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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: 10/14
Date: 27 Oct 2008 10:48:14
Message: <4905d4ae@news.povray.org>
In accordance with the channelized message (see: 
http://www.blossomgoodchild.com/BGthemessage.html). An observer plane was 
able to take this snapshot on October 14th 2008, over Dronning Maud Land, 
Antarctica, where thousands of pinguin pelgrims gathered to celebrate the 
return of the Federation of Light.

Thomas


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From: alphaQuad
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 27 Oct 2008 15:50:00
Message: <web.49061aea918bb7e64a68f17b0@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> In accordance with the channelized message (see:
> http://www.blossomgoodchild.com/BGthemessage.html). An observer plane was
> able to take this snapshot on October 14th 2008, over Dronning Maud Land,
> Antarctica, where thousands of pinguin pelgrims gathered to celebrate the
> return of the Federation of Light.
>
> Thomas
You don't actually believe in this stuff do you?

Some too afraid others will laugh or maybe too fond of their job to say
anything, but not Thomas. Those that laugh now will get a slice of the humblest
pie soon.

The portal to our outer solar system reopened 1991 something like that. Now
that's quite a distance. At sub-light speed I figure 2018, they will be right
on time.

Many of the ships seen before this have always been here on a quarantined planet
with closed portals. Who am I and why should I know this? That you may never
know. If you are wondering if you should look forward to this arrival, yes and
no is the real answer.

I have learned to be cautious with the word final, but I bet you Sir have more
years at this than I. I like all your stuff and especially this one. You rok!
aQ


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From: alphaQuad
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 27 Oct 2008 16:30:00
Message: <web.49062404918bb7e64a68f17b0@news.povray.org>
Ok now I have read only a few lines of "the message".

I tell you this:

Those balls of light generating crop circles are the ones with all the power and
able open time/space. Here now, then gone. The message of the crop circle is
clear: "We are here and we are intelligent and powerful". (with no intention of
doing killing war with new arrivals, "new" arrivals get the planet, and what of
us?)

And know this:
Those that come about the time I mentioned will have come thru a potal that was
intentionally closed for a reason! (104,000 yrs)

You do the math.

Something is finished.
Something else Begins,
aQ


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From: alphaQuad
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 27 Oct 2008 16:35:01
Message: <web.49062506918bb7e64a68f17b0@news.povray.org>
And don't forget, my ETA calculations could be off somewhat.

whoa! whats that! dont look just run.


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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 27 Oct 2008 19:50:00
Message: <web.49065291918bb7e6ea3236f00@news.povray.org>
Love it. Should be a poster. :)


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From: Michael Johnson
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 27 Oct 2008 23:41:55
Message: <op.ujptv4nzso3nzr@sulidor.mdjohnson.us>
On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:48:10 -0500, Thomas de Groot  
<t.d### [at] internldotnet> wrote:

> In accordance with the channelized message (see:
> http://www.blossomgoodchild.com/BGthemessage.html). An observer plane was
> able to take this snapshot on October 14th 2008, over Dronning Maud Land,
> Antarctica, where thousands of pinguin pelgrims gathered to celebrate the
> return of the Federation of Light.

A great image... and I always like your stories.

Michael

P.S. This is my first time posting here in a long long time, but I've been  
watching for months now. Please let me know if I miss on any of the policies.

-- 
#macro C(d)cylinder{E()d}#end#macro A()<D()D()D()>#end#macro  
R(_)box{E()-x*(_?
1:0)rotate y*_}#end#macro D()#declare B=B+1;asc(substr(r,B,1))-48#end#local  
r=
"040@DXP4@`DX*4M6Dc5DX  
4M@48@D8h4DxDXd4DdDDdHDd0D`0DhEX/0P2EhD~TT~DTDD";#macro
E()A()A()#end#local  
B=0;difference{union{R(0)R(0)R(45)R(45)C(8)R(0)C(20)}C(4)R
(0)R(65)pigment{rgb 1}}light_source{A()x}camera{location A()look_at A()}


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From: William Tracy
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:08:25
Message: <4906c879$1@news.povray.org>
Another excellent image from Thomas. :-)

Reminds me of a story I read once ...
http://www.365tomorrows.com/11/15/the-flawless-nature-of-deductive-reasoning/

-- 
William Tracy
afi### [at] gmailcom -- wtr### [at] calpolyedu

... some systems take an environmentally correct approach and recycle 
their threads.
     -- Andrew Tanenbaum, discussing concurrent programming


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:08:37
Message: <4906c885$1@news.povray.org>
"alphaQuad" <alp### [at] earthlinknet> schreef in bericht 
news:web.49061aea918bb7e64a68f17b0@news.povray.org...
> You don't actually believe in this stuff do you?

No. I think it is a nice, if somewhat sad story...

> Some too afraid others will laugh or maybe too fond of their job to say
> anything, but not Thomas. Those that laugh now will get a slice of the 
> humblest
> pie soon.

<grin>

> The portal to our outer solar system reopened 1991 something like that. 
> Now
> that's quite a distance. At sub-light speed I figure 2018, they will be 
> right
> on time.
> Many of the ships seen before this have always been here on a quarantined 
> planet
> with closed portals. Who am I and why should I know this? That you may 
> never
> know. If you are wondering if you should look forward to this arrival, yes 
> and
> no is the real answer.

Alright. We have a few years to prepare  :-)

> I have learned to be cautious with the word final, but I bet you Sir have 
> more
> years at this than I. I like all your stuff and especially this one. You 
> rok!

You are right, and thanks, aQ!


Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:16:38
Message: <4906ca66$1@news.povray.org>
"alphaQuad" <alp### [at] earthlinknet> schreef in bericht 
news:web.49062404918bb7e64a68f17b0@news.povray.org...
>
> And know this:
> Those that come about the time I mentioned will have come thru a potal 
> that was
> intentionally closed for a reason! (104,000 yrs)
>
> You do the math.
>

Interestingly, I pondered another part of the message, mentionning Alabama, 
and it being - at one time - in the southern hemisphere. Now, according to 
plate tectonics, that region of North America was last in the southern 
hemisphere during the Carboniferous, some 350 million years ago. It was not 
called Alabama then of course, and it was ocean, not land. I wonder if Mrs 
Goodchild has been aware of that....

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:18:43
Message: <4906cae3$1@news.povray.org>
"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht 
news:web.49065291918bb7e6ea3236f00@news.povray.org...
> Love it. Should be a poster. :)
>

Thank you!

A poster? No. Not for the time being. This took already more than 11 hours 
to render.

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:23:42
Message: <4906cc0e@news.povray.org>
"Michael Johnson" <red### [at] mdjohnsonus> schreef in bericht 
news:op.### [at] sulidormdjohnsonus...
>
> A great image... and I always like your stories.

Thank you!

> P.S. This is my first time posting here in a long long time, but I've been 
> watching for months now. Please let me know if I miss on any of the 
> policies.

Welcome Michael!

There was once the *rule* that a first ever image should be a variation 
about a reflective sphere on a checkered plane  :-)

Hey! I believe that rule has not been followed very strictly these days!

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:39:23
Message: <4906cfbb@news.povray.org>
"William Tracy" <wtr### [at] calpolyedu> schreef in bericht 
news:4906c879$1@news.povray.org...
> Another excellent image from Thomas. :-)

Thank you indeed, William!

>
> Reminds me of a story I read once ...
> http://www.365tomorrows.com/11/15/the-flawless-nature-of-deductive-reasoning/

Hey, I totally forgot about this site. I should go back once in a while.

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 04:43:06
Message: <4906d09a$1@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> schreef in bericht 
news:4906cfbb@news.povray.org...
>> Reminds me of a story I read once ...
>> http://www.365tomorrows.com/11/15/the-flawless-nature-of-deductive-reasoning/
>
> Hey, I totally forgot about this site. I should go back once in a while.
>

I'll be d***!  I had also assumed that the aliens were/are penguins!!!

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 07:30:00
Message: <web.4906f716918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht
> news:web.49065291918bb7e6ea3236f00@news.povray.org...
> > Love it. Should be a poster. :)
> >
>
> Thank you!
>
> A poster? No. Not for the time being. This took already more than 11 hours
> to render.
>

Aw! It’s a render :(

It’s good that you can render what you imagine.
Nice one Thomas ;)


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 08:19:27
Message: <4907034f$1@news.povray.org>
"Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht 
news:web.4906f716918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org...
>
> Aw! It's a render :(
The secret of course is that it is a genuine photograph, disguised as a 
render :-)

>
> It's good that you can render what you imagine.
> Nice one Thomas ;)

Thank you indeed, Stephen. I feel it is one of those priceless gifts for 
which I am very grateful.

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 28 Oct 2008 09:20:01
Message: <web.490710bd918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht
> news:web.4906f716918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org...
> >
> > Aw! It's a render :(
> The secret of course is that it is a genuine photograph, disguised as a
> render :-)
>

AWESOME Penguin


> >
> > It's good that you can render what you imagine.
> > Nice one Thomas ;)
>
> Thank you indeed, Stephen. I feel it is one of those priceless gifts for
> which I am very grateful.
>

I’m beginning to get there maybe my imagination is stultifying ;)


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 29 Oct 2008 04:40:40
Message: <49082188@news.povray.org>
"Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht 
news:web.490710bd918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org...
>
> I'm beginning to get there maybe my imagination is stultifying ;)
>
Whoever said that the brain is like a muscle? You have to train it?

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 29 Oct 2008 05:45:00
Message: <web.49083007918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org>
"Thomas de Groot" <t.d### [at] internlDOTnet> wrote:
> "Stephen" <mcavoys_AT_aolDOT.com> schreef in bericht
> news:web.490710bd918bb7e6208d05c80@news.povray.org...
> >
> > I'm beginning to get there maybe my imagination is stultifying ;)
> >
> Whoever said that the brain is like a muscle? You have to train it?
>

Ah! The muscle that they referred to was my stomach. :)
I compare the imagination to a gland. It secretes a slow trickle of noxious
chemicals into my brain to dilute reality. Have you read A. Huxley’s Island?

Stephen


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From: Michael Johnson
Subject: Re: 10/14
Date: 30 Oct 2008 23:59:12
Message: <op.ujveoxyvso3nzr@sulidor.mdjohnson.us>
On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:23:42 -0500, Thomas de Groot  
<t.d### [at] internldotnet> wrote:

> There was once the *rule* that a first ever image should be a variation
> about a reflective sphere on a checkered plane  :-)

Hmmm... maybe I should do the metal flake texture I've been working on...

> Hey! I believe that rule has not been followed very strictly these days!

Well, I might put the metal flake on the ages old logo I dug up recently.

Michael

-- 
#macro C(d)cylinder{E()d}#end#macro A()<D()D()D()>#end#macro  
R(_)box{E()-x*(_?
1:0)rotate y*_}#end#macro D()#declare B=B+1;asc(substr(r,B,1))-48#end#local  
r=
"040@DXP4@`DX*4M6Dc5DX  
4M@48@D8h4DxDXd4DdDDdHDd0D`0DhEX/0P2EhD~TT~DTDD";#macro
E()A()A()#end#local  
B=0;difference{union{R(0)R(0)R(45)R(45)C(8)R(0)C(20)}C(4)R
(0)R(65)pigment{rgb 1}}light_source{A()x}camera{location A()look_at A()}


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