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God Sends Christmas Snow, Clean and Quieting
God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,'
and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.' Job 37:5-6
Usually here in my part of Oregon there are more mighty downpours than great snows. But my brother Lance and I, who've lived here all our lives, were just agreeing that this is the most snow we've seen since 1968, forty years ago. We vividly remember sledding together at our home just two miles from where Nanci and I live.
Yesterday I took these pictures in the slide show below, but it's continued to snow and more anticipated tomorrow, so it just keeps accumulating.
Now, granted, for some of you in your part of the country this isn't much, but six foot snow drifts in these parts are childhood memories—and my childhood, not my children's, because this never happened when they were growing up.
Some of you who read this blog grew up in the Portland area, or lived here for many years. You might be interested in knowing that the city of Gresham has declared a state of emergency, and police are responding to calls in National Guard Vehicles. Crazy. And, as always, the news channels here are going crazy about the "artic blast." As Nanci puts it, the "storm teams" are wetting their pants with excitement. For once, they actually have something to talk about, but they just won't stop.
Nanci and I are home, warm and happy, and our neighbors kindly brought us milk and eggs. Since two of four grandsons live right up the road from us, we've seen a lot of them in the snow. Our other two are with their parents visiting family in L.A. area. Quite a weather contrast!
I am struck with how clean the snow is, absolutely spotless and pure. And by how it is a great blanket from heaven that stills the countryside, silencing the background noise. I write late at night and when I step outside the snow seems to glow even on a moonless night. It's an awesome presence, prompting my thoughts toward the Maker and Sender of snow. "Be still and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10).
The Lamb of God is described in Revelation 1 as being "white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire." Snow and fire in the same image.
"Come now, let us reason together," says the Lord. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool" (Isaiah 1:18).
The blazing fire of God's holiness, the snow-clean purity of God's goodness. Christmas is God becoming one of us, in order to go to the cross on our behalf and rise from the grave, to make us clean, to redeem us, for his eternal glory.
Nanci and I extend a Merry Christmas to all. May it be for you a Christmas full of joyful noises, perhaps, but also may there be a clean blanket of quietness in which you can be still, and know that the baby, born in a Bethlehem barn, is God.
Randy Alcorn (@randyalcorn) is the author of fifty-some books and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries.


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Paramount has come out with the twelfth season of the long running and ever popular CSI series with now Ted Danson as head of the CSI Las Vegas Unit. This season, one of the mainstays of the series Marg Helgenberger, leaves the series after a whopping 263 episodes! This set comprises of all 22 episodes of season twelve. This season was strong especially with the story on the coroner Dr Al Robbins played by Robert David Hall in the episode "Genetic Disorder"). The set also includes 2 audio commentaries from episodes "Ms. Willow Regrets" and "Willows In The Wind" and 6 featurettes on the season's episodes. Guest Stars for this season were Stacy Haiduk (Seaquest), Kelly Hu (Martial Law), Grant Snow (Eight Is Enough), Bess Armstrong (My So Called Life), Jaclyn Smith (Charlie's Angels) and Stepfanie Kramer (Hunter). The video is sharp taken from the 1080I versions of the show and the audio is good with 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound. There are also Deleted scenes a farewell to Marg and a Gag Reel
Episodes are uncut. Each episode runs approx 44 mins each.
Was originally recorded in 5.1 Dolby. Audio is also in 5.1 Dolby!
Disc 1- 1. "73 Seconds"-with Carrot Top
2. "Tell-Tale Hearts"
3. "Bittersweet"-with Stacy Haiduk and Kelly Hu
4. "Maid Men"-with Frances Fisher
Disc 2- 1. "CSI Down"
2. "Freaks And Geeks"
3. "Brain Doe"
4. "Crime After Crime"
Disc 3- 1. "Zippered"-with Grant Snow
2. "Genetic Disorder"
3. "Ms. Willow Regrets"
4. "Willows In The Wind"
Disc 4- 1. "Tressed To Kill"-with William Ragsdale
2. "Seeing Read"
3. "Stealing Home"
4. "CSI Unplugged"-with Bess Armstrong
Disc 5- 1. "Trends With Benefits"
2. "Malice In Wonderland"-with Jaclyn Smith
3. "Split Decisions"-with Stepfanie Kramer
4. "Altered Stakes"
Disc 6-1. "Dune and Gloom"
2. "Homecoming"
Disc 2: Deleted Scene (01:26)
Audio Commentary on episode-"Willows In The Wind" with members of the cast
Deleted Scenes (03:42)
Disc 5: None
Disc 6: Death, Trucks and Rock and Roll (08:33)
A Crime A Dozen-Season 12 of CSI (23:28)
Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas (12:51)
A Farewell To Marg (09:31)
Putting on a Freak Show (08:46)
A Family Affair (06:52)

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Swishy CSS3 navigation
CSS3 offers so many possibilities to create cool rollovers on website menus. Dan Voyce explains how he created the effect on Graphite Design's site
This article first appeared in issue 225 of .net magazine – the world's best-selling magazine for web designers and developers.
Here's a simple way to spice up your navigation with just a sprinkle of CSS magic. This technique, which we used on www.graphitedesign.com, takes your typical list based navigation and adds a nice rollover effect. Obviously this is only visible on modern browsers, but it fails very gracefully for the others.
HTML: We'll start by creating our buttons for the nav. We'll wrap them in an unordered list like so:
CSS: Nothing too complex here. First we set the width we want the box around our nav (in this case the unordered list) then set the background colour.
Next we'll style up the buttons. We'll start by making them block level, so that the whole area reacts to the mouse. We'll then set the width, padding and margin. Chuck some top and bottom padding so that the text sits centrally on the button, and some bottom margin so the buttons have some space. Finish by setting the text colour and applying a border to the bottom of the button.
We'll now set the rollover effect. A contrasting background colour, the text colour and the transition properties. We're going to transition the background colour and set it to just 0.01 seconds. What's the point of the transition if it's that quick? You'll see …
If you go ahead and test this in your browser, this will give you an idea of how the older browsers will be seeing this. Now just a few lines of CSS to reward users for using a modern web browser … We're going to add the same transition to the button, but we will make this transition slightly longer, at 0.3 seconds. We'll also add the "ease-in" function to enhance the effect slightly.
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Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #324 for the week of May 19, 2013.
Some of Walt Disney World's finest details, beauty and story can be found not necessarily in the attractions themselves, but even before you step inside. Clearly visible but often overlooked for just how wonderful they really are, this week we want to share with you our Top ten Attraction Signs in Walt Disney World. From the stories they tell to amazing artwork, typography and design, we share why we love each in their own right, and ask you to share your favorites as well.
