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RT.com
2013-07-25 14:58:00
A pair of high-tech Army blimps is coming to the greater Washington, DC area, and soon they will be able to provide the military with surveillance powers that spans hundreds of millions of acres from North Carolina to Niagara Falls, Canada. The airships are part of Raytheon's Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System, or JLENS, and when all is said and done they'll offer the United States military what the defense contractor calls "an affordable elevated, persistent over-the-horizon sensor system" that relies on "a powerful integrated radar system to detect, track and target a variety of threats." Raytheon has just wrapped up a six-week testing period in the state of Utah and is now sending its JLENS fleet to the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. Once there, the Army intends to get some hands-on experience that will eventually culminate in launching the pair of airships over Washington, DC. |
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The Guardian
2013-07-25 06:05:00
Victims hide their shame to avoid being stigmatised for life after assaults by marauding gangs Children have witnessed massacres, mothers seen their sons killed, families watched their homes looted and burned. But there is one act of violence that refugees from the Syrian crisis will not discuss. The conflict has been distinguished by a brutal targeting of women. The United Nations has gathered evidence of systematic sexual assault of women and girls by combatants in Syria, and describes rape as "a weapon of war". Outside the conflict, in sprawling camps and overloaded host communities, aid workers report a soaring number of incidents of domestic violence and rampant sexual exploitation. But this is a deeply conservative society. The endemic violence suffered by Syrian women and girls is hidden under a cultural blanket of fear, shame and silence that even international aid workers are loth to lift. | |
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Comment: Brought to the Syrian people, and the people
of the world, by warmongers and Empire builders of Western nations.
Vicious, bloodthirsty psychopaths.
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There are no Sunglasses
[The only mention of this guy that I can find on the Internet is this,
his first YouTube battlefield report. Whoever is narrating, he is
definitely a Brit, NOT an Iraqi, Nor a Syrian, NOT EVEN an Arab. So much
for the "al Qaeda in Iraq," or the Levant, or "Sham," or whatever name
the CIA dreams-up for these terrorist mercenaries.]2013-07-21 22:53:00
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Michael Snyder
The Economic Collapse Blog 2013-07-24 22:50:00
Are the big banks really as powerful as some people say that they are? Do they really control the global economy? If y0u asked most people, they would tell you that governments control the global economy. But the campaigns of our politicians are funded by the ultra-wealthy, the big banks and the large corporations that they control. Others would tell you that the Federal Reserve and the rest of the central banks around the world control the global economy. But the truth is that the Federal Reserve was established by the bankers and for the benefit of the bankers. As you will see below, at the very core of the global economy there exists a "super-entity" of financial institutions that control an almost unimaginable amount of wealth and power. These financial institutions and the ultra-wealthy individuals behind them are really the ones that are pulling all the strings. In this world money equals power, and the borrower is the servant of the lender. When you follow the pyramid all the way to the top, it begins to become very clear who really is in control. |
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Andrew E. Kramer
An unmanned rocket carrying Russian satellites veered off course and
crashed a few seconds after liftoff early Tuesday, sending a cloud of
highly toxic orange fumes toward the Kazakh city of Baikonur only 50
miles away.The New York Times 2013-07-02 15:31:00
Fears that the toxic cloud would waft into Baikonur were eased later in the day, however, after heavy rains dispersed the fumes. Photographs posted online had shown the ominous cloud stretching over buildings near the launching pad, and residents of Baikonur, population 70,000, had been instructed to stay indoors and refrain from using air conditioners. The Proton-M rocket rose just above its launching tower at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, wobbled and then tipped over into the desert in a ball of fire. The short flight on Tuesday was the fourth Proton failure in three years, and it was sure to raise safety questions among NASA officials and Western commercial clients of Russia's space services. |
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Jackie Snow
National Geographic 2013-07-23 16:03:00
