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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Where Imperial Storm Troopers Moonlight
taking a walk though Google Data Center:
From our networking room to the cooling towers outside of the facility, you can explore the different areas of a Google data center in this guided video tour. Learn more about what you're viewing in Street View above, and see some of our equipment in motion.
via the cheezburger site:
More stories under the fold
Hmm...those Vikings got around quite a bit...
they now are finding that they had a regular ivory trade going on with the locals at Baffin Island. Of course, it was a bit warmer back then.
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from AtlasObscura:
Trekkies break world record of the largest number of people dressed in Startrek costumes.
and yes, all the Captains were there.
Photo by Martin McNeil/WireImage
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Big weekend for Cebu: 80 thousand expected there to celebrate out latest saint.
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she's not the only saint being canonized this weekend: Kateri is now a saint, and some from her father's tribe are going there to celebrate.
and my patients back in the US are celebrating:. Photo is from my old parish in Oklahoma.
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As LostWorlds blog notes sarcastically, the Native Americans are not a zoo specimen, but still live and work in the US. He provides data on the largest tribes:
The two largest tribes are completely different: Many Navajos still follow their traditions and speak the language at home, while the Cherokee have long been "assimilated" and intermarried with others: their heritage is more similar to those of the Ethnic immigrants: more mixed, with memories of the past.
The Sioux and Chippewa are somewhat in between: somewhat traditional but not as many native speakers.
I sometimes joke I had been through two wars in Africa but the only place where I was shot at was working with the Sioux. (My window was shot out with a high powered rifle). Of course, the hospital was a mess at the time, and the tribe was in an uproar. I made waves saying we needed more help, so I was hounded out of the place.
The Apache? About the same. They were even "meaner" than the Sioux, but at least I didn't get shot at.
When I worked with them, they hated the IHS personnel for good reasons; we were grossly understaffed and lacking decent facilities, but the IHS wouldn't upgrade because the wanted to close the in patient hospital and make it to a mere clinic (never mind that the next hospital was 30 miles over a 7000 foot mountain pass). So they kept the place inadequate to punish the tribe, saying if the tribe really wanted to improve things, they should spend money to take over the hospital instead of investing in enterprises that provided jobs for their people, never mind that treaty rights gave them free medical care.
The next time you read why the US needs single party federal health insurance, tell them to talk to their nearest Native American and see what kind of care they'd be given.
they now are finding that they had a regular ivory trade going on with the locals at Baffin Island. Of course, it was a bit warmer back then.
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from AtlasObscura:
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Joya de Cerén was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional condition of the remains, they provide an insight into the daily lives of the Central American populations who worked the land at that time.
Trekkies break world record of the largest number of people dressed in Startrek costumes.
and yes, all the Captains were there.
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Big weekend for Cebu: 80 thousand expected there to celebrate out latest saint.
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she's not the only saint being canonized this weekend: Kateri is now a saint, and some from her father's tribe are going there to celebrate.
“The Vatican is topping off what we feel by making her a saint,” Alma Ransom told Indian Country Today Media Network. She has played a critical role in the canonization effort over the years.
“In Indian words she’s been a saint all along to us. When we refer to Kateri [pronounced Ga-da-li in the Mohawk language] we call her a holy person, and I think saints are holy people. We’re very proud and happy,” Ransom said, then added with a laugh, “We’re proud for her because she was so humble and timid—and we’re not!”
and my patients back in the US are celebrating:. Photo is from my old parish in Oklahoma.
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As LostWorlds blog notes sarcastically, the Native Americans are not a zoo specimen, but still live and work in the US. He provides data on the largest tribes:
According to the 2010 census, the ten largest Native American tribes today are:
- Navajo……..308,013
- Cherokee…..285,476
- Sioux……….131,048
- Chippewa….115,859
- Choctaw……88,913
- Apache……..64,869
- Pueblo………59,337
- Iroquois…….48,365
- Creek………..44,085
- Blackfeet……23,583
The two largest tribes are completely different: Many Navajos still follow their traditions and speak the language at home, while the Cherokee have long been "assimilated" and intermarried with others: their heritage is more similar to those of the Ethnic immigrants: more mixed, with memories of the past.
The Sioux and Chippewa are somewhat in between: somewhat traditional but not as many native speakers.
I sometimes joke I had been through two wars in Africa but the only place where I was shot at was working with the Sioux. (My window was shot out with a high powered rifle). Of course, the hospital was a mess at the time, and the tribe was in an uproar. I made waves saying we needed more help, so I was hounded out of the place.
The Apache? About the same. They were even "meaner" than the Sioux, but at least I didn't get shot at.
When I worked with them, they hated the IHS personnel for good reasons; we were grossly understaffed and lacking decent facilities, but the IHS wouldn't upgrade because the wanted to close the in patient hospital and make it to a mere clinic (never mind that the next hospital was 30 miles over a 7000 foot mountain pass). So they kept the place inadequate to punish the tribe, saying if the tribe really wanted to improve things, they should spend money to take over the hospital instead of investing in enterprises that provided jobs for their people, never mind that treaty rights gave them free medical care.