I'll have the answer to our last Walt Disney World Trivia Question of the Week, and pose a new challenge for your chance to win a Disney prize package.
Stay tuned as I'll some announcements and play your voicemails at the end of the show. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this week's episode of the WDW Radio Show.
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28 thoughts on "WDW Radio # 324 – Top Ten Attraction Signs in Walt Disney World – May 19, 2013"
Any sign in Asia in the Animal Kingdom – they are all awesome
I know it's not in the park, but the spitting Stitch at Once Upon A Toy is pretty awesome.
Oops. I mean World Of Disney.
Can you post the pics of these signs here?
Magic Kingdom: "Peter Pan's Flight", "Splash Mountain" with Brer rabbit in his hut, "Pirates of the Caribbean" with the ships mast
I like the Haunted Mansion sign.
Favorite sign is the "Walt Disney World" sign over the road (ie. on W Osceola Pkwy west of 409) leading into the Resort Area. That's when I know I am in "my happy place"!
Not an attraction sign but the big purple signs on the roads around Disney World always get me excited as I know I've made it!
My favorite attraction sign is Space Mountain. They use to have astronauts on the Rocket in the 90's that sponored Fedex, then the exterior signage changed it's color from orange to lime green in 2008.
Please get Tim Foster his own mic. He sounds like he's in a barrel. Also, he needs to slow down just a little. I know he gets excited but he does ramble a bit. Well, that's my 2cents worth!
My favorite signs: 1- One Mans Dream(at night) 2: Rock-n-roller coaster 3: maelstrom 4: Soarin'.
Love the podcast
Kind of a cheat but the old Wonders of Life double helix sign – huge, communicates the pavilion's theme instantly.
Also the mural at Kilimanjaro safaris deserves a mention, I don't feel like AK got a lot of love on the list.
gotta be the 'UP BUCKLE' road sign for me
Hey Lou how about the Rockin Roller Coaster Sign its the best, according to my husband and kids me mine is would have to be Tower of Terror its the bomb!!!!!
Rockin rollercoaster is amazing. So cool.
Rock N Roller Coaster!
Star tours!
I gotta go with the TTA sign at night. Just a beautiful area that's lit up at night. I also am a big fan of the Mouse Gears sign in EPCOT
Some signs that I like that haven't been stated yet are Jungle Cruise and Kilimanjaro Safaris.
I know it's kind of off-topic, but if you'll "just go with me," you might see how it relates. We just returned from WDW a couple of weeks ago, and one of the things I HAD to bring home was the "Poster Art of the Disney Parks" book. After seeing the theme of this podcast, I thought what about doing a show on the posters in the various parks, maybe using the book as a refernce point. The book itself is gorgeous (not a word I use regularly), and if you haven't had a chance to leaf through it, please do. It's a great way to wait for your FastPass time to come up. Anyway, this could be an idea for a sort of companion show to this one, y'know, another Top Ten that listeners like myself love to tune in to!
Hi guys, I would have to say one of my favorite signs is also one of the newest…the sign for "Under the Sea-Journey of The Little Mermaid" in New Fantasyland, also has that 3D storytelling feel.
I think the biggest is the yellow dinosaur with "Dinoland" on him. The first that came to mind was "It's Tough To Be A Bug."
The Muppet Vision sign in DCA is my favorite.
Monsters Inc is a good sign.
So ls Little Mermaid
Glad to see Rock'n'Roller Coaster getting some love here since it wasn't mentioned on the show.
The massive guiter, the neck turning into the track, and the upside-down coaster car welcoming guests into the courtyard – perfection!
And sign me up (groan) for more signage episodes that go beyond just the attractions.
I know it's a cop out, but I love the Splash Mountain. It's my favorite ride and the sign immediately sets the tone for me to be transported into the world of the briar patch and the Laughing Place.
I think Walt Disney's Carousel Of Progress is the best attraction sign
The Peter Pan's Flight Sign is very unique (a classic). Love the retro feel of the Barnstormer signage. On the other end of the spectrum, Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress sign has a very contemporary/graphic feel which is most enjoyable. You may as well include the Haunted Mansion sign – classic gothic styling with a fabulous ornamental border. All the Jungle Cruise signage has that adventurous/ Indiana Jones aged feel to it, which I dig. The Tower of Terror sign captures the essence of mood change from daytime to night…
You know what, this is pretty much an unfair question, since Disney does such an awesome job with ALL their signage. Details. It's in the details. And that's coming from a designer's standpoint ;0)
You could probably do a non-attraction signage episode. Call it a top 1,000. LOL!!!
Thanks again for another awesome show, Lou and Tim!!!
Funny. The "go with me here" Spaceship Earth sign was the first that came to mind. Always wish I had more time to stand and take it in.


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Elton John has invited the public to celebrate his forthcoming wedding to David Furnish.
The Sacrifice singer just joined Instagram to post an invitation to fans around the world to share his celebration online.
Adorned in red roses, the invite reads: "Sir Elton John and David Furnish request the pleasure of your company to celebrate their wedding on Sunday the 21st of December."
The caption read: "Please join us this Sunday @DavidFurnish and I will be posting special moments from our big day. #ShareTheLove #EltonJohn #DavidFurnish"
The couple have been together for 21 years. They entered into a civil partnership on December 21, 2005. The wedding takes place on their nine-year anniversary.
While the singer is known for his extravagant and flamboyant style, the wedding will reportedly be low-key affair with 50 of their close friends and family attending. The big day believed to be taking place at their Windsor estate.
David and Victoria Beckham, Elizabeth Hurley and Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are expected to be included in the celebrity guest list.
A friend of the couple told Las Vegas Review Journal: "Elton and David have been planning this for months. Elton is flamboyant but, for once, this will be decidedly low-key affair. Only close friends and family are invited - it's going to be a small, intimate do."
Speaking in May, Furnish said that he feels their marriage is important since it can set a positive example for other gay couples in the UK.
"We don't feel the need to take an extra step legally," Furnish told the Las Vegas Review Journal. "But since we're committed for life, we feel it's really important to take that step, and take advantage of that amazing change in legislation. We all live by example," he added.
The pairs two sons, Zachary, three, and Elijah, 23 months, are expected to be ring-bearers during the ceremony.
The source added: "It's important to David and Elton the boys play a special part."
In 2005, Elton, 67, and David, 52, were among Britain's first same-sex couples to tie the knot when civil partnerships were granted.
