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Thursday, January 30
TETRA (GOLEM PROJECT) GOLEM Tetra is one of the robots resulting from work by two researchers from Brandeis University in Massachusetts - Jordan Pollack and Hod Lipson. They are part of a team working on the GOLEM (Genetically Organised Lifelike Electro Mechanics) Project, looking into designing machines that can evolve on their own. This represents the first step to creating artificial life. Tetra was designed by a process of evolution. A computer was given a task for the intended robot. It then thought up different designs for the new robot that could fulfil the given task, and improved on the successful ones. The design process was repeated around 600 times before the final robot was built automatically by a 3D printer. To the surprise of all involved, it worked straight away! Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/robots/gallery/golum.shtml Tuesday, January 28
 This is Dwight "Malachi" York
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This is what is said about Mr. York on http://www.factology.com/savior.htm: Our Savior, Dr. Malachi Z. York-El, let’s unite in the facts he constantly receives, writes & speaks. He is the author of the scrolls mentioned on this website, unless noted otherwise. He’s not claiming to be “Christ,” and even wrote a book entitled, I Don’t Claim To Be (it’s out of print). They said cult he said culture. They said believe, he said be lying to Eve’s seed. They said theology he said factology. He’s been teaching for over 30 years by writing over 360 books on every subject under and over the Sun (think about that). Tapes of his lectures called “True Light” have broadcast all over the country and books have been translated for others worldwide. Undisputable Facts! How right does a man have to be before you accept his divinity? Apparently Stephen King could also be in the running for divinity if all it takes is authoring a few hundred books. Here is a link to The United Nuwaubian Nation Of Moors. One of the things the Nuwaubian Nation believes in are Deros. These are the Deros: 
This is a direct quote from their website. "This group of insane cave dwellers, were called sumuwnean, meaning "the Obese Ones" or saamiym and ABANDONDEROS or as they are called today , "DEROS" which is a combination of the word "DETRIMENTAL" and "ROBOTS". These Sumuwneans or deros really exist. Their cheif is yabahaan. The sumuwneans are constantly in conflict with the group of beings called Duwanis who hold the same belief , that they too will take over the planet one day. They are born by hatching from eggs that are four to six feet in diameter. They grow grow to seven feet tall and are extremely Obese." This what the Macon Telegraph has to say about York: Nuwaubian leader pleads guilty Nuwaubian leader Malachi York pleaded guilty in federal court in Macon Thursday, admitting he had sex with children in his organization. York pleaded guilty as part of a negotiated agreement that, if accepted by the court, will put him in federal prison for 15 years to be followed by three years of supervised release. A sentencing date has not been scheduled. York's plea addressed one count of unlawful transport of minors for the purpose of engaging in sex acts and a count of trying to evade financial reporting requirements. The plea agreement also includes a forfeiture count that requires York to give up $414,000 in cash seized during a search of his Putnam County property as well as an unspecified number of firearms. Friday, January 24
Coca-Cola Coca-Cola goes on sale May 8 at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, where local pharmacist John S. Pemberton has formulated a headache and hangover remedy whose syrup ingredients include dried leaves from the South American coca shrub (COCAINE) and an extract of kola nuts from Africa plus fruit syrup. He has been advertising his Coca-Cola "esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage" since March 29. The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as "Ke-kou-ke-la", meaning "Bite the wax tadpole" or "female horse stuffed with wax", depending on the dialect. Coke then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent "ko-kou-ko-le", translating into "happiness in the mouth". It was later changed to "Shaolin Cola". in 1903 cocaine was removed from Coca-Cola In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl.......Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, And run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It's pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. To carry Coca Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for Highly Corrosive materials. Coca-Cola owns Columbia. Columbia owns Gottlieb. Gottlieb produced classic arcade videogames like Q*Bert. Coca-Cola was originally colored green. Coke...Bite The Wax Tadpole! Link:fUSION Wednesday, January 22
Tuesday, January 21
