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Old Tall Ships

Old Tall Ships 06/30/2004 11:13 AM

« A mast and sails on a Finnish Tall Ship during a 90 minute tour around Kruunuvuorenselkä on Helsinki Day. »

On Helsinki Day we got tickets for the Old Tall Ships Tour on the Inga-Lill. The Brits and the Dutch seem to titter at the Finnish tall ships since, of course, theirs are larger and they both had navies of some repute, but the Finns do like to remind them that without Finnish pine tar their boats would have sunk in rather short order. The day was as wet as it could be without it being a full monsoon which made it somewhat difficult to take pictures, but it was still a treat to ride out into open water under full sail without the help of an engine.

There is something terribly romantic about these wooden ships in an age of the giant metal cruise ships which insulate you as much as possible from the idea that you are on the water. The captain of the ship did give a reasonably long talk about the history of the tall ships in Finnish which I hope I have remembered correctly. The Inga-Lill was built in 1947, after WWII, as a cargo ship to transport goods around the Baltic and the archipelago. Most of the surviving tall ships were built around this period since there were a lot of idle shipwrights in the post-war slump and they needed work. When more modern cargo ships were developed these boats were left behind but have been restored to their original beauty in recent years thanks to enthusiasts and charter cruises. The crew mentioned that the Traditional Sailing Ships Association welcomes new members, which would be a really interesting thing to do, but I'm not much of a sailor. There is a very thorough tall ships website which has a lot of history and details on boats from many different countries and also the Maritime Museum of Finland which covers the history of the tall ships in Finland.

"Tall Buildings"

"Tall Buildings" 07/31/2004 10:19 AM

TALL Buildings

TALL Buildings 07/28/2004 11:33 AM
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RUNNING OUT
OF ROOM, RUNNING OUT OF TIME

