Oh, Timmy Ho's

1.  Honestly, Kitty, do Canadians dislike the United States of America and those people who call themselves American?  I really like Canada and have Canadian relatives; it's always interesting to get their view of the U.S.A.  But sometimes, I feel like my Canadian relatives really dislike my association with the U.S.A.  It makes me feel uncomfortable.  What are your thoughts, if any? 2.  Is Tim Horton's Canada's answer to Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks?  I'm confused.  And, who the hell is Tim Horton, anyway? I like your work on keetologue.com.... take care, Kitty! Dave Dallas, Texas To answer your questions as succinctly as possible: 1. Yes, Canadians don't like Americans. We are tired of being the 51st state.  Actually, no I'm just kidding.  Sort of.  I would say that Canadians kind of frown upon Americans a bit.  It's not helpful that Americans are portrayed as ignorant rednecks, even though Canadians have some of their own (side note: I don't believe that all mullets automatically mean redneck, just a warm neck). However, this whole redneck stereotype probably originates from the fact that the entire US is run by an ignorant redneck.  And it's sad, because there are a lot of non-idiotic people in the states, but they aren't given any power.  That and the fact that people are left to die on the street if they don't have any insurance.  Everyone should be able to be healthy! 2.  Timmy Ho's is a Canadian institution, but it is nothing like Dunkin' Donuts or Starbucks, both of which we have up here in Canada.  The Canadian answer to Starbucks is either A.L. Van Houtte, or Second Cup.  Timmy Ho's is like Dunkin' Donuts, except they have more than donuts.  They have soup.  They have sandwiches.  They have bagels, and frappucinos, and before this turns into a big advertisement, they are just one of those convenient Canadian institutions that are there.  And, to answer your question, Tim Horton was a hockey player.   (P.S. Don't eat the chilli, I repeat, do not eat the chilli there)

Fast and Out of Control Wins the Race

Before all the hipster NYC kids moved over to electroclash, they left behind the diehard rock & roll revival fans. Coming out of this dust are The Izzys, a trio with killer pop hooks (see the song "Dreaming"), and songs clocking in at under 3 and a half minutes. Who does that anymore? Let's make them short, snappy and fun. We've got here, Mike Storey on guitar and vocals, Jared Gutstadt on drums (and he also went to UWO - how random is that?), and Jesse Korwin on bass. They are like the Rolling Stones without the grizzledness. However, the only weak point is the ballad, Blue & Gold - if Storey sticks to the fun songs with all the vocals in the shouty/screamy higher register, the Izzys would be ready to rock out any venue at any time.

I Dream of Vacations

Hi Keet- Just checked out the new e-logue!  I loved it!!  What an awesome issue!!   How do you come up with this stuff???  You're sheer genius, baby!  Keep up the amazing work!  Can't wait for the next Keetologue!  :)   Love ya- Karina Orange County, CA PS-Here are some questions for your next editor's section... "If you could travel to any spot in the world, where would you go?"   "What did you dream about last nite?"   "What is Keet's idea of a perfect date?"   1.  If I could travel to any spot in the world, I would go to Iceland and go horseback riding in the Icelandic wilderness, spend a nice spa day at the Blue Lagoon and see Björk or the Kitchen Motors collective in concert.  Either that, or just do the whole Europe backpacking thing.  Everyone I know has done it except me.  I'd also like to go to Transylvania, in Romania.  Just before they turn it into some chintzed out Dracula amusement park town.   2. Last night I dreamt that my sister acquired a really old possessed gold coloured VW Jetta that kept breaking down and randomly drove into people's driveways. It was pretty weird.   3. My idea of a perfect date as in a whole evening out, or a guy? I'm a big fan of really random stuff, so anywhere is fine with me. In terms of guys, I have learned that there is really no such thing as the ideal guy. Okay, I mean sometimes there is. I heard this story from someone at work about how one of their friends met the guy of their dreams, but he treated her like crap and she didn't realize it because she was so in love with the idea of who he was. It was kind of tragic.

What the illy yo?

congratulations! well one, sorry, the  oesn't work on this keyboar , neither  oes the shift button.  Your website is very entertaining and clever, looking forward, hey the  worke for a secon there, to the next issue!  Oh the left shift button works.  Ahh, McMaster, lan of the shitty resources. Anyways, just wanted to let you know that I rea the keetologue an enjoyed it especially the Q&A an the answer to scottie's question! Heeheehee! Keep on truckin' Nicole "chief booty rai er"  Hammytown, Ontario

What the illy yo?

