Roswell's learned to embrace the extraterrestrial | Thane Burnett | Columnists | News | Toronto Sun

Roswell's learned to embrace the extraterrestrial | Thane Burnett | Columnists | News | Toronto Sun: "If the truth is out there, it seems to have moved a few degrees closer to Earth lately.

For Ufologists, and those who just believe we’re not likely alone in the cosmos, these are world-shaping days.

An impressive list of UFO headlines — from China to the Vatican to intergalactic invaders, or possibly just helium balloons, hovering over New York earlier this month — has brought back celebrated alien days not seen in decades.

In the first of a three-part special series, QMI Agency travels back to the holy ground of alien encounters, Roswell, N.M., to find out whether the welcome mat is still out."

We love our favourite Martians | Thane Burnett | Columnists | News | Toronto Sun

We love our favourite Martians | Thane Burnett | Columnists | News | Toronto Sun: "We love our favourite Martians. Or where ever they may come from.

The past year has seen a peak of interest in UFOs, as sightings have been reported from the four corners of the globe.

While skeptics argue one report feeds imaginations for the next sighting, it’s still meant a sudden pop fascination not seen in decades.

In the second of a three-part special series, QMI Agency finds more than half of Canadians figure there may be something really out there, which is good news to those who’ve long kept the faith alive."

DNA barcoding aims to protect species, food | Reuters

DNA barcoding aims to protect species, food | Reuters: "(Reuters) - Call it a DNA digital Dewey Decimal System for all life on Earth.

Every species, from extinct to thriving, is set to get its own DNA barcode in an attempt to better track the ones that are endangered, as well as those being shipped across international borders as food or consumer products.

Researchers hope handheld mobile devices will be able to one day read these digital strips of rainbow-colored barcodes -- much like supermarket scanners -- to identify different species by testing tissue samples on site and comparing them with a digital database.

The International Barcode of Life Project (iBOL), which says it is the world's first reference library of DNA barcodes and the world's largest biodiversity genomics project, is being built by scientists using fragments of DNA to create a database of all life forms.

'What we're trying to do is to create this global library of DNA barcodes -- snippets, little chunks of DNA -- that permit us to identify species,' Alex Smith, assistant professor of molecular ecology at the University of Guelph's Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, about 90 km (56 miles) west of Toronto."

Clone zone: Bringing extinct animals back from the dead

BBC News - Clone zone: Bringing extinct animals back from the dead: "Here they are frozen and then stored with samples that have been collected, by a network of vets and scientists, from endangered species all around the world.

The team behind the Frozen Ark says that it could provide the ultimate back-up plan for when all other conservation efforts fail.

Dr Ann Clarke, one of the Frozen Ark's founders, comments: 'Like Dolly the sheep, although scientists do not like to talk too much about this, there is a very real possibility that we might be able to one day bring back an extinct or a very endangered species.'

While bringing extinct animals back from the dead sounds like science fiction, thanks to recent advances in cloning technology it is much closer to reality than you might think."

Your children will live to see man merge with machines. But will it save or destroy us? | Mail Online

Your children will live to see man merge with machines. But will it save or destroy us? | Mail Online: "Last week, historian Ian Morris revealed how, at the end of the last Ice Age, a simple accident of geography gave the West the advantages that led to it dominating the world for the past two centuries.

His argument forces us to accept that our success was nothing to do with superior brains, leaders or culture – and that the East is on the brink of taking over.

That idea may be hard to get used to, but Morris says it will be easy compared with the astounding changes in technology and health that are just around the corner..."

China rejects U.S. corn cargo, citing GMOs | Reuters

Exclusive: China rejects U.S. corn cargo, citing GMOs | Reuters: "(Reuters) - China has rejected a cargo of U.S. corn after finding it contained an unsanctioned genetically modified strain, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

'China only allows 11 varieties of GM corn to be imported to the country, and the cargo was found with GM material outside the 11 varieties,' said one source, who declined to be identified.

'The animal and plant quarantine department has barred it from entering China,' the source said. He said it was supplied by a Japanese trading house."

Hopkins on “Transhumanism as a Theological Process”

Hopkins on “Transhumanism as a Theological Process”: "TRANSHUMANISM AND RELIGION CONSULTATION

November 1, 2010 from 9 to 11
Monday 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Location: Hyatt Regency - Hanover C

Perspectives on Human Enhancement

“Transhumanism” or “human enhancement” refers to an intellectual and cultural movement that advocates the use of a variety of emerging technologies. The convergence of these technologies may make it possible to take control of human evolution, providing for the enhancement of human mental and physical abilities deemed desirable and the amelioration of aspects of the human condition regarded as undesirable. These enhancements include the radical extension of healthy human life. If these enhancements become widely available, it would arguably have a more radical impact than any other development in human history—one need only reflect briefly on the economic, political, and social implications of some of the extreme enhancement possibilities. The implications for religion and the religious dimensions of human enhancement technologies are enormous and are addressed in our consultation. For more information, or to be placed on a very occasional mailing list, contact Calvin Mercer (mercerc@ecu.edu)."

Aliens at the Gate | Hybrid Reality | Big Think

Aliens at the Gate | Hybrid Reality | Big Think: "What if the doorbell rang and you found an alien standing at your doorstep? Sound preposterous? A few weeks ago, rumors started swirling that the United Nations was going to nominate Mazlan Othman, a celebrated Malayasian astrophysicist, to be the UN’s first Space Ambassador specifically assigned to make contact with extra-terrestrials should they come to Earth. Unfortunately, even though Othman commented that it sounded like a “cool” job, she announced that there was no such post at the United Nations."

Aliens, They Are Everywhere

Refreshing News: Aliens, They Are Everywhere

Plenty of UFO and Alien pics in classical arts...

Superstitious Beliefs Getting More Common : Discovery News

Superstitious Beliefs Getting More Common : Discovery News:

"THE GIST
Believing in the paranormal is actually more normal than you might think and may be growing more common.

Contrary to common stereotypes, there is no single profile of a person who accepts the paranormal.

It might be in our nature to look for patterns and meaning in strange and random events."

INCREDIBLE CLOSE LARGE UFO HEADS TOWARDS THE MOON AUSTRALIA 28/10/2010★

YouTube - ★MUST SEE INCREDIBLE CLOSE LARGE UFO HEADS TOWARDS THE MOON AUSTRALIA 28/10/2010★: "Flimed with nightvision in HD,this footage is all raw sound and vision. I have been filming for the last 5 months without not seeing a thing and in the the last week the activity is hot.Hope you enjoy.

Time:4.21am
Date: 28/10/2010
Location:Melbourne,Australia"

MUST SEE PHOTOS!!! Alien-Like Being Born From A Cow In Thailand

Alien-Like Being Born From A Cow In Thailand: "This dead alien-like being found in a small town in Thailand was claimed to be born from a cow and seems at first to be a severe case of birth malformation defect. A closer examination however reveal that the alien being resembles too much of a human baby with its front legs looking more like hands than feet.

In the form of a ritual, the local residents pour baby powder onto the dead body and burnt incense in their belief of cleansing the area of evil and hopeful that it will be reincarnated peacefully.

6 more pics of the alien from a cow in Thailand after the jump."

UK Schools Hold UFO Crash Drills

UK Schools Hold UFO Crash Drills: "(Oct. 28) -- When Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young sang 'Teach Your Children,' do you think they meant to instruct students on how to properly investigate UFO crashes?

Well, that seems to be a trend in some U.K. schools where UFO drills have been periodically staged over the past two years, according to Dateline Zero.

In a typical drill, a UFO crash incident is created, and police arrive to show 8- to 10-year-old pupils how to handle such a scenario, which includes gathering 'wreckage,' and the students are encouraged to share and write about the experience."

US Gov. Funds The Event NBC TV Series About UFO Disclosure

US Gov. Funds The Event NBC TV Series About UFO Disclosure | Before It's News: "'What's the point?' I asked. 'Why are they doing this?'

'They're trying to tell the truth,' he answered. 'With a bit of spin, of course.'

