Source: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/116481
So-called "cloaking" materials have been making headlines for a few years now -- the idea being that these special materials can bend light around them so that the object coated with them becomes invisible to the eye or other detection systems. Applications envisioned range from stealth planes invisible to radar to Harry Potter-like cloaks designed for pranksters and peeping Toms.
Now a new -- and more practical -- application is being envisioned for cloaking materials: To help your cell phone reception and improve the quality of your calls.
The idea is simple: Cover obstacles between cell phone towers and cell phone users with cloak-like material to make the obstacles "disappear," at least as far as the phone is concerned. The goal is not to make objects appear invisible to the naked eye, but rather to let the electromagnetic waves used in mobile communication environments wrap around the obstacle rather than being absorbed or scattered on impact.
For example, in a case where one antenna is blocking visibility to or interfering with another antenna, strategically placed cloaking materials could make it possible for both to work simultaneously. One can also imagine buildings painted with a coat of electro-cloak, thus improving calls in static-filled downtown environments.
No longer merely theoretical, cloaking materials do exist, but only on a very small and limited scale. Considering the heavy interest in this research, however, it's probably only a matter of time before larger and more commercial applications are developed.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Thursday, December 11, 2008
work related
No incentive---
2nd week in a row.
We owe $800 in back bills on our truck, we'll pay it in full but it will leave us with very little after all the other bills incl. food and gas. We won't be able to buy anyone christmas presents. Thanks Tribune. Thanks place where I've sat for the past 5 years slaving myself and sacrificing my life for.
2nd week in a row.
We owe $800 in back bills on our truck, we'll pay it in full but it will leave us with very little after all the other bills incl. food and gas. We won't be able to buy anyone christmas presents. Thanks Tribune. Thanks place where I've sat for the past 5 years slaving myself and sacrificing my life for.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Nintendo WII
Quick thoughts I had about Nintendo WII.......
Introducing virtual reality to the bedroom, and further attempts to get females interested in video games. Paddles and cooperative play can create a cyber-sexy atmosphere..depending on the game..
Introducing virtual reality to the bedroom, and further attempts to get females interested in video games. Paddles and cooperative play can create a cyber-sexy atmosphere..depending on the game..
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Prolonged Amphetamine Use: (What nobody talks about ..)
Synthetic Motivation:
After taking amphetamine for a long time, the effect becomes less and less apparent until you have to go back the doctor for a higher dosage. You get the higher dosage and it works for awhile, but now you can't sleep, and you're getting very impatient with the world around you when you start crashing, so the Doctor trys prescribing you Xanax to calm your withdrawal. So now you find yourself on 2 drugs, and you now need 3x the amphetamine you originally needed to get the same "buzz" effect as before. The effect that in your mind, makes you a social genius, a academic mastermind, someone without a care in the world...at least..for a moment. So after the doctor turns you down for a bigger prescription (because he doesnt want your heart to explode) you begin snorting the drug. Crushing or emptying the pill onto a table, rolling up your dollar bill, exhaling as deep as possible and...you get the picture. Until one day, with your eyes in a book, your nose begins to bleed... this has never happened before..
You freak out- You can't tell anyone or they'll know you've been abusing your medicine. You decide to quit using all together. You try to calm your vice with Alcohol and Marijuana. But your motivation is completely lost. The long term effects of amphetamine that nobody tells you about it your complete loss of all ambition. Your brain had slowly been conditioning to work under synthetic motivation, and now that you've stopped taking your brain food, you're unable to complete simple tasks, and perceive completion of simple projects. You become a complete procrastinator, locked in your room, watching television, crying about where life has taken you..blaming others..even your doctors..when in reality, you 've got only yourself to blame.
So- is amphetamine a bad thing? Not if taken moderately. However, prescribing amphetamine to someone is the same as drug dealing, it's easy money for your doctor. Meet your new drug dealer, Dr. "yourlifeisoverand yourmoney'smineNow"
It's also an easy way to get kids to shutup- there are parents out there who'll gladly agree and don't even question a doctor/teachers recommendation to have their child placed on these drugs and given at lunchtime, and sometimes twice a day. To these kids, every day is like their going to an amusement park, but it won't last. These children unfortunately grow up with horrible problems. Especially when they stop using these drugs.
