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3 Weird Neon Signs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:24:00 +0000

Larry´s Shoes

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Gold-Eating Fish

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:08:00 +0000

A Hawaii resident of ELEELE, tells a very weird fish tale: A reef fish measuring only 10 inches was caught by hand in shallow waters by Curt Carish, and the fish hours later coughed out a still ticking gold watch.

The story goes like this: Curt said he was enjoying a picnic on Port Allen beach when he saw a fish awkwardly swimming close to the shore´s shallow waters. His friend gave him a bamboo stick and told him to get the fish to see what was wrong. Curt went into the waist-high water and hit the fish until it fainted.

When Curt caught it he was surprised to notice that the fish´s belly was unusually large, so he decided to toss it into a cooler. Some hours later he was even more surprised when a gold watch appeared next to its mouth. Apparently the fish coughed up the watch while it was in the cooler. Carish said the watch was still ticking and keeping correct time.

French Spiderman, Alain Robert

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:38:00 +0000

Maybe you´ve seen a French dude climbing skyscrapers on TV, or maybe even live. If not, let me introduce you to Alain Robert, commonly known as “the French Spider-Man.”

He is known for climbing skyscrapers and buildings with his bare hands and climbing shoes. This crazy guy has scaled approximately 85 giant structures around the globe including many of the tallest ones

Authorities normally don´t give him permission to climb the buildings, so many times he does it illegally. He has been arrested many times in various countries, and he was even exiled from China in 2007 by climbing the 88-story Jin Mao Building in Shanghai.

His “job” normally attracts thousands of people who watch him climb. His arrests and trials are normally little more than brief formalities, and he is always discharged with nothing more than a small fine. Some companies that own tall buildings hire him to climb theirs for publicity. He was even paid $18,000 to climb the Lloyd´s of London to promote the premiere of the movie Spider-Man on the British television channel Sky Movies. Alain has climbed towers and skyscrapers from almost every part of the world. He also is a strong promoter of the awareness of global warming.

He wrote an autobiography titled “With Bare Hands” and was first published in English in 2008. It shows his development into a famous urban climber from his days as a child and gives a deep insight into his philosophy and how he managed to overcome his disabilities.

Some of his famous climbs are:

The Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois in 1999.

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (200 meters tall) on February, 2003.

The Federation Tower office building in Moscow (244 meters tall) on September 4, 2007.

The Lloyd´s building during a G-20 London Summit on April 2, 2009.

His official website is: http://thesolutionissimple.org/

Memorial day thief

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:07:00 +0000

Every Memorial Day, people who volunteer place USA flags next to the graves of veterans buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, which is 55 miles northeast from Detroit. It has been reported that workers at the cemetery noticed several flags that had been torn off their wooden staffs.

The superintendent of the cemetery affirms that a brazen squirrel is responsible for the disappearance of the small flags. “He plucks them right off,” he said. “If I didn´t see it, and I didn´t follow the squirrel, I never would have believed it.”

Woman survives speeding train

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:44:00 +0000

A mysterious Israeli woman was recorded by a security camera in North Israel when she slowly walked from her car to calmly lay herself to rail tracks just seconds before a speeding train passed. This video shows the train and carriages as they run over her as she lies on the tracks. Many would have thought of her dead as she disappeared from view for 15 seconds while the train passed over the rails.

This woman apparently unharmed went back to her car as the train passed, and left the scene. The police confirm that 2 days after this weird event, they haven´t found the woman, nor identified her. Some rumors claim the woman is from Kiryat Ono, and that she decided to end her life after losing her job in a travel agency. This has not been confirmed properly, although it seems very likely.

Killer Dolphins!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:56:00 +0000

The first recording of adult dolphins trying to kill a newborn of their own species has been made. The term is called infanticide, which means the practice of someone intentionally causing the death of an infant of its own specie mostly.

Infanticide is common in many mammal species, although it is rarely recorded among cetaceans. Until now, not many cases had been reported in bottlenose dolphins; but this new discovery suggests it could be more widespread than thought beforehand.
On the morning of December 5 2006 on Sepetiba Bay, Brazil, Mariana Nery, of the Southern University of Chile, and Sheila Simao, of the Federal Rural University of Rios de Janeiro, saw an experience they will probably remember the rest of their lives.

