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Here is a link to Google Maps for Sandy Island [google.com].
It was actually just a really really big whale.
No. Actually, it was an enormous turtle, with a species of large, alcoholic martial-arts pandas living in elegant splendor on its back.
They seem to have a system that matches known land areas (they incorrectly have this identified as land) and remove the 'blue fog' they use in lieu of real aerial photography over most deep water. You can also see this effect any place with shoals, sandbanks, small island groups etc.
If Google doesn't correct this within a few days, I'll be surprised.
I'll be surprised if Google doesn't announce their street view cams have been adapted and installed on board ships. That island is out there somewhere, and I trust Google to find it.
I'll be surprised if Google doesn't announce their street view cams have been adapted and installed on board ships.
That's nothing. They've already gone underwater [engadget.com].
Actually, Sandy Island is S 19 13' E 159 56' not E 156, maybe this is the reason why they cant find it!
Actually, Sandy Island is S 19 13' E 159 56' not E 156, maybe this is the reason why they cant find it!
Actually, Sandy Island isn't there, either.
My Times Atlas (big papery thing, pub. 1992) has a long thin ellipse-ish shape with a couple of small blobs on it in about the right place that might indicate something was once there.
Called 'Sable' (French for 'sand') and just to the left of the 160 line, looks like it got washed away or fell over some time in the last 20 years.
Assuming it existed - or is this the 'copyright check' glitch added? It is not a nautical chart, just a home atlas.
Times atlas of the world, concise edition, 6th ed.
There's a pretty clever blog that has found even older references to the island right where it shouldn't be:
The funny thing is Google seems to have doctored the satellite photos to put a dark blob where this fictitious island is supposed to be.
I doesn't show up on my new iOS 6 Maps app
It is, a bunch of Apple fanatics with shovels actually removed the island rather than admit Apple was wrong.
FWIW, it's common for map makers and atlas makers to include some false streets and features. This is to enable them to prove that someone else copied from them. Perhaps this is one of those receiving publicity?
Putting non-existent features onto published maps to provide proof of future copyright infringement is a well-known practice, after all...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fictitious_entry [wikipedia.org]
A spokesman from the service told Australian newspapers that while some map makers intentionally include phantom streets to prevent copyright infringements, that was was not usually the case with nautical charts because it would reduce confidence in them.
Yes but when I encounter a "fictitious street" on a map - I assume its a shitty map, not that they were protecting their copyright.
I then get a new map that looks up to date, or at least competently made.
RTFAMC: the nautical charts the ship's crew was using were correct. The
That are normally dead-end streets in the middle of nowhere that are not likely to cause any issues other than raised eyebrows, and someone thinking "oh, a piece of road to no-where gone". Putting a complete island on a map where the sea is supposedly 1400m deep, that's a totally different thing. Such an island could be used as orientation point: a single island in the vast ocean is great for that. Not finding an island where it's expected, can give serious problems.
If this is on navigational maps, it could be a serious safty issue - not in avoiding it, but if for example a ship in distress navigated to it verses a actual existing piece of land...
Alexander Dalrymple insists.
Are you suggesting that the Dharma Initiave did their experiments on a pumice raft? Nonsense.
But when scientists from the University of Sydney went to the area, they found only the blue ocean of the Coral Sea.
April Fools!
Or someone mixed up imagery from different scales.
Look at the scale. That would be one rather large vessel.
I think the earth got Photoshopped.
Of course I'm not saying this *is* photoshopped, but try and find somewhere else on the map with similar properties.
Given it doesn't appear on the nautical charts of the HO responsible for the area, I would suggest that it was already proven not to exist.
So there is a non-existing island on the map, happens.
What is stranger is that on Google maps' satellite view at that exact location there is a black area, which looks like as if someone has gone over it with an eraser, wiping out a part of the image. Roughly the size of the land mass indicated on the normal map.
Wonder why they did that.
What is stranger is that on Google maps' satellite view at that exact location there is a black area
For lands, Google Maps is displaying satellite/aerial imagery. For seas/oceans, they're displaying a seabed topology map. The black is just the color of the ocean as seen by satellites, showing through the sea/land mask.
So there is a non-existing island on the map, happens.
I propose we call the island "Amercia" and put Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich on it. That's the "New Amercia" Mitt was talking about. I'm sure there's plenty others we can put on the new island.
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
A translation for all heretic non believers. R'lyeh only rises when the stars are right. All other times Cthulhu lays dreaming on the bottom of the ocean. I have a feeling it may rise on December 21st, fingers crossed.
I have a feeling [R'lyeh] may rise on December 21st, tentacles crossed.
This is just a marketing stunt by the area's resident Dolphin community. They want to lure tourists to this patch of the sea, so they can do some backflips in return for loose change and hearty gifts of plankton.
Another reason to prefer OpenStreetMap. There's no pressure for contributors to add fake map features in the name of copyright enforcement.
Perhaps it was just a floating pumice island.. http://blogs.smh.com.au/science/archives/2006/12/post_3.html [smh.com.au]
Interesting, such islands.
But I can hardly imagine them to form in 1600m deep water.
The truth should be obvious to any Doctor Who fan. The "it's only ocean" that the scientists saw was obviously a perception filter. The island is being used as a staging area for a Dalek assault.
The truth should be obvious to any Doctor Who fan. The "it's only ocean" that the scientists saw was obviously a perception filter.
Any Doctor Who fan should have read h2g2, where the perception filter is much more funnily known as "Somebody Else's Problem" field.
True, but the perception filter was first mentioned after DNA died.
The Tardis wiki page [wikia.com] has some interesting things to say about this, including that Life, the Universe and Everything was at first supposed to be a Doctor Who serial. The plot becomes wibbly-wobbly.
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No sign of the fake island on Apple Maps. In general Apple Maps have more recent satellite coverage for lots of areas, which makes sense as they bought it more recently...
It probably is on Apple maps, just in the middle of Lake Ontario or something.
I get that an error or bad pixel matching might have misdetected the island but... who named Sandy Island?
Probably the person who first put it on the map - which is exactly the next thing these researchers are going to try to figure out, according to TFA.
Didn't encyclopedia and dictionary authors in days gone by add spurious entries to ensure they could back up any copyright violation claims?
Google maps. Hmm...
Or perhaps it's the Island of San Seriffe...
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A stroke describes an injury to the brain from reduced blood flow. Strokes can be caused by an artery (large blood vessel) becoming clogged and blocking the flow of blood to the brain as well as by bleeding in the brain when a small blood vessel becomes weak.
Strokes can result in permanent speech and language problems, vision loss, paralysis and difficulties walking, as well as death.
Some risk factors can't be changed, but be aware of them so that if you are at higher risk, you can work to change those risk factors over which you do have control.
Risk factors that you can't change include getting older (older than 55), being African American, and having a family history of stroke. Fortunately, you can address and control many additional risk factors for stroke.
The No. 1 risk factor for prevention of stroke that you can change is high blood pressure. Patients often do not know that high blood pressure is present because it does not have clinical symptoms associated with it, and that is why it is known as "the silent killer."
Ask your doctor to check your blood pressure on a regular basis. If you show high blood pressure over time (greater than 140/90), then ask your doctor to treat it.
Some of the same risk factors that lead to risks of heart attack are also related to risks of stroke. For example, did you know that cigarette smoking doubles the risk of stroke? If you are a smoker and you quit right now, your risk of stroke will decrease by 50 percent in the next year.
Another risk factor is high total cholesterol. Cholesterol is a fatty substance made by the body and found in some foods. There are two types of cholesterol, and the LDL (low density lipoprotein) is the kind most associated with clogging arteries and stroke risks. The HDL (high-density lipoprotein) is considered protective, and higher HDL levels can be achieved through increased physical activity and exercise. Total cholesterol levels greater than 200 can be associated with an increased stroke risk.
Ask your doctor to check your cholesterol levels on a regular basis. If you have consistently high cholesterol, you can lower your levels by changing your diet — such as avoiding meat, eggs and cheeses — and through exercise. Sometimes diet and exercise just aren't enough. In that case, prescription medications such as statin drugs can help to decrease cholesterol levels.
