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On May 23, 2012, Discovery News wrote a sensationalistic and factually incorrect article about a research article I co-authored. The fallout from the Discovery News article has been that 12 years of carefully cultivated academic contacts were put in jeopardy; due to the intellectual sloth of one reporter and the greed fueled sensationalism of a large media corporation.
Intellectual sloth because the reporter apparently never bothered to read our research article beyond a one paragraph summary. Her article was full of mistakes and over emphasizes the importance of an article by Humphrey and Waddington which our article cited as a reference. Greed because the article with its sensationalistic title, byline, and gist quickly went viral on the internet; generating lots of clicks on the Discovery Channel website which translates into money for them; even if it was at the expense of accurate reporting on the interface between science and religion.
Despite numerous requests for a correction, the Discovery Corporation refused to correct their article. Finally they offered to change the title if I could come up with a new title in 7 words or less. I declined their offer as insufficient.
Below is the Discovery article in cyan with my comments in red or black.
Day of Jesus' Crucifixion Believed Determined
We estimated that an earthquake occurred in the Dead Sea between 26 AD and 36 AD based soley on an examination of the sediments. Nowhere in our article did we make such a claim that we determined the exact date of the crucifixion. The original even more tabloid-esque Discovery title was "Quake Reveals the Day of the Crucifixion"
By Jennifer Viegas
Thu May 24, 2012 12:54 PM ET
It's been debated for years, but researchers say they now have a definitive date of the crucifixion.
- Researchers believe that Jesus, as described in the New Testament, was crucified on Friday April 3, 33 A.D.
- Textual and geological clues, along with astronomical data, support the date.
- Scientists acknowledge that natural events described in the Bible could be allegorical.
Mud layers in the Dead Sea sediments that are deformed by earthquakes are known as seismites.
We used a microscope to examine sediments from a core in Ein Gedi. We dated one seismite in the section to have occurred between 26 and 36 AD.
We examined the historical record and discovered only one potential earthquake report for that location and time period; a report of an earthquake at the crucifixion.
We compared our 26 -36 AD earthquake date with what we think is consensus New Testament Scholarship on the date of the crucifixion. Our conclusions were
This leaves three possibilities for the cause of the 26–36 AD earthquake observed in the Ein Gedi section:
(1) the earthquake described in the Gospel of Matthew occurred more or less as reported
(2) the earthquake described in the Gospel of Mathew was in effect 'borrowed' from an earthquake that occurred sometime before or after the crucifixion,but during the reign of Pontius Pilate;
(3) the earthquake described in the Gospel of Matthew is allegorical fiction and the 26–36 AD seismite was caused by an earthquake that is not reportedin the currently extant historical record.
We did not rank the possibilities.
Geologists investigated the 4,000-year chronology of earthquake disturbances within the uppermost 19 feet of laminated sediment of the Dead Sea to determine the exact date of Jesus' crucifixion.
We examined 4.3 inches (11 centimeters) of sediment which covered about 60 years of deposition and arrived at a date estimate of 26-36 AD for the sesimite in question.
,Jesus, as described in the New Testament, was most likely crucified on Friday April 3, 33 A.D.,
This does not come from our article.
,The latest investigation, reported in the journal International Geology Review, focused on earthquake activity at the Dead Sea, located 13 miles from Jerusalem. ,
The site of the Ein Gedi core is ~21.5 miles from Jerusalem.
,The Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 27, mentions that an earthquake coincided with the crucifixion: ,
,"And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split and the tombs broke open.",
,To analyze earthquake activity in the region, geologist Jefferson Williams of Supersonic Geophysical and colleagues Markus Schwab and Achim Brauer of the German Research Center for Geosciences studied three cores from the beach of the Ein Gedi Spa adjacent to the Dead Sea.,
We studied one core; labeled as A-3.
,Varves, which are annual layers of deposition in the sediments, reveal that at least two major earthquakes affected the core: a widespread earthquake in 31 B.C. and an early first century seismic event that happened sometime between 26 A.D. and 36 A.D.,,
,The latter period occurred during "the years when Pontius Pilate was procurator of Judea and when the earthquake of the Gospel of Matthew is historically constrained," Williams said.,,
, "The day and date of the crucifixion (Good Friday) are known with a fair degree of precision," he said. But the year has been in question.,,
,In terms of textual clues to the date of the crucifixion, Williams quoted a Nature paper authored by Colin Humphreys and Graeme Waddington. Williams summarized their work as follows:
- All four gospels and Tacitus in Annals (XV,44) agree that the crucifixion occurred when Pontius Pilate was procurator of Judea from 26-36 AD.
- All four gospels say the crucifixion occurred on a Friday.
- All four gospels agree that Jesus died a few hours before the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath (nightfall on a Friday).
