My friend Richard from England linked to these funny cartoons here.
http://malacandra.blogspot.com/2007/04/car-thief-keith.html
Thanks Richard. Please check out his cool site.
I found the same three short clips on You Tube.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Life and perspective
As finite creatures, life for human beings is somewhat about limited perspective. People have a limited view and outlook on life in contrast to that of God who as the Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, has an infinite understanding of life. (Revelation 1:8,17,18, Revelation 21:6,7, and Revelation 22:13.)
The first photo, I fortunately viewed correctly immediately, but I can understand how it could be viewed differently. The second and third photos show the limitations of mapping 500 years ago. The map has artistic quality in my view.
Russ
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/waldexh.html
Recognizing and Naming America
Martin Waldseemüller’s 1507 world map grew out of an ambitious project in St. Dié, near Strasbourg, France, during the first decade of the sixteenth century, to document and update new geographic knowledge derived from the discoveries of the late fifteenth and the first years of the sixteenth centuries. Waldseemüller’s large world map was the most exciting product of that research effort, and included data gathered during Amerigo Vespucci’s voyages of 1501–1502 to the New World. Waldseemüller christened the new lands "America" in recognition of Vespucci ’s understanding that a new continent had been uncovered as a result of the voyages of Columbus and other explorers in the late fifteenth century. This is the only known surviving copy of the first printed edition of the map, which, it is believed, consisted of 1,000 copies.
Waldseemüller’s map supported Vespucci’s revolutionary concept by portraying the New World as a separate continent, which until then was unknown to the Europeans. It was the first map, printed or manuscript, to depict clearly a separate Western Hemisphere, with the Pacific as a separate ocean. The map represented a huge leap forward in knowledge, recognizing the newly found American landmass and forever changing the European understanding of a world divided into only three parts—Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Martin Waldseemüller (1470–1521)
Universalis Cosmographia Secundum Ptholomaei Traditionem et Americi Vespucii Alioru[m]que Lustrationes, [St. Dié], 1507
Facsimile made from original woodcut
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
Additional
Here we go again:
DEAR RBC CUSTOMER,
A number of customers of other financial institutions have recently been targeted with deceptive emails linking to falsified bank websites. These customers have then entered their confidential "security" information believing the site belongs to a real financial institution.
In order to protect your account against this deception, please ensure that you upgrade your account to our new SSL server software for your maximum protection against any fraudulent activity to your account.please do this by clicking these link below:
http://www.rbc.com/signin/secure/index.htm
Please note that your account may take up to two business days to upgrade and updated to the SSL server software. Thank you for your kindle co-operation.Management, Royal Bank of Canada.
©2007 Royal Bank of Canada. All Rights Reserved.
The first photo, I fortunately viewed correctly immediately, but I can understand how it could be viewed differently. The second and third photos show the limitations of mapping 500 years ago. The map has artistic quality in my view.
Russ
http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/waldexh.html
Recognizing and Naming America
Martin Waldseemüller’s 1507 world map grew out of an ambitious project in St. Dié, near Strasbourg, France, during the first decade of the sixteenth century, to document and update new geographic knowledge derived from the discoveries of the late fifteenth and the first years of the sixteenth centuries. Waldseemüller’s large world map was the most exciting product of that research effort, and included data gathered during Amerigo Vespucci’s voyages of 1501–1502 to the New World. Waldseemüller christened the new lands "America" in recognition of Vespucci ’s understanding that a new continent had been uncovered as a result of the voyages of Columbus and other explorers in the late fifteenth century. This is the only known surviving copy of the first printed edition of the map, which, it is believed, consisted of 1,000 copies.
Waldseemüller’s map supported Vespucci’s revolutionary concept by portraying the New World as a separate continent, which until then was unknown to the Europeans. It was the first map, printed or manuscript, to depict clearly a separate Western Hemisphere, with the Pacific as a separate ocean. The map represented a huge leap forward in knowledge, recognizing the newly found American landmass and forever changing the European understanding of a world divided into only three parts—Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Martin Waldseemüller (1470–1521)
Universalis Cosmographia Secundum Ptholomaei Traditionem et Americi Vespucii Alioru[m]que Lustrationes, [St. Dié], 1507
Facsimile made from original woodcut
Geography and Map Division, Library of Congress
Additional
Here we go again:
DEAR RBC CUSTOMER,
A number of customers of other financial institutions have recently been targeted with deceptive emails linking to falsified bank websites. These customers have then entered their confidential "security" information believing the site belongs to a real financial institution.
