This will probably be the last post till next week.

Icebergs and Body Parts

Dr. Solomon R. Metzger, the global warming specialist, was not enjoying his visit as guest lecturer at the College of Beyond Belief. Every time Izzard was sober enough to meet with him, the scientist looked either alarmed or confused. To rectify the situation, Izzard marched over to the ag school and chewed out Dean Yeast.

Yeast tried not to listen to Izzard’s tirade by practicing a visualization technique he was trying to master. How useful it would be if he had a recording of Izzard saying TA’s didn’t need to speak or understand English. So he visualized bringing up the subject of TA’s again with Izzard and surreptitiously turning on his pocket recorder.

When Izzard was finally silent, he sneered at Yeast.

“How about a ceremony of some sort,” Yeast suggested. He was damned if he was going to act defensive. “Why not dedicate the plastic iceberg in the main quad to Dr. Metzger.”

Izzard raised his eyebrows and nodded. “The biggest game of the season is in three days. Newly named Iceberg University will hold a dedication ceremony an hour before kickoff!”

Gregor heard about the ceremony and Roland Roscoe’s selection as m.c. No surprise there, Gregor thought. Izzard always held a brunch at 9 a.m. before home games. And was plastered by 9:15. He’d attend the dedication propped up by a handler the university had recently hired.

The dedication of the iceberg! A perfect place for Roscoe’s violent demise. Early on in the ceremony, Gregor fantasized, when Roscoe was standing alone in front of the iceberg, it would explode, inexplicably. Roland Roscoe’s body parts would rain down all over campus.

© 2009 by Virginia Gerhart

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A new picture from Ice…

I was on the roof of the main deck of the French Icebreaker L’Astrolabe routing South to Dumond D’Urville base.

I was about 10-12 meter above the sea level and icebergs (the emerging part) were much more higher than 30-50 meters!

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(CNN) — A massive iceberg — more than twice the size of New York’s Manhattan island — is drifting slowly toward Australia, scientists said Wednesday.

The iceberg, measuring 140 square km (54 square miles), cleaved off an ice shelf nearly 10 years ago and had been floating near Antarctica before commencing on its unusual journey north.

Named B17B, it was about 1,700 km (1,056 miles) off the coast of West Australia, according to the country’s Antarctic Division.

“B17B is a very significant one in that it has drifted so far north while still largely intact,” said Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neal Young, who spotted the slab using satellite images taken by NASA and the European Space Agency.

“It’s one of the biggest sighted at those latitudes.”

It is unlikely… Read on here.

A massive iceberg edging slowly toward Australia’s southwestern coast is breaking up into hundreds of smaller icebergs as it drifts into warmer waters, creating potentially hazardous conditions for ships trying to navigate the region, a scientist said Tuesday.

The iceberg, known as B17B, was spotted last week on satellite imaging about 1,100 miles (1,700 kilometers) off Western Australia state, prompting Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology to issue a shipping alert.

This image provided by Australian Antarctic Division shows a satellite view of the giant iceberg, fourth from right, named B17B which is moving towards Western Australia, according to a Tasmanian scientist.

Since then, it has shrunk from 54 square miles (140 square kilometers) to 44 square miles (115 square kilometers), or around 11 miles (18 kilometers) long and 5 miles (8 kilometers) wide, said glaciologist Neal Young of the Australian Antarctic Division.

The iceberg has broken up into hundreds of smaller icebergs, some up to several miles (kilometers) wide, and spread over more than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) of ocean, he said.

“I expect it to dissipate,” Young said. But exactly when, he added, is anyone’s guess.

The iceberg is one of several that split off in Antarctica in 2000 when parts of two major ice shelves — the Ross Sea Ice Shelf and Ronne Ice Shelf — fractured.

New Zealand issued a shipping alert last month after authorities spotted a flotilla of icebergs heading toward South Island. Those icebergs have since moved east, away from New Zealand.

Icebergs are routinely sloughed off as part of the natural development of ice shelves.

B17B is expected to continue moving east.

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SYDNEY, Dec 14, 2009 (AFP) – An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs spread over a massive area of ocean, experts said Monday.

