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oldfarmer50

bwia said:

Another BIG boost to the EV movement.

GM plans to Suck Lithium from the Salton Sea to beef up Lithium Battery production. The process will have a lower environmental impact than traditional lithium mining.
We all know that lithium is needed to produce EV batteries, and that there aren't too many places in the world to mine it. But GM now has a plan to extract it from the Salton Sea in California. Here's how this process is supposed to work.

GM just announced that it became the first investor in a project run by Controlled Thermal Resources. CTR will pump hot, salty water from deep below the Salton Sea and extract the lithium from it, along with clean thermo energy at the same time. Cleaner water goes back into the Salton Sea and the ground beneath it. It’s a win-win. You might even add another win in there when you consider the California Energy Commission’s estimate that the Salton Sea area could produce 600,000 tons of lithium per year, which is amazing since the entire world’s industry produced a mere 85,000 tons of lithium in all of 2019. Read full article at:

https://www.autoweek.com/news/green-cars/a37029490/gm-will-suck-lithium-from-the-salton-sea-to-make-batteries/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_aut&utm_medium=email&date=071621&utm_campaign=nl24470781&utm_term=AUT_Autoweek_StateOfCharge_DailyDrive_Newsletter_Sending

Good for GM. That should put a dent in the Chinese monopoly which was a big concern of mine.

oldfarmer50

abacomike said:

@bwia said:

Another BIG boost to the EV movement.

GM plans to Suck Lithium from the Salton Sea to beef up Lithium Battery production. The process will have a lower environmental impact than traditional lithium mining.

We all know that lithium is needed to produce EV batteries, and that there aren't too many places in the world to mine it. But GM now has a plan to extract it from the Salton Sea in California. Here's how this process is supposed to work.

GM just announced that it became the first investor in a project run by Controlled Thermal Resources. CTR will pump hot, salty water from deep below the Salton Sea and extract the lithium from it, along with clean thermo energy at the same time. Cleaner water goes back into the Salton Sea and the ground beneath it. It’s a win-win. You might even add another win in there when you consider the California Energy Commission’s estimate that the Salton Sea area could produce 600,000 tons of lithium per year, which is amazing since the entire world’s industry produced a mere 85,000 tons of lithium in all of 2019. Read full article at:

https://www.autoweek.com/news/green-cars/a37029490/gm-will-suck-lithium-from-the-salton-sea-to-make-batteries/?source=nl&utm_source=nl_aut&utm_medium=email&date=071621&utm_campaign=nl24470781&utm_term=AUT_Autoweek_StateOfCharge_DailyDrive_Newsletter_Sending

I used to live a few miles from the Salton Sea. They are continually extracting minerals from that “sea”, which is really a misnomer. It is not very wide and is only about 30 miles long - more of a lake than a sea. 🤪🤪

More a mistake than a lake.

roadburner

I love state government; A couple of months ago I tried to get raises for my staff(not for me) and was essentially told that the cupboard was bare. Now our Governor announces that Kentucky's General Fund ended the fiscal year with a $1.1 billion surplus.

abacomike

Just got off the phone with my grandson (the 20 year old pitcher on a scholarship to UCSB). He hurt his arm throwing again so he had the Tommy John surgery done at Eisenhower Medical Center this past week by the same surgeon who does the White Sox. He is home recuperating now. He told me it would take 12-18 months for a complete recovery with an 85% chance he’ll be stronger than ever. Of course there is a 15% chance he’ll never recover.

I asked him about his scholarship and he said the university is going to honor it since he had signed an agreement with them. I don’t know exactly how that works, but I know my son is on top of that stuff. Insurance covered everything except for $3000.

The only thing that’s worrying him is that he can’t take notes in class because he is right-handed. I suggested recording the lectures and making an effort to buddy up with some classmates to share their notes and to join in on study groups. The college is going to help him out with that.