The couple initially exchanged vows at the Windsor Guildhall, the same venue where the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles married in April 2005.
Shortly after laws were changed to allow same-sex marriages in Britain, and the veteran singer announced plans to wed his Canadian partner.
A rep for the singer confirmed the news of their nuptials to People magazine.


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The combination of the SCH EasyCut guard and cutter bar knife create a cutting system which can be used for cutting almost everything in the world of forestry and agriculture. Even onions or hedges present no problem to the SCH EasyCut system. The design of the EasyCut guard also eliminates hold down clamps, shims and all of the adjusting that goes with them. Unlike other cutting systems, there's no upward pressure on the knife. With the section alternately cutting against the top and bottom of the guards, the cutting edges stay close together. Because the knife remains balanced, you get top cutting performance from start to finish. And with our system always in balance, it keeps cutting under more severe conditions, it's easier to drive, and we have less breakage.
The ProCut Section The greatest damage to knife sections and guards is caused by bent sections. With ProCut sections, this is eliminated because the entire knife section is heat-treated, not just the cutting edge as with conventional made sections. Therefore the section does not bend. This considerably lengthens the life of the knife and reduces damage to the guards. All ProCut sections are secured with special serrated bolts. The shoulder of the bolt wedges itself in the section and the knife back. Self locking nuts ensure a secure and durable splice. The cutouts in the center of the section help clean out residue buildup and also reduce the weight of the knife. The sections are not chrome plated. They are zinc plated and have a self-sharpening effect. Chromed sections have a surface that is much harder than the guards and wear the guards faster and do not stay sharp as long. Also, chrome plating is a very hazardous process and an environmental concern.
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All involved have been overjoyed and even a little overwhelmed by the fantastic response to TEDxKids@Sunderland (see here for the first post about this project).
Twitter has done the event proud, with pupils receiving good luck messages, from across the globe, then responses during and after the event to the real time tweets (@TEDxKidsSland) made about the talks. The pupils are on half-term holiday this week, so on Monday they'll find out about much of this – and think about how they want to collate, map and display that feedback, in among their busy time setting up the website and editing the videos they took of the talks to ensure others can share the experience of the day.
Some tweets were read out during the event, with the audience being as amazed and delighted as the pupils, and we 'project adults' rather enjoyed our peek at #TEDxKidsSland once everyone had gone home:
So how did it reach this point?
We left the story at the project idea being well received by the school – prompting Ewan McIntosh to respond "thanks for agreeing to this – I'm thrilled to help plan and deliver something that I hope will have a sizeable impact on all concerned (including me!)." Creative Partnerships places great value on the practitioners they engage with being willing to take risks, to be able to explore and be challenged themselves, not just replicate comfortable off the shelf solutions. Ewan was clearly going to make my job very easy!
The two class teachers were, of course, central to the journey – Ewan left the first planning meeting saying "there's a natural apprehension about trying something new" this was a stretch, it wasn't something that everyone knew would go just fine. When reflecting post-event the Y3 teacher was brave enough to admit this initial response as being quite a strong one, although now feeling unlikely:
"It is hard to imagine that just a few months ago I was feeling that this was impossible. Too much for Year 3. How could all the complex abilities of all my class be served equally?
For once it is thrilling to be so very wrong. We as teachers always feel that it is us in the driving seat. That we are imparting all our hard earned knowledge. That we set the bar and the childrens job is to work hard enough to reach it. But yesterday, in fact this whole experience has proved the point. We need to let go of the reins. Because it has been the children that have challenged me to be a better teacher. They have raised the bar every day of this project and it has been my job to keep up.
I feel humbled by what my kids achieved and can't wait till after the holidays when I can get back in the class and let them know how very proud I am of them. How proud I am to have been part of their growth as individuals. Proud to have shared this short, yet immense journey."
Neither teacher was aware of the TED format before the project, and Ewan's first task for them (and others in the team) was to choose some talks, from TED or elsewhere, that they felt could be used in class to help pupils to think about the makings of a great talk, and (as importantly!) to comment on some of each others videos and ideas. The format for sharing this was through the on-line Posterous 'learning log' set up to capture and easily share/respond to each others thoughts and planning. I have found this log such a valuable resource, as would be expected some were quicker to use it than others but it became a valuable way to keep the adults in the project connected – as not everyone was in school all of the time, and for those who were conversations are still not always possible.
One of the aspects of the Ewan's approach that I really liked was their proposal phrase "NoTosh doesn't work on a 'day rate' basis, but rather on a 'fair use' policy over the period identified." What we have found is that working with them hasn't just about the days there is face to face to contact, it has been a partnership approach throughout. It is the on-line sharing that has really given us a way to tap into that expertise (regardless of what country he happens to be in at the time!), but also to gain from everyone's else skills too.
The next step was for Ewan to outline the project time around the 'design-thinking' process, explained in one of his blog post here. Creative Partnerships is about linking together creatives and educationalists in the belief that that combination working together has the potential to create something valuable in the classroom. Ewan describes design thinking as core to the practice of successful creative companies, and sees it as a great tool for schools.
So the next bit takes us into the classroom to meet the pupils (the exciting bit I know) and into the next blog post…
Do let me know if you are hearing what you need to about this journey, or if there is anything you want to make sure is covered.


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I'm not a massively huge fan of cheesy synth-pop, but this is probably the best cheesy synth-pop album I've ever heard. Alright, that doesn't say much at all, BUT this IS a really good record. The Bones of What You Believe is the debut album from the Scottish trio formed in Glasgow in 2011 and it's been met with some critical acclaim.
Lauren Mayberry's sweet melodic vocals intertwine brilliantly with the energetic gleaming synth lines and hefty bass throughout. Mayberry's lyrics are mostly pretty dark, but the pursual of the dynamic, spirited hooked sound ensure a thoroughly upbeat sense of harmony and enthusiasm is retained all the way through. If I had any real criticism of this album I'd say that the male vocals on songs such as 'Under The Tide' don't sound half as good combined with the glistening synth melodies as Mayberry's do…but you hear much more of her. Something about me wants to dislike this album, maybe because it's something I would have absolutely loved when I was thirteen, but I can't stop listening to some of the more standout songs like 'The Mother We Share', 'We Sink' and 'Gun'.
The floorless production and catchy synth layering makes this album one of the most accessible pop albums in recent years – whether you want to or not, you're going to be listening to a lot of CHVRCHES.
