tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85900083925065335892024-03-13T17:16:53.506+10:00Eclecticus MeFragments of yet another life occupying this expansive universe.
A real work of fiction. An amazing cast. A plot?
Let's see...M?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05903611579763242357noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590008392506533589.post-26949788494440549822012-03-13T21:05:00.000+10:002012-03-13T21:05:41.446+10:00The Clipperton Project - what Science & Art will tell us about climate change?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYksGPae0IwblnA4iOSc_8l5CacsdY9HoY72F8ex1Rj6Qx4RokTyRKZ0HOw0YqdyB7YxLplXa6grvnmogfGcD4y7YxVlFyoqawOOVMzRes_fCn878hanAdqcalJoxlro9L_4-RcPr0EUl/s1600/800px-Clippertonisland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYksGPae0IwblnA4iOSc_8l5CacsdY9HoY72F8ex1Rj6Qx4RokTyRKZ0HOw0YqdyB7YxLplXa6grvnmogfGcD4y7YxVlFyoqawOOVMzRes_fCn878hanAdqcalJoxlro9L_4-RcPr0EUl/s400/800px-Clippertonisland.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Imagine being stuck on a remote island...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><b>Where would it be?</b></div><div style="color: orange; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: yellow;">What would you do?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: orange;">How would you survive?</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">If spotting boobies on the Île de la Passion conjures interesting imagery, read on!</div><br />
An interesting experiment has just gotten underway a few hundred kilometres off Mexico in the tiny Pacific atoll known as Clipperton Island (or <span lang="es"><i>Isla de la Pasión</i> in Spanish</span>). The island is uninhabited except for some wildlife, though it's seen many a shipwrecked and has been influenced by human intervention in the past. At only 9km across and about 2m above sea level (except for the isolated Clipperton Rock a small volcanic outcrop standing almost 30m), it is under direct authority of the French Government and part of the EU, yet French citizens need a permit to visit the island.<br />
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At the beginning of March an expedition set off to investigate the effects of climate change, to observe these changes firsthand and upon returning to civilization to help spread awareness of environmental issues which have far reaching and very real consequences. <br />
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Regular updates are up on the website of the experiences of the latest Clipperton expedition. Consisting of scientists and artists, the project director Jon Bofiglio <a href="http://www.clippertonproject.com/work/the-activities/">proposal</a> describes an experiment in which scientific information about environmental change is shared by employing different fields of research working together to change public perception and enact change. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-clipperton-project-podcast/id486460333">Podcasts</a> featuring project participants, explore themes with social and environmental relevance. <a href="http://www.clippertonproject.com/latest-images/">Photo galleries </a>show how wildlife has been affected by human impact. There are also some updates of <a href="http://www.clippertonproject.com/research/">field research</a>.<br />
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At the end of the project, what will be achieved? No one really knows. It may just be a junket for some very adventurous creatives. It may fall short of it's goal to change public perception of environmental change. All anyone really knows is it's an experiment and as an experiment it needs objectivity, creativity and analysis to determine it's value. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-YprFMK8nm9vpyxLOrgRGFljh3ASYNvpbTIHJT7wakJOuZTYJYjPUd9cxRK58s65FNXBQcX7-R9j6TyG2jz0jaifgNZ-g6cJT435mclEUcL1r-O6Z2qfCe7jyFMgsgA0Dqysb2Q-o5LU/s1600/TCPheader13inch3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-YprFMK8nm9vpyxLOrgRGFljh3ASYNvpbTIHJT7wakJOuZTYJYjPUd9cxRK58s65FNXBQcX7-R9j6TyG2jz0jaifgNZ-g6cJT435mclEUcL1r-O6Z2qfCe7jyFMgsgA0Dqysb2Q-o5LU/s400/TCPheader13inch3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>image from The Clipperton Project </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> For more information contact: info@theclippertonproject.com or check out <a href="http://www.clippertonproject.com/"> the Clipperton Project</a> </div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Curious facts about the island from the universe of Wikipedia </span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzUCSxvpVdeam-KXgGjbxKxHXUyOSxyVi6RUiN5n0ScpKfh8D7ljB620E9AqTO5ajbQwLo4q4phjUrgN2wyuq0W0eU2hyphenhyphenr8eh2biLZg4HNgNqTNWQV9iIfSItcAllCDHhUkHGV-sYOmBp/s1600/220px-Brown_booby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzUCSxvpVdeam-KXgGjbxKxHXUyOSxyVi6RUiN5n0ScpKfh8D7ljB620E9AqTO5ajbQwLo4q4phjUrgN2wyuq0W0eU2hyphenhyphenr8eh2biLZg4HNgNqTNWQV9iIfSItcAllCDHhUkHGV-sYOmBp/s1600/220px-Brown_booby.jpg" /></a><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- named after a pirate</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- nearest neighbour is almost 1000 km away </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- surrounds freshwater lagoon which has drinkable but stagnant and acidic water</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- no fish in lagoon </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- width ranges from 45- 400m; on average:150m </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- 2m above sea level, excluding solitary volcanic rock 29m </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- low tide exposes reef</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- birds are using plastic toys in their nests </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- don't eat the crabs -they're poisonous</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- remains of US Navy buildings from WWI </span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- was a British mining colony for guano in early 20th century</span></b></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">nice Boobie - not a pirate!