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Hurricane Heist, The (2018)
A crew of thieves plans the ultimate heist, to steal $600 million from the U.S. treasury facility located on the Gulf Coast of Alabama using a hurricane as their cover. When the storm blows up into a lethal category five, and their well-made plans go awry, they find themselves needing a vault code k
Hitman's Bodyguard, The (2017)
Expendables 3, The (2014)
Years ago, Barney Ross co-founded the Expendables with Conrad Stonebanks. After Stonebanks became an arms dealer, Ross was forced to kill him or so he thought. Now, Stonebanks is back and he''s on a mission to end the Expendables. Ross decides that the way to fight old blood is with new blood, so he assembles a team of younger, faster, more tech-savvy recruits. The battle to topple Stonebanks becomes a clash of old-school methods vs. high-tech expertise.
Legend of Hercules, The (2014)
Barney Ross, Lee Christmas, Yin Yang, Gunner Jensen, Toll Road and Hale Caesar -- with newest members Billy the Kid and Maggie aboard -- are reunited when Mr. Church enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time - five tons of weapons-grade plutonium, far more than enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that''s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother.
Art Department (feature film)
London Has Fallen (Theatrical) (2016)
After the British Prime Minister dies under mysterious circumstances, all leaders of the Western world head to London to attend his funeral. But what starts out as the most protected event on earth, turns into a deadly plot to kill the world''s most powerful leaders and unleash a terrifying vision of the future. President Asher, secret service agent Mike Banning, and an English MI-6 agent who trusts no one are the only people that have any hope of stopping it.


In a development with high quality Standard, a combination between modern architecture and functional lines in a Private Condominium with fantastic indoor gardens, 3 lifts also with access to the garage and common pool.
Located in the centre of Portimão next to the riverside area with a wide Avenue Pedestrian all crafted like a typical Portuguese sidewalk. Palm trees, along the way, lend an exotic feel to the place with Dream landscape across the River. Located 3 km from the beach and also very close to Golf Courses and all amenities.
The apartments are all high standard and absolutely stunning, some with amazing views over the river.
Hall with Storage in Oak, Video to Order, Doorway "Dierre" with phenolic panel abroad, anti-corrosion lock, false ceiling with recessed lighting and laminated floor.
Fully equipped kitchen with access to the terrace.
Appliances recessed SIEMENS: oven, ceramic hob, microwave, extractor hood with stainless steel, washing machine, dishwasher and fridge-freezer, heater ARISTON WTD 11KME and Thermosyphon 300L.
Lacquered furniture (white) and oak bench: stone white SILESTONE type with stone tub, Floors: ceramic tile 45×45, light-coloured Walls: washable plastic paint, false ceiling with recessed lighting.
Living/dining room in laminated floor with wooden doors and glass. Access to Terrace. TV outlets installed in Fibre Optics and phone lines.
Every apartment has 1 ensuite bedroom except for the 4 bedroom apartment has 2 ensuite bedrooms, build in wardrobes in oak with sliding doors and window – Floating Floor, bathroom with tub.
2 Toilet service, 1 with shower and 1 with bath, and the toilet of the suite the floor and walls are limestone and plaster with washable plastic paint, Suspended ceiling with recessed lighting, oak cabinet with sink stone type SILESTONE Mirror Bath protection / shower and tempered glass ware / SANIDUSA taps.
Balconies and Terrace – Floor ceramic tile 30×30 GRESPOR Guard in glass 8+ tempered / laminated 8mm and shade in aluminium, wood effect.
Garage in Box for one car, Closed Concrete.


Yeah, Janice (the recent bride who wrote these words in praise of Haute Flowers & Events)—we know exactly what you mean. We've been lucky enough to be partnered up with this talented League City-based event design studio for a few years now, and we can confirm that this balance of innovation and good ol' fashioned pretty is what owner Teresa Vencil is all about.
The Floral Lanterns: These great lanterns, accented with flowering branches and bright, boisterous blooms, hung over the head table at Sadie & Aneel's wedding reception. We love the mix of the angular lanterns with delicate, spherical votive holders.
The Coordinating Flower Crown & Bouquet: You don't need to be an ultra-boho bride to rock a flower crown—not if the Haute Flowers crew has anything to say about it. They designed this lovely set with refinement in mind, echoing the bouquet's pale greenery and shades of coral, pink and yellow, in a sweet crown, completed with a sheer, flowing veil. Bonus points for groom's cool boutonniere!
The Succulent Jewelry: Vencil and her designers created these vintage-inspired pieces exclusively for us, for this recent styled shoot, so we're, oh, just a little bit partial to them. Plus, they're gorge. Plus, wearing plants on your body is so freakin' chic.
The Branch Canopy: Also created just for our shoot, this canopy is a little rustic, a little untamed, a little outside-the-box…and completely charming. It's the perfect complement to a colorful, organic-feeling table design that looks completely at home inside the brick walls of Butler's Courtyard, where this fantasy weddingscape was shot.
Photo: Lindsay Elizabeth Photography | Styling, Design & Flowers: Haute Flowers & Events | Venue: Butler's Courtyard | Linens, Chargers & Pillows: EB. Inc Event Rentals & Design | Vases & Rentals: Darryl & Co.
The Floral Dress: It's a dress. Made out of flowers. And it's…uh-mazing. 'Nuff said.
Intrigued? Inspired? Snag yourself an appointment with Haute Flowers & Events, and turn that inspiration into real, live wedding design. And don't forget to tell 'em "Hey girl" from their friends at Weddings in Houston!


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I concur with the Report's assertion of the growing ubiquity of social media. The challenge for me is to find the right balance between the kinds of deep thinking which I believe "more traditional teaching methods" correctly implemented can foster and an ability to capitalize on the enabling capabilities of social media for producing, communicating,creating, and collaborating. I don't find that my present institution has the appropriate classroom infra-structure for leveraging these social media tools within the physical classroom and traditional class-room meeting time.
I agree with the Report's suggestion that that it is inevitable that higher education must allow and facilitate an integration of online, hybrid, and collaborative learning.
Though I have always been interested in "adaptive" learning and personalizing the learning environment, I find the promises of "an emerging science of learning analytics" overblown, premature, and creepy in terms of degrees of invasion of privacy.
I applaud and embrace the identified trend of students as creators rather than merely as consumers though I would urge that one not lose sight of the importance of quality control of their products.
I concur that the time is ripe for university programs to support aggressively "agile, lean startup models" that promote a culture of innovation in a more wide-spread, cost-effective way as long as there are built in assessment procedures which validly document the weaknesses and strengths of these (maybe) new approaches. Too often I have seen institutions chase after the latest educational fad and fail to benefit from organizational memory of prior, similar failed ventures.
For me, online learning is a useful complement rather than a viable alternative to most forms of face-to-face learning. As I've written earlier, I regularly and increasingly use "nontraditional" learning tools to supplement my personal professional development and my digital literacy. I am still sorting out, however, how to embed and assess that literacy among my students. In what venues I should foster those kinds of skills and intrude them to top learning tools. I am increasing wary of a "digital divide" that ironically exists between K-12 and higher education instructors with the latter—and their students—being the more deficient!
A common theme I've encountered in a number of meetings and informal conversations with faculty, staff, students, trustees, and alumni is a growing awareness of the rapidity of change in higher education—in how we teach, in how we learn, in from whom we learn, in where we learn, and even in in what times of the day and night we learn! These concerns are addressed well by the new learning avenues explored by the shared online learning insights of Debbie Morrison on the distinction between the creation of personal learning experiences (PLE's) and personal learning networks (PLN's) . I am also increasingly influenced by the "the learning flow" concept advanced by Jane Hart.
Thank you, fellow educators across the world for all you share and how you teach and inspire me. Teaching and learning clearly are not constrained to the classroom.
Introduction to Edynco—and research assistant Angela: Click me.
Things I really like: Edynco is a multi-feature learning tool for educators. Created in Slovenia two years ago, this tool provides easy-to-use templates for creating learning maps. The creators of the software are quick to distinguish between mind maps, which are usually used for brainstorming and planning, and learning maps. Reminiscent of Prezi [which I, DS, personally find dazzlingly distracting]. Edynco's setup is different because its learning maps allow for additional media, clarity, discussion and communication between educator and student, and numerous kinds of interaction. The blended learning method style is intended to help anyone who wants to educate others. Overall, Edynco is well-thought out with a beautiful design.
Areas in need of improvement. There are a few areas that still need improvement. Throughout the website, users will find quite a few spelling and grammatical errors. ESL users in particular may suffer from these translation errors. Users unfamiliar with dynamic technologies may too quickly become overwhelmed. For better UI, the learning map module should integrate a "snap to grid feature" (as illustrated on Microsoft, Adobe, and LucidPress software). Lastly, the tutorial that automatically pops up every time when entering a learning map is slightly annoying, as it can be accessed anytime.
