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December 2011
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Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world
2011 12 31
Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world.
Time Balls
2011 12 31
A time ball is a large painted wooden or metal ball that drops at a predetermined time, principally to enable sailors to check their marine chronometers from their boats offshore. Accurate timekeeping is one way of enabling mariners to determine their longitude at sea. Time ball stations set their clocks according to transit observations of the positions of the sun and ...
2012 New York Time Ball feature September 11 Flight 77 Inscription on Pyramid Crystal Triangles
2011 12 31
One of the 288 new Waterford crystals, featuring this years Let There Be Friendship design and inscribed with a tribute to those killed on American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001, is displayed during a press preview in New York December 27, 2011. The crystals will be affixed to the New Years Eve Ball atop One Times Square and ...
Times Square New Years Eve Ball Gets Its Annual Makeover
2011 12 31
The Times Square ball drop has been the highlight of New Years celebrations in New York City for more than a hundred years. Since New Years Eve 2000, the iconic ball has been created by Waterford Crystal, and the company will ring in 2012 with a new crystal design theme to mark the Year of Friendship." The updated ball, which ...
"Giant Soldier" Pictured At Kim Jong Ils Funeral In North Korea
2011 12 31
Amid the sombre images of tens of thousands of North Koreans lining the streets to mourn the death of former leader Kim Jong Il, a startling sight has emerged. A close-up of the back row of a line of soldiers in the Kumsusan Memorial Palace yesterday shows a man standing literally head and shoulders above the rest. The soldier, who ...
Fukushima criminal event, calls for investigation (Video)
2011 12 28
Fukushima investigation reveals failings Japanese government delayed giving information to the public, according to interim report into the disaster Photograph: Ken Shimizu/AFP/Getty Images Japans response to the nuclear crisis that followed the tsunami in March was confused and riddled with problems , a report has revealed. The disturbing picture of harried workers and government officials scrambling to respond to the problems at the Fukushima ...
Irish soldiers who fought Hitler hide their medals
2011 12 28
Paddy Reid - whose father and uncle both fought the Japanese at the battle of Kohima Ridge - recalls a post-war childhood in Dublin spent "moving from one slum to another". "My father was blacklisted and away all the time, picking turnips or whatever work he could get. Its still painful to remember. We were treated as outcasts."
Top Scientific Discoveries of 2011
2011 12 27
From emotional honeybees to particles flying faster than Einsteins theory of relativity ought to allow, 2011 abounded in findings that posed new questions and expanded frontiers of possibility.
How CNET/CBS Interactive ignited and fueled the "Phenomena of Internet Piracy" to control the Internet
2011 12 27
More at: onecandleinthedark.blogspot.com CBS you SUCK! What is Protect IP / SOPA? More here: fightforthefuture.org/pipa The history of CNET/CBS Interactive promoting Piracy software is staggering. Over 1,000 different software offerings, Several hundred instances of mentioning copyright infringing uses, often with known copyrighted songs or famous band names. Although some of these pages are ten years old, you must remember that CNET has been distributing ...
End of Nations: Canada, the US and the "Security Perimeter" (Video)
2011 12 27
"American President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper have unveiled a new border security agreement that has received scant attention in the American media. However, far from being a new arrangement, what this accord represents is only the latest in a chain of usurpations of national sovereignty. " Video from: YouTube.com GlobalResearchTV.ca
Preparing to Attack Iran with Nuclear Weapons: "No Option can be taken off the Table."
2011 12 27
The World is at a Dangerous Crossroads. Americas is on a War Path. World War III is no longer an abstract concept The US and its allies are preparing to launch a nuclear war directed against Iran with devastating consequences. This military adventure in the real sense of the word threatens the future of humanity. The Pentagons global military design is one ...
Euro is irreversible and permanent, says ECB chief
2011 12 27
The euro is "irreversible" and will overcome the crisis, European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said in his first appearance in front of the European Parliaments economics committee on Monday (19 December), while making the case for austerity and fiscal discipline. The Feds mandate is different, it is also geared on growth and jobs. We are much more restricted to monetary ...
Ethiopia jails Swedish journalists on terror charges
2011 12 27
Two Swedish journalists have been jailed for 11 years in Ethiopia for entering the country illegally and supporting terrorism. Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson were detained in July after they were captured in Ethiopia with rebels from the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). The men were found guilty of the charges last week. They say they were just doing their jobs as journalists.
Iran rejects NY judges finding that Tehran is liable in Sept. 11 attacks
2011 12 26
Iran has rejected a New York judges finding that Tehran is liable in the Sept. 11 attacks along with the Taliban and al-Qaida. According to state TV, Irans Foreign Ministry spokesman referred to last weeks judgment as "clumsy scenario-making" by the U.S. The spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast, repeated Irans insistence that al-Qaida has no presence in the country. On Thursday, Judge George Daniels in ...
Alien Nativity Causing A Scene in Portland, Oregon (Video)
2011 12 26
A Portland artist has created an odd twist on nativity scenes - one that replaces the three wise men with four aliens and also includes Santa Claus as a shaman, topped with an antlered deers skull. Artist Matt Henderson tells KGW-TV that his exhibit is called "alien nativity." Read More: bostonherald.com Video from: YouTube.com/SheilaAliens Video from: YouTube.com
Archaeologists discover ancient clay seal in Jerusalem
2011 12 26
A rare clay seal found under Jerusalems Old City appears to be linked to religious rituals practiced at the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago. The coin-sized seal found near the Jewish holy site at the Western Wall bears two Aramaic words meaning "pure for God." [The seal] dates from between the 1st century B.C. to 70 A.D. -- the year Roman forces ...
Was that Santa up there? No, Soyuz rocket debris (Video)
2011 12 26
Dec. 24. 2011 A mysterious streak of light in the night sky baffled many Europeans on Christmas Eve, with speculation running wild as to whether it was a meteor, a comet or space junk. Videos captured in Germany, Switzerland, France and Belgium show the blaze of light passing across the sky more slowly than a typical shooting star, and with greater brightness ...
Dutch TV Hosts Eat Their Own Flesh On Air (Video)
2011 12 23
Eating human flesh? You cant do that on television! Unless its Dutch TV and you and your co-host just go for it. Sorry, Fear Factor, but with these two around youre going to have to kick the gross factor up a notch. On their Dutch television show Proefkonijnen, which translates as Test Rabbits, hosts Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno try to ...
DIY: Ancient Building Comes with Assembly Instructions (Gallery)
2011 12 23
Italian archeologists have unearthed the remains of a Greek temple-like structure dating back to 6th century B.C. They also found details on how to build it. Much like the instruction booklets of the Swedish home furnishings company, IKEA, various sections of the elaborate structure were inscribed with coded symbols showing how the pieces slotted together.
Appeals Court Tosses Obama Birthplace Challenge
2011 12 23
The so-called birther movement was dealt another legal blow Thursday when a federal appeals court tossed out a lawsuit challenging President Barack Obamas U.S. citizenship and his eligibility to serve as commander in chief.
Earth Must Have Another Moon, Say Astronomers
2011 12 23
The way our planet temporarily captures asteroids suggests Earth should have at least one extra moon at any one time. Scientists studying satellites orbiting the planet have come to an astounding conclusion: Earth has multiple moons at any given time, the MIT Technology Review reported. Mikael Granvik, along with colleagues at the University of Hawaii, first discovered a mysterious body orbiting the ...
Manning did not harm security, argues his lawyer in WikiLeaks pre-trial
2011 12 23
Bradley Manning did no harm to the U.S. military and should have the most serious charges against him dropped, his lawyer argued as he closed the case for the soldiers defence. Mannings lawyer David Coombs accused prosecutors of overreaching in bringing 22 criminal charges against the 24-year-old. Private Manning is accused of downloading more than 700,000 classified or confidential files from ...
18th Century Giant Should Be Buried
2011 12 23
The skeleton of an 18th-century celebrity nicknamed the Irish Giant should be removed from a museum and buried at sea in keeping with his last wishes, two experts have argued, reviving a debate about the ethics of handling human remains. Writing in the British Medical Journal, medical ethicist Len Doyal and legal researcher Thomas Muinzer said there is no good scientific ...
Brown Eyed Girls Video Sixth Sense or How the Elite Controls Opposition
2011 12 22
Backed by big money and millions of fans, the Korean pop music industry (K-Pop) has taken over the airwaves of Asia and the world. Although groups such as Brown Eyed Girls do not sing in English, they definitely bring to the masses the same Illuminati symbolism pushed by pop stars in the Western world. This is a true manifesto of ...
