April 18, 2011 MIT PHYSICS NOBEL LAUREATE FRANK WILCZEK TO GIVE CU-BOULDER’S GAMOW LECTURE
Apr 18th
April 18, 2011
MIT PHYSICS NOBEL LAUREATE FRANK WILCZEK
TO GIVE CU-BOULDER’S GAMOW LECTUREMassachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Frank Wilczek, who shared the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics, will give the 46th George Gamow Memorial Lecture at the University of Colorado Boulder on Tuesday, April 26.
Free and open to the public, the talk is titled “Anticipating a New Golden Age: A Vision and Its Fiery Trial at the Large Hadron Collider.” Wilczek will describe the Large Hadron Collider, or LHC, and how it will test new phenomena and ambitious ideas. The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Macky Auditorium and is intended for a general audience.
The LHC sends protons and charged atoms whizzing around a 17-mile underground loop located on the border of France and Switzerland at 11,000 times per second — nearly the speed of light. Located at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the collider can smash particles together at energy levels seven times higher than the previous record by such accelerators.
Scientists are using the LHC to attempt to recreate conditions immediately following the Big Bang, searching for answers about mysterious dark matter, dark energy, gravity and the fundamental laws of physics. The experiments may even shed light on the possibility that other dimensions exist, according to physicists.
Wilczek says future generations may view the LHC as the defining symbol of our culture, analogous to the pyramids of Egypt. The LHC project involves roughly 10,000 people from 60 countries, including more than 1,700 scientists, engineers, students and technicians from 94 American universities. Roughly 10 faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students from CU-Boulder’s physics department have been involved in LHC research and development.
Wilczek shared the Nobel Prize in physics with David Gross and David Politzer for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction, research he conducted as a 21-year-old graduate student at Princeton University.
Wilczek has received numerous awards, including a 1982 McArthur Fellowship “genius grant,” the 2005 King Faisal International Prize for Science and the 2003 Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The George Gamow lecture series started in 1971 and honors the late CU-Boulder physics professor who was pivotal in developing the big bang theory of the creation of the universe. He also was known for his many books popularizing science.
For more information on Wilczek and his work visit the Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine at http://artsandsciences.colorado.edu/magazine/2011/04/nobel-laureate-to-deliver-gamow-lecture/.
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April 16 2011 Colorado National Speedway on Boulder Channel 1 Video Race highlites:
Apr 17th
We were invited to Colorado National Speedway by General Manager Scotty Backman to cover for TV. Scotty graciously gave us a ride in his golf cart as we video’d driver interviews. Fans and drivers seem to love it. We’ll let you be the judge. Below is a recap of the night.
A Clean Sweep for Bear Lynch in the Spring Fling at CNS
From CNS News Desk:
Saturday, 16 April 2011 Bear Lynch led every lap of the Sportsman main event to take the win as well as taking home the top spot in the Pro Truck main event for a clean sweep of the Spring Fling at CNS.
Pair-A-Dice Interior Finishes Sportsman
A stellar field of 18 Sportsman cars rolled out on to the track to headline the CNS Spring Fling with car number 26 Bear Lynch and 84 Bruce Borchardt on the front row. Bear Lynch built a commanding lead with two thirds of the race complete but Bruce Borchadt was not letting Bear out of his sights. As the leaders approached lapped traffic car Borchardt was able to catch the leader Bear Lynch but Bear wasn’t about to give up his chance to win another main event and he hung on to win followed by 84 Borchardt, 6 Roe, 8 Walbaum, and Stan Griffin in the 43 machine rounded out the top five.
Snap-On Tools Pro Trucks
Only 10 Pro Trucks lined up for a 30 lap main event and after just 3 laps the “Pebble” Matt Burton was smoking heavily in the #36 truck which may have been the cause for #5 Troy Wittar spinning and hitting the wall hard in turn one. Troy was OK but a huge cleanup was in order. The Jing Daddy Motorsports trucks of 32 Mark Neff and teammate 26 Bear Lynch owned the top two spots when the race resumed but last weeks winner 07 Chris Leaf was in hot pursuit. At the halfway point Bear Lynch in the 26 Truck had found his way to the front and Roger Avants was pressuring Neff for second. At the checkered flag it was 26 Bear Lynch grabbing the trophy followed by 32 Mark Neff, 27 Roger Avants, 34 Rudy Vanderwal and 07 Chris Leaf rounding out the top 5.
