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Post by stan on Dec 5, 2010 10:31:14 GMT 4
RUDE Challenge to Dr. Dan in email from an academic ( OBVIOUS TO ALL OF US in the offing of Ft. McDowell)! I thought people would like to see the response. The writer made a mistake! ;D truly,.. "About your Solfeggio book, name any authority from any disclipline that could even suggest the Moses Akhenaten connection? If not, you have no book, no valid idea at all. Give me a break! Give me a break!"Response (in email): "Well, the book's basis is not on that connection, it was something about the Solfeggio scale and codes and when one takes the time to read the publication such a revelation may become obvious ;D, but may I suggest not only 1 but three authorities to you, and I'll 'throw in' followup numbers...4 & 5?
First, in Freud's work "Moses and Monotheism" (1939) - he suggested that Moses may have been an official within Akhenaten's court. Second, the late comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell regularly lectured on the relationship between the Bedouins entering Egypt during the time of Amarna, and the Hebrew narrative, and third...the "Amarna Papers" - some of which are believed the direct writings of complaints to Akhenaten about his alleged neglect of Nation-State affairs, detail the "Habiru" (alleged as the same Bedouins), as invaders to the land. So, off the cuff, I would suggest a Pillar of Social Sciences (amongst others), a Pillar within Mythological understanding, and the words of the people themselves, within their own time/context, as my three immediate responses.
4 & 5? 4: Please look up what the term "VALID," so that you may be able to use it in its proper context, should you decide to write others. 5: You appear to both have an anger issue, and/or a willingness to do the bidding of just anyone who entreats you to write others with such vitriolic overtones.
Your request is denied! You may take a break only AFTER you've done your homework! Remember: YOU initiated this conversation! If you write me back, try to be polite. It's a good first step. If you're polite I will be.
Dan" ;D
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Post by stan on Dec 5, 2010 10:50:37 GMT 4
RUDE Challenge to Dr. Dan in email from an academic ( OBVIOUS TO ALL OF US in the offing of Ft. McDowell)! I thought people would like to see the response. The writer made a mistake! ;D truly,.. "About your Solfeggio book, name any authority from any disclipline that could even suggest the Moses Akhenaten connection? If not, you have no book, no valid idea at all. Give me a break! Give me a break!"Response (in email): "Well, the book's basis is not on that connection, it was something about the Solfeggio scale and codes and when one takes the time to read the publication such a revelation may become obvious ;D, but may I suggest not only 1 but three authorities to you, and I'll 'throw in' followup numbers...4 & 5?
First, in Freud's work "Moses and Monotheism" (1939) - he suggested that Moses may have been an official within Akhenaten's court. Second, the late comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell regularly lectured on the relationship between the Bedouins entering Egypt during the time of Amarna, and the Hebrew narrative, and third...the "Amarna Papers" - some of which are believed the direct writings of complaints to Akhenaten about his alleged neglect of Nation-State affairs, detail the "Habiru" (alleged as the same Bedouins), as invaders to the land. So, off the cuff, I would suggest a Pillar of Social Sciences (amongst others), a Pillar within Mythological understanding, and the words of the people themselves, within their own time/context, as my three immediate responses.
4 & 5? 4: Please look up what the term "VALID," so that you may be able to use it in its proper context, should you decide to write others. 5: You appear to both have an anger issue, and/or a willingness to do the bidding of just anyone who entreats you to write others with such vitriolic overtones.
Your request is denied! You may take a break only AFTER you've done your homework! Remember: YOU initiated this conversation! If you write me back, try to be polite. It's a good first step. If you're polite I will be.
Dan" ;D p.s. Dan's comment about "valid" may confuse some? The author of the letter to him is an expert in a science using "testing / meausurement tools." The definition that Dan is using in this context is very precise, and will not go unnoticed by the author. ;D Have a great day ahead! truly,..