One very important measure that can help prevent the permanent neurological injury associated with stroke is to recognize what is called a TIA (transient ischemic attack). Some people call this a "mini-stroke." This is when the symptoms of a stroke occur but then resolve on their own. These can include symptoms of weakness or numbness of one side of the face, arm or leg, trouble speaking or understanding speech, confusion and vision loss. These symptoms can last from five minutes up to a full day.
If this happens to you, immediately see your doctor: either your primary care physician or a local urgent care or emergency room, even if the symptoms have resolved. It is most unfortunate when a person had this kind of warning and opportunity to prevent a stroke but did not recognize the symptoms as an important warning sign.
Even if the symptoms completely resolve, anyone who suffers transient neurological symptoms suggestive of a stroke should seek immediate evaluation. A prompt evaluation could mean the difference between permanent disability and remaining independent and functioning.
Dr. Jennifer Jones is a general neurologist with Mission Neurology Associates and is also a member of the Western Carolina Medical Society.
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Daniel Munoz's 3-pointer with 1 second remaining in overtime gave American University a 64-61 victory over Holy Cross in a Patriot League game Sunday.
Munoz scored eight of his 14 points in overtime. The Eagles (10-15, 5-5) led 61-59 after Stephen Lumpkins' three-point play with 50 seconds left, but Dave Dudzinski's layup for the Crusaders (11-14, 3-7) tied it with 35 seconds left.
Cullen Hamilton's missed free throw for Holy Cross with 5 seconds remaining was rebounded by the Eagles.
American took the game's largest lead, 45-37, with 11:53 left in regulation on John Schoof's 3-pointer, but Holy Cross responded with nine straight points for a 46-45 lead. Phil Beans hit a layup and a 3-pointer, followed by layups from Malcolm Miller and Dudzinski.
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'Fake Carla Bruni' Twitter account spreads Thatcher death rumour
Newswire covered in shame after hasty retweet
A fake celebrity Twitter account posing as that of outgoing French first lady Carla Bruni has been used to spread false rumours that former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had died.
An update from the fake @CBruniOfficial Twitter account was retweeted without scrutiny by French news outlet @LesNews on Wednesday evening. In reality, the unverified @CBruniOfficial account-holder has no connection with the wife of recently deposed French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who apparently occasionally tweets under the handle @mmesarkozy. The fake news also spread to Francophone Canada, where a former Quebec provincial party leader was taken in.
CNN contacted Thatcher's official spokesperson, who quickly debunked the claims about the death of the
milk snatcher Iron Lady. This, in turn, prompted @LesNews to delete its original tweets, and post an apology for unintentionally misleading its 100,000 plus followers.
The whole incident illustrates the perils of credulously accepting anything that might be posted onto a social network without double-checking its source or veracity, a point discussed in greater depth on Sophos's Naked Security blog here.
The offending tweet can still be viewed here. A subsequent update to @CBruniOfficial claims the 4,000-plus follower account is being run by an Italian journalist. A quick scan of the updates reveals mildly satirical claims that the former French first couple might move to Spain following Sarko's election defeat last weekend and an update in which "Carla" expresses an interest in appearing in a Pedro Almodóvar film. ®
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On this blog, we muse about the fruit we taste when we learn about family members, both living and dead, through family history writing. Wandering through the "family tree orchard," we conduct interviews, enjoy family reunions, and figure out how to make lemonade (and fruit cake!) from the heritage we share with the fruits and nuts on our family trees.
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The first time I bought a humble bundle, I posted it to facebook and then masturbated (I don't use my computer often, this seemed efficient.)
The idea of bragging about charity and then masturbating had me laughing on the inside all day. That was when I realized its probably best if there is no God. On the other hand, I bet Jesus only masturbated to charity.
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A/U: This is an alternate reality that takes place during twilight. Bella never found out that Edward is a vampire. She is thrust into their world by James and his coven. This story mainly follows Bella's POV but will contain some of Edwards POV also. Although this story starts in twilight it will slowly encompass all four books in material, except new moon.
1. An Unfortunate Event
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Ch.1: An Unfortunate Event
Hi my name is Isabella Swan and this is the story of my life.
To be honest, my life was rather normal in most aspects. That was until I came to Forks, Washington. The rainiest and possibly the dreariest place in the continental US. I can still remember that period of my life; with perfect clarity, even though it was seven months ago. Seven months really doesn't sound right though; it feels more like it should be eons ago. For me right now, It's a little hazy.
I was going to Forks to allow my Mom, Renee, a chance to be with her husband, Phil, who is a minor league base ball player. He hadn't found a team to play with so he was taking on the road. Well, he had been, but my mom missed him so much; I ended up feeling guilty most of the time.
Since Phil had to travel around a lot, it made it difficult for my mom to be away from him. So I made the ultimate sacrifice for her, I condemned myself to Forks. My Dad Charlie had lived in Forks for a large portion of his life, my mother even had me in Forks; she lived in the small two bedroom house with Charlie until it all became too much; she couldn't stand it anymore, so she left. She left Forks, she left Charlie, and she took me with her.
He never left and ended up being elected by the small town of Forks into a prominent position, one he's held for almost as many years as I can remember. My Dad, Charlie, is the Chief of Police in Forks...ugh right?
I knew I was going to suffer for my sacrifice; because what little time I had spent in Forks, I hated it. It was entirely too green and wet. The exact opposite of where I lived previously with my mom; in Phoenix Arizona. My mother had taken us there after a brief trip in California.
I can remember that Charlie was waiting to pick me up at the airport in Seattle. He looked extremely happy to see me; an oddity for one reason, Charlie didn't show emotion. I put it down to the fact that the two weeks a summer for however many years the arrangement had been in effect, hadn't been enough for him. I have to admit, we barely knew one another.
His enthusiasm did brighten my day just a tiny bit; that was until I remembered where I was going. I smiled anyways so that he could stay happy; it was pointless both of us suffering; I was suffering enough for two anyway.
We walked to his police cruiser and he placed my bags in the trunk, I groaned looking at the official vehicle, it was the bane of my existence, and it sure wouldn't help me settle in. I could see t he drive to school and the glances the light bar would get. Mortifying, I sucked it up and climbed in ready for the drive to Forks.
Once I started school, I relaxed a little. For some unknown reason everyone wanted to talk to me, I found myself cornered in by some of the small populace. They were always full of questions and always eager for answers. Everyone seemed to want to decipher the code of the mysterious Bella Swan; except for Edward Cullen.
Edward Cullen, with his brooding good looks and pale skin; was possibly the most angelic man I had ever laid my eyes on. He had bronze hair, a body that looked like it was sculpted by a master artist, and the sight of him just sent shivers down my spine (good ones).
Edward . . . just his name gave me butterflies; even thinking about him right now.
Sadly though, we didn't get off on the right foot; because evidently he was having a bad day, or at least that's what he'd said. I couldn't really say I believed him though. The darkness in his eyes and murderous looks he'd thrown at me were terrifying. It had made my skin crawl, if a black hole could have opened up and swallowed me; I would have welcomed it. Something about me had bothered him, and his face told the story.
After that day, I didn't see him for an entire week. I seriously thought I had done something wrong. There was nothing, not even a glance in the halls. It was the next Monday he finally showed up again, I had walked into him, my heart pounding in my chest with fear. I was surprised though that he managed to be cordial, polite to a point. He even saved my life!
Unfortunately, after that he ignored me for, like an entire month, again. Everything he did confused me. I seemed to be stuck in a whirlwind that was Edward Cullen, and everything he did sent my heart into a frenzy and mind into oblivion. He confused me.
Out of nowhere he started talking to me again! Complete insanity right? After an attempt at being sarcastic and feeding him some of his own poison; we started to get along. He was interesting, and smart. I found that when I spoke, he listened. When he spoke I found myself drowning in his words; he was intoxicating.
Things were going so well; in fact, I hadn't noticed people had stopped staring at us. I loved the time I spent with him; our conversation would go on for hours. He would question me about every aspect of my life; in return he would give me cryptic answers and a headache. I knew though, beyond a reasonable doubt, that I was falling in love with him. I hated the time apart and craved for our time together. I couldn't get enough.
