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UFO sightings over Tendring,Colchester

2010-08-29T23:40:00.000-07:00

News Sources:Clacton Gazette Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:32 CDT

Another news recarding UFO unidentified flying objects have been spotted near Tendring Colchester England this week. How ever no image captured .

The sightings have come in the same week that the National Archive released a series of Government UFO files lately.

Steve Woods, from Prettygate, Colchester, was at home on Sunday morning when he spotted something which was traveling "with the breeze across the sky".

He said: "It looks like it was a huge balloon which had broken free and was caught in streams of air across the sky."

That evening a resident in Victoria Road, Colchester, also spotted something described as "twice as big as the sun and fiery on all the edges".

And another resident, Mr Whitehouse, was sitting outside with his family on Tuesday.

He said: "We saw this round shape disk in the sky. It had so many lights on it I was shocked. It wasn't a plane.

"It stood still in the air then looked like it was landing in the field so I ran out the back to take a photo and when I got out the back it was gone.

"I will never forget what I saw. This was no Chinese lantern. It was some kind of ship but not sure what."

The Government files, available at nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos, have incidents logged and sightings stretching back decades.

But none of them are in Essex - with Woodbridge, Suffolk, the nearest location.

Ref[4]:UFO sightings over Tendring,Colchester .England.
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Spider falling down from the sky.

2010-08-29T22:37:00.000-07:00

If you a person afraid of spider,the situation reported below might be the hardest day for you,
April 6, 2007 Argentinean Christian Oneto Gaona witnessed a spider rain and he probably the first person in the world who caught this spider rain on camera. thousand of live spider falling down from the sky.

It's Raining Spiders! By Fu Liwei Epoch Times Argentina Staff
Christian and his friends decided to take a trip to Salta Province during their Easter vacation. Around 3 p.m. on April 6, they started to hike into the San Bernardo Mountain. Two hours later, they found the ground around them was blanketed with spiders of many colors, each about four inches across.

They found more and more spiders along their way up the mountain. It was even stranger that some spiders were falling on them, because it was a broad mountain valley and nothing was above them but the sky. They looked up, and saw numerous spiders falling from the sky.

Everyone was stunned. It took Christian a while to remember he had a camera. He hastily took a photo of numerous spiders falling from the sky, and a photo of another spider just starting to weave its web. The spiders looked as ugly as they were scary, crawling everywhere, many weaving webs. It felt more like a science fiction movie than reality, said Christian.

Some spiders started to weave webs as soon as they reached the ground. (Christian Oneto Gaona/The Epoch Times)Weird rains like this has been periodically reported from all over the world. Live frogs, fish and many other more bizarre animals have fallen from the sky here and there. But until this time no one had the chance to take pictures of an on-going weird rain. That's why Christian's photos are so precious.

Christian attributes his good luck to the favorable weather condition that day which was rare in past weird rains. Besides, he explained, as spiders are lighter than most other animals ever rained, they fell slow enough to be clearly caught on camera.

Weird rain so far remains an unexplainable factor. A more popular hypothesis suggests that a tornado or strong whirlwind picked up the animals and carried them along before dropping them somewhere far away. But this hypothesis cannot explain why each rain brings only one kind of animal, and not even a piece of grass is brought along with the animals.

Ref[3] It's Raining Spiders!

Played dead Escaped Bear Attack

2010-06-19T00:02:00.000-07:00

Bear is cute but not the wild one,meeting a wild bear (especially giant ones) are NOT cute.For example Grizzly bear..where weights are as much as 550 kg (1,200 lb).Below is the story a man was attacked by a bear on Rover's Run River,Anchorage.

BICENTENNIAL PARK:
Man played dead, escaped from bear attack !severe injuries.

Story By:MEGAN HOLLAND(mholland@adn.com)
Published: June 16th, 2010

"In our environment, you go prepared. If you don't go prepared, you have to look at yourself a little bit as part of the problem,"

A man commuting to work on his bicycle was attacked by a brown bear in Far North Bicentennial Park on Tuesday morning at Anchorage,Anchorage (officially called the Municipality of Anchorage) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Bear Attack Scene

Sean Berkey, 45, was clawed and possibly bitten but was not severely injured by the bear, which was likely protecting its cub, according to the state Department of Fish and Game.