Five hundred years ago in June, the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon started his journey back to Puerto Rico from Florida after becoming the first European to land on mainland America. After exploring the east coast of Florida, he circled the peninsula and explored the west coast, including modern-day Charlotte Harbor, most likely the location he chose for his second voyage. According to legend, the explorer set out in search of the fountain of youth, a fabled stream that would extend the life of anyone lucky enough to drink from it. Thanks to the myth of Ponce de Leon's trip, Florida - known for its large population of retirees - is now awash in "fountains of youth." Dozens of bodies of water claim the title of the one legendary fountain, from mineral springs to deep-water wells, not to mention water from a variety of sources that is piped into various built structures. Only one, however, is known to be radioactive. And, oddly, it might be actually extending life. |
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BBC News
2013-07-25 15:00:00
A man accused of being one of South Africa's worst serial rapists, Sifiso Makhubo, has been found dead in his prison cell, officials say. Sifiso Makhubo, who faced 122 charges, including murder, was found hours before his trial was due to start. He is also charged with attempted murder over allegations he knowingly infected his victims with HIV - the first such prosecution. South Africa has one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world. Some 64,000 cases were reported to the police last year. It is also the country with the largest HIV-positive population - some 5.5 million people, or 17% of those aged 15-49. |
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The Local
2013-07-24 16:37:00
A band of wild cats pounced on a French woman this week and attacked her as she walked her pet dog. The traumatised woman was reportedly left with a gashed artery and bites to her arms and legs in what a vet said was an unprecedented assault. Traditionally cats are meant to be solitary and docile creatures. But a band of feral French felines in the north-eastern French city of Belfort appears to have put that theory to bed. The seemingly unprecedented attack happened around 7pm on Sunday at the edge of a wood in Belfort, in the north-eastern region Franche-Comté, situated between Lyon and Strasbourg, French news site l'Est Republicain reported. The 31-year-old woman had apparently been out walking her pet poodle when she was set upon by half a dozen blood thirsty moggies. The victim's mother Josette Galliot described the mob attack. "They scratched and bit my daughter and really went for her," Galliot told Est Republicain. |
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2013-07-25 07:26:00
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NASA
2013-07-25 16:59:00
Pasadena, California -- The true identity of centaurs, the small celestial bodies orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune, is one of the enduring mysteries of astrophysics. Are they asteroids or comets? A new study of observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) finds most centaurs are comets. Until now, astronomers were not certain whether centaurs are asteroids flung out from the inner solar system or comets traveling in toward the sun from afar. Because of their dual nature, they take their name from the creature in Greek mythology whose head and torso are human and legs are those of a horse. "Just like the mythical creatures, the centaur objects seem to have a double life," said James Bauer of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Bauer is lead author of a paper published online July 22 in the Astrophysical Journal. "Our data point to a cometary origin for most of the objects, suggesting they are coming from deeper out in the solar system." "Cometary origin" means an object likely is made from the same material as a comet, may have been an active comet in the past, and may be active again in the future. |
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Daily Mail
2013-07-25 05:49:00
British scientists have captured death spreading like a wave through the body of a worm, by studying the blue fluorescence that travels cell-to-cell until the whole organism is dead. Researchers from the Wellcome Trust and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) likened the spread of the blue glow travelling through the worm's body to that of the Grim Reaper, stalking death. They believe that the research could eventually prove to be a useful model to understanding death in people and perhaps even lead to an increase in life expectancy. |
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BBC 2013-07-25 05:29:00
Psychopaths do not lack empathy, rather they can switch it on at will, according to new research. Placed in a brain scanner, psychopathic criminals watched videos of one person hurting another and were asked to empathise with the individual in pain. Only when asked to imagine how the pain receiver felt did the area of the brain related to pain light up. Scientists, reporting in Brain, say their research explains how psychopaths can be both callous and charming. Comment: It's dangerous to look at brain activation and say that it means they're empathising. The team proposes that with the right training, it could be possible to help psychopaths activate their "empathy switch", which could bring them a step closer to rehabilitation. Comment: Good luck with that. Psychopaths do not WANT to be cured. In fact, they want to 'cure' humans. There exists a chasm between the two species that can never be bridged. | |
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psychopaths in prisons are a paltry sample compared with the
overwhelming majority of psychopaths out there that have successfully
'adapted to' and utterly corrupted society from the top down.
