Bob Morris @ Jan 10th 2005 23:58 - Category: Unfiled ;
Spokesman: U.S. Won’t Change Iraq Plan
The United States has rejected a request by Sunni Arab clerics to spell out a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq in exchange for calling off their boycott of the Jan. 30 elections, the chief U.S. Embassy spokesman in Baghdad said Monday.
Bob Morris @ Jan 10th 2005 23:42 - Category: Uncategorized Tags: Maui;
10,000 ft. Mt. Haleakala on Maui erupts every 200 years or so, and when it does, a type of lava called a’a flows down the mountain to the sea. This photo of me was taken in the large a’a flow areas on the Kings Highway hike. A’a at first glance looks likes soil freshly turned with a Roto-Tiller, however is is solid rock, with plenty of sharp edges. Hiking through it would be considerably more difficult than any tallus field in the High Sierras. Fortunately, there is a well-maintained trail which although it can be tricky going at times because it is small rocks and easy to twist an ankle on, is still way easier than going off trail.
At the end of the trail is a secluded cove, and even though we were there at near the peak of the tourist season, we were the only people there. Maui hiking areas,campgrounds, and trails have a refreshing absence of signs telling you what to do, parking is free and easy, and all beaches are public, a marked difference from L.A.
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Bob Morris @ Jan 10th 2005 00:39 - Category: Unfiled ;
The future of the global automotive industry will be driven by hydrogen, not gasoline — at least as senior management at General Motors sees it. While hybrids, which combine gasoline engines with electric motors, were the buzz last year at the North American International Auto Show, it’s hydrogen that will be the fuel of the future, GM powertrain group vice-president Tom Stephens said.
Let’s hope so. Less dependence on oil means a cleaner environment and less wars. Toyota is the leader in hybrid technology and the hybrid that Ford is now heavily advertising as superior technology is indeed precisely that - because they license their hybrid technology and engines from Toyota.
The major technological hurdles that hydrogen car technology must still overcome are storage and delivery. Hydrogen is the lightest element, so it can leak out of anything. Gas stations would need to be replaced with hydrogen stations so the fuel could be delivered everywhere. Then of course is the question of how to create all that hydrogen. One of the coolest ways I’ve heard of via solar arrays in the desert that create hydrogen as a by-product.
GM is well-known for speaking out of all sides of their mouth at once when it comes to alernative energy, however it’s encouraging they are now openly speaking about switching to hydrogen.
Bob Morris @ Jan 10th 2005 00:12 - Category: Unfiled ;
I’m about the upgrade my cell phone and trade my Nok 3650 camera phone in for a nextgen phone. Everyone says the Treo 650 is the hot phone, however the Siemens SX 66 looks good too, maybe better than the Treo because it also has wi-fi and is quad band. Both have cameras, QWERTY keyboards, sophisticated e-mail, and real web browsers. The Siemens, gasp, runs a version of Windows, which makes me a little leery about viruses, etc, while the Treo is Palm.
Any gurus out there with advice on which is best?
Bob Morris @ Jan 10th 2005 00:10 - Category: Unfiled ;
Pirates operating in the Straits of Malacca are believed to have been wiped out by the tsunami disaster as there had been no attacks on ships since Dec 26.
The International Maritime Bureau reported that the busy shipping route had been free from such incidents over the past 10 days.
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