- The synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) indicate that Jesus died before nightfall on the 15th day of Nisan; right before the start of the Passover meal.
- John's gospel differs from the synoptics; apparently indicating that Jesus died before nightfall on the 14th day of Nisan.
Although our article did make use of the findings of Humphrey and Waddington, none of the above comes from the article. In fact, the reporter never quotes any part of the article except for the abstract. An abstract is a one paragraph summary of the article. The entire article was 9 pages long. I strongly suspect that the reporter only read the abstract of the article but not the article itself. This would explain the inaccuracies in the article she wrote plus the glaring absence of any quotations from the body of the article. She also made a mistake regarding the 14th and 15th of Nisan; attributing these dates to the wrong gospels. Had she read our article (which got those dates right), she wouldn't have made that mistake.
,When data about the Jewish calendar and astronomical calculations are factored in, a handful of possible dates result, with Friday April 3, 33 A.D. being the best match, according to the researchers.,
This is not in our article. Our article did not combine textual and Geologic information. Our article used only Geological information to come up with a date range for the earthquake observed in the sediments. The assertion that we then added in astronomical calculations to come up with an exact date is flat out incorrect and something the reporter would know if she bothered to read and understand the article.
,In terms of the earthquake data alone, Williams and his team acknowledge that the seismic activity associated with the crucifixion could refer to "an earthquake that occurred sometime before or after the crucifixion and was in effect 'borrowed' by the author of the Gospel of Matthew, and a local earthquake between 26 and 36 A.D. that was sufficiently energetic to deform the sediments of Ein Gedi but not energetic enough to produce a still extant and extra-biblical historical record.",
The above comes from the abstract.
,"If the last possibility is true, this would mean that the report of an earthquake in the Gospel of Matthew is a type of allegory," they write.,,
Also from the abstract.
,Williams is studying yet another possible natural happening associated with the crucifixion – darkness.
Three of the four canonical gospels report darkness from noon to 3 PM after the crucifixion. Such darkness could have been caused by a dust storm, he believes.
Williams is investigating if there are dust storm deposits in the sediments coincident with the early first century Jerusalem region earthquake.,,
None of this is in our article but this is true. To learn more, go here 08 Darkness
For other commentary on this Discovery article see
Chris McKinny – Bible Places Blog


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A yellow Labrador with big dark eyes, Tukker enjoyed running around his fenced-in yard, flirting with the female shih tzu next door, and greeting his owner Randy Morgret of Hanover when he came home.
Morgret got Tukker when he was 4 months old, and said he could tell by his already huge paws that he was going to grow up to be a large dog.
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Morgret's daughter, Randi Jo, loved coming to visit her father and being greeted by Tukker.
"He had beautiful eyes," she said.
But at the end of May, Tukker, who was 2, stopped running around. He didn't want to play and would lie in the house lethargically. In a week's time, he lost almost 20 pounds. Concerned, Morgret took his dog to the animal hospital on a Sunday morning.
X-rays revealed a swollen leg, and Tukker's blood tested positive for Lyme disease. Morgret was shocked. Tukker had received topical treatment for fleas and ticks, and Morgret had never seen any ticks on him.
Just one day after the visit to the vet, Tukker curled up on the living room rug. That's where he died.
"I went and checked on him and he was gone. It just happened so fast," Morgret said. "He was just a puppy."
Morgret was devastated. He lives alone, and Tukker was his constant companion.
"When I was sick years ago, I thought he'd outlive me," he said.
Although Morgret cannot bring Tukker back, he wants to spread information about the dangers to dogs of Lyme disease.
"I would like to make people aware," he said. "I still come home thinking he's going to be here."
Whether people realize it or not, Lyme disease is fairly common among dogs.
Veterinarian Doris LaFaver of Clearview Animal Hospital in Hanover said she sees approximately two new cases of the disease a week.
"About half of the dogs we tested came up positive for Lyme disease," LaFaver said.
For owners though, identifying that a dog has Lyme disease can be difficult. Veterinarian Deborah Flake, of the Animal Wellness Clinic in Biglerville, said dogs can display such mild symptoms that owners might not even notice.
"Sometimes we find that talking to the owners, they didn't notice a difference until they start treating them," Flake said.
Symptoms that owners can watch for include limping, lack of appetite, stiffness in joints and lethargic behavior. If an owner suspects Lyme disease, Flake recommends calling a veterinarian so the dog can get a blood test. She also recommends people check their pets regularly for ticks, try to avoid areas high in ticks and have their dog vaccinated for the disease.
"It's also very common that if the pet has it, someone else in the house has it," she said.
Flake, who was Tukker's regular veterinarian, said Tukker's case was not the norm. Generally, dogs respond well to the antibiotics and get better.
LaFaver agreed.
"It's really one of the worst-case scenarios," LaFaver said of Tukker's case.
