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In Sept my brother and I visited the Deal Time Tower (just along the
coast from Dover). It is now a small museum and the ball drops on the
hour while the tower is open. It used to get a telegraphed instruction
from the Greenwich Observatory but is now operated by a radio time
signal (I think). Interesting history and some historic time pieces on
display - well worth a visit if you are in the area.
http://www.dealtimeball.co.uk/
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Thanks.
This is the up to-date fire map for NSW. (https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fires-near-me)
My location is near the M1 Hwy halfway between Central Coast and Newcastle (North of Sydney)
Nearest fire is at Charmhaven 14 km away south.
Some fires are generation their own PyroCumulas clouds.
I hope there is better news for you soon, Stuart, and for all in my fire-ravaged homeland.
Utterly terrifying.
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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3KPcJ8Fqp_rhaKmbqPguf8jxeXLLDmkSZm1W1FyysHPh6bFS0-dhVH_FB2WiCLOEFdu9GVjiwfTSV4ApgIuQPFx93d8q0qEA2kcokmSdGpbuhVaxdhUd_3-JOb3Q1Cz7kIvRtm3HvrhMRalLBiQKtzLWvgMwr8gEZN8Qnm0lQYhpML1KKaYu-7zKesNV9NSuMhnqOm6zY2k_4k07PIQRVyGq2QCrEAUFN9itPiMDbFKC0LBOEA8SipwnnSm47EvoljcGgNlCNOUj69SKmO2JkUrHWy0oczXHbTSdDkDPx9w9UqthLwI2pe09PDwmRBiYT6zpe6KPW6g6HEYlNVoW7-9koIkC1CwI06arOkhiFh_syy_XwydnTnDrAzjhp5IZ3V3tiTgcp8-t7oI33JZ3CsgCYOrsn1nl7TfeR1ohwlyNr-lGeKauspUZEod-tNRA-PgSaM98Otwgfyql--iVBsxEPpBeAn9YdDDxMDUyCJ6UdlWVvJ0N847mVi4a36HFqqqofjR09r9CB1276XT-k710lyBjTCy4qB_ZNZFqU8uJFHzfZx6LgAj623sPeQjQIiK1UZB8ytjQCLGA0UdqUdNMCTmlxunggtWTuJnZTf01Ulp0Oj8srl2T2309TMPlxAurv41yJBSjmeOob-zftHuTxyq6-B-9KZ9TpvRsiLbV6B7hwcafExE7tlM6qsPiR3EUi_kwwbhg91-i98j1gV977Ep9TUyKd6PbuF6L3ePAr_kxLQ=w844-h544-no)
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Happy New Year everyone - and thanks for the beautiful greeting, Caro, Joan and Randi.
Stay
safe, Stuart - and thanks for the link to the useful map. I have
brothers in NSW, near Stroud, so it's good to be able to keep an eye on
them.
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I suppose that this is the year of the eye. ;)
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Actually, most of it will be the Year of the Metal Rat according to the Chinese Zodiac ;)
(https://img3.stockfresh.com/files/e/ensiferrum/m/75/10039946_stock-vector-white-metal-rat.jpg)
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2020 The year of the eye.
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I will certainly be keeping an EYE on what happens this year. ;D
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(A bit late but) Happy New Year!
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Hope you are OK Stuart!
I see it's supposed to get even worse this weekend...
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41.9C at 12:20 PM your time! Very nasty! I imagine the southerly
buster will help temperature-wise, but the winds will really kick up
those fires. I can't say I envy you right now. We just sent a bunch more
fire fighters your way. Just waiting for ScoMo to ask Justin for water
bombers. We have lots.
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Thanks folks for your concern, I am in a reasonably safe area (at
the moment) but when the wind comes from the NE then W then S then it
does not help to predict where to put the fire prevention resources.
ScoMo (Scott Morrison our PM) has just announced up to AU$20M to lease water bombers so we may also help the Canadian economy.
The major concern on the east coast is that some of the big fires may join to form one.
The
armed forces are being deployed to assist to help with fire prevention
and some Navy ships are helping with shore side evacs from the
Mallacotta fire in the East Gippsland area of Victoria.
(https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/lgHi9EPg0PYeOcdv6FdPoEKHvNw=/800x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fc44e3134-aa33-4506-b897-2629f800be6b)
That equates to close to the whole of Massachusetts and Vermont added together that has been burnt out since Aug 2019.
5pm TV Channel 10 claims Australia has the hottest temp on earth at 3pm Penrith was 48.9c and Canberra 44c.
Smoke plumes (https://twitter.com/i/status/1213399606706479104)
Thanks to all the fire fighters and support staff for their gallant efforts. ;)
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Thoughts & Prayers all around, my Friend. Stay safe. Maybe some of our OW ships could drag icebergs your way?
Please keep in touch as able. We are all praying for you folks!
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Great idea Dean - I will commit all whalers to dragging icebergs immediately 8)
I've sent an urgent email to one of my best friends on PenguinWatch. She lives in Gippsland. Very worried for her :'(
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I hope your friend is safe, Joan.
I have brothers in NSW, but
at the moment not in one of the worst areas. But one of them has
just posted some terrible pictures of the sky in Auckland, which looks
apocalpytic. He's just left there to fly back home. These
are terrifying times.
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If anyone knows anything about the Google Fi phone plan, please send me a PM.
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This is fascinating - scroll down to see what you'd find at
different levels of the sea. There were some real surprises for
me.
https://neal.fun/deep-sea/?fbclid=IwAR36YDoMHDkrPLktf00nubg3NAlw68d-SaHsSkCAaaQAEtYsawxHRPhQZK4
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Fascinating indeed. I hadn't realised some ordinary looking beasties went so deep.
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That was awesome!!!
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I like the note that you've got to the top of Mount Everest, and the page goes on and on and on...
I'd be way to afraid to go down in one of those diving craft. :-\
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There is a lovely post on Facebook from Mallacoota Community News (a public group).
We evacuated on the HMAS Choules on Friday.
The ship kindly set up the vehicle bay for pets and their owners throughout the 30 hours.
Here are pix - it's amazing how pets bring out our humanity.
One example:
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/vdfhyFbNj21CDpuqbu73BEYiuzwP_5cP95xZSfIMp2NzZfvkrdssZ0wUJRHOKL5GbuZ-EuNKpqbLZVFOSL4NyHPQwHPganMD2OCA2sbL9mv312J2IUaZtK-tkRv8PcizPSk8M04VTQvyzd2I2lqk_8Qup0EHU7aKv68uYSAdj1rD1jyVOz1Lf8Gk7mVxzx8YTYiSpqHWVoT1M6EGSuLqAmy2dcoPw4DKCdXEdy74W48QLWLgo81c7eYxWZbdu-8zZqxOoFSMCk769_yoKIZu2aYwmxkf9FLjr1cOl66PLBxAsJj818doz6vU_G29i4n7vAxY4b7tZUw2ZwKjp46FzAibMjN3itWC2TyvMdYdq7Wl-l3iU9um0w9tKcX9I8L9yrC2HKwpBcFZCHEU1DFKf7l8QZpW-TWuxvxOaafFZWhpQ2mIoL9ilnTDjjM3penrF-31aL3OtMC3swN7R66VK7VpYcg56Me6AeOo5m-KK8dLToqiAgTFcReAfKG1W-AcVJK_NTRaSd7NIxs_pqir3bQsuhN4eZbb8XvSTY2NLabDO-kAPxGHy7JzUKrntHKNk9D7jcxbJOT4YRu48TI5vse4_r2W5ShAlVf1iUW2y0qmsc00qz4ve-WaEhRKP1vCPLV4jM3_gOXqtMBrTYUYU2AFJRgVMmfqxrUAsbbup5ojdbYXZ1aJLu6B9UrcAMDjHEWqWb_rtlNUoIrgl9a_jarEwfBMqEuJSAT8C9ZR9UeoF2ntjA=w574-h765-no)
HMAS Choules evacuated thousands from East Gippsland, Victoria.
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Happy Birthday
Kathy !
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Happy Birthday
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Happy birthday Kathy!
:)
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:) Happy Birthday Kathy!! :)
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Happy Birthday Kathy!!
A regrettable incident has occurred - the ship's chocolate magazine has exploded
- and you've been left to tidy it up!
Outrageous!! :o But yummy - enjoy! ;D ;D ;D
(https://imgur.com/JZNScMf.png)
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Happy Birthday, Kathy!
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Happy Birthday Kathy!!
A regrettable incident has occurred - the ship's chocolate magazine has exploded
- and you've been left to tidy it up!
Outrageous!! :o But yummy - enjoy! ;D ;D ;D
(https://imgur.com/JZNScMf.png)
Happy birthday, Kathy - I'm happy to come and help .... ;D
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Happy Birthday Kathy!!!!
(https://i.imgur.com/Pe4VikM.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/w90v0mz.jpg)
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Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle Over .Org (https://nyti.ms/2tC4Egg)
A
private equity firm wants to buy the internet domain used by
nonprofits. A group of online pioneers says it is not the place to
maximize profits.
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Happy Birthday, Kathy!
(Chocolate magazine - what an excellent idea!)
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Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes!
Even though I may not be around often, this group is very dear to me.
For
those that may not know, I'm a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan (literally -
I believe I attended games whilst in the womb :) ), so Randi's cake is
always a favorite.
As for the chocolate magazine, well, I guess
this quote sums the situation up best : "Ours not to reason why, ours
but to do or die."
All help in cleaning up that mess is greatly appreciated!
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Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes!
Even though I may not be around often, this group is very dear to me.
For
those that may not know, I'm a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan (literally -
I believe I attended games whilst in the womb :) ), so Randi's cake is
always a favorite.
As for the chocolate magazine, well, I guess
this quote sums the situation up best : "Ours not to reason why, ours
but to do or die."
All help in cleaning up that mess is greatly appreciated!
Ah
- the Dallas Cowboys! Now I understand. It was so exhausting worrying
about that - I better offer to help clear up the chocolate to get my
strength back ; ;D ;D ;D
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Not one of ours but an interesting and inspiring story. Note the
lifetime contribution of Henry Blogg of the RNLI who, over more than 50
years, was involved in the rescue of 873 people in a lifeboat propelled
by OARS.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-50760553
The sheer guts and physical fitness required is mindblowing.
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8) 8) 8)
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That's 15 people per year - what an amazing chap. And impressive
fitness to shift those boats for so long on oar power. 8) 8) 8)
indeed! :)
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Impressive dedication and fitness!
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Um...
The Issue with Tissue: How the U.S. Is Flushing Forests
Away
(https://www.nrdc.org/experts/jennifer-skene/issue-tissue-how-us-flushing-forests-away)
:-X
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Happy Birthday
Michael
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Have a very happy birthday, Michael.
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Thank you. :)
Now that I'm back from the gym, things are looking up. ;D
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Happy birthday, Michael
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:) Happy Birthday Michael!! :)
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Thank you. :)
Now that I'm back from the gym, things are looking up. ;D
And you've earned the right to make some serious inroads on these cakes ....
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Happy Birthday Michael from downunder (we are just catching up) ;D
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Happy Birthday, Michael.
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A very happy birthday to you Michael!
We'd be lost at sea without you ;)
(https://imgur.com/oNWAy1x.png)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Happy Birthday
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Thank you all! My only concern is that too many birthdays leads to dementia. ;D
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Happy Birthday, Michael!