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Derek Allan - It Starts With You

I first heard Derek Allan's music a couple months earlier, from a little EP called "These Things Take Time", a chronicle of his life from day to night (in song form, of course). Granted, the vocals weren't so hot, but I thought that the guy had some potential. Lots of keyboard ditties and instrumentals. Pop songs about relationships and dating and first crushes. There's something that is just so goddamnned endearing about a blonde haired blue eyed teenager in LA toiling in his basement with some instruments and producing his own music. Now, if he maybe partnered with two similarly blue eyed brothers who kind of resembled girls, and moved to Oklahoma, I'm sure he'd be signed in no time. But I digress. In my mailbox came his second release, called It Starts With You. This one, according to Derek, is one that takes place over a 5 month time frame, from the bitter breakup to the point where you just move on with your life. Derek captures the essence of these feelings - this album is darker, spacier, more lethargic. The numb fog of breaking up is right on. At times, vocals were kind of weak, as they were in the previous album - they could have benefitted from some layering. But hey, they do say that some of the best producers of our time were the ones that couldn't make it on the mic. And this is where Derek Allan will fall perfectly into place.

Sister Knows Best

i htink [sic] you should do an expose on mennonites and if they really make the jams. i will be your undercover agent. ps i am getting a REAL mennonite recipe for dutch apple pie from dale's gramma! pps. and mayonaise is made out of eggs and oil! i think you should make a correction and thank me! hmph! reen toronto, ontario

Yargh.

where can i find a pirate hook? i remember you had one. i guess any pirate gear would do but i think a hook would be a nice touch. susan toronto, ontario As if I'm an obsessive pirate enthusiast! Just what kind of person do you think I am??? AVAST YE SCARVY SCUM!! You've found me out, matey.  No, but seriously, the hook I have was a Christmas gift (probably one of the best ones in the history of Christmas gifts) from my friend Jen.  I didn't buy it myself, I swear.