Scientists discover new metal type at Earths core
2011 12 22
Under extreme pressures and temperatures, one of the main materials of the Earths interior has exhibited a never-before-seen transition. Iron oxide was subjected to conditions similar to those at the depth where the Earths innermost two layers meet. At 1,650C and 690,000 times sea-level pressure, the metal changed the degree to which it conducted electricity.
2 Earth-size planets spotted around distant star, boosting chances of finding life
2011 12 22
Scientists have found two Earth-sized planets orbiting a star outside the solar system, an encouraging sign for prospects of finding life elsewhere. This illustration provided by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics shows artists renderings of planets Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f compared with Venus and the Earth. Theyre the smallest planets found so far outside the solar system. Scientists are seeking Earth-sized planets ...
Philippines declares calamity as storm death toll nears 1,000
2011 12 22
The national disaster agency said 957 were killed and 49 missing on Mindanao after Typhoon Washi triggered the slides. Most of the casualties were in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan and tens of thousands remain homeless, many sheltering in evacuation centres.
Winter solstice: celebrating the shortest day of the year
2011 12 22
While some may not think it a cause for celebration, the solstice is a day of deep historical and cultural significance. In earlier civilizations, the winter solstice was among the biggest festive events of the year. Scandinavias Norsemen called the festivities Yule. The Roman Empires solstice festival of Saturnalia was one of the most significant events in its calendar...
The Effect of Fluoride on the Pineal Gland
2011 12 22
Although the extrapolation of results from animal studies to the human situation is difficult, this project may identify a potential health risk to humans. Therefore, the results will either affirm the safety of the extensive use of fluoride in dentistry or suggest that harmful effects on human health have already occurred: either way, this investigation is worthwhile.
Turin Shroud was created by flash of supernatural light: It couldnt be a medieval forgery, say scientists
2011 12 22
The image on the Turin Shroud could not be the work of medieval forgers but was instead caused by a supernatural flash of light, according to scientists. Italian researchers have found evidence that casts doubt on claims that the relic said to be the burial cloth of Jesus is a fake and they suggest that it could, after ...
Government Wants Scientists to Keep Lab-Made Super Virus Strain Secret (Video)
2011 12 22
Amid concern over lab-bred bird flu, US says full details of research shouldnt be published "The new strain of bird flu could wipe out millions of people at a time" Image:DailyMail.co.uk The U.S. government paid scientists to figure out how the deadly bird flu virus might mutate to become a bigger threat to people and two labs succeeded in creating ...
Christmas and the ancient winter festivals of light around the world
2011 12 21
These days many people understand that "Christmas" represents the continuation and remake of the very ancient observation of the winter solstice, the time of year when the sun "dies" and is "reborn" or "resurrected," as the daylight hours decrease to their shortest point and then begin to increase again. This important solstice time has been observed most notably on December ...
Mysterious "white web" found growing on nuclear waste
2011 12 20
This is as fascinating as it is unsettling. Scientists at the Department of Energys Savannah River Site a nuclear reservation in South Carolina have identified a strange, cob-web like "growth" (their word, not ours) on the racks of the facilitys spent nuclear fuel assemblies. According to a report filed by the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, "the growth, which ...
Apples Fall From The Sky in England
2011 12 20
Stunned motorists were forced to brake sharply to avoid the falling fruit, believed to be swept up by a vortex caused by freak weather conditions in Coventry. An avalanche of more than 100 apples rained down over a main road in Keresley, Coventry on Monday night. The street was left littered with apples after they pelted car windscreens and bonnets just after ...
The Trillion-Dollar Lawsuit That Could End Financial Tyranny
2011 12 20
It could be the biggest, most explosive story in modern history. We are just starting to put the pieces together and understand what is going on in the occult financial geopolitical scene, and how a 117-nation alliance is working to free the Earth from financial tyranny.
50 dead as oil rig capsizes and sinks off Russia
2011 12 20
At least 50 Russian crew were dead or missing today after an oil rig capsized and sank as it was being towed in a storm. Fourteen workers were rescued from the stricken rig in the icy Sea of Okhotsk 200 kilometres (125 miles) off Russias remote eastern island of Sakhalin. An icebreaker and tugboat recovered four bodies from the water while ...
Egypts richest Library set on Fire
2011 12 20
The 213-year-old Egyptian maps and historical manuscripts -- described as "irreplaceable" -- were destroyed after a library in Cairo was set ablaze during the clashes, Egyptian officials said Sunday. A fire that engulfed the building of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on Saturday morning has been extinguished. The extent of the damage has not yet been determined. The fire started ...
The House of Rothschild - Moneys Prophets & The Worlds Banker
2011 12 20
The history of the Rothschilds and The Secret History of the International Bond Market - War Wealth Politics and Power. The House of Rothschild: Volume 1: Moneys Prophets: 1798-1848 The House of Rothschild: Volume 2: The Worlds Banker: 1849-1999 In his rich and nuanced portrait of the remarkable, elusive Rothschild family, Oxford scholar and bestselling author Niall Ferguson uncovers the secrets behind the ...
Caffeine-Induced Psychosis
2011 12 19
When I first heard about caffeine-induced psychosis, I laughed but a few days later when I drank too much coffee and felt crazed and then strung out, it wasnt so funny anymore. The western world (but not excluding the east) loves caffeine in every form, especially coffee. Have you noticed that coffee is available for free in most offices and ...
Families fight to find infants stolen in Spain by the Catholic Church
2011 12 19
Luis Vega is on a mission to meet every man born in Madrid, Spain on Nov. 20, 1977. Thats the day doctors told him that his baby son was stillborn, but he and his wife, Ines, believe their child was in fact stolen from the hospital. We have a son somewhere out there, Luis Vega said. The Vega family isnt alone ...
Czechs mourn late President Vaclav Havel
2011 12 19
Braving the freezing cold, Czechs waited patiently Monday to bid a personal farewell to former President Vaclav Havel, who led the peaceful revolution that toppled the communist regime in 1989.
Indefinite Detention: Political Washington Abolishes Due Process Protections
2011 12 19
Human misery is growing. So is public anger. Rage across America and Europe reflect it. Gerald Celente explains the stakes, saying: "When people lose everything and have nothing else to lose, they lose it." Image: Source Draconian police state provisions were enacted to contain them. Hundreds of secret Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) camps may hold them. Martial law may authorize it, claiming ...
Tears for a tyrant: North Koreans mourn death of Kim Jong Il
2011 12 19
Millions of wailing North Koreans today poured on to the streets in a highly orchestrated display of public mourning after the death of the countrys dictator Kim Jong Il. Prostrating themselves on the ground and sobbing dramatically, the Communist states repressed population gathered in towns and villages to mark the passing of a tyrant who had impoverished his nation and caused ...
Scientists Demonstrate Innovative Learning Method - Learn "Matrix-Style"
2011 12 17
New research published today in the journal Science suggests it may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano, reduce mental stress or hit a curve ball with little or no conscious effort. Its the kind of thing seen in Hollywoods "Matrix" franchise. Experiments conducted at Boston University (BU) and ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, ...
Thousands of birds make crash landing in Utah
2011 12 17
Thousands of birds died on impact after apparently mistaking a Wal-Mart parking lot and other areas of southern Utah for bodies of water and plummeting to the ground in what one wildlife expert called the worst downing shes ever seen. Crews went to work cleaning up the dead birds and rescuing the survivors after the creatures crash-landed in the St. George ...
Giant plumes of methane bubbling to surface of Arctic Ocean
2011 12 17
Russian scientists have discovered hundreds of plumes of methane gas, some 1,000 meters in diameter, bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean. Scientists are concerned that as the Arctic Shelf recedes, the unprecedented levels of gas released could greatly accelerate global climate change. Image: Source Igor Semiletov of the Russian Academy of Sciences tells the UKs Independent that the plumes of ...
Celestial Snow Angel Dazzles in Hubble Telescope Photo
2011 12 17
Just in time for the holidays, the Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular view of a star-forming region in our Milky Way galaxy that looks like a snow angel in deep space. This region, called Sharples 2-106 (or S106 for short) is located nearly 2,000 light-years away in the direction of the constellation of Cygnus (The Swan). The nebula is ...
Nine bloody years on, U.S. Says War Over In Iraq
2011 12 17
Almost nine years after the first American tanks began massing on the Iraq border, the Pentagon declared an official end to its mission here, closing a troubled conflict that helped reshape American politics and left a bitter legacy of anti-American sentiment across the Muslim world.