After taking amphetamine for a long time, the effect becomes less and less apparent until you have to go back the doctor for a higher dosage. You get the higher dosage and it works for awhile, but now you can't sleep, and you're getting very impatient with the world around you when you start crashing, so the Doctor trys prescribing you Xanax to calm your withdrawal. So now you find yourself on 2 drugs, and you now need 3x the amphetamine you originally needed to get the same "buzz" effect as before. The effect that in your mind, makes you a social genius, a academic mastermind, someone without a care in the world...at least..for a moment. So after the doctor turns you down for a bigger prescription (because he doesnt want your heart to explode) you begin snorting the drug. Crushing or emptying the pill onto a table, rolling up your dollar bill, exhaling as deep as possible and...you get the picture. Until one day, with your eyes in a book, your nose begins to bleed... this has never happened before..
You freak out- You can't tell anyone or they'll know you've been abusing your medicine. You decide to quit using all together. You try to calm your vice with Alcohol and Marijuana. But your motivation is completely lost. The long term effects of amphetamine that nobody tells you about it your complete loss of all ambition. Your brain had slowly been conditioning to work under synthetic motivation, and now that you've stopped taking your brain food, you're unable to complete simple tasks, and perceive completion of simple projects. You become a complete procrastinator, locked in your room, watching television, crying about where life has taken you..blaming others..even your doctors..when in reality, you 've got only yourself to blame.
So- is amphetamine a bad thing? Not if taken moderately. However, prescribing amphetamine to someone is the same as drug dealing, it's easy money for your doctor. Meet your new drug dealer, Dr. "yourlifeisoverand yourmoney'smineNow"
It's also an easy way to get kids to shutup- there are parents out there who'll gladly agree and don't even question a doctor/teachers recommendation to have their child placed on these drugs and given at lunchtime, and sometimes twice a day. To these kids, every day is like their going to an amusement park, but it won't last. These children unfortunately grow up with horrible problems. Especially when they stop using these drugs.
ADD and a taste of my opinion
A pill.
You learn about them usually after they've already been given to you. Whether it's whole or crushed, given orally with water, or crushed up in your applesauce, most of us have taken something, at sometime. My first introduction, that I can remember..were the purple baby aspirin..they had a grape flavor I believe..but not very convincing. Yes, my throat hurt..I had the chicken pox. My mother was giving these too me for pain every few hours, along with a dose of some pink antibiotic tincture...
Later in life..with injuries, having teeth pulled, and again being sick we upgrade to adult medicines..
Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Acetominephen, Vicadin, Oxycodin..etc. But they were limited to downers, and pain relievers. Unless of course you, like some 15% of children today were diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, and prescribed drugs like ritalin, or adderol. The generic name of course being, Amphetamine. Amphetamine is a stimulant, Stimulants speed up the central nervous system. They act like adrenaline, a hormone that is one of the body’s natural stimulants. Other drugs with similar effects include cocaine, ecstasy, ephedrine, caffeine and many others.
Now- ask yourself, what could possibly be wrong with a child where they would need to be given speed to calm down their "hyper-disorder?" At least in most cases, nothing is wrong with the children this deadly drug is being prescribed to.
Here's what the Center for Addiction and Mental Health ( www.camh.com ) has to say about Amphetamines;
" In children who are hyperactive, amphetamines and related drugs, in the correct doses, can have a calming effect. Amphetamines reduce hunger and increase breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Larger doses may cause fever, sweating, headache, nausea, blurred vision, very fast or irregular heartbeat, tremors, loss of co-ordination and collapse."
"Overdose can cause seizures, coma and death due to burst blood vessels in the brain, heart failure or very high fever. "
"Amphetamines are linked to risky and violent behaviours, and increased injury and sexually transmitted disease."
"Amphetamines may cause bizarre or repetitive behaviour, paranoia and hallucinations. "
"Injecting any drug can cause infections from used needles or impurities in the drug; sharing needles with others can transmit hepatitis or HIV. "
"When taken as prescribed, amphetamines and related drugs do not cause dependence. However, these drugs can cause dependence if they are misused. Methylphenidate is less likely to cause dependence than other amphetamines. "
"Regular non-medical use of amphetamines can lead to tolerance. This means that the person needs to take more and more of the drug to get the desired effect. Regular use of amphetamines, especially when the drug is smoked or injected, can quickly cause psychological and physical dependence. Dependence means that cravings and compulsive use of the drug become very important to a person. If drug use is stopped, the person usually goes through withdrawal, also called “the crash.” Symptoms of withdrawal can include fatigue, restless sleep, irritability, intense hunger, depression, suicidal behaviour and fits of violence. People who use amphetamines often also use other drugs, such as alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines, to help them relax and sleep. This increases the risk for dependence on these other drugs. "
Finally-
What are the long-term effects of taking amphetamines?