The 140-square-kilometre (54-square-mile) block of ice, known as B17B, was seen some 1,700 kilometres (1,054 miles) south-southwest of Australia’s western coast on December 9, prompting a maritime alert for vessels in the area.

This photo taken on November 5, 2009 and received on December 9, 2009 from the Australian Antarctic Division, courtesy of gsfc/NASA, shows a satellite image of iceberg B17B (C), some 19 kilometres long, floating southwest of the West Australian coast, between Australia and Antarctica. The monster iceberg nearly twice the size of Hong Kong island has been spotted (AFP photo)

But as it has tracked further north and east the iceberg has shrunk to some 115 square kilometres — still formidable at about twice the size of Manhattan.

“There are now many more smaller icebergs calving off B17B, measuring up to several kilometres in length, and spread over more than a thousand kilometres of ocean,” said Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neal Young.

Young, who has tracked B17B using satellite images from NASA and the European Space Agency, said the iceberg was some 400 square kilometres in area and 40 metres high when it first broke off from Antarctica.

“If you didn’t know about the early picture you would still say it’s a monster,” Young told AFP.

Young said he expected B17B to totally dissolve but was unable to predict when this would happen.

“Might be two weeks, might be several weeks. The key thing at the moment is it’s getting thinner,” he said.

“It’s got its feet in what it thinks is warm water — about six to eight degrees Celsius (45 F) — we think that’s freezing cold but for an iceberg that’s quite warm.

“So it’s thinning from the bottom and that’s what’s going to lead to it breaking up.”

The iceberg, which calved from the eastern end of the Ross Ice Shelf nearly 10 years ago, is expected to continue tracking in a more easterly direction.

Australian authorities last week issued a shipping alert over the possible hazard from icebergs.

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Authorities have issued a shipping warning as a rare giant iceberg is spotted approaching Australia’s southwest coast.
The cliff of ice, measuring 54 square miles, was seen 1,100 miles (1,700 kilometres) off the coast of Sydney today, sparking fears for passing ships.
Experts fear that the iceberg, known as B17B, will collapse into hundreds of smaller blocks as it approaches warmer waters, creating hazardous conditions for mariners.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the iceberg was observed southwest of the West Australian coast at 12pm on December 9 and is being monitored through satellite imaging.
The iceberg dislodged from Antarctica around a decade ago when parts of two major ice shelves – the Ross Sea Ice Shelf and Ronne Ice Shelf – fractured.
Glaciologist Neal Young of the Australian Antarctic Division said he was not aware of such a large iceberg being found in the area since the days when 19th century clipper ships plied the trade route between Britain and Australia.
Dr Young said: “It’s still 1,700 kilometres away, so it’s quite a long way away, it’s not really on our doorstep yet but it’s been heading steadily towards us.”
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A giant iceberg is on a collision course with Australia. Icebergs are not uncommon, but this one, created when a large block of ice broke off the Ross Ice Shelf in 2000, is very large and is the equivalent of 87 square miles in area. It will most likely break up into smaller ice bergs, but if the iceberg did hit the continental shelf at Australia, it would trigger a large earthquake,  Times Online.

Russia admitted that a failed test of its new intercontinental missile was responsible for brilliant light over Norway Wednesday night, Fox News. Computer simulation of how the mysterious giant spiral could have happened, Gizmodo.

Thousands of fish are dying as the Manaquiri River in Brazil dries up due to drought, Al Jazeera.

A new dinosaur that was related to the T. rex has been found in New Mexico, BBC News.

They call it B17B, or, as I prefer, BMFI – Big mother-fucking iceberg. It broke off from Antarctica about 10 years ago and is  about 140 km square, 19 km long and 8 wide. And it’s headed for Western Australia. WA? Icebergs? Part of WA is in the tropics – admittedly the northern bit. I bet the climate change deniers will use it as evidence that the world is cooling: lookie here, we’re getting icebergs in WA; it can’t be that hot.