9/11 verdict is US propaganda for waging war on Iran
2011 12 17
"On Thursday, families of victims of the September 11th 2001 attacks won a default judgment against Iran, the Taliban, Al-Qaeda and Lebanon-based Hezbollah. According to the lawsuit, people in Iran -- including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei- provided support to the terrorists who went on to attack civilians on US soil. But analysts say its nothing but a cover-up, with Iran as ...
Carlos the Jackal is sentenced to life again
2011 12 17
"Carlos the Jackal," once among the worlds most wanted fugitives, has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a series of fatal bombings in the 1980s, a French court said. The 62-year-old, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, was on trial for his role in the attacks on two trains, a train station and a newspaper office ...
New billboard depicts Virgin Mary holding a pregnancy test
2011 12 16
A controversial new billboard shows the Virgin Mary holding a pregnancy test with a "positive" reading. Controversial billboard shows the Virgin Mary with a home pregnancy test. The billboard, called "Mary is in the pink," was purchased by the St. Matthews-in-the-City Church in Auckland, New Zealand. The church says the billboard featuring the revered religious figure aimed to "avoid the sentimental [and] ...
A Shoe Heard Round the World (three years since the "shoeing" of Bush)
2011 12 14
Muntadhar al-Zaidi is the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush at a Baghdad press conference on December 14th, 2008. I interviewed him in Beirut. I asked why he did it. He said "I was exposing the occupation with my pen, however I didnt think my pen was reaching the world, I dont think the world read my writings, ...
The Protester named TIMEs person of the year
2011 12 14
Time magazine announced on Wednesday that an unnamed, collective "protester" was its person of the year for 2011 after a year that saw successful revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt as well as protests in Syria, Yemen, Spain, Russia and beyond.
Confirmed: Fukushima disaster contaminated ocean with 50 million times normal radiation, leaks still ongoing
2011 12 14
The mainstream media has said absolutely nothing about this development, continuing its pattern of downplaying news involving Fukushima, radiation or the flawed structure of nuclear power plants. This is hardly surprising, given that many of the largest media outlets (such as NBC and MSNBC) are owned by corporations such as General Electric, the designer of many of the worlds nuclear ...
Piers Corbyn: Delusion & Fraud: Global warming nonsense lobby to collapse (Video)
2011 12 14
"Canada has pulled out of the 1997 anti-global warming Kyoto protocol, saying the treaty is not working. The departure comes a day after further climate talks in South Africa led to a new agreement, which is set to replace Kyoto by 2015. Piers Corbyn, the founder of the Weather Action Foundation, hopes Canada withdrawal will lead to the collapse of ...
40 Members of Congress Protest U.S. Indefinite Detention Bill
2011 12 14
40 members of Congress have sent an urgent letter to House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders protesting provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act that would legalize indefinite detention of American citizens without trial, as the revised version of the bill heads for a final vote on Thursday.
Police find body at Liege attackers home
2011 12 14
A police source said: The cleaner had been working in a neighbours home. It appears that Amrani had invited her into his own flat to discuss the possibility of cleaning his flat. There were signs of a struggle, and it may be that Amrani had tried to rape her. Whatever happened, she was undoubtedly his first murder victim on Tuesday morning. Cedric ...
Liege attacker profile: Belgian killer Nordine Amrani (33) a known criminal
2011 12 13
The 33-year-old Amrani was well known to the police before he went on the rampage in the eastern Belgian city of Liege, opening fire on a square packed with children and Christmas shoppers, killing three people and wounding another 75. He had previously been convicted for drug dealing and illegal arms possession, as well as for holding stolen goods and ...
"God Particle" Found? Search for the Higgs Boson Narrows
2011 12 13
Physics has a well-deserved reputation for being horrendously complicated, but sometimes its the simplest questions that lead to truly profound insights. When Einstein asked himself, "What would happen if you could ride on a beam of light?" for example, the answer led him to the Special Theory of Relativity. For the past few decades, particle physicists have been wrestling with ...
UFO filmed above protesters in Moscow (Govt Surveillance Drone)
2011 12 13
An unidentified flying object has been spotted above Moscow during an anti-government protest. Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in the Russian capitals Bolotnaya Square witnessed the UFO hover above them on Saturday. Confused onlookers among the 25,000-strong crowd filmed the strange object on their phones (video below) while some climbed trees in an attempt to get a closer look. The apparently silent object had ...
I refuse to let you force my children to walk behind a hearse!
2011 12 13
That night he lay in bed feeling nauseous and gripped with fear. He couldnt sleep and try as he might he could not think of a way to keep a roof over his familys head. He couldnt see a way out. My heart was pounding so hard I could hear it in my chest, my mind actively replaying the scene ...
Five killed "including 18-month-old girl" and 123 hurt as career criminal hurls grenades into Christmas shoppers in Belgian city of Liege
2011 12 13
Three men armed with hand grenades and guns attacked a bus stop in eastern Belgium on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding at least 10. At least two of the assailants are thought to be on the run after the attack in Liege and police are telling residents to remain in their homes or seek shelter in shops or public buildings. ...
Pakistan President Has Mini Stroke
2011 12 13
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari suffered a mini-stroke that led to his ongoing hospitalization in Dubai.Zardaris trip to Dubai last week has led to speculation denied by the government that he is losing his grip on power. Questions about the presidents future come as Pakistan is navigating a rough patch in relations with its most important ally, the ...
The Military And Those Strange Threats To Obama
2011 12 13
Small, bad things seem to (almost) happen to Obama; they get little sustained attention from reporters or the public. But theres something odd about them, and theyre worrisome for the White House. Of course, the corporate media will dismiss it as nothing at all. Yet theres a disturbing military/security thread running through it alland as we approach the 50th anniversary ...
Bankers & bosses drive EU down Great Depression road (Video)
2011 12 13
"The blame game continues in Europe over whos responsible for the high level split over a new EU fiscal agreement. The British Prime Minister, who slapped a firm "No" on the deal, said it lacked sufficient financial safeguards for the UK. But European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, says Britain itself made compromise impossible by making demands that threatened the ...
The Great Chinese-Iranian Stealth Reconnaissance Drone Theft Caper
2011 12 13
Why Serving In The American Armed Forces Just Became Much More Dangerous, Thanks to Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich. The national insecurity stakes just went up once again. Being in the armed forces of any country, at any time, has always been a hazardous occupation. But thanks to the gross incompetence, malfeasance and short sightedness of our current and former ...
Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood
2011 12 13
Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their parents everything from junk food and violent video games to bogus educational products and the family car. Drawing on the insights of health care professionals, childrens advocates, and industry insiders, the film focuses on the explosive growth of ...
Out-of-body experience: Master of illusion
2011 12 12
It is not every day that you are separated from your body and then stabbed in the chest with a kitchen knife. But such experiences are routine in the lab of Henrik Ehrsson, a neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, who uses illusions to probe, stretch and displace peoples sense of self. Today, using little more than a video camera, ...
The Rosslyn Chapel Bones: Buried Skeletons
2011 12 12
Colin Glynne-Percy, director of the Rosslyn Chapel Trust, said: During excavation works to install a new heating system in the chapel, archaeologists found a number of bones just beneath the slabs. Below that, they came across a second skeleton that was fully intact.The archaeological team has now released the first pictures of the skeletons in their resting place. Tests are ...
The Mystery of Carole Myers
2011 12 12
When she was found dead at 41, Carole Myers left a statement saying she had suffered Satantic child abuse at the hands of her parents. But did she? Over the coming weeks there came questions. They were told the nameless "next of kin" had emptied Caroles flat and driven off in her car. Officials kept mentioning a "psychiatrist friend" who ...
Britain chooses isolation over new EU treaty
2011 12 12
After the deed was done, some leaders didnt want to shake his hand. French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked right by him, as if he wasnt there. David Cameron, the British prime minister, had become Europes outcast. His sin? Rejecting an invitation to join 26 European partners in a tighter financial alliance to save the euro, making Britain odd man out at a ...
Palestinians are an "invented people", says US Presidential hopeful Gingrich
2011 12 12
The US Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has declared that the Palestinians are an "invented" people who want to destroy Israel. The Jewish Channel, a cable TV station, posted online its interview with the former US House speaker , who has risen to the top of Republican nomination candidates to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama in the November 2012 election. Gingrich differed ...
Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front
2011 12 12
As the unmanned aircraft circled 2 miles overhead the next morning, sophisticated sensors under the nose helped pinpoint the three suspects and showed they were unarmed. Police rushed in and made the first known arrests of U.S. citizens with help from a Predator, the spy drone that has helped revolutionize modern warfare.
