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The City College CUNY Class: EAS 10600 Earth System Science

Posted on September 12, 2016 by timlyg

Professor: Karin Block The Smithsonianmag.com article on James Hutton 1726-1797 (Father of Modern Geology) certainly drew my interest in the subject: "The genealogy of these ideas ... goes from Hutton to Playfair to Lyell to Darwin." Then Catastrophism vs. Uniformitarianism … Continue reading →

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Plot batch of addesses on Google Map conveniently/elegantly

Posted on August 17, 2016 by timlyg

There are quite a few ways to do this. I could start a project like this to plot CL alumni around the globe. Great resources: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/baw9A5LuS3o An example: http://onlinecustommaps.com/ API might be another way, using Javascript and such.: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/examples/marker-simple

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Why "Global Warming" is Good!

Posted on January 25, 2015 by timlyg

Since we humans need lots of water and we are growing in numbers, it is only convenient that those ice caps are melting for our need. The more sponges there are, the more water is needed to moist them.

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Petrichor

Posted on December 28, 2014 by timlyg

Petrichor: The fresh smell of rain/after rain. Etymology: Petros (rock), Ichor (liquids from the gods).

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Israel map throughout history

Posted on November 3, 2014 by timlyg

These time lapse map view of history is very educational. Provided the data is accurate to every topological detail. Now, if I could only find the one for China, which I've seen at the Discovery Museum one time.

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Wise Travelling

Posted on July 10, 2014 by timlyg

For flights http://www.airfarewatchdog.com It allows a price search to anywhere from a chosen destination. http://www.skyscanner.com Another good flight fare resource with similar features. The cheapest fair I've seen is $53 per person round trip between NYC and Cape Code (HYA). … Continue reading →

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20 Recommended Water Falls in the World

Posted on July 3, 2014 by timlyg

By Tripstodiscover.com I picked a few (6) that I fancy from their photos: 1. Plitvice Waterfalls in Croatia 2. Havasu Falls at Grand Canyon 3. McWay Falls in California 4. Burney Falls in California 5. Detian Falls Between China and … Continue reading →

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