.rav_project { margin-bottom: 5px; } .rav_project a.rav_title { font-size: .9em; } .rav_project .rav_progress_text { position: relative; text-align: center; } .rav_project .rav_progress_bar_wrapper { border: 1px solid #eee; margin-top: 2px; } .rav_project .rav_progress_bar { position: relative; padding: 1px; border-left: 1px solid #aaa; border-top: 1px solid #aaa; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; background-color: #eee; } .rav_project .rav_progress_bar .rav_progress_filled { position: absolute; } .rav_project .rav_photo_link { margin-bottom: 5px; display: block; width: 77px; height: 77px; margin-left: 1px; margin-top: 5px; border: 1px solid #cccccc; } .rav_project .rav_photo_link img { width: 75px; height: 75px; border: 1px solid #ffffff; } .rav_project_with_photos { margin-bottom: 20px; } RavelryThing = function() { var progressData = null; // Dollar and Dollar E convenience var $ = function(id) { return document.getElementById(id); }; var $E = function(data) { var el; if ('string' == typeof data) { el = document.createTextNode(data); } else { el = document.createElement(data.tag); delete(data.tag); if ('undefined' != typeof data.children) { for (var i=0, child=null; 'undefined' != typeof (child=data.children[i]); i++) { if (child) { el.appendChild($E(child)); } } delete(data.children); } for (attr in data) { if (attr == 'style') { for (s in data[attr]) { el.style[s] = data[attr][s]; } } else if (data[attr]) { el[attr]=data[attr]; } } } return el; }; return { progressReceived: function(data) { progressData = data; }, /* Allowed options are: color, width, height, photos (true/false), projects (list of permalinks for specific projects). For example: drawProgressBars({color: 'red', width: 200, height: 20}); */ drawProgressBars: function(options) { if (!progressData) return; if (!options) options = {}; if ('number' == typeof options.height) options.height += 'px'; if (!options.height) options.height = '1.3em'; if (!options.width) options.width = 100; if (!options.color) options.color = 'lightgreen'; if (!options.container) options.container = 'rav_progress_bars'; var container = $(options.container); if (!container) { // using unicode so that Blogger doesn't get cranky document.write("\u003cdiv id='" + options.container + "'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"); container = $(options.container); } var selectedProjects = progressData.projects; if (options.projects) { // user has selected individual projects var projectsById = new Object(); for (var i=0; i < selectedProjects.length; i++) { projectsById[selectedProjects[i].permalink] = selectedProjects[i]; } selectedProjects = new Array(); for (var i=0; i < options.projects.length; i++) { var project = projectsById[options.projects[i]]; if (project) { selectedProjects.push(project); } } } for (var i=0; i < selectedProjects.length; i++) { var project = selectedProjects[i]; var filledStyle = { width: Math.round((project.progress/100) * options.width) + 'px', height: options.height, backgroundColor: options.color}; var barStyle = { width: (options.width) + 'px', height: options.height}; var className = 'rav_project' var photo = null; if (options.photos && project.thumbnail) { className += ' rav_project_with_photos'; photo = { tag: 'a', className: 'rav_photo_link', href: project.thumbnail.flickrUrl, children: [ {tag: 'img', src: project.thumbnail.src } ] }; } var title = null; if (options.title != false) { title = { tag: 'a', className: 'rav_title', href: project.url, children: [project.name] }; } container.appendChild($E({ tag: 'div', className: className, children: [ title, photo, { tag: 'div', className: 'rav_progress_bar_wrapper', style: barStyle, children: [ { tag: 'div', className: 'rav_progress_bar', style: barStyle, children: [ {tag: 'div', className: 'rav_progress_filled', style: filledStyle}, {tag: 'div', className: 'rav_progress_text', style: barStyle, children: [ project.progress + '%' ]} ]} ]} ] })); } } } }(); It seems lately there’ve been a lot of people misinterpreting my tumblr. All I do here is post things that make me think or that are newsworthy. As I originally said, “just a collection of links that interest me and that I think you nerds will enjoy.” Whether I agree with them or not is beside the point. The point is for us to gather what knowledge we can from the article, think about it, and then move on. “When somebody persuades me that I am wrong, I change my mind. What do you do?” —John Maynard Keynes 50 Books challenge 2009: 31 of 50 RavelryThing.drawProgressBars({color: '#094D58'}); Color by COLOURlovers News links:BBC World NewsThe EconomistNew York TimesScientific AmericanHow Stuff Works Tag Cloud: Tumblr (3.0; @molliet)http://mollietaylor.com/<a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2010/03/podcast_we_bought_a_toxic_asse.html">Planet Money: "We Bought A Toxic Asset!"