RUNNING OUT
OF ROOM, RUNNING OUT OF TIME 01/07/2004 01:22 PM

When I was researching the article One Billion Americans?, I got thinking about the implications of the wildly conservative Census Bureau projections of US population, and the embarrassing drastic upward revisions that have been made to them, for global population projections. What made the US projections so wrong (US population peaking at 295 million was predicted as recently as fifteen years ago) was the compound error of underestimating the extent of immigration and overestimating the rate at which immigrants adjust their family size to the average of their new country, or the global average. It's an understandable error -- there's lots of evidence that population growth rates in the developing world are falling quickly. But that's not because third world countries are evolving to two-child-or-less families as infant mortality drops. Rather, it's because those countries are simply unable to sustain more children, so parents are reluctantly, temporarily reducing family size as a result. Give them the option to emigrate to a developed country, and cultural preference, religious dictates, and improved health care will jump their family size (and life expectancy) back up again. And as inevitable ecological and humanitarian catastrophes arise in the 21st century in dozens of third world countries, compounded by the scourges of new diseases, horrendous shortages of clean water, and desertification and crop flooding due to global warming, the pressure to increase immigration quotas by orders of magnitude will be fierce. Back in 1990 when the pundits were predicting US population would peak at 295 million (it passed that level last year and is now expected to peak at between 550 million and 1.2 billion, if it peaks at all), they were saying global population would peak at around 9-11 billion in 2100. But for that to happen with a US population of, say, 900 million instead of 300 million, would mean average third world family size would be much smaller than average US family size. The UN projections, for example, assume annual average growth rate for Africa, Asia and Latin America of 0.5% in the latter half of this century, compared to a current growth rate in those areas (even including China with its already-low birth rate) of 2.1%, and compared to a current US growth rate of 0.9%, which is trending back up to a projected 1.3% rate for most of the current century, thanks to immigration. So the 9-11 billion global peak population just doesn't add up. While it doesn't make sense to get Malthusian and project population will grow indefinitely at current rates (1.3%, i.e. a doubling every 50 years to 24 billion by 2100), it's equally illogical and irresponsible to suggest that the whole world will start immediately radically reducing its fertility rate to achieve in just two generations the low fertility rate that Europe took one hundred generations to reach. If you assume that the levels of immigration now projected by the US Census Bureau will prevail throughout the developed world, that first- and second-generation citizens of developed countries will continue to have considerably larger-than-replacement level families in their new adopted countries, that the prevailing pro-fertility population dogmas of organized world religions will not suddenly be changed, that population pressure in the third world will be eased somewhat by immigration and that modest drops in family size in those countries will be largely offset by longer life expectancy, as has been observably the case in almost every third world country except China, then instead of the 9-11 billion peak the UN is currently talking about, you end up with population soaring past 14 billion in 2100, with no end in sight (left chart above). The curved red line shows the carrying capacity of Earth, assuming a modest annual increase in productivity from the current 30 billion acres (productive-capacity adjusted), assuming average footprint per capita continues to increase by a modest 1% per year, and assuming no land on the planet is reserved for wilderness or natural space for the rest of Earth's creatures. It shows in 2000 that the world could sustain 5 billion humans at the then-prevailing level of consumption. That's a billion humans less than actually inhabited the planet then, possible only by depriving much of the world of a subsistence level of resources, and by taking more from the Earth (in non-renewable resources) than we replaced, essentially stealing the excess from future generations. At the expected global level of per-capita consumption in 2100 (still well below today's North American consumption levels), carrying capacity drops to 2 billion humans. That number is substantiated by a recent C ornell study that says the choice in 2100 is between 2 billion people living a comfortable but not lavish life (achieved by a drastic population reduction) or 12 billion "struggling in misery". And if you want to allow 50% of the planet's surface for other life forms, you need to achieve double that reduction (green line), to one billion people, the level both Jim Merkel and Bill McKibben think we should strive for. That's only achievable, short of coercion, by an average one child family worldwide for the next century. The right chart shows that the increasing average footprint, driven both by North American excess and the surging resource use of China's billion plus people, will drive the aggregate human footprint up even more sharply than aggregate population, from 37 billion acres today (20% more than Earth's carrying capacity) to 210 billion acres in 2100 (six times Earth's carrying capacity). Now remember, these assumptions are much closer to the wildly optimistic assumptions of population levelling that the UN and other global agencies optimistically hope for, than to the Malthusian no-change projections that would see nearly double these numbers. Nevertheless, train wreck ahead. We simply have no choice. We must immediately and aggressively reduce our family sizes worldwide, and we must immediately and aggressively reduce per-capita resource consumption, waste and footprint. That means we must confront religions that don't actively encourage birth control and small families, and show those religions to be socially irresponsible. That means, too, we need to introduce ecological taxation measures to make excessive resource consumption and waste prohibitively expensive, and reward those who tread lightly on the Earth.

Argosy Stands Tall

Argosy Stands Tall 04/27/2004 03:50 PM
Argosy's numbers look good despite the brutal Illinois taxes.

He's short on height but tall on issues

He's short on height but tall on issues 11/19/2003 02:05 PM
Who wants to marry a Kucinich? "I think we're in a day in age when partnerships are imperative to making anything happening in the world. And I certainly want a dynamic, out-spoken woman who was fearless in her desire for peace in the world and for universal single-payer health care and a full employment economy. If you are out there call me." -- Dennis Kucinich, Nov 5, 2003

With Macintosh's Help 'I' Stands Tall In
Sales

With Macintosh's Help 'I' Stands Tall In
Sales 04/24/2004 11:34 AM
Little leter 'i' is king of marketing among the alphabet. As in iPod, iTunes, iBook. "Because of consistent marketing, Apple literally own the letter 'i'. 'I' means Internet and interactive -- and it means Apple." By Marlon Manuel, Cox News Service (via MyAppleMenu)

Freak Waves Are No Tall Tale

Freak Waves Are No Tall Tale 07/28/2004 06:17 AM
Stories of giant ship-wrecking waves are no longer just for crusty sea captains spinning a good yarn. Data from European Space Agency satellites shows that monster waves do exist -- and they're more common than expected. By Amit Asaravala.