</span></i></div>M?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05903611579763242357noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590008392506533589.post-39381272583670980472011-10-17T21:49:00.000+10:002011-10-17T21:49:24.797+10:00persuasion of the periphery<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're out and about in Brunswick in the next 2 weeks, check out the Sydney Road 'Window Frames' exhibition organised by the <a href="http://www.sydneyroad.com.au/">SRBA</a>. There are many impressive and eye-catching pieces in the storefronts between Brunswick Road and Albert Street.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm anxious and excited as this will be my first time exhibiting something. I called it 'persuasion of the periphery' and it can be seen at<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1561019/restaurant/Victoria/Cocoa-Nation-Brunswick"> Cocoa Nation, 365 Sydney Road Brunswick</a>. It's a tough gig trying to compete for attention next to all those good looking chocolates but it's a sweet spot to stop and savour some chocolate treats! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g-hrUUa2RO5ODvjlJheYKKgZuR9Sb7B39jWrWhu4z8LexMQTjxTxGrT9zm0Gv5fwF-BTOnwdMvUIfODFo9CPj_k11V4_MjqYni1tt3x8zlVghxFzIP9pD66MYCR7kdGONX6A4o9wt7nN/s1600/pery+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g-hrUUa2RO5ODvjlJheYKKgZuR9Sb7B39jWrWhu4z8LexMQTjxTxGrT9zm0Gv5fwF-BTOnwdMvUIfODFo9CPj_k11V4_MjqYni1tt3x8zlVghxFzIP9pD66MYCR7kdGONX6A4o9wt7nN/s320/pery+1.jpg" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXvZcLMqNQ9yR9DCusBV2JVr5e5emAf_ChvSH5tzFcL0BAYuuFYL1S3UAw_7BowTvlO5ltqPcUgid7LtsYxBEt0s6aUiVmmrBRMsrKFC6DOpnmIH_N3r_FXMXaCw8f4e-pdVII_q2ij7e/s1600/pery+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXvZcLMqNQ9yR9DCusBV2JVr5e5emAf_ChvSH5tzFcL0BAYuuFYL1S3UAw_7BowTvlO5ltqPcUgid7LtsYxBEt0s6aUiVmmrBRMsrKFC6DOpnmIH_N3r_FXMXaCw8f4e-pdVII_q2ij7e/s320/pery+2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">hmm... is that it? well it's a start!</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So what are you waiting for? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Get out there and check out some local art while you can it's on until October 31st!</div></div>M?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05903611579763242357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590008392506533589.post-72614876623979297722011-03-18T03:17:00.003+10:002011-03-20T10:51:29.229+10:00Thoughts on recent seismic events and solar activity<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I've heard in passing about the solar flare on February 19th and March 9th this year and it struck me that the recent Haiti, Chile, New Zealand and Japan earthquakes have occurred around the same time plus a few days. It got me thinking. I read other people's similar ideas online and put the few brain cells I have to work to find out if there is anything to it. I used wikipedia and spaceweather.com to create a very rough summary of a sample of earthquakes and their related solar events- which follow below.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Now, this may all be unsubstantiated speculation and I'm sure if you pick a random date there will be an earthquake and very likely some form of a solar event. There are small gaps but as a first pass and without sophisticated instruments- I believe there may be something linking the two phenomena. I'm sure others have already made this connection and have published their findings! As a scientist however, I need to remain objective (it's hard because this is such an interesting observation especially for a nerd like me) and try debunk the hypothesis- <i><b>'That solar activity does have an effect on seismic activity of the Earth</b></i>'<b><i>. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Anyway here's the table you make your own conclusions. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 715px;"><col style="width: 104pt;" width="138"></col> <col style="width: 73pt;" width="97"></col> <col span="8" style="width: 45pt;" width="60"></col> <tbody>
<tr height="25" style="height: 18.75pt;"> <td class="xl90" height="25" style="height: 18.75pt; width: 104pt;" width="138"><b><u>Location</u></b></td> <td class="xl87" style="width: 73pt;" width="97"><b><u>Date</u></b></td> <td class="xl86" colspan="8" style="border-right: 0.5pt solid black; width: 360pt;" width="480"><b><u>Event</u></b></td> </tr>
<tr height="51" style="height: 38.25pt;"> <td class="xl94" height="51" style="border-top: medium none; height: 38.25pt; width: 104pt;" width="138"></td> <td class="xl75" style="border-top: medium none; width: 73pt;" width="97"></td> <td class="xl76" style="border-left: medium none; border-top: medium none; width: 45pt;" width="60"><u>Earthquake Magnitude</u></td> <td class="xl77" style="border-top: medium none; width: 45pt;" width="60"><u>Solar Flare</u></td> <td class="xl76" style="border-top: medium none; width: 45pt;" width="60"><u>Solar Prominence</u></td> <td class="xl78" style="border-top: medium none; width: 45pt;" width="60"><u>Solar wind</u></td> <td class="xl79" style="border-top: medium none; width: 45pt;" width="60"><u>Magnetic Filament</u></td> <td class="xl80" style="border-top: medium none; width: 45pt;" width="60"><u>Coronal Mass Ejection </u></td> <td class="xl81" style="border-top: medium none; width: 45pt;" width="60"><u>Geomagnetic storms</u></td> <td class="xl79" style="border-top: medium none; width: 45pt;" width="60"><u>Coronal holes</u></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl95" height="20" style="color: white; height: 