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Post by nodstar on Dec 7, 2010 3:21:38 GMT 4
Rare albino kookaburras discovered in QldBy Kristy Sexton-McGrath Updated Mon Dec 6, 2010 2:04pm AEDT www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/06/3085716.htmOne of the albino blue-winged kookaburras perches in a wildlife hospital. (AAP) Non Albino Kookaburra Wildlife carers in far north Queensland say they have uncovered what is believed to be a world first - a pair of albino blue-winged kookaburras. The baby kookaburras, believed to be sisters, were handed into a wildlife park at Ravenshoe, south-west of Cairns. They had been found on the ground after a storm. While there are some albino laughing kookaburras at zoos, there has never been a blue-winged albino. The stark white birds rarely live long in the wild because they have no camouflage, and will probably stay at the park. Eagles New Wildlife Hospital carer Leslie Brown says the pair require special care. "Because they can't see properly, because of the lack of pigment, they have problems finding food," she said. "Because they are so young they still haven't been taught by their parents how to hunt. "They're being fed mice and chicken and other delicate morsels." Ms Brown says it is a "once-in-a-lifetime'' discovery. "We've been in contact with a couple of other zoos that have kept white kookaburras in the past," she said. "At the moment, we can only find that there's three other white laughing kookaburras held in captivity in Australia. "But these are the only [albino] blue-winged kookaburras that have ever been recorded in Australia."[/img] One of the albino blue-winged kookaburras perches in a wildlife hospital. (AAP) Wildlife carers in far north Queensland say they have uncovered what is believed to be a world first - a pair of albino blue-winged kookaburras. The baby kookaburras, believed to be sisters, were handed into a wildlife park at Ravenshoe, south-west of Cairns. They had been found on the ground after a storm. While there are some albino laughing kookaburras at zoos, there has never been a blue-winged albino. The stark white birds rarely live long in the wild because they have no camouflage, and will probably stay at the park. Eagles New Wildlife Hospital carer Leslie Brown says the pair require special care. "Because they can't see properly, because of the lack of pigment, they have problems finding food," she said. "Because they are so young they still haven't been taught by their parents how to hunt. "They're being fed mice and chicken and other delicate morsels." Ms Brown says it is a "once-in-a-lifetime'' discovery. "We've been in contact with a couple of other zoos that have kept white kookaburras in the past," she said. "At the moment, we can only find that there's three other white laughing kookaburras held in captivity in Australia. "But these are the only [albino] blue-winged kookaburras that have ever been recorded in Australia."
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Post by stan on Dec 7, 2010 4:26:43 GMT 4
Rare albino kookaburras discovered in QldBy Kristy Sexton-McGrath Updated Mon Dec 6, 2010 2:04pm AEDT www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/06/3085716.htmOne of the albino blue-winged kookaburras perches in a wildlife hospital. (AAP) Non Albino Kookaburra Wildlife carers in far north Queensland say they have uncovered what is believed to be a world first - a pair of albino blue-winged kookaburras. The baby kookaburras, believed to be sisters, were handed into a wildlife park at Ravenshoe, south-west of Cairns. They had been found on the ground after a storm. While there are some albino laughing kookaburras at zoos, there has never been a blue-winged albino. The stark white birds rarely live long in the wild because they have no camouflage, and will probably stay at the park. Eagles New Wildlife Hospital carer Leslie Brown says the pair require special care. "Because they can't see properly, because of the lack of pigment, they have problems finding food," she said. "Because they are so young they still haven't been taught by their parents how to hunt. "They're being fed mice and chicken and other delicate morsels." Ms Brown says it is a "once-in-a-lifetime'' discovery. "We've been in contact with a couple of other zoos that have kept white kookaburras in the past," she said. "At the moment, we can only find that there's three other white laughing kookaburras held in captivity in Australia. "But these are the only [albino] blue-winged kookaburras that have ever been recorded in Australia." [/img] One of the albino blue-winged kookaburras perches in a wildlife hospital. (AAP) Wildlife carers in far north Queensland say they have uncovered what is believed to be a world first - a pair of albino blue-winged kookaburras. The baby kookaburras, believed to be sisters, were handed into a wildlife park at Ravenshoe, south-west of Cairns. They had been found on the ground after a storm. While there are some albino laughing kookaburras at zoos, there has never been a blue-winged albino. The stark white birds rarely live long in the wild because they have no camouflage, and will probably stay at the park. Eagles New Wildlife Hospital carer Leslie Brown says the pair require special care. "Because they can't see properly, because of the lack of pigment, they have problems finding food," she said. "Because they are so young they still haven't been taught by their parents how to hunt. "They're being fed mice and chicken and other delicate morsels." Ms Brown says it is a "once-in-a-lifetime'' discovery. "We've been in contact with a couple of other zoos that have kept white kookaburras in the past," she said. "At the moment, we can only find that there's three other white laughing kookaburras held in captivity in Australia. "But these are the only [albino] blue-winged kookaburras that have ever been recorded in Australia."[/quote] truly,..