I can remember the day I had decided I loved him. It was essentially the day I died, after all.
I must admit it was all down to my own stupidity. I was bored and wanted to do something, I was pining for Edward; I wouldn't see him for four more days; until school started.
I didn't feel like seeing the only other true friend I had made in Forks, it would mean a fifteen minute drive to La push and I wasn't in the mood to freeze down by the coast. Jacob' was Charlie's best friend, Billy Black's son. The two of us had become fast friends and I enjoyed spending time with him, but that particular day, I wanted to be alone.
I decided to go take a small hike on the trail at the back of the house. It led from the house into the forest. The path was clear and easy to follow. There was absolutely no way, in my mind, I could get lost; as long as I stayed on that path. I only walked for around fifteen minutes when I got this horrible feeling that something was watching me. The hair on the back of my neck stood on end, I could feel my hands shaking as the balled up in my pockets. I had been so stupid to come in here alone.
I was a little unsettled. I looked all around me trying to detect what it was causing what I was all of a sudden feeling. I was in the middle of convincing myself it was a deer or some kind of wildlife when I heard some kind of movement that didn't belong to an animal.
Out of the corner of my eye I could swear I saw a shadow move, I spun quickly trying to catch it with my eyes; but there was nothing there. I was officially starting to get spooked; I could feel the spurt of adrenaline coursing through my body as I tried to find my bearings. I was still on the path, but which way did I come from? I was turned around.
I looked for the direction that was declining; I knew I had traveled up for a little ways, so home would be down. I looked up and saw a slight incline into the trees. Through my own method of deduction I figured the other way was down.
I took a deep breath, the silence was everywhere now; and it just made me feel even worse. Then there was a snap of a twig. My blood ran cold through my veins, and I knew I had to get out of there. I spun around quickly; I was gonna run to my house as fast as I could.
It never happened; upon turning around he was standing there in all of his pale white glory. My body shuddered violently; I took a startled gasp as he spoke.
"Well... what do we have here, a little girl? Are you lost?" his voice was like satin, smooth and inviting, but I was too scared to even note anything other than my heart beat pounding in my ears.
Although I was scared I spoke as defiantly as I could, "What makes you think I'm lost? I was just on my way back down to my house."
"Oh, well you want to be careful out here in the wilderness wild animals aren't the only dangers out here." He spoke with a grin as though I amused him.
"James! Quit playing with your damn food so we can get out of here, this place gives me the creeps . . . something just doesn't smell right." The voice came from behind me out of nowhere; I jumped a little at the sound.
I turned slowly; still trying to keep an eye on the one they called James; only to find myself staring at two more pale skinned people that had strange eyes.
Their eyes actually seemed like a deep shade of red to me . . . then I remembered something; something about food.
I suddenly became absolutely terrified, my body locked up around me and my heart took off in my chest. The way it pounded against my ribs was actually painful. I tried keeping my eyes on the couple behind me and the man in front. Trying with every inch of my brain to figure out my odds, they didn't look too good.
The female had long red hair that was wild and had leaves in it, and the other man had black hair and stood like he was slightly on guard. He would be the first to follow me; I didn't need to stare at him for long to figure that out. His body was similar to that of an athlete. Then there was me; when I ran I fell. There were no odds, I was already dead.
As I turned back to face James, he stood there with that same grin. "You know you are entirely unlucky, we've all already hunted and to tell you the truth I'm not even thirsty, but you. . . You smell just so good."
I honestly must of looked like I was gonna freak out because my eyes were huge and my heart was beating a mile a minute. In one large step he was in front of me; he grabbed my arms and pulled me to him, before I could even yell he sunk his teeth into my neck.
I was so taken aback that I couldn't even scream. I felt my life force being drained out of me, my mind was racing, I couldn't even fathom of what was going on. It was more of an intimate motion; but the stinging of the air made it obvious he was cutting me. But how was that possible? Could this be it? Was this my fate? Then he stopped.
Through the pain of having my life literally sucked out of me, I heard Laurent's voice. It was no longer high and musical, but more like a growl; a thick coarse sound that filled the silent air around us.
"James, do you smell that? We need to get out of here now!"
At that moment I felt his teeth leave me and his grip around me loosen as he inhaled the air. His face held a shocked expression for just a split second
"It can't be...."
The next thing I knew, the air was flying past me, I tried keeping my eyes open; but I was only able to look through the curtain of lashes that covered my eyes.
I was being carried away and the trees were just a blur; it felt like I was flying. Although I was on the verge of passing out I saw something knock Laurent to the ground. The growls filled the air as Victoria screamed somewhere in the distance; I gave opening my eyes one more attempt, and wished I hadn't.
It was an enormous Black Wolf! He was ripping at Laurent like he was made of butter. I felt another thud hit my limp body and the rush of air leave my lungs, the next thing I knew I was flying through the air and hitting the ground with thud that knocked the breath out me.
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UN AIDS Chief: Impact on Black Americans Shocking
WASHINGTON (AP) - AIDS may hit developing countries the hardest, but the International AIDS Conference is shining a spotlight on a stubborn epidemic in the U.S., too.
United Nations AIDS chief Michel Sidibe calls the impact on black Americans shocking. Of the nearly 1.2 million Americans with HIV, nearly half are black men and women. And black gay and bisexual men are at highest risk.
Access to treatment is only one hurdle. Sticking with medication daily for life is another.
U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the government is trying novel partnerships with community groups and others to help.
First up is a pilot program with the MAC AIDS Foundation that will send text-message reminders about medication to young people living in the South.


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I really like the way the article seems to indicate that geo-engineering is the short term solution and conservation is the long term solution.. I've always seen it as exactly the opposite. If we were to stop all greenhouse gas producing industry *right now* there would still be a global warming problem. If the problem is real then the only solution is global engineering. Hiding in the dark will only buy us time, the world needs a plan to use that time to find a solution.
Ok already I heard ya, now just let me finish writing my rc.d script ('planttreeonboot') and I'll get my shovel outta the garage!
Umm? I remember someone telling me before that what you're talking is essentially carbon sequestering, and wouldn't do as much as people think.
Not so many trees are burned as you think, it has taken years but we don't have a "We're running out of forest" crisis that much anymore mostly because loggers plant their own trees.
I'm still all for planting more, though.
because as soon we started restrictions on importation of certain types of wood the places where they grow chopped them down to never replant and instead turned the forested areas into farms.
Recently a large tract in my area was clear cut but is already being prepped for its next batch of trees. I fully agree that planting more trees is helpful but don't forget that they are a renewable resource and when managed properly and encouragement is given for their use we actually end up with more trees.
Its the re
You're really not listening.. to me or to the article.. geo-engineering is not a short term solution, nor a quick fix.. it's a required on-going effort that will last forever. Imagine you're in a spaceship, what do you need to maintain life? You need active management of your environmental systems or, in the long term, they will fail and you'll die. Well guess what, we are on a spaceship, and it's called Earth.
You are aware that James Lovelock is a fucking kook who has been discredited more times than creationists in Kansas right?
No scientifically educated person thinks the commonly used term "Mother Earth" is anything more than a pleasant analogy. There's nothing written in the stars that says the Earth will be good to us if we're good to it. If we stopped all industry right now the majority of people on Earth would die, and the remaining would be overtaken and killed by "nature".
You are aware that James Lovelock is a fucking kook who has been discredited more times than creationists in Kansas right?
Really? I wasn't aware of this. I have a book here by Lovelock called "The Ages Of Gaia", and in the preface he addresses the use of the term "Gaia" directly (emphasis added):
Towards the end of my talk
So, yes he was using the word as an analogy. It is unfortunate that many people misunderstand the idea to mean a benevolent mother goddess, when - as you point out - the natural world is as indifferent to our needs and desires as we seem to be to.
