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Thursday, 22 January 2015

'Three suns' appear over Mongolia in rare anthelion phenomenon

[embedded content]Three suns appear in the horizon over Mongolia, in an a rare optical illusion known as anthelion. The middle sun is the actual star which appears daily in the sky, while the other two are smaller reflections. The phenomenon occurs in extremely cold temperatures when the sun's light reflects off snow crystals in the airChomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at http://bit.ly/1xcsd...

USGS: Earthquake Magnitude 6.8 - 84km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu

LAURA KNIGHT-JADCZYK AND JOE QUINNSince the 9/11 attacks, no book has provided a satisfactory answer as to WHY the attacks occurred and who was ultimately responsible for carrying them out - .BUY IT NOW! ANDREW M. LOBACZEWSKIScientists living under an oppressive regime decide to clinically study the founders and supporters of evil regimes to determine what common factor is at play in the rise and propagation of man's inhumanity to man.GET A COPY! Chomsky: We Are All – Fill in the Blank.This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service -...

Web filters alone 'cannot protect children online'- where are the parents?

© Shuttershock Government-imposed web filters are not a fix-it-all solution for protecting children online and give parents a false sense of security, a leading web expert has warned. Tony Anscombe from computer security firm AVG said that more education was needed to ensure that children stayed safe when using the web."The government needs to realise that a filter is not an isolated solution for protecting children online," he said. He added that...

Israel to arrest anyone for posting content deemed 'anti-Israel' on Facebook

For many years - Israel has been monitoring the social media accounts of pro-Palestinian activists. The Israeli government has a long track record of arresting Palestinians indiscriminately where they can and do detain every day Palestinian citizens in military prisons for up to 6 months without charge. But now they're actually telling activists they will be arrested for posting content deemed to be "anti-Israel."[embedded content]Last week, Mahmoud...

Targeting 17,600 Canadian workers with pink slips and a pittance: Target's ex-CEO makes off like a bandit

Value of Gregg Steinhafel's 'walk-away' package estimated at $61M This Target store in Toronto is one of 133 Canadian stores that are being closed as the parent company cuts its losses. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press) Social media readers had some snarky comments Thursday about reports that the former CEO of Target got a total severance and other benefits package worth about the same as the total amount being offered to all 17,600 of the chain's...

New study shows Australopithecus africanus had human-like hands

© T. L. KivellTop row: First metacarpals of the thumb in (from left to right) a chimpanzee, fossil hominins (StW 418) and two specimens belonging to either a robust australopiths or early Homo (SKX 5020 and SK 84), and a human. The bottom row shows 3D renderings from the microCT scans of the same specimens, showing a cross-section of the trabecular structure inside. Ma, million years ago. New research suggests pre-Homo human ancestral species, such...

Mossad reportedly at odds with Netanyahu over imposing Congressional sanctions on Iran

© ReutersMossad director Tamir Pardo (L) confers with Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen Israel's political leadership is in disagreement with top members of its intelligence services over the benefit of more Congressional sanctions on Iran as negotiations over its disputed nuclear program continue, Bloomberg News is reporting on Thursday.The rift is so severe that it compelled the Mossad to contradict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and directly warn...

Disneyland measles outbreak now tied to 70 people

© AP Photo/, H. Lorren Au Jr. A measles outbreak traced to Disney theme parks in California led to warnings against visiting the happiest place on Earth if tourists or their children have not been vaccinated against the highly contagious respiratory disease that has sickened 70 people.New infections linked to the theme parks emerged Wednesday in the outbreak that has spread to five U.S. states and Mexico, though the vast majority - 62 - occurred...

Dead gray whale discovered at Seattle ferry terminal

© Steve Ringman / The Seattle TimesThe nose of a dead whale bobs up and down directly under the Colman ferry dock on Seattle’s waterfront. A 30-foot gray whale has turned up dead under the Washington state ferry terminal in downtown Seattle, where its stench is wafting into the noses of thousands of daily commuters.A Washington State Ferries spokeswoman, Susan Harris-Huether, says the whale was found just before 11 p.m. Wednesday. She says people...

Destroying African agriculture with GMOs: U2's Bono partners with Monsanto

As his career continues to free fall into total irrelevance, pop star "Bono" of the rock group U2 has announced his support for a U.S.- backed plan to rape and pillage Africa by stealing its land and agricultural systems and replacing them with corporate-owned GMOs (genetically-modified organisms) and chemicals.At the recent G8 Summit held at Camp David in Maryland, the Obama regime met with private industry leaders to announce the launch of the...

Obama and Netanyahu face off over Iran as Bibi goes behind his back to meet U.S. senators

© Avi Ochayon/GPO Israel was down to one mention in last night's stirring and progressive State of the Union Speech, and Palestine didn't even get a name-check. Two states living peacefully side by side? Nope; President Obama seems to be walking away from the futile peace process.Israel came up in the context of the big political battle Obama faces, Iran sanctions. Last night he vowed to veto any new sanctions bill. Few people would have known just...

DPR press conference: 600 Ukrainians, mercenaries killed in action at Donetsk Airport

Motorola at the Donetsk Airport Terminal, recently liberated by the NAF. Minister of Defense of DPR, Eduard Basurin: 597 Ukrainian soldiers died at the airport so far - and those are just the bodies found so far near the airport and Peski, 44 POWs, 49 tanks destroyed, 49 BMP's and BTR's - just destroyed by DPR, wounded evacuated - over 1,500 (Ukrainians). Large quantities of American weapons, a lot of religious literature in European languages....

Surprise! Monsanto once again developing herbicide resistant wheat

© examiner.com Over a decade after consumer opposition halted multinational agrichemical business Monsanto's plans to develop genetically engineered (GE) herbicide-resistant wheat, the company is trying again. This time, Monsanto's goal is to create wheat that is resistant to three different herbicides; glyphosate, glufosinate , and dicamba. Although over 90% of corn, soybean, and cotton grown in the United States are GE, no GE wheat is currently...

BEST OF THE WEB: Another European Holocaust looms as Kiev mulls concentration camps to 'filter sub-humans out of Ukraine'

"Long live the White Races, and down with the Semite-led subhumans and interracial contacts".Look at that slogan. Should this be regarded as a great and laudable sentiment or call-to-action?If you think so, then here are some equally laudable sentiments, provided by the same person and organisation:"The historic mission of our nation in this critical moment is to lead the White Races of the world in a final crusade for their survival. A crusade against...

Miracle escape for couple as watery sinkhole swallows their car in Tampa, Florida

The car was removed from the water around 4am on Monday A car plunged into a massive, watery sinkhole late Sunday evening - forcing the couple inside the vehicle to flee as it continued to be engulfed.Ashley Guzman was with her boyfriend Christopher Atkinson when the incident took place at the intersection of North 20th Street and East Yukon Street in Tampa, Florida, she told WTVT.'Right when I got out the car it just - like the floor just started...

No honor among thieves: Oleg Tsarev predicts Poroshenko's overthrow in February

Chairman of Novorossia Parliament Oleg Tsarev gave an exclusive interview to . He said why the Kiev US embassy puppetmasters, together with Turchinov, Yatsenyuk, and the odious oligarch Kolomoysky who is always chasing dollars, want to see Poroshenko overthrown with every fiber of their beings.: Oleg Anatolyevich, you said that the overseas patrons of Poroshenko are preparing his overthrow. How did he fail to satisfy the US president?: There are...
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