A group of six adult dolphins approached to a mother with her newborn calf. Two adults separated the baby from its mother. The female tried to reach the infant, but four other adults herded her, hitting her body and ramming her. Any attempt by the mother to escape was prevented by the pack, which chased her and blocked her path. Four meters away, the two remaining adults rammed the calf and held it underwater. They then threw it in the air and again pushed it underwater. Afterwards the calf swam with difficulty, and unlike the mother, was never seen again.

“Female dolphins become sexually receptive within a few days of losing a calf,” said Ms. Nery. That, and the sexual interest shown by the group in the mother, suggests they killed the calf for similar reasons.

There have been recorded cases of gangs of dolphins also killing baby porpoises, tossing them in the air and pursuing them to the death, similar to the killing of the baby dolphin. Marine experts believe these displays of attacks on non-rival, non-predatory, peace-loving porpoises may have always taken place, even though it was just recently discovered.

A theory had been made on the reason behind the porpoise murders, which included territorial clashes and feuds over food resources. But food is not in short supply and the porpoises are not just chased away, but pursued to the death.

Insomnium

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 17 May 2009 22:50:00 +0000

As the Sun rises in Quang Nam, the birds begin to sing, and people start waking up. All but a man who actually didn´t sleep at all. Not for 33 consecutive years from now.

Thai Ngoc was born in 1942 in Trung Ha Village. This Vietnamese claims he had a flu in 1976, and he hasn´t been able to sleep since then. His inhability to sleep has not only made him famous, but also represents a miraculous phenomenon worthy of scientific study.

When Ngoc went for a medical examination, doctors gave him a clean bill of health. A UK investigating group took him to Da Dang City´s Polyclinic to check his encephalogram and mental status and the results were perfectly normal. Also proving his good health, the elderly resident of Que Trung commune, Que Son district said he can carry two 50kg bags of fertilizer down 4km of road to return home every day.

He currently lives on his 5ha farm at the foot of a mountain busy with farming and taking care of pigs and chickens all day. His six children live with him and his wife in their house in Que Trung.
An Australian news agency representative arrived to his house and proposed to take Thai Ngoc abroad for 18 months of investigations. The farmer declined, saying he has not left his village for over 60 years and that he is afraid of tests.

After 30 years of work, he cannot afford to build his own house. “My house has no TV set and it´s a long way to walk to a house that has one. But then after a while when everyone else has gone to sleep, I feel bored and return home.” He said. His house is no more than a small hutch by one side of the Cheo Beo Mountain. There are no beds inside. His guests have to lie on the ground. To prevent guests from being eaten by ants he pours boiled water around their sleeping mats. Thai Ngoc works very hard but he can´t afford to send all of his six children to school.

Over the past few years, his health has deteriorated. “I feel rather bad now. I am like a plant without water.” The 67 year old man said. “My wish now is to have a nap. Half an hour´s sleep would be enough to satisfy me.”

ISS astronauts playing in space

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:13:00 +0000

Some astronauts on board the International Space Station, which is at an altitude of approximately 350 kilometers above the surface of the Earth, conduct a series of experiments suggested by the public.

The tests are supposedly meant to examine the effects of microgravity, but at the same time it gave Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata the chance to try flying on a “Flying Carpet”.

Several more tests included the effects of water in different types of motion and pressure, like shooting water out of a straw and a syringe to see how it flows in the space.

Humanity partially safe from the bird flu

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:50:00 +0000

Predictions that the bird flu may become a dangerous threat to humans in the future may be erroneous. UK researchers say our nose, which is the main body part that spreads the virus, is too cold for it. Some testing was done in a laboratory that recreated the environment in the nose, and it was found that at 32 degrees Celsius, avian flu viruses lose function and cannot spread. An assumption that the viruses have adapted to suit the warmer 40 degree environments in the insides of birds was made.
A relatively strong mutation would be needed before the avian flu became a problem directly for humans. The lab also created a mutated human flu virus by adding a protein from the surface of an avian influenza virus to test if the new strain could develop and start a pandemic, but was also unsuccessful at 32 degrees.
The leader of the study, Professor Wendy Barclay said that if a new human influenza strain evolved by mixing with an avian influenza virus, it would still need to have several more mutations before it could be successful in infecting humans. She also added that if constant research was made, it could point to warning signs if the viruses are genetically changing and harm humans in a near future. Wendy also said that swine flu was probably an example of a virus that had adapted to cope with the cooler temperatures in the nose.