NTC Logistics Super Stocks
19 Super Stocks lined up to take the green flag in the NTC Logistics Super Stock division, Harry Livermore Jr. led lap one in the 23 car followed closely by Jack Nugent in the 39 car. At the halfway point Jack Nugent overtook Livermore Jr. and grabbed a commanding lead of the race. Super Stock 39 Nugent maintained his lead and won his second straight Super Stock main event by 10 car lengths over 23 Harry Livermore Jr. and newcomer John Humphrey in the nice looking 61 car.
Sunoco Modifieds
Anticipation filled the air for this event because for the first time ever the CARC Mod Coupes and the Grand American Modifieds were combined to race as one division. In the heat races Jace Hansen in the 08 GAM took heat number one while Gary Land in the 55 Mod Coupe took heat number two which setup a great showdown in the main event. After the halfway point Jace Hansen in the 08 GAM modified had a huge lead but broke down and left the track with 5 laps remaining. Mike Castagno in the 22 Grand American Modified ran a smooth and steady race and took the win while Chad Guilford in the 24 mod coupe finished 2nd and therefore won the mod coupe division.
A Comfort Shack Figure 8s
Big Al Duran and Joe Matlock paced the field for the start of the 20 lap Figure 8 main event. On the first lap car number 17 Harry Livermore Jr spun and collected several cars in a spectacular crash. 28 Vic Johnson, 03 Luke Zike, 15 J. Wall, 10 Brandon Drieling, 17 Harry Livermore Jr., and 5 Dennis Summers all sustained damage thankfully all the drivers were uninjured. At the halfway mark Big Al had a slight lead on Matlock while Luke Zike thrilled the fans with several near misses in the “X”. #23 Big Al Duran was able to hold off #4 Joe Matlock to take the win.
Official Results
Sportsman
1. 26 Bear Lynch
2. 84 Bruce Borchardt
3. 6 Tommy Roe
4. 8 Jeff Walbaum
5. 43 Stan Griffin
6. 46 Eric Blackard
7. 55 Greg Holmes
8. 72 Gary Cagle
9. 02 Rick Hunt
10. 3 Wade Grove
11. 00 Steve Maas
12. 44 Randy Mossman
13. 27 Wendi Lewis
14. 29 Jan Oxley
15. 28 Alan Carter
16. 9 Dalton Hewitt
17. 58 Jeff Webb
DNF 2 Nicholas Martinez
Pro Trucks
1. 26 Bear Lynch
2. 32 Mark Neff
3. 27 Roger Avants
4. 34 Rudy Vanderwal
5. 07 Chris Leaf
6. 09 Justin Simonson
DNF 11 Steve Johnson
DNF 36 Matt Burton
DNF 5 Troy Whittar
Super Stocks
1. 39 Jack Nugent
2. 61 John Humphrey
3. 02 Darrell Smith
4. 13 Jason Morris
5. 09 John Patee
6. 23 Harry Livermore
7. 84 Brian Eubank
8. 05 David Rothrock
9. 72 Hans Brewster
10. 77 Kevin Keller
11. 7 Ethan Penrod
12. 0 Andrew Mues
13. 6 Brent Holliday
14. 25 Kathy Calkins
15. 11 Steve Maas
16. 95 Todd Finley
17. 90 Kyle Patee
DNF 3 Michael Cox
DNF 43 Rob Sears
Modifieds
1. 22 Mike Castagno
2. 24 Chad Guilford
3. 55 Gary Land
4. 4 Mark Sopr
5. 87 Joe St Peter
6. 11 Tom Evans
7. 46 Eric Blackard
8. 20 Rich Bubak
9. 80 Matt Devich
DNF 95 Dave Finley
DNF 5 Brad Hilton
12. 61 Theron Bredeson
DNF 08 Jace Hansen
DNF 54 Joe James Jr
DNF 44 Justice Case
DNF 12 Jaime Bubak
DNF 09 Harry Stone
Figure 8
1. 23 Big Al Martinez,
2. 4 Joe Matlock,
3. 50 Justin Mckeachie,
4. 20 Lance Proctor,
5. 52 Jared Wall,
6. 67 Keith Swenson,
7. 03 Luke Zike,
8. 15 Jereme Wall,
9. 24 Smokin Joe Martinez,
10. 17 Harry Livermore Jr.