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YouTube
2011-03-08 00:00:00
Japanese mathematics professor Kokichi Sugihara spends much of his time in a world where up is down and three dimensions are really only two. Professor Sugihara is one of the world's leading exponents of optical illusion, a mathematical art-form that he says could have application in the real world. Three sloped ramps are aligned along three of the four sides of a square. Each ramp appears to be sloped in the same direction but when a marble is placed at one end of the ramp it seems to defy gravity. It's called an "anti-gravity slide". Only when the the entire structure is turned 180 degrees, is the illusion revealed. Japanese mathematics professor Kokichi Sugihara from the Meiji Institute near Tokyo, has made a career of creating optical illusions. He's devised and built more than a hundred of them, like this one called "Perches and a Ring". |
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Russia,
which lost 25 percent of its grain harvest to drought last year, will
see production restricted again this season as drought in parts of the
country's European area and cold, wet conditions in Siberia damage
crops, producers said.2013-07-24 16:31:00 Russia will have about the same total grain supply in the 2013-14 season that began July 1 as last year at about 85 million to 90 million metric tons, said Pavel Skurikhin, president of the country's Grain Producers' Union, at a briefing in Moscow today. Supplies will include a harvest of 75 million to 80 million tons after drying and cleaning, imports and carryover stocks, said Skurikhin. Last year, Russia harvested 70.9 million tons, according to state data. With imports and carryover stocks added, total supply was about 90 million tons in 2012-13, according to Skurikhin. Grain exports are seen similar in both periods at about 15 million tons. Russian farmers increased the area under grains this season by 500,000 hectares (1.24 million acres), according to Agriculture Ministry data. Drought in the Volga and Rostov areas in Russia's European area, as well as sowing delays in Siberia resulting from low temperatures and rainfall, will prevent farmers from expanding the crop by the 34 percent targeted by the Agriculture Ministry, according to Skurikhin. |
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wildlifeextra.com
Scotland's seabirds continue to struggle2013-07-24 11:52:00 The coldest spring in more than 50 years has taken a toll on Scotland's seabirds as early monitoring shows adult birds have arrived late for the breeding season and in poor condition. Harsh winter
Harsh weather conditions earlier this year have added to the considerable long-term challenges seabirds face including lack of food due to the impact of climate change on the marine food chain, and poor management of human activities in the marine environment. Kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills Colony counts on RSPB Scotland reserves across the country from the Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland to the Firth of Clyde, reveal a similar picture with species like kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills showing some of the steepest declines in number of birds present. Orkney Seabird counts on some sites around Orkney indicate an 87% reduction in the number of kittiwakes compared with counts conducted on the same sites as part of the last seabird census in 2000. Razorbills are down 57% from a total of 2,228 in 2000 to just 966 in 2013 and guillemots have declined by 46% during the same period. Meanwhile, seabird counts on Ailsa Craig in the Firth of Clyde suggest a poor season for species like guillemot, razorbill and kittiwakes, with the latter declining by 70% since 2000. Numbers are 'really scary' ' Doug Gilbert, Head of Reserves Ecology for RSPB Scotland, said: "The numbers so far are really scary. Orkney again is being hit badly, as it was last year. Although this may just be a temporary effect because of the bad spring weather, the underlining trend for many years now has been downward. The late season will certainly not help in the race to turn the fortunes of seabirds around before it is too late. There are exceptions such as puffin numbers on the Isle of May but even here, many birds are reported as being in poor condition and unlikely to breed successfully". |
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bbc.co.uk
2013-07-24 11:41:00
Thousands of birds have flocked to a town in Australia, causing power cuts and a mess, its mayor says. Around 2,000 pink galahs and white cockatoos have descended on Boulia, Queensland, as a result of the drought, Mayor Rick Britton said. They have been perching on power lines, causing outages when they take off, he said. The birds may not leave until November when rain is due, he said, so "people are going to have to live with it". Galahs are a type of pink-breasted cockatoo found in Australia. Several shires in Queensland are suffering from drought due to low rainfall. Boulia is in the far west of the state. "Because we're in dry arid land we try to make our streets beautiful with lawns and trees - so the birds think that it's a little secret haven in the drought," Mr Britton told the BBC. There were around 2,000 birds in the town, he added. |