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Thank you all! My only concern is that too many birthdays leads to dementia. ;D
I
think you'd need special dispensation from the moderators for that, and
so far they have not been willing to offer such dispensations ;)
;) ;D Back to work! 8)
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;D ;D ;D
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Voyagers to the 'epicenter of global warming' struggle with bears,
storms and thin ice
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/01/08/voyage-epicenter-global-warming-struggles-with-bears-storms-thin-ice/)
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Hello all...is anyone having trouble with LibreOffice Calc please? :-\
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What kind of trouble?
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Thanks Michael,
It opened in safe mode yesterday when I was away
from the computer sadly. I asked to open a LibreCalc file and went
off to the kitchen. When I got back it had requested a decision about
repairing the file so I chose the top option (no I don't recall the
words) on the basis that it was the easiest solution, and now LibreCalc
won't open at all. I was using version 5.3. I tried tricking it by
opening a file saved in 5.3, but still no luck. It's giving a choice to
open 'LibreOffice (Safe mode)' from the list of LibreOffice functions,
but still nothing doing. In the old days I'd simply uninstall the
program and re-install it. :-\
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I always try a reboot first. If it still doesn't open, try the
uninstall/install option. Who knows, you might even get a re-install
option if you select uninstall. :'(
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I
always try a reboot first. If it still doesn't open, try the
uninstall/install option. Who knows, you might even get a re-install
option if you select uninstall. :'(
I
tried all sorts of things earlier on with no luck. So I tried a
'restart', 'close and open', and it works! Were you sending it good
mental vibes Michael? If so, they surely worked ;) ;) 8)
Phew - so good to be back with it again :D
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:) :) :)
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I have been using this ver for some time and it seems that it is only the user that is not stable. ::) ;D
Version: 6.4.0.0.beta1 (x64)
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I have been using this ver for some time and it seems that it is only the user that is not stable. ::) ;D
Version: 6.4.0.0.beta1 (x64)
In my case - you are quite probably right Stuart! ;D ;D ;D
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RAIN, glorious RAIN, there is nothing quite like it. :) :) :)
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:) :) :)
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That's good news, Stuart.
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...for soothing the flames.
So follow me follow,
Down to the old hollow,
where, again, we can wallow,
in glooooooooooooorious mud ;D ;D ;D
Delighted with this news Stuart...I do hope that it's the start of the end of the terrible fire tragedy... :D 8)
(Not sure I got the right song....but it says what I hope for ;) )
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There is mud, isn't there Stuart, so you got that right, Joan!
Welcome as the rain is, I don't think the people in Stuart's subdivision
would be calling the mud washing down onto their streets glorious.
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Whilst not happy about the mud, everybody is happy to see the rain. I has put out some of the bush fires.
(For
those who don't know I live in stage 1 of a to be 7 stage retirement
village. There is a lot of open clay areas hence the mud.)
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Fair-dos Stuart, mud is no laughing matter in truth. It might just
be squelchy mud covered shoes that are the result, but once land gets
sodden and unstable it is no laughing matter...I hope it's not too bad
then :D
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Had my first oe in a log just now.
Had to look up e.
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Me too!
e - Wet Air (wet air, but without rain falling)
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Ummmmm...isn't that the same as standing in a cloud please? I bet I've missed something essential ::)
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I'm thinking of very thin mist/fog - or perhaps very high humidity?
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If you've got nothing better to do, and you feel you need a challenge:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-arctic-ultra-2020-starts-1.5445420
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I don't think my chances are too good given that my rivals now have a day and a half lead :'( :'( :'(
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;)
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The rain is raining all around...
January was our wettest ever, based on records from the weather station at the University of Victoria.
We
had 292.9 mm of precipitation, and the old record was a measly 159.6.
I.e. we came close to doubling the old record, based on data from 1993.
Victoria International Airport has data back to 1940, and their previous
record was 238.6 mm.
Our normal monthly total is 76.7 mm. In the last 24 hours we've had 76.0!
The
Pacific Weather Centre says one weather station in eastern Vancouver
Island recorded nearly 300 millimetres of rain on Friday!
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We have had abnormally wet weather too.
2018 was an all time record.
2019 placed third.
2020: Year to date 3.64
Normal year to date 2.70
Departure from normal +0.94
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We had sun all of today - bitter wind - but sun and no rain :)
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A good bit of sun, strong cold wind, a little sleety rain, and a beautiful sky as the sun went down - not a bad day at all.
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Quite a bit of rain today, more expected tomorrow and the coming week :(
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The weather station at my house near Seattle recorded 219 mm in
January, quite a bit less than nearby Victoria. The official
Seattle station at the airport recorded 234 mm, but not close to the
record 328 mm in January, 1953.
Depending on the direction of the
wind, Seattle is often in a bit of a rain shadow from the Olympic
Mountains and ends up getting less rain than areas to the north and
south of here. Quillayute, over near the Washington coast and on
the other side of the Olympic Mountains, had a daily record 102 mm
yesterday and a total 781 mm for January.
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You may already have heard, today's date 02-02-2020 is a palindrome date.
But did you know it's the 33th 33rd day of the year, with 333 days left in this
leap year?
Though rainy and windy, today's temperature here is up to a relatively warm 11?C.
Did you notice, I only had to type the digits 0, 1, 2, and 3.
Yep, fun with numbers. ;)
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According to the Beeb this morning not only is today Palindromic in
the UK convention for writing numerical dates but also in the US
convention. ;D
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Ooooo - I like these sorts of odd things - what fun! :D
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According
to the Beeb this morning not only is today Palindromic in the UK
convention for writing numerical dates but also in the US
convention. ;D
Well good to see the US got that date right. ;) ;D
I liked the 33, 333days. Missed that one.
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Happy Birthday
Matteo !
(https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/05/a3/ce/ce/italian-themed-birthday.jpg)
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Happy Birthday
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Auguri, Matteo!
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Thank you so much everyone! :D :D :D
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Happy birthday, Matteo - and many more Old Weather birthdays!
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Happy Birthday, Matteo!
I wish you all the best for today and the rest of the year.
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A very happy birthday to you Matteo
Italian cheesecake - enjoy!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(https://imgur.com/gl8Tnw3.png)
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Thank you all!! :D :D
@Joan,
got indeed a cheesecake from my wife (as tasty as the one in picture,
if not more :P)! How did you know? ;D ;D
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Happy Birthday, Matteo!
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Thank you Hanibal! :D
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Matteo, take a day off and relax at the Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes. 8)
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From its short Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunathloogagamiutbingoi_Dunes) article:
Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes was declared "most difficult to pronounce" in the state of Alaska by Reader's Digest
The
reference is, in turn, pointing to this document (recovered from
internet wayback machine):
https://web.archive.org/web/20190626021158/https://www.rd.com/culture/difficult-to-pronounce-towns/
stating also:
The
name has been referred to as "unpronounceable and unexplained," and no
hint as to its proper pronunciation is offered even in Donald Orth's
Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, which is the leading text on Alaska
Place Names.
;D ;D ;D
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Donald Orth's Dictionary of Alaska Place Names, which is the leading text on non-coastal Alaska Place Names.
;) ;) ;)
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You can hear many attempts at pronouncing Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes here:
https://www.pronouncekiwi.com/Nunathloogagamiutbingoi%20Dunes (https://www.pronouncekiwi.com/Nunathloogagamiutbingoi%20Dunes)
The most popular are at the top, but if you scroll down there are many more submissions.
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The Northland 1937 is currently on the other side of Nunivik Is. from Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes.
I came across it whilst looking around the Island for the anchorage location.
Should I ask them to ask a local? ;)
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:) :) :)
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From GeoNames
Searching GeoNames
Lat
Long Name
ID
Type State
59.85222 -166.05306
Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes
5870506 BCH AK
Nunathlugagamiut Dunes
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I could not resist... just added the place to our db... will appear on reference soon ::) ;D
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I'm still trying to pronounce it ::) :o ;D ;D ;D
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Hope for the Arctic? :)
http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-01-27-rewilding-arctic-could-stop-permafrost-thaw-and-reduce-climate-change-risks
or
in Newsweek:
https://www.newsweek.com/restoring-arctic-landscape-time-when-mammoths-roamed-could-protect-thawing-permafrost-opinion-1484387
(
Marc saw the Reuters article and asked if I'd like to join the Arctic
Climate Group at work. I said 'yes' though have little idea of what I
might have thrown myself into. I'll find out more and ask Kevin for an
opinion. )
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Hope for the Arctic? :)
http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-01-27-rewilding-arctic-could-stop-permafrost-thaw-and-reduce-climate-change-risks
or
in Newsweek:
https://www.newsweek.com/restoring-arctic-landscape-time-when-mammoths-roamed-could-protect-thawing-permafrost-opinion-1484387
(
Marc saw the Reuters article and asked if I'd like to join the Arctic
Climate Group at work. I said 'yes' though have little idea of what I
might have thrown myself into. I'll find out more and ask Kevin for an
opinion. )
Sounds
fascinating - I love the idea of eco-engineering! I wonder how
many more of the other beasts you need to make up for the absence of
mammoths?
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That's a good question Helen. I wondered if 'they' (DNA scientists) were going to try to re-engineer mammoths :-\ ???
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(
Marc saw the Reuters article and asked if I'd like to join the Arctic
Climate Group at work. I said 'yes' though have little idea of what I
might have thrown myself into. I'll find out more and ask Kevin for an
opinion. )
Marc has little idea of what he might have thrown himself into ;)
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(
Marc saw the Reuters article and asked if I'd like to join the Arctic
Climate Group at work. I said 'yes' though have little idea of what I
might have thrown myself into. I'll find out more and ask Kevin for an
opinion. )
Marc has little idea of what he might have thrown himself into ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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trampling
on snow in search of winter forage, large mammals increase the amount
of incoming solar energy that bounces back to space -- known as albedo.
I would think trampling on the snow would decrease the albedo :-\
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Loose snow is slightly transparent. Packed snow is more reflective. In general.
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Ah!
I had been thinking of a smooth surface (mirror) vs. a broken surface.
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Endless Night at -50 Degrees: A Look at Life on an Icebreaker (https://nyti.ms/31yNDQK)
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Excellent articles, Randi and Joan. Thanks for posting them!
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Endless Night at -50 Degrees: A Look at Life on an Icebreaker (https://nyti.ms/31yNDQK)
:) :) :) Bit different to scientific life on the Jeannette ;)
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Happy Birthday
ellensmn !
(http://www.toppin.com/images/family/smiths/nan/cakes/birthday-1.jpg)
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Happy Birthday, Ellen!
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Happy Birthday, Ellen!
Hope you get to do something fun with loved ones :)
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Happy Birthday Ellen
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Ellen:
(https://i.imgur.com/mtV7DWE.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/Pe4VikM.jpg)
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A very happy birthday to you Ellen
(https://imgur.com/W0YNV7J.png)
:D :D :D :D :D
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Thanks, Everyone, for the birthday wishes! I did have a good one, down here in Silver City, New Mexico!
All those desserts look delicious!
Here is a little piece of information I've been wanting to share:
I
am in Silver City, NM for my current traveling occupational therapy
assignment. One of the ways to get here is through the Black
Mountains, and there is a pass called Emory Pass. It's named for
Lieutenant W. H. Emory, who chronicled the U. S. Army of the West
expedition through the pass in 1846. He was a prominent surveyor and
civil engineer. Anyways, his son was W.H. Emory, Jr., the captain
of the SS Bear in 1884, which I am editing! I thought this was a
bit of a coincidence, and it made me think what an adventurous family
that was, to have the father exploring the United States southwest, and
his son exploring into the frozen reaches of Greenland!
