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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Extraterrestrial UFO Are Real : Ben Rich Lockheed CEO Admitted In His Deathbed Confession |UFO News|UFO Footage|2010 UFO Sightings|Alien Pictures|Coverup|Disclosure Project|Web Bot

Extraterrestrial UFO Are Real : Ben Rich Lockheed CEO Admitted In His Deathbed Confession |UFO News|UFO Footage|2010 UFO Sightings|Alien Pictures|Coverup|Disclosure Project|Web Bot: "According to article published in May 2010 issue of the Mufon UFO Journal - Ben Rich, the “Father of the Stealth Fighter-Bomber” and former head of Lockheed Skunk Works, once let out information about Extraterrestrial UFO Visitors Are Real And U.S. Military Travel To Stars"

Amazing UFO video supports claim of alien base inside Mt Adams, Washington - Honolulu exopolitics | Examiner.com

Amazing UFO video supports claim of alien base inside Mt Adams, Washington - Honolulu exopolitics | Examiner.com: "On August 13, live video was taken of a UFO that emerged out of Mt Adams, Washington State, and flew in the vicinity of 15 people at a private retreat at nearby Trout Lake. According to James Gilliland, owner of the Enlightened Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ECETI) Retreat, he saw the UFO emerge from what he claims to be a massive ‘interdimensional door” at Mt Adams that is seen as a point of light on the video. The object flew approximately 13 miles towards Gilliland’s ECETI retreat. At one point, the object was only 26 feet above the ground and roughly 50-75 meters away. Gilliland claims that the object is at the very least a UFO, but may be an interdimensional being capable of moving through solid three dimensional objects."

Mystery UFO emits red matter over Earth, video

UFO & Paranormal News: "No one knows where this diamond shaped UFO was filmed or who filmed it but the UFO event seen in in the video below is believed to have taken place in the last two months. The clip is doing the rounds of the Internet at the moment and confounding researchers and UFO enthusiasts alike. The craft seen in the video appears to be emitting some type of red matter."

Man eating giant squid devouring fish stocks

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Man eating giant squid devouring fish stocks: "DEADLY sea monsters have woken from the deep to cause carnage among some of the world’s richest fishing grounds. Millions of killer giant squid are not only devouring vast amounts of fish they have even started attacking humans. Two Mexican fishermen were recently dragged from their boats and chewed so badly that their bodies could not be identified even by their own families."

Eight Foods that Could be Disastrous for Your Health

foodconsumer.org - Eight Foods that Could be Disastrous for Your Health: "A genetically modified (GM) crop has been found thriving in the wild for the first time in the United States. At the recent Ecological Society of America conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, researchers broke the news that transgenic canola is growing freely in parts of North Dakota. GM crops have spread from cultivated land to the wild in several countries, but they have not previously been found in uncultivated land in the United States.

The scientists behind the discovery say this highlights a lack of proper monitoring and control of GM crops in the United States."

Paraguay: Transgenic corn destruction fuels national debate | The Esperanza Project

Paraguay: Transgenic corn destruction fuels national debate | The Esperanza Project: "ASUNCION, Paraguay – The federal agricultural agency’s dramatic destruction of more than 100 acres of transgenic corn a couple of weeks ago has provoked a fiery new round here in the debate about genetically modified crops."

Are we living in a designer universe? - Telegraph

Are we living in a designer universe? - Telegraph: "The argument over whether the universe has a creator, and who that might be, is among the oldest in human history. But amid the raging arguments between believers and sceptics, one possibility has been almost ignored – the idea that the universe around us was created by people very much like ourselves, using devices not too dissimilar to those available to scientists today."

Monday, August 30, 2010

Nasca Lines May be Map of Underground Water Sources: Expert -- Signs of the Times News

Nasca Lines May be Map of Underground Water Sources: Expert -- Signs of the Times News: "A new research has found that Nasca lines which are a series of ancient geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert of Peru, may be a giant map of the underground water sources traced on the land, says expert.

The Nasca Lines are located in the Peruvian desert, about 200 miles south of Lima.

The assortment of perfectly straight lines lies in an area measuring 37 miles long and 1-mile wide."

Gulf Loop Current Stalls from BP Oil Disaster: Global Consequences if Current Fails to Reorganize -- Signs of the Times News

Gulf Loop Current Stalls from BP Oil Disaster: Global Consequences if Current Fails to Reorganize -- Signs of the Times News: "Oceanographic satellite data now shows that as of July 28, the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico has stalled as a consequence of the BP oil spill disaster. This according to Dr. Gianluigi Zangari, an Italian theoretical physicist, and major complex and chaotic systems analyst at the Frascati National Laboratories in Italy."

Why believers in immortality must read Super Sad True Love Story

Cross-check: Why believers in immortality must read Super Sad True Love Story: "Transhumanists! Singularitarians! Listen up! You who harbor a fervent faith in science’s imminent transformation of our frail, fleshy selves. The conquest of all our physical and mental ailments, cancer, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, depression, senescence—death itself. You who exult over every “breakthrough” in nanotech, biotech, neuro-prostheses, artificial intelligence bearing you closer to eternal life."

Pentagon may apply preemptive warfare policy to the Internet | Raw Story

Pentagon may apply preemptive warfare policy to the Internet | Raw Story: "Grappling with matters of law and policy governing the United States military's cyber-warfare capabilities, Pentagon planners are eying ways of making preemptive strikes across the Internet part of America's toolbox."

UFO, crop circles photographed by Google Earth satellite

UFO, crop circles photographed by Google Earth satellite: "Google Earth has compiled a photo gallery of mysterious images taken by satellite above our planet.

The bird's-eye photos include an 'unidentified flying object' that appears to hover over a field, crop circles, concentric shapes etched into the earth, strange patterns, and advertising that can only be seen from the air.

Google Earth is a Google application that enables users to view landmarks, buildings and entire cities in satellite photos"

Between Titan’s Icy Surface and Blazing Core, There Just May Be Life | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine

Between Titan’s Icy Surface and Blazing Core, There Just May Be Life | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine: "While we may have to look to the stars for signs of intelligence, the search for life is a somewhat different — though obviously related — matter and we shouldn’t forget that there are many potential abodes of life with in our own Solar System. Surprisingly many are in the outer solar system, and receive only a faint glimmer of Sol’s life-giving radiation. Given the diversity of extremophile organisms discovered in the depths of Earth’s oceans — as well as other places that would initially seem counter-intuitive — organisms that live their entire lives never seeing a single photon from the Sun, it appears that the presence of liquid water is much more of a requirement for life than is sunlight."

Innovation: Sunrise boulevards could bring clean power - tech - 27 August 2010 - New Scientist

Innovation: Sunrise boulevards could bring clean power - tech - 27 August 2010 - New Scientist: "With many governments now introducing feed-in tariffs – financial incentives for homeowners to install sources of renewable energy – some companies are even offering to install photovoltaic (PV) cells on house roofs for free. But although solar cells are destined to become a more common sight, are rooftops really the best place for them?

Even if the government inducements work, and PV cells end up adorning large portions of the urban skyline, by 2020 they are expected to account for a mere 2 per cent of electricity in the UK. There may, however, be another way to enable PV cells to make a greater contribution: stick them on our roads and drive on them."

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Dead Seals with “Corkscrew” Cuts in Scotland and England --(Warning - graphic images)

Earthfiles.com Environment | Dead Seals with “Corkscrew” Cuts in Scotland and England: "August 24, 2010 Fife, Scotland - Since late July 2009, the U. K.'s Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) has been investigating the phenomenon of dead seals found with the mysterious corkscrew slicing around their bodies. To date from beaches in St. Andrews Bay and Firth of Forth near Fife, Scotland, the lab has gathered sixteen Harbor and decided two Grey seals in 2008 were in the same corkscrew cut category for a total of eighteen. SMRU later learned that the same disturbing corkscrew cuts were being reported in December 2009, about 300 miles south in North Norfolk on the beaches of Blakeney Point, Morston and Wells."

Thought-controlled computers on the way: Intel

Thought-controlled computers on the way: Intel: "(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers controlled by the mind are going a step further with Intel's development of mind-controlled computers. Existing computers operated by brain power require the user to mentally move a cursor on the screen, but the new computers will be designed to directly read the words thought by the user."

Top 5 Ways the Universe Could Wipe Out Humankind

How Phil Plait's Bad Universe Could Kill Us - Dangers in the Universe - Popular Mechanics: "Phil Plait, author of Death from the Skies! and host of the Discovery Channel's new series Phil Plait's Bad Universe, is an expert on astronomical doomsday scenarios. Here, he outlines five things in the Universe that could spell the end for humankind."

