WebDoGS

Credits Page

So far, Paul Howell, the founder of WebDoGS and an assistant professor of geology at UK DoGS (see his boring homepage if you are really interested), has been too busy teaching four courses a semester to write anything neat here, but he has fond hopes of a course release next semester (Spring '97). Many thanks to the legions of webmeisters out there posting good things that makes sites like WebDoGS worth keeping current.

Other WebDoggyDoGS who we thank for contributions:

And, of course, we thank the University of Kentucky for their unwitting support of this web page (see below).

Volunteering to be one of the WebDoggyDoGS.... Here is your chance to hit the Big Time as a well published WebMeister. If you are of unsound mind and have any interest in geology, volunteer to help us make this a really cool place to be. We need:

Just drop me a line, telling me your interests and ideas. And thanks!  Use Feedback to talk to us.

For Example:  ("I Am Not Making This Up")

Hi Paul. I am a freshman at Podunk State, near Webville, and am a novice html programmer (one site to my credit:  http://www.podunk.edu/~jimbob/myfirstcoolhomeboypage.html). I am currently enrolled in a Rocks for Jocks class and I think that Geology is pretty cool. I found the WebDoGS page through Yahoo! and it helped alot with my term paper, so now I'm ready to help out. I'd love to learn how to make Animated GIFs. Give me a project to do "in my spare time". I've got access to a computer at our MicroLabs and like to work late at night. What can I do? -Sparky@podunk.edu.

Dear Sparky, Thanks for the invitation. I am putting you in a group that just formed last week to attempt to produce a QuickTime movie of plate motions of the Phanerozoic. Some of the group are working on making the plate reconstructions, some are annotating the figures, and some are going to work on the animation itself. All are just getting started. Jimbob@samhoustoninstituteoftechnology.edu is the group leader. If this doesn't work out for you, let me know right away so that I can find another group hungry for an able hand. Thanks again for volunteering. -Paul.

Final Words from the Taskmasters At Large Department.
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Warning: Some Web sites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The University takes no responsibility for the contents of those sites.

And, of course, this news just in:

The heaviest element known to science was discovered recently by physicists at the Navel Research Laboratory in Lexington, KY. The element, tentatively named Administratium, has no protons or electrons and thus has an atomic number of 0. However, it does have 1 neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons, and 111 assistant vice neutrons. This gives it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together in a nucleus by a force that involves the continuous exchange of meson-like particles called morons.

Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it can be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction it comes in contact with. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratium caused one reaction to take over four days to complete, when it would normally occur in less than one second.

Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately 3 years, at which time it does not actually decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice neutrons, and assistant vice neutrons change places. Some studies have shown that the atomic weight actually increases after each reorganization.

Research at other laboratories indicates that Administratium occurs naturally in the atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points such as government agencies, large corporations, universities, and the United Nations. It can actually be found in the newest, best maintained buildings, including the Patterson Office Tower (the "POT").

Scientists point out that Administratium is known to be toxic at any level of concentration and can easily destroy any positive reactions where it is allowed to accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how Administratium can be controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but results to date are not promising.