15pt;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Tōhoku region</span></td> <td class="xl91">11/03/2011</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;">9</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72">300km/s</td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>Japan</b></u></td> <td class="xl91">9/03/3011</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl70">X1.6</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Christchurch</td> <td class="xl92">22/02/2011</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none;">6.3</td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl84"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl96" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>New Zealand</b></u></td> <td class="xl93">19/02/2011</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">M6.6</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">490km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl98" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Kraljevo</td> <td class="xl92" style="border-top: medium none;">3/11/2010</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none; border-top: medium none;">5.3</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl84" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>Serbia</b></u></td> <td class="xl93">1/11/2010</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">C</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">312km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Sumatra</td> <td class="xl92" style="border-top: medium none;">25/10/2010</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none; border-top: medium none;">7.7</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl84" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl96" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>Indonesia</b></u></td> <td class="xl93">17/10/2010</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">C</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">608km/s</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl98" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Canterbury</td> <td class="xl82" style="border-left: medium none; border-top: medium none;">4/09/2010</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none; border-top: medium none;">7.1</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl84" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>New Zealand</b></u></td> <td class="xl74" style="border-left: medium none;">1/09/2010</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">C</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">352km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Maule/Biobío Region</td> <td class="xl91">27/02/2010</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;">8.8</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl96" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>Chile</b></u></td> <td class="xl91">24/02/2010</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl70">N</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72">396km/s</td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67">N</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl98" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Port Au Prince</td> <td class="xl92">12/01/2010</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none;">7</td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl84"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>Haiti</b></u></td> <td class="xl93">10/01/2010</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">Y</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">298km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Sumatra</td> <td class="xl92" style="border-top: medium none;">30/09/2009</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none; border-top: medium none;">7.6</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl84" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl96" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>Indonesia</b></u></td> <td class="xl93">26/09/2009</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">N</td> <td class="xl71">Y</td> <td class="xl73">319km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">N</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl98" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Sixuan Province</td> <td class="xl91">12/05/2008</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;">8</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><b><u>China</u></b></td> <td class="xl91">10/05/2008</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl70">N</td> <td class="xl70">Y</td> <td class="xl72">363km/s</td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67">N</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">San Martin region</td> <td class="xl92">25/09/2005</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none;">7.5</td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl84"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl96" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>Peru </b></u></td> <td class="xl93">20/09/2005</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">C</td> <td class="xl71">Y</td> <td class="xl73">406km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl98" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Sumatra</td> <td class="xl91">28/03/2005</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;">8.3</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><b><u>Indonesia</u></b></td> <td class="xl91">25/03/2005</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl70">C</td> <td class="xl70">Y</td> <td class="xl72">669km/s</td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Sumatra</td> <td class="xl92">26/12/2004</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none;">9.1</td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl84"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl96" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><b><u>Indian