Carrie Prejean, not just a model, but a true person

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:29:00 +0000

Miss California was questioned about gay marriage in the event of Miss USA 2009. Here is the transcript (video here):
Judge: Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?
Carrie: I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage and, you know what, in my country and my family I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anyone out there but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be between a man and a woman.

After this declaration, Carrie lost this judge’s vote, but still managed to finish as first runner up in the pageant. This same judge, Perez Hilton, who knew about Carrie’s beliefs and probable response even before planning the question is an openly declared homosexual himself. This ”person” (I don’t think the word ‘Man’ is appropriate for him.) later video-blogged about this event calling Carrie a “dumb bitch”. Video can be watched here.
Later on, Miss California tells Fox news: “This happened for a reason. By having to answer that question in front of a national audience, God was testing my character and faith. I’m glad I stayed true to myself.” This should be an example to everyone. She basically lost the competition for this answer, but she preferred answering what she really thought, instead of what the judges wanted to hear.
Not even 1 month has passed, and some topless pictures of her are making their way to the web. This could cost her the state crown, because the contracts asked if participants have ever been photographed nude or partially nude. Carrie’s statement reads:
"My comments defending traditional marriage have led to intimidation tactics that seek to undermine my reputation and somehow silence me and my beliefs, as if opinion is only a one-way street.” "I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos. Recently, photos taken of me as a teenager have been released surreptitiously to a tabloid website that openly mocks me for my Christian faith.”
"I am not perfect, and I will never claim to be. But these attacks on me and others who speak in defense of traditional marriage are intolerant and offensive. While we may not agree on every issue, we should show respect for others' opinions and not try to silence them through vicious and mean-spirited attacks."
Roger Neat, a spokesman for the Miss California USA pageant, said organizers and lawyers were “going over the legalities and clearly she breached her contract”.
Last week Carrie announced that she would star in new $1.5 million ad campaign funded by the National Organization for Marriage, a group that is opposed to same-sex marriage.

Do you think it’s fair that all of this is going to ruin her just by saying a right and honest answer? I surely don’t…

North Korea preparing for War?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:36:00 +0000

Given to the latest events related to North Korea, it is a statement that could be not very far away from happening.
The unbearable insult
North Korea decided to walk out on the international six-party talks with the US, Russia, Japan, China, and South Korea after describing the UN action it took after the “satellite” test on April 5th as an “unbearable insult.” The North Korean Foreign Ministry said that the UN’s statement of condemning its rocket launch and tightening existing sanctions infringed its sovereignty. The rocket, which was declared to be for pacific purposes by Pyongyang (North Korea’s Capital and largest city), was thought to be a disguised missile test, and the launching violated several UN laws. North Korea had previously threatened that any criticism of the rocket launch would cause the international six-party meetings to end. It also mentioned any act to bring down the rocket would be considered an “act of war”.
Nuclear Activity
And that’s not all; the ministry also said it would “strengthen its nuclear deterrent for its defense by all means”. The Yongbyon reactor was shut down on June 2007 after coming to an agreement which would benefit them for fuel aid. North Korea announced recently it would restore its partially disabled Yongbyon nuclear reactor which was the fuel source for its 2006 atomic test, thus breaking the original agreement made on 2007.
High Tensions
North Korea has been angered by South Korea’s plans to join a US-led initiative to track and stop ships suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction. BBC News John Sudworth in Seoul says that recently North Korea has been turning up its angry rhetoric by reminding South Korea that its capital Seoul is just 50km from the border – well within artillery range.
Re-Processing fuels
North Korea announced it has started re-processing spent fuel rods at the Yongbyon nuclear plant. This action is a possible move towards producing weapons-grade plutonium. It is thought to possess enough reprocessed plutonium for between six and eight nuclear weapons. “We will not accept North Korea as a nuclear-weapons state.” Declared Megan Mattson, a US state department spokeswoman.
Hillary Clinton’s involvement
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged North Korea to return to its obligations to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. Hillary also added that she hoped the six-party would be able to resume discussions with Pyongyang. “We hope that we’ll be able to resume discussions with North Korea that will lead to their assuming responsibility for denuclearizing the peninsula,” she said.
Concluding
It seems that the assumption of the UN about North Korea testing nuclear weapons range could be not at all ‘mistaken’. After the launching of the rocket plus the recent declarations of North Korea resuming their nuclear plants it really looks like the rocket launching was indeed a nuclear weapon range testing. Is this the beginning of a new war?
What do you think?

