Origin & Formation of the Grand Canyon
Evolution of the Colorado River (Geology)
3-D Grand Canyon Geologic Tour
Ancestral Rivers of the World
Energy/Oil Analysis
Probability Analysis of Popular Games
Graph Theory Enumeration
(3-D image of Durango, CO
generated by Google Earth.)
Durango, Colorado is located in the Animas River Valley just a few miles southeast of the 13,000-ft. high La Plata Mountains. Local attractions include the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Durango Mountain Resort (skiing), Mesa Verde National Park, and some of the world's most frightening highways and jeep "roads". (e.g. Black Bear Road / Black Bear Pass - Wikipedia "You don't have to be crazy to drive this road - but it helps" )
About the author and his home (near the small lake - lower left quadrant) where:
Sometimes it Snows in the Mountains
Links
to Topics
Paleogeography / Historical Geology
Evolution of the Colorado River
A model of the geologic history of the
Colorado River and its tributaries starting with the Late Cretaceous
through the present. Includes origin and formation of the Grand Canyon.
3-D aerial tour of the Grand Canyon
3-D end-to-end geologic tour of the Grand Canyon
An end-to-end aerial geologic tour of
the Grand Canyon. Sequencing through the pages simulates a nearly
300-mile trip starting with Glen Canyon Dam at Page, AZ., and continues
past the Grand Wash Cliffs to Lake Mead.
Recommended Grand Canyon Videos
Norman Beerger's The Grand Canyon
In 1982 Norman Beerger filmed and
produced what is probably the best video ever made for anyone that
would like an armchair scenic aerial tour of the Grand Canyon. Both the
1-hour and 2-hour versions are helicopter tours accompanied by a
classical music sound track. The included notes can be used as a
mile-by-mile guide for either the 1-hour or 2-hour versions.
Ancestral Rivers of the WorldAn illustrated world tour with examples
of river systems that cut through mountain ranges instead of taking
easier routes around them. The geologic processes involved are
“antecedence” and “superimposition”.
Amethyst geodes and cathedrals are
fascinating members of the quartz family.
Creationism, “Intelligent Design Evangelism”, Religious Cultists
Creationism = Willful Ignorance
A brief review of the fallacies of
Creationism and “Intelligent Design Evangelism”.
Noah’s Flood is physically impossible, but that doesn’t
stop Creationists from perverting reality in an attempt to force their
religious beliefs on everyone else. Is the willful ignorance of the
Creationists a result of fear?
“Dr”
Jason Gastrich, “Ph.D.” - A Typically Fraudulent Young
Earth CreationistCreationists typically misrepresent
their educational qualifications, and are woefully/willfully ignorant
of the
real world and its physical realities. Mr. Jason Gastrich is a classic
example.
George Bush
Misrepresents Science and KnowledgeIs George W. Bush one of the ignorant
Young Earth Creationists?
What might happen if you combined Ignorance and Power?
If the Ignorant Armies gained control, what steps might these Creationists take to throw us back into the Dark Ages of Religious Theocracy?
Some highlights from a paper endorsed by a large number of Nobel Laureates.
New
Orleans UnderwaterWhat might happen if you combined Ignorance and Power?
If the Ignorant Armies gained control, what steps might these Creationists take to throw us back into the Dark Ages of Religious Theocracy?
Some highlights from a paper endorsed by a large number of Nobel Laureates.
The funds that were supposed to be
spent reinforcing New Orleans’ levee system were instead diverted
to the Iraq war and the figurehead Department of Homeland Security.
Thus New Orleans did not have the protection it could have had when
hurricane Katrina hit.
What causes
a Creationist to be a Creationist?The answer is: Fear!
1) Fear of evolution.
2) Fear and hatred toward gays/lesbians.
3) Fear of women.
Militant
Protests by Religious Cultists against “Planned Parenthood”
in Durango, Colorado1) Fear of evolution.
2) Fear and hatred toward gays/lesbians.
3) Fear of women.
A small militant group of abortion
protesters has been active at Planned Parenthood in Durango, Colorado.