Despite these minor and relatively unimportant flaws, Edynco is incredibly sleek and promising. The user is not left wanting for a "share" feature to post on social media. Edynco also has an export to computer feature that is inaccessible to non-subscribers. The interface is dynamic, responsive, and relatively easy-to-use. In addition to the learning map software, all users have access to additional content, including micro-lectures, quizzes, videos, images, audio, and more- all of which can be seamlessly added to the user's customizable learning map. The developers have left room for expansion to release even more educational tools and are to be praised for the present wonderful-work-in-progress. Educators and students alike should be excited for this beta software to go live—and in the interim, to try it and to provide constructive feedback for improvement.
Here is an example of a learning map which Angela created using Eydynco: Angela's example of Iranian Women in Film.
"How much time and effort is the particular project worth? Ask the extinguished Dr. Simpson for his best advice. Occasionally the old boy will hit the nail right on the head!"I found the respondent's playful comments thoughtful—on the mark, and perhaps prescient!
Extinguished... Snuffed out, put out, quenched, expunged; stuck out; effaced; left with no vestige; having the kabosh put upon. Carroll has changed greatly since I began teaching thirty-five years ago—and so has the ways one can teach and learn. There are times when I have felt that I am about to become extinct. Alas, I have extinguished my candle-burning behavior, though I continue to burn a candle at both ends. And I am still haunted by the metaphors of Shakespeare words of MacBeth.
old? Twenty-one three times over + — but still succumbing to the well-documented psychological finding of feeling younger than my chronological age—especially when surrounded by students—even those whose parents have been my students!
Old boy? hopefully boyish in the positive playful sense. Here is how I recently reflected on my teaching and why I teach one of my courses a particular way.
If you give me enough hammers and enough time might I indeed hit the nail on the head? If I blog enough might I occasionally write a thoughtful, engaging, piece?
Time will tell. Time to turn off my electric candle and head out to Miller Park.
Where does the time go? Oh!
A typical whirlwind day. Arrive at the office by 7:15, but no time to flirt with Gert (pictured above) because I needed to establish work assignments for the student assistants before they came in. Maybe I should make time to explore the new free for teachers accounts of Basecamp. Wednesday will be the 2nd Exam in PSY205.
I had a good but too brief Skype session with Inci Aslan for updates on her Rainbow Kids project in Turkey. Must make the time for a more leisurely follow up.
I've been using Skype A LOT lately now that I have mastered some software (Pamela and CallNote) that lets me easily record the conversations for later study. Recently it has proven invaluable as I attempted to mentor an undergraduate at another institution seeking advice about a survey she was conducting in Argentina.
I brief follow-up regarding several students' letters of recommendations. Two students delightfully inform me that they have been invited for interviews (at Marquette and Illinois State, respectively). Then it is (past) time to submit a PsyCRITIQUES revision of the most interesting, provocative book I have reviewed in the past seven years. Meanwhile, my Research seminar students experience first hand the purported advantages of brain training software. There are so many claims made on the Internet and in the media in general (Science News, NPR, ABC News) about such "programs like Lumosity and Positscience. Finally, I join my research students for a brief review of SPSS. Here is YOUR chance to see how much statistics and experimental design you recall from when YOU took my course:). Try me . Hee, hee.
I was generally pleased with the quality of the surveys they developed using our new Gold Survey Monkey account.
… And now it is two days later. Time to take stock while I proctor two consecutive exams for the next five hours. The book review revision was accepted for publication and forwarded to the American Psychological Association. I hope that my citation of Jane Hart's seminal work will introduce her to a broad audience of psychology technological learning neophytes who might benefit from all she has taught me. Thank you again, inspirational Virtual Friend and Mentor.
I initially made a number of many half-hearted attempts at blogging about seven years ago but didn't seriously start using blogging tools until I was awarded an opportunity to become an online "community blogger" as "Curious David" for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. It was during that year that I discovered the seminal technology tool dissemination work of my "virtual" mentor the indefatigable, never seems to sleep Jane Hart. Thank you, Jane, for your idealism, generosity, and persistence. I value your collegiality.
I was also blessed to have a supportive editor who gave me free license to explore Web tools and to write about whatever I cared to. Given freedom to explore I rediscovered the joys and challenges of writing. The following year I was given the opportunity to teach a semester-long course on Web learning tools to 25 Carroll (then) College freshmen. Blogging was one tool I introduced to them.
One of the best books about the history of blogging I have read is Suzanne Stefanac's dispatches from blogistan.: a travel guide for the modern blogger. Thoughtful,witty, pithy, practical,thought-provoking—it opened my mind to the value of blogging tools.
I have investigated the relative strengths and weaknesses of WordPress, TypePad, Edublogs, Blogger, and Tumblr. In part because of the beautiful and lucid book Teach Yourself Visually WordPress by Janet Majure —I find I prefer the printed copy to the Kindle version— I have decided to invest a good deal of time exploring what WordPress blogging tools allow me to do. WordPress.com itself provides so many rich learning resources.
As Suzanne Stefanac points out, some blogs are linkfests, others diaries, some serve as club houses, others as news rooms, still others as soapboxes. I blog when I feel I have something to say that might be of interest to others. I have an enduring interest in life-long learning and enjoy sharing what I learn. I have no particular interest in having a large number of followers, but do I cross-post to Linked-in, Twitter, and Facebook because those are venues that allow me to stay in touch with friends, former students, and people I learn so much from. I welcome comments and feedback. In the past few years I've corresponded with a large number of interesting individuals from acoss the world who have enriched my life and informed my teaching and learning.
Explaining to Robin where Newfoundland is.
This semester has been especially challenging with my teaching three consecutive 70 minute courses three days a week. I have found it quite difficult to make a smooth transition from the past 35-years of teaching in 50 minute blocks. In the past I have often had an hour between classes for regrouping, reflection, meeting with students and gathering my thoughts. I have missed very much the usual abundance of in person quality time with my student assistants. whichg is vital to my happiness.
We have often had to coordinate their work efforts for me via electronic communication. I am most fortunate to have highly skilled, patient, playful student research assistants who can respond to a hurried, fly-by query from me "learn how to use Movenote and report back to me its potential value"with a quality response like this. Thank you for your most able and cheerful support!
Here is their preliminary assessment (click on link) of this learning tool which just came to my attention. I can see this "cool" tool quickly earning a place on the Jane Hart learning tool list.
I have much for which to be thankful.


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Emotional new TikTok trend has users in tears: 'That just broke me'
Morgan Greenwald
13 January 2021, 2:51 pm ·2-min read
TikTokers are using a new filter to imagine what it would be like to see their deceased loved ones again.
The Green Screen Scan filter on TikTok superimposes users into photos, making them look like they were part of the photo all along. Originally, teens took advantage of the filter to lie to their parents about their whereabouts. But now, some people are taking advantage of the filter to create photos of themselves alongside departed friends and family members — and the results are heartbreaking.
The idea to use the Green Screen Scan filter in such a sentimental way seems to have come from 19-year-old user Alexis Puckett. On Jan. 5, Puckett used the effect to superimpose herself into a photo with her dad, who passed away when she was 17 years old.
"It made me really happy to be able to see myself now with my dad because he has missed out on so much after passing," she told BuzzFeed News.
Users were equally moved by Puckett's video.
"That just broke me," one person said.
"This made me cry," another added.
After Puckett's video went viral with more than 1.3 million likes, many users followed suit and created photos with their own parents and loved ones.
User @maddieeliza used the Green Screen Scan filter to create a picture of herself with her dad, who died 11 years ago.
"I'm sobbing now," she said in the caption.
Another user named Adrianne Taylor used the effect to take a photo with her late father, who died from brain cancer in 2012. The 21-year-old told BuzzFeed News that she "became overwhelmed with emotions" after seeing the photo for the first time.
"It was nice to see a photo of us with me grown up rather than being a little girl," she said. "When losing a loved one there's no time limit on your grief. You just learn to live with it."
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TMAC Receives Final Court Approval for Acquisition by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
CBTS Named a Growth and Innovation Leader on Frost Radar™ for Hosted IP Telephony and UCaaS
26 Capital Acquisition Corp. Announces Closing of Upsized $275,000,000 Initial Public Offering
TMAC Resources Inc. (TSX: TMR) ("TMAC" or the "Company") announces that it has received an amended final order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) approving the acquisition of TMAC by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited ("Agnico Eagle") as the substituted purchaser under the previously approved plan of arrangement (the "Transaction"). As previously announced, the Transaction provides for the acquisition by Agnico Eagle of all the issued and outstanding common shares of TMAC at an all-cash price of C$2.20 per share by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario).
CBTS, a leading technology provider of communications, cloud, infrastructure, and consulting services to clients worldwide, has been selected by Frost & Sullivan in the top quadrant of the 2020 Frost Radar Report for Hosted IP Telephony and Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) for North America.
As more U.S. states legalize marijuana, many Americans are still incarcerated for offenses related to the drug — but 12 of them received last-minute pardons or sentence commutations from President Donald Trump early Wednesday morning.
Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. Announces First Quarter Results
WAKE FOREST, N.C., Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc., (OTC BB: WAKE) parent company of Wake Forest Federal Savings and Loan Association, announced today that the Company reported earnings of $304,551 or $0.28 per share for its quarter ended December 31, 2020. The Company reported earnings of $350,678 or $0.32 per share for the same quarter a year earlier. In announcing the earnings, Renee H. Shaw, President and Chief Executive Officer stated that given the challenging times, the Company's quarterly results exceeded our expectations and the budgetary amounts established at the beginning of its fiscal year. However, earnings for the current quarter continue to be adversely impacted by the Federal Reserve Board's policy decision in March of 2020 to decrease rates by a combined 150 basis points as a result of the economic impact of the COVID 19 pandemic. As a result, short term rates remain effectively at or near -0- percent and the Company's overall interest rate margin contracted from 3.56% during the comparable quarter a year ago to 3.07% for its current quarter ended December 31, 2020. Economic conditions and residential home sales continue to be stable in our local markets. Our real estate markets benefit because we are a part of the Research Triangle area which is consistently recognized as one of the top regions in the country for innovation, economic activity and quality of life issues. During the most recent quarter, sales activity remained resilient not only due to historically low mortgage rates, but also because of sizable gains in home prices during the past six months and extremely tight housing inventories. There has been no significant effect on the local housing market as of yet from the COVID 19 pandemic. The Company's loan portfolio has largely remained unchanged from levels outstanding a year ago. The Company was particularly pleased with its lending performance during the current quarter because given the economic impact of the pandemic, a significant decline was possible, particularly since the size of the Company's loan portfolio was not distorted by any short term PPP loans. In addition, the pandemic has yet to impact the credit quality of our loan portfolio, perhaps because pandemic financial assistance in the form of stimulus payments, low interest government supported loans, and enhanced unemployment insurance payments have masked the potential long term effects of the economic slowdown. During the spring of 2020 the Company provided loan modifications to certain borrowers adversely and directly impacted by the pandemic but those accommodations ended in September of 2020 and all modified loans have since returned to scheduled payment status. The Company was delighted to report that it had no problem assets or loan charge-offs during the current quarter. As a result, no additional loan loss provisions were considered necessary because of our healthy level of existing loss allowances. The Company's loan loss allowance amounted to approximately 2.13% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2020. The Company will continue to evaluate the effects of the lingering pandemic on credit quality and consider any future accommodations or adjustments to its loss allowances. Total assets of the Company amounted to $108,818,331 at December 31, 2020. Total loans receivable and deposits outstanding at December 31, 2020 amounted to $67,649,933 and $81,074,284, respectively. Wake Forest Bancshares Inc.'s tier 1 capital leverage ratio was 24.29% at December 31, 2020. Wake Forest Bancshares, Inc. has 1,098,190 shares of common stock outstanding. Based in Wake Forest, North Carolina since 1922, the Company conducts business as Wake Forest Federal from its office in Wake Forest, (Wake County), North Carolina. Contact: Renee H. Shaw, CEO(919) 556-5146
Issuance of a 5th tranche of 3 millions EUR of notes convertible into new shares
ISSUANCE OF A 5th TRANCHE OF 3 MILLIONS EUR OF NOTES CONVERTIBLE INTO NEW SHARES DEINOVE strengthens its cash position to finance the ongoing clinical trial testing DNV3837 for the treatment of severe gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridiodes difficile DEINOVE (Euronext Growth Paris: ALDEI), a French biotech company pioneering the exploration and exploitation of bacterial biodiversity to address the urgent and global challenge of antimicrobial resistance, announces today the issuance of a 5th tranche of notes convertible into new shares (the "OCA") as part of the agreement entered into on July 9, 20191 with the European Select Growth Opportunities Fund (the "Investor") relating to a financing through the issuance of OCA for a maximum nominal amount of €15 million, with a 6.5% face discount upon conversion into shares, not bearing interest and with no stock subscription warrants attached, over a maximum period of 24 months. This 5th tranche is composed of 300 OCA with a nominal value of EUR 10,000 each, representing a total amount of EUR 3,000,000, fully subscribed by the Investor today, in accordance with the contract signed on July 9, 2019. The characteristics of the OCA and their theoretical dilutive impact are detailed in the press release dated July 9, 2019. DEINOVE recalls that all of the 220 OCA issued under the first tranche, the 100 OCA issued under the second tranche and the 150 issued under the third tranche have been converted to date. Concerning the 150 OCA issued under the fourth tranche, 16 have not yet been converted. The objective of this issue for DEINOVE is to continue the Phase II clinical trial in the United States testing DNV3837, its most advanced antibiotic candidate for the treatment of severe gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridiodes difficile. It is further recalled that DEINOVE and the Investor entered on April 2, 2020 into an amendment to the contract concluded on July 9, 20192. ABOUT DEINOVE DEINOVE is a French biotechnology company pioneering the exploration of a new domain of life, unexplored at 99.9%: the "microbial dark matter". By revealing the metabolic potential of rare bacteria or still classified as uncultivable, it tackles a global health and economic challenge: antimicrobial resistance. The new therapies discovered and developed by DEINOVE target superbugs (microbes that have become resistant to one or more antimicrobials) that cause life-threatening infections which are now spreading at high speed. This breakthrough approach gave rise to one of the world's first specialized micro-biotechnology platforms and a unique collection of nearly 10,000 rare strains and thousands of bacterial extracts. Today, DEINOVE is conducting several development programs, of which its first antibiotic candidate is currently evaluated in a Phase II clinical trial in severe Clostridioides difficile infections, one of the world's first emergencies. The Company has also developed new bacterial micro-factories that address the other issue in the race against antimicrobial resistance: the industrial production of these rare and low concentrated compounds with often too complex chemical structures to be generated by chemical synthesis. Located at the heart of the Euromedecine park in Montpellier, DEINOVE has been listed on EURONEXT GROWTH® (ALDEI – code ISIN FR0010879056) since 2010. The Company has over 50 employees and relies on a network of world-class academic, technological, industrial and institutional partners. CONTACTS Investors Mario Alcaraz Chief Financial and Administrative Officer +33 (0)4 48 19 01 00 ir@deinove.com Media ATCG Partners – Marie PUVIEUX +33 (0)9 81 87 46 72 / +33 (0)6 10 54 36 72 communication@deinove.com 1 Press release dated July 9, 2019 available on the Company's website 2 Press release dated April 3, 2020 available on the Company's website Attachment PR in English
Miami, FL, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ADERU) (the "Company") announced today that it closed its upsized initial public offering of 27,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 3,500,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. The offering was priced at $10.00 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $275,000,000. The Company's units are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq") and commenced trading under the ticker symbol "ADERU" on January 15, 2021. Each unit consists of one share of the Company's Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant, each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Only whole warrants are exercisable and will trade. Once the securities comprising the units begin separate trading, the shares of Class A common stock and warrants are expected to be listed on Nasdaq under the symbols "ADER" and "ADERW," respectively. The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. While the Company may pursue an initial business combination target in any stage of its corporate evolution or in any industry or sector, it intends to concentrate its efforts in identifying high quality businesses in the gaming and gaming technology, branded consumer, lodging and entertainment, or Internet commerce sectors. The Company is led by its Chief Executive Officer, Jason Ader, and its Chief Financial Officer, John Lewis. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. acted as the sole book running manager for the offering. Of the proceeds received from the consummation of the initial public offering and a simultaneous private placement of warrants, $275,000,000 (or $10.00 per unit sold in the public offering) was placed in the Company's trust account. An audited balance sheet of the Company as of January 20, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the initial public offering and the private placement will be included as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained from Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Attention: Capital Markets, 499 Park Avenue, 5th Floor New York, New York 10022; Email: prospectus@cantor.com. Registration statements relating to these securities have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2021. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," including with respect to the initial public offering and search for an initial business combination. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's final prospectus for the offering filed with the SEC. Copies are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law. Contacts Jason AderChief Executive Officer26 Capital Acquisition Corp. (305) 709-6664info@springowl.com
Harbor Custom Development, Inc. Expands Geographic Footprint – Enters Sacramento Metro Housing Market