Our terrifyingly crowded solar system: How the asteroids are closing in | Mail Online

Our terrifyingly crowded solar system: How the asteroids are closing in | Mail Online: "It's not just our country that's a little over-crowded - our whole solar system is too.

A fascinating colour-coded video illustrates how we have become increasingly aware of the number of asteroids flying close to Earth as telescopes improve.

The footage shows the discovery of every new asteroid over the past three decades and charts it on an increasingly congested map of the solar system.

Created by British astronomer Scott Manley, the three-minute clip - which is the equivalent of two months per second - starts with a sprinkling of white 'dust' around the edge of the planets.

Scroll down for video..."

Company presses your ashes into vinyl when you die

Company presses your ashes into vinyl when you die: "Music lovers can now be immortalised when they die by having their ashes baked into vinyl records to leave behind for loved ones.

A UK company called And Vinyly is offering people the chance to press their ashes in a vinyl recording of their own voice, their favourite tunes or their last will and testament. Minimalist audiophiles might want to go for the simple option of having no tunes or voiceover, and simply pressing the ashes into the vinyl to result in pops and crackles."

GMO Food Allergies

GMO Food Allergies: "Could your allergies be caused by genetically modified foods?
In the last twenty years, there has been an epidemic increase in allergies, asthma, auto-immune disorders, ADHD, and autism, Today, it is estimated that 20% of American children have allergies, and that there has been a:

*400% increase in food allergies
*300% increase in asthma, with a 56% increase in asthma deaths
*400% increase in ADHD and between a 1,500 and 6,000% increase in autism.

What could be responsible for this increase in allergies and auto-immune disorders?

Very good research has it that it is caused by the genetically modified foods we are eating."

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Michio Kaku: UFOs Are Real - MSNBC Dylan Ratigan Show

YouTube - Michio Kaku: UFOs Are Real - MSNBC Dylan Ratigan Show: "Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku discusses Leslie Kean's new book, 'UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record.'"

Scientists: We've Cracked Wheat's Genetic Code - ABC News

Scientists: We've Cracked Wheat's Genetic Code - ABC News: "British scientists have decoded the genetic sequence of wheat — one of the world's oldest and most important crops — a development they hope could help the global staple meet the challenges of climate change, disease and population growth.

Wheat is grown across more of the world's farmland than any other cereal, and researchers said Friday they're posting its genetic code to the Internet in the hope that scientists can use it as a tool to improve farmers' harvests. One academic in the field called the discovery 'a landmark.'

'The wheat genome is the holy grail of plant genomes,' said Nick Talbot, a professor of biosciences at the University of Exeter who wasn't involved in the research. 'It's going to really revolutionize how we breed it.'"

Genetically Modified Soy Linked to Sterility, Infant Mortality

ShowArticle - Institute for Responsible Technology: "'This study was just routine,' said Russian biologist Alexey V. Surov, in what could end up as the understatement of this century. Surov and his colleagues set out to discover if Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) soy, grown on 91% of US soybean fields, leads to problems in growth or reproduction. What he discovered may uproot a multi-billion dollar industry.

After feeding hamsters for two years over three generations, those on the GM diet, and especially the group on the maximum GM soy diet, showed devastating results. By the third generation, most GM soy-fed hamsters lost the ability to have babies. They also suffered slower growth, and a high mortality rate among the pups.

And if this isn't shocking enough, some in the third generation even had hair growing inside their mouths—a phenomenon rarely seen, but apparently more prevalent among hamsters eating GM soy."

GM salmon may go on sale in US after public consultation | Environment | The Guardian

GM salmon may go on sale in US after public consultation | Environment | The Guardian: "US authorities today began the process to approve the first GM animal for human consumption.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a 60-day period of consultation and public meetings over whether to permit a GM strain of salmon to be eaten by humans, even though it has been called a 'frankenfish' by critics. The approval process could take less than a year, and if it gets the green light the fish could be on the market in 18 months."

Monsanto in Gates' Clothing? The Emperor's New GMOs

Eric Holt Gimenez: Monsanto in Gates' Clothing? The Emperor's New GMOs: "If you had any doubts about where the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is really placing its bets, AGRA Watch's recent announcement of the Foundation's investment of $23.1 million in 500,000 shares of Monsanto stock should put them to rest. Genetic engineering: full speed ahead.

If you are one of those people who believes the axiom that Monsanto is the farmer's friend (and the corollary, that its climate-ready, bio-fortified GMOs can save the world from hunger) you will not be surprised, disappointed, or find any conflict of interest in this investment.

But if you are part of the growing population who gets their information about GMOs from scientists who are not beholden to corporate funding, has a problem with anti-trust issues, or is getting queasy about the increasing monopoly power of philanthropy capital... it's time to say the Emperor has no clothes."

Are We Too Plugged In? Distracted vs. Enhanced Minds | Singularity Hub

Are We Too Plugged In? Distracted vs. Enhanced Minds | Singularity Hub: "My smart phone can let me access the collective knowledge of humanity from almost anywhere, but is that access making me smarter or simply less focused? Every day I see people texting while in line at a store, using their laptops in parks, or chatting on the phone to loved ones while they walk. No matter where we go, we seem to stay plugged in. And while plugged in, we consume. According to the New York Times, Americans took in three times as much data in 2008 as they did in 1960. We multitask, trying to absorb different media streams (Twitter, email, Facebook, etc) at once, and new evidence shows that multitasking isn’t simply making us more efficient, it’s also making us more stressed, and less discerning. It seems possible our brains may have a practical restriction to how much data they can and should process. Is the growing digital age doomed to fail due to our own mental limits? No, but we need to acknowledge the necessity and benefits of unplugging."

Quiet Sun leads to upper atmosphere collapse | COSMOS magazine

Quiet Sun leads to upper atmosphere collapse | COSMOS magazine: "WASHINGTON: The upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere are unexpectedly shrinking and cooling due to lower ultraviolet radiation from the Sun, U.S. scientists said.

The Sun's energy output dropped to unusually low levels from 2007 to 2009, a significantly long spell with virtually no sunspots or solar storms, according to scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.

During that period, the thermosphere, whose altitude ranges from about 90 to 500 kilometers, shrank and contracted from the sharp drop in ultraviolet radiation, said the study published in Geophysical Research Letters."

PBS Gives Exposure to Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity, and Bio-ethics | Singularity Hub

PBS Gives Exposure to Ray Kurzweil, The Singularity, and Bio-ethics | Singularity Hub: "The Religion and Ethics News Weekly program on PBS recently interviewed Ray Kurzweil about his predictions for how humanity will change in the years ahead. The segment, entitled “Ethics of Human Enchancement” uses Kurzweil as its centerpiece. It even includes footage from Transcendent Man and The Singularity Is Near – full length documentaries about Kurzweil and his work. More important than the futurist’s involvement, however, is the questions that the program raises: will we augment our biology? If we do, what problems will it cause or solve?"

Friday, August 27, 2010

Sun storm to hit with 'force of 100m bombs' | News.com.au

Sun storm to hit with 'force of 100m bombs' | News.com.au: "AFTER 10 years of comparative slumber, the sun is waking up - and it's got astronomers on full alert.

This week several US media outlets reported that NASA was warning the massive flare that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month was just a precursor to a massive solar storm building that had the potential to wipe out the entire planet's power grid.

NASA has since rebutted those reports, saying it could come '100 years away or just 100 days', but an Australian astronomer says the space community is betting on the sooner scenario rather than the latter.

Despite its rebuttal, NASA's been watching out for this storm since 2006 and reports from the US this week claim the storms could hit on that most Hollywood of disaster dates - 2012."

Extreme Weather Warning - World - Macleans.ca

Extreme Weather Warning - World - Macleans.ca: "Last week, after rampant forest fires had decimated thousands of hectares of his homeland, and burned alive dozens of his countrymen, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin boarded an amphibious aircraft to witness the blazes for himself. Within a few minutes of sitting in the passenger compartment, Putin—never one to resist a fight, or a photo op for that matter—strode briskly to the cockpit and assumed the co-pilot’s seat and headset. Upon direction, Putin, who doesn’t have his flying licence, swooped down and drew 12 tonnes of water from the Oka River, and then doused the scorching forests beneath, extinguishing two fires. All this in 30 minutes."

UFO's over Texas? Camera captures strange, hovering lights in the sky | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News

UFO's over Texas? Camera captures strange, hovering lights in the sky | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News: "FORT WORTH (NBC News Channel) -- A motion-activated camera at a Fort Worth family's favorite hunting spot is capturing shots of mysterious objects.