Strange (and timely?) Reemergence of Missing FBI Agent in Iran (Video)
2011 12 09
The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished years ago in Iran, issued a plea to his kidnappers Friday and, for the first time, released a hostage video they received from his unidentified captors. The video message released on the Levinson familys website publicly transformed the mysterious disappearance into an international hostage standoff. Despite a lengthy investigation, however, the ...
Meteor Crater Helps Unlock Planetary History
2011 12 09
The Barringer meteorite crater known popularly as "Meteor Crater" near Winslow, Ariz., was formed some 50,000 years ago in the flat-lying sedimentary rocks of the Southern Colorado Plateau in Arizona. Now, scientists are using the crater to study mysteries near and far. This out-of-the-blue geological feature is considered a prime example of a young, well-preserved and well-documented simple impact ...
Study shows some cereals pack more sugar than cookies
2011 12 09
Popular brands of cereal contain so much sugar that parents might as well be serving kids dessert for breakfast, a new U.S. report suggests. The Environmental Working Group reviewed 84 brands that are sold in the U.S. Of those, 44 contained more sugar than three Chips Ahoy cookies, the consumer group said.
Iran airs footage of downed US drone (Video)
2011 12 09
Iran has released video footage of the most advanced US reconnaissance drone which was downed by the Iranian Army in the eastern part of the Islamic Republic earlier this week.The aircraft had crossed into Irans airspace over the border with neighboring Afghanistan.
Remains of 274 US troops dumped in landfill: report
2011 12 09
The US Air Force dumped the cremated, partial remains of at least 274 troops in a landfill before halting the secretive practice in 2008, the Washington Post reported Thursday. The procedure was never formally authorized or disclosed to senior Pentagon officials, who conducted a review of the cremation policies of Dover Air Base -- the main point of entry for US ...
Explosion Hits Syrian Pipeline - Conflicting Reports (Video)
2011 12 09
A major Syrian pipeline carrying oil to a refinery in restive Homs province was blown up Thursday in an attack the state-run news agency blamed on "saboteurs" as activists reported fresh violence from the government crackdown on a popular uprising. The blast caused no casualties but sent a plume of black smoke into the sky. A government official said the blast ...
Mars rover Opportunity finds most powerful water clue
2011 12 08
Nasas Mars rover Opportunity has found slivers of a bright material that looks very much like it is gypsum (calcium sulphate). If confirmed, it would be the most unambiguous signal of water activity yet found on Mars by this mission, which manages to keep on rolling. "To me, this is the single most powerful piece of evidence for liquid water at Mars ...
Atheists Who Go to Church: Doing It for the Children
2011 12 08
He probably wont get down on his knees, but that fellow sitting near you during the Sunday church service just might be an atheist. And a scientist. A new study out of Rice University has found that 17 percent about one out of five scientists who describe themselves as either atheists or agnostics actually go to church, ...
Russian scientists to attempt clone of woolly mammoth
2011 12 08
Scientists from Russia and Japan are undertaking a Jurassic Park-style experiment in an effort to bring the woolly mammoth out of extinction. The scientists claim that a thigh bone found in August contains remarkably well-preserved marrow cells, which could form the starting point of the experiment. The team claim that the cloning could be complete within the next five years. But others have ...
Chinese 2,485 year tree ring study shows shows natural cycles control climate, temps may cool til 2068
2011 12 08
A blockbuster Chinese study of Tibetan tree rings by Lui et al 2011 shows, with detail, that the modern era is a dog-standard normal climate when compared to the last 2,500 years. The temperature, the rate of change its all been seen before. Nothing about the current period is abnormal, indeed the current warming period in Tibet can be ...
Antarctics hidden world revealed
2011 12 08
Ever wondered what Antarctica would look like without all that ice? Scientists have produced the most detailed map yet of the White Continents underbelly - its rock bed. Called simply BEDMAP, this startling view of the landscape beneath the ice incorporates decades of survey data acquired by planes, satellites, ships and even people on dog-drawn sleds. It is remarkable to ...
Gun company ownership is being centralized by Freedom Group and Cerberus
2011 12 08
Cerberus Capital Management could cut off all gun and ammunition sales in the US. Many Americans are totally unaware that Cerberus has for the past decade acquired nearly every gun and ammunition maker in the United States and consolidated them into a holding company called The Freedom Group. There has been some rumors that George Soros is connected or even owns ...
Are Psychopaths Brain Damaged?
2011 12 08
We all have a ghoulish fascination with the Hannibal Lecters of this world. Thats because many of the most-publicized stories about psychopaths can be quickly banged into a Hollywood script. One of the most absorbing accounts that Ive come across recently, however, was in an advance reading copy of a book by Paul J. Zak, due in May, called The ...
Afghan bombs kill 78 in two days (Video)
2011 12 08
A roadside mine killed 19 civilians and injured another five when it exploded in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Wednesday, the provincial government said. The blast came a day after rare sectarian attacks in three Afghan cities killed 59 people, and refocused attention on the fragile Afghan security situation.
Mysterious Planet-Size Object Spotted Near Mercury?
2011 12 08
In the footage, one sees a huge spurt of plasma and other solar ejecta washing over Mercury; peculiarly, the material seems to flare up as it hits another nearby object, too. "Its cylindrical on either side and has a shape in the middle. It definitely looks like a ship to me, and very obviously, its cloaked," YouTube-user siniXster said in ...
Experts stumped by ancient Jerusalem markings
2011 12 07
Mysterious stone carvings made thousands of years ago and recently uncovered in an excavation underneath Jerusalem have archaeologists stumped. Israeli diggers who uncovered a complex of rooms carved into the bedrock in the oldest section of the city recently found the markings: Three "V" shapes cut next to each other into the limestone floor of one of the rooms, about 2 ...
Clothing Giant H&M Defends Perfect Virtual Models
2011 12 07
Visiting the H&M website is not the only virtual experience to be had by H&M customers who choose to order the companys clothes online instead of inside one of their 2,300 global retail stores. Also "completely virtual" are the models at the center of H&Ms swimsuit and lingerie online campaigns, the Swedish-based retailer confirmed. Clothing Giant H&M Defends Perfect Virtual Models (ABC ...
Rare albino snail makes an appearance in New Zealand
2011 12 07
Hikers were stunned when they stumbled upon a rare albino snail in New Zealand. Typically, snails blend in with their surroundings - but a group of hikers in New Zealand stumbled upon one mollusc that prefers to stand out. A pure white albino snail is a rare occurance in nature (Image: Maria Brooks) Earlier this month, hikers were stunned when they discovered ...
Regrets of the Dying
2011 12 07
For many years I worked in palliative care. My patients were those who had gone home to die. Some incredibly special times were shared. I was with them for the last three to twelve weeks of their lives. People grow a lot when they are faced with their own mortality. I learnt never to underestimate someones capacity for growth. Some ...
Eurozone crisis: New EU treaty may not be needed
2011 12 07
Success boys. More control achieved! Tougher rules to tackle the eurozone debt crisis can be achieved without changing EU treaties, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy says. In a leaked report for a crucial EU summit beginning on Thursday, he offers a fast-track "fiscal compact" that does not need lengthy ratification by parliaments or national referendums. Germany and France are pushing ...
Hu Jintao tells China navy: Prepare for warfare
2011 12 07
Chinas navy should speed up its development and prepare for warfare, President Hu Jintao has said. He told military personnel they should "make extended preparations for warfare". China is locked in territorial disputes with several other nations in the South China Sea. Political tension is also growing with the US, which is seeking to boost its presence in the region. ...
Schoolchildren in Spain cant even afford to take a s**t
2011 12 07
The northeastern region has been ordered to rein in its deficit and has embarked on a series of stringent austerity cuts. The latest edict issued by the regions ministry of education instructs state schools to cut excessive consumption of toilet roll among pupils and limit the quota to a maximum of 25 metres per child per month. This most recent ...
Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed
2011 12 07
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the "habitable zone" around a star not unlike our own. The planet, Kepler 22-b, lies about 600 light-years away and is about 2.4 times the size of Earth, and has a temperature of about 22C. It is the closest confirmed planet yet to one like ours - an "Earth 2.0". However, the team ...
Fukushima 45 ton radioactive water leak poisons ocean (Video)
2011 12 06
"About 45 tons of radioactive water has reportedly leaked out of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, that was badly damaged in Marchs earthquake and tsunami. Some of the toxic water may have found its way into the ocean during the weekend." Video from: YouTube.com While this leak is not on the scale of previous ones, how will this affect Japanese marine ...