He was able to bike about three miles to the Alaska Native Medical Center on Tudor Road for treatment, said Fish and Game spokesman Rick Sinnott.

The attack occurred on Rover's Run, a two-mile stretch of trail along the South Fork Campbell Creek that has become a source of tension between state biologists and the city, which manages the park. The state wants it shut down for the summer, but the city has resisted.

"It's up to the people who use these areas to use good judgment," said Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan. "We don't close down our facilities because we happen to live in an area that has some potential dangers."

Berkey was on his regular commute through the park from his Hillside home to the medical center, where he is a pediatric pharmacist, when the attack happened at 5:30 a.m. beside the creek. The site was about 100 yards from where a severe bear mauling of a teenage bicyclist occurred in 2008.

The bear, the cub and Berkey encountered one other unexpectedly and very quickly, Sinnott said. "It sounds like it was a classic brown bear defensive attack."

The bicyclist was speeding along the trail, turned a corner and spotted the bear on the path less than 20 yards away, Sinnott said. Berkey braked quickly and tried to put his bicycle between him and bear, but she still got to him.

"She saw him coming right at her and attacked him," Sinnott said.

The bear tore Berkey's ear and clawed at him, causing puncture wounds to his calf. "She slapped him several times, maybe bit him, kind of rolled him around a little bit," Sinnott said.

The bear backed off and Berkey waited a moment, then lifted his head to see if she was still there. She was. She became agitated again and Berkey put his head down again and played dead again, Sinnott said. He then waited several minutes before getting on his bike, making sure the bear was gone.

"He did everything he was supposed to do right," Sinnott said of Berkey, who tried to cover himself and play dead.

Berkey could not be reached.

Sinnott said Fish and Game has no plans to go after the bear because it was not acting aggressively.

Sinnott said he is examining Berkey's bike, clothes, backpack and helmet, hoping to find a bear hair sample to get a genetic identification on the bear if it shows up again.

Rover's Run has been the subject of many back and forth conversations between state biologists and the park's city managers, Sinnott said. Fish and Game this winter advised the city to close the trail during the summer, Sinnott said.

But Sullivan said it doesn't have to that way.. If a person drowns in a lake, the lake doesn't get shut down, he said. If a person slips on a mountain, the mountain doesn't get shut down, he said. "We live in an area with great recreational opportunities but also each of those opportunities has an inherent danger in it."

Rover's Run was a game trail 20 years ago before skiers turned it into a recreational trail, Sinnott said. It has long been a place where bears come down from the mountains and congregate for salmon heading up stream to spawn, he said.

In recent years, it has become popular with mountain bikers -- and that, Sinnott said, is a problem. Bikers coming around the trails in the winding woods can be traveling at good speed, easily startling a bear.

In 2008, 15-year-old Petra Davis was participating in a 24-hour bike race when she surprised a brown bear. She survived a severe mauling.

This is the first brown bear reported in Bicentennial Park this year, Sinnott said. She might be new to the park, having just come in from adjacent Chugach State Park looking for salmon, he said.

Sows with cubs are typically the most dangerous, he said.

After Tuesday's attack, Sinnott again said he strongly recommended shutting down Rover's Run again, but Sullivan had city workers post warning signs instead. They urge caution.

The federal Bureau of Land Management, which manages Campbell Tract in the park, including a sliver of Rover's Run, said it too was putting up warning signs. The park is some of the most beautiful wild land within the city and is enjoyed by many, said spokesman Douglas Ballou.

Rover's River

It has been a relatively slow year for bear sightings in Anchorage, Sinnott said. Most of the reports have been black bears, he said. But the brown bears, a little more shy, are definitely here. He estimates a few dozen roam Far North Bicentennial Park.

Advice from News Spot Blog:This post is not to discourage people from enjoying outdoor experiences, We just wish that people become more educated to the wonders and dangers and be respect to the environment.