Lisa Brock-Piekarski's game camera is supposed to take pictures of the deer on her Archer City hunting lease, but the pictures show something she can't explain.

'What I see looks almost like a Frisbee,' she said. 'You see a several lights going around, and they're all symmetrical and lit up, and it just looks like an object in the sky.'"

Synthetic corneas prove successful - latimes.com

Synthetic corneas prove successful - latimes.com: "An experimental synthetic cornea implanted in 10 patients may be a potential alternative to cadaver corneas for curing vision loss due to corneal inflammation and scarring, researchers said Wednesday.

Eye surgeons currently use primarily cadaver corneas for transplants, but that requires the use of anti-rejection drugs and presents a risk of infection. Plastic corneas can also be used, but they present other problems and are generally tried only when tissue transplants have failed.

The new artificial corneas use collagen produced in yeast as a scaffolding that allows cells from the recipient to grow into the graft so that it mimics the original tissue. The two-year preliminary test showed that the biosynthetic corneas restored vision as effectively as cadaver corneas, did not require anti-rejection drugs and allowed normal tears to form."

Aliens may be using thinking robots

Aliens may be using thinking robots: "Aliens could be operating through sentient robots and the hunt for extraterrestrial life should take this possibility into account, a leading astronomer has said.

Seth Shostak, of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in California, said humans had a greater chance of picking up signals from alien-operated robots than from the biological lifeforms that had created them.

The quest to find alien life so far has generally followed standard rules of biochemistry, working on the assumption that detectable extraterrestrial beings would be biologically 'alive'."

Orange Orbs: Then and Now | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.

Orange Orbs: Then and Now | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.: "After I saw the orange orb UFO in the 1980s -- the one that propelled me into the world of UFOs and Fortean, esoteric topics (falling down the rabbit hole) I became obsessed with the UFO; its origins, its intent, etc. What was it that I saw that night? It was all so odd; the size of the thing, the fact that it followed us, -- seemed to be waiting for us -- the missing time, the dreams that followed, the fear, the apathy, the telepathic communications.

I went to the local library, reading literally every book the library had on UFOs. And, on aviation. And, on debunking UFOs. Anything to do with UFOs, flying saucers, space ships, planes, unexplained phenomena. I didn't find anything in any of the books that came close to what I saw. If I found an account of an sphere shaped craft, it wasn't described as orange. If I came across a sighting of an orange light, well, it was red, or reddish orange, or yellowish, and small, and usually attached to a larger object. But not what I saw that night in Oregon."

Infinite doppelgangers may explain quantum probabilities - physics-math - 26 August 2010 - New Scientist

Infinite doppelgangers may explain quantum probabilities - physics-math - 26 August 2010 - New Scientist: "AN IDENTICAL copy of you is also reading this story. This twin is the same in every way, living on an Earth and in a universe that looks exactly like our own. And there may be an infinite number of them. Such doppelgangers could be a natural consequence of our present conception of the universe. Now, some physicists say they could pose a serious problem for quantum mechanics. But a possible fix may also be in sight, and it could help tie abstract quantum concepts to concrete physical causes."

Are we the last generation of humans as God made them?

YouTube - Forbidden Gates: GRIN Technology & Spiritual Warfare: "While Forbidden Gates: How Genetics, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic Biology, Nanotechnology, and Human Enhancement Herald the Dawn of Techno-Dimensional Spiritual Warfare includes fresh insights for traditional, tried-and-true methods of overcoming darkness, it also unveils for the first time how breakthrough advances in science, technology, and philosophy—including cybernetics, bioengineering, nanotechnology, machine intelligence, synthetic biology, and transhumanism—will combine to create mind-boggling game-changes to everything you have ever known about spiritual warfare."

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Veteran China astronomer claims UFOs are extraterrestrial space craft - Honolulu exopolitics | Examiner.com

Veteran China astronomer claims UFOs are extraterrestrial space craft - Honolulu exopolitics | Examiner.com: "In a speech at a science forum held in the city of Guangzhou on August 23, a veteran Chinese astronomer with almost 40 years experience claimed that some UFOs are extraterrestrial spacecraft. Professor Wang Sichao is a planetary astronomer at the Purple Hills Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Based on scientific observations of UFOs over his 39 year career, he has concluded that some are powered by antigravity devices."

Transhumanism Could Be the Biggest Threat to Humanity and it is Here Now - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com

Transhumanism Could Be the Biggest Threat to Humanity and it is Here Now - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com: "The first thing that comes to mind are these new Motorola Droid commercials. Droid is a new service that is a beginning step in the direction of adding computers to enhance our human bodies. Sure this service is all on the exterior of a persons body but next time you see a droid commercial watch it more closely. It shows a persons eye turn into a robot eye or a persons hand become a robotic hand. It is giving a preview of what trans-humanism is and what it is to become."

APOLLO 11: Were There UFOs On the Moon? | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.

APOLLO 11: Were There UFOs On the Moon? | UFO Digest provides video proof of ufos, alien abduction and the paranormal.: "The photo below was taken of the very late evening sky. The photographer did not see the lights until the picture was developed. Note the similarity of the configuration to that of the lights photographed in the picture below by Apollo 14 astronauts."

Triangle object moves directly overhead of Kansas couple giving chase - National ufo | Examiner.com

Triangle object moves directly overhead of Kansas couple giving chase - National ufo | Examiner.com: "A Kansas couple pumping gas at Raytown on August 23, 2010, spotted a 'brightly illuminated star' that they drove toward and attempted to follow - but the object dimmed, came toward and flew directly over them, revealing a triangle shape, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database."

Morgan Stanley Says Government Defaults Inevitable - Bloomberg

Morgan Stanley Says Government Defaults Inevitable - Bloomberg: "Investors face defaults on government bonds given the burden of aging populations and the difficulty of increasing tax revenue, according to a Morgan Stanley executive director.

“Governments will impose a loss on some of their stakeholders,” Arnaud Mares in the firm’s London office wrote in a research report today. “The question is not whether they will renege on their promises, but rather upon which of their promises they will renege, and what form this default will take.” The sovereign-debt crisis is global “and it is not over,” he wrote."

Eye wired open

Eye wired open: "WHEN Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence decided to have his badly damaged eye removed from its socket, he chose to replace it not with a prosthetic, but with a wireless camera. The decision, he says, was easy.

''Every person I know who's lost an eye immediately thinks, 'I should think about getting a camera,' '' he says. Although so far, Spence is the only person who has actually acted on the notion.

In a world first, Spence and a team of engineers and eye specialists developed an eye-camera, a miniature camera and wireless transmitter fitted into his eye."

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

The Government's New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS - TIME

The Government's New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS - TIME: "Government agents can sneak onto your property in the middle of the night, put a GPS device on the bottom of your car and keep track of everywhere you go. This doesn't violate your Fourth Amendment rights, because you do not have any reasonable expectation of privacy in your own driveway — and no reasonable expectation that the government isn't tracking your movements.

That is the bizarre — and scary — rule that now applies in California and eight other Western states. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which covers this vast jurisdiction, recently decided the government can monitor you in this way virtually anytime it wants — with no need for a search warrant."

A UFO Picture Worth More Than 1,000 Words

A UFO Picture Worth More Than 1,000 Words: "(Aug. 25) -- I read with great interest on Friday David Corn's column in which he wonders, with all the recent technological advances and availability of new photographic and video equipment, why 'no one captured clear and unambiguous evidence of UFOs from outer space.'

That may not be entirely true, and maybe this galactic burst of billions of devices that enable people around the world to more readily capture things on pixels and videotape doesn't necessarily mean they'll have more opportunities to photograph a mothership from another world."

'Extraterrestrial hypothesis' is now public operative explanation for UFOs in France, U.K. and China - Seattle exopolitics | Examiner.com

'Extraterrestrial hypothesis' is now public operative explanation for UFOs in France, U.K. and China - Seattle exopolitics | Examiner.com: "Expert panels, military-intelligence agencies, and/or scientists, respectively, in France, U.K., and China now independently confirm that the ‘extraterrestrial hypothesis’ is now their public operative explanation for specific empirical UFO encounters."

US military's top secret X-37B shuttle 'disappears' for two weeks, changes orbit | News.com.au

US military's top secret X-37B shuttle 'disappears' for two weeks, changes orbit | News.com.au: "AMATEUR astronomers are enjoying a cat-and-mouse game with the US military in keeping track of its secret space plane, the X-37B.

The X-37B was launched in April amid much publicity, but scant detail about its true use.