Gig Harbor, Washington , Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harbor Custom Development, Inc. ("Harbor," "Harbor Custom Homes®," or the "Company"), (NASDAQ:HCDI), an innovative and market leading real estate company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle, today announced that it has contracted to acquire 64 developed lots in the Darkhorse Golf Course community 33 miles northeast of Sacramento in Auburn, California for $9,143,700. The Darkhorse Golf Course lots average a half acre in size and provide scenic views of the beautiful four-star rated course and hill country setting. Harbor Custom Homes® anticipates commencing construction of 4 and 5 bedroom luxury homes priced from $900,000 to $1,200,000 beginning in the second quarter of 2021. The 64 lot acquisition marks Harbor's initial expansion outside of Washington State as it begins to execute its previously stated plan to create a national footprint in areas that exhibit increasing demand along with dwindling supply. "We are excited to establish a presence in the Sacramento metro marketplace which is a significant milestone for the Company. This is the first of two regional expansions planned for the first quarter of 2021. Urban flight from the Bay Area and Silicon Valley to the less populated bedroom communities like Auburn provides for a steady stream of move up and luxury buyers," stated Sterling Griffin, President and CEO of Harbor Custom Homes. "We believe creating a national footprint diversifies our revenue opportunities and can ultimately translate into increased shareholder value," further stated Mr. Griffin. About Harbor Custom Development, Inc. Harbor Custom Development, Inc. is a real estate development company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle including land acquisition, entitlements, construction of project infrastructure, home building, marketing, sales, and management of various residential projects in Western Washington's Puget Sound region. Harbor has active or recently sold out residential communities in Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Silverdale, Bainbridge Island, and Allyn in the state of Washington. Harbor Custom Development's business strategy is to acquire and develop land strategically, based on an understanding of population growth patterns, entitlement restrictions, infrastructure development, and geo-economic forces. Harbor focuses on real estate within target markets with convenient access to metropolitan areas that are generally characterized by diverse economic and employment bases and increasing populations. For more information on Harbor Custom Development, Inc., please visit www.harborcustomdev.com. Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "may," "might," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions. While the Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Thus, actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. CONTACT: Investor Relations Hanover International IR@harborcustomdev.com 866-744-0974
(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden plans to extend bans on home evictions and foreclosures imposed last year to mitigate the dual economic and health crises spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic.As part of a package of executive orders Biden plans to sign within hours of his Wednesday inauguration, he will ask the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to delay expiration of an order barring landlords from pushing out some tenants for nonpayment of rent. The order calls for the moratorium, set to expire at the end of this month, to be extended through at least March 31.In addition, Biden plans to ask the departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture and Housing and Urban Development to consider extending foreclosure restrictions and forbearance relief.Biden's economic team had previously signaled they would seek an extension of the CDC moratorium, adding that it would give tenants certainty that they won't be cast out of their homes in the face of a public health emergency that has seen millions of Americans lose their jobs and fall deeper into debt. Officials have also warned that ejecting swaths of renters during the U.S. winter as Covid-19 rages would exacerbate the virus's spread.The U.S. economy, which was largely shut down as the pandemic peaked, has seen an uneven recovery that has largely spared white-collar workers while severely hitting people in lower-paying jobs. The poverty rate hit 11.7% in November, with 7.8 million Americans added the to the ranks of the poor since midyear, according to a monthly Covid poverty tracker devised by three economists.Landlords' DeficitLandlords are owed more than $70 billion in back rent, utilities and additional fees, according to an estimate by Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.The CDC order was part of an overlapping series of responses to the pandemic's economic impact from U.S. agencies including HUD and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.The FHFA, the independent agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said in December that some landlords with loans financed by the two mortgage giants can pause payments through March so long as they don't evict tenants for nonpayment of rent. On Tuesday, the FHFA said Fannie and Freddie would pause foreclosures and evictions on homeowners through February.HUD, which guarantees mortgages for lower-wealth borrowers, in December extended its own foreclosure and eviction moratorium through February.(Updates with Biden's inauguration starting in the third paragraph)For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2021 Bloomberg L.P.

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Love one another as I have loved you.
Father Claudio
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Jesus the Listener Shrine
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Pilgrimage of Love
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A History of Jesus the Listener
Devotion to the Passion
In the spring of 1978, Fr. Claudio Piccinini, C.P, was assigned to the Passionist monastery of Our Lady of Sorrows, West Springfield, MA.
Fr. Augustine Paul Hennessy, C.P. the rector of the monastery at the time, asked Fr. Claudio to be the director of the Confraternity of the Sacred Passion, an organization of laity associated with the Passionist community. As director, Fr. Claudio wanted to help the members deepen their devotion and remembrance of the Passion.
It is within the Confraternity that The Story of Jesus the Listener begins.
Fr. Claudio decided to obtain a large crucifix and carry it into members' homes and the homes of their families and friends. Father asked each individual member and the entire family to pray in front of this crucifix. They were asked to meditate on the love that God has for each one of us as manifested through the Passion and Death of Jesus His Crucified Son.
The idea of bringing the crucifix into the homes proved to be a very good one. In fact, it turned out to be so good that Fr. Claudio felt that the Lord Himself must have inspired it. Very early on Fr. Claudio saw that the idea was doing much good to the people involved. As a result he decided to dedicate every free moment to the development of this devotion to Jesus the Listener.
The Crucifix needed a name that would immediately indicate the content and scope of the devotion that was being started. While talking to Fr. Jordan Loiselle, C.P., one of the Passionist priests living at the monastery, Fr. Claudio asked him whether he had any ideas on the matter. Without hesitation, Fr. Jordan answered, "Call Him 'The Listener'." Fr. Claudio responded: "Yes, we will call Him 'Jesus the Listener'".
Fr. Claudio's enthusiasm grew recognizing that the title "Jesus the Listener" described his desire perfectly. He thanked Fr. Jordan, and the crucifix was called "Jesus the Listener."
Fr. Claudio's initial desire was to help the Confraternity members deepen their love and devotion to the Passion of Jesus. It soon became apparent that a new devotion had been born and that it possessed a rich and profound theological insight filled with spiritual content. We have always been told that "we" are to listen to God. But this devotion teaches that Jesus is "The Listener." Jesus invites us to share with him our prayers, our requests, our hopes and dreams; and as our God, he always responds.
The First Host Home
Through the generous donation of a benefactor from Northampton, MA, Fr. Claudio bought an artistic wooden crucifix from Italy for the Jesus the Listener program. A portable wooden shrine was made to display it. The first host-home family was chosen from the list of Confraternity members.
A New Mission of Evangelization
The devotion that had been initiated by Fr. Claudio was becoming the shared property of hundreds. What had started as a simple way to encourage family prayer in the presence of the Crucifix was revealing itself to be a Mission of Evangelization with Jesus the Listener at its center. The presence of the Jesus the Listener Crucifix in the home became a beautiful and deeply spiritual experience for everyone involved. The program was successful because it was helping many people, spiritually and emotionally.
One of the most interesting and beautiful phases of the development of this Evangelization Mission was that a few individuals were inspired to conduct Jesus the Listener home services themselves under the leadership of Fr. Claudio. With this, a new Group Mission was born confirmed by the participation of the community.
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Sayyed Nasrallah: Egypt accomplice in the killing of Palestinians Unless Opens Rafah
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Local Editor
On the first of the ten Ashura nights, Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech at Sayyed al-Shuhada [Lord of Martyrs (peace be upon him)] Compound in Ruwais, which covered the ongoing aggression against Gaza.
Here is the full text of that discourse:
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, Thanks and Praise be to God, Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds, peace and prayers be to the seal of the prophets, Prophet Muhammad, his infallible household, his chosen companions and all the prophets and messengers ....
Peace be upon you, O Imam Hussein, the son of the Messenger of God, my salute and greetings of peace go to you, so long as I exist and as long as there is night and day...
Peace be upon Hussain and upon Ali the son of Hussain, the children of Hussain and Hussain's companions.
Brothers and sisters,
Peace, God's mercy and blessings to you all,
Condolences to you all, on this commemoration of what befell your Lord Aba Abdullah al-Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet (peace be upon him), on days such as these, in the month of Muharram.
It is unfortunate to begin the Islamic Hijri and Christian Gregorian year, witnessing a major humanitarian calamity in the Gaza Strip, a tragedy that claimed the lives of loved ones, martyrs and wounded, with the martyrs exceeding three hundred, the wounded a thousand in the Gaza Strip, which is under siege, oppressed, and downtrodden, yet at the same time resisting, patient and steadfast.
Today, we need not speak about the notion as we are witnessing the model of a new Karbala. What is taking place today helps us understand history more. Karbala's reality is about a few believers, who had refused humiliation and yielding to tyrants. Those believers were made to choose between humiliation and disproportionate confrontation that may lead to martyrdom...and so they chose martyrdom.
This group after being besieged with hunger, thirst, intimidation and threats, now they start killing them, yet they do not retreat, this is while martyrs are falling one after the other.
Is this not what happened with Karbala's Imam Hussain (pbuh)?
It was there that the original example was set, and upon which this Islamic humanitarian school was founded; everyday, throughout history we echo Imam Hussain's famous words, especially on the tenth day of the Hijri month of Muharram: "Verily, that claimer, the son of a claimer, [pointing to 'Ubaidullah Bin Zyiad] is overwhelmed by shame and disgrace! He has placed us between two choices, to either fight in a disproportionate confrontation or a humiliating and degrading surrender."
Hussain (pbuh) made his choice: "And how far disgrace is from us! Allah refuses us the life of disgrace, His Messenger and believers do too."
Why did he declare "And how far disgrace is from us", Why did he say "we shall never be disgraced?"
It was not an emotional outburst; it was rather a matter of humanitarian, ideological spiritual, religious and humane commitment, which springs from human values, dignity and human rights, for Hussain (pbuh) later tells us "...Allah refuses us the life of disgrace, His Messenger and believers do too, Indeed, proud, exalted and lofty spirits will never prefer to obey the vile people, rather than the death of the honorable ones."
This is the Hussaini-Mohammedan Prophetic school of Karbala.
Thus when man chooses the martyrdom of the honorable and the dignified over living a life of vile people, deprived of their honor, dignity, rights and sanctities, man is actually acting in harmony with his innate nature, humanness, religion, Islam and his commitment.
Thus was the choice in Karbala.