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Neat!
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8) 8) 8)
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Big Brother is watching me. :o
A couple weeks ago
I came across a delivery of "Manila line" while transcribing, but due
to the handwriting I was unsure of the word "Manila". I was
guessing the word was Manila and that line might refer to rope, but I
had not heard of Manila rope. So I did a Google search on my Linux
computer and confirmed that Manila rope was commonly used on ships.
A
couple days later, while playing a game on an app on my Android tablet,
I was presented an ad by a rope company trying to sell me Manila
rope. Now a couple weeks later I am still getting the ad several
times a day. The app does not run in a browser. It is a
standalone app installed on the tablet.
I don't know how Big
Brother made the connection between my browser query on the Linux
computer and the game app on my Android tablet. That game is the
only place the ad is showing up.
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You used Google's search engine, which adds your queries, i.e. interests, to your profile.
Android
is an operating system created by Google, for which you have a Google
account, so Google can add your activities to your profile.
The app you mention most likely uses Google AdSense to present ads to you.
The app isn't controlling the ads, Google is, based on your profile.
Now, just for fun, can you guess who your Big Brother is? ;)
Amongst
many things, your Google profile will contain your IP address and
location, and can thus make the link between your Linux computer and
tablet to identify you, even when you aren't logged in at Google.
Perhaps check your privacy settings at Google and in your browser?
Edit:
Forgot to add, if you want to do anonymous searching, use Duck Duck Go (https://duckduckgo.com/).
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Android is an operating system created by Google, for which you have a Google account
I had forgotten about the Google/Android connection.
I don't particularly mind because it tends to keep the ads more relevant for me, but I have no need for Manila rope.
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Android is an operating system created by Google, for which you have a Google account
I had forgotten about the Google/Android connection.
I don't particularly mind because it tends to keep the ads more relevant for me, but I have no need for Manila rope.
I'm
using DuckDuckGo almost exclusively now, but when I'm stuck with Google
I like to look for things like nice flowers, carpets, nice china
plates. then the ads are quite fun. Manila rope though - odd, perhaps
they are just trying to string you along? ;) ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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::)
;D
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Your not trying to pull my
rope chain are you?
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I am still trying to work out why on earth Pinterest thinks I might be interested in knitted dishcloths! I am interested in knitting, but in the same way as life is too short to stuff a mushroom, it is also too short to knit a dishcloth!
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I am still trying to work out why on earth Pinterest thinks I might be interested in knitted dishcloths! I am interested in knitting, but in the same way as life is too short to stuff a mushroom, it is also too short to knit a dishcloth!
I totally agree :D :D :D
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Don't tell that to my sister-in-law. She knits them and then gives them as presents. ::)
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Here is a resource for the Bear 1884 (and other ships of the Greely
Relief Expedition): https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001876933 You
may notice the wonderful steel point engravings are the ones we are
currently using on the homepage.
Thanks, Everyone, for the birthday wishes! I did have a good one, down here in Silver City, New Mexico!
All those desserts look delicious!
Here is a little piece of information I've been wanting to share:
I
am in Silver City, NM for my current traveling occupational therapy
assignment. One of the ways to get here is through the Black
Mountains, and there is a pass called Emory Pass. It's named for
Lieutenant W. H. Emory, who chronicled the U. S. Army of the West
expedition through the pass in 1846. He was a prominent surveyor and
civil engineer. Anyways, his son was W.H. Emory, Jr., the captain
of the SS Bear in 1884, which I am editing! I thought this was a
bit of a coincidence, and it made me think what an adventurous family
that was, to have the father exploring the United States southwest, and
his son exploring into the frozen reaches of Greenland!
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Dashing for my hammock - there's a picture of the rescued Greely
expedition taken on Thetis with the chief officers of Bear and Thetis so
I think that one chap in the picture must be Emory? :-\
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Those are gorgeous illustrations!
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Record maximum temperature for Antarctica
(https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/13/antarctic-temperature-rises-above-20c-first-time-record?CMP=share_btn_tw)
Hottest January on Record (https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Earth-Sees-Hottest-January-on-Record-NOAA-20200213-0021.html)
Concentration of CO2
hits record high
(https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/02/12/saddest-thing-wont-be-breaking-news-concentration-co2-hits-record-high-416-ppm)
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:'( :'( :'(
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I can't read it yet...I need a strong coffee first. I know that I'll
be posting :'( :'( :'( too. It looks like a good set to post on
PW. :D
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Google keeps a scary amount of data on you here's how to find
and delete it.
(https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-keeps-a-scary-amount-of-data-on-you-heres-how-to-find-and-delete-it/)
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Interesting radio programme this morning on Professor Myles Allen and his work on climate change.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fgcn
(Joan - is this your boss?)
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Interesting radio programme this morning on Professor Myles Allen and his work on climate change.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fgcn
(Joan - is this your boss?)
He
was :D He is now helped by my colleague Heather. His
group finally got a together-space to use on the other side of the
building called, lightheartedly, Climate Towers. 8)
I'll
listen to all of it later - wonderful that the interviewer is Jim
Al-Khalili. Thanks ever so for posting about it Helen :D
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Interesting radio programme this morning on Professor Myles Allen and his work on climate change.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fgcn
(Joan - is this your boss?)
Thanks for mentioning it, Helen. I haven't managed to catch all of this series, so made sure to listen to this one.
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Here is a challenge if you get bored just entering place names.
Find the worlds most isolated "Bingo Hall" on Google maps.
My bid is for
Shishmareff Ira Bingo (and it is rated 5 star)
which is close to 66?15'18"N 166?04'11"W
And some local info on the settlement.
https://www.nimataradji.com/shishmarefs-climate-change (https://www.nimataradji.com/shishmarefs-climate-change)
(Northland is there 27 Aug 1937)
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Here is a challenge if you get bored just entering place names.
Find the worlds most isolated "Bingo Hall" on Google maps.
My bid is for
Shishmareff Ira Bingo (and it is rated 5 star)
which is close to 66?15'18"N 166?04'11"W
And some local info on the settlement.
https://www.nimataradji.com/shishmarefs-climate-change (https://www.nimataradji.com/shishmarefs-climate-change)
(Northland is there 27 Aug 1937)
Stuart - how ever did you pick up on that? ;D ;D ;D
I've
seen the name in logs before but never looked it up. What an amazing
place - where-ever it is now. And so sad that their language has,
effectively, vanished. Presumably Tombola/Bingo is the new entertainment
around there. :-\
I gave Ushuaia a whirl but no luck yet. I
decided that Bingo on board a cruise ship doesn't count, though I
suspect that it's not that popular compared to spotting penguins, seals,
whales, cormorants, turkey vultures etc etc ;) :D
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Good (but sad) find, Stuart
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What has happened to me ::) :-[ I have found
another contender. (From Google Books not maps this time BUT the vessel
was there.)
From this book. Page 214. Unalakleet Bingo Hall is mentioned.
Fast into the Night: A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail. By Debbie Clarke Moderow.
on
this page.
(https://books.google.com.au/books?id=GgB2BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA214&lpg=PA214&dq=unalakleet+bingo+hall&source=bl&ots=1rtb0yagX4&sig=ACfU3U1hN3ZYly9pjrme4e1Lirn3F5mZ_A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzpd3v5OPnAhXazDgGHVM6CDUQ6AEwAHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=unalakleet%20bingo%20hall&f=false)
Looks like it could be an interesting book.
(Northland was there 31 Aug 1937.)
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Good to see that it was useful ;D
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I loved all the photos, but not quite enough to move back north of 60. ;)
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Well Michael it's not that far from St Michael. ::) ;D
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This isn't on Google Maps and it depends on how you define isolated,
but there is a Facebook page for a bingo hall in Barrow.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Barrow-Bingo/493881113994797
(https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Barrow-Bingo/493881113994797)
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Also not on Google Maps, and not true bingo halls; rather virtual
bingo halls. The cable TV in Inuvik, Northwest Territories runs a
bingo channel for the town that local charities use to raise money.
https://archive.nnsl.com/2006-04/apr17_06tv.html (https://archive.nnsl.com/2006-04/apr17_06tv.html)
Inuvik residents playing TV Bingo:
http://andrea-in-inuvik.blogspot.com/2011/03/we-didnt-win-10grand.html
(http://andrea-in-inuvik.blogspot.com/2011/03/we-didnt-win-10grand.html)
And in nearby Tuktoyaktuk they have Bingo Radio.
https://inuvikphil.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/tuktoyaktuk-bingo-radio/
(https://inuvikphil.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/tuktoyaktuk-bingo-radio/)
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;D ;D ;D
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Fun, but not enough to get me to move back. ;D ;D ;D
My son spent a couple of years working on the road from Inuvik to Tuk. Even he moved down to Vancouver Island.
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This isn't on Google Maps and it depends on how you define isolated, but there is a Facebook page for a bingo hall in Barrow.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Barrow-Bingo/493881113994797
(https://www.facebook.com/pages/City-of-Barrow-Bingo/493881113994797)
And, it just across the street from the Wellness Center. 8) ;D
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... just across the street from the Wellness Center. 8) ;D
The
only time I went to play Bingo was for a LifeBoat Society I got told
off for shouting 'House' too late. About 150 women looked at me so
severely that I never dared go back :o We did make a lot for
the society though - about ?1000 for the night :)
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We had a trivia night last night at the retirement village (our
village "vs" the next door village) and raised $800 for the Rural Fire
Brigade.
A good time was had by all.
No one yet has dared to mention Bingo. :o
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I suspect it was a good time for a fund raiser :'(
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Other than the Rural Fire Brigade, who won? Your village or the other one? ;)
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Unfortunately the Other village won the inaugural trophy. ??? :'( :-[ :(
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Get me along Stuart - my Pub Quizzers were one of the top quizzers
in Oxford. Asked what our respective areas of expertise were someone
interjected for me. We used to do a picture round and apparently I was
'Very good at old men in wigs'. ::)
I promise to study all sorts of Ozzie trivia before arriving ;) ;D
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One question was 'What was missing from the original Mr Potato Head toy'.
Just for a laugh I shouted out "The potato".
It turned out to be the right answer. :-[
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Good one! ;D ;D ;D
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;D Well done!
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One question was 'What was missing from the original Mr Potato Head toy'.
Just for a laugh I shouted out "The potato".
It turned out to be the right answer. :-[
If you promised to use a King Edwards potato did you get a crown in the kit? ;)
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And you didn't get in trouble, Stuart?
I was once with colleagues at an Irish Pub, and there was a pub quiz going on.
We
didn't join in officially, but one of my colleagues shouted out an
answer - and the moderator shouted back at him for breaking the rules!
Fortunately, we were able to stay and keep drinking.
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They told me to catch 'The Last Train To Nowhere'. ::)
One
day I might go on it, it's right of Nome. ( here
(https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Last+Train+to+Nowhere/@64.5460563,-164.4363052,12z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x57311a2816385579:0x417531715876844c!2sNome,+AK,+USA!3b1!8m2!3d64.5011111!4d-165.4063889!3m4!1s0x5731bb4510efd4ab:0xcb1f8cd93e78ae33!8m2!3d64.5460425!4d-164.4363213)).
Just kidding about going. ;D
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Sarah Palin was trying to build a Bridge to Nowhere, as her critics called it.