I don't particularly care if Lovelock's theories are correct or not - I'm not some kind of
If Gaia existed it would be the most capricious and brutal god imaginable. Only the strong survive, unless a rock falls on them, or a supernova goes off too close. Nature isn't the default state, the safe state, that we should try to cower in. Nature is the ravening maw of a stochastic greedy optimization technique with an arbitrary value function, that wants to test each individual of our species every moment of every day until we mess up and get squished. Nature is the enemy and we aren't safe until we subjugate it.
You didnt listen to the GP.
There are countless instances where someone's bright geo-engineering idea has created disaster.
One quick example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Reef
Instead of a quick example, how about you make a real argument.
There's only two possibilities:
1. we're fucked and only geo-engineering will save us
2. the problem is being vastly overblown and mere conservation will serfice.
For some reason everyone is saying that it is the first and yet also saying that geo-engineer is bad, m'kay.
Hiding in the dark will only buy us time, the world needs a plan to use that time to find a solution.
Which, ironically, will be hiding in the dark.
I really like the way the article seems to indicate that geo-engineering is the short term solution and conservation is the long term solution.
In the meantime is called 'not-realistic' to fix the economic system that put us in this mess in the first place.
Possible suggestions included: 'a giant mirror on the Moon; a space parasol made of superfine aluminum mesh; and a swarm of 10 trillion small mirrors launched into space one million at a time every minute for the next 30 years.'"
Nice to see they consulted Wyle E. Cyote [wikipedia.org].
Seriously, how about a chalk farm? [wikipedia.org]
I think this was one of the options that were rejected because it had too much effect on the environment. It is known that the rate of carbon fixing by small critters like this is usually throttled by a lack of iron. If you dumped iron salts into the open ocean in quite low concentrations, then they bloomed. However, all sorts of other things bloomed too. I seem to remember in a recent small-scale experiment, krill moved in in large numbers, and spoiled things.
Making the oceans bloom is not necessarily a
a giant mirror on the Moon
I especially like this one. It has that "evil genius" feel about it.
I make that 10,000 launches which over 30 years is nearly a launch a day. I was under the impression that rocket launches have a negative environmental impact not including the impact of actually building so many.
I make that 10,000 launches which over 30 years is nearly a launch a day. I was under the impression that rocket launches have a negative environmental impact not including the impact of actually building so many.
The obvious solution here is to build an orbital cannon. The biggest built and successfully used was in the 60s by the U.S. Navy to launch atmospheric probes up to 100 miles into the atmosphere. Building a 50-100m long gun up the side of a mountain(or even underground in a mine shaft or silo) isn't that technically hard. Estimates for the gun itself run about 200 million to build. The idea is to have each payload have its own small positioning rocket and external case. Drop the mirrors in the case and lob into space - the small engine moves it out to the proper position. Since we're talking just scattering the mirrors, there's nothing else required here - just position and open it up. Once a day is trivial. 10,000 launches would cost a mere 1-2 billion dollars. Even if it required 10x that many launches, with it firing off every couple of hours, it would be simple enough to accomplish. With ten of them, this could be done in just 3-5 years.
2-3 billion for an array of ten of these. Problem solved in a new years.
http://www.tbfg.org/ [tbfg.org]
This is the latest company that is working on this. They will have a test-launch next year.
"In the short term, the BFG hopes to offer an on-demand (i.e. dedicated launch) suborbital service..."
They couldn't have named their company better !
So what about orbital decay?
10 trillion pieces of broken glass raining on us from the sky sounds pretty bad.
Perhaps they're expecting a failure rate of ~33%?
If they each have a tiny self destruct device onboard? What could possibly go wrong there?
We can easily get rid of the mirrors - nuke 'em
a space parasol made of superfine aluminum mesh
Reminds me of Kim Stanley Robinson's terraforming conjectures in his trilogy beginning with Red Mars [amazon.com] , where an orbital lens first used to provide more sunlight for Mars is ultimately sent to Venus, turned around, and used to shield that hot planet from sunlight.
You caught me on the reference to "terraforming". Looks like we need to start by terraforming our own planet to sustain its suitability for human life. Not so funny.
My suggestion along these lines would be a network of large controllable mirrors in orbit. The individual sections could be aimed, essentially by rotating them with gyroscopes. Some region is too hot? Adjust more mirrors to give it more shade and reduce its temperature. Another area is too cold? Add the appropriate amount of reflected sunlight a
Oh yeah. I forgot one more obvious thing that may not be obvious enough. The obvious mirror technology would just be large wire loops with thin coated plastic films stretched across them. You want them very light so that they will be responsive to the rotating gyroscopes (located at the center of mass of each mirror), and of course you want them to be cheap since you'll need a lot of them. Actually, I think you would only have one gyroscope per mirror, but it has to be on gimbals so you can rotate in arbitr
Here's how the mirror plan would work. Nuclear fission plants (or solar arrays) would power an array of about 10 billion dollars worth of solid state lasers. (at current prices, available today). The lasers would probably use LEDs to pump doped fiber optics, producing very cheap laser energy.
The capsules containing the mirrors would be kicked into the air using a catapault and then the bottom of the capsule would be vaporized using the lasers to create thrust. The laser array alone would insert the mirror capsules into orbit...tehre would be minimal to no onboard thrusters needed.
That's how you'd launch one every minute (need several arrays) over a 30 year period.
If you're going to make big lasers, why not just use them to pump heat out of the atmosphere and into space?
Thank you Stephen Baxter.
Sigh. It's Stephen Baxter, he doesn't write anything without doing the equivalent of a NIST level 1 study on it first. Specifically, he was using the lasers to dump the heat from mass refrigeration. You actually put power into it to freeze CO2 out of the atmosphere making giant domes of dry ice that you have to continually keep cold.
The belief, that we humans can 'engineer' the earth and bend it to our expectations is exactly, what got us into this mess in the first place. How about re-engineering ourselves instead for the better?
How about re-engineering ourselves instead for the better?
But doesn't that mean I have to put effort in to changing myself? Sod that, other people broke it so I'll let the scientists fix it and carry on as I was before
The belief, that we humans can 'engineer' the earth and bend it to our expectations is exactly, what got us into this mess in the first place. How about re-engineering ourselves instead for the better?
What, are you saying we tried to "engineer the earth" with the industrial revolution? Are you trying to "engineer the earth" when you drive your car? No, before now I don't think anyone (of consequence) has been trying to "engineer the earth" in the sence of the entire globe we live on.
Now, quite obviously, we have the capability to "engineer the earth" (in relatively minor ways) even though any such project would be huge (maybe Terra$'s). The problem is that we only have one system to test on and no Live CD with which to fix a misstake. But at some point we may very well find our selves in a situation where an option seems "safe enough" relative the consequences of inaction. Not researching these "options" because you're afraid of the consequences is just stupid.
"Engineering ourselves" on the other hand is something we have been doing since, well, I don't know - who first said "think what kind of children these two would have?"? And recently we are doing it more concretely to win basketball games. But in a larger sence than that no one has a clue what the heck "for the better" would be. Though I have my theories.
Bah! We need to do both!
Global warming isn't a punishment from God or Greenpeace to make us change our ways; it's a problem that needs to be solved in lots of different, imaginative ways.
Semi-poisonous low energy light bulbs, noisy bird-killing wind farms, never-ever fusion, evil-genius carbon capture, and maybe some geo-engineering.
Upside, we'll learn some new things; downside, we don't feel like we've been punished. But then that's what Confession is for...
Royal Society Press Release:
Which links to a 98-page pdf:
I also love the variation of headlines for thi
The planet's fine.The people are fucked.
the solution is
I mean, so much depends on sunlight that limiting it seems like there's no way it ca possibly end well. This isn't countering global warming, this is throwing another massive climate change into the mix that may on average even out temperature changes. It's like treating an infected wound by setting a person's arm on fire.
I mean climate and plant life depend on sunlight. So how can you not expect to get famines, mass ecological changes, large scale climate changes and so on.
So basically your entire understanding of this elaborate geo-engineering plan is that which was in the summary.
Care to guess why you have come to the conclusion that it won't work while very smart people have come to the conclusion that it will?
Or we could just have a brief and rather blunt conversation with our friends in the coal, oil and beef industries.