Built by Boeing's Phantom Works division, the X-37B program was originally headed by NASA.

It was later turned over to the Pentagon's research and development arm and then to a secretive Air Force unit.

Only a very select few in the US military know what it's for, but observers on Earth believe they're putting together the puzzle piece by piece.

Several sources claim quote arms control advocates who say it's clearly the beginning of the 'weaponisation of space'."

8 Reasons Genetically Modified Organisms are Bad for You | Foodie Buzz

8 Reasons Genetically Modified Organisms are Bad for You | Foodie Buzz: "Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are created when a gene from one species is transferred to another, creating something that would not be found in nature.

A large percentage of domestic crops (up to 85% of soybean yields) have DNA that was tweaked in a lab, yet it is nearly impossible to know which food items contain these genetically engineered ingredients. Thankfully new mobile phone apps are making it a bit easier for the consumer to know what she is eating, but this is not enough.

GMOs are bad for your body, bad for the community, bad for farmers and bad for the environment."

List of eight reasons follows....

Space Warfare: Preparing the "Battlespace" for A New Imperial Adventure - BlackListed News

Space Warfare: Preparing the "Battlespace" for A New Imperial Adventure - BlackListed News: "Last spring, Antifascist Calling reported on the launch of the Pentagon's secretive X-37B mini space shuttle, a 29-foot long unmanned orbital test vehicle (OTV).

Built by Boeing Corporation, the multibillion dollar project was the culmination of a decades-long dream of Pentagon space warriors: to field a reusable spacecraft that combines an airplane's agility with the means to travel at 5 miles per second in orbit.

After the craft's successful April 22 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) denied that the X-37B was a prototype for a near-earth weapons platform.

Back in 2005 however, The New York Times reported that General Lance W. Lord, then commander of AFSPC, told an Air Force conference that 'space superiority is not our birthright, but it is our destiny. ... Space superiority is our day-to-day mission. Space supremacy is our vision for the future.'

And with no public debate whatsoever, new weapons programs spawned in the bowels of the Pentagon's black budget parallel universe are on coming on-line."

Steve Jobs Is Watching You: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Steve Jobs Is Watching You: Apple Seeking to Patent Spyware | Electronic Frontier Foundation: "It looks like Apple, Inc., is exploring a new business opportunity: spyware and what we're calling 'traitorware.' While users were celebrating the new jailbreaking and unlocking exemptions, Apple was quietly preparing to apply for a patent on technology that, among other things, would allow Apple to identify and punish users who take advantage of those exemptions or otherwise tinker with their devices. This patent application does nothing short of providing a roadmap for how Apple can — and presumably will — spy on its customers and control the way its customers use Apple products. As Sony-BMG learned, spying on your customers is bad for business. And the kind of spying enabled here is especially creepy — it's not just spyware, it's 'traitorware,' since it is designed to allow Apple to retaliate against you if you do something Apple doesn't like."

Seth Shostak: Martians? Ho Hum.

Seth Shostak: Martians? Ho Hum.: "Here's a news flash: scientists can be wrong.

That's no big deal (unless the scientist is you), since research is self-correcting. Consequently, most errors by scientists become historical curiosities, with little long-term importance.

But some research flubs can have a silver lining. Exhibit A: the famous canals on Mars.

The century-old claims that our little ruddy buddy was veined with a network of waterways turned out to be false. Today, we know that the actual martian landscape is a cratered, howling wasteland. But this false premise demonstrated something important - something that people have forgotten; namely, that the public won't go nuts if we find intelligent life in space."

UFO NEWS: New French Aerospace Report Endorses Reality of UFOs

UFO NEWS: New French Aerospace Report Endorses Reality of UFOs: "A new French report released on May 31, 2010 concluded that UFOs are definitely real and possibly of extraterrestrial origin. While not an official government study, the Progress Report of the Sigma/3AF Commission comes from a highly credible source, the Aeronautical & Astronomical Association of France, known as the 3AF, which established a Commission on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena back in May 2008. The Commission’s President is Alain Boudier, a former French Defense attach , and one of its key members is Jean-Gabriel Gresle, a former fighter pilot who studied at the U.S. Air Force Academy and later became an airliner pilot with Air France, where he experienced a couple of UFO sightings. Greslehas published three UFO books in France, including Unidentified Flying Objects: An Airline Pilot Talks (Guy Tredaniel, 1993)."

Alien solar system is like ours ... only weirder - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com

Alien solar system is like ours ... only weirder - Technology & science - Space - Space.com - msnbc.com: "Astronomers have discovered a group of at least five planets — with hints of two more — circling around a star in an arrangement similar to our own solar system. Confirmation of the extra planets would make this the highest tally of alien worlds ever spotted around a single star. The planets and their own sunlike star are about 127 light-years from Earth, astronomers with the European Southern Observatory said. It is one of just 15 planetary systems known to have more than three worlds. The five planets circle their parent star, HD 10180, in a regular pattern like the planets of our solar system, only in a more compact arrangement, the researchers said."

Greek Archaeologists Claim They Discovered Odysseus' Palace - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

Bulgaria: Greek Archaeologists Claim They Discovered Odysseus' Palace - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency: "Greek archaeologists have claimed they have found the palace of Odysseus during excavations on the Ithaca island in the Ionian Sea.

On Tuesday, the archaeologist, Thanasis Papadopulos, who has been leading the excavation team on Odysseus' home island for 16 years, said that he knew the right place of the remains since 2006.

“We found the ruins of a three-level palace with a staircase carved into the rock,” Papadopulos said, adding that they also found a well, dating back to 13th century BC, when the Trojan War is believed to have taken place.

According to the archaeologist, the discoveries are identical to the ones described in Homer's Odyssey, presumably written about 8th century BC."

Clothing that doubles as batteries could be a boon to soldiers

Clothing that doubles as batteries could be a boon to soldiers: "Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a virus in order to design rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that could be woven into clothing to power portable electronic devices. Not only could these batteries be incorporated into fabric, but they could also be poured or sprayed into containers of any size or shape, thus allowing the shells or other parts of devices to double as their power source. MIT believes such batteries would be particularly beneficial to soldiers, who commonly have to carry several pounds of batteries to run their various gizmos. This development is reminiscent of the University of California’s nanogenerator-enabled clothing that harnesses power from the wearer’s movements, and could perhaps even be combined with such technology."

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Trans-Humanism - One Step to Being 'gods'. - The Tamar Yonah Show - Blogs - Israel National News

Trans-Humanism - One Step to Being 'gods'. - The Tamar Yonah Show - Blogs - Israel National News: "The term 'transhumanism' is symbolized by H or h and is often used as a synonym for 'human enhancement'.

In this 'Tower of Babel' crazy quest of mankind to climb to heaven, dethrone G-d and make themselves gods, we are talking about the attempt to erase all borders, national sovereignties, sexual borders and identity, the combining of robotic technology with the human brain, etc.

My guest for this show, Elad from Conspil.com shows on his website an article from an Israeli magazine with an interview with Shimon Peres (today the president of Israel). Those who are familiar with Peres have seen signs of a deep NWO ideology as he talks about the non-importance of land-borders, and his belief in 'technology' to solve the world's problems."

Reports of UFOs over B.C. skies hover into The Sun

Reports of UFOs over B.C. skies hover into The Sun: "VANCOUVER — Reports of unidentified flying objects over B.C. skies this summer are out of this world.

The accounts have been pouring in to The Vancouver Sun after we published a story about an apparent UFO hovering over Cultus Lake in Chilliwack on Tuesday night.

The story broke on The Fox's Jeff O'Neil Show on Wednesday morning during their Open Phones segment."

Interest in O'Hare UFO sighting returns - chicagotribune.com

Interest in O'Hare UFO sighting returns - chicagotribune.com: "On The Colbert Report Monday night Stephen Colbert interviewed author Leslie Kean about her new book on UFOs and hearkened back to the most popular story in chicagotribune.com history.

About 4 minutes, 20 seconds into the interview, Kean mentioned the Tribune's Jan. 1, 2007, story that described a possible UFO sighting over O'Hare International Airport a few months before."

In Italy, a Battle Over Genetically Modified Corn - NYTimes.com

In Italy, a Battle Over Genetically Modified Corn - NYTimes.com: "The seeds, known as MON810, are modified so that the corn produces a chemical that kills the larvae of the corn borer, a devastating pest. Yet while European Union rules allow this particular seed to be planted, Italy requires farmers to get special permission for any genetically modified, or G.M., crop — and the Agriculture Ministry never said yes."

Pre-Crime Technology To Be Used In Washington D.C.