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Back in the 70s I was living in San Jose where we had the Monument to Nowhere.
https://blog.bayareametro.gov/posts/throwback-thursday-prank-pushed-completion-101280680-interchange-san-jose
(https://blog.bayareametro.gov/posts/throwback-thursday-prank-pushed-completion-101280680-interchange-san-jose)
Funds
were cut after construction began, leaving these huge concrete roadway
structures, with no connection to either end, just sitting there for
years. It was quite a bizarre sight driving under them on the 101
freeway below.
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Google 'Maldon Dombarton rail line tunnel' and look at Images.
This is a railway line from the coast up the escarpment to the main NS rail-line.
It has a bridge to nowhere and a tunnel to nowhere (the tunnel like the bridge is only half finished.)
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I once stayed in a friary guest house in Papua New Guinea.
They'd worked very hard to get everything ready for us, but had run out
of time to do absolutely everything. Unfortunately one of the
things they hadn't managed was to put anything beyond the emergency exit
on the first floor, so there was a door, but it opened onto thin
air. Fortunately we didn't need to use it ....
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Love the railway line Stuart...crazy! 8) 8) 8)
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It's the 29th February - hurrah!
Every four years, on a Leap
Year day, it is traditional in England for a woman to propose marriage
to her intended spouse. To work out who she should propose marriage to
she looks into the village well, upside down. Her friends help her lay
backwards over the edge of the well, without falling in of course, and
she looks into the dark water and should be able to see the face of her
intended. Then off she trots to propose to her partner.
:D :D :D
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:D :D :D
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And of course if he says 'No' he has to buy her a present to
compensate for the disappointment. Some say silk gloves, others a silk
dress. Could be expensive if a few young ladies proposed - an incentive
to find your own bride before the next leap year maybe.
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It's the 29th February - hurrah!
Every
four years, on a Leap Year day, it is traditional in England for a
woman to propose marriage to her intended spouse. To work out who she
should propose marriage to she looks into the village well, upside down.
Her friends help her lay backwards over the edge of the well, without
falling in of course, and she looks into the dark water and should be
able to see the face of her intended. Then off she trots to propose to
her partner.
:D :D :D
It
is the fourth anniversary of my wife's proposal to me. As we dont have a
village well I dont know where she saw my face. At least I ddint have
to buy her anything silk.
K
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:) :) :)
Also:
Fruit and flowers ? which
represent creativity, fertility, hope and renewal ? are the traditional
material of the fourth anniversary. (US)
For the UK it's Linen or silk.
I don't recommend buying her a linen tea towel for drying the dishes after she's washed them! ;D ;D ;D
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Happy Birthday
espross !
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/5d/f9/26/5df92621c94707c042dba823c6fec7f1.jpg)
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Happy Birthday, Espross
from me, too!
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And from me to. :)
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Some pics from what could be our last holiday for this year.
https://imgur.com/a/HrH410j (https://imgur.com/a/HrH410j)
The government is closing the borders between states.
We have to find a way home across 3 states. ??? ???
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Good luck with getting home, Stuart; I assume governments would
rather have people back safely at home than roaming around the country,
so perhaps they'll co-operate.
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Yes, good luck indeed. I saw in the SMH last night that New South Wales was going into lockdown.
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Beautiful pictures Stuart - I particularly liked the underwater limestone caves :)
I hope you are able to get home easily :D
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(https://n4.sdlcdn.com/imgs/a/e/i/SDL249128020_1381410471_image1-95e53.jpg)
Not that it will make any difference ::)
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Thanks all.
My main problem is my car will not be fixed till after the states have gone into lock down.
Still waiting for clarification re travellers trying to get home.
:'(
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Where are you now?
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Where are you now?
Mt Gambier SA :(
Two borders to cross to get back home.
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And a LONG drive!
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Is your car fixed then Stuart? :-\
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Is your car fixed then Stuart? :-\
Still waiting for repairer to get costing and send to Insurance Co then get parts from Melbourne (420km) and then fit and paint.
I doubt before Wednesday more likely Friday. ??? :( :'(
And a LONG drive!
1400km shortest route. South Australia through Victoria to New South Wales.
If
not possible that way then up to Renmark SA, then up to Broken Hill NSW
and home from there. 2000km. ??? ??? ???
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Good luck Stuart.
That's a long drive via Broken Hill!
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Hope you get home soon, Stuart.
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Hope you get home soon, Stuart.
Me too! Good luck and stay healthy.
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Yesterday convinced the insurance co to let the smash repairer do emergency repairs.
100 mile an hour tape, cable ties, tec screws and we are on the road.
Left Mt Gambier mid day and did 330km.
Took
the shortest route and we will be back in NSW before the curfew this
afternoon. We can then take our time getting back. :) :) :)
Thanks for your thoughts. ;)
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Well done Stuart! Your car may not be a beauty just now, but it'll look lovely on your home driveway. ;)
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That's great news, Stuart!
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:) :) :)
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Thanks for the update, Stuart! Glad to hear you'll make it home.
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Good news, Stuart - I'm glad the insurance company were willing to be flexible.
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Car quote just under AU$10K. Wow I was surprised how much it was for what looked like a little damage.
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$10K AUS = $8.64K CDN = $1.95 US. ;D
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Just got an email from Zooniverse and looks like they are doing
Southern Weather Discovery Phase II and looking for starters.
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/drewdeepsouth/southern-weather-discovery?
(https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/drewdeepsouth/southern-weather-discovery?)
Check out the log page 34 seconds into the video.
Checked out their interface, very 'Clunky', our guys/girls have done a very good job with ours. ;)
Do we share our data with Zooniverse to help them train their AI programme?
I would be happy to do 'Southern Weather' if you could get Zooniverse ships logs, till then
Looks like I will be staying here, sorry about that.
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$10K AUS = $8.64K CDN = $1.95 US. ;D
Very funny. :P
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Car quote just under AU$10K. Wow I was surprised how much it was for what looked like a little damage.
Stuart
- just remind them that you decided not to upgrade to a gold steering
wheel and hub caps during the repairs - that should get it
down! That's a nuts quote - is it because it's an insurance
claim? :o ::)
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Scientists locked in ice planned for North Pole's hazards. Then came
the coronavirus.
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/03/25/scientists-locked-ice-planned-north-poles-hazards-then-came-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_energy_and_environment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_green)
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Scientists
locked in ice planned for North Pole's hazards. Then came the
coronavirus.
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/03/25/scientists-locked-ice-planned-north-poles-hazards-then-came-coronavirus/?utm_campaign=wp_energy_and_environment&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_green)
Can't access this but it looks to be a bad news item for those stranded up there :(
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Car quote just under AU$10K. Wow I was surprised how much it was for what looked like a little damage.
Have
several friends in the business. Part of the cost issue is that with
this 'new' high tech paint you can't just use Bondo & fill in &
pain the spot. Apparently you have to refinish the whole panel to a
seam, hinge, end panel or whatever. Progress??!!
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I'm sure it'snot a new programme. Just catching this on Smithsonian
Channel 'The lost ships' - it's an episode where they are attempting to
find the lost German fleet of the Falkland Islands battle of WW1 - but
they are not quite sure where they are. I thought that we knew! They
could just have dropped us a line... ;)
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(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11633/production/_111691217_999dc1a3-1ce7-4dd0-a76d-7a38eaf16a0b.jpg)
The pink moon rises over the Shard skyscraper in London (Reuters)
Fabulous pic. :)
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:) :) :)
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Brilliant picture Caro - thanks. I looked out and it seemed white to
me - and perhaps a bit bigger :-\ Must have missed the best
bit ::) :D
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I was awakened at 3 AM by someone turning outside lights on and off
and opening and closing the door to the side porch. ::) THAT
person thought an outside light was left on, but it turned out to be
just the moon. ::)
I staggered out to the side porch to
look; it was just white and high in the sky. I noted that THAT person
forgot to lock the side porch door, threatening us with a potential
invasion of Covid-19 zombies looking for our toilet paper. :o :o
:o
Even though I was half-asleep, security prevailed, and our house and toilet paper were safe once again. ;D ;D ;D
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I read that pink is for the spring flowers rather than the color of the moon.
April:
"Seed Moon", "Pink Moon", "Sprouting Grass Moon", "Pascal Moon", "Egg
Moon" (c.f. "Goose-Egg" in Beard 1918), "Fish Moon", "Frog Moon",
"Spring Moon", "Awakening Moon", "Sap Moon"
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I
was awakened at 3 AM by someone turning outside lights on and off and
opening and closing the door to the side porch. ::) THAT
person thought an outside light was left on, but it turned out to be
just the moon. ::)
I staggered out to the side porch to
look; it was just white and high in the sky. I noted that THAT person
forgot to lock the side porch door, threatening us with a potential
invasion of Covid-19 zombies looking for our toilet paper. :o :o
:o
Even though I was half-asleep, security prevailed, and our house and toilet paper were safe once again. ;D ;D ;D
Toilet paper nicking Covid Zombies - I feel a new Stephen Spielberg film coming on ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/11633/production/_111691217_999dc1a3-1ce7-4dd0-a76d-7a38eaf16a0b.jpg)
The pink moon rises over the Shard skyscraper in London (Reuters)
Fabulous pic. :)
My
poor wife stayed up til late to see it go pink. She didnt mention this
to me so I wasnt able to tell her that it just a name for it. We looked
about 11 & it was bright & not pink, but the I went to bed &
she stayed up to check later.
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The largest Arctic ozone hole ever measured is hovering over the
North Pole
(https://www.sciencenews.org/article/largest-arctic-ozone-hole-ever-measured-hovering-over-north-pole?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=latest-newsletter-v2&utm_source=Latest_Headlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest_Headlines)
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:o :o :o
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I hope they know to use extra sunscreen in the north of Northern Ireland and Scotland :o :o :o
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Happy Easter!
(https://stpatrickschurchdc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Coronavirus-Last-Supper-as-Zoom-meeting.jpg)
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Uh-huh. ;D
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Happy Easter! ;D ;D
Hanibal,
you're a little overcrowded with icons down there, aren't you? (same
here, of course, until the cleaning i force myself to do every year i
often can't see my desktop background ::) ;) )
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Hanibal,
you're a little overcrowded with icons down there, aren't you? (same
here, of course, until the cleaning i force myself to do every year i
often can't see my desktop background ::) ;) )
What was it Jesus said about sinners and casting stones? ;)
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Really a super find, Hanibal!
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Yes! Great image! :) :) :)
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Definitely an image for our times! Corona Easter :o
Happy Easter everyone - and many more of them. :D :D :D
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I recently visited Zooniverses site where they mention training AI to read OW logs.
Do I remember correctly that OW was going to try something like that some years ago?
If so what happened?
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I know that they are still working on it...
I sent Kevin a message ;)
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Pommy,
On what zooniverse site did you see the mention of AI for OW logs? I want to make sure everything is linked up.
thanks,
gil
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Hi Gil.
Try this link. Zooniverse Southern Weather]
(https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/drewdeepsouth/southern-weather-discovery/about/research)
It was for Southern Weather but still used log books like ours. I am based in Australia so is more relevant to me.
Tried it but there interface was to "Clunky' for me and sooooo sloooow.
OW programmers have done a great job on our interface. ;)
Is OW going to get any Southern ships to complement the mass of Northern info collected?