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Post by stan on Dec 7, 2010 4:40:30 GMT 4
The unthinkable? The frightening? I think most of us will all conclude that ONLY 1 PERSON would dare to first explore here? ;D Do you see a relationship between the drawing on the right ("Gra Paths", just below): and this, the Triple Goddess with Pentagram, from Wicca (central figures)? Remember one of the goals of a certain coming book is a unification between the metaphysical and the physical (sciences)? If you SEE the relationship (hint - symmetry is important), let Fran know at fmgo_eagles@yahoo.com, so she can pitch the letter over to me, and finally to the man who is exploring a relationship he found. Your perspectives may lead to a back-n-forth with him, and of course credit for anything you bring forward that's new. When he showed it to me, I said, "Oh, boy!" (In the future, once the membership is established, this kind of thing will be limited there, but being that things are in flux, I thought opening it would be fun.) Thanks! Stan
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Post by stan on Dec 7, 2010 6:28:50 GMT 4
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Post by nodstar on Dec 7, 2010 6:36:39 GMT 4
Hey Dr Stan .. I'm so amazed to see that video of "'Kookaburra sits on the old gumtree" ;D I can remember playing this song on a recorder (haltingly) .. at school musical concerts as a kid. Every Ozzie kid from the 60's remembers this song ;D The other amazing coincidence is that these birds were found not far from where I found a crystal that umm .. emitted red sparks from the ground ( Dan knows what I'm talking about ) Thanks for the memories lotsa love Nod
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Post by nodstar on Dec 7, 2010 6:40:24 GMT 4
Babylonian, dead for millennia, now online[/SIZE] By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press Writer Raphael G. Satter, Associated Press Writer – Fri Oct 1, 11:34 am ET news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101001/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_babylonianTHE RECORDINGS CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINKwww.soas.ac.uk/baplar/recordings/LONDON – The language of the Epic of Gilgamesh and King Hammurabi has found a new life online after being dead for some 2,000 years. Academics from across the world have recorded audio of Babylonian epics, poems, and even a magic spell to the Internet in an effort to help scholars and laymen understand what the language of the ancient Near East sounded like. The answer? Cambridge University's Martin Worthington told The Associated Press that it's "a bit like a mixture of Arabic and Italian." Babylonia was among the world's first civilizations and produced some of its earliest pieces of literature. Its people also play a central role in the Bible. Babylon's soaring, pyramid-shaped Temple of Marduk is thought to have inspired the tale of the Tower of Babel, while their conquest of the Kingdom of Judah in the early sixth century B.C. led to the deportation and exile of the nation's Jewish population. The Babylonian language, written on clay tablets in cuneiform script, dominated the Near East for centuries before it was gradually displaced by Aramaic. After a long decline, it disappeared from use altogether sometime in the first century A.D. — and was only deciphered nearly two millennia later by 19th-century European academics. Worthington, who specializes in the study of Babylonian language and literature, said he got the idea of posting audio recordings of the ancient tongue to the Web because "the questions which students of ancient languages most frequently hear from laymen are: 'How did they sound? And how do you know?'" He said scholars have a pretty good idea of what Babylonian sounded like by comparing the language to its Semitic cousins — Hebrew and Arabic — and by picking out Babylonian words written in Greek or Aramaic. The vowel patterns within Babylonian itself also provide clues as to how some words are supposed to sound, he said. The website hosts some 30 audio files, generally a few minutes long. Among them are extracts from "The Epic of Gilgamesh," and the "Codex Hammurabi," one of the world's oldest set of laws. There are also several versions of the "Poem of the Righteous Sufferer," a Babylonian tale that closely parallels the Biblical story of Job, and other texts, including an erotic hymn to the goddess Ishtar and an incantation to prevent dog bites. The initiative draws enthusiastic support from Roger Woodard, a classics professor at the University of Buffalo in New York state who is not involved with the project. "I think it's a wonderful idea," said Woodard, who counts Babylonian among his languages. "There are just a few people in every generation who are the keepers of this knowledge, and by putting it on the Internet it's possible for a great many more people to be exposed to it, which in the end would help with the preservation of this knowledge." He said audio files will be helpful because most students who study ancient languages are only exposed to texts and do not get a chance to hear how the language actually sounds. Worthington said recordings were made by about a dozen specialists from several different countries, adding that his favorite part of the project was listening to how Babylonian varied depending on each accent. So do they all pronounce Babylonian in the same way? And what does the language really sound like? "Listen to the recordings and judge for yourself," he said.