Bullet Deflector Bra

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:25:00 +0000

A woman that lives on the west side of Detroit watched how some youths were breaking into a house next door while her neighbor was away and the house was left alone. Police believes that a member of the gang saw her looking out of the window at them, and shoot her. The bullet smashed the window and hit her, but instead of accomplishing its purpose of killing the 57 year old woman, the bullet was deflected off the wiring in her bra. The suspects then drove away after shooting.
Her name was not mentioned, but the woman was taken to the hospital and amazingly was released the same day. “It did slow the bullet down, she sustained injuries but they’re not life-threatening.” Said a police spokesman. Police in Detroit added that one of the three intruders fired a shot when the woman looked out of her window and saw them raiding the house.
Local police Eren Stephens Bell told the Detroit News: “We need to get some bulletproof vests made from that. It is some strong wire.”

Obama seeks union with Cuba and Venezuela

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:25:00 +0000

“Recently” elected president of the United States, Barack Obama seems to have a very different attitude and perspective about unifying countries.
Last Monday President Obama lifted all restrictions on the ability of individuals to visit relatives in Cuba, as well as to send them wired money. He also ordered steps to promote the freer flow of information among the Cuban people. Obama believes that changing the U.S. policy will help the Cuban government become more tolerant and democratic. Apparently he has become the one president who could actually end this Cold War, and begin to look for both countries best interests. According to a CNN poll, 71% of Americans think new diplomatic measures should be established. The other poll showed 64% think that the American travel ban to Cuba should be lifted to everyone. Way to go Obama!
President Obama declared he’s not concerned with politics of shaking hand with Hugo Chavez, Venezuelan Dictator, and is more interested in extending an open hand to nations hostile to the U.S.
Let’s go back a little more to Friday evening to the Summit of the Americas. President Hugo Chavez gave Mr. Obama a book (Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent)
after greeting him on this same event, and later on he told the Obama administration he’d like to send an ambassador to the U.S. in exchange for one in Venezuela. U.S. officials responded they needed further talking about it before making a hasty decision, but were very pleased by the offer.
“It was a nice gesture to give me a book. I am a reader.” Said Obama during a press conference at the end of the event in Trinidad and Tobago. Obama said the American hemisphere is ready to launch "a new era of partnership" in which progress will be measured by actions.
Will this be the rise of a new, more open and tolerant United States? I sure hope so.
Kudos Obama, way to go!

Confirmed Alien existence by a Real Astronaut

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:04:00 +0000

Dr. Edgar Dean Mitchell was born on 1930 and is an American pilot and astronaut. He traveled in the Apollo 14 to the moon, and was the sixth person to walk on it. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and a Doctor of Science degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ed Mitchell was awarded honorary doctorates from the New Mexico State University, the University of Akron, Carnegie Mellon University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Why show these studies? This is to prove he is not a crackhead babbling nonsense about aliens. He is a very renowned scientist that knows what he’s talking about.
He says extra-terrestrials have visited Earth on several occasions, but the alien contact has been covered up by governments for six decades. “I happen to have been privileged enough to be in on the fact that we’ve been visited on this planet and the UFO phenomena is real,” Dr. Mitchell said. “I’ve been in military and intelligence circles, who know that beneath the surface of what has been public knowledge, yes - we have been visited. Reading the papers recently, it’s been happening quite a bit.”
He claims the 1947 Roswell UFO incident in New Mexico was real and similar alien visits are still being investigated by the government. We can conclude that these aliens are far more technologically and maybe biologically advanced than us, primarily because they can reach us physically while we can’t reach them not even with telescopes. “Our technology is not nearly as sophisticated as theirs, and had they been hostile we would all have been gone by now.” Dr. Mitchell said in an interview. He’s been interviewed several times about his declarations by Dateline NBC in 1996, but the St. Petersburg Times in 2004, and by Kerrang Radio in 2008 (which is shown below.)
Kerrang Radio Interview with Edgar Mitchell.