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The Extinction Protocol
As sunrise brings fresh light to the aftermath of strong storms in
southern Kansas from Tuesday night, authorities are beginning to assess
the toll. Hail as large as baseballs was reported in east Hutchinson,
according to Reno County Emergency Management. Winds estimated as high
as 100 miles an hour were reported in southern Reno County near Pretty
Prairie. The town itself was hit hard by hail and strong winds, knocking
down trees and blocking streets. "Please Please Please stay away from
Pretty Prairie for now. They are not letting people into town at this
time," a post on Reno County Emergency Management's Facebook page
implored. A hail stone measuring 4.75 inches in diameter fell near Yoder
in eastern Reno County and hail as large as tennis balls was also
reported.2013-07-25 08:22:00
More heavy rain strong winds struck Argonia in Sumner County Tuesday night, which was still picking up the pieces from Monday night's microburst storm that ripped portions of the roof off the high school and elementary school. Officially, Wichita recorded 1.02 inches of rain, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Schminke. But heavier amounts were reported elsewhere in the city - including an inch of rain falling in just a half-hour at Central and Ridge Road in west Wichita. Substantial rain over each of the past two days in the Cheney Lake watershed area is likely to boost water levels at the lake. With the ground already saturated, runoff into the lake - which until recently was Wichita's primary water source - should be considerable. - Wichita Eagle |
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The Extinction Protocol
2013-07-25 08:31:00
On July 14, a low pressure system that started in the Eastern United States retrograded under a ridge of high pressure to the north over the last couple of days. This storm system moved from east to west, which is extremely unusual for this hemisphere. We've seen these move east to west for a short period of time, but this one will make it to Southern California by the time it weakens. The upper level system is known as an easterly wave; however I'd like to call it a super easterly wave based on the distance it is going to travel. This particular system will have traveled from one side of the country to the other once it has stopped moving west, diving from there into Mexico, gathering up monsoonal moisture to be put into Nevada and Southern California later in the week into next week. Rainfall estimations across parts of Central Texas could be over 2-4″ of rain, with more rain (above 6+" possible in parts of South-Central Texas. Severe storms, including tornadoes, hail, and damaging winds will be possible from Texas, New Mexico, and parts of Arizona through the next few days. - The Weather Space |
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IceAgeNow.info
2013-07-23 03:13:00
The mass of polar air that passed through Argentina before coming to Brazil at the end of last week dropped snow in at least 87 cities of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. The cold wave, which reaches South, Southeast, Midwest, and up to two northern states of the country (Rondônia and Acre), is the longest in 13 years, according to the National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet). "Should greatly disrupt agriculture" "There were 17 days in all. Now, there are already seven days with temperatures below zero, and certainly this will continue until Friday, which should greatly disrupt agriculture, especially citrus plantations and lettuce, and bring problems health," says meteorologist Lucia Gularte of Inmet. Among the places hit by the snow are two capitals: Curitiba and Florianópolis. In Curitiba, the record snow made on Tuesday by Simepar Meteorological Institute is the first since 1975. |
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Ashoka Jegroo
The Santiago Times 2013-07-22 02:59:00
Record low temperatures hit Chile with many parts of Santiago experiencing temperatures below freezing Monday as fresh snow falls in the Andes. Santiago and other cities were affected by record low temperatures during the past few days, with some areas reaching as low as 16.8 F (-8.4 C) Monday. The south central area of Chile faced the coldest temperatures of the year on Monday with below-freezing temperatures expected to continue until Tuesday, according to the Chilean Meteorological Office (DMC). Chilean students received a cold welcome back from their winter vacation as Santiago's lowest temperature of the year came in at 26.6 F (-3 C) in Quinta Normal at 6:56 a.m. Monday morning. Santiago saw a high of 55.4 F (13 C). Just outside of the capital, Lampa claimed the country's record low temperature of the year with shivering lows of 16.8 F (-8.4 C). Calera de Tango in the Valparaíso Region clocked in with a low of 25.5 F (-3.6 C). Chileans also braved extremely cold weather during the past few days with Longford in the Maule Region experiencing temperatures of 20.5 F (-6.4 C) over the weekend, the lowest in the region. Temuco in the Araucanía Region went as low as 23 F (-5 C), and Coyhaique in Patagonia went down to 20.8 F (-6.2 C). According to the DMC, lows for the capital should gradually climb above freezing later this week with an expected low of 41 F (5 C) and a high of 66.2 F (19 C) for Thursday. |