Fulford has gone on record saying up to 75 percent of the budgets of various warlike 'action' and sci-fi movies, particularly those with an anti-extraterrestrial agenda, are financed by the Pentagon.

In the last few months, things have gotten really wonderful for the Disclosure crowd -- to the point where I don't even have enough time to try to track and write about all of it, while juggling my other responsibilities. This includes:


Multiple, blatant UFO sightings, some of which shut down entire airports in China[Xiaoshan and Baotou Airport] and US ;

Major press conferences with multiple eyewitnesses announcing that nuclear missile installations have been powered down by 'flying saucers' which otherwise were not aggressive, and may in fact have our best interests in mind;

A huge number of 'life is highly abundant in the universe' scientific articles;

A raft of movies and television shows either already released or in production, which are dealing with the subject -- both from the present day as well as 'Ancient Aliens' who happened to enjoy building massive stone structures."

$10,000 Car Runs On Thin Air

$10,000 Car Runs On Thin Air | Before It's News

Would certainly be a practical urban option...click on link for explanatory video.

The scary actual U.S. government debt - The Globe and Mail

The scary actual U.S. government debt - The Globe and Mail: "Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff says U.S. government debt is not $13.5-trillion (U.S.), which is 60 per cent of current gross domestic product, as global investors and American taxpayers think, but rather 14-fold higher: $200-trillion – 840 per cent of current GDP. “Let’s get real,” Prof. Kotlikoff says. “The U.S. is bankrupt.”"

Ancient Deluge Turned Big Apple into the Big Soggy - Tech Talk - CBS News

Ancient Deluge Turned Big Apple into the Big Soggy - Tech Talk - CBS News: "A cosmic impact two millennia ago may have sent tsunamis deluging what is now the Big Apple, scientists suggest. Many of the giant sea waves known as tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes and volcanoes -- for example, the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was triggered by a quake off the northwestern coast of Sumatra. Still, the causes of nearly 10 percent of all tsunamis nowadays remain uncertain.

Cosmic impacts have been known to cause tsunamis in the past. For instance, scientists have found evidence that the Chicxulub impact in Mexico, which may have ended the age of dinosaurs, triggered gigantic waves.

Now researchers have evidence suggesting that an asteroid roughly 200 yards (183 meters) wide crashed off the coast of New Jersey and sent tsunamis surging toward what is now New York City some 2,300 years ago.

Check out the Video - Recreating an Ancient Tsunami"

NewsDaily: CERN scientists eye parallel universe breakthrough

NewsDaily: CERN scientists eye parallel universe breakthrough: "GENEVA, Oct. 20, 2010 (Reuters) — Physicists probing the origins of the cosmos hope that next year they will turn up the first proofs of the existence of concepts long dear to science-fiction writers such as hidden worlds and extra dimensions.

And as their Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN near Geneva moves into high gear, they are talking increasingly of the 'New Physics' on the horizon that could totally change current views of the universe and how it works.' Parallel universes, unknown forms of matter, extra dimensions... These are not the stuff of cheap science fiction but very concrete physics theories that scientists are trying to confirm with the LHC and other experiments.'"

Time Will End in Five Billion Years, Physicists Predict

Time Will End in Five Billion Years, Physicists Predict: "Our universe has existed for nearly 14 billion years, and as far as most people are concerned, the universe should continue to exist for billions of years more.

But according to a new paper, there's one theory for the origins of the universe that predicts time itself will end in just five billion years—coincidentally, right around the time our sun is slated to die.

The prediction comes from the theory of eternal inflation, which says our universe is part of the multiverse. This vast structure is made up of an infinite number of universes, each of which can spawn an infinite number of daughter universes."

Giant crater may have been extinction trigger | COSMOS magazine

Giant crater may have been extinction trigger | COSMOS magazine: "SYDNEY: One of the largest meteorite impacts in the world has been discovered in the Australian outback - an impact so powerful it may have been the trigger for a major extinction event.

The meteorite struck Australia around 300 million years ago and produced a 'shock zone' - the area of land deformed by the strike - at least 80 km wide.

Discovered by geothermal researchers, it is now buried deep under sedimentary rock. While the crater itself has probably eroded away, the land still bares the scars of the impact."

We are not alone: One in four stars 'may have Earth-like planets orbiting them' | Mail Online

We are not alone: One in four stars 'may have Earth-like planets orbiting them' | Mail Online: "The Universe is teeming with planets capable of supporting alien life, according to a new study. After studying stars similar to the Sun, astronomers found that almost one in four could have small, rocky planets just like the Earth. Many of these worlds may occupy the 'Goldilocks' zone - the region where conditions are neither too hot, nor too cold, for liquid water and possibly life. The findings mean that there could be tens of billions of planets like the Earth in our own galaxy alone - and trillions upon trillions of planet able to support life throughout the Universe."

The science behind Frankenstein

Halloween Special: The science behind Frankenstein: "The science that inspired Mary Shelley to write 'Frankenstein' is nearly as strange as the novel itself. Written in 1818, the book was influenced by a scientific feud that ushered in the first battery and our modern understanding of electricity. The story begins in the mid-18th century. Electricity had captured the imaginations of many of Europe's top scientists, and at that time very little was understood about the nature of electricity. Scientists could generate static electricity using spinning machines, but it was not until Benjamin Franklin's famous kite experiment in 1752 that they proved that lightning was of the same essence."

Daring 'Spider-Goat' Climbs Tall Dam | LiveScience Etc.

Daring 'Spider-Goat' Climbs Tall Dam | LiveScience Etc.: "Albine ibex goats were seen scaling an incredibly steep, 160-foot tall Cingino dam in the Italian Alps. Apparently they did it to lick salt off the dam's stones, according to the Daily Mail. The Alpine ibex is a wild goat that lives in the European alps and is known to be an excellent climber. But holy cow!"

Click link to very cool video....

'Time Traveler' May Just Be Hard of Hearing & Using Ear Trumpet | Space-Time Continuum, Black Holes & Charlie Chaplin | LiveScience

'Time Traveler' May Just Be Hard of Hearing & Using Ear Trumpet | Space-Time Continuum, Black Holes & Charlie Chaplin | LiveScience: "Speculation about a supposed time traveller talking on her cell phone at a 1928 Hollywood film premiere has sped across the Internet faster than a DeLorean time machine. But a less mind-bending possibility is that she was just hard of hearing, experts say.

The story first surfaced in a YouTube video that includes film footage showing the 1928 premiere of the Charlie Chaplin film 'The Circus' at Manns Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, Cali. Irish filmmaker George Clarke points out a woman in the old footage holding what he describes as a cell phone against her ear. The shape implies the woman is a time traveler using a modern mobile device rather than an ear trumpet, Clarke said.

What Clarke didn't consider was that a simple ear trumpet could still explain it all, said hearing device historians, who provided LiveScience with images of sample ear trumpets for comparison."

UFO Sighting Over Knotts Berry Farm? | NBC Los Angeles

UFO Sighting Over Knotts Berry Farm? | NBC Los Angeles: "Is it a bird? A plane? Or perhaps -- gasp -- a UFO? Those are the questions being asked about an iPhone picture taken at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park. 'This photo is extremely creepy,' said Ryan Boone, who claims to have snapped the shot Tuesday before 10 p.m., while waiting in line to ride the Xcelerator rollercoaster. The 31-year-old Beverly Hills resident sent the photo (original pic) to NBCLA. The photo, which Boone claims is not doctored, shows part of the coaster and looming above it, is a glowing, triangular object in the sky."