And all of their customers. You know there is a reason that the people in these industries have the power that they do. See, if you force the oil industry to take some action that costs them money, the price of fuel goes up. When the price of fuel goes up, the cost of producing things (such as food) goes up. The cost of getting things (such as food) to people goes up. People get upset and yell at the politicians, possibly vote them out of office in democracies, riot in the streets, etc.. Similar things happen in the coal and beef industries.
I suppose stopping deforestation and planting more trees is beyond the top 1 issue.
How about taking a SMALL NEO asteroid, carefully put it into L1 (earth-sun) and then slowly grind it into dust (spraying the dust to form a slowly dispersing cloud). If the particles are small enough, an asteroid perhaps 100m cubed could block out perhaps 1% of the sun for a few decades. Not only would it lessen our global warming predicament (temporarily until the cloud disperses through radiation pressure completely, but that's a good thing we don't want a permanent fix!) but it would teach us very valuable lessons on how to move celestial objects around; first for our protection and later for resources.
Needed: a (probably nuclear powered) mass mover/ion drive (a gravity tractor is probably too slow for anything but gentle nudges). Then some sort of grinding machine (celestial snow blower?) which will be powered by said nuclear reactor (the dust cloud will make solar panels ineffectual).
* I really liked the idea of iron fertilization of the ocean "deserts" but I guess it was not proven effective and the possibility of creating huge amounts of jellyfish rather than tuna was not a good thing.
What about just crashing it to earth? That should put enough dust up to last centuries!
The thing that strikes me as funny is that we are still not mending our ways. Well, just as any bacterial colony, the human race fills the available space and then dies from its own trash. Fitting.
I thought albedo modification was the way forward? It doesn't have to be expensive either:
1. Make sure new/repaired roads get a more reflective/whiter surface.
2. Make sure all new buildings get a reflective/whiter roofing.
3. Retrofit roofs with either paint or new roofing.
That would transform urban areas from heat-traps to energy-bouncers. And cut airconditioning usage too!
We have been doing that for the last couple hundred years with horrible effect. You know the funny thing about each of these recommendations is that they say these projects are feasible but don't talk about what could go wrong, how to fix them, and the cost of both. Ridiculous. In my mind we should of course reduce production of CO2 but we should also prepare for the inevitable fact that governments will move too slowly and we are going to need to mitigate a lot of the damage. Some of these mitigation strategies are going to take a long time to plan and we should start now.
Afforestation? That'd be making new forests then. How about repackage that as "reforestation" -- putting back some of the sh*tload of trees we cut down worldwide for shipbuilding in the Imperial Era and for early industrial firewood?
I.E. Why don't we think in terms of "righting our wrongs" rather than trying to battle against an invisible (and uncertain) enemy?
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Ubisoft is planning a limited edition version of the upcoming Watch Dogs, and it includes all the extras we have come to expect from the standard collector's edition.
For $129.99, you will get the game, a 9" statue of Aiden, a replica of the mask he wears in the game, a special steel case for your copy of the game, the Watch Dogs soundtrack, and an art book. The Limited Edition will be available on release for all consoles, except the Wii U.
Watch Dogs is coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U on November 19. Since the launch dates for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have not yet been determined, the release dates for the next-gen version of Watch Dogs have similarly not been revealed.
Ubisoft asks that if you do buy the Limited Edition to not use the mask as an excuse to become a vigilante.
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NEK Human Services Claims Attorney's Subpoenas are Harassment
NEWPORT, VT - Attorney Gertrude Miller and Northeast Kingdom Human Services (NKHS) are going head to head in a battle over information that Miller says is vital to her client's defense in the case of State v. Christopher Smith. Smith, who has a developmental disability, was charged with pulling a knife on journalist Jennifer Hersey-Cleveland and demanding she take off her clothes. Hersey-Cleveland did not fall victim to the threats and managed to escape Smith.Miller is arguing a diminished capacity defense, which means Smith was suffering from some mental illness or defect that made him less responsible for his actions.Miller, in an attempt to pursue this defense, has subpoenaed numerous records from NKHS, the agency that oversees Smith's mental health evaluations and treatment. According to documents filed by Miller in Orleans County Court, existing law gives her wide latitude in seeking her client's mental health records.NKHS, however, views Miller's subpoenas as harassment and has alleged so in a motion asking the court to quash the subpoenas, that is, to stop them from being used. Further, NKHS is seeking a protective order against Miller to force her to go to court every time she wants to get a subpoena for their records.The motion is highly unusual and attorneys, who are considered officers of the court, usually have free reign to subpoena anything relevant to their cases. NKHS, through its attorneys, is arguing that the information sought by Miller "far exceeded the boundaries of reasonable discovery permitted by the Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure." What is unusual about this claim is that it is not being made by the county prosecutor, who is the opposing party in the case, but, essentially, by a witness. Miller has sought records from NKHS before, and when she didn't get all the records she felt were necessary to her client's defense, filed a motion to compel and for contempt with the court, asking the court to force NKHS to give her the records and to punish NKHS for not doing so. Vermont courts are often hesitant to issue contempt orders unless the matter is extreme, and a finding of contempt could result in anything from a verbal reprimand to a fine to incarceration, depending on the case. Motions to compel, however, are routinely granted.NKHS' arguments include allegations that Miller's requests did not follow federal and state guidelines for obtaining the information and that, since her client is a ward of the state, only the state guardian could authorize release of the document, not the client.Miller has gone up against the state guardian in several other well-publicized cases in the past and had expressed concern that she was in a Catch-22 (no win) position. If the interest of the state is to control her client, and the state is prosecuting the case, even if it is a different arm of the state, then the chances of the guardian agreeing to release her client's records diminishes significantly, she has said in the past.NKHS, in its motion, asserts that while Smith has a right to access his treatment records, that right does not extend to the creation of new documents, such as an inventory of records or an accounting of financial transactions. NKHS also stated that Miller should not be allowed to access "proprietary business information," such as agency contracts, etc. Miller responded by noting that "proprietary" interests usually attach to trademark and patent law and she does not accept that definition of the information sought. Miller's primary arguments in her response to NEKHS' motions are twofold: 1) That her client's due process rights are being violated by denying him access to records that would support the defense of diminished capacity; and 2) That NKHS is treating her differently than they would any other attorney seeking the same information."I take my profession and responsibilities to my clients, opposing counsel, parties, and non-parties, and to the Court, seriously," she wrote in the response. "I do not mindlessly, casually, issue subpoenas on a lark, out of boredom, or as an idle pastime, which it seems, is exactly what NKHS is implying. Such a characterization is demeaning, dismissive, and insulting to the undersigned."Miller also argues that if she had to go to court and ask for a subpoena every time she needed one, it would "tip her hand" by allowing NKHS to know what she is looking for ahead of time and seek to block her access to that material, force her to reveal her legal strategy, and delay proceedings, thus denying her client a speedy trial.It is now in the hands of the court to determine if Attorney Miller will be able to seek the records she believes her client needs in his defense or if, as NEKHS asserts, Miller is harassing the agency for material which, in the agency's opinion, won't help Smith's case.


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Report Reveals £500 Million Pay-As-You-Go Scandal - New Mobile network 3 ends higher charges for Pay-As-You-Go users
Research out today suggests that Brits with Pay-As-You-Go mobile phones are paying a £500 million a year penalty simply by choosing to pay up front.
According to the 'Great British Pay-As-You-Go Scandal' - a report from video mobile network 3 - millions of British Pay-As-You-Go customers are currently the victims of a range of factors, from confusing price structures to entrenched industry practices, which penalise customers while increasing operator revenues.
Fortunately, these factors which discriminate against an estimated 36 million Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) customers are finally being disrupted by a revolutionary pricing structure being introduced tomorrow, which could save Pay-As-You-Go users more than £1 billion per year.
Until now, PAYG customers have been charged up to twice as much per minute for some calls and on average 60% more than the minority of customers (30% of the mobile market) on contract.
The problem has been exacerbated by confusing price structures that have contributed to a situation where 43% of PAYG customers do not know how much they are being charged for their calls. For example, PAYG customers are typically faced with 8 or 9 different call rates depending on whether the call is peak or off-peak; whether it is to a mobile on the caller's own network, to a mobile on a rival network or to a land line; and whether it is one of the first or one of the last calls they make that day.