The group is run by “Michaela Dasteel, director of
LifeGuard”, and as reported in the March 16, 2007 Durango Herald,
their activities include:
Energy/Oil Analysis
The Great Rollover Juggernaut
A synopsis of the approaching energy
disaster and is illustrated with many charts and graphs.
The
Oil Crunch and The End of GrowthGrowth has to stop sometime. Where we
are going, what financial signs should we look for, and what will
happen to our standard of living.
Crude
Oil Prices vs Futures Traders CommitmentsThe chart shows current oil prices vs.
the speculative position of large traders in oil futures contracts.
Less Than 2 Baseball Parks per CapitaThe human population has less than 2 baseball parks of land per
capita for everything - including all our energy requirements.
Yahoo
Group for Suncor Energy and Canadian Oil Sands ResourcesA financial interest group
concentrating on Canadian Oil Sands stocks as an investment haven for
the expected devastation from “Peak Oil”.
Passamaquoddy
Bay (Quoddy Bay)
A look at the two proposed LNG
facilities in Passamaquoddy Bay, and in particular the hazardous
passageway through Canadian territorial waters that LNG ships would
have to use.
Game Analysis
Bingo Probability and Statistics
The statistics, probabilities, and odds
involved with the popular game of Bingo. Includes algorithms for the
computations.
Bridge Combinatorics and
ProbabilitiesThe statistics, combinatorics, and
probabilities for the various point counts, suit distributions, and
suit splits for Bridge hands. Includes “How To” mathematics.
The Integer Brick
ProblemAlso know as the Euler Brick problem.
No solutions out to odd side <= 21 billion (2.1E10).
Monopoly Probabilities
and StatisticsEnd-of-turn and "Land on"
statistics/frequency analysis for Parker Brothers Monopoly Game. All
the "What is the chance of landing on ..." statistics. Also, there are
up to 50,083 ways to "Go To Jail".
N-Queens
ProblemHow many queens (and/or superqueens)
can
be placed on an arbitrarily sized chessboard without any of them
attacking another queen? Queens to N = 23, Superqueens to N = 20.
Peg Solitaire
(Both pages include number of solutions)
15 Hole Peg
Solitaire
This version is for a triangular pattern with 5 holes (peg positions) per side.
33 Hole Peg Solitaire
Sold commercially as Hi-Q
577,116,156,815,309,849,672 possible Hi-Q games
Pig
(Pig-out)This version is for a triangular pattern with 5 holes (peg positions) per side.
33 Hole Peg Solitaire
Sold commercially as Hi-Q
577,116,156,815,309,849,672 possible Hi-Q games
40,861,647,040,079,968 different ways to win Hi-Q
Optimal strategy for two versions of
this dice game
Poker
ProbabilitiesProbabilities for 5 to 10 card hands
(including misc. wild cards), lowball Poker, and optimal strategy for
Video Poker.
Shut the Box -
Optimal StrategyIncludes a prototype for a casino
version.
Solitaire
Chinese CheckersThe minimum number of moves to move a
set of ten marbles from one side to the other is 27.
Graph Theory / Number Theory
(Valid for 49 states but not in Kansas
where all math/science “theories” are being thrown out as
“not
Biblical”.)
TrochoidsEpitrochoids and Hypotrochoids are
curves generated by rolling one circle around another stationary
circle. Examples and graphical illustrations are given.
PartitionsHow many ways are there to subdivide a
set containing "N" items?
Rooted (oriented) treesA rooted tree has a single vertex
(node) desiginated as a "root" (usually at the top). Travel along any
of the edges is directed toward the "root". A table is given showing
how many structurally different, rooted trees exist given "N" vertices.
Non rooted (free) treesA non-rooted tree has a free form where
no vertex has priority. A non-rooted tree can be twisted, deformed,
contorted, etc. into many shapes without altering its structure. Again,
a table is given showing how many structurally different, non rooted
trees exist given "N" vertices.
Ordered
Binary treesA binary tree is rooted tree where each
vertex can have a maximum of two edges that connect to lower portions
of the tree. The "root" is normally depicted at the top. Edges from any
vertex in the tree will descend either to the left (left branch) or to
the right (right branch).