Favourite Song: The Mother We Share
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One of Cask's core goals is making a reasonably-experienced Java developer's life much easier when building Hadoop applications. My summer project was aligned with the company's effort to take this to the next level by lowering the barrier to entry for using Hadoop even further — Java proficiency not required. I spent my summer writing … Read more


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Vectortone Presents
Young Widows
Null, Pleasure Boys
Thu, June 21, 2018
Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:30 pm
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Young Widows
Young Widows celebrate the 10 year anniversary Old Wounds with a string of performances, playing the album in its entirety. Emma Ruth Rundle will be performing solo June 8th through 14th, Alexis Marshall (of the band Daughters) will be reading from his book as well as other poems June 9th through June 14th, and Null from Birmingham Alabama (members of Coliseum) will be performing June 15th through 21st. Looking forward.
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At Fasig-Tipton, it all stacks up
Fasig-Tipton is getting a grander look.
The auction house, now owned by a company affiliated with Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, is putting in a new entrance to its Newtown Paddocks site that will make it safer and more colorful.
Between now and Oct, 20, when Fasig-Tipton holds its next big sale, fence builders and landscapers will race to complete a 40-foot by 100-foot stone "racetrack" — an oval planter at the new entrance. About 400 tons of Kentucky limestone and sandstone will be used, along with massive stone containers on the gates, which will be pushed back from the road.
"It's going to look a lot different in 40 days," said Bill Henkel of Henkel Denmark, the landscape architecture firm that designed and is building the project.
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Ever wanted to see David James' bowels?
If you answered 'yes' then it is your lucky day
England stars have taken part in a shirtless photo shoot to raise awareness of bowel cancer. The photos, which use computer graphics to show your the players' insides, are to support the There Is Moore To Know campaign being run by the Bobby Moore Fund.
Rio Ferdinand, Theo Walcott, Micah Richards and David James are the players who have taken part in the campaign. David Beckham did a similar thing recently, but that was to raise awareness of Motorola.
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If you would like to be a guest blogger and review a book, a film, mentoring program or other resource with a man-making slant, please give me a shout.
Reaching Up for Manhood is especially important. He speaks to us from his experience as an African-American male growing up in the impoverished South Bronx, and as an adult mentor of boys in that community. His insight into the struggles most boys and men face is combined with his understanding of the special challenges faced by young, poor, inner-city boys and men. In the book's preface, Canada speaks to all of us when he states:
"More and more I have become concerned with what boys think they should be, with what they believe it means to be a man. Our beliefs about maleness, the mythology that surrounds being male, has led many boys to ruin. The image of male as strong is mixed with the image of male as violent. Male as virile gets confused with male as promiscuous. Male as adventurous equals male as reckless. Male as intelligent often gets mixed with male as arrogant, racist, and sexist."
In addressing issues of risk-taking, self-worth, fatherhood, and sex, Canada covers important ground. He also adds needed perspective on becoming a man when he discusses drug use in the lives of young men and how, when combined with unemployment, they create a devastating mix for many males living in poverty.
While Canada speaks eloquently about the urgent need for adult men to reach out to young males, I would especially encourage those who have programs that include manhood-initiation rituals to read his chapter "Mentors." It discusses the impact gang membership and imprisonment has on many inner-city young men, and how the lack of understanding of cultural differences can lead to disastrous consequences:
"If we are to save the next generation of young boys, they need to be connected to men so they see examples of the possible futures they might live out as adults. At the same time, we have to be careful that we do not go charging into children's lives without being properly prepared for the different ways they see the world. It's as much an issue of class and culture as of race…We must spend time understanding what the children with whom we want to work are going through and living with every day…The gap between the poor and the non-poor, regardless of race, is growing ever larger in this country. Things many of us take for granted – safety, enough food, decent housing, a trip to the movies – poor children may have to struggle to obtain. This often creates circumstances where conflicts and hurt feelings between children and well-intentioned outsiders occur unintentionally."Canada has written an important book about the importance of mentoring boys and young men, especially those disenfranchised by race and poverty. He has offered all of us an imperative to reach out to these young males, not just so they can avoid imprisonment and/or death, but so they can achieve their full potential and become constructive contributors to our society.
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John Hilsdon
I have now left my full-time post at the University of Plymouth. I was formerly Associate Professor and Head of Learning Support and Wellbeing at Plymouth University, responsible for the Counselling, Learning Development and Disability Assist teams. I am also a National Teaching Fellow. My work over the last decade has contributed to the academic and professional evolution of Learning Development as a distinct field of practice in Higher Education. I helped set up the UK network of learning developers, LDHEN, in 2002, and was the first Chair of the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (see www.aldinhe.ac.uk). I am also an editor of the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs). As one of the 15 coordinators for the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, 'LearnHigher', I developed learning materials for academic writing (the 'WrAssE' project), and on the themes of critical thinking and reflection. I am co-editor of 'Learning Development in Higher Education' (Palgrave Macmillan). In the last five years I have been delivered keynotes and presentations at the University of Oxford; Chiba University, Japan; Bournemouth; Brighton; De Montfort; Sheffield; Hereford; and the University of Houston, Texas. I completed a doctorate in education in 2018 examining the significance of Learning Development in HE.
University of Lancaster: BA (Hon's) Politics (Econ. Minor) 2(i), 1978
Bolton Institute of HE: Cert. Ed F/HE, 1983
Lancashire Education Authority: RSA Dip TEFL, 1985
University of Lancaster: MA Language Studies (Educational Linguistics) (Distinction), 1990
Iron Mill Institute, Exeter: Advanced Diploma in Counselling, 2000Plymouth University, Professional Doctorate in Education, 2018
Professional membership
National Teaching Fellow (2005)
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Listowner, Learning Development in Higher Education Network JISCmail list
Chair of the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) 2006 to 2011
Roles on external bodies
Editor of the Journal of Learning Development in HigherEducation (JLDHE)
Convenor of LDHEN (Learning Development in Higher EducationNetwork) 2003 - present
External Reviewer, Student Counselling Service, TrinityCollege, Dublin (2005)
Learning Area Co-ordinator for the LearnHigher Centre forExcellence in Teaching and Learning (2005 - 2010)
Chair of the LearnHigher Working Group (2011 - 2012)
JISC Developing Digital Literacies Programme, ALDinHEProject Manager 2011 - 2013
Teaching interests
Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Critical thinking, reflection/reflexivity
Learning in social situations: role, identity and language
Discourse Analysis
Staff serving as external examiners
Certified Examiner for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 1999 - 2005
External Examiner, University of Limerick Foundation Humanities Programme 2012 - 2014
Research interests
The relationship between 'classroom' language practices and learning outcomes
The role of 'learning development' work in UK HE
The development of skills and abilities for academic writing through awareness of discourse conventions, genre and functions of communication.
