And what if the waste produced by such a reactor was radioactive for a mere few hundred years rather than tens of thousands? It may sound too good to be true, but such a reactor is indeed possible, and a number of teams around the world are now working to make it a reality. What makes this incredible reactor so different is its fuel source: thorium.
#49367
by William Pentland
http://www.forbes.com/
9/11/2011 @ 6:29PM





For the past several months, a friend of mine has been telling me about the potentially game-changing implications of an obscure (at least to me) metal named Thorium after the Norse god of thunder, Thor.

It seems like he is not the only person who believes thorium, a naturally-occurring, slightly radioactive metal discovered in 1828 by the Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius, could provide the world with an ultra-safe, ultra-cheap source of nuclear power.

Last week, scores of thorium boosters gathered in the United Kingdom to launch a new advocacy organization, the Weinberg Foundation, which plans to push the promise of thorium nuclear energy into the mainstream political discussion of clean energy and climate change. The message they’re sending is that thorium is the anti-dote to the world’s most pressing energy and environmental challenges.

#49368
Quote from: Bambi on September 13, 2011, 04:37:44 AM
hubs, dali-a ug withdraw kay mag-pista ta diri sa TB...mamalik gjod tong dugay nang wa motunga diri ron!  ;) :D


He he, mauwaw man pud ta ana, Bambs, kay ang ahong investment igo ra mang ipanuba. Aw, hinuon, kon moinom pag tuba ang dugay nang wa motunga diri, makapasalig ko nga manggawas jud ang mga sekreto!

;D
#49369
OK tuod ang lotto outlet. Pero akong tambag, Bay Bugs, pabantayi og chick nga hottie para daghan ang mamalitay. Hmm, ambot lang kaha hinuon kon pilay investment para sa chick nga gaganda na, hottie pa...

;D
#49370
Mao bitaw tingaling naadik siya. Hmm, di ba kaha pud hinuon misulod sa pagkapulis aron sayon ma-maintain ang iyang bisyo... ::)
#49371
Hmm, di ba ikaw may naghisgot og WHITE castle whiskey? ???
#49372
Jokes and Humor / Re: Gagmay pa uwagan na...
September 15, 2011, 03:22:35 PM
Quote from: chicogon on September 15, 2011, 05:20:26 AM
May lain pa kinsa.... ang duha gihapon ka maru sa TB  ;D


Hmm, dugay na ra bang mipalta ang mga hingtungdan nga si Bay Glacier ug Bay Tigbao... ;D
#49373
Jokes and Humor / Re: Hubagism..
September 15, 2011, 03:17:30 PM
He he, Bol-anon siya sa mga bata nga tanan...
#49374
Jokes and Humor / Re: High Powered Motoyamahasusukihonda
September 15, 2011, 03:07:01 PM
Hmm, sukad sa pagkabata mahilig tingali mokaon og noodles kining bajeha, sujopon pagkaon mao nga nasudlan og hangin ang tijan... ;D
#49375
Photos Unlimited / Re: Tornadoes
September 15, 2011, 03:02:39 PM
Quote from: islander on September 15, 2011, 02:36:39 PM
aw, ikaw na god na, yes!  (or your name is not hubag!)

henceforth, paghinay nga di ka maka-tornado ug maka-water spout, ha?  maglikay unya ming tanan. ;D

Hmm, makapasalig ko sa water spout... ;D
#49376
Hmm, di ba puting kabajo ang gisakjan ni Lady Godiva? ::)
#49377
Jokes and Humor / Re: Hubagism..
September 15, 2011, 02:31:23 PM
Quote from: chicogon on September 15, 2011, 05:31:34 AM
Siempre bag-ong nakatotoy ug naa pajud ija unlan  ;D


Sobra pa sa naghawok nga nagtinutokay
Ang naangkon niyang naghingaping kalipay...

;D
#49378
Jokes and Humor / Re: High Powered Motoyamahasusukihonda
September 15, 2011, 02:27:34 PM
Bwahaha! Turbohagayutotawasaki! ;D
#49379
Photos Unlimited / Re: Tornadoes
September 15, 2011, 02:18:03 PM
Hmm, ang tornado morag utot unya ang water spout morag igit? ::)
#49380
Cars and Automotive / Re: Another set of hybrid cars
September 14, 2011, 09:10:30 PM
Quote from: islander on September 12, 2011, 06:49:14 PM
no, thank you.  mahal ning klaseha sa hybrid cars.  maayo pay karomata.


Kini na lay imoha, Ms. Isle, kay half-organic nga pagka-hybrid...





;D
#49381
Fashion Trend / Re: Ms. Violet
September 14, 2011, 09:06:45 PM



He he...  ;D
#49382
Quote from: chicogon on September 14, 2011, 12:43:42 PM
Ako lay kodaker ninjo aron ma post sa TB evidence  ;)


Hmm, dokdokumenter? ;D
#49383
Quote from: bugsay on September 13, 2011, 04:05:02 PM
mo file sa ko'g indifinite leave sa trabaho......ubanan ni nako permi sa kusina... ;D

Seguroa lang nga kinilaw permi ang imong kaonon, Bay Bugs, aron maniwang jud ka... ;D
#49384
Jokes and Humor / Gagmay pa uwagan na...
September 14, 2011, 08:59:19 PM



Kinsa kaha ning mga kanahan... ;D
#49385
Miss Casino Rubbing Alcohol na lang kaha... :P
#49386
Wa magpakigol pero pa-cute jamo...





;D
#49387
Kindness to snake...





Cute...  :)
#49388
Jokes and Humor / Batman Reloaded
September 14, 2011, 08:46:10 PM



:o

#49389
Bwahaha! Bantog rang nahimong pitlabir, way pinalabi sa dogi ug kiti! ;D
#49390
Love Talk / Re: Do you like curvy women?
September 14, 2011, 08:41:00 PM



He he... ;D
#49391
Fashion Trend / Re: Vain Girl
September 14, 2011, 08:29:35 PM



:-\
#49393
Anonymous Diary Blog / Re: Unsay Akong Gikaon Karon?
September 14, 2011, 08:18:28 PM
Oops, abi nakog gikan kang pakals og kinilawng pinakalaming bolinaw nga taga sa Balingsya?
#49394
Quote from: bugsay on September 14, 2011, 07:45:08 PM
namingwit ug pagtagad.... ;D

He he, ang nakaparat kay ang napaslan way lain kondili tamihid ug panghimaraot... ;D
#49395
Anonymous Diary Blog / Re: Unsay Akong Gikaon Karon?
September 14, 2011, 07:56:17 PM
Hmm, sigi, tagay na!





8)
#49396
#49397
Cruelty to horse...





:P
#49398
Love Talk / Re: Mga pamaagi aron buwagan ka sa imong uyab
September 14, 2011, 07:05:47 PM



;D
#49399
Love Talk / Re: Mga pamaagi aron buwagan ka sa imong uyab
September 14, 2011, 07:05:04 PM
#49400
Love Talk / Re: Mga pamaagi aron buwagan ka sa imong uyab
September 14, 2011, 07:04:21 PM