Possible Asteroid Collision with The Earth on April Friday 13th, 2036

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:59:00 +0000

99942 Apophis is an asteroid with an orbit slightly offset to that of the Earth. It was discovered by Roy Tucker, David Tholen, and Fabrizio Bernardi on June 19, 2004. The most closely estimated length based on spectroscopic observations at NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility in Hawaii by Binzel, Rivkin, Bus, and Tokunaga in 2005 indicate it is about 350 meters long.
After the Minor Planet Center confirmed the June discovery of Apophis, an April 13, 2029 close approach was flagged by the NASA’s automatic Sentry system. On that date, the Asteroid will be visible to the naked eye from rural and some darker suburban areas, and visible with binoculars from most locations. This close approach will be visible from some regions of Europe, Africa and western Asia.
In 2004, it was first thought that the asteroid would hit us in the first flyby in 2029, and the chances of impact were estimated in 1/37. Additional observations through 2006 resulted in Apophis’ chances of collision being lowered on August 6, 2006 to 1 in 45,000. Note that it is actually the closest probability of an asteroid collision with the Earth. It is currently estimated that in April 13th, 2029 the approach of the asteroid will change because of its closeness to the gravitational pull of the Earth, and after this happens it will be determined if the asteroid will or will not collide with the Earth 7 years later.
Right now the probability of Apophis passing through Earth’s orbit is 1 in 48,000. Many would think this as very unlikely, but consider that the chances of someone dying in an airplane crash are 1 in 354,319.
But don’t give up hope yet, in the early 2010’s the asteroid will be close enough to us that optical and radar observations can be made accurately enough to make a better estimate of its orbit and probability of collision.
NASA estimates the energy from this particular asteroid to be 880 megatons, which are equivalent to if 65,000 nuclear bombs were dropped on us. Although its size is not really big, its orbital speed is about 30,278 kilometers per second, which would cause massive damage to our planet. The damage it would cause to Earth depends completely on where it would hit. If it hits on the water, it would cause a massive tidal wave, but the water would absorb most of the energy. Speculations that a period of extended cold weather brought on by dust and particles shrouding the Earth and blocking the Sun by the hit of the asteroid are very unlikely. Deflection missions are still being developed just in case the asteroid happens to cross orbit with Earth.

Luck, or Not?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:57:00 +0000

Something weird has been going on with the Croatian music teacher Frane Selak. Optimists would consider these events as a blessing, while pessimists as a curse. Frane Selak was born in 1929, and is well known for his extreme luck in fatal accidents and spectacular escapes; although there is actually no evidence that support his claims has been discovered.
His first near-death experience began on January in 1962, when Selak was traveling to Dubrovnik on a train. He had no idea what was about to come next. The train suddenly plunged into the icy river while traveling, which resulted in 17 casualties. Frane managed to escape with nothing more than a broken arm, and some minor bruises.
In 1963, this man was flying from Zagreb to Rijeka when the door abruptly was blown away from the cockpit of the plane, and he was blown off into the sky. This time the accident resulted in 19 casualties, and Selak landed luckily on a haystack, and woke up in the hospital with minor injuries.
His third near-death adventure was on 1966 while traveling on a bus that crashed and plunged into a river. There were four casualties, and again, Frane cheated death once more escaping unharmed.
In 1970, he was driving when a faulty fuel pump caused his car to catch fire. Zelak saved his life again when he left the car before the fuel tank exploded.
A similar accident happened in 1973 when his car again caught fire and started to blow flames through the air vents. His only injury was the loss of much of his hair which was burned to the roots.
In 1995, he was in Zagreb, Croatia when a bus hit him causing him minor injuries.
The next year, while driving through a mountain road, Zelak drove off the a guardrail to escape an oncoming United Nations truck, and while falling landed on a tree while he watched his car exploding 300 feet below.
To finish the story, Selak won 1 million dollars in the Croatian lottery on 2003, and he is constantly nicknamed “Lucky” by his friends for all his lucky events.

