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User: "Docrodile"
Date: 11 Sep 2007 01:05:45 AM
Object: Web Surfers Urges To Join Hunt For Steve Fossett
Times Online
September 10, 2007
Web surfers urged to join hunt for Steve Fossett
The search, organised by Amazon, asks web users to trawl through satellite
images taken by the Google Earth service to find Steve Fossett
Philippe Naughton, and Tim Reid in Washington
Internet users around the world have been asked to join what is being
billed as the world's largest missing person search, a frame-by-frame
trawl through tens of thousands of satellite images for signs of the
adventurer Steve Fossett.
But even if desktop rescuers do find photographic evidence of a crashed
aircraft, there is no guarantee that it will actually be Fossett's.
Fossett, 63, disappeared last week after taking off in a single-engined
aircraft from a Nevada ranch. The holder of more than 115 world records
involving speed and endurance and distance in aircraft, balloons and boats
had been hoping to find a suitable site for a planned attempt on the world
land speed record.
Since then, search and rescue officials have been searching an area
covering more than 17,000 square miles over Nevada and parts of California
and have found no less than eight unrelated crash sites. It has emerged
that more than 150 small aircraft have disappeared in Nevada in the past
50 years, never to be found.
"We're finding them left and right. Nevada is a graveyard," said Kim
Toulouse, a spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, which has
been helping the search.
The online search is being organised using Mechanical Turk, a "human
intelligence" tool created by the online retailer Amazon.com. Named after
a phoney chess-playing robot from the 18th century - whose creator had
hidden a genuine chess master inside - it refers to projects in which
computers set the tasks for human beings to complete.
In this case, the mission is to work through satellite pictures newly
taken for the Google Earth service. Those who sign up to help - already
thought to number in the thousands - are asked to review individual frames
and look for foreign objects that resemble aircraft.
"Marked images will be sent to a team of specialists who will determine if
they contain information on the whereabouts of Steve Fossett," the website
instructions read.
"Friends and family of Steve Fossett would like to thank you for helping
them with this cause."
In the latest false alarm, rescuers scheduled a press briefing after
sighting wreckage less than 50 miles from the private ranch where Fossett
took off. Many believed they had found Fossett's plane.
But a helicopter ground crew discovered that it was an old US Navy
aircraft crash site, the latest false lead in a search that has become
increasingly grim.
Fossett's wife, Peggy, has remained at the ranch belonging to the hotel
magnate Barron Hilton, from where Fossett took off in what was only
scheduled to be a three-hour trip. After all the false leads, Joe Sanford,
a local sheriff, said it was an "understatement" to say the aviator's
family had been on an emotional "roller coaster". Major Cynthia Ryan, of
Nevada's Civil Air Patrol, said: "This search is big, it is frustrating
and it is exhausting, physically and mentally."
Fossett is an expert survivalist, but hopes of finding him alive are now
fast fading. His Bellanca Citabria Super Decathlon was fitted with a
satellite rescue beacon, but no signal has been received. Fossett was
searching for a site to make an attempt on the land speed record later
this year when he disappeared.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article2425804.ece
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User: "The Last 1927 Days....HOOROO !"

Title: Re: Web Surfers Urges To Join Hunt For Steve Fossett 11 Sep 2007 10:13:54 PM
They won't jolly well frickin' well find him !!!
The Zeta Reticulans have him aboard their frickin' mothership,
Gary !!!
They're conducting intracranial experiments on him at this very
moment !!!
he he ;-)
HOOROO
UNCLE WALLY
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On Sep 11, 4:05 pm, "Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:

Times Online
September 10, 2007

Web surfers urged to join hunt for Steve Fossett
The search, organised by Amazon, asks web users to trawl through satellite
images taken by the Google Earth service to find Steve Fossett

Philippe Naughton, and Tim Reid in Washington
Internet users around the world have been asked to join what is being
billed as the world's largest missing person search, a frame-by-frame
trawl through tens of thousands of satellite images for signs of the
adventurer Steve Fossett.

But even if desktop rescuers do find photographic evidence of a crashed
aircraft, there is no guarantee that it will actually be Fossett's.

Fossett, 63, disappeared last week after taking off in a single-engined
aircraft from a Nevada ranch. The holder of more than 115 world records
involving speed and endurance and distance in aircraft, balloons and boats
had been hoping to find a suitable site for a planned attempt on the world
land speed record.

Since then, search and rescue officials have been searching an area
covering more than 17,000 square miles over Nevada and parts of California
and have found no less than eight unrelated crash sites. It has emerged
that more than 150 small aircraft have disappeared in Nevada in the past
50 years, never to be found.

"We're finding them left and right. Nevada is a graveyard," said Kim
Toulouse, a spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, which has
been helping the search.

The online search is being organised using Mechanical Turk, a "human
intelligence" tool created by the online retailer Amazon.com. Named after
a phoney chess-playing robot from the 18th century - whose creator had
hidden a genuine chess master inside - it refers to projects in which
computers set the tasks for human beings to complete.

In this case, the mission is to work through satellite pictures newly
taken for the Google Earth service. Those who sign up to help - already
thought to number in the thousands - are asked to review individual frames
and look for foreign objects that resemble aircraft.