This is just an example of how precarious professional and collegiate athletics are - you have to be darn lucky to avoid career ending injuries. I pray to God he’ll recover. He is concentrating more now on his plan B which is the study of kinesiology which this particular university is known for.

roadburner

That's a tough blow, but at least he has the right attitude- which counts for a lot.

28firefighter

@roadburner said:
I love state government; A couple of months ago I tried to get raises for my staff(not for me) and was essentially told that the cupboard was bare. Now our Governor announces that Kentucky's General Fund ended the fiscal year with a $1.1 billion surplus.

Come on RB. You don’t get re-elected with deficits. Oh wait.

imidazol97

abacomike said:

Just got off the phone with my grandson (the 20 year old pitcher on a scholarship to UCSB). He hurt his arm throwing again so he had the Tommy John surgery done at Eisenhower Medical Center this past week by the same surgeon who does the White Sox. He is home recuperating now. He told me it would take 12-18 months for a complete recovery with an 85% chance he’ll be stronger than ever. Of course there is a 15% chance he’ll never recover.

I asked him about his scholarship and he said the university is going to honor it since he had signed an agreement with them. I don’t know exactly how that works, but I know my son is on top of that stuff. Insurance covered everything except for $3000.

The only thing that’s worrying him is that he can’t take notes in class because he is right-handed. I suggested recording the lectures and making an effort to buddy up with some classmates to share their notes and to join in on study groups. The college is going to help him out with that.

This is just an example of how precarious professional and collegiate athletics are - you have to be darn lucky to avoid career ending injuries. I pray to God he’ll recover. He is concentrating more now on his plan B which is the study of kinesiology which this particular university is known for.

While my son was at The Ohio State University, many of his professors videotaped each class. And some had videotape of previous classes since they kept the same day-by-day pace.

So if my son had to miss classes going for interviews or something related to his activities with the Student Government, it was easy to catch up or keep on online from afar. I hope your grandson will find that some of his are available on video. I also recall my son talking about daily class outlines on the internet available for some classes when he had to miss class.

But back to OSU, I remember that I was stunned in son's Freshman orientation at how each student position in one lecture hall was actually wired with ethernet for the student's laptops. Of course WiFi was probably in the others just like in all the dorm rooms.

mjfloyd1

The Ohio State??? Seriously???

mjfloyd1

I guess I went to The University of Evansville and The Indiana University School of Medicine…

mjfloyd1

@mjfloyd1 said:
I guess I went to The University of Evansville and The Indiana University School of Medicine…

Internship at The Methodist Hospital and Residency at The Indiana University Hospitals
Too bad you can’t patent “the”

imidazol97

mjfloyd1 said:

I guess I went to The University of Evansville and The Indiana University School of Medicine…

Depends on how they have titled themselves. "The" is part of the name. It has led to lots
of comments off and on. My guess is that it was done to make clear the difference between
Ohio University and Ohio State University. Some folks have had lots of "fun" talking about
the "The."

Some of the fun from the quality campus newspaper at The Ohio State University.
https://www.thelantern.com/2020/03/ohio-state-continues-the-trademark-battle/
I forgot to mention the paper is named "The Lantern."

The University was renamed in 1878 with the "The" in the name.
https://thespun.com/news/why-is-ohio-state-called-the-ohio-state-university

mjfloyd1

I didn’t go to The Indiana University mainly because I didn’t apply to The Indiana University

OSU tried to patent The Ohio State University and came up short…

mjfloyd1

I guess that’s The End

roadburner

When I went to law school I had a Professor Ham; he was an excellent prof and years before an OCD student had attended and taken comprehensive notes in all of Hamm's classes. These notes became known as Ham-O-Grams and they relieved countless students of the chore of note taking. I took a business law class that had a prerequisite course that I hadn't taken and I still scored a "B" without a lot of effort- thanks to my trusty Ham-O-Gram...

mjfloyd1

The Ohio University was founded in The 1804. The Ohio State not until The 1870.