Top Five Reasons Transhumanism Can Abolish Suffering by David Pearce

Top Five Reasons Transhumanism Can Abolish Suffering by David Pearce: "Top Five Reasons Transhumanism Can Eliminate Suffering

Reality is big. So our optimism must be confined to sentient beings in our forward light-cone. But I tentatively predict that the last experience below 'hedonic zero' will be a precisely dateable event several hundred years hence.
Here are five grounds for cautious optimism:"

Top Five Transhumanist Fantasies | h Magazine

Top Five Transhumanist Fantasies | h Magazine:

"1. Eternal Life Through Data Storage
In many respects the Holy Grail of transhumanism, many transhumanist authors and artists have imagined a future in which the human being is essentially immortal via the capability to upload memory, personality, and consciousness into a database and then reload this information into a new body when a person dies. Several scenarios have been played out in fiction and film, one of the most interesting being The Golden Age series by John C. Wright. In a utopian world where personalities are immortal and bodies are replaceable, memory becomes one of the most important possessions. Judging by the current state of progress in neuroscience maps of the human brain, thoughts, and emotions, this transhumanist development is probably one of the more distant possibilities on the horizon. Biotech life extension is a more likely possibility in the immediate future. Still, humanity has dreamed of immortality since the days of Gilgamesh more than four thousand years ago, and no doubt this hope will continue to live on in the human psyche well into the future."

Check Out Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of The Future for $10.89 | Books Security & Encryption

▶▶▶ Check Out Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of The Future "This book is an excellent read if you are one who ponders about the intricate complexities that underlie concepts such as granting robots 'personhood' and whether an individual with a bionic arm falls under the category of 'human' or still belongs to the species homo-sapiens. 'Citizen Cyborg' is a scientifically thorough and meticulous, yet an easy read for the not-so-scientifically inclined too. The book touches upon nearly every scientific question that has sparked controversy in our world such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, life extension, genetic engineering, assisted suicide, and stem cell research."

How Big is the Unobservable Universe? : Starts With A Bang

How Big is the Unobservable Universe? : Starts With A Bang

Tons of info, pics and illustrations to check out...

The Canadian National Newspaper: Famed NASA Astronaut confirms Extraterrestrials are here

The Canadian National Newspaper: Famed NASA Astronaut confirms Extraterrestrials are here: "Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-80 took a crew of five astronauts into a 17 day, 15 hour and 54 minute mission around the earth, the longest flight in the history of this vehicle. During this lengthy flight a very strange event occurred that even had crewman Dr. Story Musgrave unable to explain what he observed from the shuttle windows.

A large disc shaped object appeared below the Columbia. The shuttle was approximately, 190 Nautical miles high.

The disc was first observed to miraculously appear from out of nowhere, flying through the clouds below and progressing from right to left as the astronauts stared in utter amazement. The outer rim of the craft appeared to be rotating counter-clockwise. It was very large (compared to common space junk and breakaway ice), approximately 50 to 150 feet in diameter."

'Wireles' Humans Could Form Backbone Of New Mobile Networks

'Wireles' Humans Could Form Backbone Of New Mobile Networks: "Members of the public could form the backbone of powerful new mobile internet networks by carrying wearable sensors. According to researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, the novel sensors could create new ultra high bandwidth mobile internet infrastructures and reduce the density of mobile phone base stations.

The engineers from Queen’s renowned Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), are working on a new project based on the rapidly developing science of body centric communications.

Social benefits from the work could include vast improvements in mobile gaming and remote healthcare, along with new precision monitoring of athletes and real-time tactical training in team sports.

The researchers at ECIT are investigating how small sensors carried by members of the public, in items such as next generation smartphones, could communicate with each other to create potentially vast body-to-body networks (BBNs).

The new sensors would interact to transmit data, providing ‘anytime, anywhere’ mobile network connectivity."

Paranormal activity finds mainstream acceptance - CNN.com

Paranormal activity finds mainstream acceptance - CNN.com: "(CNN) -- For Peaches Veatch, it started early, after watching an episode of the TV series 'That's Incredible!' as a child. 'They had an episode on Toys 'R' Us being haunted and Sylvia Brown the psychic did a seance.'

Veatch, having also learned of her family's interest in the paranormal, began recording 'ghostly' sounds by age 9. 'I had some experiences when I was a kid that were very interesting,' she said.
By 2000, she had heard of formalized paranormal investigation groups and looked for one to join, finally finding her home in the California Paranormal Private Investigations in 2007.

The group, founded in 2006, is one of many such groups around the world (though Veatch estimated the number of 'serious' groups only in the dozens). 'Paranormal Activity' may have brought in mass audiences to theaters -- for two years in a row -- but stories of ghosts and those who investigate them are becoming more socially acceptable in the real world."

Theres life on Mars: Famous scientist accuses NASA of hiding data - by Terrence Aym - Helium

Theres life on Mars: Famous scientist accuses NASA of hiding data - by Terrence Aym - Helium: "World renowned astrobiologist Chandra Wickramasinghe is spitting mad. The eminent scientist recently reiterated the charge he made against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration back in 2008.

Life on the Red Planet

'The discovery of liquid water on Mars combined with earlier discoveries of organic substances in a meteorite that came from Mars, and also of methane in the Martian atmosphere all point to the existence of life—contemporary life—on the Red Planet,' the scientist asserted"

Astronomers discover most massive neutron star yet known; Discovery has broad implications for astrophysics, nuclear physics

Astronomers discover most massive neutron star yet known; Discovery has broad implications for astrophysics, nuclear physics: "ScienceDaily (Oct. 27, 2010) — Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have discovered the most massive neutron star yet found, a discovery with strong and wide-ranging impacts across several fields of physics and astrophysics."

One EMP burst and the world goes dark - USATODAY.com

One EMP burst and the world goes dark - USATODAY.com: "The sky erupts. Cities darken, food spoils and homes fall silent. Civilization collapses. End-of-the-world novel? A video game? Or could such a scenario loom in America's future?

There is talk of catastrophe ahead, depending on whom you believe, because of the threat of an electromagnetic pulse triggered by either a supersized solar storm or terrorist A-bomb, both capable of disabling the electric grid that powers modern life.

Electromagnetic pulses (EMP) are oversized outbursts of atmospheric electricity. Whether powered by geomagnetic storms or by nuclear blasts, their resultant intense magnetic fields can induce ground currents strong enough to burn out power lines and electrical equipment across state lines.

The threat has even become political fodder, drawing warnings from former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a likely presidential contender.

'We are not today hardened against this,' he told a Heritage Foundation audience last year. 'It is an enormous catastrophic threat.'"

Chinese Supercomputer Likely to Prompt Unease in U.S. - WSJ.com

Chinese Supercomputer Likely to Prompt Unease in U.S. - WSJ.com: "A newly built supercomputer in China appears poised to take the world performance lead, another sign of the country's growing technological prowess that is likely to set off alarms about U.S. competitiveness and national security.

The system was designed by China's National University of Defense Technology and is housed at the National Supercomputing Center in the city of Tianjin. It is part of a new breed that exploits graphics chips more commonly used in playing videogames—supplied by Nvidia Corp.—as well as standard microprocessors from Intel Corp.

Supercomputers are massive machines that help tackle the toughest scientific problems, including simulating commercial products like new drugs as well as defense-related applications such as weapons design and breaking codes. The field has long been led by U.S. technology companies and national laboratories, which operate systems that have consistently topped lists of the fastest machines in the world."

City's 'Most Tattooed Man' Injects Ink Into Eyes - Health News Story - KPTV Portland

City's 'Most Tattooed Man' Injects Ink Into Eyes - Health News Story - KPTV Portland

Click on link below for slideshow:

http://www.kptv.com/slideshow/news/25448712/detail.html

US Navy Tests Boat Powered by Algae

US Navy Tests Boat Powered by Algae: "(Oct. 28) -- The U.S. Navy has developed what it calls a 'mean, green riverine machine' -- a 49-foot camouflage gunboat capable of outracing destroyer fleets and powered in part by seaweed.

Swishing around in the vessel's fuel tank is a 50-50 mix of algae-based biofuel and diesel that powers high-performance vessels in a way the military says is indistinguishable from conventional fuels."

Is the universe a big hologram? This device could find out. - CSMonitor.com

Is the universe a big hologram? This device could find out. - CSMonitor.com: "During the hunt for the predicted ripples in space-time — known as gravitational waves — physicists stumbled across a rather puzzling phenomenon. Last year, I reported about the findings of scientists using the GEO600 experiment in Germany. Although the hi-tech piece of kit hadn’t turned up evidence for the gravitational waves it was seeking, it did turn up a lot of noise."