Pre-Crime Technology To Be Used In Washington D.C.: "Law enforcement agencies in Washington D.C. have begun to use technology that they say can predict when crimes will be committed and who will commit them, before they actually happen.

The Minority Report like pre-crime software has been developed by Richard Berk, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Previous incarnations of the software, already being used in Baltimore and Philadelphia were limited to predictions of murders by and among parolees and offenders on probation.

According to a report by ABC News, however, the latest version, to be implemented in Washington D.C., can predict other future crimes as well."

Computers that read minds are being developed by Intel - Telegraph

Computers that read minds are being developed by Intel - Telegraph: "New technology could allow people to dictate letters and search the internet simply by thinking, according to researchers at Intel who are behind the project."

Thousands of dead fish surface at mouth of Mississippi River | Raw Story

Thousands of dead fish surface at mouth of Mississippi River | Raw Story: "Thousands of fish have turned up dead at the mouth of Mississippi River, prompting authorities to check whether oil was the cause of mass death, local media reports said Monday.

The fish were found Sunday floating on the surface of the water and collected in booms that had been deployed to contain oil that leaked from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Times-Picayune reported."

Monday, August 23, 2010

Transhumanism – The super breed Futureprospects

Transhumanism – The super breed � Futureprospects: "What is transhumanism? In general it is a philosophy and an active movement advocating human modification by technological means aiming at enhancement of human possibilities and living conditions of all kinds.
The philosophy detaches itself from our evolutionary concept of natural selection and survival of the fittest and replaces it by humans own wishes and perceptions. The human becomes the steersman of evolution!"

YouTube - mad scientists (transhumanism)

YouTube - mad scientists (transhumanism)

Interesting video.....

Zombies, Human Sonar, and Transhumanism: an Interview with Rutgers Professor Katalin Balog

Zombies, Human Sonar, and Transhumanism: an Interview with Rutgers Professor Katalin Balog: "I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Katalin Balog, an Associate Professor at Rutgers/Newark. Prior to her current position she taught at Yale for 10 years. Prof. Balog is primarily a philosopher of mind and psychology though her interests intersect with metaphysics and philosophy of language. Her interest spans both Western psychology (cognitive and evolutionary psychology but also psycho-analysis) and Eastern (especially Buddhist) psychology. She is currently working on problems related to the nature of consciousness, personal identity and free will."

GMO Corn May Turn Your Tummy Into a Poison Production Factory | All247News

GMO Corn May Turn Your Tummy Into a Poison Production Factory | All247News: "The biotechnology industries are quite proud of their pest-resistant, genetically modified (GMO) corn and other crops. When you hear the term ‘pest-resistant’, you might not think, at first, of what that truly means — that the modified plants are creating their own pesticide inside their cells. In short, the plants kill the bugs that eat them, so the bugs learn not to eat them. Of course, that means that humans who consume the pest-resistant GMO corn are consuming pesticide with every bite, but it’s pesticide from inside the corn, so you can’t wash it off. Biotech companies claim that the toxin that their GMO plants create isn’t dangerous to humans, but many studies show otherwise."

'Martian technology' to keep solar panels dust-free

'Martian technology' to keep solar panels dust-free: "The current market size for solar panels is about $24 billion, Mazumder said. 'Less than 0.04 percent of global energy production is derived from solar panels, but if only four percent of the world's deserts were dedicated to solar power harvesting, our energy needs could be completely met worldwide. This self-cleaning technology can play an important role.'"

Scientists Hack Into Cars' Computers -- Control Brakes, Engine - ABC News

Scientists Hack Into Cars' Computers -- Control Brakes, Engine - ABC News: "It sounds like a Hollywood movie: cybercriminals in a van use a laptop to hack wirelessly into the computer-controlled systems of the car on the road ahead. In seconds the target car's engine, brakes, and door locks are under their nefarious control.

Texas cops say a man hacked into GPS systems and disabled more than 100 cars. It doesn't take a great script writer to figure out what's next – except that it's not the movies anymore. It's real – well, almost."

Secrets of the swarm - Science, News - The Independent

Secrets of the swarm - Science, News - The Independent: "Insects, birds, fish – they're not the most intelligent of beasts, right?

Creepy crawlies or aquatic creatures are the ones humans feel furthest from; unlike many mammals, they don't engage behaviour that is easy to anthropomorphise. We rarely think that an ant is endearing, see a human likeness in a starling, or signs of intelligence in a trout.

The way they swarm or flock together doesn't usually get good press either. Marching like worker ants might be a common simile for city commuters, but it's a damning, not aspirational, image. Yet a new school of scientific theory suggests that these swarms might have a lot to teach us. The way natural groups, such as ant colonies, behave can offer us problem-solving techniques applicable to business, political or social situations."

The Truth is Out There | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine

The Truth is Out There | Military Aviation | Air & Space Magazine: "'And you'll see a very long runway right...there.' Our aircraft commander jabbed a finger at a small, cross-hatched circle on the U.S. Air Force navigation chart. 'But, even if we lose all four engines,' he said, 'we will not land on it.”

“Why not, sir?” I asked.

“We’d be there a long time and have to answer a lot of questions,” the commander replied, then moved on to the next day’s mission preview. A four-stripe sergeant leaned toward me. “That’s Groom Lake,” he said under his breath. “That’s where the really secret [stuff] happens.”"

Department of Flying Saucers | Space Exploration | Air & Space Magazine

Department of Flying Saucers | Space Exploration | Air & Space Magazine: "January 2009. Police in the western French province of Brittany are puzzled by a wave of reports that strange, undulating lights have been drifting across the night sky. They call for a national operative who works out of a small, unmarked office in the southern city of Toulouse. He arrives on the scene swiftly and begins making subtle inquiries, wary as always of spreading panic among the public.

The investigator in this real-life Gallic version of “The X-Files” is Yvan Blanc, a diminutive, balding, 57-year-old engineer who bears a striking resemblance to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Until last year, Blanc was a project manager helping launch the European Space Agency’s Herschel Observatory, a job he thought might cap a three-decade career at the French national space agency CNES. Then he got an unexpected offer: to head up the Group for the Study and Information on Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena, or GEIPAN—the French government’s UFO office."

Alien hunters 'should look for artificial intelligence'

BBC News - Alien hunters 'should look for artificial intelligence': "Both Dr Shostak and Dr Elliott concede that finding and decoding any eventual message from such alien thinking machines may prove more difficult than in the 'biological' case, but the idea does provide new directions to look.

Dr Shostak says that artificially intelligent alien life would be likely to migrate to places where both matter and energy - the only things he says would be of interest to the machines - would be in plentiful supply. That means the Seti hunt may need to focus its attentions near hot, young stars or even near the centres of galaxies.

'I think we could spend at least a few percent of our time... looking in the directions that are maybe not the most attractive in terms of biological intelligence but maybe where sentient machines are hanging out.'"

The Third Replicator - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com

The Third Replicator - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com: "All around us information seems to be multiplying at an ever increasing pace. New books are published, new designs for toasters and i-gadgets appear, new music is composed or synthesized and, perhaps above all, new content is uploaded into cyberspace. This is rather strange. We know that matter and energy cannot increase but apparently information can."

Does the Past Exist Yet? Evidence Suggests Your Past Isn't Set in Stone

Robert Lanza, M.D.: Does the Past Exist Yet? Evidence Suggests Your Past Isn't Set in Stone: "Recent discoveries require us to rethink our understanding of history. 'The histories of the universe,' said renowned physicist Stephen Hawking 'depend on what is being measured, contrary to the usual idea that the universe has an objective observer-independent history.'"

Sunday, August 22, 2010

YouTube - "MASSIVE UFO EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE! OUR GOV'T KNOWS ABOUT IT ." EX-NASA OFFICIAL.

YouTube - "MASSIVE UFO EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE! OUR GOV'T KNOWS ABOUT IT ." EX-NASA OFFICIAL.: "Due to many recent UFO sightings that are making international headlines, RICHARD C. HOAGLAND ex-NASA OFFICIAL, is now giving us a warning."

Software Predicts Criminal Behavior - ABC News

Software Predicts Criminal Behavior - ABC News: "New crime prediction software being rolled out in the nation's capital should reduce not only the murder rate, but the rate of many other crimes as well. Developed by Richard Berk, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, the software is already used in Baltimore and Philadelphia to predict which individuals on probation or parole are most likely to murder and to be murdered. In his latest version, the one being implemented in D.C., Berk goes even further, identifying the individuals most likely to commit crimes other than murder.


If the software proves successful, it could influence sentencing recommendations and bail amounts."