Seems like a it should be The Ohio University

roadburner

I've made no secret of the fact that I've found most all Toyota ads to be dopey and insipid(e.g., the hopelessly nerdy brothers racing their Camrys at Monaco). but all is forgiven thanks to this spot-"The Pitch"-where a couple of enthusiasts meet some uber-cautious dweebs-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvedr1AeQt8&t=298s&fbclid=IwAR02krZLykZvbnDqfgDlQ7aI0uuTll-zcg2xxLNk9YLtX_rQiC-_mHnaaUU

oldfarmer50

roadburner said:

I love state government; A couple of months ago I tried to get raises for my staff(not for me) and was essentially told that the cupboard was bare. Now our Governor announces that Kentucky's General Fund ended the fiscal year with a $1.1 billion surplus.

How do you think they got that surplus?

Has your son thought of going into local tv sports broadcasting?

mjfloyd1

I like The Toyota ads

mjfloyd1

> @oldfarmer50 said:

How do you think they got that surplus?

Has your son thought of going into local tv sports broadcasting?

More of The “ins” than The “outs” is my guess

roadburner

@oldfarmer50 said:
How do you think they got that surplus?

Has your son thought of going into local tv sports broadcasting?

One of my friends is a cameraman for the NBC affiliate and he told me that the station offers internships but with no salary.

roadburner

@mjfloyd1 said:
I like The Toyota ads

A couple of the Toyota Racing spots are okay, but for me every other Toyota ad rates a “Meh” in my book.
That said, some are so horrible that they are funny- the aforementioned dork brothers spot is one, as is the classic “The Camry Family.” That spot is so terrible I can’t help but think it was an inside joke that a disgruntled ad exec played on the suits.

abacomike

@mjfloyd1 said:

@mjfloyd1 said:
I guess I went to The University of Evansville and The Indiana University School of Medicine…

Internship at The Methodist Hospital and Residency at The Indiana University Hospitals
Too bad you can’t patent “the”

My nephew (my twin brother’s eldest son) graduated from Brown University and was accepted into Harvard Medical School at the age of 20. Graduated Harvard Medical School and was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Award for being tops in his graduating class. He did his internship/residency in cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General in Boston. He was with the Sanger Group in Charlotte for a number of years and is now chief of Cardiology at Wakemed Raleigh Hospital. He’s a brilliant man.

We are all very proud of his accomplishments.

mjfloyd1

You forgot to capitalize The

I work with an ophthalmologist that went to The Indiana University and then The Harvard University School of Medicine. Very humble guy. Medical school at The Harvard University School of Medicine was pass/ fail. Mine was not. They are all now going to pass/ fail so no one’s feelings get hurt.

mjfloyd1

It really doesn’t matter where I did The Internship or The Residency. I was just making The point.

I could have gone to The Medical College of South Carolina where my dad went but I didn’t want to make The move.

28firefighter

My wife went to OSU and I spent a ton of time there. I had no idea this was such a hotly debated topic.

mjfloyd1

I went to The largest medical school in The country.

Disclaimer - only 241 per The year when I went but now >350 per The year

28firefighter

It’s not The size that matters.

mjfloyd1

Now I want my youngest to go to The Ohio University

mjfloyd1

28firefighter said:

It’s not The size that matters.

Keep telling yourself that

mjfloyd1

It doesn't matter where I went to The college or The medical school either as long as I passed The boards that we all take. The written and then The oral boards are The great equalizer

fintail

Just for you:

https://youtu.be/AKRiCsZfx4k

https://youtu.be/Txro-uU9JvA

I seem to remember another one where a dad had a hilarious laugh, but I can't find it.

roadburner said:

@mjfloyd1 said:

I like The Toyota ads

A couple of the Toyota Racing spots are okay, but for me every other Toyota ad rates a “Meh” in my book.