The relationship between aspects of the experience of being a student (e.g. in terms of identity and language) and academic success.
Grants & contracts
ILT Small Grants fund 2003/4 awarded to support the Student Assignment Project
Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (LearnHigher) 2005
National Teaching Fellowship Research/Study Grant 2005 - 2008
Learning Development 'Past Present Future' CETL funded research project 2006-8
Writing for Assignments E-library (WrAssE) CETL funded development project 2007
Widening Participation Access Fund: Peer Assisted Learning schemes in Nursing, Computing, and Social Work 2012 -13
HE STEM SW Academic Writing Skills Development Project 2011 -12
JISC Developing Digital Literacies, Professional Associations Strand 2011 - 2013
Plymouth University Strategic Investment Fund - Peer Assisted Learning (2012)
Higher Education Academy, Associate Project: Teaching for Critical Thinking (2013)
Hilsdon, J. (2003) "Learning Development in Higher Education: A New Network" Paper delivered to SEDA conference, September 2003
Hilsdon J. (2004) "Learning Development in Higher Education Network: An Emerging Community of Practice?" Educational Developments 5.3, Birmingham: SEDA
Hilsdon J. (2004) "After the Session – Notemaking in Counselling and Psychotherapy" in Bolton, G., Howlett, S., Lago, C. & Wright, J. (Ed.s) "Writing Cures", London: Brunner-Routledge
Hilsdon, J. (2004) "From 'Fuzzy' to 'Functional' – along the way to 'Critical': A First Year Journey in H.E.?" in 'Dealing with Diversity' proceedings of the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on the First Year Experience in Higher Education. Melbourne: Monash University
Abbey, C., Hilsdon, J. and Newcombe, M. (2004) "Student Assignment Project: An Online Resource for the Development of Students' Academic Writing" paper presented to the ALT-C Conference, September 2004, Exeter: University of Exeter
Hilsdon, J. (2006) 'Who Wrote This?' in Bolton, G., Field, V. and Thompson, K. (Ed.s) Writing Works: A Resource Handbook; Workshops and Activities, London: Jessica Kingsley
Hilsdon, J. (2006) 'Re-Thinking Reflection'. Journal of Practice Teaching in Health and Social Work 6(1) pp 57-70
Hilsdon, J. (2007) 'A Learning Renaissance?' Times Higher Education Supplement 6th July 2007
Hilsdon, J. and Bitzer, E., (2007) 'To Become an Asker of Questions'. South African Journal of Higher Education 21(8)
Hilsdon, J. (2007) What are academics looking for in students' written work? The WrAssE Project. Liverpool Hope University, LearnHigher Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Research Symposium, June 2007
Hilsdon, J. (2007) Learning development: what is it, where has it come from and how does it fit into UK universities? Professional Development Seminar, Lancaster University, 10th July, 2007
Burkill, S., Carkett, R., Cotton, D., Franklyn-Stokes, A., Hilsdon, J., Rees, T., and Yorke, J., (2007), 'How Will They Ever Learn'. Educational Developments 8.3, Birmingham: SEDA
Hilsdon, J. (2007) Learning Development – is it 'normal'? Presentation at the 2007 Conference of the Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa / New Zealand. Auckland: ATLAANZ
Hilsdon, J. and Magne, P. (2008) Another story: narrative function and structure in academic discourse as a "learning threshold", Presentation at the Threshold Concepts Conference, Kingston Ontario June, 2008
Cash C. and Hilsdon J. (2008) Buried Treasures in a Virtual Community Chest, Society for Research into Higher Education Annual Conference 2008, 9-11 December, Liverpool, UK ONLINE: http://www.srhe.ac.uk/conference2008/papers/0292-John-Hilsdon_Caroline-Cash.doc
Hilsdon, J. (2009) Editorial, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Issue 1: February 2009 ONLINE: http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs/index.php?journal=jldhe&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=38&path%5B%5D=19
Hilsdon, J. And Shrives L. (2009) 'Teaching Enhancement and Student Success'. Educational Developments 10.3, SEDA
Hilsdon J. (2009) Introducing Students to Critical Thinking, Staff Seminar: University of Chiba, Japan
Hilsdon, J. (2010) 'Reasons to be cheerful?' Editorial, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Issue 2: February 2010
Hilsdon, J. (2010). Real Live Learning. In G. Wisker et al (Eds.). Partnership: articles from the Learning and Teaching Conference, 2010 (pp. 8-13). Brighton: University of Brighton.
Hilsdon, J. (2011) 'What is Learning Development?' In Hartley, P., Hilsdon, J., Keenan, C., Sinfield, S. and Verity, M. (Ed.s) Learning Development in Higher Education, Palgrave Macmillan
Hilsdon, J. Keenan, C. and Sinfield, S. (2011) 'Learning development: work in progress', in Hartley, P., Hilsdon, J., Keenan, C., Sinfield, S. and Verity, M. (Ed.s) Learning Development in Higher Education, Palgrave Macmillan
Hagyard, A. and Hilsdon, J. (2011) 'Learning Development as Engagement' Editorial,Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Issue 3: March 2011 ONLINEhttp://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs/index.php?journal=jldhe
Hagyard, A. and Hilsdon J. (2011) Becoming a Reviewer for an Academic Journal – workshop presented at the annual ALDinHE conference, Queen's University, Belfast, April 2011
Hilsdon, J. (2011) Is 'three' really a magic number? Presentation at the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing, University of Limerick, July 2011
Allison, J., Gentle, C. and Hilsdon, J. (2011) Towards excellence: experiencing as students 9th VC's Teaching and Learning Conference 2011: Excellence in teaching, the student experience and pedagogic research University of Plymouth, July 2011
Hilsdon, J. (2011) A Model for Teaching Critical Thinking Workshop at the University of Leeds Summer School for Academic Skills Staff, July 2011
Hilsdon, J. (2011) Critical Thinking - a Framework for Feedback on Writing. HE STEM Writing Conference, University of Bath,September 2011
Hilsdon, J. (2011) Keeping it Real - the use of Triads for developing academiccommunication skills. Presentation for the Associationfor Academic Language and Learning, University of South Australia, November2011.
Day,T. and Hilsdon, J. (2012) DevelopingSkills for Writing in STEM disciplines Workshop at the ALDinHE conference,Leeds, April 2012.
