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Elevation Map
While many sites failed on promises, this is the best I've found so far: https://elevationmap.net/
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Probably a good investment: Housing in Keyport, South Amboy, Union Beach
Housing is cheap there now. A good value of around $300k gets a good house on a 5-6k sqrft lot. But commuting to NYC is a pain - roughly $300 monthly train ticket for a 1 hour ride from South … Continue reading
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1 Kings 19:9-19 Geology before Elijah
If God could advance the weathering process before Elijah, that speaks to the simplicity of the law of uniformity in geology, and therefore, the problem with dating in geology. Here, I supposed God was showing Elijah that there is more … Continue reading
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The City College CUNY Class: EAS 10600 Earth System Science
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
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!
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
Petrichor: The fresh smell of rain/after rain. Etymology: Petros (rock), Ichor (liquids from the gods).
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Israel map throughout history
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
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
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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