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| Gary Larson explains the world. |
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| Extinction Protocols (stevequayle.com) |
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| I just want to be me...and famous. |
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| Ooh! Wee! U b u so I can be me! (WQ) |
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| If SNL hopes to stay relevant with the youth demo, it had better get with the LGBT trend. |
The history of conditioning us believe in the existence and accessibility of outer space and NASA space travel continues. Unfortunately, outer space is not what we have been brainwashed to believe via TV (tell-lie-vision) programming. |
| All those demonstration rockets into the sea |
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| AstroNOTS in harnesses simulate zero-gravity |
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Exorcisms are most associated with Roman Catholicism, but as ABC News (20/20 In Touch) found, it is practiced in many traditions.
Islamic imam cures Muslim of possession by d'jinn (genie, spirit) in Indonesia. He tries to have a rational conversation with the spirit possessing the lady.
Is anyone helped, influenced, or protected by "guardian" angels (devas)?
Skeptic: Why Humans Believe Strange Things
(TEDtalks, TED.com) Why do people see the Virgin Mary on cheese sandwiches or hear demonic lyrics in "Stairway to Heaven"? Using video, images, and music, skeptical zealot Michael Shermer (skeptic.com) explores these and other phenomena, including UFOs and alien sightings. He struggles to psychologize what witnesses see: In the absence of science he approves of, incomplete information can combine with the power of suggestion. In fact, he says, we humans tend to convince ourselves to believe: We overvalue the "hits" that support our beliefs and discount the more numerous "misses." More
Militaries do not buy and modify new technology; new technology is develop and pitched to them. Live by the Segway, die by the Segway. 
BURMA - The Yaza Mani Sula Kaung Hmu Daw Pagoda, a revered Buddhist religious monument in northern Burma's Sagaing Division, has become the latest victim of the ruling regime's meddling with national heritage sites, according to local residents. The pagoda, which has been undergoing renovations since January, is expected to emerge from its facelift a bright golden hue after centuries of pristine whiteness. Local people say the transformation, ordered by the country's top general, Than Shwe, will destroy its historic character and diminish its magnificence. A poet living in Mandalay said that because of the pagoda's religious and historical significance, the public, senior Buddhist monks, and scholars should have been consulted before the changes were made.Russian Soyuz spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN (March 16) - Bringing a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts safely back to Earth after a months-long stay at the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz TMA-01M capsule touched down in Kazakhstan about 50 miles (80 km) north of the town of Arkalyk on the snowy steppes of Central Asia. They landed under harsh conditions, with ankle-deep snow and 30-knot winds reported by recovery crews.
Meet Opal, a guide dog for a guide dog
ENGLAND - When an Englishman's guide dog loses his sight, the owner finds another canine to show them both around. The new seeing-eye dog, Opal, sitting at his owner's feet, has become fast friends with Edward, who recently went blind. PHOTOS The video: Graham Waspe, a partially sighted man in England, depended on his guide dog Edward for six years. When glaucoma struck the loyal labrador, robbing him of his own sight, Waspe was devastated. Enter Opal, a 2-year-old labrador who now helps both Waspe and Edward get around.
VIRGINIA BEACH - Access the "Archive of the Soul" and its journey. Imagine uncovering the truth of who you are and loving it fully, living moment-to-moment completely fulfilled, remaining calm and steady while facing challenging situations. You can learn to do all this and more with the wisdom and healing energy held in the Akashic Records, an energetic archive of every soul's history and its future possibilities. Once accessible only to spiritual masters, now the Akashic Records are yours to personally enter anytime, anywhere, with How to Read the Akashic Records. [Akasha means "space" in Sanskrit, but it was a word popularized by the American psychic Edgar Cayce in his readings].
Whenever news of an earthquake hits, we are told that the quake had a magnitude of, say, 3.2 or 5.0, or even 7.0, as was the case in Haiti [or even 9.0 as in Japan]. We all understand that 7 is worse than 5, of course. But few of us really understand or appreciate the degree of difference. Popularly (yet inacurately) called the Richter Scale, today’s seismologists measure an earthquake’s energy according to what is technically called the moment magnitude scale.