Stuart
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We should patent our system and lease it to these guys... ;D
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We should patent our system and lease it to these guys... ;D
;D ;D ;D
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Sunset over Cooranbong (https://imgur.com/a/q4B1e6I)
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Impressive, though ominous sky!
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Very expressive sky - beautiful. Thanks Stuart. :D
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:) :) :)
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Very expressive sky - beautiful. Thanks Stuart. :D
No problem. Just popped out of the house and there it was.
Not sure what type of clouds they were. Any suggestions? Sc maybe.
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It looks like you've got a couple of layers: mostly SC and AC and I can see a little bit of CI.
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It looks like you've got a couple of layers: mostly SC and AC and I can see a little bit of CI.
The benefit of working with fans of the weather ;D ;D ;D
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Apparently there is going to be another ship log weather project
later in the year. I did some work on rainfall rescue (ye gods, they
complained about the handwriting on those records!) and got an end of
project update email from Ed Hawkins, the main researcher. The Met
Office are planning some 19th century logs, whether merchant or royal
navy wasn't clear. Keep your eyes open folks.
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Yes...
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There's already another weather data project:
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/malcolma1/weather-100-eskdalemuir
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There's already another weather data project:
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/malcolma1/weather-100-eskdalemuir
I
had the briefest look yesterday, nicely messy pages, should keep people
on their toes whilst transcribing...a good training ground for OW? Any
one seen a very large poaching spoon - about man-sized? ;)
;) ;D
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There's already another weather data project:
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/malcolma1/weather-100-eskdalemuir
and also
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/drewdeepsouth/southern-weather-discovery
(https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/drewdeepsouth/southern-weather-discovery)
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Happy Birthday
Sleepyowl !
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3d/d9/f6/3dd9f6a1fe3f780235c19b038d61dc36.jpg)
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Happy Birthday, Sleepyowl!
I wish you all the best for this day and the rest of the year!
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Happy Birthday, Sleepyowl!
Hope you get to do something fun!
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Have an excellent birthday Sleepyowl - and many more!
:D :D :D
(https://imgur.com/BBbZBPX.png)
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I wasn't expecting this! Thanks, everyone, for the wishes (and the beautiful cake). ;) :) :) :)
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I wasn't expecting this! Thanks, everyone, for the wishes (and the beautiful cake). ;) :) :) :)
;D ;D ;D
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It's World Penguin Day tomorrow and the queue for a holiday snap on
the beach to send back to the folks has already started :D
(https://imgur.com/ZDfsIl9.png)
No need for social distancing for these littl'uns ;) :D
Anyone
fancying a very brief trip to Antarctica or, fresh territory, Patagonia
can find the penguins here:
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/penguintom79/penguin-watch
We've
got Magellanic penguins now - they live down burrows. They remind me of a
computer game called splat the mole - just don't tell PW that I said
that ;) ;D
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;D Great pic
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Do you think the little group in the middle of the front row are telling the solitary penguin to get back in line?
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Maybe he's the Emperor inspecting his troops. ;D ;D ;D
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Do you think the little group in the middle of the front row are telling the solitary penguin to get back in line?
Oh yes - safety in numbers of course when you are facing up a bigger penguin than you are :o ;D
Maybe he's the Emperor inspecting his troops. ;D ;D ;D
::) ;D ;D ;D
If only I could photoshop an emperor into this scene - that'd cause confusion over at PW 8) ;D
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Hi Joan. This is as close as I can get to your request for an Emperor in with another group.
It has not been shopped.
(https://imgur.com/ZFl6vyD.png)
A lone Macaroni in a group of Chinstraps.
He has been in that group for many years.
I took the pic at half Moon Bay off Livingstone Is Antarctica. (as did just about all the rest of the travellers)
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Do you think the little group in the middle of the front row are telling the solitary penguin to get back in line?
No, it's the wise penguin keeping to social distancing.
The rest is taken the advice of esteemed Dr. Orange, a.k.a. Donald T., at heart. ;)
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Well at least it would be quite difficult to inject yourself with disinfectant using flippers!!
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I was going to have a big glass of bleach, but by the time I got
down to the laundry room I'd forgotten why I was there. ;D ;D ;D
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This is cool - https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/discover-learn/history/timeline/
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8) 8) 8)
What's the status of you ice patrols this season?
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I'm grounded for the foreseeable future (underlying condition).
We'll get some autonomous profilers deployed one way or the other. Maybe
from NOAA 56, or a USCG C-130. The upside though is more time to work
on OW over the summer, and maybe not get derailed by other stuff
hopefully. Our gang in DC are working at home to process CW-era logs
into OW-ready format, lots going on with National Archives Foundation on
E&O. Philip and Gil have made some really nice data visualizations
for upcoming uses of various sort. Have look:
https://oldweather.github.io/20CRv3-diagnostics/fog_videos/time_skip.html
The aim is as much art as science, but there are really interesting
details when you look closely.
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Thanks for the update and the neat video!
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Very cool! Thank you!
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It's interesting watching the black dots for ships moving.
It shows graphically the value provided by these old ship logs toward filling in the current uncertainty in the earlier years.
I'm
amazed at the willingness of the log keepers to so fastidiously record
the weather data. They must have thought the logs would just be
put in a warehouse somewhere never to be viewed again. Most of
them probably felt like what's the point in doing all of this extra
work. How could they have imagined a future with computers so
capable of assembling and analyzing the data from the logs.
Scientists at the time must have had some hope that such capabilities
may eventually evolve; although they were likely doing some work with
the data, tediously assembling the data from the logs. They didn't
even have electronic calculators.
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I know that the US Navy set up keeping weather records in
about 1840 as a part of trying to assess the weather. I'm not so
sure about the whalers. I wondered if that might be to do with insurance
claims when ships got into trouble/lost things/sank. :-\
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It's worth a look at the Introduction to Maury's 1855 ed. of the
Physical Geography of the Sea:
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/miun.aja7087.0001.001?urlappend=%3Bseq=9
Here
we see the plan for one of the first (and wildly successful)
'crowdsourced' scientific efforts in history. We are still
benefiting...
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Very interesting. Very very interesting!
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That certainly explains their motivation. It looks like they
were already seeing benefits not long after recording began.
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The dates seem to correlate with the start of the Met Office local
weather recording, the rainfall data part has just been digitised. It
seems that our 19th century ancestors really were inspired amateurs.
Many of the early physicists and chemists were 'amateurs'. I audio
recorded a biography of Cavendish (whose name is commemorated in the
Physics Labs of Cambridge University) for the RNIB, his son, the author,
recounted that, after dinner, his father and (male) guests would retire
to the laboratory for some experiments and on occasions the author was
permitted to attend with the adults. He recounts borrowing equipment
from the Royal Society. It was a fascinating read and I hadn't realised
how much physical science had been developed by amateurs with enough
money to fund their hobby- Cavendish even employed his own specialist
technician to build his apparatus.
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It's
worth a look at the Introduction to Maury's 1855 ed. of the Physical
Geography of the Sea:
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/miun.aja7087.0001.001?urlappend=%3Bseq=9
Here
we see the plan for one of the first (and wildly successful)
'crowdsourced' scientific efforts in history. We are still
benefiting...
8) 8) 8)
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The Canadian Weather Service started in 1871. I was on my Meteorologist's Training Course in 1971, the 100th
anniversary. In those days the weather service did their own training.
It was a nine month course given to people with a B Sc. in Physics and
Math.
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There are other interesting strands that run from William Scoresby
Jr, the whaling captain of Whitby. One, his letter about changes he'd
seen in the Greenland ice to Jos. Banks (Royal Society) spurred the
first series of Arctic voyages by the Royal Navy in 1818 (which were
well-equipped for science); and two, Herman Melville essentially
plagiarized his 'Account of the Arctic Regions' in Moby Dick. There are
whole chapters that might not even pass the standard checks now applied
to undergraduate essays.
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It's
worth a look at the Introduction to Maury's 1855 ed. of the Physical
Geography of the Sea:
https://hdl.handle.net/2027/miun.aja7087.0001.001?urlappend=%3Bseq=9
Here
we see the plan for one of the first (and wildly successful)
'crowdsourced' scientific efforts in history. We are still
benefiting...
8) 8) 8)
I'll add my 8) 8) 8) to that jil :D There's a lot to digest in that book.
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?Thus the air, with its actinometry, presents itself in the light of
a thermal adjustment, by which the land and sea are prevented from
becoming seething hot, and by which they are enabled to perform their
wonderful offices with certainty and regularity.?
Maury,
M. Fontaine. (1861). The physical geography of the sea, and its
meteorology. 8th ed., rev. and greatly enl. New York: Harper &
brothers.
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It's a shame that no-one writes like that anymore.
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I wonder what Maury would make of the mess we are in now? :-[ :-\ :(
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Well, here's a rabbit hole: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/169775349
See note, inside front cover.
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http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/saranac.htm ;)
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Sounds like some curious business going on there, Kevin :o
I found an article about her after she went down. It's - um - perhaps 'very honest' about the poor old girl...
From the Sydney Morning Herald:
'THE WRECK OF THE SARANAC.
The
loss of the United States man-of-war Saranac, on the Northern Pacific
coast, which was reported last week, will, says the New York Times, " be
noted as the first disaster which our navy has suffered for a long
time. We have not so many vessels that we can well spare any; but the
Saranac was not among the useful craft which constitute the working
force now in service. Carrying 11 guns, of the old-fashioned side-wheel
model, and never a fast sailer, the Saranac had no real value in the
navy, except that she could carry the flag into foreign harbours, and
keep up an appearance of naval power which she never could have
enforced. As such, the vessel is a loss.'
:-[ ;)
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From Wikipedia
Saranac
continued to protect American commerce and interests until ending her
longest period in commission on 25 January 1869. Recommissioned on 27
January 1870, the veteran ship resumed operations along the United
States West Coast. She operated in that region until she was wrecked at
8.40 a.m. on 18 June 1875 on the submerged Ripple Rock in Seymour
Narrows[2] off Campbell River, British Columbia, while on a mission to
collect natural curiosities for the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.
Her bow was immediately run into the Vancouver Island shore and made
fast with a hawser to a tree, but within an hour she had sunk completely
from sight. Lieutenant Commander Sanders, with the pilot and thirteen
men, made their way on foot to Victoria.[1] The 173 officers and men of
Saranac were brought from Victoria to San Francisco by the SS Pacific.
They arrived 1 July 1875 and were landed at Mare Island.[3]
She was a first in many ways. From Wikipedia:
The
first known large ship to fall prey to Ripple Rock was the sidewheel
steamer Saranac in 1875, as it was heading north to Alaska.[8] At least
20 large and 100 smaller vessels were badly damaged or sunk between then
and 1958. At least 110 people drowned in these accidents.
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Something to see about Ben Nevis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-C7sOH4jio
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8) 8) 8)
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Something to see about Ben Nevis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-C7sOH4jio
Very good indeed - and I watched the next few pieces as well. The crying Emperor penguin chick got me... :'(
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Hi Joan. This is as close as I can get to your request for an Emperor in with another group.
It has not been shopped.
(https://imgur.com/ZFl6vyD.png)
A lone Macaroni in a group of Chinstraps.
He has been in that group for many years.
I took the pic at half Moon Bay off Livingstone Is Antarctica. (as did just about all the rest of the travellers)
Sorry
Stuart - I missed this one! :( Got to say - the Macaroni
has vastly improved the local hair-do's. Looks freshly Macassared into
place ;D
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LibraCalc Ver 6.4.3.2 is now out.