Chronic use of amphetamines can lead to serious physical and mental health problems. Because amphetamines reduce appetite and fatigue, they can cause vitamin and sleep deficiencies and malnutrition, and make people more prone to illness. Regular use of amphetamines can also cause amphetamine psychosis. Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and bizarre and violent behaviour. These symptoms usually disappear a few days or weeks after the drug use has stopped. Longer-term studies support the efficacy and safety of methylphenidate when taken as prescribed to treat hyperactivity, but more information is needed to evaluate its long-term effects.
You learn about them usually after they've already been given to you. Whether it's whole or crushed, given orally with water, or crushed up in your applesauce, most of us have taken something, at sometime. My first introduction, that I can remember..were the purple baby aspirin..they had a grape flavor I believe..but not very convincing. Yes, my throat hurt..I had the chicken pox. My mother was giving these too me for pain every few hours, along with a dose of some pink antibiotic tincture...
Later in life..with injuries, having teeth pulled, and again being sick we upgrade to adult medicines..
Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Acetominephen, Vicadin, Oxycodin..etc. But they were limited to downers, and pain relievers. Unless of course you, like some 15% of children today were diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, and prescribed drugs like ritalin, or adderol. The generic name of course being, Amphetamine. Amphetamine is a stimulant, Stimulants speed up the central nervous system. They act like adrenaline, a hormone that is one of the body’s natural stimulants. Other drugs with similar effects include cocaine, ecstasy, ephedrine, caffeine and many others.
Now- ask yourself, what could possibly be wrong with a child where they would need to be given speed to calm down their "hyper-disorder?" At least in most cases, nothing is wrong with the children this deadly drug is being prescribed to.
Here's what the Center for Addiction and Mental Health ( www.camh.com ) has to say about Amphetamines;
" In children who are hyperactive, amphetamines and related drugs, in the correct doses, can have a calming effect. Amphetamines reduce hunger and increase breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. Larger doses may cause fever, sweating, headache, nausea, blurred vision, very fast or irregular heartbeat, tremors, loss of co-ordination and collapse."
"Overdose can cause seizures, coma and death due to burst blood vessels in the brain, heart failure or very high fever. "
"Amphetamines are linked to risky and violent behaviours, and increased injury and sexually transmitted disease."
"Amphetamines may cause bizarre or repetitive behaviour, paranoia and hallucinations. "
"Injecting any drug can cause infections from used needles or impurities in the drug; sharing needles with others can transmit hepatitis or HIV. "
"When taken as prescribed, amphetamines and related drugs do not cause dependence. However, these drugs can cause dependence if they are misused. Methylphenidate is less likely to cause dependence than other amphetamines. "
"Regular non-medical use of amphetamines can lead to tolerance. This means that the person needs to take more and more of the drug to get the desired effect. Regular use of amphetamines, especially when the drug is smoked or injected, can quickly cause psychological and physical dependence. Dependence means that cravings and compulsive use of the drug become very important to a person. If drug use is stopped, the person usually goes through withdrawal, also called “the crash.” Symptoms of withdrawal can include fatigue, restless sleep, irritability, intense hunger, depression, suicidal behaviour and fits of violence. People who use amphetamines often also use other drugs, such as alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines, to help them relax and sleep. This increases the risk for dependence on these other drugs. "
Finally-
What are the long-term effects of taking amphetamines?
Chronic use of amphetamines can lead to serious physical and mental health problems. Because amphetamines reduce appetite and fatigue, they can cause vitamin and sleep deficiencies and malnutrition, and make people more prone to illness. Regular use of amphetamines can also cause amphetamine psychosis. Symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, and bizarre and violent behaviour. These symptoms usually disappear a few days or weeks after the drug use has stopped. Longer-term studies support the efficacy and safety of methylphenidate when taken as prescribed to treat hyperactivity, but more information is needed to evaluate its long-term effects.
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