In order to protect your account against this deception, please ensure that you upgrade your account to our new SSL server software for your maximum protection against any fraudulent activity to your account.please do this by clicking these link below:
http://www.rbc.com/signin/secure/index.htm
Please note that your account may take up to two business days to upgrade and updated to the SSL server software. Thank you for your kindle co-operation.Management, Royal Bank of Canada.
©2007 Royal Bank of Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Canadian Humour
My Mom sent me an email with some funny pictures that are titled Canadian humour.
I shall post two and comment on both.
Now I have never found that special woman in person, but the groom in my view did better by privately emailing his changed wedding plans as opposed to posting them on a blog article or in the comments.;) Okay, I suppose he should have at least called the rejected bride on the phone and informed her of the changed plans! On a serious note, this cartoon is perhaps a humourous exaggerated example of the sinfulness, selfishness, and lack of respect in society that often takes place within romantic relationships. In Matthew 22:39, the second great commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself, and this is repeated in Mark 12:31. The first great commandment in the New Testament is to of course love God with everything as in Matthew 22:37-38 and Mark 12:29-30. New Testament theology requires followers of God and Christ to love others is maximal ways.
In January on thekingpin68, I wrote two article on singleness:
http://thekingpin68.blogspot.com/2007/01/philosophy-of-singleness-part-1.html
http://thekingpin68.blogspot.com/2007/01/philosophy-of-singleness-part-2.html
Okay, I admit that when I was a kid I did not pick up after my German Shepherd Husky when he posted a parcel in a neighbour's yard, public park, or schoolyard, but I would clean up after my dog now as a responsible adult. When I was a kid I can remember mowing the back lawn where the dog was and just running the lawn mower right over the dog waste.
I shall post two and comment on both.
Now I have never found that special woman in person, but the groom in my view did better by privately emailing his changed wedding plans as opposed to posting them on a blog article or in the comments.;) Okay, I suppose he should have at least called the rejected bride on the phone and informed her of the changed plans! On a serious note, this cartoon is perhaps a humourous exaggerated example of the sinfulness, selfishness, and lack of respect in society that often takes place within romantic relationships. In Matthew 22:39, the second great commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself, and this is repeated in Mark 12:31. The first great commandment in the New Testament is to of course love God with everything as in Matthew 22:37-38 and Mark 12:29-30. New Testament theology requires followers of God and Christ to love others is maximal ways.
In January on thekingpin68, I wrote two article on singleness:
http://thekingpin68.blogspot.com/2007/01/philosophy-of-singleness-part-1.html
http://thekingpin68.blogspot.com/2007/01/philosophy-of-singleness-part-2.html
Okay, I admit that when I was a kid I did not pick up after my German Shepherd Husky when he posted a parcel in a neighbour's yard, public park, or schoolyard, but I would clean up after my dog now as a responsible adult. When I was a kid I can remember mowing the back lawn where the dog was and just running the lawn mower right over the dog waste.
Friday, April 20, 2007
Change of billing
Someone is continuing with the previous attempts to "bank scam" me and/or the Royal Bank is asleep at the switch. Either way it is useless to send me these emails as I have stated that I do not have an account with the Royal Bank. I have never had an account with the Royal Bank. I sent an email to the Royal Bank with the questionable email attached.
Now, in the email, the Royal Bank URL redirects to
http://justgreeks.com/images/.update/.support/.login/RBC//
Dear RBC Customer,
Your security is our responsibility. During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, Royal Bank Of Canada serves over half of The whole population of Canada. Our customers choose us as providers of sound, secure and solid financial services.We are committed to putting you first and to finding better ways to help meet your financial needs. Our strength is built on confidence because we continue to deliver security in every facet of our business.:
We are committed to providing a secure Money transfer environment for our customers. :
It has been detected on your Royal Bank Of Canada online account that there has been a change in the billing address on your file.and every statement of billing including personal information(s) will be sent to the new address provided in your file. If you authorised this change please follow the link below and login to your account online for viewing,if you did not authorise this change please login to your account using the link below for viewing and correction(s).:
Now, in the email, the Royal Bank URL redirects to
http://justgreeks.com/images/.update/.support/.login/RBC//
Dear RBC Customer,
Your security is our responsibility. During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, Royal Bank Of Canada serves over half of The whole population of Canada. Our customers choose us as providers of sound, secure and solid financial services.We are committed to putting you first and to finding better ways to help meet your financial needs. Our strength is built on confidence because we continue to deliver security in every facet of our business.:
We are committed to providing a secure Money transfer environment for our customers. :
It has been detected on your Royal Bank Of Canada online account that there has been a change in the billing address on your file.and every statement of billing including personal information(s) will be sent to the new address provided in your file. If you authorised this change please follow the link below and login to your account online for viewing,if you did not authorise this change please login to your account using the link below for viewing and correction(s).:
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