News Briefs 18-11-2009
Posted by Rick MG at 10:10, 18 Nov 2009I'm wearing my wolf pyjamas, waiting to see Where The Wild Things Are.
- Ayahuasca visionary artist Pablo Amaringo has passed away.
- A gallery of Pablo Amaringo's paintings available for purchase.
- In Brazil, Amazon Indians are brutally murdered for their land.
- Painted Maya pyramid depicts everyday life, not war & sacrifice.
- 2012: six end-of-the-world beliefs debunked.
- Archaeology Magazine also takes the blowtorch to the 2012 meme.
- It's the end of the world as we know it, and the Paranormal Pastor feels fine.
- Transcendental meditation reduces death risk for heart disease patients.
- in Bb 2.0: a brilliant collaborative online music project.
- How old is the Cerne Abbas Giant? Well, he doesn't need viagra...
- Brilliant gallery of stone circles by photographer Chris Lodge.
- Remains of Cambyses II's 'lost army' found in Egyptian desert?
- The 'lost army' claims are debunked, with a Bosnian 'pyramid' link.
- Britain's 2000-year-old Great Drain will flow once more. No, not Gordon Brown...
- Search for Genghis Khan's tomb is met with ambivalence.
- Were rats the cause of Easter Island's deforestation?
- Ireland's giant elk became extinct at the end of the last Ice Age.
- Ernest Shackleton's whisky has spent a century under Antarctic ice.
- Antarctica's icy lakes are surprisingly full of viruses, some unidentified.
- Beneath the icy crust of Europa may be oceans full of life.
- Astronomers find extrasolar planet with 'outlandish orbit'.
- The Vatican's chief astronomer says ET is possible.
- Former U.S. military personnel to discuss UFOs at nuke sites.
- I highly recommend UFOs and Nukes by Robert Hastings.
- Meet Zhang Yifang from China, physics professor and UFO enthusiast.
Thanks Greg and Mr Whisper
Quote of the Day:
You can't depend on your judgement when your imagination is out of focus
Mark Twain
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22 November 2004
10 hours 33 min
I thought we had about 2 years left (this being the tail end of 2009), but with all the debunking, we may be running out of time.
So we need to come up with the next end of the world. Originally I thought a target date of about 2015 was about right. We may have to move that up to early 2013, maybe even December of 2012!
Think of the movie schedules alone - to hit the market for the summer of 2011, we have to start looking for a director and lead actor now. And we don't even have a screenplay!
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No amount of cursing at the round earth will make it flat.
10 August 2004
49 min 22 sec
Took ages to download (on dial-up) but worth it in the end! Will go back to that site and have a look at his other pics when time permits. Thanks for the link.
Regards, Kathrinn
19 November 2009
10 weeks 3 days
Many thanks for both the ego pleasing comments and the link & traffic - I didn't think anyone looked at my site.
FWIW it's Lodge, not Hodge but I've been called worse in my life ;-)
Thanks also to you Kathrinn, you're welcome back anytime.
2 May 2004
5 days 4 hours
FWIW it's Lodge, not Hodge but I've been called worse in my life ;-)
Corrected. :-) I was thinking of Australian cricketer Brad Hodge at the time, a friend of a friend, who was unlucky to miss a Test spot.
Beautiful photography, almost as good as being there in person. I've always wanted to go on a stone circle tour. Many years ago I dreamt I was on a tour bus driving through a quaint English country village. For some reason the bus wouldn't stop so I jumped out a window, and was left behind. After wandering around town a bit, I found a stone circle, with rocks no bigger than basketballs.
If I ever make it to the British Isles, I don't think I'll take a bus tour.
Chris, is there a particular time of day/year you found best for capturing the light?
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@levitatingcat
30 April 2004
53 min 41 sec
Corrected. :-) I was thinking of Australian cricketer Brad Hodge at the time, a friend of a friend, who was unlucky to miss a Test spot.
I don't think luck has much to do with it. I'm more of the opinion that he must have got on the wrong side of the selectors somehow...far and away the highest-performing batsman in both Sheffield Shield and one-day cricket over the past few years, yet can't break into the team while others seem to waltz in despite poorer records (e.g David Hussey).
If memory serves me correctly, in Hodge's last test he scored a double-ton didn't he?
Kind regards,
Greg
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You monkeys only think you're running things
@DailyGrail
2 May 2004
5 days 4 hours
If memory serves me correctly, in Hodge's last test he scored a double-ton didn't he?
Yep, against South Africa. The selectors definitely play favourites. My insider is a Tasmanian, so I don't know if he'll know the real story -- I'll let you know when I know, Greg. ;-)
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@levitatingcat
19 November 2009
10 weeks 3 days
Thanks Rick. Brad Hodge was/is quite a cricketer, but to be fair you had so many at one point, you could probably put out a team of 22. It was always a source of amazement over here that the likes of Tom Moody could never really get a game, when we'd have cut our collective right arms off for such a player.
Bus tours are best avoided ;-)
For shooting the circles the time of year alters their appearance so much that it simply depends what floats your boat. I do like Autumn/Winter for the starkness and quality of light, but then there's something to be said for the soft light on the stones at 10pm in July.
My most recent shots are all dawn shots and there's something special about watching the sun rise over the horizon and the light creep across the fields before falling on the stones.
If you're planning a trip (and you won't regret it, despite the weather!) check out themodernantiquarian.com for stimulation - there's so many circles it would take years to see them all-you could spend a month in Aberdeenshire alone without seeing half of them. I also have my own site on circles at bigstones.org.uk if you're interested.
Subtle self-promotion there ;-)
10 August 2004
49 min 22 sec
Hi, Tyrebagger. Paid another visit to your photoblog - the close-up category. Beautiful. Also went to Thermal and Big Stones. I love photography and am slowly filling my hard drive with pictures! May have to think about getting a blog of my own.
Best wishes, and keep snapping away, Kathrinn
19 November 2009
10 weeks 3 days
Thanks Kathrinn,
Getting your own blog's pretty easy, go for it definitely.
Are you on Flickr? It's a good place to start if not - my Flickr profile is on my blogs, see you there?
30 April 2004
53 min 41 sec
Hi Chris,
Great images. Do you offer any desktop wallpapers of your photos? I reckon this image would look jaw-droppingly good on my 1920x1200 iMac... ;)
http://autofocused.co.uk/east-aquhorthie...
Kind regards,
Greg
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You monkeys only think you're running things
@DailyGrail
19 November 2009
10 weeks 3 days
Hey Greg.
I offer bigger shots on my Flickr stream for download, though no bigger than 1024 as although I'm not too precious about people downloading, I've read enough stories of people having photos stolen for guidebooks etc. that I don't tend to make hi-res shots available.
But, given the boost of kind commenters & visitors TDG has sent my way this last week, shoot me an email and I'll find something a little larger for you.
2 May 2004
5 days 4 hours
If you're planning a trip... check out themodernantiquarian.com for stimulation - there's so many circles it would take years to see them all...
Years? I'll settle for Rupert Soskin's Standing With Stones then. ;-)
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@levitatingcat
10 August 2004
49 min 22 sec
... for your kind comment. I was most impressed with your beautiful photography and will be paying your site another visit over the weekend. Keep up the good work!
Regards, Kathrinn