According to Gareth Jones, Chief Operating Officer of 3, "It's hard to believe that mobile operators have been able to get away with treating 36 million Pay-As-You-Go customers this way. The third generation of mobile telephony is now here and yet other operators are still clinging to outdated practices which penalise the majority of mobile users by over £500 million per year simply for paying in advance for their calls."
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ThreePay's vouchers, which last up to one month, are based on 'bundles' of call time. These bundles remove each of the five longstanding obstacles to fair and simple pricing for pay-as-you-go phone users.
Until now, practices endemic to Pay-As-You-Go tariffs have included:
charging Pay-As-You-Go customers more than contract customers for their calls
charging higher rates for peak calls
charging higher rates for calls to other networks
setting minimum call charges
charging a higher rate for the first few calls made each day
ThreePay on 3 offers all calls at any time, to any network on one simple tariff, so that customers no longer need to examine the small print to calculate exactly how much they pay for their calls.
3 is targeting the 12 million Pay-As-You-Go users currently buying top-up vouchers more than once a month – - typically spending £15 or more per month - who would be better off switching to 3.
ThreePay gives customers a choice of three vouchers which last up to 30 days and offer either 100 minutes for £15, 500 minutes for £25 or 750 minutes for £35. This means a ThreePay customer buying a £25 top-up voucher would typically receive three times as many any network, any time minutes as they would by spending £25 on vouchers on a rival network.
Gareth Jones, COO of 3, explained: "3 is a new network, and we've taken the opportunity to re-write the old rules. ThreePay represents a true breakthrough – not just in ending pricing discrimination but in the exceptional value we are offering customers. It's time for other operators to follow suit and give customers a fairer deal."
Later this week, 3 will announce a range of price plans tailor-made for those who prefer texting to talking.
For further information please contact:
Ravi Matharu
Lexis Public Relations
Tel: 0207 908 6488
Notes to Editors:
£500 million. 3 looked at PAYG spend above £20 per month and converted this to a number of minutes this would buy, based on a typical usage profile (source: OFCOM). We then calculated how much these minutes would cost on pay monthly (contract) tariffs. The result is a 'penalty' at each PAYG spend band, which we multiplied by the number of customers in each band. The cumulative cost of paying in advance was £573m. 3's calculations have been independently verified.
£1bn saving. By offering ThreePay rates only to the 6 million users currently spending over £20 a month on vouchers, ThreePay offers an estimated saving of £1bn per year. 3's calculations have been independently verified.
Independent quantitative research was conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres between 23 and 25 January. 1007 adults were questioned across the UK.
Independent mystery shopper fieldwork was carried out by Elucidation between 27 and 29 January. 33 retailers were visited.
VideoTalk 100 VideoTalk 500 VideoTalk 750
Voucher cost £15 £25 £35
Allocation of minutes 100 500 750
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to call any network,
at any time
Value allowance
for video, calls or texts £1.50 £1.50 £1.50
About 3
Hutchison 3G UK Limited deliver third-generation mobile multimedia and communications services under the 3 brand in the UK, offering a convergence of media, information and telephony to enable live video calls, multimedia content and entertainment while on the move.
3 services are available from sister companies in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Italy and Sweden. 3 also holds UMTS licences in Ireland, Israel and Norway.
For further information, please visit: www.three.co.uk
3 facts about 3
3 is a video mobile network - the first and only 'third generation' network to launch in the UK
3 is the only network currently able to offer mobile technology's most unique application - person to person video calling
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As the Norton Youth Soccer family mourns the loss of Ernie Branco, we are certain that Ernie wouldn't want his passing to overshadow the accomplishments of one of the most talented players to come out of Norton Youth Soccer, Keegan Campbell. Keegan is a captain for the Southern New Hampshire University soccer team and was instrumental in bringing the NCAA Division 2 championship to SNHU. Norton Youth Soccer would like to congratulate Keegan and his family on this incredible achievement.
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Headline: Norton's Keegan Campbell anchors Southern New Hampshire's run to NCAA soccer title - The Boston Globe Date: Dec 18, 2013 When the Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team arrived in Evans, Ga., for the NCAA Division 2 semifinals, junior captain Keegan Campbell was feeling the pressure. "My stomach was in knots, I couldn't eat. My legs felt heavy,'' said Campbell, a Norton High graduate whose adrenaline and talent more than offset his lack of appetite. With Campbell playing his trademark in-your-face defense, the Penmen knocked off Rockhurst University of Missouri, 2-1, in the semis. On Saturday, SNHU captured the program's second national championship with another 2-1 victory, slipping past Carson-Newman University of Tennessee. The victory capped a 23-game unbeaten streak for Southern New Hampshire (22-1-1), which suffered a 1-0 loss in its season opener to LIU Post. And Campbell played an integral role. Read the entire article at: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/south/2013/12/15/norton-keegan-campbell-anchors-southern-new-hampshire-run-ncaa-soccer-title/VC6kgSzqHfNsNRVIawb7pJ/story.html?s_campaign=8315


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The Patriots announced the signing of seven players to futures contracts.
Five of the players - RB James Develin, WR Jeremy Ebert, WR Andre Holmes, DL Tracy Robertson and LB Jeff Tarpinian - have experience in New England.
Two more - QB Mike Kafka and DE Marcus Benard - will join the Patriots for the first time.
Kafka was a fourth-round pick of the Eagles in 2011, playing in four games as a rookie. But the 6-foot-3 Northwestern product was cut out of camp by Philadelphia last year and spent 2012 out of football.
Benard spent three seasons with the Browns after signing with Cleveland in 2009; he started that season on practice squad but played in six games and had 3.5 sacks. In 2010, Benard played in 15 games and tallied 7.5 sacks. Injuries limited him in 2011 and he was also injured last year in training camp.
Develin, Ebert, Holmes, Kafka, Robertson and Tarpinian signed two-year deals; Benard's deal is only for 2013.
Also, the contract terms were revealed for Armond Armstead, the defensive lineman from the Canadian Football League the Patriots reached a deal with earlier this week. It is a three-year deal totaling $1.485 million. Armstead received basically the same contract from the Patriots as Justin Francis did last year, when he was signed as an undrafted player.


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Güldenfelde (Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)
Güldenfelde (also known as Güldenfeldt, Gueldenfeldt, Gueldenfelde, Gilldenfeldt, Guldenfeld, Güldenfeld, and Gueldenfeld; now known as Złotnica; coordinates: 54.031368, 19.30478 [54° 1′ 52″ N, 19° 18′ 17″ E]; population in 1905, 189; in 2013, 110) is located approximately 16 kilometers (10 miles) south-west of Elbląg (Elbing), 17 km. (10.5 miles) east of Malbork (Marienburg), and 24 km. (15 miles) south-east of Nowy Dwór Gdański (Tiegenhof).
In 1650, 18 Mennonites leased 23 łan and 4 morgas (415 hectares) of land from Sigismund Guldenstern. Until 1772 Güldenfelde was located in what was known as Royal Prussia (also known as Polish Prussia) in the Kingdom of Poland. The First Partition of Poland in 1772 resulted in the creation of a new province on 31 January 1773, called West Prussia, in which the village was located. Güldenfelde was situated in the district (Kreis) of Stuhm in Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder until the end of World War I, when it came under the jurisdiction of East Prussia. Güldenfelde came under the control of Nazi Germany during World War II until March 1945, when it was occupied by Soviet forces and returned to Poland. In 2013 Güldenfelde (now Złotnica) was a village in the administrative district of Gmina Markusy, within Elbląg County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
The 1776 Prussian census lists eight Mennonite families in Güldenfelde with the following surnames: Casper, Dircksen, Froes, Funck, Jantzen, Nickel, and Pauls. In 1824 nine Mennonites were landholders in Güldenfelde.
Mennonites who were residents of Güldenfelde were members of the Tragheimerweide Mennonite Church.
