Japan was struck by a 8.9 magnitude earthquake March 11, shaking buildings and disrupting normal life for much of the island nation. A 13-20 foot tsunami washed away cars and boats, as well as damaging some buildings.
Methane (natural gas) from coal beds has long been a source of clean energy. Abundantly available, it burns cleanly and requires minimal processing to be used as a fuel. However, a supply problem is developing. Coal beds have a limited supply of the gas, and it take a long time to recharge the reservoirs. Gas drilling companies initially make large profits on the gas, because it essentially pumps itself out of the wells. After a time, however, the pressure of the gas drops to the point where it no longer makes sense to keep harvesting it.
At first glance, Ticket to Ride looks to be a boring, innocuous game. For those that get the impression that the game is complex and the strategy overly simple, the truth is far from the appearance. Ticket to Ride, by Days of Wonder, has been heavily lauded as the next Catan, something simple yet addicting and addicting it is.
Boulder Beer Company is Colorado’s first microbrewery, first incorporated in 1979. They produce a wide variety of tasty beer, with “Hazed and Infused” being their best-seller. A brief tour of their brewery starts at 2 PM every weekday and ends with free samples of beer for those over 21. The brewery is located at 2880 Wilderness Place in Boulder.
Since this tasty dessert does not call for eggs or cooking, it is easy to whip up with just a little preparation. Virtually any flavor of pudding mix can be used to give the final product its taste. Although the recipe calls for an ice cream machine, the ice cream can be made without one with just a little determination.
The Native Americans of the Great Plains have made jerky for thousands of years, drying out their meat to preserve it. With a lean cut of meat, a little equipment, and a lot of time, anyone can make tasty jerky for less than the commercially produced version.
The men’s basketball team’s journey to become RMAC Shootout champions fell just short at the hands of Fort Lewis Saturday during the championship game at the Pueblo Events Center in Pueblo, Colorado, with a final score of 72-67.
Over President’s Day weekend, I did something that I have not done in quite a while – take a flight on Southwest. The third major airline at Denver International Airport offered a lower fare than my perennial favorite, Frontier Airlines, between home and here, so I got to taste firsthand the crackers, peanuts, and inflight WiFi of the US’s largest low-cost airline.
At this point, getting WiFi on a Southwest flight is a very unsure proposition; the technology is only installed on seventy of their 547 plane fleet, and I did not know WiFi was available until I saw the “Southwest WiFi Hotspot” decal as I boarded the aircraft. However, the airline is aggressively rolling out the service to its fleet, and rollout appears not to be specific to just newer planes; I am positive that my flight was not on a shiny new Boeing 737-700, yet WiFi was definitely online.
Based on a statistical analysis of multiple studies, scientists in Denver announced yesterday that they have discovered the source of Ultimate Evil. “We are excited,” said lead researcher Peter Anspach, “in a somewhat subdued way. While we have finally isolated the cause of Ultimate Evil, we have yet to discover a mode for dispatching it.” What was this fiendish evil that the studies pointed to?