Hilsdon,J (2012) (Plenary Chair): 9th ALDinHE Conference: LearningDevelopment in a digital age: emerging literacies and learning spaces.University of Leeds 2-4 April 2012
Hilsdon,J (2012) (Panel Member): Between academic and digital cultures: thechallenge for students, Supporting Academic Practice in a Digital Age May17th 2012, University of Exeter
Hilsdon, J. et al (2012) Interventions and boundaries in Learning Development spaces: Editorial, Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education Issue 4 March 2012 ONLINE http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs/index.php?journal=jldhe
Hilsdon, J. (2012) We encourage each other! Experiences of a Virtual Writing Retreat (VWR) Tertiary Writing Network Colloquium: Tūtakitanga: Confluence and Convergence, 28-30 November 2012, at the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Hilsdon, J. (2013) Interpreting Personal Development Planning (PDP): a policy and professional practice story of Higher Education in the UK. Research in Post-Compulsory Education Volume 17, 4. p.483-495
Hilsdon J et al (2013) Learning Development 10 years on Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education No 5 (2013) http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk/ojs/index.php?journal=jldhe&page=article&op=view&path[]=194&path[]=134
Beetham, H., Dawson, J. and Hilsdon, J. (2013) Writing in the digital university, 10th ALDinHE Conference: Celebrating Learning Development, Plymouth University, March 2013
Hilsdon J (2013) The Point of Learning Development Journal of Pedagogic Development Volume 3 Issue 2 http://www.beds.ac.uk/learning/support/jpd/volume-3-issue-2
Hilsdon, J. (2013) Critical thinking: What is the question? Higher Education Academy, New to Teaching resources: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/node/3075
Hilsdon, J. (2014) Peer Learning for Change in Higher Education. Innovations in Education and Teaching International Volume 51, Issue 3, 2014 Pages 244-254
Reports & invited lectures
Hilsdon J. (2007) Learning development: what is it, where has it come from and how does it fit into UK universities? July 2007, Lancaster University
Hilsdon J. (2008) Making Sense Of University: A 'Learning Development' Perspective, Research Seminar at the Oxford Learning Institute, University of Oxford 16th October, 2008
Hilsdon, J. (2009) Critical Thinking - What was the question again? Seminar at the Learning and Professional Development Research Unit. Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, 2nd December 2009
Hilsdon, J. (2010) Real Live Learning Keynote address at Partnership: 2010 Learning and Teaching Conference, Friday 9th July at Falmer Campus, University of Brighton http://www.brighton.ac.uk/clt/annual-learning-and-teaching-conference/annual-learning-and-teaching-conference.html
Hilsdon, J. (2011) The evolution of a Learning Development in Higher Education Network – the UK context Keynote address at the Student Learning Development Network of Ireland, January 21st 2011, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
Hilsdon, J. (2011) Producing, not just consuming! Keynote address at "Learning Development Partnerships and Student Learning" conference: De Montfort University, May, 2011 http://tinyurl.com/6jq4at8 )
Hilsdon, J. (2012) Writing for Assignments: the WrAssE Project, Sheffield Hallam University, July 2012
Hilsdon, J. (2013) Peer Learning for Change Keynote presentation at 'Time to Question Tradition!' Second Annual Conference of the Peer-Led Team Learning Conference, May 30-June 1, 2013, University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas
Hilsdon,J. (2013) Integrity and Identity - the Academic and the Student. A LearningDevelopment perspective on good academic practice. Higher Education AcademyWorkshop: Academic integrity and student development: exploring dimensions forimproving practice 21 November 2013, University of Leicester Conference Centre,Leicester, UK.
Hilsdon, J. (2014) "Write, review and publish with us!" – a workshopwith the JLDHE editors. 11th ALDinHE Conference: Learning Development Spacesand Places, April 2014, Huddersfield University.
Hilsdon, J. (2014) Presence is Everything: Giving Feedback to Writers Online: An International and Virtual Conference, 26th June 2014, Oxford Brookes University
Hilsdon, J. (2014) Can LD tell us about HE? Why is it assumed to be well placed to do this? IHC / EdD Postgraduate Research Conference, 28th June 2014, Plymouth University.
Hilsdon, J. (2014) Evaluating the Impact of Academic Language and Learning Interventions. Keynote talks for the AALL Regional Symposia: Victoria University, Melbourne November 2014; and University of South Australia, Adelaide, December 2014.
Hilsdon, J. (2015) Assessing the Impact of the Work of Learning Specialists. Keynote talk to the Learning Specialists Association of Canada, Guelph, Ontario, May 2015.
Hilsdon, J. and Mayer, M. (2015) An exploration of the potential of learning development to demystify student learning Celebrate Learning event, Bournemouth University, May 2015.
Additional information
Member of the University of Plymouth's Teaching Learning and Quality Committee
Coordinator, Royal Literary Fellowship, University of Plymouth, 2005 - present
External Reviewer, Student Counselling Service, Trinity College, Dublin (2005)
Certified Examiner for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 1999 – 2005
Reviewer for SEDA Journal 'Innovations in Education and Teaching International' 2006 - present
1. Link to the Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) http://www.aldinhe.ac.uk
2. Link to the Archives of email@example.com learning development in higher education network http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/LDHEN.html
3. Link to Learning Gateway at Plymouth University https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/student-life/services/learning-gateway
4. Link to report on Reflective Workbooks http://www.educationaldevelopment.net/ed/docs/rwer.doc
5. Link to Writing for Assignments E-Library (WrAssE): https://wrasse.plymouth.ac.uk/
6. Critical thinking: What is the question? Higher Education Academy, New to Teaching resources: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/node/3075


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He played his last ODI in 2011 and was part of the Kolkata Knight Riders for five seasons of the IPL
What's the story?
Netherlands cricketer Ryan ten Doeschate has returned to the national side, Cricket Netherlands have confirmed. 'Tendo', as he is known, will be part of the squad that faces Namibia in the last two matches of the ICC Cricket World League.
In case you didn't know
37-year-old ten Doeschate played what he had then said was to be the final ODI of his career in 2011, where he represented the Netherlands at the ICC Cricket World Cup that year. He scored two centuries in a single edition in 2015, with only Sachin Tendulkar and AB de Villiers matching that feat.
He played his last ever ODI against Ireland in March of 2011.
Although he retired from T20Is the year prior, ten Doeschate was signed by – and excelled – with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011.
He now returns to international cricket after a 6 year gap from all international forms of the game, bar the IPL.
The details
Doeschate had a strong batting career, and despite a relatively lower number of matches has five ODI centuries to his name, one of them against England. Interestingly, three of his five ODI hundreds have come in a losing cause.