(The legitimacy of this photo is guaranteed by its dodgy quality, although I must admit I didn’t take it)

IT’S (BIG GASP) FRIDAAAY!! Alright, so plans for the weekend? Anything awesome planned out? Yes? No? Well, whether you have plans or not, check out the “ish” below:

• Let’s kick it off with the best mash-up of trailers I’ve seen in a long while. IT’S SO EPIC!!!
• Bad Romance Parody feat. Lord Gaga. The thing about this is that the fake Lady Gaga looks much better than the real one. Heck, Lord Gaga looks better. [Thanks Eric B.]
• Basketball requires agility, speed, and most importantly, the ability to run and jump. This girl does not have any of these skills whatsoever.
• ICEBERG, RIGHT AHEAD! Do you think you it could really sink Australia? Official Poll: Should I have asked a more believable question?
• Speaking of ice, this kid’s parents probably should have showed him that scene from A Christmas Story so he wouldn’t get his tongue stuck on a flag pole! Idiot.
• And finally, a collection of the weirdest, or innovative if you’re spicy and creative, Christmas Trees

If you find anything on your adventures on your trips into cyberspace, post the link on the comments below. And if you missed yesterday’s It’s the Internets!, click here and get to readin’! Kibitzers is also on Twitter now, so come and follow us here! Have a great weekend!

Australian authorities Friday issued a shipping alert over a gigantic iceberg that is gradually approaching the country’s southwest coast.

A NASA satellite image of iceberg B17B (C), floating southwest off the West Australian coast. (AFP Photo)

The Bureau of Meteorology said the once-in-a-century cliff of ice, which dislodged from Antarctica about a decade ago before drifting north, was being monitored using satellites.

“Mariners are advised that at 1200 GMT on December 9, an iceberg approximately 1,700 kilometres (1,054 miles) south-southwest of the West Australian coast was observed,” it said, giving the iceberg’s coordinates.

“The iceberg is 140 square kilometres in area — 19 kilometres long by eight kilometres wide.”

Experts believe the iceberg — known as B17B — is likely to break up as it enters warmer waters nearer Australia, creating hundreds of smaller icebergs in a hazard to passing ships.

“It’s still 1,700 kilometres away, so it’s quite a long way away, it’s not really on our doorstep yet but it’s been heading steadily towards us,” glaciologist Neal Young said Thursday.

Young earlier told AFP that an iceberg of that size had probably not been seen in the area since the days when 19th century clipper sailing ships plied the trade route between Britain and Australia.

The iceberg has been floating around Antarctica since shearing off the icey continent but had lately begun heading north because of ocean currents and weather conditions.

Its discovery comes after two other large icebergs were spotted further east, off Australia’s Macquarie Island, followed by more than 100 smaller chunks heading towards New Zealand.

Young described the icebergs as uncommon, but said they could become more frequent if sea temperatures rise through global warming.

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The Colorado scientist described by the Washington Post as “the World’s Most Famous Hurricane Expert” says the “Climategate” e-mails from the United Kingdom that revealed possible data manipulation are evidence of a conspiracy among “warmists,” those who believe man’s actions are triggering possibly catastrophic climate change. “The recent ‘ClimateGate’ revelations coming out of the UK University of East Anglia are but the tip of a giant iceberg of a well organized international climate warming conspiracy that has been gathering momentum for the last 25 years,” said Colorado State University’s William Gray.

His annual hurricane forecasts are the standard for weather prognostications. His work pioneered the science of forecasting hurricanes, and he has served as weather forecaster for the U.S. Air Force. He is emeritus professor of atmospheric science at CSU and heads the school’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences Tropical Meteorology Project. Gray was referring to e-mails and other information obtained by a hacker and posted on a Russian web server that included interactions among the world’s most influential climate-change scientists.

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Damn, Copenhagen was friggin left!!!

What the? A friggin iceberg heading to Western Australia? The colossal chunk of ice is said to be 19km long and by 8km wide and 1700km from the coast. Hmm, geez, by the time it arrives it should fit quite nicely into a martini glass…oh and be covered in oil! Gosh and they say nothing ever happens in WA. Boy, were they wrong!
Phew, thank goodness there is no such thing as global warming or we’d all be panicking! Hmm, considering it’s raining down in buckets….isn’t that right Professor Pilmer?

Psst It’s named B17B for some friggin unknown reason. Hmm, maybe  the cyclones took all the good names?

Daidí Na Nollag is Irish for Father Christmas. I am a bit confused as to why, instead of a picture of Father Christmas the sign has gone with some penguins, a polar bear and some ice bergs? Surely its harder to make a penguin out of rope lights than it would be to make a jolly fat men??