Humans to Asteroids - Watch Out! - NYTimes.com

Humans to Asteroids - Watch Out! - NYTimes.com: "A FEW weeks ago, an asteroid almost 30 feet across and zipping along at 38,000 miles per hour flew 28,000 miles above Singapore. Why, you might reasonably ask, should non-astronomy buffs care about a near miss from such a tiny rock? Well, I can give you one very good reason: asteroids don’t always miss. If even a relatively little object was to strike a city, millions of people could be wiped out."

Do ghosts really exist? Seeking the truth about the spooks | Metro.co.uk

Do ghosts really exist? Seeking the truth about the spooks | Metro.co.uk: "Headless corpses, bloody ghouls, floating white spectres… there are plenty of ‘spirit sightings’ at this time of year as the trick- or-treaters do the rounds. But beyond the realms of fiction and Halloween fun, is there any evidence that ghosts actually exist? ‘I have an open mind,’ says historian Peter Ackroyd, who has collected accounts for his book, The English Ghost. ‘Some stories are very convincing indeed. They remain utterly inexplicable and may give pause to those who trust solely in the material world that there may be other forces at work. The poltergeist stories seem the most credible. That’s been tested in many cases. I do believe in that phenomenon, without a doubt.’"

Sleuths study ancient UFOs

Cosmic Log - Sleuths study ancient UFOs: "Alan Boyle writes: One of the best-known scientific sleuths of UFO sightings is focusing his search not on today's flying saucers, but on the sky wonders of antiquity. Jacques Vallee, the French-born computer whiz and venture capitalist who also served as the model for Francois Truffaut's UFO-hunting character in 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' says such sightings show that the UFO phenomenon did not start in 1947. He's a co-author of a newly published book, 'Wonders in the Sky,' that lists 500 unexplained aerial observations dating back as far as 1460 B.C. and going up to the dawn of the industrial age in 1879."

Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency | Before It's News

Top 100 Items to Disappear First During a National Emergency | Before It's News: "

1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy…target of thieves; maintenance etc.)
2. Water Filters/Purifiers
3. Portable Toilets
4. Seasoned Firewood. Wood takes about 6 – 12 months to become dried, for home uses.
5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!)"

Who's the Conspiracy Theorist Now? Gov't Scaring the Public with Aliens, Asteroids, and Global Pandemics

Activist Post: Who's the Conspiracy Theorist Now? Gov't Scaring the Public with Aliens, Asteroids, and Global Pandemics: "Pandemics, Aliens, and Asteroids -- Oh My! It appears that the corporate-government-media has recently become the number one propagator of conspiracy theories. That is, of course, as long as the fear campaign pushes the right buttons for the agenda."

Zecharia Sitchin Dies

Cryptomundo Zecharia Sitchin Dies: "Zecharia Sitchin (born July 11, 1920 – died October 9, 2010) was an author of books promoting an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts. Sitchin attributes the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Anunnaki, which he claims to be a race of extra-terrestrials from a planet beyond Neptune called Nibiru. He believed this hypothetical planet of Nibiru to be in an elongated, elliptical orbit in the Earth’s own Solar System, asserting that Sumerian mythology reflects this view."

Exoskeletons Walk the Floor at Army’s D.C. Expo [Updated] | Danger Room | Wired.com

Exoskeletons Walk the Floor at Army’s D.C. Expo [Updated] | Danger Room | Wired.com: "“Hey,” an officer asks his friends as they stroll by the men wearing exoskeletons, “you guys like robots?”

It’s a salient question at this year’s Washington, D.C., conference of the Association of the U.S. Army. Standing next to mock-ups of a Javelin missile and a model drone are Russ Angold and Keith Maxwell, who wear 82 pounds’ worth of Lockheed Martin’s revamped experimental exoskeleton, known as the Human Universal Load Carrier, or HULC. Lockheed has a $1.1 million contract with the Army to see if it makes sense to outfit the soldiers of the future with the electrically powered hydraulic suits.

For now, Angold — a co-founder of Berkeley Bionics, which developed the HULC for Lockheed — and Maxwell stroll the floor of the Lockheed pavilion, attracting gawkers who want to see what men wearing backpack-and-leg-brace robosuits under their combat fatigues can do. Angold’s model has a load-bearing bar strapped to the back of his device and looping over his shoulders and neck."

Human mark II - Unexplained Mysteries

Stephen Treehorn - Human mark II - Unexplained Mysteries: "Things are moving so fast these days it’s difficult keeping up. As our day seems to be increasingly packed with essential matters to take care of wouldn’t it be nice if we could just upgrade. Having problems with your housekeeping fund? Basic accounts chip. Anxious about that big speech? Impulse blocker. Off on holiday to Mexico? Spanish implant. The possibilities are endless and are coming to a store near you."

The chemtrail agenda exposed -- Watch What in the World are They Spraying Complete version ! | Before It's News

The chemtrail agenda exposed!!! Watch What in the World are They Spraying Complete version ! | Before It's News

Click on the link above for multiple videos...

US to build 8bn super base on Pacific island of Guam - Telegraph

US to build 8bn super base on Pacific island of Guam - Telegraph: "The expansion will include a dock for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, a missile defence system, live-fire training sites and the expansion of the island's airbase. It will be the largest investment in a military base in the western Pacific since the Second World War, and the biggest spend on naval infrastructure in decades. However, Guam residents fear the build-up could hurt their ecosystem and tourism-dependent economy."

??UFO ANGLE?? | 20 ICBMs Shut Down by UFOs At Malmstrom AFB in March 1967

20 ICBMs Shut Down by UFOs At Malmstrom AFB in March 1967: "“We've never had something as big as this happen ... we've never lost complete command and control and
functionality of 50 ICBMs.”

- Military officer briefed on October 23, 2010"

Failure Shuts Down Squadron of Nuclear Missiles - Marc Ambinder - Politics - The Atlantic

Failure Shuts Down Squadron of Nuclear Missiles - Marc Ambinder - Politics - The Atlantic: "President Obama was briefed this morning on an engineering power failure at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming that took 50 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), one-ninth of the U.S. missile stockpile, temporarily offline on Saturday.

The base is a main locus of the United States' strategic nuclear forces. The 90th Missile Wing, headquartered there, controls 150 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles. They're on full-time alert and are housed in a variety of bunkers across several states."

Moving illusions: Impossible objects made real - tech - 26 October 2010 - New Scientist

Moving illusions: Impossible objects made real - tech - 26 October 2010 - New Scientist: "The artist M.C. Escher was renowned for creating drawings of imaginary spaces that could not exist in three dimensions. Or could they?

Kokichi Sugihara at Meiji University in Kawasaki, Japan, has been using computer software to bring impossible drawings to life. The video above shows some of the objects he has made moving in ways that appear to defy geometry.

When the models are turned around, however, the trick is revealed: the objects are not what they seem. That's because we constantly make assumptions about perspective and depth in order to move about in a 3D world, and these models take advantage of those assumptions."

Free Will is NOT An Illusion | Brain Blogger

Free Will is NOT An Illusion | Brain Blogger: "Many scientists think that free-will is an illusion. That is, intentions, choices, and decisions are made by subconscious mind, which only lets the conscious mind know what was willed after the fact. This argument was promoted long ago by scholars like Darwin, Huxley, and Einstein. Many modern scientists also hold that position and have even performed experiments since the 1980s they say prove it."

Seeking Proof in Near-Death Claims - WSJ.com

Seeking Proof in Near-Death Claims - WSJ.com: "At 18 hospitals in the U.S. and U.K., researchers have suspended pictures, face up, from the ceilings in emergency-care areas. The reason: to test whether patients brought back to life after cardiac arrest can recall seeing the images during an out-of-body experience.

People who have these near-death experiences often describe leaving their bodies and watching themselves being resuscitated from above, but verifying such accounts is difficult. The images would be visible only to people who had done that.

'We've added these images as objective markers,' says Sam Parnia, a critical-care physician and lead investigator of the study, which hopes to include 1,500 resuscitated patients. Dr. Parnia declined to say whether any have accurately described the images so far, but says he hopes to report preliminary results next year.