That said, some are so horrible that they are funny- the aforementioned dork brothers spot is one, as is the classic “The Camry Family.” That spot is so terrible I can’t help but think it was an inside joke that a disgruntled ad exec played on the suits.

mjfloyd1

@abacomike said:

@mjfloyd1 said:

@mjfloyd1 said:
I guess I went to The University of Evansville and The Indiana University School of Medicine…

Internship at The Methodist Hospital and Residency at The Indiana University Hospitals
Too bad you can’t patent “the”

My nephew (my twin brother’s eldest son) graduated from Brown University and was accepted into Harvard Medical School at the age of 20. Graduated Harvard Medical School and was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Award for being tops in his graduating class. He did his internship/residency in cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General in Boston. He was with the Sanger Group in Charlotte for a number of years and is now chief of Cardiology at Wakemed Raleigh Hospital. He’s a brilliant man.

We are all very proud of his accomplishments.

He would have done his residency in The Internal Medicine and then The fellowship in The cardiology.

What do they call you if you finish first in your medical school at The Ross University in the Caribbean { where you graduate as a FMG) or last in your medical school at The Harvard? The Doctor.

oldfarmer50

roadburner said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

How do you think they got that surplus?

Has your son thought of going into local tv sports broadcasting?

One of my friends is a cameraman for the NBC affiliate and he told me that the station offers internships but with no salary.

If he can afford to live while getting an unpaid internship it could be a way to get his foot in the door.

oldfarmer50

mjfloyd1 said:

I went to The largest medical school in The country.

Disclaimer - only 241 per The year when I went but now >350 per The year

Now I feel bad that none of the colleges I went to had a The in the name.

28firefighter

@mjfloyd1 said:

@abacomike said:

@mjfloyd1 said:

@mjfloyd1 said:
I guess I went to The University of Evansville and The Indiana University School of Medicine…

Internship at The Methodist Hospital and Residency at The Indiana University Hospitals
Too bad you can’t patent “the”

My nephew (my twin brother’s eldest son) graduated from Brown University and was accepted into Harvard Medical School at the age of 20. Graduated Harvard Medical School and was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Award for being tops in his graduating class. He did his internship/residency in cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General in Boston. He was with the Sanger Group in Charlotte for a number of years and is now chief of Cardiology at Wakemed Raleigh Hospital. He’s a brilliant man.

We are all very proud of his accomplishments.

He would have done his residency in The Internal Medicine and then The fellowship in The cardiology.

What do they call you if you finish first in your medical school at The Ross University in the Caribbean { where you graduate as a FMG) or last in your medical school at The Harvard? The Doctor.

Or last in your class at Ross University, for that matter…

cdnpinhead

Regarding the "The" thing something about protesting too much comes to mind.

mjfloyd1

This is The making of The fun not The protest.

explorerx4

Fracking for lithium instead of oil. Sounds green.

mjfloyd1

Probably more green than lithium mining.

kyfdx

oldfarmer50 said:

roadburner said:

@oldfarmer50 said:

How do you think they got that surplus?

Has your son thought of going into local tv sports broadcasting?

One of my friends is a cameraman for the NBC affiliate and he told me that the station offers internships but with no salary.

If he can afford to live while getting an unpaid internship it could be a way to get his foot in the door.

My best friend from high school took an internship with the local NBC affiliate in Cincinnati (news photographer), when he was in college (late '70s). He just retired from there after 40 years!

He absolutely got hired because of his successful internship.

abacomike

@mjfloyd1 said:

@abacomike said:

@mjfloyd1 said:

@mjfloyd1 said:
I guess I went to The University of Evansville and The Indiana University School of Medicine…

Internship at The Methodist Hospital and Residency at The Indiana University Hospitals
Too bad you can’t patent “the”

My nephew (my twin brother’s eldest son) graduated from Brown University and was accepted into Harvard Medical School at the age of 20. Graduated Harvard Medical School and was awarded the Hewlett-Packard Award for being tops in his graduating class. He did his internship/residency in cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General in Boston. He was with the Sanger Group in Charlotte for a number of years and is now chief of Cardiology at Wakemed Raleigh Hospital. He’s a brilliant man.

We are all very proud of his accomplishments.

He would have done his residency in The Internal Medicine and then The fellowship in The cardiology.