Oldest Writing and Skeleton discovered in Romania?
2011 12 06
In the year 1961 in Romania had been found some written clay tablets, which proved to be the first in the world. In 1999, a study by the Sarmizegetusa Regia revealed that the Dacian fortresses found in the Orăştie Mountains (Munții Orăștie) are now only a small part of a huge 200 square km city, hidden beneath earths surface - ...
Dumpster Diving To Survive
2011 12 05
Welcome to one of many paradoxes that surround modern food. In some senses, America might appear to be groaning with stuff to eat. Some 34% of adults are classified as obese, and portion sizes are infamously large. But the US, like the rest of the west, also has a popular culture that venerates being thin, and a diet industry where ...
All Take No Give: UK/US post 9-11 extradition injustice (Video)
2011 12 05
"British MPs are staging a debate seeking the urgent renegotiation of what they see as a biased extradition treaty with the US. Agreed in the chaotic aftermath of 9-11, it allows Washington to demand the extradition of any UK Citizen - without evidence of any crime - and Britain is bound to comply." Video from: YouTube.com
TEPCO: Radioactive water may have leaked into sea
2011 12 05
As much as 45,000 liters (11,870 gallons) of highly radioactive water leaked from Japans crippled Fukushima nuclear station at the weekend and some may have reached the sea, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The leakage shows the company known as Tepco is still struggling to control the disaster nine months after an earthquake and tsunami wrecked the plant. The water ...
Franken-Food Additives Poisoning the Masses
2011 12 05
Our ancestors used salt to preserve meats and fish, added herbs and spices to sharpen the flavor of foods, preserved fruit with sugar, and pickled cucumbers in vinegar. They also had their own gardens, raised their own livestock, ate local and in season. However, they were not eating the Franken-foods of today, including genetically modified food, chemically preserved food, flavor ...
Targeting Norways Oil Money - Did they think, that the Elite wouldn`t target this kind of money?
2011 12 05
The Norwegian Bilderberger Scam. "If you live in Norway remember: You have all this money, you are not in financial crises as your government tells you and you should look out for vultures circling the skies. And theres an explanation called : Oil. Did you know that Norway is one of the strongest economies in the world? People in Norway ...
U.S. Agents Launder Mexican Profits of Drug Cartels
2011 12 05
Undercover American narcotics agents have laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washingtons expanding role in Mexicos fight against drug cartels, according to current and former federal law enforcement officials. The agents, primarily with the Drug Enforcement Administration, have handled shipments of hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal cash across borders, those officials said, to ...
Putin prepares the Russian empire to strike back
2011 12 05
As prime minister for the past four years, Vladimir Putin never really went away. But his looming reincarnation as the all-powerful, executive president of Russia the countrys "paramount leader" in Chinese parlance poses a stark challenge for which the US, Britain and other beleaguered western powers seem ill-prepared. As president, potentially until 2024, Putin has one overriding objective: ...
Toads could be used to predict earthquakes
2011 12 05
Animals could be used to predict earthquakes because certain species are able to sense chemical changes in groundwater immediately before seismic activity, a study suggests. Experts began investigating the theory after a colony of toads was observed abandoning a pond in LAquila, Italy, in 2009, days before the devastating earthquake. They believe that stressed rocks in the Earths crust release charged particles ...
Astronomers Discover 18 Huge New Alien Planets
2011 12 05
Astronomers have found 18 new alien planets, all of them Jupiter-size gas giants that circle stars bigger than our sun, a new study reports. The discoveries increase the number of known planets orbiting massive stars by 50 percent. The exoplanet bounty should also help astronomers better understand how giant planets form and grow in nascent alien solar systems, researchers said.
PROTECT IP / SOPA Act Breaks the Internet
2011 12 04
The video discusses the Senate version of the PROTECT IP Act, but the House bill that was introduced TODAY is much much worse. Itll give the government new powers to block Americans access websites that corporations dont like. The bill would criminalize posting all sorts of standard web content -- music playing in the background of videos, footage of people ...
NAACP: Troy Davis sister has died
2011 12 02
Martina Davis-Correia, the sister of late cause celebre death row inmate Troy Davis, has died, NAACP senior communications associate Derek Turner confirmed. Amnesty International issued a statement Thursday night hailing Martina-Correia as a "Hero of the Human Rights Movement."
New WikiLeaks spy files show global surveillance industry
2011 12 02
WIKILEAKS: THE SPY FILES "The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has begun releasing sensational information on the multi billion dollar global spying industry. The database contains hundreds of documents shining a light on the methods being used by secret services all over the world. Heres the video of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange speaking to journalists and students at a press conference at City ...
Indefinite Detention Bill Passes Senate 93-7
2011 12 02
The Senate last night codified into law the power of the U.S. military to indefinitely detain an American citizen with no charge, no trial and no oversight whatsoever with the passage of S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act.One amendment that would have specifically blocked the measures from being used against U.S. citizens was voted down and the final bill ...
The Broken Window Fallacy (Video)
2011 12 02
Video from: YouTube.com Shovel ready "A project is considered shovel ready if it has advanced to the stage that laborers may immediately be employed to start work. The term is used in reference to projects which are candidates for economic stimulus spending: money put into a shovel ready project will have a more immediate impact on the economy than money spent on ...
Senate backs military custody of terror suspects
2011 12 02
Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate moved methodically Thursday to complete a massive defense bill that would deny suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the nations borders, the right to trial and subject them to indefinite detention. The Senate rejected an effort by Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein to limit a military custody requirement for suspects to ...
US police chiefs head to Israel for antiterror training - funded by the ADL
2011 12 01
Police chiefs from Newton, Framingham, and Belmont headed off last weekend for a weeklong counterterrorism seminar in Israel, funded by the Anti-Defamation League. They are joining a dozen other senior law enforcement officials from the Northeast to network and get first-hand advice from Israeli security experts. Though there have been no successful terror plots carried out in Massachusetts since the ...
A second Iranian nuclear facility has exploded, as diplomatic tensions rise between the West and Tehran
2011 12 01
An Iranian nuclear facility has been hit by a huge explosion, the second such blast in a month, prompting speculation that Tehrans military and atomic sites are under attack. Satellite imagery seen by The Times confirmed that a blast that rocked the city of Isfahan on Monday struck the uranium enrichment facility there, despite denials by Tehran. The images clearly showed billowing ...
Tallest Solar Tower Set for Arizona
2011 12 01
In the western desert state of Arizona, a company called EnviroMission is planning to build a new solar tower, the first of its kind, an ambitious new way to produce energy with heat from the sun. When completed in 2015, the tower, located in La Paz County, will be the tallest structure in the United States, and the second tallest in ...
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I believe it's safe to say that people who are different and stand out from others for whatever reason fascinate the rest of us. I'm not referring to oddballs on reality TV or athletes who play to the cameras after making a good play.
Rather, I'm speaking about people who sometimes have a knack for greatness, creative thinking, or instituting change that makes life better for the rest of us. John Nash is one of these people.
Born in 1928, he started conducting experiments when he was 13, and he attended classes at Bluefield College in West Virginia while still in high school. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Carnegie Institute of Technology when he was only 20 years old. His specialty was mathematics and game theory. He has studied and taught at some of our best colleges and universities: Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Princeton.
If that were the entire story, Nash would have received little notoriety outside of academic circles and I wouldn't be writing about him. But you are probably more acquainted with him that you realize. His life was the subject of a book and later an Oscar-winning movie, A Beautiful Mind. Nash suffers from schizophrenia and has been admitted to hospitals and received medication to combat his condition. Although not cured, his condition has improved and he was a keynote speaker at a conference as recently as 2007, when he was 79 years old.
The concrete industry has its own beautiful minds, and we have recognized them in our annual Industry Influencers feature you can find on page 20 in this issue. There is no shortage of influential leaders in our industry, and it's always difficult narrowing the list and making the final selections.
This year, we honor Jerry Larson, executive director of the Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association, for being at the forefront in promoting roller-compacted concrete. Bill Allen became a consultant after running his own ready-mix business and taught the importance of reliabale data and the industry's cost structure. Finally, D. Gene Daniel, another former owner of a ready-mix business, has become the voice of the small producer, as he continues toiling on ACI and ASTM committees. I hope you enjoy their stories as much as I have.


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Question: How many countries do you have to be at war with to be disqualified from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize?
Answer: Five. Barack Obama has waged war against only Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. He's holding off on Iran until he actually gets the prize.