The study, coordinated by Southampton University's School of Medicine in England, is one of the latest and largest scientific efforts to understand the mystery of near-death experiences."

NASA Identifies 1,142 Near Earth Objects That Are Potential Collision Hazards, 149 Larger Than One Kilometer Diameter | Before It's News

NASA Identifies 1,142 Near Earth Objects That Are Potential Collision Hazards, 149 Larger Than One Kilometer Diameter | Before It's News: "NASA is with charged the task of protecting the U.S. and the world from a deadly asteroid collision.

Section 804 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Act of 2008 directs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to “(1) develop a policy for notifying Federal agencies and relevant emergency response institutions of an impending near-Earth object threat, if near-term public safety is at risk; and (2) recommend a Federal agency or agencies to be responsible for: (A) protecting the United States from a near-Earth object that is expected to collide with Earth; and (B) implementing a deflection campaign, in consultation with international bodies, should one be necessary.”"

News release: Gene Giants Stockpile Patents on “Climate-Ready” Crops in Bid to Become Biomassters | ETC Group

News release: Gene Giants Stockpile Patents on “Climate-Ready” Crops in Bid to Become Biomassters | ETC Group: "Nagoya, Japan -- Under the guise of developing “climate-ready” crops, the world’s largest seed and agrochemical corporations are filing hundreds of sweeping, multi-genome patents in a bid to control the world’s plant biomass, according to a report released by ETC Group today.

A handful of multinational corporations are pressuring governments to allow what could become the broadest and most dangerous patent claims in history, warns the group at the United Nations’ Convention on Biodiversity in Nagoya, Japan (18-29 October 2010).

“The Gene Giants are stockpiling patents that threaten to put a choke-hold on the world’s biomass and our future food supply,” warns Silvia Ribeiro of ETC Group. “The breadth of many patent claims on climate ready crop genes is staggering. In many cases, a single patent or patent application claims ownership of engineered gene sequences that could be deployed in virtually all major crops – as well as the processed food and feed products derived from them,” explains Ribeiro."

Unexpected Development: MUFON Maverick Breaks Ranks, Supports Billy Meier UFO Case!

Unexpected Development: MUFON Maverick Breaks Ranks, Supports Billy Meier UFO Case!: "In an unexpected development pertaining to the evidence rich, but widely censored, Billy Meier UFO contact case in Switzerland, a prominent long time director for MUFON, the most well known international UFO investigation organization, broke ranks with official policy and expressed his support for the Meier case. George A. Filer, MUFON's Eastern Region Director and a retired Major in the USAF, prominently displayed one of Meier's UFO photographs from the pre-computer 1970s, along with information about high level scientific support for the case. He also endorsed the assessment of authenticity by another trusted military man, the late Lt. Col. Wendelle Stevens, who was the lead independent investigator in the case."

Scientists open electrical link to living cells

Scientists open electrical link to living cells: "ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2010) — The Terminator. The Borg. The Six Million Dollar Man. Science fiction is ripe with biological beings armed with artificial capabilities. In reality, however, the clunky connections between living and non-living worlds often lack a clear channel for communication. Now, scientists with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have designed an electrical link to living cells engineered to shuttle electrons across a cell's membrane to an external acceptor along a well-defined path. This direct channel could yield cells that can read and respond to electronic signals, electronics capable of self-replication and repair, or efficiently transfer sunlight into electricity."

White House Adviser: US Must Prepare for Asteroid

White House Adviser: US Must Prepare for Asteroid: "(Oct. 25) -- If an asteroid were on a collision course with Earth, would we be ready to defend against its destructive impact or would we be helpless and defenseless?

NASA, America's space agency, is being charged with leading the way to protect not only the U.S. but the entire world in the event of such a horrifying scenario. And a top White House science adviser says we have to be prepared."

The Gates of Hell located in Kyzylgar, Turkmenistan | Atlas Obscura |... - StumbleUpon

The Gates of Hell located in Kyzylgar, Turkmenistan | Atlas Obscura |... - StumbleUpon

Cosmic Log - China lays out its plan for Mars

Cosmic Log - China lays out its plan for Mars: "Alan Boyle writes:Chinese space officials have come up with a plan that would send an orbiter toward Mars on a Chinese rocket as early as 2013, the Xinhua news agency reports. Such a mission would use technologies that were developed for the Chang'e 1 lunar orbiter and its recently launched follow-up mission, Chang'e 2. The orbiter mission also would follow up on China's joint effort with Russia to send probes toward Mars and one of its moons, Phobos. Launch of the Phobos-Grunt mission is scheduled for a year from now. China's Yinghuo 1 ('Firefly') orbiter would hitch a ride on a Russian-built spacecraft that's designed to put a lander on Phobos and return a soil sample to Earth. All this activity signals that Beijing will be taking its status as a space power seriously in the years ahead. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has just returned from a controversial visit to China, and today he said in a written statement that the visit 'increased mutual understanding on the issue of human spaceflight and space exploration, which can form the basis for further dialogue and cooperation in a manner that is consistent with the national interests of both of our countries.'"

Robopocalypse WILL be Spielberg's next movie | Blastr

It's definite: Robopocalypse WILL be Spielberg's next movie | Blastr: "Steven Spielberg has committed to directing an adaptation of Daniel H. Wilson's robot uprising novel as his next movie. Finally, the genre mastermind is back in the sci-fi saddle.

Spielberg sparked to the material last March, long before the novel was even completed—but as Wilson was turning in pages of the book, Drew Goddard (Cloverfield) was processing them into the screenplay and storyboards were being drawn. The finished product must've jazzed Spielberg, since he just decided to shoot Robopocalypse next January, aiming for a 2013 release.

As for the book itself, it'll be published in June 2011—while Wilson finishes his follow-up: Amp, which is set in a world where the technology to make the disabled whole turns them into supermen."

10 Top Secret Places on Earth | Listphobia

10 Top Secret Places on Earth | Listphobia: "The world is full of secret and exclusive places that we either don’t know about, or simply couldn’t visit if we wanted to. This list takes a look at ten of the most significant places around the world that are closed to the general public or are virtually impossible for the general public to visit."

Bees' tiny brains beat computers, study finds | Environment | The Guardian

Bees' tiny brains beat computers, study finds | Environment | The Guardian: "Bees can solve complex mathematical problems which keep computers busy for days, research has shown.

The insects learn to fly the shortest route between flowers discovered in random order, effectively solving the 'travelling salesman problem' , said scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London.

The conundrum involves finding the shortest route that allows a travelling salesman to call at all the locations he has to visit. Computers solve the problem by comparing the length of all possible routes and choosing the one that is shortest.

Bees manage to reach the same solution using a brain the size of a grass seed.

Dr Nigel Raine, from Royal Holloway's school of biological sciences, said: 'Foraging bees solve travelling salesman problems every day. They visit flowers at multiple locations and, because bees use lots of energy to fly, they find a route which keeps flying to a minimum.'

Using computer-controlled artificial flowers to test bee behaviour, his wanted to know whether the insects would follow a simple route defined by the order in which they found the flowers, or look for the shortest route.

After exploring the location of the flowers, the bees quickly learned to fly the best route for saving time and energy."

Walking away from church - Los Angeles Times

Walking away from church - Los Angeles Times: "Organized religion's increasing identification with conservative politics is a turnoff to more and more young adults. Evangelical Protestantism has been hit hard by this development.
October 17, 2010|By Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell
The most rapidly growing religious category today is composed of those Americans who say they have no religious affiliation. While middle-aged and older Americans continue to embrace organized religion, rapidly increasing numbers of young people are rejecting it.

As recently as 1990, all but 7% of Americans claimed a religious affiliation, a figure that had held constant for decades. Today, 17% of Americans say they have no religion, and these new 'nones' are very heavily concentrated among Americans who have come of age since 1990. Between 25% and 30% of twentysomethings today say they have no religious affiliation — roughly four times higher than in any previous generation."

Life aboard the International Space Station | Science | The Guardian

Life aboard the International Space Station | Science | The Guardian: "It's 10 years since the first crew entered the International Space Station 220 miles above the Earth. But what is it like aboard a big tin can travelling at 17,500mph?"