Lyme disease is actually not what kills the animal. Rather, the kidney failure resulting from the disease is the most common reason for the death. The disease affects other vital organs such as the heart.
Now, weeks later, Morgret still misses Tukker, but is thinking about getting another puppy in the future.
"I thought about not getting one for a while, but I really miss having a dog," he said.
But Tukker will not be forgotten. In one corner of the fenced-in yard is a newly dug grave, surrounded with large rocks. There are flowers planted by Morgret's daughter and a large, chewed stick sits on top with a small round rock - Tukker's favorite toys.
"A dog can't tell you when it's sick," Morgret said. "We miss him."

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US photo agency files copyright suit against Daily Mail
Posted by sim-o
November 14th, 2011
The Daily Mail have, allegedly, been nicking photos again. And the owner of the photos is not happy. Really, they are in fact $1.5 million not happy…
Florida based celebrity photo agency Mavrix have filed suit against the British newspaper for multiple copyright infringements, and are seeking statutory damages of $150,000 per infringement. With up to 10 images involved the total sought comes to $1.5m plus attorney's fees and "any such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and appropriate".
Marvix seem to have got a court in the California to issue proceedings against the Daily Mail, where compensation for this sort of thing is higher than in the UK because, although the Mail is a UK company, it has substantial connections to the the US, namely:
- They have a bureau in Los Angeles
- A print version of the Mail is made available for sale in California
- According to traffic monitoring companies 2.8 million visitors a month are from the US
- The Mail is published by Associated Newspapers Ltd, which is part of Daily Mail and General Trust Plc. DMGT is a "multi-billion dollar publicly traded media conglomerate entity that operates in over 40 countries, including the United States" with "facilities at the California Market Center, Los Angeles" and Ass. Newspapers and DMGT "are all part of the same entity, do not enjoy seperate corporate structure and function as one common enterprise and/or as alter egos of each other".
The court documents (.pdf) also state…
the Daily Mail, with the assistance of its online picture editor, Elliot Wagland, has "a history of copyright piracy conduct. Indeed, the pattern and practice of Defendants is to ignore the demand of photo agencies or photographers to agree to rates before use and to simply take the pictures and use them without compensation or to then offer token compensation.
Could this be the case that has an affect on the behaviour of the Mail?
h/t @waxnip
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When you see it, you can hardly resist.
"If you're ready for heart pulsing blood pounding ingestion, you're not ready enough for food porn," said an announcer on the Travel Channel's No Reservations show.
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She took all the photos herself, and said there's definitely a style designed to draw you in.
"..and so in doing that you get up close, you focus in perhaps on a bite," said Woolley.
"Does that look like food porn to you?" Carlson asked one person.
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Researchers claim the groups most easily enticed already have a food weakness. But if you stare at a photo long enough that doesn't mean you won't develop one of your own.
"You want to go eat that right now?" Carlson asked another bystander.
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One other interesting thing about this is Belgian researchers found that looking at photos of food were even more powerful than looking at the food itself.
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TURNED TO STONE: A new experiment in Iceland aims to store captured CO2 permanently by turning it into rock.
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In a new experiment, Iceland is looking to replace its smokestacks with well injectors to permanently sequester its carbon dioxide emissions.
Researchers are now pumping CO2 underground in a process that will convert the greenhouse gas into rock. This technique may be a model for other power plants and factories to control their emissions, creating a climate change solution literally set in stone.
"Carbon dioxide capture and storage is important because we depend on fossil fuels, and we will depend on fossil fuels for the next 50 to 100 years," said Juerg Matter, a professor of geochemistry at Columbia University.
"This is bad news for global climate change, especially greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. In terms of climate change, we have to decarbonize our energy infrastructure," he added.
The CarbFix pilot program aims to resolve this problem by capturing carbon dioxide from the Hellisheiði Power Station, Iceland's largest geothermal heat and energy facility and the second-largest in the world.
The 300-megawatt plant taps heat and gas pockets up to 1.2 miles below the surface to drive seven turbines. In the process, Hellisheiði releases steam, which makes up roughly 99.5 percent of its emissions. The rest is mostly carbon dioxide, along with small amounts of hydrogen sulfide, argon and methane.
Matter, who works with the program, said CarbFix is the first system that injects carbon dioxide into basalt, a form of volcanic rock. "The capacity of these rocks, the storage capacity, could be very large," he said.
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Waste carbon dioxide is first separated from steam and then dissolved in water, forming carbonic acid. The solution is then pumped 550 yards underground into a basalt formation, where the acidity leaches elements like calcium and magnesium from the surrounding rocks. Over time, the solution flows through the basalt formation and these elements recombine to form minerals like limestone.
Iceland makes an ideal test site because the ground beneath the island nation is 90 percent basalt, which is formed by volcanic activity. The country also generates most of its energy from geothermal sources.