This choice was taken during the July 2006 war when you, the resistance community, supporters and all those who had embraced the resistance, were to choose between surrender and confrontation, either a humiliating surrender, in which you had to accept the American-"Israeli" conditions for the war to stop, or war and destruction and massacres.
You chose to stand up and refuse disgrace regardless of the tens of thousands of homes destroyed and the hundreds of martyrs and injured. You stood up against collusion, betrayal and disgrace for a dignified and honorable death instead.
Hence some of you fell martyrs, yet with your martyrdom you manufactured the historic victory in Lebanon.
It was with this Hussaini, Karabalan logic, you rejected humiliation and shame, and insisted on continuing the confrontation and resistance, despite the destruction of tens of thousands of your homes, and the fall of thousands of martyrs and the wounded men, women and children, with few supporters by your side, abandoned by those close to you, and the collusion of those far from you.
The outcome was a victory of the blood against the sword.
What is happening today in Gaza is identical, I would not say it is similar, but a Palestinian replica of what happened in July 2006.
As Lebanese, we can understand what is happening Gaza well. It is the same as what happened here, the same choices are offered, the same battle, the same collusion and God-willing the same consequence and result.
When we look at the Gaza Strip, besieged with hunger and thirst, surrounded by iron, fire and intimidation, which yesterday gave martyrs and wounded by the hundreds, yet we find its people patient and firm, they do not express weakness or frailty...when its legitimate Prime Minister Ismail Hanieh comes out from under the rubble and fire to say "even if they wipe out Gaza completely, we will not surrender or back down, and we will preserve our dignity and our rights.'
This is true Karbala...when man, faced with fire day and night, while martyrs' bodies and body remains are being mourned, still refuses humiliation and shame.
Today, brothers and sisters, let me speak frankly about some things in this confrontation, in the July War I did not speak frankly, and I understand the situation our brothers in Gaza find themselves in very well, the Palestinian situation is more difficult than ours at the time [of the July War].
Therefore, they are more concerned of having a carefully considered and weighed rhetoric, but let me today call a spade a spade, come what may!
Today, we need to express truth loudly and clearly, so that the entire nation bears its responsibility in the face of what is happening.
In Gaza as in Lebanon, what is happening is very clear.
Let me describe what is happening clearly and explicitly.
It is clear that there is an ongoing American-"Israeli" project in the region that wants to impose an unequal settlement on the rest of the Arabs, after Egypt and Jordan signed so called peace treaties with "Israel". Palestine, Lebanon and Syria remain, and the Americans and Zionists want to settle the issue according to their conditions. Palestinians, Lebanese and Syrians are to obey and surrender to these conditions and are not allowed any other option.
Americans and Zionists work on imposing these conditions by force, through pressure, blockade, internal strife to trap resistance movements in internal sedition, through media, political and psychological warfare, assassinations and wars.
What is intended here is to subdue those who have not yielded so far to American and "Israeli" conditions and will.
Some Arab regimes are true partners and part of this project.
It is not true that there is Arab silence, there is real and complete partnership in this, I do not mean all Arabs or all Arab regimes, but particularly systems that have signed so-called 'peace treaties' with "Israel". They are working today at every level politically, psychologically, socially, culturally and in the media, through security and the military, on preparing the circumstances for the surrender of the resistors against the American-Zionist project in the Palestine question of the Arab-"Israeli" conflict.
So let us be very clear, we are before a partnership and the complicity of some Arab countries in what is happening in our region.
The 2006 war was waged against us in Lebanon with Arab consent, at certain times upon Arab request. The "Israelis" were crystal clear when they revealed this and the Arab regimes cannot deny this because the "Israelis" might possess evidence on their collusion, that the "Israelis" were being contacted and asked to "rid us of" Hizbullah.
When the war started, they were comforting the "Israelis" after their initial failure in the first few days, yet, those Arab regimes continued to demand "Israel" to eliminate Hizbullah and "cut Hizbullah's head off."
This is what is happening in Gaza today.
Those same sides are asking "Israel" to eliminate Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and the rest of the resistance factions, to roll the heads of the mujahidin and resistance fighters, to do away with and settle this battle once and for all. In fact they are helping the Zionist entity in this, and this is the truth.
We have heard "Israeli" officials say that the magnitude of Arab support to the war on Gaza well exceeds their support to the "Israeli" war on Lebanon in July 2006, and this is very unfortunate.
This is the true picture.
I even say to you that some of these Arab regimes are the real and original cause behind internal Palestinian division and fighting.
These regimes contributed, instigated, financed and armed, so that the situation comes to the level of fighting between Palestinian factions, just as they did before in Lebanon.
The former [Lebanese] cabinet could not have dared take such notorious decisions on 5 May, had it not been at the encouragement, cover and support of some of these Arab regimes. They wanted to drag Lebanon into the grip of a cruel internal war, and real internal sedition, but it was overcome in those days, by the performance of the opposition.
They are not neutral, they are not even uncomfortable, they are convinced of what they do and are doing what they are doing from a level of commitment to the project, and this is the a very unfortunate thing.
Then when infighting and internal division in Palestine or Lebanon happen, these very same Arab regimes use that as the excuse to pull out and say "Well, look at the Palestinians, when they kill each other what are we to do?" They, regrettably, use it only to evade and rid themselves of the responsibility towards Palestine or Lebanon.
No one asked these Arab regimes in the July 2006 war and today in the Gaza Strip; to open their fronts and fight in lieu of the Lebanese previously and on behalf of the Palestinians now, but only to make a fair and appropriate political stand on media level at least.
Yet again, as in the July War, we find the Arab regimes hold the victims responsible.
Yesterday, we heard an Egyptian official holding the side that "aborted the Palestinian national dialogue efforts as responsible for what is happening in Gaza."
By that he meant Hamas, he then adds, that in their view, they had forwarded cautions and "those who do not heed to them, bear the responsibility on their own!"
Could a human being believe that such talk comes from an Arab person or official?
When at the height of the blockade on Gaza, when Gaza was suffering from hunger and illness, that same person said "we will break the leg of anyone attempting to cross into Egypt!"
By God, brothers and sisters,
Allow me to draw on history.
When we see such examples of officials, leaders and figures in the Arab world, I personally understand something in the words spoken by Al-Hussein (pbuh) at that time when he said "I do not see death, but happiness and life among tyrannical as deadliness only."
By God there is no value for life in the shadows of such figures and leaders of this kind plotting and planning against the nation.
When there are 300 martyrs massacred in Gaza in minutes, an Arab official stands to declare he hold the victims and the martyrs responsible for the confrontation, as if what was expected of Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and the Palestinian factions in Gaza was to agree to an extension of the calm of the blockade, the calm of the starvation and the calm of the humiliation, they were being exercised against them for the previous six months!
Today, we hear the same rhetoric we heard during the July 2006 war, an attempt to hold the resistance in Gaza responsible for the war and its consequences.
This is shameful and unfortunate.
Even in the media, some Arab satellite channels, which may as well be called Hebrew channels, I watched them yesterday and today, their coverage of those killed in Gaza yesterday was as if they had died in a road accident in a distant location on the globe!
The deaths are reported, and then back on to their regular daily programs, as if nothing happened and no humanitarian calamity is taking place in the Gaza Strip, simply because these channels would be embarrassed by their viewers, when they insist on calling the victims 'dead' rather than 'martyrs'?
Brothers and sisters, this is the picture today, the people of Gaza have taken their hard decision, they are in effect exercising that decision in their steadfastness, resistance, defiance, honor and glory as you yourselves did in 2006.
The amount of sacrifices, destruction, tears, blood and being abandoned has not prevented them from continuing to insist on their right to jihad, resistance and steadfastness.
But what is the responsibility of the nation today?
We as a nation are faced with a central goal we ought to aim for in the current crisis: the central goal has to be stopping the Zionist attack on Gaza and not allowing this attack to achieve any of its goals, purposes or objectives, thus the victory will be for Gaza despite the great sacrifices.
Every State should work toward this goal, not only the citizens of Gaza.
People whose governments have not taken any action at all, should force their governments to act, it is not at all justifiable for people to say "we cannot move because of repressive regimes."
We ought to go out to the street in both the Arab and Islamic worlds, to raise our voice to the world and put pressure on our Governments, even if they shoot us, it is still a must, whoever falls martyr in these protests is a martyr on the path to al-Quds (Jerusalem), a martyr of Islam, and a martyr of a whole line of prophets and divine missions, they are martyrs of humanity.
Officials may not apologize for their inability, the people may no longer complain about suppressive rulers.
In July war I did not ask this of the Arab peoples, but in Gaza war and the aggression against the Gaza Strip, I would say it is a duty for all of us, to go out to the streets in the thousands, tens and hundreds of thousands, to demand these government, to make them responsible, and they know well what they can do, particularly in the current times, they can do a great deal, when the United States and European countries are suffering financial and economic crisis.
Firstly, today the Arab world possesses the oil, money and the political position, our government and regimes simply can, with modest efforts, stop the aggression against our people and our people in Gaza.