Structurally different
binary treesHow many structurally different binary
trees exist given "N" vertices?
Structurally
different graphsAn unlabeled graph may have an
arbitrary number of vertices with none, one, or more edges connecting
some or all of the vertices. If you have "V" vertices and "E" edges,
how many structurally different graphs can be constructed?
Ramanujan NumbersRamanujan Numbers and the Taxicab
Problem. The simplest of these solution groups is: 1^3 + 12^3 = 9^3 +
10^3 = 1729. Includes graphs showing 2-way, 3-way, 4-way, and the 193
known 5-way solutions. (The 194th known solution is currently the best
candidate for Taxicab(6).)
Analysis
of Sorting AlgorithmsA common task for computers is to sort
data as an aid to analyzing it. Time trials and source code are
provided for: Bubble Sort, Insertion Sort, Median-of-three Quicksort,
Multiple Link List Sort, and Shell Sort.
Applied Mathematics
Guaranteed Profits in Stock Market Options?
This is a demo model illustrating how a
linear programming system can be used to find an optimal profit for
arbitrage positions in stock options.
Mega Millions
Odds & how to calculate themIn addition to the published odds for
the Mega Millions Lottery Game, the mathematics on how to calculate
these odds is also shown.
Powerball Odds
and how to calculate themThe standard odds, probabilities for
multiple winners, calculations for “Power Play
Multiplier”, and expected “Return on investment” are
all included as well as the math operations that are used to calculate
these numbers.
Global Warming - and those people with closed minds
that blindly deny it“The Great Global Warming Swindle” is itself a Fraud and a Swindle
“The Great Global Warming
Swindle” is a pseudo-documentary in which British television
producer Martin Durkin has fraudulently misrepresented both the data
involved and scientists who have researched global climate. Movie
director Durkin has willfully misrepresented the facts about global
warming just to advocate his own agenda.
Roger Cohen’s proposed $5,000 betA (retired) Exxon Mobil executive’s attempt to use money to promote his personal agenda. (Which is to deny “Global Warming”.)
Fight DMCA Abuse
How to fight back against DMCA abuse
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act
has been used abusively to suppress legitimate criticism of cultists
and other “questionable activities”. Here’s an
outline on how to fight back if you are ever a victim of a DMCA attack.
Fee DemoFee Demo Complaint
U. S. National Forests are a national
responsibility - illustrated with a Beetle Bailey cartoon. We now
have to pay additional fees to access our National Forest lands. This
is in addition to the federal taxes that we all pay. Previously this
tax money was used for maintenance of these publicly owned lands.
Yahoo Customer Service and web hosting
In reality, Yahoo doesn’t
have a Customer Service
Department. Yahoo has a Customer Aggravation Department that
masquerades under the title “Yahoo Customer Service”. If
you make the mistake of letting Yahoo be your web host, Yahoo will
make it difficult for you if you want to switch to some other web host.
Animas River FloodThe winter of 2004/2005 had a much
above normal snow-pack over the San Juan Mountains. A heat wave in
mid/late May melted large amounts of it all at once.
Website Hits
Over 1.3 million page hits since start-up March 13, 2001.
The pages most frequently visited are (some variation with time):
“The Great Global
Warming Swindle” is itself a Fraud and a
Swindle
Powerball (Visits
increase sharply when large jackpots exist)
Mega Millions (Visits increase sharply when large jackpots exist)
Mega Millions (Visits increase sharply when large jackpots exist)
Poker
Home page
Evolution of the Colorado River
Rollover (People are becoming aware of “Peak Oil”)
(Parker Brothers) Monopoly
Grand Canyon Tour
Bingo
N_Queens (A surprisingly popular classic puzzle)
Yahoo Customer Service and web hosting
Creationism (& related pages)
Home page
Evolution of the Colorado River
Rollover (People are becoming aware of “Peak Oil”)
(Parker Brothers) Monopoly
Grand Canyon Tour
Bingo
N_Queens (A surprisingly popular classic puzzle)
Yahoo Customer Service and web hosting
Creationism (& related pages)
Note about
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