Somalian civil society and court system are so devastated from decades of war that one wouldn't expect its citizens to have the means to raise serious legal challenges to Washington's apparent belief that it can drop bombs on that sad land whenever it appears to serve the empire's needs. But a group of Pakistanis, calling themselves "Lawyers Front for Defense of the Constitution", and remembering just enough of their country's more civilized past, has filed suit before the nation's High Court to make the federal government stop American drone attacks on countless innocent civilians. The group declared that a Pakistan Army spokesman claimed to have the capability to shoot down the drones, but the government had made a policy decision not to.


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London (AFP) March 22, 2013
Britain was blitzed by unseasonal heavy snowfall and rain on Friday that left one person dead in a landslide and forced the closure of a nuclear site.
Thousands of homes lost power during the latest spell of bad spring weather in a month that the British media have dubbed "Miserable March".
Up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow was expected in the worst-hit areas and reports -- denied by the government -- said gas stocks were just days from running out.
The snow also forced the closure of airports in Northern Ireland's capital Belfast and the city of Leeds in northern England.
In the scenic southwestern county of Cornwall, torrential rain triggered a landslide that smashed through an apartment block in the town of Looe.
Emergency services later found a body believed to be of a woman in her 60s who was unaccounted for. Around a dozen other residents of the building were evacuated.
The Sellafield nuclear site on the northwest English coast was forced to close for several hours as a precaution due to the weather.
Staff were sent home from the reprocessing and waste storage facility but there was no evidence of any safety issues, its operator said.
The plant, which deals with spent nuclear fuel from Britain and other countries, later reopened.
Sellafield was home to the world's first commercial nuclear power station, but it stopped generating electricity in 2003.
Leeds Bradford International Airport in northern England suspended all flights because of the snow.
Across the Irish Sea, Northern Ireland bore the brunt of the snowfall, caused by cold westerly winds from Russia and northern Europe colliding with an area of low pressure moving eastwards off the Atlantic Ocean.
Around 48,000 customers were left without power on Friday, said supplier Northern Ireland Electricity, which reconnected around 71,000 properties on Thursday night following "storm force winds and blizzard conditions".
"Damage has been caused by flying debris and high winds, including broken electricity lines and damage to poles," it said.
The snow forced the closure of Belfast City Airport, though the larger Belfast International remains open.
Northern Ireland's 2014 football World Cup qualifier with Russia was postponed until Saturday due to the snowy pitch at Belfast's Windsor Park.
Food supplies were being airlifted to the Isle of Man, in the Irish Sea, as the severe weather disrupted scheduled ferry services.
More than 1,000 schools around Britain were shut.
The Met Office national weather service said that while it was not unusual to see snow in March, the cold spell has been unusually long.
Temperatures were as low as minus 1.9 degrees Celsius (28.5 degrees Fahrenheit) in Dalwhinnie, central Scotland.
"We have had reports of around 15 centimetres of snow in Northern Ireland so far and similar levels over the Pennines (the hill range stretching downwards through northern England) and into Wales," said forecaster Helen Chivers of the Met Office national weather agency.
"By the time it stops we're expecting to see up to 40 centimetres of snow in places," she told AFP.
"It's blowing around in the strong winds so there will be deeper drifts."
Consultancy JBC Energy said British gas storage levels had shrunk to just 10 percent of total capacity, according to data from operators' association Gas Storage Europe.
"UK natural gas prices have spiked to record levels this month as the country grapples with an emerging supply crisis," it added.
But the government played down press fears that Britain's gas stocks would soon run out.
An energy ministry spokeswoman insisted: "Protracted cold weather increases demand but the UK gas market is responsive and our gas needs are continuing to be met."
Weather conditions were forecast to improve over the weekend.
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A group of friends reunite after years apart and must confront the dark cloud that's been hanging over them all this time: the death of one of their gang in a drunken hunting accident on their graduation night. Starring Michael Rodrick, Joseph Dain and Eric Martin Brown, this drama examines the path four pals take as they attempt to rebuild their broken friendship and cope with their guilt. But is it possible to forget and move on?


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LeAnn Rimes looked trouble-free as she went Halloween shopping on Tuesday.
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Registered SWAMC Conference attendees staying at the Hotel Captain Cook can apply a $30 discount to event registration fees. The promotional code is: captaincookguest. Call 1-800-843-1950 to make your reservation. Ask for the SWAMC group code or the Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference. Reservations must be made in advance to receive the discount.
Please join Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference members, Southwest Alaskan elected officials, businesses and residents, agencies, and other regional stakeholders for the 25th Southwest Alaska Economic Summit and Annual SWAMC Membership Meeting (http://www.swamc.org/html/about-swamc/annual-conference-raquo.php ), which will take place February 20-22, 2013 at the Hotel Captain Cook ( http://captaincook.com/ )in Anchorage. This annual event gives attendees a chance to network, learn about and discuss important development topics, and reach consensus on policy issues that affect Southwest Alaska. As usual, the Economic Summit will feature many of the topics that are critical to economic development in rural Alaska, and primarily in the Southwest region.
2013 will mark the 25th Anniversary of SWAMC, a time to celebrate our regional connections over the past two and a half decades. The conference this year will feature a one-day energy workshop to open the meeting. There will also be a panel with the region's air transportation carriers, as well as with the Alaska ferry system. We'll explore the region's broadband strategy and investigate potential opportunities for Southwest Alaska that could come from Arctic development and natural gas delivery as well. We will have a comprehensive discussion between communities and regional processors, and have a work session on the latest Fisheries, Seafood, and Maritime Industries efforts. Finally, there will even be a debate on maximum benefit resource extraction featuring UAA's award-winning debate team. These are just a few of the speakers and events lined up for the Summit. To become a sponsor of the 2013 Conference, please go here (http://www.swamc.org/html/about-swamc/annual-conference-raquo/highliner-sponsorship.php). More details about the event and updated information can be found on the SWAMC website (http://www.swamc.org/ ). We look forward to seeing you at the event.
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Kim Latour of Legacy Property Sotheby's International Reality's Brunswick office shows a house on Back Narrows Road in in Boothbay on Thursday. Latour said she has seen an upswing in home sales of late, with some selling within hours of going on the market.
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Joffrey. Ugh. I don't remember the last time I hated a character as much as I hate this sniveling king in Game of Thrones. In fact, the actor delivers his cruelty and malice so well that I'm going to have a hard time liking him in anything else. I bet I'm not the only one who feels this way.
I can think of several people who'd love to see a target painted on the bratty teen. You can wear this big Joffrey bullseye as a t-shirt or you can get it as a phone case, poster, or print in the link below. I may need a poster so I can try to thrown knives at him.
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Wattala Boys
This site hosts news and pictures of the class mates and friends who studied together at St. Anthony's College, Wattala in Sri Lanka from the year 1960 to 1968...
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Reunion December 2014
Lakshman Gunawardane and his kind wife - our hosts
From left Damian Lakshman, Boniface Perera, Gerard Kanekaratne, Vasantha Vanapushpa,
Rohan Weerakkody, Cedric Fernando, Quintus Fernando, Rohan Vincent and Denzil Jayasinghe
From left Quintus Fernando, Rohan Weerakkody, Denzil Jayasinghe
Lakshman Gunawardane and Nimal Pullenayagam
The entire mob - evenly spread over the staircase
Click on the photo see the details and each old boy
Click on the photo see the details and each old boy
Lakshman Gunawardane
Denzil Jayasinghe
Rohan Weerakkody
Quintus Fernando
Nimal Pullenayagam
Rohan Vincent
Vasantha Vanapushpa
Boniface Perera
Damian Lakshman
Gerard Canekeratne
Cedric Fernando
Sri Kantha Kularatne
Thilak Perera
Claude Perera
Sunil Wisidagama
Adrian Madurapperuma
Rev Fr Prashantha Amerasekera
Rev Bro Bertram Noel Perera
Rohan Weerasekera
Felician Perera
Emil Nugara
Premalal Jayamaha
Aloysius Herft
Lalith Pinto
Suresh Amarasekera
Guidon Samarasinghe
Lalith Gunawardane
Chandralal Zoysa
Shiran Sylva
Friday, August 09, 2013
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
Get Together July 2013
Old Boys from 1960-1968 period got together at Thilak Perera's home on 26th July 2013. We had two teachers of our time, Bro Ignatius and Mrs Yvonne as special guests at this event.
Here are some of the photos.