11. 95 Eddie Floyd Jr.,
12. 28 Vic Johnson,
13. 5 Dennis Summers,
14. 10 Brandon Dreiling
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Titanic Sinks in North Atlantic 1500 feared drown; developing
Apr 15th
Titanic Sinks Four Hours After Hitting Iceberg; 866 Rescued By Carpathia, Probably 1,250 Perish; Ismay Safe, Mrs. Astor Maybe, Noted Names Missing
Biggest Liner Plunges to the Bottom at 2:20 A.M. RESCUERS THERE TOO LATE
Expect to Pick Up the Few Hundreds Who Took to the Lifeboats.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST
Cunarder Carpathia Rushing to New York with the Survivors.
SEA SEARCH FOR OTHERS
The California Stands By on Chance of Picking Up Other Boats or Rafts.
OLYMPIC SENDS THE NEWS
Only Ship to Flash Wireless Messages to Shore After the Disaster.
Special to The New York Times
| RELATED HEADLINESCol. Astor and Bride, Isidor Straus and Wife and Maj. Butt Aboard
“RULE OF SEA” FOLLOWED Women and Children Put Over in Lifeboats and Are Supposed to be Safe on Carpathia PICKED UP AFTER 8 HOURS Vincent Astor Calls at White Star Office for News of His Father and Leaves Weeping. Franklin Hopeful All Day Manager of Line Insisted Titanic Was Unsinkable Even After She Had Gone Down HEAD OF THE LINE ABOARD J.Bruce Ismay Making First Trip on Gigantic Ship That Was to Surpass All Others |
CAPE RACE, N.F., April 15. — The White Star liner Olympic reports by wireless this evening that the Cunarder Carpathia reached, at daybreak this morning, the position from which wireless calls for help were sent out last night by the Titanic after her collision with an iceberg. The Carpathia found only the lifeboats and the wreckage of what had been the biggest steamship afloat.
The Titanic had foundered at about 2:20 A.M., in latitude 41:46 north and longitude 50:14 west. This is about 30 minutes of latitude, or about 34 miles, due south of the position at which she struck the iceberg. All her boats are accounted for and about 655 souls have been saved of the crew and passengers, most of the latter presumably women and children. There were about 1,200 persons aboard the Titanic.
The Leyland liner California is remaining and searching the position of the disaster, while the Carpathia is returning to New York with the survivors.
It can be positively stated that up to 11 o’clock to-night nothing whatever had been received at or heard by the Marconi station here to the effect that the Parisian, Virginian or any other ships had picked up any survivors, other than those picked up by the Carpathia.
First News of the Disaster.
The first news of the disaster to the Titanic was received by the Marconi wireless station here at 10:25 o’clock last night (as told in yesterday’s New York Times.) The Titanic was first heard giving the distress signal “C. Q. D.,” which was answered by a number of ships, including the Carpathia, the Baltic and the Olympic. The Titanic said she had struck an iceberg and was in immediate need of assistance, giving her position as latitude 41:46 north and longitude 50:14 west.
At 10:55 o’clock the Titanic reported she was sinking by the head, and at 11:25 o’clock the station here established communication with the Allan liner Virginian, from Halifax to Liverpool, and notified her of the Titanic’s urgent need of assistance and gave her the Titanic’s position.
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The Virginian advised the Marconi station almost immediately that she was proceeding toward the scene of the disaster.
At 11:36 o’clock the Titanic informed the Olympic that they were putting the women off in boats and instructed the Olympic to have her boats read to transfer the passangers.
The Titanic, during all this time, continued to give distress signals and to announce her position.
The wireless operator seemed absolutely cool and clear-headed, his sending throughout being steady and perfectly formed, and the judgment used by him was of the best.
The last signals heard from the Titanic were received at 12:27 A.M., when the Virginian reported having heard a few blurred signals which ended abruptly.
The largest passenger steamship in the world, the Olympic-class RMS Titanic was owned by the White Star Line and constructed at theHarland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. She set sail for New York City on 10 April 1912 with 2,223 people on board. The high casualty rate resulting from the sinking was due in part to the fact that, although complying with the regulations of the time, the ship carried lifeboats for only 1,178 people. A disproportionate number of men died due to the “women and children first” protocol that was enforced by the ship’s crew.
Titanic was designed by experienced engineers, using some of the most advanced technologies and extensive safety features of the time. Adding to the ironic nature of the tragedy is the fact that the liner sank on her maiden voyage. The high loss of life, the media frenzy overTitanic‘s famous victims, the legends about the sinking, the resulting changes in maritime law, and the discovery of the wreck have all
RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, and sank on 15 April 1912. She hit the iceberg four days into the crossing, at 23:40 on 14 April 1912, and sank at 2:20 the following morning, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