RiotBot – Armed For Close Combat - Defense-Update

RiotBot – Armed For Close Combat - Defense-Update: "The Spanish company TechnoRobot has introduced here the RiotBot – a new class of unmanned platform designed for intervention in riots, prison disturbances, or other civil disorders, where neutralization of specific elements is required by law enforcement agents, avoiding direct contact with the crowd. By operating with effective non lethal means to suppress, or deactivate a target without the presence of personnel, RiotBot can eliminate potential threats while minimizing escalation typically caused by police intervention."

Synthetic DNA makers warned of bioterrorism threats - life - 22 October 2010 - New Scientist

Synthetic DNA makers warned of bioterrorism threats - life - 22 October 2010 - New Scientist: "TO MAKE it harder for bioterrorists to build dangerous viruses from scratch, guidelines for firms who supply 'custom DNA' are being introduced in the US.

The US and other countries restrict who can work with certain germs, but it might be possible to build some viruses from their genes. A number of firms supply DNA sequences to order. A 2005 investigation by New Scientist raised alarms when it found that only five out of 12 of these firms in North America and Europe always screened orders for sequences that might be used in bioweapons.

The US now wants firms to verify a customer's identity and make sure they are not on a list of banned buyers. It also wants them to screen orders for sequences that are unique to Select Agents, a list of microbes the US deems dangerous.

However, scientists commenting on the draft rules earlier this year fear that sequences from microbes other than Select Agents might also be dangerous. The US Department of Health says not enough is known about them to say which ones should arouse a firm's suspicions. Other potential weaknesses include the fact that the rules are voluntary, and that much custom DNA is made outside the US."

Digital Cloning: Rise of the Cylons? | Network World

Privacy and Security Fanatic: Digital Cloning: Rise of the Cylons? | Network World: "Have you ever wished to once again be able to talk with a loved one who has died? Hasn't everybody wished it were possible to be in two places at once? Well, as of today, now you can. Intellitar is making software so you can create your own AI of a virtual you.

Hotmail, Gmail, Twitter and Facebook have policies on how they handle virtual affairs after death. Most of those are about pulling the plug on your virtual life, but what about plugging into the Matrix before you die, so you can social network after death and thereby live forever? This is your chance to create 'living legacies' with 'digital clones.'

Somewhere between epically cool and downright creepy, you can create a digital clone that looks like you, talks like you, sounds like you and takes on your personality, so that future generations can find out all about you after your death. This Intellitar, or intelligent avatar, takes virtual life after death to an entirely different plateau.

'Think of it as a digital clone,' Don Davidson, the founder and CEO of Intellitar, told Alabama Local. 'We want to give users the gift of immortality while giving future generations a sense of connection to their roots.' Davidson intends for Virtual Eternity to take genealogy websites to a whole new level."

Low triangle fly-by over Minnesota while witness watches ’clump of 8’ lights - National ufo | Examiner.com

Low triangle fly-by over Minnesota while witness watches ’clump of 8’ lights - National ufo | Examiner.com: "A Minnesota witness reports watching a 'clump of 8 or more lights' in the sky when 'out of nowhere' a large, black triangle UFO 'glided from across the street' about 40 feet over the neighbor's house on October 20, 2010, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The incident began when the witness was watching multiple lights and a neighbor joined in.

'I noticed a clump of 8 or more lights in the far distance and at first thought they were stars,' the witness stated. 'Then the lights started moving in and out from the center light, but they were jumping instead of actually moving (best way I can describe it). My neighbor came outside to smoke a cigarette, and I asked her to look at what I was seeing because I thought it was my eyes playing tricks on me. She confirmed what I was seeing, and within 5 minutes we noticed that the group of lights were moving closer and closer to our location.'"

American Thinker: America Is Gone

American Thinker: America Is Gone: "There is a whiff of anarchy in the air this morning. As I sit here writing, a conservative victory in the midterm elections looms. But I find no reason to be optimistic. The midterm elections will solve nothing. The plain fact is that conservatives have lost the battle for America. The country that many of us were born in has ceased to exist. And we have no one to blame but ourselves. Nothing can or will change until we come to terms with the grim reality of moral degeneration. And I have no hope that this can happen, save by some terrible trial."

Feds Plot ‘Near Human’ Robot Docs, Farmers, Troops | Danger Room | Wired.com

Feds Plot ‘Near Human’ Robot Docs, Farmers, Troops | Danger Room | Wired.com: "Robots are already vacuuming our carpets, heading into combat and assisting docs on medical procedures. Get ready for a next generation of “near human” bots that’ll do a lot more: independently perform surgeries, harvest our crops and herd our livestock, and even administer drugs from within our own bodies.

Those are only a few of the suggested applications for robots in a massive new federal research program. The military’s blue-sky research arm, Darpa, is pairing up with four other agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Homeland Security, to launch a major push that’d revolutionize robotic capabilities and put bots pretty much everywhere, from hospitals to dude ranches to “explosive atmospheres.”"

Bring Back Eugenics | Dangerous Ideas | Big Think

#12: Bring Back Eugenics | Dangerous Ideas | Big Think: "The word “eugenics” invariably calls one thing to mind: the efforts of the Nazi party to purify the Aryan race of “undesirable traits” during the Holocaust. These horrific events remain among mankind's darkest moments. Yet in recent years, a group of bioethicists have begun to reclaim this term, calling for a new “liberal eugenics,” that they say could spur humanity on to a higher stage of evolution.

To some extent, eugenics is already currently in practice: In America, more than 90 percent of fetuses that test positive for Down Syndrome are aborted. But this new brand of liberal eugenics would seek to emphasize positive traits rather than to suppress those seen as negative ones. Scientists can already choose the sex of an infant with relative certainty and can select for traits like hair and eye color. And many scientists expect that they will have even greater control in the near future."

Invisible DNA body spray technology may soon be installed at a business near you

Invisible DNA body spray technology may soon be installed at a business near you: "(NaturalNews) A U.K. company has developed a technology that it says will help deter thieves from robbing local businesses. SelectaDNA Spray, as it is called, coats robbers with an invisible DNA mist that cannot be washed off and remains present on skin and hair for weeks, allowing authorities to better link culprits to the crimes they commit. The system is already used in nine other countries, and will soon be coming to the U.S., according to reports."

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Conduct Successful Nationwide Identity Authentication Demonstration for Emergency Preparedness - MarketWatch

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Conduct Successful Nationwide Identity Authentication Demonstration for Emergency Preparedness - MarketWatch: "The demonstration, dubbed 'Autumn Blend,' showed the use of standardized personal identity credentials operating across multiple domains, such as a government's or company's credential authentication infrastructure, for access management decisions, situational awareness, cyber-secure capabilities and post-event reconstruction. Participants included federal, state, local, and private sector emergency response and recovery officials who are assigned to the front lines for rescue or recovery missions."

Should Scientists Probe the Massive Volcano Under Naples? - Newsweek

Should Scientists Probe the Massive Volcano Under Naples? - Newsweek: "Fearing a global catastrophe, the mayor of Naples may halt exploration of the massive volcano that lies under her city. But some scientists say inaction could be riskier.

It is a stretch of southern Italy known as the Phlegraean Fields, or 'burning fields.' According to Greek mythology, this is where the god of fire, Hephaestus, made his home and where an thunderous battle between the Titans and the world's most powerful deities shook the earth. The ancient Romans said the entrance to Hades was also here, hidden beneath a serene lake."

The roots of Halloween

Cleveland Daily Banner - WRIGHT WAY The roots of Halloween: "What if thousands of famous people died in one fell swoop, leaving their parents forever childless, angry and determined to have everyone memorialize their deaths? How would they do it?

I ask that because I read about a strange connection between Halloween and the global flood mentioned in the Genesis account. It made me wonder where myths and legends originate and if the global flood has some link to a practice people are still doing.

In his book “The Worship of the Dead,” Colonel John Garnier wrote, “The mythologies of all the ancient nations are interwoven with the events of the Deluge ... the force of this argument is illustrated by the fact of the observance of a great festival of the dead in commemoration of the event, not only by nations more or less in communication with each other, but by others so widely separated, both by the ocean and by centuries of time."