The next time you read why the US needs single party federal health insurance, tell them to talk to their nearest Native American and see what kind of care they'd be given.
"We were soldiers, once, and young..."
Basil Plumley, who was played by Sam Eliott in the film "We Were Soldiers", has died and his family and friends are grieving.
the article notes that Eliott became a family friend and attended the funeral. He about says it all:
Blackfive has more
wikipedia article HERE.
No one understood war better than Basil Plumley, but he was about to find peace. His Size 12 combat boots were stained with mud and blood from the three great wars of the 20th century and now he was being laid to rest among thousands of other warriors.
Plumley died last week. He didn't die on a battlefield. He was 92, and he died surrounded by a family that knew him as a hero who doted on grandchildren and great-grandchildren and seldom talked about the service that earned him membership in a fraternity more exclusive than the Medal of Honor.
Like many of the hundreds who were there Tuesday, Joe Galloway knew him as a command sergeant major. The legendary war correspondent met Plumley in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam -- a place neither thought they would survive.
"He was the very essence of a command sergeant major. They stand at the right hand of God and sometimes they speak with more authority than God," Galloway said, before eulogizing his longtime friend.
the article notes that Eliott became a family friend and attended the funeral. He about says it all:
Elliott said playing Plumley was a great responsibility. "I've played many historic figures, but Sgt. Plumley wasn't just a great man. He was there."
As an actor, he often seems larger than life. But in Plumley, Elliott found a person that was truly larger than life.
"That's the difference," he said. "I pretend to be, but Sgt. Plumley was real. He lived it."
Blackfive has more
~Susan Katz Keating has the ultimate tribute to CSM Basil Plumley, who recently passed away. My favorite couple of paragraphs:
Hansen said he was intrigued, some years back, when he came across a mention of "first sergeant" Plumley in a historical book about World War II.CSM Plumley was a legend in the Army. It is said that Sam Elliot actually "underplayed" him in "We Were Soldiers Once." Three awards of the CIB, 5 combat jumps in two wars. A gruff and demanding NCO who set and enforced high standards. That's why he won. RIP CSM.
"We all thought he was hatched a sergeant major, and here he was in black and white, a first sergeant. The passage wasn't very clear, just mentioned (Plumley) and something about a German tank," Hansen said. "He was a man of few words and a humble man; a lot of people don't realize that about him. He didn't brag, he just told you like it was. I asked him, 'What's the story about you and a German tank and he just grunted and said, 'Obviously I won.' And that was all there was to it."
wikipedia article HERE.
Craft item of the day
decorate your home with giant Spider webs.
Instructions from Lowe's
who also have these projects "Other fun, spooky and exciting Halloween projects!"
- Creepy Curtains
- Glowing Ghoul Eyes
- Halloween Family Plot Tombstones
- Graveyard Gate
- Scary Screens
- Giant Spiderwebs
- Unwelcome Mat
- Wicked Wreaths
headsup geekcrafts
Hobbit stuff
Heh. Father Roderick is back, and secrets of the Hobbit podcast is back.
he explains his absence saying he was with his mother visiting China to find their roots (He is one quarter Chinese) and mentions that facebook and other social media are sometimes blocked.
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Empire magazine via TORN: Stephen Colbert visited New Zealand and might have a cameo in the film.
he explains his absence saying he was with his mother visiting China to find their roots (He is one quarter Chinese) and mentions that facebook and other social media are sometimes blocked.
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Empire magazine via TORN: Stephen Colbert visited New Zealand and might have a cameo in the film.
rants
- Movie Review: 2016: Obama’s America, 20 Oct 2012
- Beware the Caliphate, 18 Oct 2012
- The “Miracle” That Changed History, 13 Oct 2012
- LibyaGate Coverup is Unraveling, 11 Oct 2012
- Is the Obama Campaign Snooping from Facebook?, 07 Oct 2012
- Philippine Internet Freedom of Speech R.I.P., 27 Sep 2012
The second one on the list badly needs a rewrite, but like this blog, sometimes I publish and then go back to rewrite/edit, knowing that sometimes the internet or electricity goes off and it's better a badly written one than nothing.
stuff
exploding hand washing stuff
On Hillary being the grown up.
On an angry (birds) car
Freaks vs orcs...blame the papists (who live in anti Papist environments)
Maybe if the internet is on I'll add more later...got to get to the church on time tra la la la
On Hillary being the grown up.
