Here’s a link to the audio of the speech (the video is way too dark and not worth watching, IMHO):
http://www.csis.org/media/csis/events/070928_huckabee.m3u
It’s lengthy (about an hour and 13 minutes), but you can skip over the introductions and preliminaries; the body of the speech starts at about 5 minutes and 30 seconds).
If you’d prefer reading his prepared remarks, they’re available here:
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Blogs.View&Blog_id=505
Back on June 21, I received an email from my co-blogger, celtictexan, about a new discovery by John Kanzius (see picture above). According to a news video attached to the email, Mr. Kanzius developed a method for igniting salt water by exposing it to radio frequencies. According to the report, Mr. Kanzius discovered this method by accident while experimenting with a cancer treatment using radio frequencies. This reminds me of Fleming’s serendipitous discovery of penicillin over six decades ago.
Always the skeptic (see my posts on global warming), I remembered how the “discovery” of cold fusion by Pons and Fleischman back in 1989 caused quite a stir, only to lead to profound disappointment when no one was able to replicate their findings independently. But not wanting to discount this recent finding altogether, I signed up for a Yahoo! News Alert for the word “kanzius”; not being a particularly common name, I figured I wouldn’t be inundated with emails.
I was pleasantly surprised this month when reports started coming in that the Kanzius discovery had been replicated at Penn State University by Professor Emeritus Rustum Roy. According to Roy, the energy released is the result of the specific radio frequency of the Kanzius machine weakening the bonds between sodium and chloride, and hydrogen and oxygen. Some reports indicated that Professor Roy was trying to obtain federal funding to research this phenomenon in greater depth.
Skeptics are still claiming the whole thing is a hoax, and I have to admit, I’m not totally convinced. The crucial question is this: Does the energy expended (i.e. the radio frequencies) exceed that of the energy produced (the burning salt water)? A recent report claims that the flame’s temperature exceeds 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit:
http://www.watertechonline.com/news.asp?N_ID=68148
Although I’m no physicist or chemist, I would think that’s a promising sign. Obviously, much more must be investigated, but the implications of something as abundant as saltwater being used as fuel are staggering. Bear in mind, there is absolutely no carbon released, so even Al Gore would approve!
Maybe this whole thing will come to naught. But at least the first hurdle of replication has been crossed. One thing for sure: I’m not going to cancel my Yahoo! News Alert any time soon!
Here’s a link to the lastest report on this topic:
Sorry for not posting anything. I have taken a great interest in firearms lately and that combined with school starting, my step daughter moving away, and a general distaste for the political climate I have not wanted to post at all.
With General Petraeus being labeled a traitor by the far left and the ensuing fiasco surrounding his briefing to congress combined with Osamma Bin Laden’s lates rant deing debuted I decided to weigh in on the issues.
The far left’s outcry over Petraeus’s findings is of no surprise to me. With Democrats, only potitics and what is best for them matters. Remember when “The Surge” was first being talked about Democrats were for it before they were against it. Not only that, the word of an Army General that the left agreed with was akin to the word of god. Now that the facts are against them the Democrats can’t wait to shout General Petraeus down.
Business as usual for Democrats.
If you didn’t read this Sunday’s “Get Fuzzy” check it out.
And last but certainly not least: Britney Spears might be an out of practice nutbag, but she looks good as far as I am concerned.
Having been an opera affectionado for over three decades, one of the greatest regrets of my life is that I never got to experience the great Pavarotti in person. The brilliance of his tone, the power of his voice, and the absolute passion of his performances were unsurpassed among tenors of his day.
The one performance that time and again epitomized all of these qualities was Pavarotti’s signature aria, Nessun dorma from the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini. Even if you’re not an opera fan, take the next 3 minutes and 10 seconds to savor the artistry of this extraordinary singer. (Sorry for the link, but I don’t know how to embed a YouTube screen):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VATmgtmR5o4
Adio, Luciano! You will be missed indeed.