The Earth's Calling Card: Our 50-Lightyear Electronic 'ET' Billboard (Weekend Feature)

The Earth's Calling Card: Our 50-Lightyear Electronic 'ET' Billboard (Weekend Feature): "Subjugation by aliens is a clear danger. It can be military subjugation, cultural subjugation or even misguided attempts to uplift Human civilization and in the process destroying it. Stephen Hawking has voiced concern about the dangers, he believes, are posed by alien predators who may arrive in giant space ships, to conquer, enslave, destroy, colonize, and voraciously exploit the resources of Earth, an assertion that is analogous to what is known as the “The Wisdom Principle'. It states that “Any advanced civilization in the universe does not want to be visited ‘first’ by any other more advanced civilization.' In short, it would be ‘wise’ of a civilization to ensure that it does not play host to any advanced alien race.�'To my mathematical brain, the numbers alone make thinking about aliens perfectly rational. The real challenge is to work out what aliens might actually be like...'"

CERN's LHC May Provide Clues to "The Great Attractor"

CERN's LHC May Provide Clues to "The Great Attractor": "With its successful test run at the end of 2009, the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland, is poised to answer some of the most vexing problems of modern physics and. open new frontiers in understanding space and time, the microstructure of matter and the laws of nature.

One of the profound of the unsolved problems is the missing mass of the universe. We know that the matter that makes up our existence as well as every onservable object in the universe, is a mere fraction -- 20 percent -- of the matter in the universe. The remaining 80 percent apparently is mysterious 'dark matter'- its existence is inferred only via its gravitational pull on visible matter. LHC collisions could produce dark-matter particles so we can study their properties directly and thereby unveil a totally new face of the universe."

Time Traveller Caught On 1928 Charlie Chaplin Film? | Before It's News

Time Traveller Caught On 1928 Charlie Chaplin Film? | Before It's News: "his short film is about a piece of footage I (George Clarke) found behind the scenes in Charlie Chaplins film 'The Circus'. Attending the premiere at Manns Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA - the scene shows a large woman dressed in black with a hat hiding most of her face, with what can only be described as a mobile phone device - talking as she walks alone.

I have studied this film for over a year now - showing it to over 100 people and at a film festival, yet no-one can give any explanation as to what she is doing.

My only theory - as well as many others - is simple... a time traveler on a mobile phone. See for yourself and feel free to leave a comment on your own explanation or thoughts about it."

21 Most Remarkable Natural Phenomena

21 Most Remarkable Natural Phenomena

Click on the link above for some very cool pics...

Scientists find first real evidence you CAN see the future | Blastr

Scientists find first real evidence you CAN see the future | Blastr: "Ever think you could predict the future? The good news is, you're not crazy. The better news is—there's now scientific evidence that backs you up.

For most of us, the idea of psychic phenomena is just too science-fictiony. But it's true, according to Dr. Daryl Bem, a social psychologist who conducted nine different experiments on the phenomena."

'Dr Death' to sell body parts over the internet - Science, News - The Independent

'Dr Death' to sell body parts over the internet - Science, News - The Independent: "Gunther von Hagens, the originator of the controversial Body Worlds anatomical exhibitions, has provoked a fresh storm of criticism in Germany after announcing plans for an online store selling plastinated human body parts.

Mr von Hagens, who enjoys the nickname 'Doctor Death' because of his highly publicised shows, which display fleshless human corpses that have been injected with plastic resin, revealed his plans for internet expansion in a letter to his clients."

Top 10 Ways to Avoid GMOs

Maria Rodale: Top 10 Ways to Avoid GMOs: "This month, October, is Non-GMO Month. I find most people are really confused about what a GMO is and where GMOs are found. Some people tend to think that GMO seeds are similar to the type of hybridization that has been going on amongst gardeners for centuries. Not true! The type of genetic modification that happens to create GMO seeds involves the forceful insertion of things like E.coli genes or genes that produce glyphosphate (an herbicide) or cause Roundup resistance (allowing farmers to dump more Roundup onto the plants) into corn and soybeans and cotton.

GMOs exist for one reason only: for the chemical companies who make them to enable themselves to sell more chemicals to farmers. Do not, I repeat, do not fall for any marketing sales efforts that claim GMOs will help feed the world and save farmers from drought. It's a lie!!!!"

The existence of brown dwarf in the solar system confirmed?

The existence of brown dwarf in the solar system confirmed? | Before It's News: "Spanish scientists argue that a brown dwarf has been discovered near Pluto. The celestial object, which astronomers call 'G1.9' is said to be almost twice the size of Jupiter and located just behind the dwarf planet Pluto. Is it possible that the rumors about Nibiru or Planet X are about to come true?

The brown dwarf moves in an elliptical orbit between Pluto and the edge of the solar system called the Oort Cloud. It is estimated that the brown dwarf is about 60 to 66 astronomical units AU from Earth (1 AU is the distance from the Earth to the Sun) in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. Scientists in Spain claim that the newly discovered object is moving in a very flattened ellipse, extending hundreds of AU out of the most distant known planet, and now is closest to the Sun and the Earth as possible."

Water on the Moon: NASA Impact Probe - ABC News

Water on the Moon: NASA Impact Probe - ABC News: "Water on the moon? Scientists used to think it was as dry as, well, lunar dust.


But after a year of analysis NASA today announced that its LCROSS lunar-impact probe mission found up to a billion gallons of water ice in the floor of a permanently-shadowed crater near the moon's south pole.

That's enough, said researchers, to fill 1,500 Olympic-size swimming pools, all from one crater.

If there is ice there, it probably exists in other places on the moon as well. They also found silver, mercury, carbon monoxide and ammonia."

Will the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke Cause a Civil War? - The Curious Capitalist - TIME.com

Will the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke Cause a Civil War? - The Curious Capitalist - TIME.com: "What is the most likely cause today of civil unrest? Immigration. Gay Marriage. Abortion. The Results of Election Day. The Mosque at Ground Zero. Nope.

Try the Federal Reserve. November 3rd is when the Federal Reserve's next policy committee meeting ends, and if you thought this was just another boring money meeting you would be wrong. It could be the most important meeting in Fed history, maybe. The US central bank is expected to announce its next move to boost the faltering economic recovery. To say there has been considerable debate and anxiety among Fed watchers about what the central bank should do would be an understatement. Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated in recent speeches that the central bank plans to try to drive down already low-interest rates by buying up long-term bonds. A number of people both inside the Fed and out believe this is the wrong move. But one website seems to believe that Ben's plan might actually lead to armed conflict. Last week, the blog, Zerohedge wrote, paraphrasing a top economic forecaster David Rosenberg, that it believed the Fed's plan is not only moronic, but 'positions US society one step closer to civil war if not worse.'"

Hogan’s holometer: Testing the hypothesis of a holographic universe

Hogan’s holometer: Testing the hypothesis of a holographic universe: "In 2008, Fermilab particle astrophysicist Craig Hogan made waves with a mind-boggling proposition: The 3D universe in which we appear to live is no more than a hologram.
Now he is building the most precise clock of all time to directly measure whether our reality is an illusion.
The idea that spacetime may not be entirely smooth – like a digital image that becomes increasingly pixelated as you zoom in – had been previously proposed by Stephen Hawking and others. Possible evidence for this model appeared last year in the unaccountable “noise” plaguing the GEO600 experiment in Germany, which searches for gravitational waves from black holes. To Hogan, the jitteriness suggested that the experiment had stumbled upon the lower limit of the spacetime pixels’ resolution."

When Stephen Hawking Speaks About God, Don't Mistake Him for a Scientist

Ervin Laszlo: When Stephen Hawking Speaks About God, Don't Mistake Him for a Scientist: "In his latest book, The Grand Design, Stephen Hawking claims that the concept of God is not needed to explain the existence of the universe. The answer, according to him, is spontaneous creation: the universe created itself, by itself, spontaneously. Spontaneous auto-creation doesn't call for a creator."