That aside, ten Doeschate has more than proven his mettle with the bat with his big hitting at the World Cup, and subsequently in the Indian Premier League. He remained on the squad for five consecutive seasons before being released from his contract.
This return is likely to have been in the pipeline for some time, giving the player enough time after his significant gap to refresh on his fitness.
Although ten Doeschate has played domestic cricket until 2016 – and was active in county cricket, the level of fitness ODIs demand is a different beast, which lends more credence to the idea that ten Doeschate's return to the one-day side has been long-coming.
It is not clear if he will put his name in the reckoning for the 2018 IPL auctions, but given that he is fit for the ODI squad, it is a possibility. Kolkata Knight Riders won the title in 2014 – with ten Doeschate on that team, but have failed to replicate their success since.
It seems likely that ten Doeschate will – or has already considered – an IPL return; he is a popular figure among Kolkata Knight Riders fans, and the league is perhaps the most lucrative in cricket today.
Team lineup
Netherlands squad: Peter Borren (c), Wesley Barresi, Ben Cooper, Ryan ten Doeschate, Paul van Meekeren, Stephan Myburgh, Max O'Dowd, Scott Edwards, Sikander Zulfiqar, Roelof van der Merwe, Shane Snater, Pieter Seelaar, Timm van der Gugten, Fred Klaassen, Viv Kingma


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ORCID Outreach Meeting - May 17, 2012, Boston, USA
Name ambiguity and attribution are persistent, critical problems embedded in the scholarly research ecosystem. The Open Researcher & Contributor ID (ORCID) Initiative represents a community effort to establish an open, independent registry that is adopted and embraced as the industry's de facto standard.
ORCID Outreach Meetings (formerly Participant Meetings) take place about twice a year. They are a unique opportunity to learn about the progress of the ORCID initiative in person and to discuss relevant issues with the community.
The May 2012 Outreach Meeting was sponsored by Microsoft Research.
We provided WebEx and dial-in capabilities for those who could not attend in-person.
Morning: ORCID overview and status update
- 09:30 Howard Ratner and Laure Haak, Introduction and ORCID Overview slides
- 10:00 Geoff Bilder and Brian Wilson, Technical Update slides
- 10:30 Coffee Break
- 11:00 Bernie Rous, Privacy Policy and User Control slides
11:30 Craig van Dyck, Ed Pentz and Deanna Marcum,
ORCID Financial Sustainability slides (Craig/Ed) | slides (Deanna)
- 12:00 Lunch
Afternoon: Stakeholder panels: Integration plans and status
1:00 Funding Organizations, Moderator: Liz Allen
Debbie Bucci: ScienCV: What is it, who is involved, and how could it interact with ORCIDs? slides
1:30 Research Institutions: Assigning ORCIDs to Scholars, Moderator: Simeon Warner
Richard Rogers: MIT slides
Daniel Hook: Symplectic slides
- 1:00 - 2:30 Parallel Developer Workshop, Moderator: Gudmundur Thorisson
- 2:30 Break
- 3:00 Keynote: Alex Wade, Microsoft Academic Search and ORCID slides
- 3:30 Publishers: Manuscript Submission Workflow, Moderator: Craig Van Dyck
- 4:30 Howard Ratner, Closing Remarks
Webcast and Twitter
Those unable to attend in person can participate via WebEx from 9.30 AM to 4.30 PM for broadcast audio and viewing of the presentation slides (registration required). In addition there will be a webcast available without registration. We will also post updates via the @orcid_org Twitter account. Please use the hashtag #orcid7 for all tweets and other social media activities.
Hotel Information
Information about hotels near the meeting location, and in the Boston area can be found here.
Further Info
For questions about this or any other ORCID event, please contact [email protected].


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The Lost City of Atlantis: Fact or Fiction?
Atlantis in Greek means the "island of Atlas". It is supposedly a legendary island which was first mentioned in Plato's Timaeus and Critias.
According to Plato, Atlantis was a naval island which was located "in front of the Pilars of Hercules" which is now the Straits of Gibraltar. The timeline given by Plato was 9000 years before Solon which would date Atlantis to 9600 BC.
For decades, there have been scores of people who believed that the Lost City of Atlantis was a fact and that there was indeed at island as mentioned as per Plato's account. Other's believed that the story was a mere fiction just to complete Plato's dialogues.
In Plato's dialogues introduced Atlantis in Timaeus, his accounts of Atlantis is explained below:-
"For the ocean there was at that time navigable; for in front of the mouth which you Greeks call, as you say, 'the pillars of Heracles', there lay an island which was larger than Libya and Asia together; and it was possible for the travelers of that time to cross from it to the other islands, and from the other islands to the whole of the continent over against them which encompasses that veritable ocean."
A philopsopher, Cantor which was a student of Plato's student Xenocrates, believed Atlantis to be a real city and that Plato's account of it to be historical fact. The location of Atlantis as given in Plato's Timaeus states:-
"that an island of such nature and size once existed is evident from what is said by certain authors. According to them, there were seven islands in that sea at that time, sacred to Persephone, and also three others of enourmous size, one of which was sacred to Pluto, another to Ammon, and another one between them to Poseidon, the extent of which was a thousand stadia (200 km)."
Other historians and philosophers who believed in the existence of Atlantis was Strabo and Posidonius.
When the theories of Continental drift became popular during the 1960s, it was at this time that the "Lost City" became the "Lost Continent". A Plato scholar, Dr Julian Annas, who is a Regent Professor at the University of Arizona said that:-
"The continuity of discovering Atlantis illustrates the dangers of reading Plato. For he is clearly using what has become a standard device of fiction - stressing the histocity of an event as an indication of what follows is fiction."
Other quotes of Atlantis being a fictional city is mentioned by A.E Taylor who stated that:-
"We could not be told much more plainly that the whole narrative of Solon's conversations with the priests and his intention of writing the poem about Atlantis are an invention of Plato's fancy."
Hypothetical locations of the Lost City of Atlantis
Over the years, there have been numerous hypotheses as to the exact location of the lost city of Atlantis. The areas mentioned:-
1) In or near the Mediterranean Sea
Some historical possibly of the locations of the lost city is that it could be the islands of Sardinia, Crete, Santorini, Sicily, Cyprus and Malta.
2) In the Atlantic Ocean
The Canary islands and Madeira islands have been identified as being the potential lost city. Several other islands such as the Azores islands and the submerged island of Spartel have been thought to be the lost city as well.