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/OwWCG_HiA8c" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/OwWCG_HiA8c/439097469http://mollietaylor.com/post/439097469Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:03:51 -0500economicshttp://mollietaylor.com/post/439097469<a href="https://engineering.purdue.edu/biomasswq/project%20flyer-final.pdf">Purdue University: "Impact of Biofeedstock Production on Hydrology/Water Quality in Midwest and Southeast USA" [PDF]</a>: <p>(via my dad)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/FKTy6ooeaGI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/FKTy6ooeaGI/432322501http://mollietaylor.com/post/432322501Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:03:50 -0500waterwater qualityhydrologyagriculturebiofuelenergywater-energy nexushttp://mollietaylor.com/post/432322501<a href="http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/2010/100304/full/nj7285-128a.html">Nature: "Cultivating new talent"</a>: <p>(via my dad)</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/K3mksGdjP3w" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/K3mksGdjP3w/431241989http://mollietaylor.com/post/431241989Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:02:02 -0500multidisciplinaryinternational affairseconomicsagriculturehttp://mollietaylor.com/post/431241989<a href="http://www.economist.com/business-finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15580864">The Economist: "The spread of GM crops: Taking root"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/RU0uG-Ktrkg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/RU0uG-Ktrkg/430180430http://mollietaylor.com/post/430180430Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:01:50 -0500agricultureGM cropshttp://mollietaylor.com/post/430180430<a href="http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15580840">The Economist: "Animal welfare in China: Off the menu"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/aq5FwHHBcwA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/aq5FwHHBcwA/429454696http://mollietaylor.com/post/429454696Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:34:01 -0500livestockagriculturehttp://mollietaylor.com/post/429454696<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kynsidkv3n1qzjsazo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.visualeconomics.com/healthcare-costs-around-the-world_2010-03-01/">Visual Economics: “Healthcare Costs Around the World”</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/8rZwIkVdOXc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/8rZwIkVdOXc/422556957http://mollietaylor.com/post/422556957Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:34:55 -0500charteconomicshealthcarehttp://mollietaylor.com/post/422556957<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/d0nERTFo-Sk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/d0nERTFo-Sk&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>“Fear the Boom and Bust” a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem</p> <p><a href="http://econstories.tv/home.html">econstories.tv</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/HUe9o0FuzQU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/HUe9o0FuzQU/416656297http://mollietaylor.com/post/416656297Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:07:05 -0500economicsfinancial crisishttp://mollietaylor.com/post/416656297<a href="http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/wastewater/wsh0308/en/index.html">WHO: "Health risks in aquifer recharge using reclaimed water"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/DKFa8oFFV84" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/DKFa8oFFV84/412478780http://mollietaylor.com/post/412478780Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:34:02 -0500aquifersgroundwatertreated wastewaterwastewaterrechargegroundwater rechargehttp://mollietaylor.com/post/412478780<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/science/earth/25quake.html?ref=world">NY Times: "Disaster Awaits Cities in Earthquake Zones"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/ij12BnHeOEA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/ij12BnHeOEA/411951131http://mollietaylor.com/post/411951131Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:08:52 -0500earthquakeearth sciencescienceengineeringinternational affairshttp://mollietaylor.com/post/411951131<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/garden/18aqua.html?scp=1&sq=the%20spotless%20garden&st=cse">NY Times: "Aquaponics, a Gardening System Using Fish and Circulating Water"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/TMzH6je3Us4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/TMzH6je3Us4/397465516http://mollietaylor.com/post/397465516Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:34:51 -0500wateraquaponicshttp://mollietaylor.com/post/397465516<a href="http://www.earthweek.com/2010/ew100205/ew100205b.html">Earthweek: "Drying Stratosphere Dampens Global Warming"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/7S0Yyzwcu30" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/7S0Yyzwcu30/384947268http://mollietaylor.com/post/384947268Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:34:06 -0500climatesciencehttp://mollietaylor.com/post/384947268<a href="http://www.inta.gatech.edu/news-events/news/release.php?id=4050">Watch General Petraeus' Dialogue</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/WFf76B83so0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/WFf76B83so0/380613811http://mollietaylor.com/post/380613811Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:25:50 -0500petraeusiraqgeorgia techinternational affairshttp://mollietaylor.com/post/380613811<a href="http://www.2lingual.com/">2lingual search</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/WJzCvFSrYi0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/WJzCvFSrYi0/379920191http://mollietaylor.com/post/379920191Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:01:52 -0500researchhttp://mollietaylor.com/post/379920191<a href="http://www.rivernetwork.org/blog/7/2010/01/07/doe-report-congress-reducing-water-consumption-csp">River Network: "DOE Report to Congress: Reducing Water Consumption of Concentrating Solar Power"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/ZS38pevhVHQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/ZS38pevhVHQ/363146696http://mollietaylor.com/post/363146696Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:01:49 -0500waterwater-energy nexusenergysolar powerhttp://mollietaylor.com/post/363146696<a href="http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=167175">The Jerusalem Post: "Netafim opens a new factory... in Turkey"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/KMym7v5JcnY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/KMym7v5JcnY/362048066http://mollietaylor.com/post/362048066Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:51:04 -0500turkeyisraelwaterdrip irrigationirrigationhttp://mollietaylor.com/post/362048066<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kwv55x13jn1qzjsazo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/science/26fault.html?ref=science">NYTimes: “Deadly Haitian Quake in the Seismically Active Caribbean”</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/gkfSTa_VkTw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/gkfSTa_VkTw/357852313http://mollietaylor.com/post/357852313Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:01:51 -0500scienceearth scienceearthquakehttp://mollietaylor.com/post/357852313<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/opinion/26tues3.html?scp=1&sq=a%20legal%20puzzle%20baby&st=cse">NYTimes.com - Editorial Observer: "A Legal Puzzle - Can a Baby Have Three Biological Parents?"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/o_qUTQWq4ic" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/o_qUTQWq4ic/356973590http://mollietaylor.com/post/356973590Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:03:55 -0500sciencebiologyhttp://mollietaylor.com/post/356973590<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/26/science/26tier.html?8dpc">NYTimes: "Corporate Money to Pay for Scientific Research? Get Over It"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/Xpb1t3RYZjI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/Xpb1t3RYZjI/356474138http://mollietaylor.com/post/356474138Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:02:49 -0500scienceresearchhttp://mollietaylor.com/post/356474138<a href="http://www.dtnprogressivefarmer.com/dtnag/common/link.do?symbolicName=/ag/blogs/template1&blogHandle=ethanol&blogEntryId=8a82c0bc265f7041012665ee39920054">DTN/The Progressive Farmer: "Study: 'Algae Fuels Have Large Footprint' "</a>: <p>(via my dad) </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/doH3-0AFR8c" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/doH3-0AFR8c/356088956http://mollietaylor.com/post/356088956Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:01:51 -0500algaealternate energyenergysustainabilitywaterwater-energy nexushttp://mollietaylor.com/post/356088956<a href="http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/solar-water-heaters-get-a-boost-in-california/">Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com: "California to Subsidize Solar Water Heaters"</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~4/bOJcupo9Klc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MollieTaylor/~3/bOJcupo9Klc/355560435http://mollietaylor.com/post/355560435Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:35:01 -0500californiawater-energy nexuswaterenergyhttp://mollietaylor.com/post/355560435