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Post by stan on Dec 7, 2010 7:40:10 GMT 4
Hey Dr Stan .. I'm so amazed to see that video of "'Kookaburra sits on the old gumtree" ;D I can remember playing this song on a recorder (haltingly) .. at school musical concerts as a kid. Every Ozzie kid from the 60's remembers this song ;D The other amazing coincidence is that these birds were found not far from where I found a crystal that umm .. emitted red sparks from the ground ( Dan knows what I'm talking about ) Thanks for the memories lotsa love Nod Glad you liked it, and he says: "Yes, I do know of what she is speaking! Chatting soonest. D"
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Post by sesq on Dec 8, 2010 3:24:52 GMT 4
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Post by ninathedog on Dec 9, 2010 3:06:51 GMT 4
Nasa sells shuttle PCs without wiping secret data8 December 2010 Last updated at 06:43 ET BBC.comUS space agency Nasa has been left red-faced after selling off computers without ensuring that highly sensitive data had been removed. An internal investigation found 10 cases where PCs were sold despite failing data removal procedures.
Another four PCs - which were about to be sold - were found to contain data restricted under arms control rules.The computers were being sold off as Nasa winds down its space shuttle operations. The last shuttle flight is scheduled for June 2011. But the space agency's internal auditors discovered that its policies for wiping data from PCs used in the Shuttle programme have not always been followed. They uncovered issues at four locations: the Kennedy and Johnson Space Centers, and the Ames and Langley Research Centers.Secret dataIn some cases, tests were not being run to confirm the computers had been wiped. Investigators also found that some PCs that had failed those verification tests were still being put up for sale. Their report in to the incidents says its impossible to know what data was left on the sold-off equipment, but analysis of similar equipment "raises serious concerns" for Nasa. Investigators found four PCs being prepared for sale at the Kennedy Space Center which contained data subject to export control by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. They also found dozens of PCs at the Kennedy equipment disposal facility that all had external markings listing network details.
Such details could potentially provide hackers with "unauthorised access to Nasa's internal computer network". Nasa will now review and update its equipment disposals procedures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11947721
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Post by dan on Dec 9, 2010 7:06:46 GMT 4
Nasa sells shuttle PCs without wiping secret data8 December 2010 Last updated at 06:43 ET BBC.comUS space agency Nasa has been left red-faced after selling off computers without ensuring that highly sensitive data had been removed. An internal investigation found 10 cases where PCs were sold despite failing data removal procedures.
Another four PCs - which were about to be sold - were found to contain data restricted under arms control rules.The computers were being sold off as Nasa winds down its space shuttle operations. The last shuttle flight is scheduled for June 2011. But the space agency's internal auditors discovered that its policies for wiping data from PCs used in the Shuttle programme have not always been followed. They uncovered issues at four locations: the Kennedy and Johnson Space Centers, and the Ames and Langley Research Centers.Secret dataIn some cases, tests were not being run to confirm the computers had been wiped. Investigators also found that some PCs that had failed those verification tests were still being put up for sale. Their report in to the incidents says its impossible to know what data was left on the sold-off equipment, but analysis of similar equipment "raises serious concerns" for Nasa. Investigators found four PCs being prepared for sale at the Kennedy Space Center which contained data subject to export control by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. They also found dozens of PCs at the Kennedy equipment disposal facility that all had external markings listing network details.
Such details could potentially provide hackers with "unauthorised access to Nasa's internal computer network". Nasa will now review and update its equipment disposals procedures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11947721 Oh, well, what the heck?
While I am opposed to the actions of those who have provided NatSec information to WikiLeaks (or to anyone else for that matter), and while I am going to make few friends within the Group by saying this, I am still going to point out my feelings (and report what I said, sarcastically, to those around me) as I was informed of this matter:
Are we going to attempt to prosecute Assange for this too?
