Re: a cause celebre?

2005-03-01 Thread Mike Carrell
Jed wrote: Harry Veeder wrote: Toast? no I don't think so. The Russians slapped Amercians in the face by putting a satellite and a man in orbit first. JR: Good point. MC: Taking a global view, it doesn't matter who commercializes CF or BLP first. In 20 years it won't matter. If China were to

Re: a cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Jed Rothwell
Harry Veeder wrote: Toast? no I don't think so. The Russians slapped Amercians in the face by putting a satellite and a man in orbit first. Good point. People wishing to play up this angle of the story -- in a message to someone in the media, for example -- should mention that cold fusion was rat

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Jed Rothwell
Vince Cockeram wrote: Well, I don't know how much good it will do but here is a copy I sent to the DOE this morning. I think it would be more effective to contact newspapers, bloggers and other people in the media, rather than contacting the DoE directly. I was going to mention here that a Google

Re: a cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Harry Veeder
Title: Re: a cause celebre? Toast? no I don't think so. The Russians slapped Amercians in the face by putting a satellite and a man in orbit first. Harry RC Macaulay at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Short but to the point.. Storms put it in context... If China get CF before we do, we are

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Vince Cockeram
Tokamaks et al. Fifty years is enough. Sincerely, Vincent Cockeram Las Vegas Nevada = end Should I expect a visit from the MIB? Vince - Original Message - From: "Edmund Storms" To: Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:06 AM Sub

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Jones Beene
Steve, > Good food for thought Jones. > > Then how about a cube of Pd ...out in the desert ... video cameras rolling > ...seismologists given advance warning? Make that a cube of Pd-Sb-Cl instead of Pd, some LN to "cryo-temper" the cube with (kind of like the pastis or Pernod ritual, Fred presi

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Steven Krivit
Good food for thought Jones. Then how about a cube of Pd ...out in the desert ... video cameras rolling ...seismologists given advance warning? Steve

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Grimer
At 07:25 am 28-02-05 -0800, Jones wrote: > Steve, Frank et al. > > Speaking of this "incident" i.e. > >>> Charles called the "incident" a meltdown. I'm not quite >>> sure why he labeled it as such. The hole in the concrete >>> floor was 30cm wide by 10cm deep. Somebody want to tell me >>> th

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Terry Blanton
Did F&P ever tell what was so special about their Palladium?  These people know:   http://www.matthey.com/   but they weren't talking either last time I heard.  They add Antimony per Sparber's conjecture? Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: How much effort does that warrant? Do you Yahoo!? Ya

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-28 Thread Jones Beene
Steve, Frank et al. Speaking of this "incident" i.e. > Charles called the "incident" a meltdown. I'm not quite sure why he labeled it as such. The hole in the concrete floor was 30cm wide by 10cm deep. Somebody want to tell me that the concrete *melted*? I don't think so. >> That is an ext

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Steven Krivit
Jed, Just a thought .. it may be more strategic to posture DOE as acting more "ridiculously" rather than "unfairly." Steve

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Grimer
At 05:18 pm 27-02-05 -0800, you wrote: > Frank, > > >> You want press attention? >> >> I'll give you press attention. >> >> Start a research program to develop a CF bomb with the >> avowed intention of saving America by getting there >> before the terrorists do. You will get all the press >> attent

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Steven Krivit
Because he said he will probably retire. He is giving up. He has been trying for years to get funding. He even thought of going to China. I shot back an answer saying "Wait! I will do my best to help." The other readers here should pitch in, and tell Mel Miles you stand with him. - Jed Jed, I

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Steven Krivit
Frank, You want press attention? I'll give you press attention. Start a research program to develop a CF bomb with the avowed intention of saving America by getting there before the terrorists do. You will get all the press attention you can handle - and then some. Probably get quite a lot of fina

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Terry Blanton
--- Grimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's no good saying "the development of small CF > bombs is unlikely". Until we know why and how cold > fusion works we are only guessing as to what's > likely and what ain't. On the contrary, consider the hypothetical situation that the reason the DoE

Re: a cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
RC Macaulay wrote: > Suggestion,, the University may be challenged to match funds pledged by > private business interests for the > advancement of science. As I said, Miles needs the cooperation of the government, not only for the money, but for materials from the Navy. - Jed

Re: a cause celebre'

2005-02-27 Thread RC Macaulay
Gosh! Keith.. Grimer has me in here because I'm crazy, not stupid. Going to Houston doesn't mean sticking my head in Exxon's mouth. The idea is to approach money for " seed " money. Foundations love to" participate" NOT carry the bucket.   Besides, you fudged on the pic of the girl.. she's no

Re: a cause celebre"

2005-02-27 Thread RC Macaulay
A defeatist attitude insures only one thing .. defeat.   A short story follows.. a few years back, at the national Weftec conference we had a booth exhibiting our product line. At the time Vivendi-US Filter of France was the king of the hill in water treating equipment manufacturing. Overhe