On an angry (birds) car
Freaks vs orcs...blame the papists (who live in anti Papist environments)
Maybe if the internet is on I'll add more later...got to get to the church on time tra la la la
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Family News
The internet has been off most of the day, but it's a beautiful day: no rain and not too hot, so I've been working in the garden etc.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Hobbits hobbits hobbits
USA Today Article. ten reasons we love the hobbit
10. The Anti-Arnie. A fussy 50-year-old bachelor who considers adventures to be "Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner!" -- that's Bilbo Baggins, who lacks the usual alpha male DNA. Throughout The Hobbit, Bilbo is cold, hungry, terrified and painfully homesick. Yet by the end, Bilbo accesses his inner warrior and proves himself brave, loyal, wise and ingenious. Which is perhaps the novel's deepest appeal, since all of us - no matter what our age - secretly hope we too could be heroes, if called upon.
free flower pattern for International Crochet Day 2012
NezumiWorld Blog: Spiral Flower - International Crochet Day 2012: Today is the 12th September so it's International Crochet Day, as in previous years here's a new free pattern a Spiral Flower. This i...
The Bacon Boson
Looking for the Bacon Boson
best comment:
Cats, on the other hand, are only interested in string theory.
best comment:
Cats, on the other hand, are only interested in string theory.
Mystery of the week
European goods and a huge pre Colombian city have been found in....Canada?!
an axe traced to Spain may have been traded to the Indians via the Basque/Breton fishermen who fished the Grand Banks prior to Colombus' voyage.
full story HERE.
includes this mask:
an axe traced to Spain may have been traded to the Indians via the Basque/Breton fishermen who fished the Grand Banks prior to Colombus' voyage.
full story HERE.
includes this mask:
Stuff below the fold
Lying on surveys: from Freakonomics.
Freakonomics also has a list of their freakiest links:
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Mrs. Gay Caswell notes someone in lower Canada noticed that the pornographers are exploiting kids on the Res, a problem she has been fighting for years.
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Another day, another possible cyclone.
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Look to the sky: The Orionids are coming.
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The Philippines gets it's second saint: Pedro Calungsod
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The moon origin: still exploring the story.
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Riddles on a billboard at TORN:
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DUBNER: Quite possibly and we’re also getting a lot of answers that don’t reflect reality. Think about it, what every poll relies on is one stranger telling the truth to another stranger about the future. So there are many ways in which that answer can go wrong. Nate Silver runs the blog FiveThirtyEight.com. He takes all of these different political polls and analyzes them and weights them depending on how good a poll they are. He says it can be hard even to figure out whether a given person will vote at all.-------------------------------
Nate SILVER: “You can ask Americans and say, ‘are you going to vote?’ But people lie about that, just like they lie about always washing their hands or using condoms or never running a red light or anything else.”
Freakonomics also has a list of their freakiest links:
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Mrs. Gay Caswell notes someone in lower Canada noticed that the pornographers are exploiting kids on the Res, a problem she has been fighting for years.
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Another day, another possible cyclone.
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Look to the sky: The Orionids are coming.
stargazers can expect a treat starting Wednesday night from the Orionid meteor shower - leftover bits of the famed Halley's Comet that enter and burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.
PAGASA hinted fireballs may be seen during the meteor shower since the Orionids are very fast. The Orionids may be active from Oct. 17 to 25 and will likely peak Oct. 21 to 22, it added.
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The Philippines gets it's second saint: Pedro Calungsod
He was one of the boy catechists who went along with some Spanish Jesuit missionaries to... evangelize the Chamorros. On April 2, 1672, Calungsod was martyred with Fr. Diego Luis de San Vitores when they were attacked after a baptism
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The moon origin: still exploring the story.
In a slew of studies published Wednesday, planetary scientists provided new evidence supporting the long-standing — but imperfect — theory that the Earth and moon formed after the proto-Earth collided with another huge planetary body, sometimes referred to as Theia.more here.
Some of that evidence comes from super-precise measurements of the zinc in lunar rock samples collected by Apollo astronauts. These findings, reported in the journal Nature, support the idea that the moon's birth had to have resulted from "a big event with lots of energy," strong enough to vaporize rock, said study leader Frederic Moynier, a geochemist at Washington University.
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Another sign the end of the world is nigh
Exploding Toilets.
Bush's AlGore's fault
headsup Instapundit.
The terror that strikes from below – an exploding toilet bowl – is sowing fear and fecal water all over the small, confusingly named town of North, South Carolina. The Improvised Bathroom Device lashed at the civic heart of North itself, going off in the men's bathroom inside Town Hall, reports the Times and Democrat. The stall's occupant had fortunately stepped away seconds before the eruption, which blew a third of the tank to smithereens and lodged porcelain shrapnel in a door. The culprit was a toilet engineered for heavy public use that employs a high-pressure valve and less water than normal.It's
Detonating toilets have become a recent scourge in the American bathroom scene. Although the brand of North's rogue crapper is unknown, earlier this summer Flushmate issued a massive voluntary recall of pressurized toilets after about 300 people complained of explosions.
headsup Instapundit.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Brilliant idea of the day
via Gizmodo
Welcome to The Onion's first TED Talk parody. It's incredible. And its best line just happens to sum up everything that's annoying about TED in one little sentence: "I'll be your visionary, and you do the things I come up with."but it sounds like they've been watching this:
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