Dan
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Post by nodstar on Dec 15, 2010 4:41:27 GMT 4
New Parrot Species Discovered in Western Australia[/size] Nov 24, 2010 12:35 PM ET By OurAmazingPlanet Staff www.ouramazingplanet.com/new-parrot-species-discovered-in-australia-0777/Interesting stuff about Fitzgerald River National Park Western Australia www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_hotproperty/task,view/id,105/Itemid,755/ wa-ground-parrot An adult Western gound parrot photographed in Fitzgerald River National Park, Western Australia. Credit: Brent Barrett, WA Department of Environment and Conservation. DNA experts from Australia have discovered that dwindling populations of ground parrots in Western Australia belong to a different species than those found in the rest of the country, a find with important conservation implications. A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy used DNA from 160-year-old museum specimens to learn of distinct differences between the ground parrots in the east and west and that the western populations should be recognized as a new species. It has been named Pezoporus flaviventris. The DNA study suggests the two species diverged from each other some 2 million years ago. "Our findings demonstrate that museum collections, some going back more than 150 years, continue to be relevant and can provide critical information for understanding and conserving the world's biodiversity into the future," said team member Jeremy Austin, of the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA at the University of Adelaide. While excited about the discovery, researchers were also concerned for the survival of these newly classified birds. "The discovery has major conservation implications," said team member Stephen Murphy of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy. "The western ground parrot has declined rapidly in the last 20 years; there are now only about 110 birds surviving in the wild, and most of these are confined to a single national park. It is now one of the world's rarest birds." Several threats loom for the parrots. "A single wildfire through the national park or an influx of introduced predators, such as cats, could rapidly push the species to extinction. There is now an urgent need to prevent further population declines and to establish insurance populations into parts of the former range," said team member Allan Burbidge of the Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation. The study's findings were published this month in the international conservation research journal Conservation Genetics.
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Post by iris on Dec 15, 2010 5:11:05 GMT 4
Thank You Noddy for sharing with us this great article and the beautiful parrot picture.
Lots of Love, Iris
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Post by auroralaura on Dec 16, 2010 17:48:06 GMT 4
www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/science/story.html?id=3975462Canadian scientists wipe away misconceptions about sponges By Randy Boswell, Postmedia News December 14, 2010 Canadian researchers who probed the traits of a freshwater sponge from Vancouver Island say their findings about the species' "skin" could rewrite the history of animal life and illuminate a primordial family connection between humans and the porous organisms best known for mopping up kitchen spills. A study by three University of Alberta biologists, which appears in a journal published by the U.S.-based Public Library of Science, shows how the outer tissue of the B.C. specimen acts much like the protective layer of skin that distinguishes almost all other animals, including humans, from the seemingly flow-through sponges. The discovery, the research team concludes, could eventually force scientists to reclassify sponges closer to our own "eumetazoan" clade of animals, and to rethink humanity's evolutionary roots among these absorbent creatures of the deep. "It doesn't quite make them into Sponge Bob," study coauthor Sally Leys said on Monday. "But it very much does put sponges into the fold with the rest of us." The U of A team, including Emily Adams and Greg Goss, gathered samples of the common species spongilla lacustris from Sarita and Rosseau lakes near Bamfield, B.C., about 120 kilometres northwest of Victoria. Leys said the advantage of collecting sponges from Vancouver Island is that their habitats typically don't ice over in winter -- allowing access year-round -- and that colder weather triggers a degree of shrinkage and dormancy that makes the specimens easier to handle in experiments. The researchers tested the sponge's "epithelial" membrane to determine whether it can effectively block certain molecules from penetrating the organism's interior -- the way a mammal's skin or an insect's outer layer does. They found the sponge's membrane provided a "good, tight seal" akin to how a chimpanzee's skin protects against unwanted microbes and chemical invaders. "It shows that sponges share a physiology with other animals and are not just some odd offshoot," said Leys. Sponges, fossils of which have been found from about 550 million years ago, are among the earliest known complex creatures to appear following the evolution of life from unicellular to multicelled organisms. © Copyright (c) Postmedia News Read more: www.canada.com/technology/Canadian+scientists+wipe+away+misconceptions+about+sponges/3975462/story.html#ixzz18HZ0zPzy~ Highlights are my own. Love, AL P.S. Since this article speaks of sponges and even mentions the character, "Spongebob (Squarepants)," I'd like to dedicate this to "Spongebob" who is helping with ARGGO.
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