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Grimer
At 02:28 pm 27-02-05 -0500, Jed wrote: >Frank Grimer writes: > >> I have a suggestion - but you will probably find it far >> too Machiavellian. I believe, and I speak from real life >> experience, that the best way to get people's attention >> is to scare the shit out of them. > I could fr

Re: a cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread RC Macaulay
Short but to the point.. Storms put it in context... If China get CF before we do, we are toast.   Of the alternates suggested.. jealousy, vanity,lust and.. the best motivation is "Greed"   Suggestion,, the University may be challenged to match funds pledged by private business interests for

RE: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Keith Nagel
Hi Ed, you write: >Granted this is a sign of failure. However, we are not using fear, >only embarrassment, at least with respect to the DOE. The population >needs to realize the advantages of CF. The fear only comes if the >advantages are ignored, in the same manner death comes if the advan

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Edmund Storms
Keith Nagel wrote: Frank writes: You wrote "I asked Mel Miles whether he thinks it is over the top." Goodness me! You sound like Ned Flanders. All credit to Mel Miles for his gutsey reply. Why on earth did it depress you. I can't answer for Ed or Jed, but it depresses me because it's a sign of

RE: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread John Steck
Take a page from Howard Dean. Credit Card donations over the internet. Lots of money can be collected in a grass roots campaign... -john -Original Message- From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] As for what else we can do . . . Does anyone here have suggestions? If there are step

RE: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Keith Nagel
Frank writes: >You wrote "I asked Mel Miles whether he thinks it >is over the top." Goodness me! You sound like >Ned Flanders. All credit to Mel Miles for his >gutsey reply. Why on earth did it depress you. I can't answer for Ed or Jed, but it depresses me because it's a sign of desperation and

Re: A cause celebre? - with two for one benefits

2005-02-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
If Mel does get an experiment going, it might attract more attention than most CF research does. Suppose he is funded after a well-publicized battle, partly because a half-dozen reporters publish his story. Six months later, we call those reporters back and say, "guess what, it worked." My guess

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Michael Foster writes: > Would you care to tell us how much money would constitute > funding for Mel Miles? When you know what your goal is > it's usually easier to reach. Good question. I have no idea. I have copied this response to Miles. Perhaps part of the goal here is to get "official" mon

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Michael Foster
Jed wrote: > Because he said he will probably retire. He is giving up. > He has been trying for years to get funding. He even > thought of going to China. I shot back an answer saying > "Wait! I will do my best to help." The other readers here > should pitch in, and tell Mel Miles you stand with

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
Frank Grimer writes: > I have a suggestion - but you will probably find it far > too Machiavellian. I believe, and I speak from real life > experience, that the best way to get people's attention > is to scare the shit out of them. I could frighten them if I could get their attention, but the

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Edmund Storms
Dear Frank, I totally agree with you. The time for being nice has past. The DOE has shown gross dishonesty and the energy situation is getting out of hand. The "Manifesto" is just the start. With a little luck and enough effort, we hope to get the public concerned. However, I have no allus

Re: A cause celebre?

2005-02-27 Thread Grimer
At 06:10 pm 26-02-05 -0500, Jed wrote: > A mainstream CF researcher asked Ed Storms and I to > tone down or remove the Manifesto we posted on Thursday, > "THE DOE LIES!" I asked Mel Miles whether he thinks it > is over the top. He replied with a very depressing message. > He says he understand

Re: a cause celebre'

2005-02-27 Thread Jed Rothwell
RC Macaulay wrote: I will need the name of the University working with Mel. University of La Verne http://www.ulv.edu/ He is teaching there. - Jed

RE: A cause celebre?

2005-02-26 Thread Akira Kawasaki
deductible donations for their non profit efforts. -ak- > [Original Message] > From: Jed Rothwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2/26/2005 3:11:02 PM > Subject: A cause celebre? > > A mainstream CF researcher asked Ed Storms and I

Re: a cause celebre'

2005-02-26 Thread RC Macaulay
Jed,   There is a lot of research money out there in the " non profit foundation sector".   Interesting in they are looking at " matching" grants.  Find a few bucks that some private industry groups will pledge and the foundations will match or sometimes provide up to 5:1 or 10:1 matching. Th

RE: A cause celebre?

2005-02-26 Thread Michael Foster
This problem has my mind twisting and roiling. Jed, your frustration and that of Ed Storms is palpable, and I can understand why. Here are some suggestions. Keep the Manifesto. It worked pretty well for Marx. It worked pretty well for the Bauhaus. I was going to suggest that the public is inur

A cause celebre?

2005-02-26 Thread Jed Rothwell
uld try to make this a cause celebre. Perhaps this time the public will see that the opposition has gone too far. Ed & I are trying to stir up the public with out bold red headline, but so far the response has been lukewarm. 150 copies of the Manifesto have been downloaded. I am not sure