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This iceberg for one is called “Alone & Adrift”, by Whimsy WInx of W. Winx. You can grab it here. It comes with 4 individual icebergs that have different poses to go with each, and rotate. Plus they are copy and only 50L for the set! A great deal, and a small part of her cool holiday decor. Go check it out! *shivers and wonders where her paddles went*

Hair- Fascino: Titty (auburn)
Hat- Kurotsubaki: Knit Beret Group Gift
Blouse- !Ohmai: Basic Puff Blouse (nudist)
Undershirt- Twosome: Longshirt Top (oldrose)
Stole- Miu: Stole Pink Flower
Gloves- Twosome Gatcha Gloves (brown stripes)
Jeans- Fresh Trash: Basic Jeans (dark wash)
Boots- J’s Western Boots (dark brown)
Skin- *Bean: Babushka-ya-ya Halloween Group Gift

One of the most amazing sights in Iceland is the Jökulsárlón Lagoon. The vast glacial caps in Iceland find an end in this lagoon, where you can see the icebergs drifting away to melt down into the sea. Although the ice caps in Iceland are undoubtedly one of its major attractions, the natural beauty of this peculiar island is just jaw-dropping. Waterfalls, rifts, geysers, black beaches and craters are just some of the sights you would never forget if you have the privilege of spending some time near the Polar Circle.

HDR, Olympus E-410

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It’s warm enough during the day, but the night is so cold you have to close everything in. When I moved here, they warned me – you could catch the fever or worse. The desert is evil that way, they said. There are night-demons and evil spirits with ice for hands. Be sure to close your windows so they can’t get in. You’ll hear sounds in the night like icebergs colliding. That is the sound the evil spirits make when they dance in time to your fear.

For many months I listened. Go home, make dinner, make tea, watch TV, brush teeth, close windows… And the next day and the day after that.

I grew restless. I dreamed of change and sometimes even chaos.

One day I fell ill, so ill that I was bound to forgetfulness and fevered neglect. I woke just before daybreak from the blood gone cold and slow in my veins. I’d been dreaming that I was lying on Antarctica, naked. The ice beneath me was shaking violently. Out on the horizon icebergs were breaking apart and the sea was rising all around me. I feared for my life, I feared for the ice crashing into my body.

That was the only real danger, though. I’d seen with my own eyes the sound my fear makes. I woke so cold I could see my breath in the air. I looked out at the sky, unfiltered by glass, unfiltered and convulsing with the weight of the morning and the cold, cold desert light.

© Kristen Michelle Håvet

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image by visioluxus at deviantART.

…but honestly, at the rate i’m going, the lowest of all low fat ice cream is still a treat for me.

am going to have to make up for it big time next week… Bodypump tomorrow and I know I’m going to get owned by the squat track. pft.

I miss being on holidays… the short break to Sydney was wayyyy too short…

Sydney in summary (will go into more detail another time)

• saw my beautiful Gracie get married in style to her hot bod hubby
• ate my face off the whole trip
• had the best fish of my life at icebergs
• was underwhelmed by The Quay
• put on 2.5 kilos in 4 days
• LOVE LOVE LOVE The Westin
• bought next to nothing (melbourne shopping is better)
• will now make plans to meet Gracie is Korea… *whimsical… i forgot how much I missed her till I saw her sucks having friends live far far far away from you

Isn’t she lovely? Isn’t she wonderful…. Congratulations beautiful, you deserve nothing but the best and the best you got.

XOXO my beautiful BFFB

I just realised from this photo how mad high her heels were!! Geez Gracie.. you danced in those??? R E S P E C T!!! lol

Not the greatest high tea but definitely the greatest company… oh so pretty in coral.. xoxo

I miss bitching… boo… will fly to Korea for some serious fooding/bitching soon

SHE LOST SO MUCH WEIGHT FOR HER WEDDING I SWEAR I ALMOST COULDNT SEE HER!

VANITY SHOT

LOVED THE WESTIN

My fav picture of the trip

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Stereosonic on Saturday and pending important phonecall/email soon *i hope… for now, it’s beddy boo time.

XOXO