Interpretation of the cosmological red shift as light retardation with the amount of ċ = −Hc yields a photon rest mass hH/c2. A system of natural units is introduced, in which the Planck mass is the geometric average of the photon rest mass and the universal mass. It is shown that the equivalence of expansion and light retardation results in a Cosmologic Uncertainty Principle (CUP), which deter...

This paper presents the results of an acoustic investigation of the vowel sounds in three regional variants of Danish in spontaneous speech. The material for elicitation represents a conceptual fusion of word lists and interviews. A total of 18 subjects from three regions have been analysed. The expected regional differences have not been found. We find, however, clear indications that a genera...

INTRODUCTION As the international debates on appropriate policy responses to climate change carry on, the climate continues to warm and the commitment to further longterm warming grows. The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently pronounced that 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year globally since records began in the late 19 century. In December 2010, the United Na...

It seems beyond bizarre to ask whether Justice Scalia had a theory of textual interpretation. If he did not have such a theory, what were he and his critics talking about for the past three decades? The answer is that they were talking about part of a theory of textual interpretation but not an actual, complete theory. A complete theory of textual interpretation must prescribe principles of adm...

A second occurrence (SO) focus is the semantic focus of a focus sensitive operator (e.g. only), but is a repeat of an earlier focused occurrence. SO foci are intonationally distinct from the original occurrence of the material, and are often claimed to lack any intonational marking, e.g. pitch accent (Partee 1999). This apparent dissociation of semantic and intonational focus is commonly used a...

The transactional interpretation of quantum mechanics is summarized and various points concerning the transactional interpretation and its relation to the Copenhagen interpretation are considered. Questions concerning mapping the transactional interpretation onto the Copenhagen interpretation, of advanced waves as solutions to proper wave equations, of collapse and the quantum formalism, and of...

A distinction between the Copenhagen Interpretation and complementarity is underscored, with the former based on methodological effects (i. e., disturbance) and the latter on nonmechanical theoretical understandings of empirical findings. Psychology cannot have a Copenhagen Interpretation per se because it lacks clear experimental data comparable to the wave-versus-particlefindings on the natur...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has successfully produced four assessment reports since 1990 along with a number of special reports and greenhouse gas inventory guidelines. It has very rigorous and robust procedures and guidelines for preparing the assessment reports largely based on synthesis of peer-reviewed and published scientific literature. IPCC has attracted controve...

Classical and quantum aspects of fluctuations are reviewed in a discussion on the universality of the second law. Consideration is given to the need of information and the requirement of a ratchet and pawl-type mechanism for the utilization of energy from fluctuations. Some aspects of the quantum theory of the Copenhagen school are compared to those of Bohm within the discussion.