The Uncertainty Principle is Untenable

Quite honestly, you get the strangest things in your inbox. Wow. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle. Good stuff. THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE IS UNTENABLE By re-analysing Heisenberg's Gamma-Ray Microscope experiment and the ideal experiment from which the uncertainty principle is derived, it is actually found that the uncertainty principle can not be obtained from them. It is therefore found to be untenable. Key words: uncertainty principle; Heisenberg's Gamma-Ray Microscope Experiment; ideal experiment Ideal Experiment 1                  Heisenberg's Gamma-Ray Microscope Experiment A free electron sits directly beneath the center of the microscope's lens (please see AIP page http://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/p08b.htm or diagram below) . The circular lens forms a cone of angle 2A from the electron. The electron is then illuminated from the left by gamma rays--high energy light which has the shortest wavelength. These yield the highest resolution, for according to a principle of wave optics, the microscope can resolve (that is, "see" or distinguish) objects to a size of dx, which is related to and to the wavelength L of the gamma ray, by the expression: dx = L/(2sinA) (1) However, in quantum mechanics, where a light wave can act like a particle, a gamma ray striking an electron gives it a kick. At the moment the light is diffracted by the electron into the microscope lens, the electron is thrust to the right. To be observed by the microscope, the gamma ray must be scattered into any angle within the cone of angle 2A. In quantum mechanics, the gamma ray carries momentum as if it were a particle. The total momentum p is related to the wavelength by the formula, p = h / L, where h is Planck's constant. (2) In the extreme case of diffraction of the gamma ray to the right edge of the lens, the total momentum would be the sum of the electron's momentum P'x in the x direction and the gamma ray's momentum in the x direction: P' x + (h sinA) / L', where L' is the wavelength of the deflected gamma ray. In the other extreme, the observed gamma ray recoils backward, just hitting the left edge of the lens. In this case, the total momentum in the x direction is: P''x - (h sinA) / L''. The final x momentum in each case must equal the initial x momentum, since momentum is conserved. Therefore, the final x momenta are equal to each other: P'x + (h sinA) / L' = P''x - (h sinA) / L'' (3) If A is small, then the wavelengths are approximately the same, L' ~ L" ~ L. So we have P''x - P'x = dPx ~ 2h sinA / L (4) Since dx = L/(2 sinA), we obtain a reciprocal relationship between the minimum uncertainty in the measured position, dx, of the electron along the x axis and the uncertainty in its momentum, dPx, in the x direction: dPx ~ h / dx or dPx dx ~ h. (5) For more than minimum uncertainty, the "greater than" sign may added. Except for the factor of 4pi and an equal sign, this is Heisenberg's uncertainty relation for the simultaneous measurement of the position and momentum of an object. Re-analysis To be seen by the microscope, the gamma ray must be scattered into any angle within the cone of angle 2A. The microscope can resolve (that is, "see" or distinguish) objects to a size of dx, which is related to and to the wavelength L of the gamma ray, by the expression: dx = L/(2sinA) (1) This is the resolving limit of the microscope and it is the uncertain quantity of the object's position. The microscope can not see the object whose size is smaller than its resolving limit, dx. Therefore, to be seen by the microscope, the size of the electron must be larger than or equal to the resolving limit. But if the size of the electron is larger than or equal to the resolving limit dx, the electron will not be in the range dx. Therefore, dx can not be deemed to be the uncertain quantity of the electron's position which can be seen by the microscope, but deemed to be the uncertain quantity of the electron's position which can not be seen by the microscope. To repeat, dx is uncertainty in the electron's position which can not be seen by the microscope. To be seen by the microscope, the gamma ray must be scattered into any angle within the cone of angle 2A, so we can measure the momentum of the electron. dPx is the uncertainty in the electron's momentum which can be seen by microscope. What relates to dx is the electron where the size is smaller than the resolving limit. When the electron is in the range dx, it can not be seen by the microscope, so its position is uncertain. What relates to dPx is the electron where the size is larger than or equal to the resolving limit .The electron is not in the range dx, so it can be seen by the microscope and its position is certain. Therefore, the electron which relates to dx and dPx respectively is not the same. What we can see is the electron where the size is larger than or equal to the resolving limit dx and has a certain position, dx = 0. Quantum mechanics does not rely on the size of the object, but on Heisenberg's Gamma-Ray Microscope experiment. The use of the microscope must relate to the size of the object. The size of the object which can be seen by the microscope must be larger than or equal to the resolving limit dx of the microscope, thus the uncertain quantity of the electron's position does not exist. The gamma ray which is diffracted by the electron can be scattered into any angle within the cone of angle 2A, where we can measure the momentum of the electron. What we can see is the electron which has a certain position, dx = 0, so that in no other position can we measure the momentum of the electron. In Quantum mechanics, the momentum of the electron can be measured accurately when we measure the momentum of the electron only, therefore, we have gained dPx = 0. And, dPx dx =0. (6) Ideal experiment 2 Single Slit Diffraction Experiment Suppose a particle moves in the Y direction originally and then passes a slit with width dx(Please see diagram below) . The uncertain quantity of the particle's position in the X direction is dx, and interference occurs at the back slit . According to Wave Optics , the angle where No.1 min of interference pattern is can be calculated by following formula: sinA=L/2dx (1) and L=h/p where h is Planck's constant. (2) So the uncertainty principle can be obtained dPx dx ~ h (5) Re-analysis According to Newton first law , if an external force in the X direction does not affect the particle, it will move in a uniform straight line, ( Motion State or Static State) , and the motion in the Y direction is unchanged .Therefore , we can learn its position in the slit from its starting point. The particle can have a certain position in the slit and the uncertain quantity of the position is dx =0. According to Newton first law , if the external force at the X direction does not affect particle, and the original motion in the Y direction is not changed , the momentum of the particle int the X direction will be Px=0 and the uncertain quantity of the momentum will be dPx =0. This gives: dPx dx =0. (6) No experiment negates NEWTON FIRST LAW. Whether in quantum mechanics or classical mechanics, it applies to the microcosmic world and is of the form of the Energy-Momentum conservation laws. If an external force does not affect the particle and it does not remain static or in uniform motion, it has disobeyed the Energy-Momentum conservation laws. Under the above ideal experiment , it is considered that the width of the slit is the uncertain quantity of the particle's position. But there is certainly no reason for us to consider that the particle in the above experiment has an uncertain position, and no reason for us to consider that the slit's width is the uncertain quantity of the particle. Therefore, the uncertainty principle, dPx dx ~ h (5) which is derived from the above experiment is unreasonable. Conclusion From the above re-analysis , it is realized that the ideal experiment demonstration for the uncertainty principle is untenable. Therefore, the uncertainty principle is untenable. Reference: 1. Max Jammer. (1974) The philosophy of quantum mechanics (John wiley & sons , Inc New York ) Page 65 2. Ibid, Page 67 3. http://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/p08b.htm Author : BingXin Gong