Secondly, all the Arab and Islamic peoples to demand the Egyptian regime, particularly today, whose position is the cornerstone of what is happening in Gaza, not to open a battlefront or fight, but only to open the (Rafah) crossing for food, medicine, water and even weapons to reach our people in Gaza, for in Gaza there are people and resistance, men and women capable of resistance, steadfastness and victory-making, they have performed very well in all previous phases.
In the July war in Lebanon, we did not ask any Arab country to open a battlefront, but yes, we did ask for opening of borders.
This is when we recognized and acknowledged Syria for its favour and partnership in our steadfastness and in our victory in the July war, because Syria did not close the border, despite the repeated aerial bombardment of all the border crossings and the main roads leading to them.
Egypt is only required to open the crossing, indefinitely, for the living and not for the injured or the martyred.
This Egypt, the Mother of the World, the largest and most important of Arab States, it is not a Red Cross or a Red Crescent institution, to deal with the people of Gaza in this way.
What is required of the Egyptian leadership and regime is to resolve this issue, and not to take advantage of the war politically to pressure Hamas, the resistance factions in Gaza to accept "Israeli" conditions in return for stopping the war or a ceasefire, as some of us here in Lebanon did in the first days of the July aggression, but they must help the people of Gaza politically, to stop the aggression without restriction or condition, this is the real responsibility. This is what our Arab and Islamic worlds should be calling to and demanding the Egyptian regime for.
Up until now we have been talking with tact, and speaking of making appeals, but after what happened yesterday, we say to the Egyptian regime:
I tell the Egyptian officials, if you do not open the Rafah border crossing, if you do not come to your brothers' rescue in Gaza, then you are party to the siege and the killing, partners in the siege and in causing the Palestinian tragedy.
Egyptian officials have to hear this from all the peoples of the Arab and Islamic worlds, from religious scholars, political parties, elites, intellectuals and media professionals from different sectors of our societies, they must know that they are the subject of the condemnation of the entire nation and its history, the prophets and the martyrs, if they do not rush to take this humane and historical stand now.
First and foremost, this is where, the speech is directed to the people of Egypt, to its Muslim, Arab and proud people, the defiant, the generous, the resistance and the decent, the courageous and noble people of Egypt, whom we all know what their hearts and minds have stored, we know how they think, let the Egyptian people go out on the streets in their millions.
Can the Egyptian police arrest millions of Egyptians?
No they can not!
We all call upon the Egyptian people, because they are the ones facing this regime, which will close the Rafah crossing.
People of Egypt you must open this Rafah crossing with your bear chests if you have to, and I do not hypothesize here, as I'm talking from a position of having participated to the resistance, which fought for 33 days, and the people who fought, sacrificed and gave martyrs.
What we know and what we hear about the officers and soldiers of the Egyptian Armed Forces, still proud of their Arabism, who continue to oppose Zionism, despite the decades passing on the (so-called) Camp David peace agreement.
This is what we know them by, and here I do not call for a coup in Egypt, and I am in no position to call for a coup in Egypt, but I am for generals and officers to say to their political leadership that Honoring their belonging to the military, the entrusted responsibilities and their decorated medals prevents them from guarding "Israel's" border while witnessing our folk and people being slaughtered in Gaza!
The presence of everyone on board today is what changes the equation, Egypt today with its people, its political parties, religious scholars, Al-Azhar religious law institution, all the armed forces as well as the political elites. I do not think there is an excuse for anyone to fall back, for what changes the equation today, is to modify the political position of Egypt.
That is what rulers of the Arab world and the Egyptian peoples must demand from the rulers of Egypt.
If the Rafah crossing was opened for water, medicine, food, money and even weapons to our people in Gaza, a victory epic that took place in Lebanon will be repeated again, though we are confident of that victory despite all the harsh conditions that our people in the Gaza Strip are living in.
Brothers and sisters, should Gaza endure this onslaught, for days or weeks, the aggression will stop, as this enemy does not endure a war of attrition nor withstand long days of war.
This enemy will eventually stop the aggression; its objectives will fail, and with them will fail the leaders who wanted to retake power by using the Palestinian blood in the "Israeli" election ballot boxes.
Yes, some will say to us, in Lebanon too, that the solution lies in a just and comprehensive peace. This is the solution to end the tragedy they tell us!
Regardless of our ideological principled position on the subject of a just and comprehensive peace, I ask, since Madrid, before and after Madrid, what have you gained from "Israel" so far other than only massacres, killings, aggression and more humiliation and the imposition of conditions?
In the Palestinian settlement, the Palestinian Authority's negotiations at Camp David by the late President Yasser Arafat went far away, the negotiations were not held with the Likud or Kadima, but with the Labor Party, with Barak himself when he was head of the enemy Government, however, at Camp David, the Palestinians did not receive even the minimum of their rights, not even enough for face saving.
Which 'just and comprehensive peace' can be achieved under humiliating "Israeli" conditions that exclude the 'right of return', al-Quds (Jerusalem), the Palestinian territories where a viable Palestinian state can be established?
What is this theorizing and nonsense, all of which while we are being killed and slaughtered in Palestine!
As was done to us in the past and now in Lebanon, some talk about a 'just and comprehensive peace', to them I say, have you first convinced the "Israeli" with a 'just and comprehensive peace' to come now and demand the resistance movements to lay down their arms?
Have you gotten anything from the "Israelis" until now, in Lebanon, Palestine or anywhere for that matter?
Have they returned your legitimate rights or the least minimum of that? Never!
Some tell us, and this is the existing nonsense in Lebanon, that the international community will protect us; well where is the international community now that is supposed to be protecting the unarmed people in Gaza, the children and women of Gaza?
That we are protected by international resolutions, where are the International Resolutions in the Arab-"Israeli" conflict, of which none has been implemented, not even a single resolution, even the 425 IR?
That Arab solidarity protects us, what Arab solidarity?
Arab rulers need days before they agree to hold a meeting they have not come to agree on holding until now! As a result of reservations here and there!
What happened and is still happening today in Gaza, and what took place during the July 2006 aggression, should be enough to convince each and every Arab, every nationalist in his homeland, and every person whose dedication for his rights, homeland and nation that what protects our peoples and restores our rights is the resistance, the jihad, the steadfast resistance of blood, all other options are mere illusions and a mirage!
To wake up and acquire this awareness and faith, do we - in both Arab and Islamic worlds - need a hundred massacres more like that of Qana or Gaza to learn this awareness? Do we need hundreds more of Deir Yassin massacres? Do we need hundreds more of Ibrahimi Mosque massacres?
By God this matter is deeply regrettable, when this enemy, whom you want peace with, offers you a new massacre every year or so, as proof of its terrorist, criminal, racist nature and of its thirst for the blood of the innocent.
Your calls for peace will only be met with more killing and murder. Do we need more massacres in order for our leaders, peoples and elite to realize that we are before an enemy, whose inherent nature is brutality, racism and terrorism, with whom it is impossible, under any circumstances, to establish peace, how then can peace with humiliating conditions be achieved with such an enemy?
Do we need more blood to be convinced of that?
In any case, with this clarity possessed by the resistance in Lebanon and in Palestine, we are confident the people of Gaza and its resistance are a people who depend on God, whose faith is in God for the divine victory, though some may not believe in this.
Here and on your behalf, on behalf of the resistance in Lebanon, the families of martyrs, of prisoners, the wounded, and on behalf of every resistance member and honorable Mujahid in Lebanon, I congratulate them on their martyrs as we pay our condolences to families of the martyrs, and ask God Almighty for a speedy recovery of their wounded.
The Gazans are in the field, steadfast in battle, with no boundaries on giving, they are a people of dignity, defiance and resistance.
These are the real factors that will bring victory. Faith, loyalty, honesty, consistency and steadfastness is what evokes the victory, and God is your champion and aid, the entire nation has the responsibility to stand by your side, it is not permissible for anyone to lag from their abilities and potential in your support and aid.
As for Lebanon, I like to say a few words during the current events.
Since the beginning of the bloody "Israeli" aggression on Gaza, Olmert, Barak, Livni, and a number of "Israeli" officials, made strong threats and warnings to "any other front," with which they particularly meant Lebanon, and that they took the proper precautions on the border, and that they are on full alert on the northern border of occupied Palestine.
Today they sent calls to the population of the settlements in northern occupied Palestine, to prepare and equip their shelters, and many messages more are being directed in this regard.
Now, we need to be speaking with a nationalist and moral responsibility, I do not want to frighten anyone or cause concern to anyone but we cannot mislead anyone, here, since there are two existing possibilities:
1-Everything the "Israelis" say or do in the northern occupied region of Palestine may be preventative precautions, to deal with any developments on the Lebanese front;
2- the other possibility we can never overlook, is the "Israeli" enemy resorting to act of aggression against Lebanon, in the presence of collusion by some Arab regimes and a weak Arab stand, an international vacuum, a world busy with financial crisis and a political vacuum in the current phase of US decision making process, right between president Bush's departure and Obama taking the reigns of power.
The "Israelis" may take advantage of this gap in world timing, to direct a hit against Lebanon, as they need something of this sort, whether for their elections or to restore "Israel's" deterrence image.