Great Quake's Wave Not Very Tall

Great Quake's Wave Not Very Tall 03/29/2005 04:30 AM
CBS News Mar 29 2005 8:50AM GMT

-- The Museum of Modern Art: Tall
Buildings --

-- The Museum of Modern Art: Tall
Buildings -- 07/29/2004 08:07 AM
-- The Museum of Modern Art: Tall Buildings --

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luck has left me standing so tall

luck has left me standing so tall 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
This will probably be my last weblog entry this week, because I'm in the final few miles of the Just A Geek rewrite marathon.

'Giant' hurdle

'Giant' hurdle 05/24/2004 06:03 AM
CNET Asia May 24 2004 10:25AM GMT

For all you hip-pained athletes

For all you hip-pained athletes 12/19/2004 03:21 PM
From the American Academy of Family Physicians comes this detailed publication on Hip Pain in Athletes. While it's obviously written for medical professionals (ones who recognize words like 'acetabulum' and 'femoral head'), I found it useful in preparing for my trip to the orthopedic specialist. I've had a nagging pain since before the marathon, nothing too severe so I just ran through it. Now that I've been back in NYC and sitting much more than before, the pain's gotten worse. So I finally broke down and went to the doctor. I've been laying off the running, except for my races, and hopefully today will get to the bottom of the issue. I think (hope) it's just inflammation that will pass with ice, rest, and NSAIDs.

You're Athletes, Not Journalists

You're Athletes, Not Journalists 08/21/2004 05:52 AM
Olympians can do media interviews but they'd better not blog. The International Olympic Committee, interested in protecting lucrative broadcasting contracts, forbids any activity that might upset the networks.

Nation Frets That Its Young Are Not Tall
Enough (Reuters)

Nation Frets That Its Young Are Not Tall
Enough (Reuters) 05/07/2004 09:16 AM
Reuters - Vietnam's greatest living figure, General Vo Nguyen Giap, is treasured although he stands just five feet tall, but the communist government is worried that its future generations won't be tall enough.

Tall Tales and the Unlarded Truth About
Hogzilla

Tall Tales and the Unlarded Truth About
Hogzilla 03/19/2005 02:30 AM
Few episodes have drawn the Southern talent for tall tales like the legend of Hogzilla, the alleged 12-foot, 1,000-pound wild hog shot and killed last June.

Google scaring investors with tall price

Google scaring investors with tall price 07/30/2004 06:51 AM
Chron.com - Fri Jul 30, 07:28 am GMT

Eight-foot-tall statues of Cthulhu for
sale

Eight-foot-tall statues of Cthulhu for
sale 08/23/2004 10:31 AM
Cory Doctorow: For $3900, you can buy this 7'8", 200 lb statue of Cthulhu for your garden or dungeon. Lots of other outsized nerd-pleasing statuary and sculpture also for sale on the Nethercraft site. Link (Thanks, Ryan!)

Giant Squid, Tall Tales and Truth

Giant Squid, Tall Tales and Truth 05/03/2004 07:26 PM
With a length up to 75 feet, the giant squid, Architeuthis, is the largest invertebrate on earth. But it's also the most elusive.

James Bond is too tall to be a modern
spy (Reuters)

James Bond is too tall to be a modern
spy (Reuters) 03/08/2004 11:25 PM
Reuters - James Bond, Britain's most famous fictional secret agent, would be feeling rather shaken and stirred to learn he would be too tall to be a real modern day spy in the country's domestic spy agency.

tall buildings shake voices escape

tall buildings shake voices escape 03/14/2005 05:42 PM
Around 8:57 last night, I had a brief flash of panic: What if they cut my part down? I'm going...