"Marked images will be sent to a team of specialists who will determine if
they contain information on the whereabouts of Steve Fossett," the website
instructions read.

"Friends and family of Steve Fossett would like to thank you for helping
them with this cause."

In the latest false alarm, rescuers scheduled a press briefing after
sighting wreckage less than 50 miles from the private ranch where Fossett
took off. Many believed they had found Fossett's plane.

But a helicopter ground crew discovered that it was an old US Navy
aircraft crash site, the latest false lead in a search that has become
increasingly grim.

Fossett's wife, Peggy, has remained at the ranch belonging to the hotel
magnate Barron Hilton, from where Fossett took off in what was only
scheduled to be a three-hour trip. After all the false leads, Joe Sanford,
a local sheriff, said it was an "understatement" to say the aviator's
family had been on an emotional "roller coaster". Major Cynthia Ryan, of
Nevada's Civil Air Patrol, said: "This search is big, it is frustrating
and it is exhausting, physically and mentally."

Fossett is an expert survivalist, but hopes of finding him alive are now
fast fading. His Bellanca Citabria Super Decathlon was fitted with a
satellite rescue beacon, but no signal has been received. Fossett was
searching for a site to make an attempt on the land speed record later
this year when he disappeared.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article24...

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User: "Docrodile"

Title: Re: Web Surfers Urges To Join Hunt For Steve Fossett 11 Sep 2007 10:31:16 PM
"The Last 1927 Days....HOOROO !" <stargatedecember2012@yahoo.ca> wrote in
message news:1189566834.882105.294070@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

They won't jolly well frickin' well find him !!!

The Zeta Reticulans have him aboard their frickin' mothership,
Gary !!!

They're conducting intracranial experiments on him at this very
moment !!!

he he ;-)

HOOROO

UNCLE WALLY

---00---

Damnit, Wally! I KNEW that! That's probably what happened to Christina
Ricci, too. Lord only knows how many times they've mated with her by
now...
Doc :))~



On Sep 11, 4:05 pm, "Docrodile" <swampth...@hellsbayou.net> wrote:

Times Online
September 10, 2007

Web surfers urged to join hunt for Steve Fossett
The search, organised by Amazon, asks web users to trawl through
satellite
images taken by the Google Earth service to find Steve Fossett

Philippe Naughton, and Tim Reid in Washington
Internet users around the world have been asked to join what is being
billed as the world's largest missing person search, a frame-by-frame
trawl through tens of thousands of satellite images for signs of the
adventurer Steve Fossett.

But even if desktop rescuers do find photographic evidence of a crashed
aircraft, there is no guarantee that it will actually be Fossett's.

Fossett, 63, disappeared last week after taking off in a single-engined
aircraft from a Nevada ranch. The holder of more than 115 world records
involving speed and endurance and distance in aircraft, balloons and
boats
had been hoping to find a suitable site for a planned attempt on the
world
land speed record.

Since then, search and rescue officials have been searching an area
covering more than 17,000 square miles over Nevada and parts of
California
and have found no less than eight unrelated crash sites. It has emerged
that more than 150 small aircraft have disappeared in Nevada in the
past
50 years, never to be found.

"We're finding them left and right. Nevada is a graveyard," said Kim
Toulouse, a spokesman for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, which has
been helping the search.

The online search is being organised using Mechanical Turk, a "human
intelligence" tool created by the online retailer Amazon.com. Named
after
a phoney chess-playing robot from the 18th century - whose creator had
hidden a genuine chess master inside - it refers to projects in which
computers set the tasks for human beings to complete.

In this case, the mission is to work through satellite pictures newly
taken for the Google Earth service. Those who sign up to help - already
thought to number in the thousands - are asked to review individual
frames
and look for foreign objects that resemble aircraft.

"Marked images will be sent to a team of specialists who will determine
if
they contain information on the whereabouts of Steve Fossett," the
website
instructions read.

"Friends and family of Steve Fossett would like to thank you for
helping
them with this cause."

In the latest false alarm, rescuers scheduled a press briefing after
sighting wreckage less than 50 miles from the private ranch where
Fossett
took off. Many believed they had found Fossett's plane.

But a helicopter ground crew discovered that it was an old US Navy
aircraft crash site, the latest false lead in a search that has become
increasingly grim.

Fossett's wife, Peggy, has remained at the ranch belonging to the hotel
magnate Barron Hilton, from where Fossett took off in what was only
scheduled to be a three-hour trip. After all the false leads, Joe
Sanford,
a local sheriff, said it was an "understatement" to say the aviator's
family had been on an emotional "roller coaster". Major Cynthia Ryan,
of
Nevada's Civil Air Patrol, said: "This search is big, it is frustrating
and it is exhausting, physically and mentally."

Fossett is an expert survivalist, but hopes of finding him alive are
now
fast fading. His Bellanca Citabria Super Decathlon was fitted with a
satellite rescue beacon, but no signal has been received. Fossett was
searching for a site to make an attempt on the land speed record later
this year when he disappeared.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article24...



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