Stowarzyszenie Konserwatorów Zabytków. "Złotnica." Catalogue of Monuments of Dutch Colonization in Poland. 2005. Web. 9 April 2013. http://holland.org.pl/art.php?kat=obiekt&id=478&lang=en.
Wikipedia. "Złotnica, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship." Web. 9 April 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Złotnica.
Wolf, Hans-Jürgen. "Familienforschung in Westpreußen." Web. 9 April 2013. http://www.westpreussen.de/cms/ct/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=2298.
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|10 years ago :: Nov 30, 2007 - 7:00PM #1
Not to long ago I was on the discussion, dialouge, and debate board, and I noticed that alot of noncatholics have a major problem with every other thing that the pope has to say. I don't think that the pope can tell you what you can eat for breakfast, But when he speaks about our faith I believe he does this majestarely, and makes no mistakes.
Besides GOD put him there so I obey his word. Alot of other people from different faiths are misinformed about what he says in the first place, Because they get what he said from the secular media and its usually twisted to their liking by the time the general public gets it. That is one of the reasons I gave up on secular radio and only will listen to relevant radio. http//www.relevantradio.com They actually have constant updates from the vatican on most of their commercial breaks, and as a catholic I thank GOD for this radio station. Why would people from other faiths be offended, or even care what the pope has to say anyway? P.S. if you get a chance check out a priest on there called father john corapi. He explains the catholic faith like nobody Iv'e ever heard. He comes on daily at 10:00 a.m. central except on saturday when he's on at noon.
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|10 years ago :: Dec 03, 2007 - 6:11PM #2
I agree that Papal statements are generally distorted by the media, but I don't think that's what gets other Christians upset. They don't recognize the authority of the Pope (they would take grave exception to your statement that "GOD put him there") and are miffed when the media holds him up to the rest of the world as THE spokesman for Christianity. Imagine how you would feel if some Baptist minister were to be quoted as speaking on behalf of ALL Christians. You would think, that non-Catholics would ask, as the Protestant Queen Elizabeth 1 said to the Catholic King Phillip of Spain-- "Why do you CARE if we go to hell?" (a paraphrase, that) and ignore him. I think they are generally more angry at the coverage that the media gives, rather than at the pope himself.
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|10 years ago :: Dec 14, 2007 - 9:26PM #3
I wonder that from time to time myself. It is probably related to the fact that a lot of people have a thing against the Catholic Church in general, and pay a great deal of attention. The cultural left hates the Church, b/c the Church will not bend to cultural breezes, and yet at the same time wants to capture the Church, b/c it recognizes the amount of cultural authority behind statements by the Church. I've noticed that, even here on Beliefnet, other denominations can get away with bashing the Catholic Church on their boards to a much greater degree than you ever see any Protestant community get attacked by Catholics, or anyone else for that matter. (The Episcopal Church is probably the closest, b/c they are kinda the poster denomination for a lot of liberal issues)
On a related note, you are quite correct, Fr. Corapi is very good. No mincing words from him, that's for sure! :)
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|10 years ago :: Dec 15, 2007 - 12:07PM #4
No mincing words indeed. His words hit me like a 2by4 between the eyes. P.S. I quit going on the catholic debate board. Way to much catholic hate on there for me. I love my faith and sometimes feel a need to defend it, But when you state a point on there most of the time you just get back hatred, and ignorrance. You can't bring people back to the catholic faith kicking and screaming, all you can do is pray for them. GOD is power absolute, and Prayer is absolute power. with Prayer you have everything, and without Prayer you have absolutely nothing.
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|10 years ago :: Dec 28, 2007 - 1:40AM #5
I became a Christian when I was 17 years old and considered myself non-denominational for 6 years (which, by the way, I now think is silly, since your beliefs most likely align with some sort of denomiation's beliefs). Throughout college, I was immersed in Evangelical circles. While I loved being an Evangelical during those 6 years, I started to explore Catholicism about a year ago and have been seriously considering converting in the past few months. When I reflect back on those first 6 years of my walk, I realize that not only did I pick up on so many anti-Catholic sentiments in the non-denominational, Presbyterian, and parachurch organizations and communities I was in, but I also passed them on to others.
For some reason, Evangelical teachers love to emphasize certain points that, to anyone uninformed about Catholic teachings, seem to challenge the validity of Catholicism. For example, I've heard teachers strongly challenge legalism, idols, and "rituals." Evangelicals, in my experience, strongly embrace the idea of freedom in Christ and the need to do without "religion." To Evangelicals, Catholicism is legalistic ("It's so strict! There are so many rules! Jesus brings freedom from the law!"), idolatrous ("They worship Mary! Mary isn't God! That's wrong!"), and does not value the Bible.
Evangelicals are also, in my experience, very emotional and intellectual. Not only do they love God, they also love their beliefs, ideas, and culture. And out of their passion comes a desire for others to experience what they are experiencing, and also a desire to prove to everyone that they are right. Hence, a lot of Evangelicals like to point out how other beliefs are wrong (and hopefully convince you to believe what they believe).
Since Protestants believe in sola scriptura, what authority does the pope have to say what he says, then? They're just against anything that seems non-Biblical.
Anyhow, that's just how I see it...forgive me for using gross oversimplifications and stereotypes and all...
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|10 years ago :: Jan 02, 2008 - 9:04AM #6
I hope I don't appear to be bashing other non-Catholic Christian sects, but I do believe that much of the Protestant anti-Pope rhetoric is derived from those pastors or preachers who either consciously or unconsciously do not want to bow to an absolute moral authority, and frankly not even to the authority of God Himself. This stems from the fact that Protestant preachers are hired by their congregations. If their moral preachings are too strict for the congregation, they get the boot. So they have to adjust in order to keep their jobs. In fact one of my non-Catholic friends even told me proudly that the elders of his church were the ones who picked their pastors. unlike us "poor" Catholics who had to settle for whatever priest was assigned to the parish.
Even in those churches that were established by a popular preacher, he must make sure that he keeps his congregation satisfied, or he might end up preaching to an empty hall with no more revenues to telecast his services.
I hope I haven't offended anyone's sensibilities, but I think we have to be frank in order to understand why there is so much hostility in the Protestant world against Cathplicism.
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|10 years ago :: Jan 12, 2008 - 10:43PM #7
In 'Mere Christianity', C. S. Lewis makes the point about Jesus that one cannot dismiss him simply as a great human moral teacher: he must either be as he said, the Son of God, or else a madman, or the Devil. A human being saying what Jesus said, if not the Son of God, would be truly evil, given the power he exerted over so many people. I believe that a similar position is the basis for much Protestant unease about the Pope.
If one does not accept that his position was instituted by God, and his decisions are guided by him, the prospect of a flawed human taking on such awesome responsibility is quite appalling. Protestants in many cases are worried about the spiritual welfare of the millions of Catholics who accept the Pope's teachings on these grounds. Their stance is a little like that of someone who believes that capital punishment is acceptable in principle for severe criminals whose guilt is proven, but opposes it in practice because in reality mistakes will be made and they are not worth the benefits. Many Protestants accept that the Pope is a worthy man and agree wiht most of his teachings, but oppose the doctrine of papal infallibility on the grounds that a flawed man, even with the guidance of God available to any Christian, cannot possibly 'get it right' all of the time (even considering how rarely papal infallibility is exercised) and that this makes the institution dangerous to the Christian population.
On the other hand, it is very difficult for someone brought up Protestant to make the leap of imagination necessary to accept that a priest could ever truly believe that God had made them His ultimate channel of communication with His church, and so inevitably the suspicion creeps in that the Pope knows perfectly well that his position is a lie and that his motive is that of worldly power. This is obviously a rarer position, and more common among those who have had very little contact with Catholics or education in their beliefs.
While there are some extremely bigoted Protestants out there, I do think the assumption that most Protestants dislike the Pope for emotional, personal reasons is wrong. In most cases it is because they worry about the influence of an institution they think is flawed over the Catholic population. It doesn't have much to do with any effect the Papacy has on Protestants (apart from the disproportionate media attention given to it), it's more about genuine concern for the welfare of so many Catholic Christians.