3) Other possible locations
Several other locations have been thought to be the lost city of Atlantis. These are the Batabano Bay which is South of Cuba, the Bahamas, the Bermuda Triangle, Sundaland in Indonesia. The lost continent of "Kumari Kandam" has also been suggested to be the lost city.
Google Earth Finding
In 2009, several group of experts, noted that they may have found the lost city of Atlantis located on the seabed off the African coast. They claimed that the grid of streets represented the outlines of a big city.
This claim was eventually brushed off as an incidental hoax as the official Google statement released stated that:-
"In this case, however, what users are seeing is an artefact of the data collection process. Bathymetric (or sea floor terrain) data is often collected from boats using sonar to take measurements of the sea floor. The lines reflect the path of the boat as it gathers the data. The fact there are blank spots between each of these lines is a sign of how little we really know about the world's oceans."
From the photo below, however you look at it, it just does not fit the description of the Lost City of Atlantis given by Plato.
Found at last !!
Professor Richard Freund and his team claimed to have found the Lost City of Atlantis. They are said to have found the lost city just off Cadiz, Spain in a swampy marshland of the Dona Ana Park. They used satellite photographs, ground-penetrating radar as well as underwater technology.
However, what intrigued Freund to investigate the Dona Ana Park further was the discovery of "memorial cities" which he claims were built by the survivors of Atlantis. The exact location is known as the Spartel Bank which sank 11,600 years ago. However, it seems that Plato could have messed up his timing as 9,000 years ago, there was no known advance civilization anywhere in the world. The facts presented by Gutscher seem to fit the geological time and place of Atlantis.
The four key data used by Gutscher is:-
1) 11,600 years ago;
2) island about 15 kilometres across;
3) a location in the sea beyond the Pillars of Hercules; and
4) sinking of the city leaving a muddy shoal behind.
Now, based on the four points listed above, it could seem likely that there was in fact land in which is now swampland and the land could he higher and larger as well.
Earthquake and Tsunami?
The only account of Atlantis destruction is found in Plato's writings which describe Atlantis as sinking into the ocean "in a single day and night of misforturne."
Recent findings have concluded that the Lost City of Atlantis could have met its untimely end in an earthquake and tsunami which was similar to the one that hit Japan recently.
Marc Andre Gutscher reported in Geology in 2002 that the Gulf of Cadiz, which is west to the Straits of Gibraltar, which Plato described as being the plausible location for the lost city of Atlantis, showed a subduction zone and a wedge of sediment. Gutscher also wrote that it was "possible for a magnitude 8.5 earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Lisbon in 1755".
However, in a contradiction to Gutscher's finding, it has been shown that no advance civilation lived in that region 12,000 years ago. This is because the first city which has been recorded in human history is Catalhoyuk which is 6300 BC old, while monumental architecture only came about in 5,000 BC. In an archeological perspective, based on evidence gathered has clearly stated that humans at that time were hunter-gatherers.
Minoan Culture and People
This civilization was the Bronze Age civilization which began in 2700 BC. It is believed that these people had trade relationsips with Egypt and Crete. The people were mostly merchants with who had trade relationships overseas. This trade is the possible link which make the Minoan people to be that of the lost city of Atlantis. However, in 1450 BC, the Thera volcano erupted and it was this eruption which caused damaged to their city and culture.
Until time memorial, we will never know what the Lost City of Atlantis was to Plato. We do not know if it was indeed a real city or if it was just a figment of his imagination. But, one thing is for sure, Plato left us with the greatest unsolved mystery of mankind.
Questions & Answers
So do any of yall believe in this? I said yall because im from texas.
I have a question.would the lost city of atlantis have rock carvings of fish hearts and bread
The earliest is in fact much earlier. You need to check out Gobekli Tepe.
I know where Atlantis is i bet my life on it
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You may want to check out a brand new book titled "Uchronia?–Atlantis Revealed," or go to www.AtlantisIslandRevealed.com for more information.
The proposed Atlantis location in this book, in every way, matches Plato's physical description. Just as Plato asserted, the northern region of this lost prehistoric island is entirely covered in mountains. There is a rectangular valley below this mountainous region and another valley further south that is 2/3 in size of the square valley. Also, and just as Plato said, 9 kilometers away from the main island, there is a small circular island that contains another tiny island in its flooded center (an island within an island setting, a sea volcano with a collapsed center). Ten millennia ago, ships could enter the watery center of this island through a single opening on its outer ring. One by one, and in the right order, all the physical characteristics and dimensions given by Plato, match the proposed site. If Plato's Atlantis was ever real, this must have been the place he was talking about. Not only the geography of this site is identical, but remnants of an advanced Neolithic civilization in the immediate area, adds validity to this discovery. Check it out.
As for the many other conflicting details in the story (since obviously Athens, triremes, etc. did not exist around 9600BC when according to Plato Atlantis was still above water), I believe Plato did for Atlantis exactly what Homer did with the city of Troy in his epic book Iliad. (This very conflict, having to choose between the right chronology and modern details may be the reason why Atlantis eluded detection for so long). As it now appears, since there is a site that completely matches Plato's chronology and physical description, this leads to the conclusion that he based his story of Atlantis on a real setting and a lost civilization known to ancient Greeks, while the "modern" details were inserted in this ideological story in order to convey to his audience some of his philosophical ideas (good vs. evil, ideal societies vs. corrupt).
Reena, an interesting collection of thoughts on Atlantis.
I happen to think the pronouncements of Dr. Julian Annas and A. E. Taylor are a crock. What they feel is obviously a fiction is nothing of the sort. It may yet prove to be a fiction, but nothing is so obvious about it.
If someone says that they are telling the truth, do we automatically assume they are lying? Of course, they could be lying, but to assume that what they say is a lie is hogwash of the worst kind.
Fact: Plato said that Atlantis was in the Atlantic Ocean (not along the coast of Spain), and facing Gadira (Cadiz) (not adjacent to it). He said Atlantis was an island, not a coastal feature. He said Atlantis was as large as ancient Libya and Asia Minor combined (roughly 1-2x the size of Texas). He said that it would take 11 days to sail from Gibraltar to Atlantis (the heart or capital city?). That would place it around the Azores.
Fact: This location is geologically tortured. It is a tectonic plate boundary which has become indistinct in places (damaged?). There is an abrupt bend in the boundary in the Eastern Azores starting about 36 million years ago.
Fact: Nearly all mountains on Earth, and many islands, are formed near tectonic plate boundaries from subduction or plate collision. That's how Atlantis was formed. How it was destroyed was an even more interesting story.