Google yet to clear SEC hurdle

Google yet to clear SEC hurdle 08/17/2004 07:22 PM
Federal regulators don't give the company the OK to proceed, extending the wait for its highly anticipated IPO.

Oracle's New PeopleSoft Hurdle: DoJ

Oracle's New PeopleSoft Hurdle: DoJ 07/01/2004 03:50 PM
Internet News Jul 1 2004 8:01PM GMT

Google clears IPO hurdle

Google clears IPO hurdle 01/27/2004 07:31 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google, the No. 1 Web search engine, has moved closer to an initial public offering, as a company-paid audit ...

Veritas' Hurdle Too Steep

Veritas' Hurdle Too Steep 01/29/2004 01:59 PM
TheStreet.com Jan 29 2004 5:48PM GMT

Athletes to get armed guard

Athletes to get armed guard 05/02/2004 04:37 AM
Every British competitor at the Athens Olympics will be given a 24-hour armed guard.

The ultimate MP3 player for athletes?
Could be

The ultimate MP3 player for athletes?
Could be 05/13/2004 09:16 PM
ZDNet May 14 2004 1:06AM GMT

Tall French Visitor Takes Up Residence
in the Guggenheim

Tall French Visitor Takes Up Residence
in the Guggenheim 03/24/2005 07:53 PM
Daniel Buren's installation at the Guggenheim Museum is a spectacular folly, a lumberingly chilly and theatrical construction, mirrored floor to ceiling.

A Tall Decaf, Mocha Cappuccino and the
Wi-Fi Selection of the Month, Please

A Tall Decaf, Mocha Cappuccino and the
Wi-Fi Selection of the Month, Please 12/08/2003 02:21 AM
New York Times Dec 8 2003 1:46AM ET

Tall Californians come up short in
airline lawsuit (Reuters)

Tall Californians come up short in
airline lawsuit (Reuters) 03/06/2004 02:00 AM
Reuters - Tall people will have to go on feeling a bit cramped while riding on airplanes.

Short Film Has Tall Implications (Los
Angeles Times)

Short Film Has Tall Implications (Los
Angeles Times) 02/19/2004 06:41 AM
Los Angeles Times - As Hollywood's most celebrated night draws near, a small Oscar-nominated animated film is assuming big symbolism in the feud between Walt Disney Co. Chairman Michael Eisner and former board member Roy E. Disney.

"Tall, white" Bolivian beauty in trouble
(Reuters)

"Tall, white" Bolivian beauty in trouble
(Reuters) 05/28/2004 09:31 PM
Reuters - Bolivia's entrant in next week's Miss Universe contest faces calls to quit after she described herself as being a tall, white woman and not a short Indian peasant.

Latest Red Hat clears security hurdle

Latest Red Hat clears security hurdle 05/02/2004 12:14 AM

Laptop Initiative Faces Hurdle

Laptop Initiative Faces Hurdle 06/10/2004 08:49 PM
Educators and school officials in Berkshire County are waiting with cautious optimism to hear whether a proposed laptop initiative in North Adams and Pittsfield will clear a key legislative hurdle. By Erik Arvidson, North Adams Transcript (via MyAppleMenu)

Clearing Low Hurdle, Dell Rallies

Clearing Low Hurdle, Dell Rallies 02/13/2004 11:58 AM
TheStreet.com Feb 13 2004 3:44PM GMT

WS-I Clears Basic Security Hurdle

WS-I Clears Basic Security Hurdle 05/18/2004 07:24 AM
Working group moves closer to making Web services security a crucial assurance for commercial businesses.

Getting over the final hurdle for
broadband Britain: LLU

Getting over the final hurdle for
broadband Britain: LLU 09/01/2004 01:16 PM
newmediazero Sep 1 2004 5:14PM GMT

Alitalia deal crosses last hurdle

Alitalia deal crosses last hurdle 09/18/2004 01:59 AM
The Italian carrier reaches agreement on cutting cabin crews, the final part of a rescue plan vital for survival.
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