Creator and former director of the annual competition in Artificial Intelligence, Dr. Epstein brought together some of the most eminent thinkers in the world to design and oversee a contest to find the world's first "thinking" computer, along the lines suggested by computer pioneer Alan Turing in 1950. With Gary Roberts and Grace Beber, Dr. Epstein has recently edited a comprehensive volume called Parsing the Turing Test: Philosophical and Methodical Issues in the Quest for the Thinking Computer reviewing the status of Turing's predictions.
Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior
NASHVILLE - Hinduism is the world's [fourth] largest religion and its oldest continuously practiced one, so it is somewhat surprising there has never been a major museum exhibition on Vishnu, one of its most important deities. "Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior" is a new exhibit at Nashville's Frist Center for the Visual Arts that aims to introduce American art audiences to the visual beauty of the intricate ways Hindus throughout time have rendered their deities.
UFO Weekly Traffic Report
The UFO Traffic Report for March 9, 2011 includes selected cases from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database. Read more details about other recently reported cases at the UFO Examiner homepage. The most up-to-date UFO information can be heard at the Web radio show UFO Traffic Report every Wednesday. Past shows are available at the Archive page.
Neal Adams animation about his theory the Earth is growing, which collides with the Pangea theory.
NPR: Expert: 10-Minute Workouts Can Have Big Payoff
Reuters: China launches campaign to break sex taboos
TOP SCIENCE STORIES
Engineers probe why Mars orbiter entered safe mode AP - Thu Feb 26, 7:05 PM ET
PASADENA, Calif. - NASA engineers are trying to figure out why an orbiting Mars spacecraft went into safe mode this week.
Winter storm brewing for Midwest weather.com - Thu Feb 26, 6:06 AM ET
Weather around the U.S.A. AP - Thu Feb 26, 8:50 AM ET
Weather around the U.S.A.
Moon and Venus Converge Friday Night SPACE.com - Thu Feb 26, 5:22 PM ET
It has been a superb winter for viewing the queen of the planets, Venus. February marks the pinnacle of its evening visibility as it stands like a sequined showgirl nearly halfway up in the western sky at sunset.
Doodling Is Good For Your Noodle LiveScience.com - Thu Feb 26, 10:03 PM ET
Doodling is often frowned upon in meetings and classrooms, but now scientist say it might help you remember details in an otherwise boring presentation. The back-of-the-envelope speculation as to why? Doodlers don't daydream as much.
Missing Asteroids Reveal Planet-Sized Mystery SPACE.com - Thu Feb 26, 10:22 AM ET
Missing asteroids in our solar system may be the handiwork of rampaging giant planets as they migrated to their current positions, according to a new computer simulation.
Rare Jaguars Spotted in Arizona and Mexico LiveScience.com - Sun Feb 22, 11:05 AM ET
The once-common jaguar has become a rare sight in North America, thanks to hunting and habitat fragmentation.
China's environment problems serious: minister AFP - Wed Feb 25, 1:24 AM ET
SHANGHAI (AFP) - China's environmental problems remain serious with local governments not putting enough pressure on businesses to control pollution, the nation's environment protection minister has said.
NASA rocket failure blow to Earth watching network AP - Tue Feb 24, 6:39 PM ET
WASHINGTON - A new satellite to track the chief culprit in global warming crashed into the ocean near Antarctica after launch Tuesday, dealing a major setback to NASA's already weak network for monitoring Earth and its environment from above.
The Ethical and Legal Implications of Octuplets LiveScience.com - Wed Feb 25, 9:19 AM ET
We all know about the old woman who lived in a shoe, the one with all those kids and who didn't know what to do. Well, one thing she didn't do was have eight more kids. And this wasn't because nothing rhymes with octuplets.
Research reveals some of Alzheimer's secrets Reuters - Thu Feb 26, 2:18 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists are unraveling some of the mechanisms behind the plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, offering new leads for drugs to treat the fatal brain-wasting disease.
China opens bidding on moon probe technology Reuters - Wed Feb 25, 1:19 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will open competitive bidding so that domestic schools and institutions can help build crucial parts of the country's moon exploration craft, an official newspaper said on Wednesday.
A Sliver of Chance for Life on Mars SPACE.com - Thu Feb 26, 12:30 PM ET
The Phoenix Mars Lander ended its mission last November, but scientists are still pondering the data. One intriguing discovery was a nightly cycle in which water vapor in the atmosphere collapsed into the Martian soil. One researcher thinks this may hint of dew-like films that could have supported life in a previous Martian climate.