However, CarbFix is not without its challenges. The project's current phase injects carbon dioxide from a nearby geothermal well instead of the generation plant. Though the project started in 2007, the team only started injecting the well in January and will begin to inject from the geothermal plant itself in April.
"We assumed that the main difficult part of the experiment would be injecting the gas. Instead, we are delayed by the gas separation stage," explained Edda Aradóttir, the project manager for CarbFix. "It has turned out to be a much more complex task than we thought."
Separation anxiety
The hydrogen sulfide proved very troublesome because it corroded the hardware and formed compounds that hampered the processing equipment when it was separated from the steam. The current phase injects only carbon dioxide, while the next phase will also inject hydrogen sulfide into the basalt.
Other issues included developing new instruments and techniques to monitor rock formations deep underground, said Aradóttir. The team also had to engineer a system to transport the carbon dioxide from the sources to the injection well.
The whole process is also resource-intensive, requiring large amounts of water and electricity. The carbon dioxide may also take anywhere from a few months to a few years to be converted fully to stone. "This kind of experiment is very expensive," admitted Aradóttir. "We're not at the commercial stage yet."
Still, the idea has immense potential. Basalt formations are found in many parts of the world, and the CarbFix site can store billions of tons of carbon dioxide, Matter said. Unlike other forms of carbon storage, waste gases can be converted to stone at relatively shallow depths, the leakage risk is minimal and the results are permanent.


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Flags of Our Fathers details
Formats: | 15 DVD, Blu-ray |
Starring: | Patrick Dollaghan, Jon Kellam, Andri Sigurosson, Michae, Michael Ahl, Joey Allen, David Patrick, Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, Paul Walker, Jamie Bell, Neal McDonough, Barry Pepper, Robert Patrick, John Benjamin Hickey, John |
Director: | Clint Eastwood |
Genres: | Action/Adventure, Drama |
Studio: | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
Collections: | Battlefield Films, Clint Eastwood, Clint Eastwood Movies, Pick of the week |
Name | Discs | |
Flags of Our Fathers |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
Run time: | 2 hours 12 minutes |
Rental release: | 09 Jul 2007 |
Main languages: | English, English Audio Description |
Subtitles: | English, Arabic, Greek, Icelandic |
Hearing impaired subtitles: | English |
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By Tom Charity from LOVEFiLM
This action-packed drama tells the life stories of the siz men who raised the flag at Te Battle of Iwo Jima.
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What is a hero?
By a customer from London , 02 Jan 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
As the American marines land on Iwo Jima and make their way up the beaches on foot, the camera switches to the point of view of the entrenched Japanese soldiers quietly preparing to open fire. It is a gripping scene that makes the film worth watching just for those few minutes alone. The governments exploitation of three surviving soldiers who raised the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945 - when that iconic photograph was taken - makes an interesting story, but I found the long battle scenes difficult to follow as it was hard to tell the characters apart. Consequently when particular marines were talked about in later scenes it was impossible to put a face to the name. Perhaps that doesnt matter. The difference between a soldiers concept of a hero and that of their families and politicians back home was made clear and that seems to be the message the film is putting across.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By Seedyvee (207 reviews) from Grantham , 31 Mar 2013[Highly rated reviewer]
This is really a study about what makes or does not make a hero rather than about the overall significance of the battle for the island. The chaos and stress of battle combat is strongly depicted relieved by themes of comradeship and the main theme of heroism. There is an amount of past and present time to follow but the film has a satisfying whole.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By WarBuss (2 reviews) from Birmingham , 09 Jul 2012watched as clint eastwood directed it , the opening scenes were great but i found the charecters dull really so much happened in the first half hour it took me a while to figure out who was who quite hard to follow , an average film .- Was this review helpful to you?
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By a customer , 03 Jul 2012Of all the ww2 stories, this seems the least interesting. Although undoubtably an important part of American history, we found it a bit too sentimental. The characters were believable and carried the story well with average cinematography - whats with the 'not colour but not black and white either' thing?! We felt that there are stronger stories from WW2 that need telling.- Was this review helpful to you?
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I film that will stay in your memory for a long time.
By themoth (2 reviews) , 29 Jun 2012Might I suggest that people here who have posted a negative review of this film lack a heart. This was one of the most honest and touching films I have ever seen. A film of intelligence and heart, not a mindless hollywood blockbuster. Clint Eastwood is quite simply and astounding director not to mention his awe inspiring career as one of the best actors who have ever lived.- Was this review helpful to you?
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dull and uninspiring
By mingles (6 reviews) , 15 Oct 2011i found this dull and was unable to care about the plight of these soldiers in any way really. the exploration of the treatment of native american soldiers was the only time it got vaguely interesting- Was this review helpful to you?
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