This post has been, as is all too clear from the prevalence of Catholic-bashing generally, about only a couple of Protestant positions on the Pope, but I hope it helps a bit.
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|10 years ago :: Jan 14, 2008 - 2:13PM #8
Tradition folks..I think it's about tradition.
So many denominations are modernizing to reflect upon the new "values" and "morals" of the modern world..
Now, yeah ,those two words are used very loosely nowdays.
The papacy hads had the brass nads to say 'this is what we believe, and that's the way it is".
People dont like that. People nowdays want everything to be tailored to some new, lesser valid or strict standard.
The church hasnt budged much.
Now, couple that with the fact that some protestant folks preach from the pulpit that if you die as a catholic, they dont even bury you..they just stick ya in a shoot and send you straight to hell. Sister Nielah(sp) and the gang helped create catholic hysteria way back when. Catholics were demonized as pretty much being satanic minions..nothing less, and the pope was placed in the light of being the Anti-christ's right hand man. People believed it in small numbers, then the movement grew out of the Pentecostal and other movements that indeed catholic churches killed babies, and that yes, there was a satanic conspiracy...the stereo-type spread among evangelical movements.
Protestant hate speech... coupled with the secular world's view that anyone who refuses to change their beliefs according to "new thought" is archaic and foolish...
Teaching morals in a rapidly demoralizing world..what else could one expect?
I think before it's over with, the Roman Catholic church may well become the last bastion of what christianity is supposed to be about. That will all depend upon a Pope's ability not to cave.,,people know this, and many hope he will indeed cave in one day to the wishes of secularism.
I see no predominant figure today doing much in the way of trying to keep the tenents of the original church alive as the Pope has done, and he is hated for it.
Didnt Jesus kinda predict that?
That is what I think,
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|10 years ago :: Jan 27, 2008 - 3:29PM #9
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|10 years ago :: Jan 27, 2008 - 5:47PM #10
I thought this thread was for Catholics to discuss their faith, not for debate or prostelyzing.
It has always been my understanding that the Pope is only infallible when he teaches ex cathedra about morals and or about the faith of the Church.
I think non-Catholics often do not understand this. And unfortuantely anti-Catholic teaching is very common in many of the conservative protestant sects. Anti-catholicism is still one of the acceptable bigotries in America today. I find people who are willing to educate themselves with Catholic theology often become very tolerant and willing to a have a peaceful constructive dialogue with Catholics about the Pope and everything else.
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Happy New Year everyone! So far I'm making good on my resolution to blog more which means I'll have to make stuff other than tofurky cheesesteaks and tofu rancheros to keep you interested. Experimental cooking also helps with 2 other resolutions of eating better and taking my lunches to work. We'll see how long this lasts...
This black bean and black olive cutlet is a modified version of the vcon chickpea cutlet inspired by the black olive seitan at Sacred Chow in NYC. Both the black beans and olives are surprisingly subtle flavors in the finished cutlet.
I wanted to make something with black eyed peas for new years, but I only had dried and although they're soaking now, I wanted some cutlets sooner rather than later. Can of black beans to the rescue. It's still beans and vegans need fried hangover food, too. I went to Phish at Madison Square Garden last night, not that I need an excuse to be hungover on New Years Day.
I used kalamata olives, that had pits in them. Luckily I had this handy cherry pitter that made popping the pits out a snap. If you're ever in a cooking gadgets store and debate the cherry pitter, just throw it in the cart, then store it at home in the gadget drawer with the can opener. You'll use it more than you think.
Black Bean & Black Olive Cutlets
1 cup cooked or canned black beans
1/3 cup chopped black olives (about 12)
1/4 tsp basil
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp dried chives (optional - I get them from Penzys and use them all the time)
1 tsp parsley
1 TBS soy sauce
2 TBS olive oil
1/4 cup vegetable broth or water
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup vital wheat gluten.
Canola oil for frying
Blend together the beans, olives, herbs, soy sauce, olive oil and broth. Add to medium bowl. Add bread crumbs and gluten and mix together until combined. Then knead in the bowl for a few minutes. Ball it together, then divide into 4 pieces. Flatten the pieces out with your hands to make cutlets. Fry until browned and crispy, about 5 minutes each side.
The cutlets are well seasoned, so you don't need a sauce for this unless, you just like things saucy. For a main dish serve with mashed potatoes and greens or as a sandwich with a little sriracha vegenaise. Also delicious pulled apart and eaten with your fingers, straight off the cooling rack.
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Men's Tennis had a full weekend playing Fort Valley Stay at home on Friday February 6th and Stillman Univeristy in Columbus on Saturday February 7th.
GSW Men's Tennis beat Fort Valley State 7-2 Friday on their home court making their record 1-2. GSW Men's singles swept Fort Valley State 6-0, while Brent Bjerregaard and Brenton Hochstetler pulled out the only win in the doubles division defeating Tommy Williams and Carlos Vinas 8-4.
Playing at a neutral site in Columbus, the GSW Men's tennis team swept Stillman College 9-0. The Hurricanes singles only allowed two match points, while the men's doubles allowed zero.
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Arsenal are reportedly preparing to bid £9 million for Liverpool target Wilfried Zaha during the January transfer window, but this would be less than half of Crystal Palace's valuation of the 19-year-old.
Arsenal and Liverpool have been linked with Zaha for some time, while Manchester United were reported to have joined them in the race to sign the winger earlier this week.
Tottenham and Manchester City have also been credited with interest in Zaha, but Arsenal would appear to be ready to make the early running for the England under-21 international in the New Year.
According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal are set to begin bidding for Zaha at £9 million, but Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says he wants £20 million for the youngster.
Arsene Wenger would break his Arsenal transfer record if the Gunners boss matched Palace's demands, and it would come as some surprise if the Frenchman were to splash such a fee on a unproven player.
Liverpool, meanwhile, may also struggle to reach the valuation of Zaha given the club's wasteful spending in recent seasons on the likes of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing.
But Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have shown a willingness to invest in youth, so may provide Reds manager Brendan Rodgers with the tools he needs to bring Zaha to Anfield.
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Had a contractor I have been working with out today, I asked him about the 25x10 being too small for a 4 ton a/c. He took out a chart and said that it was adequate for 4.5 tons. Said running returns to both sides of the furnace was for 5 ton and up. I have heard that rule of thumb from other contrrators as well. Didn't mention what you wrote since I don't think it would have been well received. This is hard because I believe what you say. Did you get the 1600cfm by multiplying 4 tons by 400cfm per ton? Where did you get the info saying that I needed a 24x18 return? If I can get a published source I can show it to him without him getting too defensive.
As far as having the returns on both sides I would be willing to pay for it but I will have trouble getting someone to do it. They will say I don't need it. Do you think that most people with a 3.5 to 4 ton A/C and a spaceguard filter are running high return static?
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"I would say it's likely that some combination of [Travis D'Arnaud, John Buck, and Anthony Recker] will start the season for us," Alderson said, according to Rubin.
Rubin notes that if D'Arnaud spends the first 20 days of the Major League regular season in the Minor Leagues, his free agency will be delayed until after the 2019 season.
While with Triple-A Las Vegas in the Blue Jays organization last season, D'Arnaud, 23, hit .333 with a .380 OBP, 16 HR and 52 RBI in 67 games.
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Anyone know how I can get my mp3s on an old sony mp3 player I've resurrected? Just point me at a tutorial if you want. My problem is it uses MTP - something I've never used.
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'Begin Again' Trailer Hits the Web
A new trailer for "Begin Again" starring Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley has been released, and it looks to be another music-themed charmer by "Once" director John Carney.
Ruffalo plays a former big-time record executive who's fired by Mos Def and too broke now to pay for drinks with his daughter (Hailee Steinfeld). Knightley is suddenly dumped by her rock-star boyfriend (Maroon 5′s Adam Levine) and happens to perform a quiet guitar solo in a bar one night, where Ruffalo discovers her. They record music all over New York City, alongside an American-British cast that includes Cee Lo, James Corden and Catherine Keener.
"Begin Again" will be released by the Weinstein Co. on July 4. Watch the trailer.