What do they call you if you finish first in your medical school at The Ross University in the Caribbean { where you graduate as a FMG) or last in your medical school at The Harvard? The Doctor.

Yes! He did his residency at Brigham and Women’s and his fellowship at Mass General.

mjfloyd1

Is he at a teaching institution where he would be the chairman of the department of cardiology or is he at a non-teaching hospital where he is chief of cardiology? Those are completely different things.

Chiefs of departments at non-teaching hospitals mainly deal with issues within the department- people who don’t want to play by the rules (not dictating reports or not signing charts), people causing conflicts etc. I’ve done that for 8 years and it is a real headache. No pay and more trouble than it is worth. Some see it as a stepping stone to being chief of staff.

We had a guy in our group that caused all sorts of trouble and a local small hospital was not going to renew his privileges if he applied. We have a rule that you have to cover call at all facilities covered so it was a problem. If he applied and was denied privileges then it is reportable to the provider national data bank. He resigned and now teaches at The Ohio State Anesthesia department. How ironic.

Some get to deal with fun things like this - really just involved in the talks because it is IU Health’s issue

https://www.beckersasc.com/cardiology/surgeon-sues-to-break-up-iu-health-s-monopoly-on-primary-care-vascular-surgery.html

snakeweasel

@imidazol97 said:
While my son was at The Ohio State University, many of his professors videotaped each class. And some had videotape of previous classes since they kept the same day-by-day pace.

So if my son had to miss classes going for interviews or something related to his activities with the Student Government, it was easy to catch up or keep on online from afar. I hope your grandson will find that some of his are available on video. I also recall my son talking about daily class outlines on the internet available for some classes when he had to miss class.

But back to OSU, I remember that I was stunned in son's Freshman orientation at how each student position in one lecture hall was actually wired with ethernet for the student's laptops. Of course WiFi was probably in the others just like in all the dorm rooms.

I had a law professor who banned any recording of his lectures. Apparently someone once took one of his statements out of context and posted it.

snakeweasel

@imidazol97 said:
Depends on how they have titled themselves. "The" is part of the name. It has led to lots
of comments off and on. My guess is that it was done to make clear the difference between
Ohio University and Ohio State University. Some folks have had lots of "fun" talking about
the "The."

Some of the fun from the quality campus newspaper at The Ohio State University.
https://www.thelantern.com/2020/03/ohio-state-continues-the-trademark-battle/
I forgot to mention the paper is named "The Lantern."

The University was renamed in 1878 with the "The" in the name.
https://thespun.com/news/why-is-ohio-state-called-the-ohio-state-university

Really if having "state" in one and not in the other doesn't make clear the difference between the two how does adding "the" in front of one does?

snakeweasel

@mjfloyd1 said:
I didn’t go to The Indiana University mainly because I didn’t apply to The Indiana University

OSU tried to patent The Ohio State University and came up short…

Well if that's the case they should shut down. Any University that tries to patent a phrase can't be graduating smart people. You copyright or trademark words and phrases.

mjfloyd1

Oops really trademark but someone else wanted to trademark it too. I saw office of patent and trademark and went the wrong way…

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dispatch.com/amp/7349454002

https://www.thelantern.com/2020/03/ohio-state-continues-the-trademark-battle/

snakeweasel

@mjfloyd1 said:
Oops really trademark but someone else wanted to trademark it too. I saw office of patent and trademark and went the wrong way…

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dispatch.com/amp/7349454002

https://www.thelantern.com/2020/03/ohio-state-continues-the-trademark-battle/

I figured that's what you ment but I had to have a little fun with it.

imidazol97

snakeweasel said:

Really if having "state" in one and not in the other doesn't make clear the difference between the two how does adding "the" in front of one does?

mjfloyd1

The University of Miami is actually in Coral Gables FL

fintail

I thought "The" was just a way to spot invaders from California when they talk about local roads "The 405", "The 5", etc).

cdnpinhead said:

Regarding the "The" thing something about protesting too much comes to mind.