Southern California is overdue for 'The Big One,' study finds | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times

Southern California is overdue for 'The Big One,' study finds | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times: "Southern California is overdue for a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault, according to a landmark study released Friday.

The long-awaited study came after scientists spent years studying the geology of the Carrizo Plain area of the San Andreas, which is about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles. It found that earthquakes along the San Andreas fault have occurred far more often than previously believed."

First case of superbug confirmed in Ontario

First case of superbug confirmed in Ontario: "BRAMPTON, ONT. - A patient who recently travelled to India and was later treated at a health facility in Brampton, Ont., has tested positive for the NDM-1 superbug, Ontario health officials confirmed Saturday.

It is the first-known case of NDM-1 in Ontario, and the third in Canada, said provincial Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care spokeswoman Joanne Woodward Fraser.

The patient was being treated at the William Osler Health System facility in Brampton, she said, and is no longer in hospital.

NDM-1 is a bacteria that is highly resistant to most antibiotics. World health officials have recently become concerned about the spread of the bacteria from countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh."

Eerie UFO sightings reported over B.C. lake

Eerie UFO sightings reported over B.C. lake: "VANCOUVER -- Reports have been flying in of an unidentified flying object hovering over Cultus Lake in Chilliwack, B.C. on Tuesday night.

The story broke on The Fox's Jeff O'Neil Show Wednesday morning during their Open Phones segment."

Real Terminator Robots By 2015-2025: Part 1/5

YouTube - Real Terminator Robots By 2015-2025: Part 1/5: "The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to have fully humanoid robots that think, act, react, learn, make decisions all on their own, and live amongst us all, by the year 2025 or even sooner. We are talking only 16 years or less. Robotics is alot more important to the New World Order Agenda than a lot of people may think. The NWO knows that almost none of the police or military are actually going to turn on the citizens of their own country and enforce martial law and a police state. This is why (IMO) that robots are a crucial factor to the success of the NWO. intelligent humanoid robots are exactly what the NWO needs in order to police and enslave everyone."

Technology Review: A 'Kill Switch' for Rogue Microbes

Technology Review: A 'Kill Switch' for Rogue Microbes: "Biologists often speak of switching genes on and off to give microbes new abilities--like producing biofuels or drugs, or gobbling up environmental toxins. For the most part, though, it's nearly impossible to turn off a gene without deleting it (which means you can't turn it on again). This limits biologists' ability to control how much of a particular protein a microbe produces. It also restricts bioengineers' ability to design new microbes."

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Crop circles: The mystery that keeps us going round in circles - Telegraph

Crop circles: The mystery that keeps us going round in circles - Telegraph: "‘Look, there’s one with birds in it,” I say excitedly into my microphone. Only as the helicopter whirrs closer do I see that the specks of colour dotting the shape in the cornfield below are not avian, but human figures in rainwear. Perhaps it is an angel with fanning wings, perhaps it is a cup and ball on a stick; the form is certainly new. Like all crop circles, it appeared, without warning or explanation, during the night; suddenly, this very morning, it was there."

Are We Witnessing the Death of Our Planet?

Activist Post: Are We Witnessing the Death of Our Planet?: "It seems that we are witnessing the death of our planet right before our very eyes. The extreme weather, Gulf oil disaster and use of deadly dispersants, to decades of agrichemical and synthetic medicines leeching into water ways, and general human pollution resulting in having to now map the North Atlantic Garbage Patch (not to be confused with the Great Pacific Garbage Patch) -- has resulted in major breaches to our interdependent life system."

The dragon in the loch

Unexplained Mysteries - The dragon in the loch: "People have always believed in and often reported seeing strange creatures unknown to zoologists. Today, such unknown animals, like the Yeti or Sasquatch are called “cryptids,” meaning simply that they are hidden or little understood, if they exist at all. Although new types of animals and plants are discovered all the time, usually the animals are insects or other small creatures, but sometimes, as with the discovery of a new species of ungulate in northern Vietnam a few years ago, they are quite large. And new species are discovered fairly regularly in the oceans, which average about three miles in depth and cover very roughly three quarters of our planet. Even large and previously unknown varieties of shark and squid are found from time to time."

The Phases of an Empire

Activist Post: The Phases of an Empire: "The analysis below explains why all empires and 'Imperial Style' governments have failed throughout history, and why our Empire-USA faces the same fate. The only question is whether the people and government of the USA have the wisdom and will to engage in a 'Managed Decline' by terminating the empire and imperial conduct on their own schedule, rather than by chaotic crash of the US Dollar, economy, and lifestyle. Take notice of the 'Solutions' section in Part C below."

Weather Wars and the Devil's HAARP

Activist Post: Weather Wars and the Devil's HAARP: "The HAARP project has been shrouded in secrecy and speculation since its inception. Despite recent high-profile attempts to access its inner workings, only more questions continue to emerge. Conclusions about its operational capacity are those that have caused a drift toward 'conspiracy theory.' Defense operations have quite a history of harebrained boondoggle schemes that never become operational. However, weather modification (and weaponization) has been consistently discussed and researched by the military and the Elite to a level that indicates there is something worth pursuing. Let us look at a few things we know for certain:"

10 Ways We Are Being Tracked, Traced, and Databased

Activist Post: 10 Ways We Are Being Tracked, Traced, and Databased: "Are technological advances infringing on our right to privacy?"

Beyond City Limits

Beyond City Limits - By Parag Khanna | Foreign Policy: "The 21st century will not be dominated by America or China, Brazil or India, but by the city. In an age that appears increasingly unmanageable, cities rather than states are becoming the islands of governance on which the future world order will be built. This new world is not -- and will not be -- one global village, so much as a network of different ones." Click through the photo essay to see if your favorite city makes the list....



Unless We All Matter

tothesource: "If you want to accurately predict what could soon go wrong in society, just read the professional journals. Case in point: A bioethicist named Alasdair Cochrane, a deep thinker at the Centre for the Study of Human Rights in the UK, argued recently in Bioethics that we should discard our (already tenuous) embrace of intrinsic human dignity as the foundational basis for establishing medical ethics and enacting health care public policies."

Preserving humanity

Preserving humanity: "The idea that humans are to be considered special is more vulnerable than you would think"

WiFi Medicine: Implantable Biosensors That Could E-mail Your Doctor | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine

WiFi Medicine: Implantable Biosensors That Could E-mail Your Doctor | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine: "Having already become a ubiquitous part of our mobile-centric daily lives, wireless technologies are now poised to slip inside our bodies. Researchers and companies around the world are designing the next generation of biosensors—implantable microchip-like devices that can monitor a patient’s health and ping doctors on their smartphones or computers if something is amiss. One day, some of these devices could even apply short-term fixes or treat disorders outright."

Friday, August 20, 2010

The Pros and Cons of Alien Visitation

Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology: Argentina: The Pros and Cons of Alien Visitation: "The Pros and Cons of Alien Visitation by Dr. Roque Mecoli

Regardless of whether we are being visited or not by entities from outer space and/or other dimensions (a caveat I make out of respect for the beliefs of others, 'yea' sayers and naysayers alike, since I have stated elsewhere that I have the impression that the polarities in this and many other aspects [of the UFO phenomenon] have existed for years, and I honestly do not want to engage in a debate because we are unlikely to reach a satisfactory conclusion for all the perspectives), there is a highly interesting which I have never seen mentioned in any bibliography or copious reports on the subject."

RAF Bentwaters UFO Reports

Earthfiles.com Environment | August 20, 2010 Earthfiles Reprint of RAF Bentwaters Reports: "Chronological sequence of twelve 2009-2010 RAF Bentwaters reports
from the 1999 to 2010 Earthfiles Archive"

High-tech carts will tell on Cleveland residents who don't recycle ... and they face $100 fine | cleveland.com

High-tech carts will tell on Cleveland residents who don't recycle ... and they face $100 fine | cleveland.com: "CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It would be a stretch to say that Big Brother will hang out in Clevelanders' trash cans, but the city plans to sort through curbside trash to make sure residents are recycling -- and fine them $100 if they don't.

The move is part of a high-tech collection system the city will roll out next year with new trash and recycling carts embedded with radio frequency identification chips and bar codes."

Ebu Gogo

Phantoms and Monsters: Paranormal, UFOs, Cryptids and Unexplained Phenomena: "Ebu Gogo are a group of human-like creatures that appear in the mythology of the people of the island of Flores, Indonesia. In the Nage language of central Flores, ebu means 'grandmother' and gogo means 'he who eats anything'. The Ebu Gogo are described as small, nasty people with a voracious appetite that sometimes included the devouring of the occasional human baby. Ebu Gogo have hair covered bodies, longish arms, big bellies and protruding ears. They were said to walk awkwardly and could be heard murmuring in their own language and were said to be capable of mimicking human speech."

