tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post4959288174255605594..comments2024-03-28T22:01:11.059-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: The East African Rift Valley: Where We Became PeopleOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-70583951387237128842017-08-20T05:38:32.360-04:002017-08-20T05:38:32.360-04:00That top picture has a color blue that is only mat...That top picture has a color blue that is only matched by the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea. <br /><br />Just beautiful. And to think our far-back ancestors originated there. Awesome in the best sense of the word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-48497474676595611512017-08-18T14:31:08.559-04:002017-08-18T14:31:08.559-04:00I love the spirit, your love of the place, and tim...I love the spirit, your love of the place, and time lapse links. For musical accompaniment, here's a different sort of "Rocking the Cradle," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7SYpFL5dFk<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16704350567524517822017-08-18T12:10:36.533-04:002017-08-18T12:10:36.533-04:00It's the one area in Africa that I would reall...It's the one area in Africa that I would really like to see before I can't.Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-45548008593861277672017-08-18T06:51:33.187-04:002017-08-18T06:51:33.187-04:00I meant "big guys" with guns outside the...I meant "big guys" with guns outside the synagogue. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-52577912258487878832017-08-18T06:50:15.759-04:002017-08-18T06:50:15.759-04:00Yes, those idiotic rabid white supremacists should...Yes, those idiotic rabid white supremacists should learn some basics, which is probably impossible, given their pro-Nazi, pro-KKK actions and words.<br /><br />Yes, and I'm furious that they harassed a synagogue in Charlottesville with fire-arm toting big buys outside the building staring at it and its congregants.<br /><br />Well, we'll see is this whole outrage is Trump's final undoing. That he gave the false equivalency of equating Nazis and Klan with anti-racists and said "there were good people" in the white supremacist march may be the final straw that broke the camel's back.<br /><br />The business council members all quit. Just read a Tennessee Congressperson Steve Cohen is presenting Articles of Impeachment based on Trump's remarks post-Charlottesville.<br /><br />From hearing young people who were there tell it, the situation was harrowing and dangerous. They were facing people with helmets, shields, tear gas, mace, clubs, and some had huge guns -- which were pointed at the "counter-protesters." <br /><br />I'm so sorry about hero Heather Heyer and the serious injures of many people, but am glad worse didn't happen, given the intense hatred of the far-right, who have weapons.<br /><br />Counter-protesters had signs and banners and their voices. They also had unity.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-81996634166270337952017-08-15T07:22:41.320-04:002017-08-15T07:22:41.320-04:00if anyone was going to find those films for us, I ...if anyone was going to find those films for us, I knew it would be you, EvKa! Thank YOU!!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39299595590479646052017-08-15T06:42:23.284-04:002017-08-15T06:42:23.284-04:00Thank you, EvKa! Those Images are fascinating. I ...Thank you, EvKa! Those Images are fascinating. I like the last one best too. I watched it a couple of times. It is beautiful as well as fascinating in the information is communicate. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-12621979743341039742017-08-15T06:37:23.746-04:002017-08-15T06:37:23.746-04:00Thank you, Sufata. I feel so fortunate that my chi...Thank you, Sufata. I feel so fortunate that my childhood fantasies about traveling to exotic places come true. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33298831928356162922017-08-14T18:41:34.824-04:002017-08-14T18:41:34.824-04:00Then there's this one that's maybe the bes...Then there's this one that's maybe the best of the lot. Fun watching N. and S. America play ping-pong between Europe and Asia...<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLahVJNnoZ4Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16777216035172174942017-08-14T18:36:31.732-04:002017-08-14T18:36:31.732-04:00Your request, my pavlovian response...
https://ww...Your request, my pavlovian response...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaUk94AdXPA<br /><br />It's fun to watch it over and over several times, as you miss various parts of the world forming. For example, India splitting off from between what becomes S. Africa and Antarctica and sailing NE and crashing into Asia.<br /><br />Then, for another view (a little more difficult to understand) which also predicts what the earth will look like 100 million years in the future:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGcDed4xVD4<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16862527992681627682017-08-14T17:28:41.282-04:002017-08-14T17:28:41.282-04:00Wonderful blog, Annamaria. Yes, somebody needs to ...Wonderful blog, Annamaria. Yes, somebody needs to do a CGI time-lapse of the earth forming. They probably already have ...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-34497832868278502262017-08-14T15:25:36.741-04:002017-08-14T15:25:36.741-04:00Im so glad you had this once in a lifetime opportu...Im so glad you had this once in a lifetime opportunity and that you shared it with us.<br />Sujata in Baltimore, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958776635749620496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-7605784319902827622017-08-14T07:58:19.110-04:002017-08-14T07:58:19.110-04:00EvKa, wouldn't it be great if we could see it ...EvKa, wouldn't it be great if we could see it in time lapse? Maybe someone will make (has made?) a computer simulation of it. I have to say that I admire the geologists their patience. They must know better than any of us, what mayflies we really are. Yet they go deep (!) into the subject, looking for minute clues to help us see our Earth for what it really is. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39130856182435730892017-08-14T02:54:29.209-04:002017-08-14T02:54:29.209-04:00It sure is humbling to be where our human ancestor...It sure is humbling to be where our human ancestors began, where Lucy's remains were found. It must bring great joy to experience being there.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39414272107695857022017-08-14T01:11:34.490-04:002017-08-14T01:11:34.490-04:00I've often thought, wouldn't it be wonderf...I've often thought, wouldn't it be wonderful to live slowly, for millions of years, and watch the mountains rise, the plains tear apart, the ocean pour in. <br /><br />Alas, we're but mayflies in a hurricane...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com