Bro Ignatius with his welcoming and encouraging speech
Yvonne Teacher, Bro Susith, Bro Betram Noel Perera, Terrence Emil Nugera, Aloysius Herft, Rohan Giddon Samarasinghe, Rohan Vincent, Suresh Amarasekera, Damian
Rohan Giddon Samarasinghe, Terrence Emil Nugera, Rohan Vincent, Damian Lakshman, Suresh Amarasekera, Boniface Perera, ShantiKumar Kandiah, Lakshman Gunawardane
Suresh Amarasekera, Lalendra Sylva, Boniface Perera, ShantiKumar Kandiah, Vasantha Vanapushpa, Lakshman Gunawardane, Premalal Jayamaha, Rohan Weerakkody
Class of 67, year 6
Suresh Amarasekera, Rohan Giddon Samarasinghe, Bro Ignatius Warnakula, Lalendra Sylva and ShantiKumar Kandiah
Front Row seated Bro Ignatius Warnakula, Yvonne Teacher and Bro Susith
Front row standing, Rohan Weerakkody, ShantiKumar Kandiah, Vasantha Vanapushpa, Damian, Sunil Wisidagama, Aloysius Herft, Lakshman Gunawardane, Rohan Vincent and Denzil Jayasinghe
Back row standing, Claude Perera, Rohan Giddon Samarasinghe, Damian Lakshman, Suresh Amerasekera, Claude Nimal Silva, Lalendra Sylva, Bro Bertram Noel Perera, Rohan Weerasekera, Terrence Emil Nugera, Thilak Perera, Anton Perera, Shiran Sylva and Boniface Perera
Yvonne Teacher, Bro Susith and Bro Bertram Noel Perera
Friday, December 04, 2009
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Communion Photo of a parallel class of 1962
Monday, January 28, 2008
Get Together in Dec 2007 & Jan 2008
Sunil Wisidagama, Susantha Sylva, Lalith Pinto, Bro Bertram Noel Perera, Quintus Ranjith, Aloysius Herft, Kulasiri Ranasinghe, Denzil Jayasinghe, Neville Edwin, Lakshman Gunawardane and in front Rohan Vincent
Denzil Jayasinghe, Lakshman Gunawardane, Stanley Jayawardane, Lalith Pinto, Thilak Perera, Kulasiri Ranasinghe, Bro Betram Noel Perera, Rohan Vincent & Rohan Weerakkody Aloysius Herft, Neville Edwin, Rohan Vincent, Quintus Ranjith, Sunsantha Sylva, Kulasiri Ranasinghe, Denzil Jayasinghe, Sunil Wisidagama, Bro Bertram Noel Perera & Lalith Pinto
Sunil Wisidagama, Quintus Ranjith, Denzil Jayasinghe, Lakshman Gunawardane
Quintus Ranjith & Susantha Sylva
Sunil Wisidagama, Susantha Sylva, Lalith Pinto, Bro Bertram Noel Perera, Quintus Ranjith, Aloysius Herft, Kulasiri Ranasinghe, Denzil Jayasinghe, Neville Edwin, Lakshman Gunawardane and in front Rohan Vincent


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'Christmas' - Slide 2
Even though rumors had been circulating about this for
over five months, everyone on the Bigfoot port is a little
shocked, including all the IBMers that had been
participating. Linas Vepstas in particular is rather bitter
because all the time and effort that was invested by the
project members was essentially wasted, since IBM's port
was done in secret with no sharing of information or
resources with the Bigfoot team, and none of the Bigfoot
team's work would wind up being merged into the IBM
The secrecy on IBM's part was necessary, due to
IBM politics, but still galling.
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charles feicht
Sub acute pain, often leading to chronic musculoskeletal pain is a major problem following MVA type injuries. The article does not specify what kind of treatment but I would suggest that using any opioids would be the wrong approach except short term immediately following the injury. I believe return to function and relief of pain is best accomplished by alternative medicine pathways including Chiropractic or Osteopathic techniques, including muscle energy techniques and massage as well as Acupuncture, using non opioid meds only as an adjunct..
Stephen Sorsby, MD, MHA, FAAFP
To second Dr. Feicht, there is clear evidence that reliance on opioids for more than a very short time period increases long term disability. There is clear evidence of specific psychosocial factors that increase the risk of injury leading to long-term pain problems in occupational medicine, and one suspects that some of the same factors are likely to be operative here: things like catastrophization, previous use of opioids, and poor support systems. There is also evidence in the occupational medicine literature that specific types of intervention reduce the risk of long-term disability and pain. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has done some impressive research and has successfully reduced long-term disabilities with some relatively simple interventions..
John Daigle, D.C.
Physical medicine is the best way to treat these patients. Many researchers have come to this conclusion and have specifically noted spinal manipulation is safe and effective treatment..
P. Arvanitas
From being in the health field-hospital, and then having a car accident, I am going to disagree with you. Three years ago, I had a car accident. The attorney steered me to a chiropractor he owed $8000 to for two past balances from other lawsuits of other past clients. (it's called steering and it is illegal.) The chiropractor tried adjustments without during MRI's first. I ended up having five bulging discs with annular tears. Incredible pain, and of course I received pain killers and Meloxicam-a synthetic anti-inflammatory drug. I could not sit for long periods nor could I walk without leg pain (from the lower lumbar). Coming from a nice Mormon family with naturapaths (plant based supplements and medicinals) I took control. No one should have their body manipulated without first doing an MRI. AffordableMRI on the internet had centers nationwide, and you pay by debit or credit card (no insurance-you submit later) Second, the drugs; Mobic (Meloxicam) has a warning on the label you must move around 10 minutes after taking it or you become hypertensive (BP goes up). But why take Mobic, when there is "AU Natural" pregenolone? Lowers cortisol, drops BP immediately (pain makes BP surge) and is a natural anti-inflammatory med with no side effects. Another drug they tried to give me was an SSRI-Clonodopin. It is synthetic, why take an SSRI when you need serotonin in your brain for sleep? Take Melatonin "au natural." It also coats the myelin sheaths of nerves and helps with heart arrhythmia. You will be constipated with pain pills. Do not take tramadone (does not depress respiration) with melatonin products for sleep. You will experience serotonin toxicity. That is rapid heart beat and BP spike with headaches. Last but not least for spinal pain-get MaxTens1000. A transdermal electric current box clips on your belt. The pads last two months, and the electric current on muscles lowers BP 20 systolic minimum. The headaches mean you need more water for the pills you take. Do not take supplements every day, make it every other day. And don't forget fish is good , if you don't eat it, then Omega fish pills. I also took Evening primrose for head trauma headaches. This is from a car accident victim, 50 MPH side impact that is functional, but not 100% before the accident..
jk lenehan
I've already seen that you can treat with high dose corticosteroids directly after car accidents to decrease the risk of whiplash related issues...why is this not standard of care?.
Doyle Heimann, D. C.
Having been a treating chiropractor for 35 years I can appreciate one personal negative experience with regards to any health care provider. There will always be those members of medical or chiropractic professions that perform a sub standard type of care. To say that everyone should have a MRI and x-rays before having an adjustment is both foolish and not the of standard care. There is a place for those tests, however a through examination will reveal much need information to proceed with the appropriate chiropractic care including adjustments and or imaging tests. Delaying of care has resulted in many long lasting problems for so many patients. It seems in this day an age people are running to the doctor or emergency room for the most minor of conditions and avoiding care for the most serious..


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The 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer is the 12th annual survey of trust and credibility on institutions, spokespeople and timely challenges facing international leaders of today. The global results of the survey were released at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last month. And in events around the world – from Washington, D.C. to New York to London, and in Davos as well – Richard Edelman presented the Barometer's findings to leading thinkers representing business, government, media and NGOs to discuss the findings.
Here is a look at the global results from the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer, from these events:
This past year, trust influencers fell into two categories: actors and inactors.
Government inaction was one of the major influences on trust in the past year. The Arab Spring revealed governments unable, and in many cases unwilling, to serve the interests of their citizens and respond to their calls for change. When compared to the swift actions taken by government in 2008 and 2009 to address economic uncertainty, the Euro Sovereign Debt Crisis epitomized "too little, too late." And when the U.S. Debt Ceiling Debate became a political issue, with opposing sides seemingly working hard to prevent agreement, trust in government, and government officials, naturally plummeted.
Business must now earn, and embrace, a license to lead. It is no longer sufficient for companies to just operate efficiently or focus on profits – they must have a larger agenda, and a commitment to society and the people they serve, to earn trust in the eyes of consumers and other stakeholders. Technology remains the most trusted industry, largely due to their ability to innovate and engage with their customers to improve their products and services. Trust fell in 2011, but business has all the tools at its disposal to regain trust and set the tone for the future.
