2 April 2012
I can hardly believe it: the Claymore headed back to Polynesia and I got left behind here on Pitcairn for 10 days. How cool is that? 10 whole days on the home of the Bounty buccaneers.
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Even though the Olympics take place during Ramadan, some Muslim athletes said they will not fast during games. Then, after sampling the British food, they said, on second thought, fasting sounds good.
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Gaza Christians protest ‘forcible conversions’. By the Associated Press
Christians in predominantly Muslim Gaza stage demonstration claiming two 25-year-old community members were forcibly converted to Islam
Dozens of Christians in predominantly Muslim Gaza have staged a rare protest, claiming two members of their community were forcibly converted to Islam and are being held against their will.
Gaza police say the two are staying with a Muslim religious official at their request, because they fear retribution from their families for converting.
Christians are a minority of about 1,500 people in Gaza, a territory with 1.7 million Muslim residents. Since the Islamic militant Hamas seized power five years ago, Christians have felt increasingly embattled but have largely kept silent.
Monday’s protest was a rare exception. Gaza’s Archbishop Alexious said the converts – a 25-year-old man and a woman with three children – should be returned to their families.
Forcible conversions have been unheard of in Gaza before.
Filmmaker Michael Morantz created this inspirational piece from found footage:
The future excites me so much, that is why I made this video. We need to be inspired by the immense possibilities of the future and work extremely hard to achieve them. We can do it, we just have to commit.
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TALKS | TEDX
David MacKay: A reality check on renewables
How much land mass would renewables need to power a nation like the UK? An entire country’s worth. In this pragmatic talk from TEDxWarwick, David MacKay tours the basic mathematics that show worrying limitations on our sustainable energy options and explains why we should pursue them anyway.
As an information theorist and computer scientist, David MacKay uses hard math to assess our renewable energy options. Full bio » ?
Oldie: young love
Little Bruce and Jenny are only 10 years old, but they know they are in love.
One day they decide that they want to get married, so Bruce goes to Jenny’s father to ask him for her hand.
Bruce bravely walks up to him and says, “Mr. Smith, me and Jenny are in love and I want to ask you for her hand in marriage.”
Thinking that this was just the cutest thing,
Mr. Smith replies, “Well Bruce, you are only 10… Where will you two live?”
Without even taking a moment to think about it, Bruce replies, “In Jenny’s room. It’s bigger than mine and we can both fit there nicely.”
Mr. Smith says with a huge grin, “Okay, then how will you live? You’re not old enough to get a job. You’ll need to support Jenny.”
Again, Bruce instantly replies, “Our allowance. Jenny makes five bucks a week and I make 10 bucks a week. That’s about 60 bucks a month, so that should do us just fine.”
Mr. Smith is impressed Bruce has put so much thought into this.
“Well Bruce, it seems like you have everything figured out.
I just have one more question. What will you do if the two of you should have little children of your own?”
Bruce just shrugs his shoulders and says,
“Well, we’ve been lucky so far.”
Handy Ideas
Handle every Stressful situation like a dog.
If you can’t eat it or play with it,
Pee on it and walk away.
Creation in the South Pacific
Originally posted in 2006.
Source: http://yacht-maiken.blogspot.com/2006/08/stone-sea-and-volcano.html
Verification: http://www.hoax-slayer.com/new-pacific-island.shtml
A yacht was traveling in the south Pacific when the crew came across a weird sight. Look at these photos and try to imagine the thrill of experiencing this phenomenon.
A beach?
No: this is not a beach.
It is volcanic stones floating on the water.
But where is the volcano?
Unbelievable site, so take pictures to prove it is true else no one would believe it.
The wake of my ship
Stay on the edge of the water then this was spotted: ash and steam rising from the ocean.
And, while we were watching…
…a plume of black ash…huge cloud, covering red even this far away.
Then the sky turns black with ash and the ocean gold with suns reflection.
Out of the ocean mountain peaks arise.
More eruptions ash and clouds.
The mountain peaks rise higher within minutes.
A brand new island formed.
Creation of mountains.
Can you imagine the thrill of being the first and only people to see a new island being created where there was nothing before?
Optical Illusion
This image never really ever stops moving. If you stare at it long enough, you can kind of get it to slow down but it never stops.