It is not permissible to feel reassured by statements that claim "Israel" cannot fight on two fronts. It has fought on 3 and 4 fronts in the past. This must make the Lebanese Government, army, people, as well as the Lebanese resistance more attentive, vigilant, cautious, not to take light of what is going on around us, including the issue of missiles discovered eight days ago, just before the start of the military attack on Gaza! I in turn ask the already posed question as well: who placed these missiles where they were before the war began?
When several Katyusha rockets were discovered in al-Naqoura, some personalities in Lebanon suddenly appeared, making loud concerned theories and statements, and started pointing accusative fingers at us, so much so that one of them said: "no one can make moves in that region, but Hizbullah", yet regrettably we did not hear the voices of these same political forces and figures, when the Zionists kidnapped the two Tarraf brothers from the Southern Blida within this same period, their nationalistic concern and bleeding hearts for Lebanon were not heard or seen.
Moreover, if this is the information upon which they build their political analysis, then this is a disaster, as this information is both incorrect and false, or it is someone's attempt to shift the blame on to Hizbullah for that matter.
I would like to say to those that in Hizbullah, we possess the courage to take responsibility for any action we take, and we do not hide or shy away from our responsibilities as some do!
We possess such courage, and we do not need to defend ourselves against an accusation, but what occurred is, yes, suspicious but of the other side, for couldn't "Israel" have penetrated southern Lebanon to set up missiles of this type?
Couldn't "Israel's" collaborators - there are many in Lebanon as individuals and networks - carry out such acts, not in solidarity with our brothers in Gaza, but to provide a justification for "Israel" to launch an aggression against Lebanon? Unfortunately, those politicians provided a justification and helped set one up. When they condemned the Katyusha, they said that this provides a pretext for "Israel" to attack Lebanon!
Who says it provides a pretext?
Had such an occurrence taken place before, does it justify an assault on Lebanon, to destroy and confront Lebanon?
You are providing "Israel" with excuses through such rhetoric and absurd and unfounded statements.
I will not delve deep into this matter now, but I am in the process of inviting Lebanon, as I do the region, yet my focus now remains on Lebanon specifically, the country that rattled "Israel" twice, and many more times, but the most well-known "Israeli" defeats occurred in year 2000 and 2006.
Yes we ought to be on alert.
I do not want frighten you, but to avoid this subject from becoming a media leak, I will share with you that I asked the brothers in the South particularly, to be present, vigilant and cautious, because we face a brutal and treacherous enemy. We do not know the size of the schemes hatched around us, regionally and in the world; we are not fearful of what happened in 2006 or of what happened or what is happening in Gaza.
We believe in the choice we made, and are quite prepared to confront any assault on our land, country and dignity, we wrote our slogan in blood and willing and prepared to confront all aggressors, no matter whom, through being present, in our resistance and our belonging to "how far disgrace is from us."
Brother and sisters,
All of us in Lebanon, and throughout the Islamic and Arab worlds are called upon during these historical days, especially in Ashura days, to shoulder the historic responsibility and responsibility of faith towards what's happening in Gaza.
The results of what goes on in Gaza should not be born by Gaza or Palestine alone but by the entire nation.
We must continue our efforts and actions, and should not settle for a protest here and a sit-in there, an action here or there; we ought to invest every effort in defending our people in Gaza.
Tomorrow is a day of mourning as announced by His Eminence Sayyed Ali Khamenei (May he live long), for all mujahidin, resistance fighters and the free.
Tomorrow is important to us, to express our solidarity with and sympathy for our people in Gaza, to mourn the martyrs who passed away there.
I in turn invite everyone tomorrow afternoon, to participate in a large gathering at al-Rayah football ground to pay tribute and participate in this mourning of the martyrs of the resistance in Gaza, to express our solidarity with people of Gaza. I know there are a lot of Ashura gatherings to be held in neighborhoods, mosques and Husseiniya halls tomorrow.
I call for the cancellation of all of these congregations for everyone to attend at al-Rayah instead, men, women, and children, young and old to meet in a stand of solidarity with Gaza and its martyrs.
Tomorrow, we ought to make the world hear our voice, and see our fearless Hussaini fists, in declaration to the world that we remain standing here, unyielding to murder, blood or intimidation.
I used to invite you on the tenth of Muharram to al-Rayah football ground, but tomorrow is a tenth Ashura day, since everyday is an Ashura and every land is Karbala.
Tomorrow is a call to Hussain as well as an answer to his call; tomorrow the response is yours God willing.
Peace be upon Hussain and upon Ali the son of Hussain, the children of Hussain and Hussain's companion, and on all the martyrs on the Hussaini path of resistance.
Peace and God's mercy and blessings be upon you all.
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A large comet or asteroid impact in a glacier ice sheet produced the Biblical Great Flood which brought the last Ice Age to an abrupt and sudden end.
A scientific approach might be to discount the Biblical account of the Great Flood as folklore or as a fairy tale. A religious interpretation might be to cloak oneself in dogma and discount science. Somewhere in between lies the true tale of one of the greatest cataclysms to ever befall mankind.
The Great Flood was a very unusual and singular event. Because of the magnitude of the destruction, it would have left an indelible and permanent mark on the minds of any survivors. This story would have been told and retold, passing down from generation to generation. And so it was. The story of the Great Flood is embedded in many cultures and beliefs. Over 600 of these stories throughout the entire world have been carried down to the present age.
God's decision to destroy mankind because of his wickedness.
The destruction of civilization by a Great Flood.
The suddenness of the cataclysm.
The extent of the destruction affecting the entire globe.
According to the Bible, a Pre-Flood civilization existed. The civilization had cities. They had divisions of labor (farmers, shepherds and livestock keepers, tentmakers, metalworkers, and musicians).
According to Plato, a Pre-Flood civilization existed. The civilizations had massive fleets and armies and large cities. They knew the art of writing. They had divisions of labor (artisans, husbandmen, warriors, carpenters, rulers, shipbuilders, stone quarry workers, metal workers, merchants, and sailors).
According to Plato, the Pre-Flood civilization existed in a great island nation in the Atlantic Ocean called Atlantis, and in distant nations around the Mediterranean (including a pre-Greek and a pre-Egyptian civilizations) and in Asia.
According to the Bible, the Earth was destroyed by a Great Flood when "All the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the sky were opened and the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights." (Gen 7; 11, 12) This passage describes the sea level rising up at the same time torrents of rain fell from the sky.
According to Plato, the island of Atlantis and the distant Mediterranean civilizations were completely destroyed in a single day and night of violent earthquakes and floods. They disappeared into the depths of the sea. And according to Plato, the Great Flood occurred around 11,400 years ago. (The account records the event occurring 9000 years before Plato's time. Plato's dialogues were written around 360 BC) This would make the Pre-Flood civilization an Ice Age civilization.
According to the Bible, mankind was destroyed by a Great Flood. Noah and his family built a huge ship, an ark, out of wood sealed with pitch. They were saved when "the flood came upon the earth for forty days; and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth and the water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. And the water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered." (Gen 7; 17-19). Noah floated in the ark for approximately 370 days.
According to Plato, few people survive the cataclysm. The only survivors dwelt in the mountains. They were herdsmen and shepherds. They were ignorant of the art of writing and had very little education.
The present Ice Age has lasted for millions of years. At the height of the Ice Age, glaciers covered most of Greenland, Canada, Scandinavia, and northwestern Siberia. Within the Ice Age are short warm spells called Interglacials that last for a few thousand years. The opposite of an Interglacial is a short extremely cold spell called a Stadial. The Earth was in the middle of a cold Stadial (Younger Dryas) when the Earth very suddenly (approximately 11,600 years ago) transitioned into the present Interglacial.
The dynamics of glacier ice sheet movement have been studied. The pressure exerted by a massive glacier, which is miles thick at its base, creates a liquid boundary layer that acts as a lubricant for ice flows. Basal sliding occurs by the slippage of meltwater causing a decrease in friction between the bed and the glacier base. Subglacial bed deformation occurs when a glacier flows over unfrozen unlithified sediment and the sediment deforms. A short-lived phase of rapid glacier sheet movement is called a surge. During a surge, large volumes of meltwater are released.
Within this website, I have defined the effects of a comet/asteroid impact on land and in the ocean in great detail. Refer to: http://www.BreadAndButterScience.com/TA.pdf. An atmospheric impact, commonly referred to as a bolide or airburst, is another type of impact event. The Tunguska impact is an example of a strong bolide event. Another type of impact is an Ice Age glacial impact. Such an impact could produce the effects contained in the Biblical description of the Great Flood.
Release vast quantities of heat.
Produce trapped superheated steam that would exert force to uplift and move a large glacier mass.
Eject water, steam and ice high into the atmosphere.
Produce a partial glacial ice melt.
Produce an almost immediate rise in sea level.
Slowly driving the ocean crust deeper.
Slowly raising the continental crust higher.
Produce volcanoes and lava flows.