More Evidence of the Nephilim at Greater Rochester International Airport?

The Open Scroll Blog: Part 9 - Rochester, NY and the gateway to High Falls: "IN THE VERY EARLIEST TIME
WHEN BOTH PEOPLE AND ANIMALS LIVED ON EARTH
A PERSON COULD BECOME AN ANIMAL IF HE WANTED TO
AND AN ANIMAL COULD BECOME A HUMAN BEING
SOMETIMES THEY WERE PEOPLE
AND SOMETIMES ANIMALS
AND THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE
ALL SPOKE THE SAME LANGUAGE"

UFO-believing group in Cairngorms pilgrimage | Scotland | STV News

UFO-believing group in Cairngorms pilgrimage | Scotland | STV News: "A UFO-based religious sect are preparing for a pilgrimage to a Cairngorms peak in a bid to meet some higher beings.

Members of the Aetherius Society will trek to Creag-an-Leth-Chain this month to visit one of their 'shrines'. They believe the mountain is charged with spiritual energy by a 'Lord of Karma'.

The disciples of the sect, founded in 1955 by former London cabbie Dr George King, will then take their new found energy on the next stage of their pilgrimage - to Ben Macdhui.

At the peak they believe they will come face to face with members of 'The Spiritual Hierarchy of Earth - once human beings who have cheated death by reaching a higher state of being."

How much mass makes a black hole? Astronomers challenge current theories

How much mass makes a black hole? Astronomers challenge current theories: "ScienceDaily (Aug. 19, 2010) — Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, European astronomers have for the first time demonstrated that a magnetar -- an unusual type of neutron star -- was formed from a star with at least 40 times as much mass as the Sun. The result presents great challenges to current theories of how stars evolve, as a star as massive as this was expected to become a black hole, not a magnetar. This now raises a fundamental question: just how massive does a star really have to be to become a black hole?"

Closing in on the inflaton, mother of the universe - physics-math - 18 August 2010 - New Scientist

Closing in on the inflaton, mother of the universe - physics-math - 18 August 2010 - New Scientist: "The inflaton particle is credited with generating the universe and fuelling its inflation. It has yet to be discovered, but it is fast running out of hiding places, thanks to the theoretical framework known as supersymmetry (SUSY).

Enormous and mainly extinct, supersymmetric particles are the dinosaurs of particle physics. Each of these 'sparticles' is the partner of a known particle, and they have already solved several cosmological problems, including smoothing the way for a long-sought grand unified theory of physics.

Now two theories suggest that some sparticles might also be components of the elusive inflaton, which is thought to have driven space-time apart at the dawn of the universe."

Fate of Universe revealed by galactic lens

BBC News - Fate of Universe revealed by galactic lens: "A 'galactic lens' has revealed that the Universe will probably expand forever. Astronomers used the way that light from distant stars was distorted by a huge galactic cluster known as Abell 1689 to work out the amount of dark energy in the cosmos. Dark energy is a mysterious force that speeds up the expansion of the Universe. Understanding the distribution of this force revealed that the likely fate of the Universe was to keep on expanding. It will eventually become a cold, dead wasteland, researchers say."

The moon is shrinking, say scientists | Science | The Guardian

The moon is shrinking, say scientists | Science | The Guardian: "Astronomers have declared that the moon is shrinking after spotting wrinkles all over the lunar surface. The tell-tale contraction marks were discovered by US scientists who examined thousands of photographs of the moon's surface taken by a Nasa orbiter.

Some of the wrinkles are several miles long and rise tens of metres above the dusty terrain. Researchers believe they arise from the moon decreasing in size by around 200 metres across its diameter. The moon's mean diameter is generally calculated to be 2,159 miles."

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Deux Ex Human Revolution Preview - UGO.com

Deux Ex Human Revolution Preview - UGO.com: "Here's the setup: about 90 minutes into the game, you're given the task of infiltrating the morgue at a police headquarters to retrieve a chip embedded in a dead terrorist's head. This terrorist is part of a group against transhumanism (people augmented with cybernetics, which is the product Sarif Industries, your in-game employer). But here's the catch: the terrorist himself has cybernetic implants. So he must be some sort of plant within the terrorist organization -- but a plant by who? The government? You're on a mission to find out, which is why it's imperative you get access to the morgue and get that chip."

Gulf oil plume extends 21 miles from source - USATODAY.com

Gulf oil plume extends 21 miles from source - USATODAY.com: "Research out Thursday finds that the undersea oil plume from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill stretches like a cloudy tube for at least 21 miles away from where the spill happened. Reported in the journal Science, the study answers some of the questions about the fate of the crude, about 4.9 million barrels worth, in the Gulf. The size was mapped using a robot sub that plied the waters from June 19-28, when the approach of Hurricane Alex forced an end to its work before it could find an end to the plume."

Roughly three-quarters of spilled oil still in Gulf - The Hill's E2-Wire

NOAA official: Roughly three-quarters of spilled oil still in Gulf - The Hill's E2-Wire: "Roughly three-quarters of the oil that spilled into the Gulf of Mexico from BP’s ruptured well is still in the environment, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official told a House panel Thursday. 


The estimate contrasts previous pronouncements by administration officials that only about a quarter of the oil remains to be addressed."

UFO sightings on the rise - Halifax Courier

UFO sightings on the rise - Halifax Courier: "MORE mysterious sightings of UFOs have been reported in Calderdale - and now there's photographic evidence. As reported in the Courier, a strange orange ball was seen in the sky earlier this month and reader Ian McGibbon captured the orange orb. He took the snap of the flaming night sky in Wheatley, Halifax, on Saturday, August 14."

Iris Scanners Create the Most Secure City in the World. Welcome, Big Brother | Fast Company

Iris Scanners Create the Most Secure City in the World. Welcome, Big Brother | Fast Company: "'In the future, whether it's entering your home, opening your car, entering your workspace, getting a pharmacy prescription refilled, or having your medical records pulled up, everything will come off that unique key that is your iris,' says Jeff Carter, CDO of Global Rainmakers. Before coming to GRI, Carter headed a think tank partnership between Bank of America, Harvard, and MIT. 'Every person, place, and thing on this planet will be connected [to the iris system] within the next 10 years,' he says."

Ultradimensional UFO defies censorship, appears at ECETI - Vancouver ufo | Examiner.com

Ultradimensional UFO defies censorship, appears at ECETI - Vancouver ufo | Examiner.com: "'[T]here's definite censorship going on, even within the major UFO community and the talk shows,' says James Gilliland, founder of ECETI (Enlightened Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and UFO videographer extraordinaire. Mr. Gilliland provided Vancouver-based Secret Message TV with exclusive access to new footage of a UFO that descends from Mt. Adams in Washington State, turns and then flies below treetop level over the ECETI Field of Dreams. This same field is where hundreds of witnesses observed UFO's over the July 4th holiday weekend, watching as the mysterious craft appeared on Mt. Adams, changed colors and produced spectacular light displays."

Genetically Manipulated Crops: The GMO Catastrophe in the USA. A Lesson for the World

Genetically Manipulated Crops: The GMO Catastrophe in the USA. A Lesson for the World: "The ecological time-bomb that came with the GMO according to Ho, is about to explode. Over several years of constant application of patented glyphosate herbicides such as Monsanto’s famous and highly Roundup, new herbicide-resistant “super-weeds” have evolved, nature’s response to man-made attempts to violate it. The super-weeds require significantly more not less herbicide to control.

ABC Television, a major US national network, made a recent documentary about the super-weeds under the rubric, “super weeds that can’t be killed.”

They interviewed farmers and scientists across Arkansas who described fields overrun with giant pigweed plants that can withstand as much glyphosate as farmers are able to spray. They interviewed one farmer who spent almost €400000 in only three months in a failed attempt to kill the new super-weeds."

Can NASA Launch a Rocket with a Laser? - Future Transportation - GOOD

Can NASA Launch a Rocket with a Laser? - Future Transportation - GOOD: "Launching rockets into space takes a lot of fuel and costs a lot of money. Will a theoretical plan to use lasers to beam enough energy to launch things into space ever take off?"

Head-On Crash Spotted Between Solar Wind and Earth's Magnetic Field

SPACE.com -- Head-On Crash Spotted Between Solar Wind and Earth's Magnetic Field: "A spacecraft designed to scan the edge of the solar system has turned its gaze back toward Earth, taking an unprecedented look at the solar wind's head-on collision with the planet's magnetic field.