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Unless you are adventurous, we do not recommend the "If you're a
technology enthusiast, early adopter or power user, this version is for
you!" version of LibreOffice for OWA.
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I will let you know how it goes.
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https://text-message.blogs.archives.gov/2020/04/30/over-650-newly-digitized-navy-logbooks-in-the-national-archives-catalog/
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(https://attipscast.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/skotan_thumbs_up_smileygreen.png)
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(https://attipscast.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/skotan_thumbs_up_smileygreen.png)
x 2 ;D ;D ;D
The writing is exquisite. So beautiful! :D
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X 3
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Looks like they had a list to Port from 00-04 then then to Starboard for the rest of the day. ;D
https://i1.wp.com/text-message.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hartford-001-050.jpg?ssl=1
(https://i1.wp.com/text-message.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hartford-001-050.jpg?ssl=1)
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Looks like they had a list to Port from 00-04 then then to Starboard for the rest of the day. ;D
https://i1.wp.com/text-message.blogs.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hartford-001-050.jpg
;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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According to accounts they were having trouble elevating the guns sufficiently.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hartford_(1858)#Civil_War,_1861%E2%80%931875
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UK National Archives is offering free downloads to registered users while lockdown continues.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Enrol at the top of the page if you haven't done so already.
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Happy May Day/St Walburga's Day everyone. Here's some virtual
exercise to celebrate: https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Bgp9nbm7jM
:)
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Now I'm dizzy! ;D ;D ;D
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It does have that effect ;D
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I remember these fabulous crows dancing the sun up on Dartmoor in 2016. ;D
https://youtube.com/embed/UqVpXe5_GUQ
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Great!
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:) :) :)
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(http://www.clipartbest.com/cliparts/4ib/65b/4ib65bk9T.png)
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Love the Beltane crows - very cool 8) 8) 8)
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Two men and a dog chasing an Arctic dream in a lifeboat (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52395200)
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8) 8)
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8) 8) 8)
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Fantastic journey. Loved Shackleton checking out the route through the porthole :) 8) 8) 8)
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Fantastic journey. Loved Shackleton checking out the route through the porthole :) 8) 8) 8)
Yes that was my favourite pic too
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If any of the vessels have trouble with there chronometers keeping time on a long voyage they could try one of these.
http://longnow.org/clock/ (http://longnow.org/clock/) and from that site
http://www.10000yearclock.net/learnmore.html (http://www.10000yearclock.net/learnmore.html)
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If any of the vessels have trouble with there chronometers keeping time on a long voyage they could try one of these.
http://longnow.org/clock/ (http://longnow.org/clock/) and from that site
http://www.10000yearclock.net/learnmore.html (http://www.10000yearclock.net/learnmore.html)
That's
amazing...I've sent it to the President of the Oxford University Cave
Club who will be fascinated by this. Nice find Stuart :)
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One for Joan.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/07/under-antarctica-frozen-beauty-exotic-creatures-penguins/
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/07/under-antarctica-frozen-beauty-exotic-creatures-penguins/)
(I hope the link works for others as I am a NG subscriber)
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It works for me. Great pictures!
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Fabulous pictures!
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Breathtaking - quite breathtaking :D :D :D Thanks Stuart :D
I'll post this on PenguinWatch tomorrow. It fascinating to see what they get to see when they are diving. And I loved the trip on the whale. 8)
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Happy Birthday
d0cent !
(https://www.cakepicturegallery.com/d/1756006-2/Russian+Wafer+Birthday+Cake+with+Walnuts+on+Top.JPG)
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Yes, Happy Birthday d0cent!!!
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Great pictures and article, Stuart! Thanks for posting.
Oh, and Happy Birthday d0cent!
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The other day a journalist from Switzerland got in touch with me to
ask questions about Old Weather. (She had seen the Reuters article,
which sparked her curiosity.) Among other things she wanted to know how
many peer reviewed academic papers used our work. I had no idea, so I
forwarded her question to our three scientists, Gil, Kevin and Philip.
Gil answered and copied me on his reply. I was AMAZED by his answer:
Starting
with the NOAA-CIRES 20th Century Reanalysis version 2c described in
Giese et al. 2016 and further in detail in Slivinski et al. 2019
Slivinski, L. C., Compo, G. P., Whitaker, J. S., Sardeshmukh, P.
D., Giese, B. S., McColl, C., Allan, R., Yin, X., Vose, R., Titchner,
H., Kennedy, J., Spencer, L. J., Ashcroft, L., Br?nnimann, S., Brunet,
M., Camuffo, D., Cornes, R., Cram, T. A., Crouthamel, R.,
Dom?nguez‐Castro, F., Freeman, J. E., Gergis, J., Hawkins, E., Jones, P.
D., Jourdain, S., Kaplan, A., Kubota, H., Le Blancq, F., Lee, T.,
Lorrey, A., Luterbacher, J., Maugeri, M., Mock, C. J., Moore, G. K.,
Przybylak, R., Pudmenzky, C., Reason, C., Slonosky, V. C., Smith, C.,
Tinz, B., Trewin, B., Valente, M. A., Wang, X. L., Wilkinson, C., Wood,
K. and Wyszyński, P. (2019), Towards a more reliable historical
reanalysis: Improvements for version 3 of the Twentieth Century
Reanalysis system. Q J R Meteorol Soc. ; 145; 2876? 2908.
doi:10.1002/qj.3598.
Giese, B.S., H.F. Seidel, G.P.
Compo, and P.D. Sardeshmukh, 2016: An ensemble of ocean reanalyses for
1815-2013 with sparse observational input. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121,
6891-6910, doi:10.1002/2016JC012079.
and the Simple Ocean Data
Assimilation with sparse input version 3 described in Giese et al. 2016,
Oldweather data have been used in hundreds of studies via these
synthesizing datasets.
Additionally, even more Old Weather data
have been used in the new NOAA-CIRES-DOE 20th Century Reanalysis version
3 (also documented in Slivinski et al. 2019). See go.usa.gov/XTd. The
Old Weather data are also included in the International Surface Pressure
Databank versions 3 and 4 (see,
https://reanalyses.org/observations/international-surface-pressure-databank
).
The original 20th Century Reanalysis Project paper Compo et
al. 2011 continues to be cited for the use of 20CRv2c, and it gets about
100-200 citations or more a year . So, assuming those have used 20CRv2c
since 2015, that would be about 500 papers. (My link to the Web
of Knowledge isn't working from home, otherwise I would get you a more
precise number).
There are probably more, but I think at least 500 papers via the synthesizing "reanalysis" datasets is a reasonable estimate.
The public can access the atmospheric fields derived from these data at go.usa.gov/XTd.
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Well, it seems our input is useful!!
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That that kind of info makes it worth getting up for.
and
Happy Birthday d0cent.
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500 papers. This is good. ;D
Happy birthday d0cent!
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Glad my new log entry ink colour is only green and not yellow
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500 papers, several hundred citations a year and multiple databanks! WOW!
That is indeed very motivating!
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And the Schweiger et al. sea-ice paper is now the 2nd most read J of
Climate paper of the past year. The work you do makes all this
possible.
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And a very Happy Birthday from me too d0cent!!!
:D :D :D
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And
the Schweiger et al. sea-ice paper is now the 2nd most read J of
Climate paper of the past year. The work you do makes all this possible.
Oh wow - what an awesome project this is! :D :D :D
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A ray of sunshine for Mothers day.
(https://i.imgur.com/vlctUE0.jpg)
Enjoy the day.
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Very fine crepuscular rays, Stuart - definitely lovely for the mums :D
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Nice photo, Stuart. Good identification, Joan! ;)
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I thought they were anticrepuscular rays as they were in the morning and shone upwards from the rising sun. ;)
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Yeah, but you're in the other hemisphere, so summer here is winter
there, morning there is evening here. East is West and South is North.
Water goes the other way round the drain but still leaves a ring in the
bathtub, but here it's on the inside, and there it's on the outside.
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Yeah,
but you're in the other hemisphere, so summer here is winter there,
morning there is evening here. East is West and South is North. Water
goes the other way round the drain but still leaves a ring in the
bathtub, but here it's on the inside, and there it's on the outside.
Yes. ;)
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Yes, Happy Birthday d0cent!!!
Thank you all ;D
Randy even found russian "happy-birthday-postcard", hehe. :)
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Yeah,
but you're in the other hemisphere, so summer here is winter there,
morning there is evening here. East is West and South is North. Water
goes the other way round the drain but still leaves a ring in the
bathtub, but here it's on the inside, and there it's on the outside.
Yes. ;)
Oh crumbs - didn't even think about Aunty Crepuscular :o
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Yeah,
but you're in the other hemisphere, so summer here is winter there,
morning there is evening here. East is West and South is North. Water
goes the other way round the drain but still leaves a ring in the
bathtub, but here it's on the inside, and there it's on the outside.
And Up is Down and Down is Up and Left is Right - but who's confused??!! ;)
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Yeah,
but you're in the other hemisphere, so summer here is winter there,
morning there is evening here. East is West and South is North. Water
goes the other way round the drain but still leaves a ring in the
bathtub, but here it's on the inside, and there it's on the outside.
And Up is Down and Down is Up and Left is Right - but who's confused??!! ;)
Not me - I've spent years chasing my own tail in ever decreasing circles, you can't get lost doing that ;)
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BBC's Andrew Cotter commentates penguin parade on Australia's Phillip Island
Voiceover
narrates fairy penguin's high-stakes waddle from shoreline to burrows
in parade that used to attract thousands of visitors nightly
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ed4lKSF-sVg
Sent to me by my observant sister, Helen :)
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;D ;D ;D
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What Andrew Cotter does during lockdown:
https://youtube.com/embed/26FIEX6muAo
;D
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;D ;D ;D
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BBC's Andrew Cotter commentates penguin parade on Australia's Phillip Island
Voiceover
narrates fairy penguin's high-stakes waddle from shoreline to burrows
in parade that used to attract thousands of visitors nightly
https://www.youtube.com/embed/ed4lKSF-sVg
Sent to me by my observant sister, Helen :)
Believe it of not that clip was on one of the Australian TV channels yesterday.
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What Andrew Cotter does during lockdown:
https://youtube.com/embed/26FIEX6muAo
;D
Excellent!
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Neat! - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3201a.ct006156
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8)
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Neat! - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3201a.ct006156
Whaling fleet in missing sea shock horror.
Whaling Captain says "No one knew that you could pull the plug on the Behring. Business-wise we may be in dire straits this season." ;) ;D ;D (Every pun intended)
(https://imgur.com/bqglss8.png)
Nice jigsaw Kevin! :D
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A bit more practical: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/169051082
There are three versions.
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:) :) :)
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:) :) :) :)
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A bit more practical: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/169051082
There are three versions.
I love these maps. :) :) :)
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Until the navigators are using them to get their Lat/Longs! :'( :'( :'( ;D ;D ;D
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Until the navigators are using them to get their Lat/Longs! :'( :'( :'( ;D ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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A couple of links from our local broadcaster about Climate Change.
Does this look familiar in your country?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-17/climate-change-action-has-been-missing-hot-mess-richard-aedy/12200196
(https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-17/climate-change-action-has-been-missing-hot-mess-richard-aedy/12200196)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-18/four-corners-climate-change-public-servants-reveal-anger/12235180
(https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-18/four-corners-climate-change-public-servants-reveal-anger/12235180)
Hope the links work OS.