Ocean</u></b></td> <td class="xl93">24-25/12/2004</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">C1</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">400km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl98" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Bam</td> <td class="xl91">26/12/2003</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;">6.6</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><b><u>Iran</u></b></td> <td class="xl91">23/12/2003</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl70">C6</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72">488km/s</td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> <td class="xl67">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Hokkaido</td> <td class="xl92">25/09/2003</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none;">8.3</td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl83"></td> <td class="xl84"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> <td class="xl85"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl96" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><b><u>Japan</u></b></td> <td class="xl93">23/09/2003</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">C1</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">518km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl98" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">Kunlun</td> <td class="xl91">14/11/2001</td> <td class="xl70" style="border-left: medium none;">7.8</td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl70"></td> <td class="xl72"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> <td class="xl67"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><b><u>Tibet</u></b></td> <td class="xl93">13/11/2001</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">C8</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">364km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl69" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">San Salvador</td> <td class="xl92" style="border-top: medium none;">13/02/2001</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none; border-top: medium none;">6.6</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl84" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl96" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>El Salvador</b></u></td> <td class="xl68">10-11/02/2001</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">C3</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">395km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl98" height="20" style="height: 15pt;">San Miguel</td> <td class="xl92" style="border-top: medium none;">13/01/2001</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-left: medium none; border-top: medium none;">7.6</td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl83" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl84" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl85" style="border-top: medium none;"></td> </tr>
<tr height="20" style="height: 15pt;"> <td class="xl97" height="20" style="color: #0b5394; height: 15pt;"><u><b>El Salvador</b></u></td> <td class="xl93">10/01/2001</td> <td class="xl71" style="border-left: medium none;"></td> <td class="xl71">M2</td> <td class="xl71"></td> <td class="xl73">430km/s</td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68"></td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> <td class="xl68">Y</td> </tr>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>UPDATE:</b></span> </u>The evidence in the above table does not implicate solar flares. It suggests they may be involved. It suggests coronal holes and subsequent geomagnetic storms in which solar wind is blasted to Earth are the culprits behind seismic events. </span></div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="width: 1047px;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>Of course this idea is nothing new, however I'm having trouble locating similar literature or finding it as accepted idea. I'll keep looking...<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0b5394; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2007 Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences: Physics </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Volume 71, Number 4, 593-595, DOI: 10.3103/S1062873807040466</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;">From the Proceedings of the XXIX All-Russia Conference on Cosmic Rays </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0b5394; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24pt;">Solar activity and global seismicity of the earth </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: white; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">S. D. Odintsov, G. S. Ivanov-Kholodnyi and K. Georgieva</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #0b5394; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18pt;">Abstract </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8590008392506533589&postID=7261487662397929772" name="Abs1"></a><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Results of studying the character and possible succession of cause-effect relations (in going from a disturbance source on the Sun to a response in the lithosphere in the range of periods from several days to the 11-year solar cycle) have been presented. It has been indicated that the maximum of seismic energy, released from earthquake sources in the 11-yr cycle of sunspots, is observed during the phase of cycle decline and lags 2 yr behind the solar cycle maximum. It has been established that the maximum in the number of earthquakes directly correlates with the instant of a sudden increase in the solar wind velocity. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> ---</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> This is my own (scant/incorrect) analysis and thought processes so these observations need to be confirmed, however if you see something worthwhile in following up- please contact me regarding using any this information, however inaccurate it may be.<u> Thank you</u></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><u>MORE UPDATE: </u>20TH March 2011 Have continued to come across more literature online which uses more sophisticated methods of analysis to show the relationship between geomagnetic storms and seismic events. For more detailed information check out: <a href="http://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/m-a-vukcevic-earthquakes-and-geomagnetic-storms/">M.A. Vukcevic's</a> post on Tallblokes talkshop. <u><br />