Bear Smile At you?

Grizzly Bear HD captures (click to enlarge)

MONOPOLY Game at McDonald's NEWS UPDATE

2009-10-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

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Play online game and stand a chance to win big money.
"The MONOPOLY Game at McDonald's has become a part of pop culture that our customers love and anticipate each fall," said Douglas Freeland, director of marketing, McDonald's USA. "This year is more exciting than ever, with customers getting the chance to win $1 million every day."

From now on. McDonald's customers can enter codes from collected Game Pieces at www.playatmcd.com for a chance to win the opportunity to participate in the "$1 Million Dice Roll"

New Ways to Play and Win Online and via Mobile Phone
* Online:

The MONOPOLY Game at McDonald's goes "social," giving customers the opportunity to enter Game codes through a Facebook application that can be downloaded from www.facebook.com/mcdonalds. Players can download the application and enter codes from their personal Facebook page, but must go to www.playatmcd.com to complete registration. With the application, players can invite friends to play and update their status by answering the proverbial, "What would you do with $1 million?"

* Mobile Phone: Players can also take their Game play "on the go" by entering Game codes via a text-enabled mobile phone to "96363" but must go online to complete the registration.*
* Twitter: Players can also receive updates about the "$1 Million Dice Roll" by following McDonald's on Twitter at @McDonalds.

More Information about the 2009 MONOPOLY Game at McDonald's

The 2009 Game is available at participating McDonald's restaurants in the U.S. beginning October 6 through November 2, or while supplies last, and online at PlayatMcD.com through November 16. Customers will get a chance to win $1 million, as well as a $100,000 Online Jackpot Sweepstakes, additional $50 - $50,000 cash prizes in-restaurant, and other rewards from this year's promotional prize partners, including Xbox 360® Entertainment Systems, Shell, My Coke Rewards® and Boingo® Wi-Fi.

Players can collect Game Pieces for the 2009 MONOPOLY Game at McDonald's on Medium and Large Fountain Drinks, Large McCafe Hot Cups, Hash Browns, Angus Third Pounders, Large French Fries, 10-piece and 20-piece Chicken McNuggets.

The MONOPOLY Game at McDonald's is open to residents of the U.S., Canada, Guam and Saipan. The online Game is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada. For complete details and official Game rules, visit http://www.playatmcd.com.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. You will need Internet access and a valid email address to participate in the Online Game. Open to residents of U.S., Guam, Saipan & Canada. Void in Puerto Rico, Am. Samoa & where prohibited. Game begins 10/6/09. In-Store Game ends 11/2/09, or while supplies last; Online Game ends 11/16/09 at 11:59:59 pm ET. Must be 13 or older (ME residents must be 18 or older) to play Online. Online Game not available in Guam & Saipan; text play not available in Canada. Subject to Official Rules at participating McDonald's or PlayatMcD.com. See Official Rules for prizes, ARVs, odds, and how to play without purchase. All 2009 Winners featured Online are subject to verification.

Sources: McDonalds.

Top 100 opml web and tech blog feed

2009-10-11T23:11:00.000-07:00

By Zee :Editor in Chief of The Next Web and Principal at online marketing and new media agency WeDoCreative

150+ of the most popular blogs and news sites about the WorldWideWeb [The OPML files]

It’s no secret we completely disagree regarding the recent discussions over the death of RSS and as a commitment to it, we’re starting a new series titled The OPML files.

The series will feature lists of the most respected and popular blogs & sites in various different categories, and to make things easier for you – we’ve done the hard work and include an OPML file for each list.

What is an OPML file? nothing complicated , all you really need to know is that its the file that RSS subscriber use when exporting and importing RSS feeds.

Today, we feel its appropriate to start with Web/Tech Blogs.

How did we compile each list? Frankly, research. For each industry the mechanism and sources are going to be different. For tech blogs for example, we’ve looked at traffic, Technorati, Digg, Techmeme, recommendations and other lists.

So lets get started: Below are the list of the sites included and their RSS feeds:

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2009-05-24T12:06:00.000-07:00

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