Liam Hoekstra A.K.A. “Super-kid”

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:55:00 +0000

Adoptive parents, unusually strong, fast, agile and eats a lot. Does this remind you of a certain DC Comics superhero?
This 3 year old boy can move furniture, hold five-pound weights, and do sit-ups easily. No, he doesn’t have a superpower if that’s what you thought; he actually has an extremely rare genetic condition called Myotonic Hypertrophy. He actually doesn’t look much different from any other normal child his age. Few differences are he is a bit smaller, but very much stronger than others. Experts have said the condition is so rare in humans, scientists don’t know how many people have it. The first human case was documented in 2000, and it was a German boy. It was first believed that since the heart is a muscle, it could be affected by the condition, but it’s now certain that’s not the case.
For Liam, the result was having enlarged muscle fiber, which makes him terrifically strong, quick as a rabbit, has the metabolism of a gerbil and almost no body fat. “Liam is everything a lot of us want to be — all muscle, no body fat and he gets to eat whatever he wants,” his mother said. His parents were unaware of Liam’s condition when they adopted him at birth. They believe he inherited myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy from his biological father, who supposedly possessed tremendous strength.
This condition also has its negative effects. Because of his fast metabolism, Liam needs to eat constantly, six meals a day to avoid a caloric deficit. Another is that because he’s so strong, Liam isn’t learning the appropriate fear judgment of a child testing his limits. For example, when he falls without getting hurt he won’t see this as something bad, and probably be less careful around cliffs or high places because he doesn’t know he can get hurt.
Scientists hope to learn more about this condition, so it could lead to treatments to help treat people suffering from muscle-wasting diseases such as cancer, heart failure and HIV.

Huang Liqian, “Humpty Dumpty” man

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:53:00 +0000

A Chinese man finally had a huge tumor removed after discovering it 17 years ago. Huang Liqian, 58 years old, first discovered a bizarre growth on the back of his neck in 1990, but he decided to ignore it, assuming it would shrink back to normal eventually. However, as the years rolled on, it continued to increase its size rapidly, with the growth ballooning to 15kg.
Liqian started having symptoms such as severe pain and restricted movement two years ago, so he decided that it was time to find out what was happening to his body, and went to the doctors. After finally approaching doctors with the growing problem, his medical diagnosis revealed that he had a neck tumor. Liqian was taken to the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing University of Medical Services in southwest China’s Chongqing, where he successfully had the tumor removed.

Superhuman Ben Underwood “The Sonar Boy”

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:50:00 +0000

Diagnosed with Bilateral Retnoblastoma (cancer in both eyes) at the age of two, Ben Underwood form the USA had his eyes removed at the age of three. He discovered echolocation at the age of five. He is able to detect the location of objects by making frequent clicking noises with his tongue. He used it to accomplish such feats as running, basketball, rollerblading, playing foosball, and skateboarding.
With no guide-dogs, he doesn’t even need hands: he uses sound. Ben makes a short click sound that bounces back from objects. Amazingly, his ears pick up the ecos to let him know where the objects are. He’s the only person in the world who sees using nothing but eco location, like a sonar or a bat.
When Doctor Ruben saw Ben playing his game boy, he was totally amazed. He walked to Ben and looked in his eyes, and then he looked down to see if he was really playing the game. He finally looked over at his mother and said, “His eyes are nucleated.” She said, “Oh yes, he’s blind.” The doctor said, “How the heck does he play video games” and she replied, “He does everything, ride bikes, rollerblades, electric scooters, you name it, he will try it.” Totally blown away, he thought she had to talk to other parents. People think it is the end of the world when they lose their sight he tells them that they can still lead a productive healthy life.
Ben started writing a Novel in the 4th grade, he wrote at a College level and about 60 wpm on a regular keyboard. His novel is Science Fiction, and he wrote at least 20 chapters.
He died in the morning of January 19, 2009 from the same cancer that had his eyes removed 13 years ago.
May Ben Underwood rest in peace…
Official webpage http://www.benunderwood.com/