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Good articles :'( :'( :'(
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:'( :'( :'(
Same here. Lot of nice words on all the
issues: climate change, poverty, reconciliation with the First Nations
etc etc, and for every nice words three reasons why we can't: money,
fear of change and loss of power.
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Well said Michael. :D The white elephant in the room is
the mix of rich owners of the oil/coal/gas business, and those who make
profit from crushing our environment. And we don't have a planet
parliament where nature can speak to defend herself. The work of
the IPCC is very important. I just hope that they can make enough
headway in good time. :-[ :'(
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The proper response to our current situation:
I'm giving up eating chocolate for a month...
Sorry, bad punctuation -
I'm giving up. Eating chocolate for a month!
(As I eat fudge.)
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Sounds like a good plan to me ;D
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Me too!
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The proper response to our current situation:
I'm giving up eating chocolate for a month...
Sorry, bad punctuation -
I'm giving up. Eating chocolate for a month!
(As I eat fudge.)
I've seen:
I'm giving up drinking for a month...
Sorry, bad punctuation -
I'm giving up. Drinking for a month! ::)
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One can drink and eat chocolate at the same time.
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That's a good point Kevin :D
Ah the happy power of
theobromine. Apparently it reduces blood pressure for a period of time
after the consumption of a bar of good chocolate (white chocolate
doesn't count, sorry). So anyone suffering from corona cabin fever
should probably indulge in a bar of choco about every two hours.
;) ;D ;D ;D
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On it! It makes more sense than injecting oneself with Lysol.
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On it! It makes more sense than injecting oneself with Lysol.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I
had a quick think about the anti-malarial treatment. Given that I can't
just summon up the hooch that Trump got, I may have to rely on quinine
in tonic water, with ice and a slice with a few cherries and a small
paper umbrella in it. ::) ;) 8)
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I recommend adding a splash of gin. The alcohol is a powerful
disinfectant and combined with the quinine the virus will get hit with a
double whammy! ;D
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As I have moved to Scotland I feel I should put in a word for the
local sovereign remedy produced in many distilleries nationwide. It is
an acquired taste which I have never acquired but my grandmother always
reckoned that the efficacy of medicines could be reckoned by their
aversive taste. The local hooch does have the advantage of supporting
the exchequer which is complaining of short rations as well.
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Mmmmmm, G&T, shame I've just made a cup of tea. However I think I'll save that thought for later. :)
Update - having the G&T now :) :) :)
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Ah jil - you're onto a good thing there. My nana said that tea was a
sovereign remedy. Sadly it had to be strong, black, and have about 6
sugars in it. However I have used it now and then and it has been good.
The incentive to avoid a second cup can produce an improvement very
rapidly. ;) ;D
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A bit of left field fun. ::)
I thought the Swindon Magic Roundabout (https://youtube.com/embed/s3Vd7dr33o8)was hard to negotiate.
This intersection does not any instructions.
Meskel Square, the nerve centre of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (https://www.youtube.com/embed/UEIn8GJIg0E?rel=0)
Anyone for a cuppa (pale orange in colour) after surviving that one.
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Swindon looks 8) once you get the hang of it, but Addis Ababa is :o
During
vacations in the Canary Islands and Mallorca, we noticed there are
almost no traffic lights at all, and only in the big cities.
Everywhere else just uses roundabouts - nothing complex like Swindon, just simple circles with no more than four branches.
I think my dad really enjoyed it!
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I've been round the Swindon one, I remember being really glad I wasn't driving!
All I can say about the Addis one, there are some very brave pedestrians there.
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Wow!
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A bit of left field fun. ::)
I thought the Swindon Magic Roundabout (https://youtube.com/embed/s3Vd7dr33o8)was hard to negotiate.
Been
there, done that several times, got the scratch-and-sniff t-shirt.
First trip over was about 2.30 one Monday morning after a long, and
absolutely nuts, caving trip on Mendip with some novices who were - um -
a bit over challenged by the sport. The M4 was closed so we were
redirected through Swindon. I was driving the Yellow Van (about the size
of supermarket home-delivery vans) and suddenly the sign for the Magic
Roundabout came up. I yelled at my co-pilot 'What the Dickens do I do
with this thing?'. He coolly replied 'At this time in the morning? Just
drive straight across it'. He meant to circle across the roundabouts
using the centre circle. I just drove straight over the
roundabouts without puncturing the tyres. For the next mile I was sure
that we'd have the Boys in Blue chasing us. Luckily they were probably
tucked up in bed, as we should have been! ::) ::) ;D
This intersection does not any instructions.
Meskel Square, the nerve centre of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (https://www.youtube.com/embed/UEIn8GJIg0E?rel=0)
Oh
mad mad mad - and the pedestrians crossing all over the place. One
section of zebra crossing only goes half way across that side of the
road. Amazing that no-one crashed. :o
Anyone for a cuppa (pale orange in colour) after surviving that one.
I'll take a double please! :o ;D
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What You Should Be Drinking, According to Your Favourite Game of Thrones House
House Arryn: Two Fingers of Whiskey
House Baratheon: Bacardi 151, Everclear or High-Proof Liquor.
House Greyjoy: Single-Serve Ale
House Lannister: Mulled Wine
House Martell: Classic Sangria
House Stark: Spiked Hot Cocoa
House Targaryen: Fireball
House Tully: Fishbowl
House Tyrell: Mimosa
Credits https://spoonuniversity.com/
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Happy Birthday
Tegwen !
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/eb/30/41/eb30412dc81c716398074b3498133427.jpg)
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Yes, indeed!
Happy Birthday, tegwen, and many more!
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Happy birthday Keith! ;)
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Have a great day Keith.
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Northwind 1948
Jan 1 1948 starts a new year with this ditty in the log book.
Port side berth Baker, Pier Ninety One,
at the Naval station of Washington,
taking on water and power and phone from shore,
The Icebreaker Northwind lies moored as before.
Early in the morning at eight and thirty,
Checked magazines and small arms, none were dirty.
Nothing more to report this watch I fear,
except to wish all - A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Looks like this could be a fun voyage.
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Happy Birthday, Keith!
Great poetical find, Stuart!
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Happy Birthday, Keith!
Great find, Stuart - didn't we have a topic specifically for those? I seem to remember there were a few others we found...
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Great find, Stuart - didn't we have a topic specifically for those? I seem to remember there were a few others we found...
Yup!
The Letters, Humor, and Art of Old Weather Logbooks (https://forum.oldweather.org/index.php?topic=4249.0)
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A slightly belated ...
:D :D :D Happy Birthday Tegwen :D :D :D
(https://imgur.com/NQchUHW.png)
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Here's an interview
(https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/return-home-finally-in-sight-for-arctic-researchers-stranded-because-of-covid-19-1.5578445)
with one of the scientists on the Polarstern which is frozen in the
Arctic Ocean ice.
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Neat - Thanks for posting it!
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Thanks Michael :D
Looks safer than the Jeannette :)
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How the Blob Is Warming BC's Fjords (https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/05/26/Blob-Warms-BC-Fjords/)
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Maybe the future OWers will transcribe about the Blob event in the ships logs.
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Happy Birthday browndogger
and congratulations for finishing your exams! ;)
(https://imgur.com/M8nDuvv.png)
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Happy Birthday
browndogger !
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8c/a2/15/8ca215492bf837d246352c0b1cff5463.jpg)
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Happy Birthday BrownDogger!
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Happy Birthday
Helen J !
(https://www.queeky.com/sites/default/files/images/Nun%20Birthday.png)
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Thank you Randi - if I can't get a haircut sometime soon I may have
to start wearing a wimple. Though I don't think I have quite as
many wrinkles as this .... ;D
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Happy birthday Helen!
xx
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Happy Birthday, Helen!
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Happy Birthday Helen!
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Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Helen
etc (smilly for you as my MS Edge will not give me icons)
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Happy Birthday, Helen!
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A very Happy Birthday to you Helen
;D ;D ;D
(https://imgur.com/rlVADiH.png)
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(Well done, Joan!!!)
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Happy Birthday, Helen!
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Dear Helen:
(https://i.imgur.com/mtV7DWE.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/Pe4VikM.jpg)
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This man travels 14 hours by boat to bring food to his neighbors in
Alaska each week
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/05/20/this-man-travels-14-hours-by-boat-bring-food-his-neighbors-alaska-each-week/)
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This
man travels 14 hours by boat to bring food to his neighbors in Alaska
each week
(https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/05/20/this-man-travels-14-hours-by-boat-bring-food-his-neighbors-alaska-each-week/)
Deserves a huge round of applause!!! :D
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Thank you all for your birthday greetings - special round of applause to Joan for that wonderful ship.
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Today would have been Craig's birthday...
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:'(
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Happy birthday Craig. Wish you were still here to blow the candles out :'(
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Remembering you, Craig.
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Very much wish you were still here, Craig. You were gone too soon. :'( :'( :'(
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The NY Times article describing our project says: "How
cool would it be to know the exact date and time and place that your
great-great-great-grandfather stood on the deck of the Bear to record
the frigid weather off the Alaskan coast?"
One might ask how
cool it would be to know the exact date and time and place that your
great-great-great-grandfather went AWOL and was hauled back forcibly to
the Bear at a cost of $10 to the US Treasury. ;D
;)
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:) :) :)
I do miss him!
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Thanks for still making me chortle at the sailors' antics Craig :D
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Absolutely nothing to do with anything on this forum, just a bit of fun.
Your
laugh of the day. Her expression (or lack of) is so funny. They have to
have incredible strength to do this. The highlight of the traditional
circus acts is Die Maiers, a German duo of clowns. Theo Sabine Maier,
dressed in a fussy maid's outfit with an inextricable small purse, does
one of the best deadpan acts since Buster Keaton, and she's joined by
her geeky-looking husband Joachim Mohr to perform the funniest and most
surprising trapeze act within memory. (LA Stage Time)
https://vimeo.com/30014163 (https://vimeo.com/30014163)
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That was brilliant, especially the way she kept in character the entire time. :) :)
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That was excellent fun Stuart. Amazing skills. It reminded me of Buster Keaton too :D
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Here's another thing just for fun, that has absolutely nothing to do with OW:
24/7 livestream of astronauts working on the ISS (https://www.youtube.com/embed/DDU-rZs-Ic4)
I'm
gonna play it on my personal computer while working tomorrow - that'll
be something nice to look at while waiting for apps to
startup/compile/whatever.
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8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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Here's another thing just for fun, that has absolutely nothing to do with OW:
24/7 livestream of astronauts working on the ISS (https://www.youtube.com/embed/DDU-rZs-Ic4)
I'm
gonna play it on my personal computer while working tomorrow - that'll
be something nice to look at while waiting for apps to
startup/compile/whatever.
One could get dizzy watching that for some time.
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Whilst looking for info on weather front symbols I came across the BBC school education site.
a 101 to weather symbols (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zstcv9q/revision/1)
May be some help for old and new OWs alike.
I have to turn everything around but that is the price I to pay for being in the Southern hemisphere. ::)
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8)
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The BBC site is great - had to laugh at the first diagram showing
where our UK weather types come in from. All weather systems lead to
Rhome ::)
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The
BBC site is great - had to laugh at the first diagram showing where our
UK weather types come in from. All weather systems lead to Rhome ::)
Well Joan, I have to say I got a Very Warm welcome at your Home. (Thanks) :)
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The
BBC site is great - had to laugh at the first diagram showing where our
UK weather types come in from. All weather systems lead to Rhome ::)
Well Joan, I have to say I got a Very Warm welcome at your Home. (Thanks) :)
Awww - thanks Stuart - you were the perfect guest ;D The spiders webs have never recovered you'll be glad to hear ;)
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(I hope I have the right day.) Its the 13th today and coming up to it your way.
