Whispers of a Nomadic Heart

Waste to Energy

nomadicspirit — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:19:34 +0000

Has anyone heard anything about these waste to energy plants lately? These are the big plants that some states, and most of Europe have, that burn trash to produce energy, and pipe the heat to households to lower heating costs. This technology arose about 10 to 15 years ago and became a very popular option until it was found that these plants emissions released very harmful substances into the air such as sulfur oxide, dioxins, nitrogen oxides, and carbons, therefore earning these plants a bad wrap and sending the idea to the recycle bin. I have been doing a little research as it has been coming out more often lately that the technology for burning trash for energy has vastly improved in the last 10 years. Europe has been using newer versions of these plants, with better and cleaner technology, for a good time now with very good results. The United States still fears this process, and holds onto the belief that it negatively impacts the environment, and so the majority of garbage in the U.S. gets carted off to distant landfills for storage which adds not only unsightly mounds to other areas of the country, but also adds to the gas released into the air through garbage AND the trucks used to take it there.

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?ref=earth

Some states spend 300+ million a year to cart this trash to places like Ohio, West Virginia, and New Jersey while the cost of a trash burning waste energy plant is around 300 million itself, and then the state could take care of its own trash, as well as add a few jobs and produce electricity.

Anyone else have any insight on this? Why does the U.S. not back this idea as a viable option, costs aside, because lets face it, we spend a whole lot more money on things, and these kinds of plants not only help us make the environment cleaner, but they also help lower our dependence on oil as an energy source.

Night from hell!

nomadicspirit — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:47:23 +0000

So last night at work was a night from hell, if you add another slice of hell, with some hell on the side. Inmates flooding, 2 uses of force, inmates cutting themselves, other inmates beating on cell doors constantly until after 3am, short staffed, staff leaving in the middle of the shift, and leaving me to finish the paperwork no less. It just piles on, and not to mention the equipment is so ancient it took us almost 2 hours to get water off the floor with a wet vac! Ugh! So crazy I was about to walk out and got talked out of it, I swear if the elevator had been there a minute earlier my ass woulda been out of a job… life at a prison I guess, anyone know of any good jobs around Raleigh?

2010, Doctor Who

nomadicspirit — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:28:38 +0000

So the new season of Doctor Who started last Saturday in Britain, and while most fans will probably download it on the net, it does not start on BBC America until April 17, so the US will be 2 episodes behind. I must say I am very impressed so far, never mind the fact that this new regeneration seems to be sort of an ass, not that we havn’t seen that before ,William Hartnell’s Doctor, as well as John Pertwee were both about as asshole Doctor as they come. David Tennant was the man, but noone will beat the craziness of Tom Baker, that said I believe Matt Smith might be a decent mix of wacky and hardass, which being the last of the time lords for a good period of time now I would say hardass was inevitable.

The Eleventh Hour was a bit wild but all said and done, the imaginary friend story line has really grabbed my attention, especially the scene where the Doctor tells off the Atraxi and they jet was just wonderful, showing past enemies, past Doctors, it was brilliant. The new TARDIS design looks magnificent as well, I am definitely liking the newer look, maybe he will not have to beat the thing to death with a hammer now! Hopefully we will get a look into a few more rooms within the TARDIS finally, and it does look easier to handle. I am slightly curious however, it kind of seemed as though he did not want Amy to see that he was analyzing the crack in time. Or maybe that is just me. Still, GREAT episode!

As I am writing I have just watched the Beast Below, and I must say while it was a great episode, I was not GREATLY impressed. I thought it was a nice episode, but missing something, a certain spark that I cannot put my finger on. However I did completely love the attitude that the Doctor gives Amy. Go figure something out, get out of my face I have stuff to do too. Then the whole “You do not get to decide what I know…” was wonderful!I cannot wait for the next episode, and for all those knocking it because of Matt Smith… yea, he isn’t David Tennant, get over it. Yes David was a great Doctor, but it is about the stories, not the people playing the part, and Matt’s acting is right on and crazy, so give it a FAIR chance!

Next Episode ‘Victory of the Daleks’ and with Winston Churchill! Wonderful!

Doctor Who love

nomadicspirit — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:01:03 +0000

Doctor Who is wonderful, possibly the best show on television ANYWHERE. I am not so sure, look wise, on the new Doctor, however the new companion…OMFG! Plus she is a red head. Holy balls!

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/06/01/karen-gillan-tapped-as-new-doctor-who-companion/

New Doc- Matt Smith
New Chick- Karen Gillan

Kieras funny ass video!

nomadicspirit — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:14:00 +0000

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=58756571

Tweet Tweet

nomadicspirit — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:10:10 +0000

So, I am relatively new to this twitter thing, although I have had it awhile it never seemed like many people actually used it so I figured hell I will start posting. It’s not a bad little site, now I can be popular on the web too! LOL

Rusted ear Roots

nomadicspirit — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:09:09 +0000

So I went to a Rusted Roots show last night, and i must say it was greatly entertaining. One of the opening bands, Rose Buds, was also surprisingly good. However the show ended at 11pm and it is now 7pm the next day and my ears are STILL ringing. Definitely not a good sign, hopefully it will clear up in a day or so, good show none the less!

Updates…

nomadicspirit — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:18:15 +0000

Between work and school I am starting to update my blog page. More to come as time goes by, trying to make it more of a ME place.