Alien Structures on the Moon

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:48:00 +0000

Does the NASA really tell us what’s really going on up there? In 1994, the US Navy sent a satellite called Clementine to the moon to take images from it for two months. During that time, the satellite took 1.8 million images. Out of those images, 170,000 images were made available to the public. The rest were classified. Why classify moon craters?
Within the 170,000 images available, there are many notoriously censored image of what appears to be incredibly massive artificial structures, structures miles in width and length. The amazing size of the structures eliminates the possibility they were man-made; the number of trips by rockets carrying the materials would be outrageously large. This brings us another question, why did they censure parts of the moon that are supposed to be just craters, or are they?
This is a big discovery in history, and one of the biggest lies to the public. Who knows for how much this has been going on? For what we know, this alien moon base could have been built possibly thousands of years ago.
The images of the moon you will be accessing are directly from a navy.mil official image archive (if still in doubt visit the origin site: http://www.cmf.nrl.navy.mil/ to prove its authenticity). Also these images have been censored, so you will see the images with the enormous structures, but they have clearly been smudged photographically to hide them. You can save the image to open them in a program for zooming in and closer inspection if desired.
This image shows what appear to be two very tall tower structures that have been censored and smudged. Based on the size and shape of the smudges, these alien structures are over a mile high.[click here]

This image shows another absolutely massive alien structure that has been censored and “smudged”.[click here]

Again, this structure has been censored and smudged, but in this image parts of the structure can be seen poking out of the blur… especially on the right side of the absolutely massive structure.
[click here]

Superhuman Wim Hof “The Iceman”

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:46:00 +0000

“I had a stroll like this in the park with somebody and I saw the ice and I thought, what would happen if I go in there. I was really attracted to it. I went in, got rid of my clothes. Thirty seconds I was in,” Hof said. “Tremendous good feeling when I came out and since then, I repeated it every day.” This was the moment that Hof knew that his body was different. Scientists can’t explain it, but the 49-year-old Dutchman is able to withstand, and even thrive, in temperatures that could be fatal to any other person.
Wim Hof was born on April 20, 1959, Sittard. This man began his journey to see where his abilities could take him. In 1999 he travelled 100 miles north the Arctic Circle to run a half-marathon with his bare feet. In 2002 he won a Guinness World Record by diving under the ice at the North Pole with just a swimsuit on for 80 meters length.
His next challenge will be to run a marathon of 50 kilometers above the polar circle, which will be filmed by an English from firecrackerfilms, who works for BBC and National Geographic. Wim currently holds nine world records and a great achievement for reaching the top of Mount Kilimanjaro just wearing shorts within 2 days. It only took him another 2 days to climb it down. In January 2007 this man ran half a marathon above the polar circle in Finland wearing nothing but a pair of shorts, and no shoes. The ground snow temperature was 35 below zero.

Massive espionage operation detected

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:42:00 +0000

An electronic massive espionage operation was detected in the computers of hundreds of governments and their private offices all over the world. Including the Dalai Lama’s, reported today by the New York Times. In this report which will be spread during the weekend, the investigators pointed out that the espionage system was controlled almost totally from China, even though they don’t think the government of this country is involved.
The investigators, who belong to the Munk Center for International Studies, from the University of Toronto, have received petitions of the Tibetan leader’s office, who maintains a politic dispute with China, to check their computers in search of “malicious software”.
The investigation revealed that in less than 2 years, it successfully infected at least 1,295 computers in 103 countries, included many government embassies, and offices of Ministers of Exterior Relations of other countries, such as institutions from the Tibetan country in India, Brussels, London and New York. It also revealed that this “Ghost Net” is focused primarily in keeping watch on Governments of countries from South and Southeast Asia.
According to NYT this investigation if far the biggest done if based on the number of countries affected by the electronic espionage. The authors of the investigation assure that the attack continues, and that daily a dozen computers are infected. They also pointed out that a computer of the NATO is being watched by the spies during the middle of the day, same as the machines in the Embassy of India in Washington.
The infiltrations doesn’t limit just to get information or spy on documents, it can use a surveillance system that can turn on the camera and microphone of the computer and record what’s happening in the room. International authorities have been alerted of the situation; however, they are limited because of the little legislation that exists in cyberspace. The FBI refused to comment about the situation.

