Posts by sizemik

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JAPANS EARTHQUAKE - Aftershock Sequence

by sizemik in

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below is a link to an interactive map of the japanese earthquake and it's aftershock sequence.. there are a number of interactive tools enabling a close examination of what took place .

ie; you can speed up the sequence and select various periods of activity.

you can also pause the sequence and hover the pointer over specific quakes to determine depth, magnitude etc.. the map will open beginning with day one .

sizemik

Hi watersprout . . .

It's causing people to relive the fear with each aftershock.... Are the aftershocks big ones??

Thanks for you interest. The aftershocks vary a lot. We can go a day or so without feeling one (If we're outdoors or driving we don't always feel them) . . . and then we'll get a day of 6 or 7, some of which can be fairly hefty. We had several in the mid 4's close together a few days back, that rocked for about 40 secs. In fact a 3.7 right under us gave the house a thump about 15 minutes ago. Truthfully speaking, you do adapt . . . aftershocks become a new "normality" after several months of them.

The 6.5 we had on Feb 22nd was technically an aftershock following the 7.1 last September, but because it was right beneath the City and very shallow, it did way more damage . . . and killed 180+ people. 900 commercial buildings in the CBD are awaiting demolition including the town hall and a good many high rise hotels etc . . . it still remains off limits. While it is seldom mentioned . . . it remains in the back of everyones mind the very real prospect of another larger one in the near future. Most see them as "survivable" however, and one just has to remain sensible and safety aware.

The economic uncertainty regarding the future of the city has the mind in limbo as much as anything . . . once again, it's a case of going with the flow and being adaptable. Things could be worse . . . and I guess it's just part of life . . . living in the "shakey isles" . . . thanks again for your interest.

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Conspiracy theorists

by JimmyPage in

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some here like to perpetuate the idea that there is a hidden group lurking in the shadows playing democrats and republicans against each other for their own benefit... or that a new world order is about to annihilate herds of common men to stay in power.. please name one specific living person who is a member of this elite group..

sizemik

1975 . . .

My question about the firemen's hearing EXPLOSIONS doesn't inpress them. They can't explain that

sizemik . . .

Eventual structual failure would have "evened out" extremely quickly on account of the extreme weight and energy stored in the floors above. The energy being released would have been accompanied by extremely loud explosive type noises . . . momentarily before movement became obvious

Please read my post above . . . these are thoughts related to me by a structual engineer . . . his opinions.

Firemen are just that . . . they are not engineers or demolition experts and are not usually exposed to this type of occurrence . . . they were simply relating thier experiences as they recalled them.

Once again . . . I'm not de-bunking entirely the possibility of conspirator involvement . . . but you need to keep an open mind and explore all possibilities before committing to belief.

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JAPANS EARTHQUAKE - Aftershock Sequence

by sizemik in

jw
friends

below is a link to an interactive map of the japanese earthquake and it's aftershock sequence.. there are a number of interactive tools enabling a close examination of what took place .

ie; you can speed up the sequence and select various periods of activity.

you can also pause the sequence and hover the pointer over specific quakes to determine depth, magnitude etc.. the map will open beginning with day one .

sizemik

still thinking . . . if you revisit the site there is a link at the bottom to the Christchurch Earthquake . . . both maps are constructed by Paul Nicholls, a geologist here at Canterbury University . . . here's the link anyway . . .

http://www.christchurchquakemap.co.nz/

watersprout . . . yes it is an ordeal for them. Having a similar experience here in Christchurch has been a real eye-opener. Some say about 10% of the population here will suffer long-term or permanent psychological problems (that's about 40,000). Like many, I used to view an Earthquake as an event . . . once past you clean up and recover . . . but it's way more than that, each larger shake seems to wind the clock back to day one all over again. We still get 3 or 4 a day here . . . 9 months after the first quake. When you consider the Tsunami as well . . . many in Japan will still be in a living hell . . . I feel so sorry for them.

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The treasure I just now found ...

by compound complex in

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wishing all of you a happy sunday.

this morning i was unpacking family heirlooms that have been some six months in storage.

in the bottom of a cranberry glass dessert dish was what i took to be a tiny curtain ring.

sizemik

talesin . . . thanks for the heads up on that film . . . I'll be most interested to find it and view . . . just hope my heart can bear it.

When I was a small boy he used to let me hold his actual old Lee-Enfield rifle complete with bayonet. I also used to accompany him out to the rifle range and help patching the targets. He was a driver of steam trains for the rest of his working life. I recall as a boy we used to stand on the railway overbridge on a cold winters morning on the way to school . . . he would halt the train directly beneath us and let off a few hoots of steam to warm us up . . . All the time he was a beautifully gentle man . . . and stayed devoted to my Grandmother till the day he died . . . I loved him dearly

And yes . . . thanks for the thread CoCo . . . it's amazing what a single find can uncover.