</u></span></div><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><u> </u></span></div>M?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05903611579763242357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590008392506533589.post-15719141198264131282011-01-10T23:09:00.002+10:002011-01-10T23:41:51.457+10:00in bloom + in depth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem67dUs3JMAsWPKLq3Pf-Uy7CRwH26ZwXAE8tZwtD7rsJoZdFt3YH4KWaMrJHf7ba3gT31zcoMcMXj7CtGiLIgDrdhqTihH7LaBFUhSdvopqZ66UnlLKumSEwSVEjF0ZMFic_pIq6qG8R/s1600/IMGP2215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiem67dUs3JMAsWPKLq3Pf-Uy7CRwH26ZwXAE8tZwtD7rsJoZdFt3YH4KWaMrJHf7ba3gT31zcoMcMXj7CtGiLIgDrdhqTihH7LaBFUhSdvopqZ66UnlLKumSEwSVEjF0ZMFic_pIq6qG8R/s640/IMGP2215.JPG" width="480" /></a> Carlton, 2nd January 2011</div><br />
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I like this photo.<br />
The flower is sharply in focus and each petal is distinct, yet the background looks dreamy - blurred and slightly out of focus, colours washed out with the glow of the late afternoon sun. The trio are deep in discussion, oblivious.M?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05903611579763242357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590008392506533589.post-14300095261854933192011-01-10T10:43:00.000+10:002011-01-10T23:27:15.191+10:00the courage of your own disatisfaction prompts...<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Cloudy thoughts to <b>doubt</b> what you have</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Fantastic deceptions to gnash at with emotion -</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Forge ahead!</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Time creeps forward, and opportunities slip by.</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Wring hands and sigh deeply </div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Relief that these thoughts are just so</div><div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And night brings <b>peace</b> to conversations with the loved.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">- Stream of consciousness rabble and late night creative drivel </span>M?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05903611579763242357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590008392506533589.post-17806895389913427362011-01-09T14:22:00.002+10:002011-01-10T23:29:43.164+10:00beyond the glass ceiling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qKjZNxo9zaGkXIa_rn9kltWXuV11lle2GXadaoA_GfUY2zBSyY8snrDDb02xXayQgX0AxAmVWIL9loCOt4DkuGBGg3xyUoK0no3laGJK9MDcrSgU0Bs5V132BMhcrg-6HrBzr4FafmGp/s1600/cbd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qKjZNxo9zaGkXIa_rn9kltWXuV11lle2GXadaoA_GfUY2zBSyY8snrDDb02xXayQgX0AxAmVWIL9loCOt4DkuGBGg3xyUoK0no3laGJK9MDcrSgU0Bs5V132BMhcrg-6HrBzr4FafmGp/s400/cbd.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Melbourne Central station- Elizabeth Street, 28th December 2010</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What do you see when you look up? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A clear, glass ceiling reinforced with steel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Light streams through and is reflected off windows from the tower above as it stretches out into the sky, beyond your reach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>M?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05903611579763242357noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8590008392506533589.post-35681734339365898662011-01-01T22:19:00.002+10:002011-09-14T22:37:38.359+10:00Hypothetical to do list for 2011<div style="color: #073763;"><b>Technical skills </b></div>Actually learn some other research techniques (molecular, histology, etc)<br />
Perform proper analysis of observations<br />
Become well versed in areas of current research (for starters read those 6 papers)<br />
Work through sketch software & tutorials for designs <br />
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<div style="color: #073763;"><b>Novel territories</b></div>Travel to Germany, Greece, Japan, USA, Brazil, NZ? <br />
Learn new language skills: Chinese, German, Korean or Japanese<br />
Invest in an electric bike or conversion kit<br />
See a new town every week (either local or interstate)<br />
Change in career direction (don't actually have a direction)<br />
Return to study part-time (but what could help me become more employable?)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #073763;">Refinement</span></b> <br />
Strengthen relationship with love, family, friends and work folk <br />
Get back into swimming<br />
Publish that damned paper<br />
Find work that is challenging and interests me - don't let another year pass without testing self<br />
Develop and draw something every day... doesn't matter what? <br />
Think, analyse and evaluate effectively <br />
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Don't expect much. Try anyway. Aim for more<br />
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As suggestions go these seem vague yes, but it's a start and some more specific goals need to incubate before being voiced.M?http://www.blogger.com/profile/05903611579763242357noreply@blogger.com0