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, known as IBEX, has recorded the first-ever look of the solar wind - the million-miles-per-hour stream of charged particles from the sun - crashing headlong into Earth's magnetosphere, space agency officials said in a statement. The solar wind could strip away the planet's atmosphere if the magnetosphere, a magnetic bubble surrounding the planet, didn't help deflect it.


Do We Dare Let Aliens Know We're Here?

SPACE.com -- Do We Dare Let Aliens Know We're Here?: "SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Even if humanity could reach out to an intelligent alien civilization, scientists are polarized over whether we should.

Famed astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has argued that the extraterrestrials we contacted would be likely to harm us, a view that divided the experts here at the SETIcon convention.

'No one can say that there is no risk to transmitting,' John Billingham, former chairman of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Committee of the International Academy of Astronautics, said via a statement read at the convention Sunday. 'Personally, I agree with Hawking and think it may be unwise to transmit.'

However, Douglas Vakoch, director of interstellar message composition at the SETI Institute, said of aliens: 'Even if they tend to be hateful, awful folks, can they do us any harm at interstellar distances?'"

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

GOGBOT 2010

Beyond The Beyond: "PLANETART presents GOGBOT 2010; Singularity: Multimedial art of the future in the present.

From September 9th to 12th The city centre of Enschede will once again be dominated by the annual art, music and technology festival GOGBOT, presented by PLANETART. Technological and scientific advances are accelerating and will - within a few decades - culminate in the demise of the biological man; a theme that is also referred to as Singularity. At GOGBOT 2010 you will for four days full of multimedia, music, interactive installations, nanotech, film, artificial intelligence and the Beauty Salon of the Future be immersed in a world in which humanity has been relegated to the status of pet by ever more intelligent machines, as: The Singularity is Near, Resistance is Futile. GOGBOT 2010 Festival is held free of charge at more than ten locations across Enschede, except for the evening program at Atak."

Reverse-Engineering of Human Brain Likely by 2020

Reverse-Engineering of Human Brain Likely by 2020: "Reverse-engineering the human brain so we can simulate it using computers may be only a decade away, says Ray Kurzweil, artificial intelligence expert and author of the best-selling book The Singularity is Near.

It would be the first step toward creating machines that are more powerful than the human brain. These supercomputers could be networked into a cloud computing architecture to amplify their processing capabilities. Meanwhile, algorithms that power them could get more intelligent. Together these could create the ultimate machine that can help us handle the challenges of the future, says Kurzweil.

This point where machines surpass human intelligence has been called the 'singularity.' It's a term that Kurzweil helped popularize through his book."

Black hole mystery unveiled by magnetic star discovery

BBC News - Black hole mystery unveiled by magnetic star discovery: "The discovery of a rare magnetic star - or magnetar - is challenging theories about the origin of black holes."

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"L2" - Ground Zero in the Search for Dark Energy a Million Kilometers from Earth

"L2" - Ground Zero in the Search for Dark Energy a Million Kilometers from Earth: "The spiral galaxy NGC 4258, 25 million light-years away, shown in the image left, is one of many that contain visible Type Ia supernovae, which astronomers use to tell how fast the universe is expanding. Ten years ago in May astronomers announced that the universe's expansion is speeding up thanks to dark energy, a mysterious 'antigravity' that makes up 74 percent of the universe."

Rare Neutron Star Eruption Offers Clues to Mystery of Its Core

Rare Neutron Star Eruption Offers Clues to Mystery of Its Core: "A pulsar system known as Swift J1749.4-2807 -- J1749 for short -- erupted with an X-ray outburst on April 10th. During the event, RXTE observed three eclipses, detected X-ray pulses that identified the neutron star as a pulsar, and even recorded pulse variations that indicated the neutron star's orbital motion. The Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE), launched on December 30, 1995 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, is managed and controlled by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to explore the variability of X-ray sources."

China building new nuke delivery system, space weapons: US

China building new nuke delivery system, space weapons: US: "Washington: China is pursuing a major military buildup in a 'secretive manner' developing survivable nuclear delivery system, a 1,500 km range anti-ship missile to hit aircraft carriers and has the most active land based ballistic and cruise missile programme in the world, Pentagon has said.

Beijing is acquiring 'capabilities' to strike from a distance, warned the US Defence department, saying these moves, 'increases the potential of misunderstanding' and military conflict with other nations.

In worrying new assessment, Pentagon said Beijing had developed missiles capable of striking targets in space and is also expanding its fleet of conventional and nuclear submarines to give it forces global reach."

An Implantable Antenna

Technology Review: An Implantable Antenna: "Silk and gold, usually a pairing for the runways of Milan, are now the main ingredients for a new kind of implantable biosensor. Researchers at Tufts University have crafted a small antenna from liquid silk and micropatterned gold. The antenna is designed to spot specific proteins and chemicals in the body, and alert doctors wirelessly to signs of disease. Scientists say the implant could someday help patients with diabetes track their glucose levels without having to test themselves daily."

Technology Review: A New Kind of Microchip

Technology Review: A New Kind of Microchip: "A computer chip that performs calculations using probabilities, instead of binary logic, could accelerate everything from online banking systems to the flash memory in smart phones and other gadgets."

DARPA funds Mr Spock on a Chip • The Register

DARPA funds Mr Spock on a Chip • The Register: "The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency financed the basic research necessary to create a processor that thinks in terms of probabilities instead of the certainties of ones and zeros. And now Lyric Semiconductor, the spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where the work was done, is going to spend the next couple of years building a commercial probability processor called the GP5.

Why do we care about a processor that calculates probabilities instead manipulating of data to get a certainty? Because an increasing number of applications in far-ranging fields are about trying to figure out the probability of something happening and acting on those probabilities.

'Digital processors are not really equipped to handle these algorithms,' explains David Reynolds, co-founder and vice president of product development at Lyric, which comes out of stealth mode today. 'So we have been rebuilding probability computing from the gate level all the way up to the processor.'"

Sentient Fireballs and Biting Lights | Blasts from the Pasts | Fortean Times

Sentient Fireballs and Biting Lights | Blasts from the Pasts | Fortean Times: "At the fringes of those luminous phenomena which range from spook lights to freak lightning, there are some strange accounts for which there is no ready explanation. These involve lights that show a particular interest in human beings – and not always to their benefit."

The Frederick Valentich Incident

Phantoms and Monsters: Paranormal, UFOs, Cryptids and Unexplained Phenomena: "The Frederick Valentich Incident is probably the most significant UFO encounter in Australia. This account involves a young 20 year old pilot, Frederick Valentich, who filed a flight plan at Moorabin for a night flight to King Island where he was to pick up some friends and then fly back. King Island is in the Bass Strait between Australia and Tasmania."

Most of BP oil still out there? Scientists say so - Disaster in the Gulf - msnbc.com

Most of BP oil still out there? Scientists say so - Disaster in the Gulf - msnbc.com: "MIAMI — Two new scientific reports Tuesday raised fresh fears about the environmental fallout from the world's worst offshore oil spill and questioned government assurances that most of the oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico was already gone.

In one of the reports, researchers at the University of Georgia said about three-quarters of the oil from BP's blown-out Macondo well was still lurking below the surface of the Gulf and may pose a threat to the ecosystem.

Charles Hopkinson, who helped lead the investigation, said up to 79 percent of the 4.1 million barrels of oil that gushed from the broken well and was not captured directly at the wellhead remained in the Gulf."

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Organs Made to Order | 40th Anniversary | Smithsonian Magazine

Organs Made to Order | 40th Anniversary | Smithsonian Magazine: "It won't be long before surgeons routinely install replacement body parts created in the laboratory"

BBC News - Bacteria can 'smell' their environment, research shows

BBC News - Bacteria can 'smell' their environment, research shows: "Research has shown that bacteria - among the simplest life forms on Earth - have a sense of smell."

The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology

The New Atlantis � The Promise and Perils of Synthetic Biology: "Over the past fifty years, several pivotal advances have transformed the life sciences, including the discovery of the structure of DNA, the deciphering of the genetic code, the development of recombinant DNA technology, and the mapping of the human genome. Synthetic biology is another transformative innovation that will make it possible to build living machines from off-the-shelf chemical ingredients, employing many of the same strategies that electrical engineers use to make computer chips. Drawing upon a set of powerful techniques for the automated synthesis of DNA molecules and their assembly into genes and microbial genomes, synthetic biology envisions the redesign of natural biological systems for greater efficiency, as well as the construction of functional “genetic circuits” and metabolic pathways for practical purposes."