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Fox News
2013-07-24 00:00:00
Eerie round, orange clouds were spotted over a Michigan town, making the sky appear "on fire" and leading residents to worry that wild weather was coming. The bizarre sight formed in the skies over the Michigan town of Iron Mountain at around 8:30 p.m. local time, and led to worries that severe thunderstorms or tornadoes were approaching. National Weather Service Warning Coordination meteorologist Jeff Last, who posted images of the curved, tinted clouds to Twitter, said they were a rare phenomenon called Mammatus, which means "breast cloud." Mammatus, or mammatocumulus, clouds are often associated with severe thunderstorms, said Iron Mountain Daily News reporter Chris Tomassucci. | |
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Comment: For more on the worlds strange weather events that many have never experienced, have a listen to SOTT Talk Radio: Climate Change, Food Shortages and the Future
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Nadia Drake
Wired.com 2013-07-24 12:37:00
At least 54 bottlenose dolphins have died mysteriously in Florida's Indian River Lagoon since January. Today, the federal government is stepping in to help find out what's killing them. In a normal year, that number would be closer to 22. On July 24, NOAA declared the mass die-off an "Unusual Mortality Event" - a declaration that will send federal resources and scientists to help teams already on the ground in Florida. It's the lagoon's worst dolphin die-off on record, and the cause is mysterious. "This has become a national investigation, instead of a local investigation," said Megan Stolen, a marine biologist with Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute, the nonprofit organization that has been investigating and keeping track of the dolphin deaths so far. "This will definitely help us." It's the second time this year that NOAA has declared an Unusual Mortality Event for marine mammals in the lagoon, a 156-mile-long estuary that runs along Florida's Atlantic coast. In April, a mass manatee die-off received the same designation. This is the third time a UME has been declared for dolphins in the lagoon. What caused the others, in 2001 and 2008, is still a mystery. |
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Helen Briggs
BBC News 2013-07-25 15:06:00
Scientists have discovered how allergic reactions to cats are triggered, raising hopes of preventative medicine. A University of Cambridge team has identified how the body's immune system detects cat allergen, leading to symptoms such as coughing and sneezing. New treatments to block this pathway raise hopes of developing medicines to protect sufferers, they say. Allergy UK says the research is "a big step forward" in understanding how cat allergen causes allergic reactions. Researchers led by Dr Clare Bryant of the University of Cambridge studied proteins found in particles of cat skin, known as cat dander, which is the most common cause of cat allergy. They found that cat allergen activates a specific pathway in the body, once in the presence of a common bacterial toxin. This triggers a large immune response in allergy sufferers, causing symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, sneezing and a runny nose. |
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RT.com
2013-07-23 17:33:00
Biotech giant Monsanto has been awarded yet another victory by the federal government thanks to a recent Environmental Protection Agency decision to allow larger traces of the herbicide glyphosate in farm-grown foods. Despite a number of studies linking exposure to the chemical with diseases including types of cancer, the EPA is increasing the amount of glyphosate allowed in oilseed and food crops. The EPA announced their plans on May 1 and allowed critics two months to weigh in and object to the ruling. Following little opposition, though, the EPA is on path to soon approve of levels of glyphosate being found in crops several times over the current concentration. Glyphosate, a weed-killing chemical developed by Monsanto in 1970, is the key ingredient in the company's "Roundup" label of herbicides. In the decades since, Monsanto has created and patented a number of genetically-modified organisms and genetically-engineered crops resisted to glyphosate that are sold worldwide under the company's "Roundup Ready" brand. Those GMO products are then planted in fields where glyphosate, namely Roundup, is used en masse to eliminate weeds from taking over harvest. With scientists linking that chemical to cancerous diseases, though, critics decry the EPA decision and caution it could do more harm than good. | |
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Comment: Monsanto's executive vice president of sustainability is correct in his statements, that 'glyphosate has a long track record and has been extensively studied' the
results of extensive study however are not what Monsanto wants to hear
or share with the wider public! Read more about the serious health
concerns associated with glyphosate (Roudnup):