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Do you REALLY know how crazy J. Rutherford was?

by gumby in

below is an interview with the drunken, pipe-dreamin, selfish, psychopathic bastard back in 1930.. the interview with j.f.

rutherford that appeared in the sun diego sun, march 15, 1930. .

"but how will you identify king david or any of the other representatives from god?

sizemik

The quote from Rutherford in th OP . . .

The men whom I have designated to test the identity of these men are officers of my societies and have consecrated themselves to the Lord, they will be divinely authorized to know impostors from the real princes.'"

. . . . because I AM GOD

Great thread this . . . every time a look deeper at this guy . . . it just gets worse and worse . . . Sheeesh, what we NEVER new as JW's

The open letter by Olin R Moyle on his voluntary exit from Bethel speaks volumes . . . not to mention Rutherford's response.

http://www.freeminds.org/organization/rutherford/olin-moyle-resignation-letter-to-joseph-rutherford.html

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Did Noah have a pet dinosaur?

by Resistance is Futile in

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still thinking . . . I don't mean to be picky . . . but did you allow for mortality in those figures?

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JAPANS EARTHQUAKE - Aftershock Sequence

by sizemik in

jw
friends

below is a link to an interactive map of the japanese earthquake and it's aftershock sequence.. there are a number of interactive tools enabling a close examination of what took place .

ie; you can speed up the sequence and select various periods of activity.

you can also pause the sequence and hover the pointer over specific quakes to determine depth, magnitude etc.. the map will open beginning with day one .

sizemik

The post is getting plenty of views . . . hope everyone is taking a peek at the link . . . you only have to load it and wait. Well worth a visit . . . but I'm biased in that view of course. Bumping for newcomers.

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Conspiracy theorists

by JimmyPage in

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friends

some here like to perpetuate the idea that there is a hidden group lurking in the shadows playing democrats and republicans against each other for their own benefit... or that a new world order is about to annihilate herds of common men to stay in power.. please name one specific living person who is a member of this elite group..

sizemik

The video evidence being pointed to in order to support controlled demolition of Building 7 is not conclusive proof of such. To interpret it uncomprimisingly as definitive proof does not help the argument of conspiratory theorists, because it is there for all to assess and analyse

It must be understood that the energy being released from the moment of collapse is enormous. Much greater than the energy supplied by explosions which merely initiate collapse. There are certain characteristics displayed by the collapse of very large and heavy high rise buildings not always obvious with smaller demolitions.

One very important characteristic is the difficulty in a large heavy building to divert from the vertical . . . even uneven structual failure initiates a vertical descent over the building footprint when weight and gravity interact. This gives the impression of controlled demolition but it's not. The structual failure point initiates rapid consequent failure on other areas where stress is rapidly increased, bringing about an evening effect and thus vertical descent. Building 7 was badly damaged in the lower floors. Eventual structual failure would have "evened out" extremely quickly on account of the extreme weight and energy stored in the floors above. The energy being released would have been accompanied by extremely loud explosive type noises . . . momentarily before movement became obvious.

The evidence of structual failure shown in the sagging roof line on building 7 points to lower floor failure. Further, controlled demolition seldom involves techniques such as timed explosions running up one side of the building only. This is more characteristic of air compression through an elevator shaft or stairwell. The evidence is available for all to see . . . it's all about interpretation. On the visual evidence ALONE, I can see no evidence of controlled demolition of Building 7. Sorry if I'm being repetitive . . . but conspiracy or not . . . the video evidence does not support it IMO.

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I dont like using "their" name for God

by jean-luc picard in

i realize that i avoid using their name for god.. i can say it................. jehovah.

but i'll avoid it almost always..... if i'm talking with you,.

on the rare occasions that i am in conversation with any jdub family,.

sizemik

There was a "brother" in a book study I used to attend who, when offering prayer, would begin every sentence with "Jehovah" and end it with "Jehovah" You know like . . . "Jehovah we are very blessed Jehovah, Jehovah please forgive our sins Jehovah" . . . drove me bloody bonkers!

There is a poster here somewhere who substitutes "Jah Hoover" . . . I think it's a reference to vacuuming up the 7 billion dead people at Armageddon . . . you may feel more comfortable with that perhaps JLP?

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Was I the only one that did this? Or am I really weird?

by cantleave in

when i was a kid i got through a number of the old green bibles!!.

do you remember this bible?.

do you recall the maps on the inside covers?

sizemik

My wife and I were gifted a green Bible each by our study conductors (1982) . . . she kept hers for years. She even cut the edges for quick reference . . .

When I got bored I counted the legs and feet of the men in the song book. There was an extra leg that didn't belong to anyone, as I recall.

Sounds suspiciously like a phallic symbol to me . . . further evidence of the GB's homosexicality . . . better let Rick know