NGOs filled the gaps left by government and business, particularly in India and China, where the level of trust in NGOs skyrocketed. An increasingly global and connected society, with its fair share of challenges–social and otherwise–has provided NGOs the opportunity to serve their communities.
Media proved to be a "big tent" in 2011. They not only covered large and complicated issues, but innovated their methods of communication. They grew their reach by joining, and in some cases inventing new methods of reaching their audiences.
For every institution, the challenges of trust are not static – they must be considered every day, in every aspect of their operation, and with the rapid and seemingly constant changes to the world unfolding around then. How they read the data from the 2012 Edelman Trust Barometer, and what they do with that information, will set the tone for how they rise or fall as a trusted enterprise in the year ahead.


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By Sgt. Kimberly HackbarthMarch 10, 2014
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Drenched in ice-cold, pouring rain and shivering, Spc. Gilbert Venzor thought he just might break.
After being soaked and muddy for nearly 18 hours, he had to remind himself just how much he wanted his silver spurs.
Venzor and other Soldiers of 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, participated in a Spur Ride March 4-6 on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
"Having the spurs is the mark of the cavalryman," explained Maj. David Fulton, the squadron commander. "That is something that all cavalrymen seek to have."
When leaders of the squadron got word of 4-2 SBCT's inactivation, they discussed how they could share the lineage and history of the unit and come together in one last, big event as a culminating exercise, Fulton said.
The Spur Ride was it.
The event stretched over three days and covered basic cavalry skills.
Day one began with a record Army Physical Fitness Test and M4 carbine qualification using the engagement skills trainer, March 4.
On the second day, spur candidates marched out to Training Area 6, here, on foot with 45-pound rucksacks and completed tasks in three different stations.
"You'll see a combination of dismounted movement over 25 kilometers itself with a 45-pound ruck is challenging in and of itself, but then at each iteration and lane there will be some physically rigorous tasks that they'll have to accomplish in addition to certifying and validating their individual proficiencies on their tactical tasks," said Fulton.
The first lane was called the "Survival Lane," where the candidates performed triage on patients, treated and prevented shock, called for a medical evacuation, and carried a litter patient through waist-deep water.
Trudging through water and the constant rain had a negative impact on most people trying to complete the Spur Ride, including Venzor.
"The weather conditions were the [toughest part]," he said. "I just wasn't expecting to get that cold outside ... I could feel my body getting weaker and weaker throughout the Spur Ride."
Venzor said to keep him going, he reminded himself that there was and end to the event and made sure his body could keep going.
"Being a medic, I know the signs and symptoms of hypothermia," he said. "I knew when I had to eat and had to drink water."
Through the second lane, soldiers assembled an Advanced System Improvement (ASIP) Radio and also had to send up various reports using the radio.
At the final lane, the candidates prepared a range card, pushed a Humvee, assembled and disassembled multiple weapons systems and performed other tasks.
Once each group completed all three lanes, they executed a road march back to the squadron headquarters.
As a capstone for the Spur Ride, the squadron held a "Spur Dinner" March 6 at the McChord Club, here.
Soldiers attended the dinner as the unit commemorated its history and achievements and spur candidates became spur holders themselves.
Venzor admitted he had a good time now that he was finished and receiving his spurs.
"It's an honor," he said. "I'm happy to be part of the cavalry regiment."


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A compilation of our most-popular Irish drinking songs about drinking. Marc drinks. Andrew drives. Though one half of the Brobdingnagian Bards does not drink, this doesn't stop the duo from having a lot of fun singing their favorite Irish Drinking Songs. You don't have to drink alcohol to enjoy this fun compilation of the Brobdingnagian Bards most-popular songs about drinking.
Fun Christmas EP from the Brobdingnagian Bards. No bells were used or harmed in the making of this CD.
A warm fire of your favorite fairy tales, Irish folk songs, and fantasy filk music from Brobdingnag. Order a Guinness and smile to Irish drinking songs, The Princess Bride, and Star Wars: A New Hope. Fun filk music and folk songs.
Their hit single, "Tolkien (The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings" had over a million downloads and inspired this original contemporary Celtic and folk musical tribute to JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings in the vein of Loreena McKennit meets Fairport Convention.
Irish folk drinking songs perfect for St Patrick's Day or to rediscover your Irish heritage. Following in the great tradition of The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, Irish Rovers, and The Wolfe Tones. Nineteen famous Celtic ballads and drinking songs of Ireland. The perfect blend of St. Patrick's Day music!
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Showtime Boxing Puts Kenny in Its CornerLongtime ESPN talent to Call Premium Net's Alvarez Fight Saturday 9/13/2012 9:37 PM Eastern
Showtime will, for the first time, use Brian Kenny, long a staple of ESPN's boxing coverage, for its coverage of Saturday night's event featuring rising superstar Canelo Alvarez.
Kenny will join the broadcast team featuring Mauro Ranallo, who is also the colorful voice of Showtime's Strikeforce mixed martial arts coverage, as well as veteran Al Bernstein and current welterweight world champion Paulie Malignaggi.
The four-fight event is set for 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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text: Shares of Media General ( MEG) were among the NYSE's losers Thursday, sliding 5% after the publishing company posted mixed second-quarter results. The company earned $20.2 million, or 85 cents a share, beating Thomson First Call's average analyst estimate of 82 cents a share. Media General's revenue totaled $230.1 million, short of analysts' target of $245.8 million. A year earlier, the company earned $19 million, or 80 cents a share, excluding a one-time gain, on revenue of $222.8 million. Looking ahead, Media General sees its publishing division posting revenue growth of 5% in the third quarter. Its broadcast division, meanwhile, is expected to post total time sales growth of about 60%. Shares were recently trading down $2.25 to $39.85. Polaris Industries ( PII) fell 2% after the maker of snowmobiles posted mixed second-quarter results and warned that third-quarter earnings would be below expectations. The company recorded earnings from continuing operations of $22.7 million, or 53 cents a share, on revenue of $384.3 million. Analysts expected earnings of 53 cents a share, with revenue of $397.8 million. During the year-earlier quarter, the company earned $29.1 million, or 66 cents a share, on revenue of $442.3 million. Polaris projects third-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $1.03 to $1.08 a share, short of Wall Street's forecast of $1.16 a share. The company expects revenue to be down 3% to 5%. Analysts project revenue of $534.1 million, or a decline of about 2%. Shares were trading down 84 cents to $39.81. Shares of International Paper ( IP) traded actively after the paper manufacturer announced a $3 billion stock repurchase plan. At Wednesday's closing price of $32.12, the repurchase plan represents about 20% of the company's outstanding shares. International Paper said it expects to start buying stock during the third quarter and plans to purchase a significant amount of shares before the end of the year. "In addition to returning value to our shareholders through the share repurchase, we are reducing debt to strengthen our balance sheet and we are exploring attractive reinvestment opportunities that will improve our global uncoated paper and packaging businesses," International Paper said in a press release. IP plans to spend about $6 billion to $7 billion on debt repayment and possible voluntary cash contributions to its U.S. pension fund. Shares were recently trading down 13 cents to $31.99.


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Centrally located in the middle of the trendiest new district of De Waterkant which incorporates the oldest part of the city. It is here in the old section you will find the original police and fire stations set off cobbles streets among brightly coloured town houses at the foot of Signal Hill. De Waterkant district is venue to some of the city's best cafes, bars, boutiques and galleries. br>
Approx' walking time to the city and the V&A is less than 10 min's.
Accommodates up to 2 people in 1 bedrooms serviced by a bathroom.
This swish new (opened Oct 2009) accommodation is stylish and safe and perfectly located for any business executive or holidaymaker used to city elegance without the generic style of hotels. There are 14 apartment in total, 10x 1 bedroom (55m2) and 4x 2 bedroom (80m2). Views are of Table Mountain, Single Hill, Cape Town harbour and the charming De Waterkant area.
Interior have a mood warm textured quality, accentuated by the natural timbers and stone wall incorporating elements of the history of the quarter in to the designs. Residents can enjoy the communal gym, private pool and roof top garden as well as a putting green.
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"When Benny Kubelsky was born, who in their wildest dreams would imagine that, eighty years later, at the event of his passing, every television program, every radio show would stop,...and that every magazine and newspaper would headline it on their front pages?" For Bob Hope, as for millions of Americans, the story of the tenth-grade dropout from Waukegan, Illinois, who left home to play the violin in a vaudeville act was little short of a miracle. When Benny Kubelsky changed his name, he could have not known it would become one the most famous in entertainment history--Jack Benny.
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