(February 19, 2013 at 10:00 am)pocaracas Wrote: Sorry we couldn't hang around until the brits came by, but I think you ended up a bit better than the Brazilians, so thumbs up!Not to piss on your parade, but it's long been believed that Cook used a map or maps from the Dutch/Portuguese, and all this is is further evidence that it was in fact the Portuguese that discovered Australia first. I'm no historian, but I believe you will find plenty of people who will look at that evidence and tell you they believe the Dutch also likely voyaged to the east coast of Australia around that time, even if we don't have a Dutch map as old yet. So it will still be a point of contention and disagreement over whether it was the Dutch or Portuguese who visited first, as it has been for quite some time.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