Catholic Church opens the possibility of alien existence

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:38:00 +0000

Aliens might shock some people. But the Catholic Church would welcome them as brothers. Words said by the Vatican’s chief astronomer and papal science adviser Joseph Gabriel Funes explained in an article on the Vatican newspaper: L’Osservatore Romano. He supports the idea that the search for extraterrestrial life doesn’t contradict belief in god.
Since God created the universe, according to theologians, he would have created everything in it, including aliens too. And far from being weakened by contact, Christianity would adapt if the situation was to come. Its doctrines would be interpreted anew, the aliens greeted with open arms.
Everything about the sacred writings and beliefs would still be true, but if there are other races and intelligences, then what is the meaning of this visit to our race at that time?” asked Vatican astronomer Guy Consolmagno. “Just as Jesus is human like you and I, you would find an alien-specific Jesus,” said Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary professor Ted Peters.
Just as there are multiple forms of life on earth, so there could exist intelligent beings in outer space created by God. And some aliens could even be free from original sin, Father Funes says.
“If there are aliens, the Bible specifically does not say that they were created in his image,” said Mark Conn, pastor of the Noble Hill Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri. “God created many other intelligent beings on this planet, and they were not created in His image.”
Conn suggested that missionary work may be required, something the aliens may not welcome; especially if, as many postulate, they are technologically superior to humanity and do not have religions of their own.
“Maybe they’ll say that they used to need religion but have outgrown it. Some people say that would be a great blow to religion, because if an advanced civilization doesn’t need it, why do we?” said Douglas Vakoch, director of interstellar message composition at SETI.

Coincidence or Fraud?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:36:00 +0000

In less than 1 day since the PGR announced a reward of 30 million pesos for the most-wanted drug-dealers, yesterday the military forces of Mexico arrested “La Burra”, operator of the cartel of the Beltrán Leyva, in a car lot between the streets Río Grijalva and Río Mississippi in San Pedro. No shots, casualties or physically injured people were reported. Although, the reward won’t be given because according to military information, they had already confirmed the localization of the “capo” themselves, and they claimed it wasn’t because of an anonymous call.
I find it hard to believe that in less than a day the reward announcement was made, one of the most wanted drug-dealers was found. Is it really true that the SEDENA found him all by themselves in less than a day after the announcement (big coincidence, huh?), or is it just a cover so they don’t have to pay 30 million pesos to the one person who risked his life for denouncing “La Burra”? If so, how can the government expect for people to denounce criminals if they keep avoiding the reward promised? I’m personally disappointed, and if the situation is as bad as I think, I wouldn’t be very much surprised if saw him walking out in the streets free from all charges, considering obviously the level of impunity and corruption in the country.

Embryo-made Synthetic Blood

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:30:00 +0000

Scientists from the United Kingdom are planning a major research project which involves investigation on embryonic stem cells to create synthetic human blood. The Scottish National Blood Transfusion System is leading a three year trial aimed to provide an unlimited supply of blood for emergency transfusions. Their objective is creating banks of the universal “O-” blood donor group, which should be free of infections and transfused to anyone without fearing tissue rejection. This blood type is really limited, as only 7% of the population belongs to this blood type.

The Welcome Trust have promised £3m towards the cost of the project, with further funding coming from the blood transfusion services of Scotland, England and Wales. The Irish government is also believed to be involved. Edinburgh University scientist Marc Turner, director of the National Blood Transfusion Service, will be leading this project, and mentioned the work would begin in the next few weeks after final approval had been given from the relevant research bodies.

This project is based on the system in which the US firm called Advanced Cell Technology has managed to produce billions of red blood cells from embryonic blood cells in this way. “Our challenge” Professor Turner says, “Is to scale up the production and move the science from the lab to the bedside, which will take years. We will be able to generate proof of the principle in a few years, but the real treatment is 5 to 10 years away.” In principle, this would provide an unlimited supply of blood in this way, and probably save thousands of lives.