Happy Birthday Hanibal.
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(You have the right day, but it isn't the 13th yet here ;D)
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Happy Birthday
Hanibal94 !
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/43C2txUCmt0/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Happy Birthday, Hanibal!!!
You keep us almost as young as you are! I'm glad you're on the team.
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Happy Birthday, Hanibal!
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Everyone on OW has come together to celebrate your birthday Hanibal!!
In the lower left corner Lord FlowerWater has requested a dish of the best water from the vase with which to write your card...
;D ;D ;D
(https://imgur.com/PvLLUVH.png)
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Happy Birthday, Hanibal!
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Happy, happy Birthday, Hanibal!!
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1881 - The sinking of the USS Jeannette - ex. HMS Pandora.
I
would never have imagined that a ship would have such an effect on me.
The glorious, but very sad, history of the Jeannette took me by storm,
and still does. George Melville's book 'In the Lena Delta' is a
scorching read about the expedition and the fate of them and those
wonderful log books. :)
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Thanks very much for the birthday wishes, everyone!
I've
been going through old PMs - all the way back to 2013! - which has made
me reflect on how long I've been with this project and community, and
how much I've grown - from good things and bad things alike.
It's been great! I am proud to be part of this, and to have stuck with it for so long.
Even now, with a full-time job and other commitments, I am still determined to keep on contributing.
- Hanibal94
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(http://clipart-library.com/images/pcqrkpXKi.png)
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It's been a joy watching you mature and take your place in the adult
world where you can further develop your talents. You contributed a lot
to earlier phases of OW and helped those of us who are less au fait
with the latest quirks in internet provision. Especially once you
realised how clueless some of us are and how much you have to specify
before we know which keys to hit you have been a great resource. I'm
sure you will stay around for a bit longer and, the internet being as it
is, tip us off about the latest threats or explain the latest
'upgrade'.
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:-[ :-[ :-[
Belated
Happy Birthday
BrianG !
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MH1ZJeKTQUY/TrvnCPQKWiI/AAAAAAAAAIs/gCxbjcdQoec/s1600/IMG_0791.JPG)
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Happy Birthday, Brian G!
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And a very happy belated birthday from me too Briang!
;D ;D ;D
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Hope you had a great day Brian.
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Some nice Nat Geo pics.
100-Year-Old Photos
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/07/antarctica-expedition-archive-larsen-c/)
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Some nice Nat Geo pics.
100-Year-Old
Photos
(https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2017/07/antarctica-expedition-archive-larsen-c/)
Great photos by Ponting :D Sweet to see the Adelie penguins 8)
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Very nice!
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Thank you all!
Very cool photos, thank you for sharing.
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Hottest Arctic Temperature recorded (https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/06/21/arctic-temperature-record-siberia/).
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Hottest Arctic Temperature recorded (https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/06/21/arctic-temperature-record-siberia/).
:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
(https://i.imgur.com/7l4oQ2v.png?1.png)
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For those of you on Alaska duty, I thought this article about the
Cape Spencer Light Station
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Spencer_Light_(Alaska)) would be
interesting. I found it so. Goodness knows, Storis spends a lot of time
supplying this station.
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Maybe a bit before our log-books, right area, though. :)
Alaskan volcano sealed the fate of the Roman Republic, led to rise of the Empire
Alaska's
Okmok volcano eruption in 43 B.C. had far-reaching impacts on climate
in the Mediterranean, leading to famine and social disruption in the
Roman Republic.
https://www.livescience.com/okmok-volcano-roman-republic-collapse.html
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Very interesting, thanks for posting!
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Life in a city full of moose (https://weather.com/safety/news/2020-06-12-living-in-a-city-full-of-moose)
I really enjoyed this - quite a contrast to where I live, where it's rare and exciting to see a hedgehog!
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Fish eggs can hatch after being eaten and pooped out by ducks
(https://www.sciencenews.org/article/fish-eggs-can-hatch-after-being-eaten-pooped-out-ducks?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=latest-newsletter-v2&utm_source=Latest_Headlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest_Headlines)
;)
It's
been an "open question for centuries how these isolated water bodies
can be populated by fish," says fish biologist Patricia Burkhardt-Holm
of the University of Basel in Switzerland, who was not involved with the
work. This study shows one way that water birds may disperse fish, she
says.
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Life in a city full of moose (https://weather.com/safety/news/2020-06-12-living-in-a-city-full-of-moose)
I really enjoyed this - quite a contrast to where I live, where it's rare and exciting to see a hedgehog!
Loved
the moose by the sprinkler ;D Pah! Hedgehogs? Got loads of them.
Like mooses they can run faster than me, but they tend not to rush you
and, if they do attack, you can quickly dodge behind a watering-can to
save yourself ;) ;) 8)
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Happy Birthday
Pommy Stuart !
(http://www.bakinglanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/birthday-cake-2.jpg)
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Happy Birthday, Stuart!
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Have a great birthday, Stuart!
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Many happies, Stuart :)
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Thanks to all. :)
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Happy Birthday, Stuart!!!
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Happy Birthday, Stuart!
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Happy Birthday Stuart, me old Salt
(https://imgur.com/2iMYrcv.png)
Thought
you ought to eat a pasty before starting on all of that delicious
birthday cake from Randi! Don't let the seagull get it! ;) ;D ;D
;D
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Happy Birthday Stuart!!
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For those of you with a nostalgic view of lighthouses shed a tear
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-53263525
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:'( :'( :'(
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I'm sure that we visited that lighthouse when I was little. In fact
it might be the very lighthouse that made me love them so much
:)
:'( :'( :'(
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The latest update on Orfordness
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-53441631
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I hope it goes smoothly.
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The virtual walk up the tower was fun :)
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Happy birthday Dean!
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Happy Birthday
Dean !
(https://i.imgur.com/HXKEJUZ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kURjQ7T.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/aVXZ1jZ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/mtV7DWE.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/Pe4VikM.jpg)
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Happy Birthday, Dean!!!
Hope it's a good one!
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Happy Birthday, Dean!
I hope you have many more!
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Happy Birthday Dean!
Hope you have a whale-sized, fun filled day!
(https://imgur.com/vpcqH9Q.png)
:D :D :D :D :D
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Happy Birthday, Dean!
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From the National Snow & Ice Data Center
By
July 15, 2020, Arctic sea ice extent was at a record low over the
period of satellite observations for this time of year. The Siberian
heat wave this past spring initiated early ice retreat along the Russian
coast, leading to very low sea ice extent in the Laptev and Barents
Seas. The Northern Sea route appears to be nearly open.
On July
15, Arctic sea ice extent stood at 7.51 million square kilometers (2.90
million square miles), 330,000 square kilometers (127,000 square miles)
below the record for July 15, set in 2011. This places extent at the
lowest level for this time of year on the satellite record.
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Today would have been Hurlock's birthday...
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
(https://d3d00swyhr67nd.cloudfront.net/w800h800/collection/OU/CHCH/OU_CHCH_JBS_220-001.jpg)
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:'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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What a lovely picture hanibal. Reminiscence of an old friend, Hurlock :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Nothing to do with sailing but a wonderful farewell to the last Qantas 747.
(https://i.imgur.com/su75fHs.jpg)
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Another airline was ditching 747s - can't recall who. Well --the
planet will give a big cheer if that means less fuel use 8)
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Another
airline was ditching 747s - can't recall who. Well --the planet will
give a big cheer if that means less fuel use 8)
Several are or have done it: KLM, Air France, and British Airways. Probably more.
Other old planes are also being retired sooner, like the A340 and A380.
But Lufthansa will be sticking with their more modern 747s (AKA 747-8) for now
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8)
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Anybody having trouble with Google maps?
I am entering the like of
52 57n, 144 40w
and getting
Google Maps can't find 52 57n, 144 40w or anything below 60N
It will work with such as
62 57n, 144 40w
Noticed it only today that it does not like below the 60s
I have cleared the Chrome Cache and re booted. Same problem.
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59 57n, 144 40w gives me Alaska
58 57n, 144 40w gives me 58th St Pittsburgh, PA
Using Firefox
I never tried this before with Google maps, so I don't know if it is a change.
59 00n, 144 40w gives me Google Maps can't find 59 00n, 144 40w
59n, 144 40w gives me Google Maps can't find 59n, 144 40w
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Tried in Firefox, same, no show.
Cut and pasted your data just to make sure my entry was correct.
??? ???
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Anybody having trouble with Google maps?
I am entering the like of
52 57n, 144 40w
and getting
Google Maps can't find 52 57n, 144 40w or anything below 60N
It will work with such as
62 57n, 144 40w
Noticed it only today that it does not like below the 60s
I have cleared the Chrome Cache and re booted. Same problem.
I get the same results with both Firefox and Chrome on Linux. :-\
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As an alternative, Bing Maps still works.
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OpenStreetMap works too, but only if you enter it like this:
52 57 N, 144 40 W
Or like this:
52 57N, 144 40W
I've
reproduced the problem on Chrome and Firefox on Windows 10 and macOS,
and Safari on macOS as well. Haven't seen it before either, but it has
been some time since I last used online maps to find a place.
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Based on this post in the Google support forum, it looks like this
problem has existed for over a year. Responders suggest using a
different format to enter the coordinates.
https://support.google.com/maps/thread/5707572?hl=en
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Thanks Gordon.
Ever since joining OW I have been using Maps to follow the voyages when I have trouble reading the places.
It has only happened to me this week. ???
53 50 20, 156 12 50 gave me Sobolevsky District, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
53
50 20, -156 12 50 gave me a field in Neukalen, Germany and showed on
google as 53?50'20.0"N 12?50'00.0"E 53.838889, 12.833333
(Can OW get the ships log transcribers to enter in decimal format? ::) )
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This works.
https://wego.here.com/ (https://wego.here.com/)
Enter in Lat, long and it converts to decimal for you
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Dead Penguins - who knew?
Did you ever wonder why there are no dead penguins on the ice in Antarctica? Where do they all go?
Wonder
no more! It is a known fact that the penguin is a very
ritualistic bird and lives an extremely ordered and complex life.
Penguins are extremely committed to their family and will mate for life,
as well as maintain a form of compassionate contact with their
offspring throughout the remainder of their life.
If a penguin
is found dead on the ice surface, other members of the family and their
social circle have been known to dig holes in the ice, using only their
vestigial wings and beaks, until the hole is deep enough for the dead
bird to be rolled into, and buried.
After packing the ice back in the hole, the male penguins then gather in a circle around the fresh grave and sing:
"Freeze a jolly good fellow."
"Freeze a jolly good fellow."
You really didn't believe that I know anything about penguins, did you?
It's so easy to fool OLD people!
I am sorry, an urge came over me that made me do it!!!
Oh, quit whining; I fell for it, too...
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;D
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The old ones are the best ones Stuart!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I'm
going to ask Tom Hart to set up a few cameras to see how many penguins
it takes too dig those burial sites. Not sure how the younger
penguin volunteers on PW will take to it, but it is, after all, just
part of life's rich pageant. ;) ;D ;D