Glyphosate: A trajectory of human misery Roundup Herbicide Linked To Parkinson's-Related Brain Damage Monsanto's Roundup is Causing DNA Damage Research: Roundup Diluted by 450-Fold is Still Toxic to DNA Roundup Birth Defects: Regulators Knew World's Best-Selling Herbicide Causes Problems, New Report Finds Study shows: Lethality of Roundup 'weedkiller' extends beyond plants to humans Are You Eating, Drinking & Breathing Monsanto's New Agent Orange? |
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Amanda Williams
Mail Online 2013-07-21 13:19:00
Scientists have found the brain's 'misery molecule' believed to be responsible for all of our feelings of stress and anxiety. Researchers believe that the protein - named CRF1 - could also be linked to depression. A team from Heptares Therapeutics, a medical company based in Hertfordshire, used one of the world's most powerful x-ray machines to study the brain's pituitary gland. It has long been known that the gland controls stress, depression and anxiety by releasing stress chemicals, the Sunday Times reports. Now, scientists have discovered the response is triggered by CRF1 - which is found in the outer membranes of pituitary cells. Fiona Marshall, chief scientific officer at Heptares, told the paper: 'Stress related diseases such as depression and anxiety affect a quarter of adults each year, but what many people don't realise is that these conditions are controlled by proteins in the brain, one of which is CRF1.' She added that now they have worked out the structure of it and how it works it could open up potential to design drugs to control it. |
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Genitals, ear and tongue sliced during what is thought to be a satanic ritualThe Daily Mail, UK 2013-07-25 14:25:00 There are fears the stricken animal may have been alive during its ordeal The pony was found in a remote part of Devon National Park on Tuesday Patches of burned grass surrounded it and it had white paint on it's leg A Satanic cult has been blamed for the sickening death of a pony, which was found horrifically mutilated and laying in the remnants of a ring of fire after full moon. Police are investigating after the young male had its genitals, right ear and tongue sliced off, and eyes gouged out. It is thought the animal may have been alive when the atrocities were committed. Its belly was hacked open and the young pony also had traces of white paint on one of its legs, suggesting it was killed as part of a bizarre ceremony.
It was also surrounded by circular patches of burnt moorland, which experts believe were left by a ring of torches or candles. The two-month old pony seemed to have been dragged into a clearing and placed at the foot of a slope to face the previous night's full moon. It was found on Tuesday morning by a horse rider at Yennadon Down, a remote, area of Devon National Park. | |
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UK Mystery of farm animal mutilations in Wales Livestock mutilations shake up Gunnison ranching community Cattle mutilations: Aliens ? (that is, ultraterrestrials) |
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Your Canterbury, UK 2013-07-25 14:43:00
A remarkable video which appears to show a poltergeist in a Whitstable shop is proving an internet sensation. The clip on YouTube films security footage apparently taken at the Whitstable Nutrition Centre. As a shopper browses, a box emerges from the shelf behind him and hovers in the air. Another box then falls to the floor, startling him. Since it first when online, it has attracted more than 10,000 views. It appears to be mobile phone footage of security cameras at the shop. A man giving a running commentary to the girl tells her: "This guy here, watch behind his head. Keep watching - just look at the shelf. It's the weirdest thing." As the package emerges, she says repeatedly "Oh, my God" and adds: "What is that?" He tells her: "I don't know" and she helpfully suggests: "It might be a poltergeist or something like that. I don't like it." One comment left said: "I would run a mile if this happened to me. Freaky." |
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2013-07-22 00:00:00
When a group of divers jumped into the water off the coast of central California recently, they probably weren't expecting to get so close to a pair of whales. In a video of the remarkable encounter, two whales appear to almost "eat" the divers as the marine mammals breach the surface of the water with mouths open wide. The scene is rather surprising since the whales featured in the video appear to be humpback whales, which are known to feed on plankton and small fish. Filming from the boat, one of the crew captures the incredibly close call on video as the divers scramble back to the rig to get away from the whales. The video, posted on YouTube Saturday, also includes underwater footage of the moments leading up to the whales' breach when a surge of small fish comes rushing toward the camera. It's likely that the whales were preparing to consume the school of small fish by swimming toward them with their mouths agape. As Smithsonian Magazine notes, technically, it is possible for certain whales to swallow humans, however it's highly unlikely. In 2011, another pair of whales surprised a surfer and kayakers after they nearly landed atop the paddlers in a video filmed by a bystander. The humpback whale is endangered throughout its range, which includes all major oceans between the equator and subpolar latitudes, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