CERN scientists eye parallel universe breakthrough | Reuters

CERN scientists eye parallel universe breakthrough | Reuters: "(Reuters) - Physicists probing the origins of the cosmos hope that next year they will turn up the first proofs of the existence of concepts long dear to science-fiction writers such as hidden worlds and extra dimensions.

And as their Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN near Geneva moves into high gear, they are talking increasingly of the 'New Physics' on the horizon that could totally change current views of the universe and how it works.

'Parallel universes, unknown forms of matter, extra dimensions... These are not the stuff of cheap science fiction but very concrete physics theories that scientists are trying to confirm with the LHC and other experiments.'

This was how the 'ideas' men and women in the international research center's Theory Group, which mulls over what could be out there beyond the reach of any telescope, put it in CERN's staff-targeted Bulletin this month.

As particles are collided in the vast underground LHC complex at increasingly high energies, what the Bulletin article referred to informally as the 'universe's extra bits' -- if they do exist as predicted -- should be brought into computerized, if ephemeral, view, the theorists say."

Galaxy is most distant object yet

BBC News - Galaxy is most distant object yet: "This collection of stars is so far away its light has taken more than 13 billion years to arrive at Earth.

Astronomers used the Very Large Telescope in Chile to follow up the Hubble observation and make the necessary detailed measurements.

They tell the journal Nature that we are seeing the galaxy as it was just 600 million years after the Big Bang.

'If you look at the object in the Hubble image, it really isn't much,' said Dr Matt Lehnert of the Observatoire de Paris, France, and lead author on the Nature paper

'We really don't know much about it, but it looks like it is quite small - much, much smaller than our own Milky Way Galaxy. It's probably got only a tenth to a hundredth of the stars in the Milky Way. And that's part of the difficulty in observing it - if it's not big, it's not bright,' he told BBC News."

Ghostly photograph taken at execution site - Telegraph

Ghostly photograph taken at execution site - Telegraph: "'We went to visit the pits and immediately I became very agitated and sensed something really bad and evil. 'I told Denyer I thought we should leave as it was affecting me. I could sense the danger and my breathing and heartbeat became faster - I felt very scared. 'We could smell a musty, rotting smell and was very uncomfortable. I then became so freaked out that I ran out. 'The feeling of evil was so overwhelming. Once outside we looked at the photo and could see a white glow like a huge threatening aura.' There has been a court at the Galleries of Justice since at least 1375 and a prison since 1449. It is the only place in Britain where criminals could be tried, convicted, and sentenced. Some executions were even done at the entrance of the building. The Galleries contains the original cells, dungeons, two courtrooms, and several medieval caves, where the photo was taken. Christine said that after she calmed down, they continued looking around and spent some time looking at all the ID photos taken of prisoners displayed on the walls. She said: 'It was in this room that someone pulled my hair. I turned around expecting to see my brother but there was no one there,' she said. 'We could sense spirits all over the building and I would definitely describe the place as being very haunted.'"

End of the Earth Postponed | Mayan Calendar, Astronomy & the End of the World | LiveScience

End of the Earth Postponed | Mayan Calendar, Astronomy & the End of the World | LiveScience: "It's a good news/bad news situation for believers in the 2012 Mayan apocalypse. The good news is that the Mayan 'Long Count' calendar may not end on Dec. 21, 2012 (and, by extension, the world may not end along with it). The bad news for prophecy believers? If the calendar doesn't end in December 2012, no one knows when it actually will — or if it has already.

A new critique, published as a chapter in the new textbook 'Calendars and Years II: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient and Medieval World' (Oxbow Books, 2010), argues that the accepted conversions of dates from Mayan to the modern calendar may be off by as much as 50 or 100 years. That would throw the supposed and overhyped 2012 apocalypse off by decades and cast into doubt the dates of historical Mayan events. (The doomsday worries are based on the fact that the Mayan calendar ends in 2012, much as our year ends on Dec. 31.)"

Planetary Defense Coordination Office Proposed to Fight Asteroids - Yahoo! News

Planetary Defense Coordination Office Proposed to Fight Asteroids - Yahoo! News: "A new report calls on NASA to establish a Planetary Defense Coordination Office to lead national and international efforts in protecting Earth against impacts by asteroids and comets. The final report of the Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense of the NASA Advisory Council was delivered to the Council this month, proposing five recommendations that suggest how the space agency should organize, acquire, investigate, prepare, and lead national and international efforts in planetary defense against near-Earth objects."

Ability to 'see' advances artificial intelligence

Ability to 'see' advances artificial intelligence: "The Personal Assistant for Scheduling system, a disembodied head floating on a computer screen outside Horvitz's office in Redmond, Wash., is one of the most advanced artificial intelligence programs in the world. It can understand speech, detect faces and interpret body motion. It analyzes years of Horvitz's daily routines to find patterns that suggest the appropriate responses to most workplace scenarios."

Best reasons why the often discussed Singularity is NOT so far fetched after all | h Magazine

Best reasons why the often discussed Singularity is NOT so far fetched after all | h Magazine: "The Internet has become an extension of the human psyche… What is so intriguing about this interplay between technology and human imagination is that we are dealing with the equation: ‘As I imagine, so I become’ — and this is the very essence of magic. -Nevill Drury

Singularities have occurred before. Kevin Kelly's new book What Technology Wants cites the invention of language as an epochal-shifting singularity. Fifty thousand years ago, language changed the operation system of the brain and allowed it to think with purpose and deliberation, says Kelly. Within 1500 generations we took over the planet, according to the book. The book lucidly explains how the world and our understanding of it after language was unfathomable those that came before it."

NASA Ames’ Worden reveals DARPA-funded ‘Hundred Year Starship’ program | KurzweilAI

NASA Ames’ Worden reveals DARPA-funded ‘Hundred Year Starship’ program | KurzweilAI: "NASA Ames Director Simon “Pete” Worden revealed Saturday that NASA Ames has “just started a project with DARPA called the Hundred Year Starship,” with $1 million funding from DARPA and $100K from NASA.

“You heard it here,” said Worden at “Long Conversation,” a Long Now Foundation event in San Francisco. “We also hope to inveigle some billionaires to form a Hundred Year Starship fund,” Dr. Worden added. (No further details on this are available from NASA at this time.)

“The human space program is now really aimed at settling other worlds,” he explained. “Twenty years ago you had to whisper that in dark bars and get fired.”"

"The Giant Butterfly" Returns to Los Angeles: Witness Describes Amazing UFO Experience | Before It's News

"The Giant Butterfly" Returns to Los Angeles: Witness Describes Amazing UFO Experience | Before It's News: "A reader from Los Angeles County recently had an amazing site of a giant creature that flew over his home.

He describes the creature as having an appearance of a 'giant butterfly'.

But it gets even stranger.

It looks like the giant butterfly has been seen before by perhaps thousands of witnesses during the Battle of Los Angeles. The 'Battle' took place just after World War II."

Something scarier than GMOs: Nanotech organic | Food Freedom

Something scarier than GMOs: Nanotech organic | Food Freedom: "Nanotech organic?

The idea that engineered nanomaterials (involving the manipulation of materials at the molecular level) would be allowed in certified organic food production seems ludicrous on its face. Allowing nanotechnology would seemingly destroy the credibility of the organic label with consumers. Yet, the National Organic Standards Board Materials Committee issued a proposal for public comment recently requesting that the USDA’s National Organic Program hold a symposium on whether nanotechnology in organic production is “possible, practical and legal.”"

Scientific Consensus: MSG, GMO's, and Aspartame are Good for Your Health -- Signs of the Times News

Scientific Consensus: MSG, GMO's, and Aspartame are Good for Your Health -- Signs of the Times News: "As human beings, we're the only species stupid enough to actually poison ourselves. As part of modern living, we create a wide variety of chemical toxins that go into the ecosystem through rivers and streams, the air, the soil and so on.

MSG - is one thing we humans are very fond of adding to our foods. Monosodium glutamate is a widely used food additive. It is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is a form of glutamate, a carefully regulated neurotransmitter. This food additive is produced by fermenting sugar beet molasses, and the overly processed form is a fine white crystal that resembles salt or sugar."