The impactor penetrates through miles of thick ice, like a bullet. Below the surface, the impact releases the energy of a million nuclear bombs. A gas bubble of trapped superheated steam forms. The steam causes a general uplifting of the glacier ice sheet. The ice sheet rises like a steam boiler about to burst. The gas bubble exerts tremendous force on the ice flow. The impact triggers the release of potential energy locked in ice flow allowing million of tons to break loose and begins to move on the frictionless fluid bed toward the oceans. Some of the steam escapes like an erupting geyser or volcano. The glacier sheet fractures, opening up fissions for the steam to escape. Boiling water and steam further lubricate the surface boundary layer of the ice flow. The explosion hurls large masses of ice fragments into the air with great force. Ice and water flowing off the continents cause an immediate rise in sea level in conformance with the Displacement Theory. The released superhea ted steam falls back to Earth, generating very violent storms. Heavy rain falls for several days and weeks. The atmosphere heats up. Large earthquakes combined with the Earth's crustal rebound from the movement of large ice sheets exert significant strain on the tectonic plates. The strain is relieved by the eruption of volcanoes, and lava flows throughout the world. Underwater earthquakes expose frozen methane hydrate beds. The heat generated at the impact point and the heat from underwater volcanoes and lava flows elevate the temperature of the ocean bottoms and melt the exposed methane hydrate. The released methane bubbles to the surface, where in time it is ignited by lightning strikes, which further raises atmospheric temperatures. The methane burn releases large quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In the end, the global temperature rises significantly, breaking the back of the Ice Age.
During an Ice Age, the sea level drops. Snow accumulates forming mile-thick ice sheets in the polar regions and high latitudes. The loss of this ocean mass places the Earth slightly out of equilibrium. The massive ice sheets have potential energy (for a visual example, think of an avalanche). An impact can trigger the release of this potential energy. When these large ice sheets are shattered, billions of tons of ice can break loose and move the Earth back into equilibrium.
Large lakes form near the end of an Ice Age. These lakes can suddenly break forth with violent rage. For example, a giant lake exploded through an ice age dam releasing 500 cubic miles of water that carved its way across the Pacific Northwest. This event was called the Missoula Floods. Large impacts can provide the trigger mechanism for a global release of this potential energy.
A large impactor (2 miles in diameter) will release energy equivalent to approximately 1,000,000 megatons of TNT. This impact energy is equivalent to 12.6 times the total annual energy usage throughout the entire world today; all released in a split second. (World energy consumption=316 quadrillion BTU's, 1995 figure, World Bank) This energy would be released under the skin of a large glacier sheet. If an estimated ½ of the impact energy were released in the form of heat; the impact would produce approximately 2,000,000,000,000,000,000 Btu's. A British Thermal Unit (BTU) is the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit (F).
Some of the energy released by an impact would be through momentum transfer. An impact would set off a large number of earthquakes, landslides, volcanic activity, lava flows, tectonic plate movement, glacier ice sheet movement, and surface readjustments. The flexing of the Earth's crust would release large quantities of molten lava, adding heat to the oceans and atmosphere. Most of this molten lava would be released at the bottom of the ocean near the tectonic plates. Magma is very hot, with temperatures ranging from 1,650 to 2,200°F. Currently the annual eruption of lava is estimated at 4 to 5 cubic kilometers for all Earth's volcanoes and 3 cubic kilometers for mid-ocean ridges. After a large impact, these amounts would go up dramatically.
The Earth absorbs approximately 70% of incoming solar radiation. Approximately 50% of the incoming solar radiation is ultimately absorbed at the Earth's surface. Refer to: http://www.cwr.uwa.edu.au/cwr/teaching/ole107/globalenergy.pdf The Earth releases the absorbed radiation back into space as Infrared radiation, thus achieving a global heat balance.
Ice and snow are highly reflective. Freshly fallen snow will reflect 90% of the solar radiation. During an Ice Age, less solar radiation will be absorbed in the glacial regions. As a result the Earth is generally colder.
Point of impact will be exposed from blast/melt.
Ice sheets that surge off continental masses will expose ground below.
Ocean ice sheets that fracture into icebergs will result in increased absorption because only a small fraction of an iceberg is above water (the rest is submerged).
One of the products of an impact is black rain. Black rain could efficiently coat the glacier surfaces, changing them from being highly reflective to highly absorbent for solar radiation.
The fallen dark ash ejected by volcanoes can cover the surface of ice sheets, which would produce greater solar absorption.
The end came suddenly. A large comet or asteroid cut its way down to the Earth in a flash and bore through the glacier sheet. For most people, this initial event was so sudden and distant that it might go unnoticed. They would first feel the effects of the impact when a series of massive earthquakes would rumble through a few minutes later. The cities of brick and stone would crumble about them and on top of them. If they looked at the sky, they might notice that it was beginning to take on strange colors before it finally went completely dark. Survivors would stumble around, trying to free family and friends trapped in the rubble. The sea level would begin to rise at the same time that torrents of rain would begin to fall from the sky. As the hours turned into days and months, the unending deluge would lift the level of the sea by as much as 400 feet, submerging approximately 15 million square miles of coastal land around the world and drowning its inhabitants. This brought to an end the Ice Age and destroyed most traces of the Ice Age civilization that came before us.
Remnants of the Ice Age civilizations exist but they are buried under many feet of silt and sand, four hundred feet below sea level, far too deep for most divers. I predict that some of the greatest archeological discoveries in the 21st century will be uncovered off the coastlines, buried hundreds of feet underwater.
2. Michael Paine, "Did Asteroid-Induced Firestorm Destroy the Dinosaur?", SPACE.COM, 18 November 1999, n.p.; on-line, Internet, from http://www.space.com/scie...omy/astronomy/dinosaurs_fry_991118.htm.
Is the Great Flood Story limited to just the Genesis account in the Bible and Plato's history of the destruction of Atlantis?
No. Stories of the Great Flood are almost universal among the civilizations on Earth. Anthropologists who study legends and folktales from different geographical locations (China, Babylon, Mexico, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Persia, India, Norway, Wales, Ireland, Indonesia, Romania, Mexico, Peru, Australia, Greece, Tanzania etc.) and cultures consistently have reported one particular group of legends that is common to practically every civilization, the story of the Great Flood. Historians estimate that these legends number into the hundreds. In 95% of the stories, the flood was worldwide; in 88%, a certain family was favored; in 70%, survival was by means of a boat; in 67% animals were also saved; in 66% the flood was due to the wickedness of man; in 66% the survivors had been forewarned; in 57% they ended up on a mountain; in 35% birds were sent out from the boat; and in 9% exactly eight people were spared. The reality of a global Great Flood event is supported by the universal nature of these accounts.
Is there any physical evidence of a Great Flood?
Yes. William Scott Anderson, arrived at this theory independently and even before me. His research was published in 2001 in a book titled "Solving the Mystery of the Biblical Flood". One of the more interesting elements in his book is that he found a proxy in diatoms that support the theory of a Great Flood. Diatoms are a microorganism, a type of plankton that has a silicon shell, which are preserved as fossils. Mr. Anderson realized a global flood should have left a physical record in the geological strata of these tiny sea creatures. He analyzed the strata at the boundary of the end of the last ice age in the middle of the North American continent in Wisconsin and discovered the presence of ocean diatoms in the boundary layer. His book details his methodology and techniques. These details should allow others to scientifically test and validate his findings and spread this research across the entire globe.
Is there any evidence of a large impact event at the end of the last glacial period?
Yes, but is a little different than my original hypothesis.
Scattered along the eastern coast of the United States from southern New Jersey to northern Florida are approximately 500,000 elliptical depressions collectively called the Carolina Bays. The size of these depressions range from 200 feet to 7 miles along the major axis. One of the interesting aspects of the Carolina Bays is that they occurred during recent geological time. Otherwise the depressions would have been eroded and filled in. Any event that is capable of producing a half million craters is a significant global event. And this might just be the tip of the iceberg (no pun intended). Because if these impacts were not limited to the Carolina Bays but also peppered the North American Glacial Mass, they could produce a massive release of water and ice. It is worth noting that the trajectory of the Carolina Bay impactors appear to originate from a cometary breakup directly over the North American Glacial Sheets.
Is there any evidence of a massive flood at the end of the last glacial period?
Yes, this can be found in the Lake Missoula, Altai and Agassiz megafloods, to name a few.
If these massive megafloods, along with others, were triggered simultaneously by a large comet impact, they could hypothetically generate a global flood event.
How could the waters cover the entire earth during the Great Flood?
The crust of the Earth is flexible and deforms over geological time under redistributed weightloads. Mr. Anderson describes this process in some detail in his book. During the Ice Age, the weight of ice sheets miles thick effected the shape of the world; the ocean became shallower and the continental landmasses flattened out.
Is there any other evidence supporting a Great Flood?
This extinction of megafauna included: wooly mammoths & mastodons, the saber-toothed tigers, native American horses & camels, giant Australian kangaroos, wombats, the marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex), the largest ever marsupial (the 2 1/2-ton Diprotodon), giant Irish deer or Irish elk, wooly rhino, peccaries, short-faced bears, as well as the armadillo-like glyptodonts, and the giant ground sloths (Megatheriadae).
Assuming the Earth was struck by a large impactor, where is the iridium evidence?
At the bottom of the ocean. A global flood would wash away this thin dust layer.