Take a look at these stats. 48% of the global population is male, that's approximately 29 billion men. 495 of the Fortune 500 CEO's are male, as are 99% of the world's landowners. In the US, more than 95% of all commercial pilots, truck drivers, and ship captains are male, as are 92% of violent felons. Internationally, 99% of all mechanics, electricians, and construction workers are male. 51% of the planets agricultural work force is female. 14 nations, including Spain and Germany, have women soldiers who have served in ground combat units. None of the United States' nearly 200,000 female troops have ever participated in ground combat. Austrailia, Norway and Sweden are the only countries that have women serving on board submarines. In Israel, all women between the ages of 18 and 26 have performed compulsory military service in the IDF for at least one year and nine months. At least three Palestinian suicide bombers have been women. Worldwide, 85% of all government representatives are male, as are 100% of Catholic priests, Muslim imams, and Orthodox Jewish rabbis. No wonder this world has been a stagnant cesspool where nothing ever changes. C'mon guys, lets vary things a little in the times to come, okay? These stats were cribbed from a comic called Y the Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan, Pia Guerra, and Jose Marzan. Monday, January 20
Guess the Dictator and/or Television Sit-Com Character Here's an entertaining waste of time. It's fairly self explanatory, but here's the basic gist. Think of a famous TV/Sit-Com character, or an infamous dictator, and then answer the questions presented to you about the character/dictator you're thinking of. It's fun, you can get esoteric. I've even stumped the bastard twice (but I kinda cheated with obscure sidekicks; hint: Think Watson.) Thursday, January 16
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In pet mode, Banryu will act like a pet dog, obeying commands such as "sit" or "paw" Lab-grown steaks nearing the menu Fancy a beefburger, but want to spare the cow? Tissue engineers experimenting with ways of growing meat in a lab dish could soon provide a solution. A NASA-funded team led by Morris Benjaminson, at Touro College in New York City, has already taken the first steps. The team removed chunks of live muscle tissue from freshly killed goldfish and raised them in a standard cell-culture fluid for a week. The tissue grew by as much as 14 per cent, thanks to partially differentiated "myoblast" cells in the adult muscle dividing to make more muscle cells, he says. But growing larger pieces of muscle tissue in the lab will be tricky. The main problem is ensuring a constant supply of nutrients for the growing cell mass. In a tissue fed by a blood supply, the capillaries must be no more than 200 microns apart or else the cells in between become necrotic and the tissue dies. Although the Touro team developed techniques for growing white and dark chicken muscle in the lab, without a blood supply the chicken meat grew for just two months before it was dead in the dish. Benjaminson is now submitting another NASA proposal to investigate mechanical or electrical methods of stimulating blood vessel growth. Genetically modified 'protato' to feed India's poor Genetically modified potatoes will play a key part in an ambitious 15-year plan to combat malnutrition among India's poorest children. Anti-poverty campaigners have greeted the "protato" with cautious support. the protein-rich GM potatoes are in the final stages of testing, prior to being submitted for approval. Asis Datta's team at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi added the AmA1 gene to potatoes, with the result that they make a third more protein than usual, including substantial amounts of the essential amino acids lysine and methionine. AmA1 is a gene from the amaranth plant, a crop long grown by native South Americans and now available in some Western health food stores. Stem-Cell Research OK in N.J.? Following in California's footsteps, New Jersey legislators are poised to approve a bill that would allow embryonic stem-cell research. The move, reported Monday in The New York Times, would be a symbolic stamp of approval on the controversial research that could lead to treatments for diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The New Jersey legislation was introduced in September, shortly after California enacted a similar law. The research is controversial because embryos must be destroyed to extract the stem cells, and some groups believe that constitutes taking a human life. Both laws would also allow therapeutic cloning, which involves cloning the embryos and then extracting stem cells. Scientists believe cloning embryos derived from the patients themselves could help avoid immune system rejection when stem cells are implanted. Friday, January 10
Caffeine Caffeine, chemical found in plants such as coffee, tea, and cacao. It is also present in most cola beverages. The drug increases the blood pressure, stimulates the central nervous system, promotes urine formation, and stimulates the action of the heart and lungs. Caffeine is used in treating migraine, increases the potency of analgesics such as aspirin, and can relieve asthma by widening the bronchial airways. Caffeine is produced commercially chiefly as a by-product in making decaffeinated coffee. Caffeine is a "base analogue" of Adenine, and in fact can sometimes be incorporated into a growing DNA chain, instead of Adenine. Caffeine is a weak mutagen, for this reason. "they could start getting into our systems and screwing up our genes like DNA. recombining and changing us. of course, this is just the same way those rocket ships landed thousands of years ago so those spacemen could mate with monkeys and apes and create the human race... it's happening now!" - Veronica basically, our current economy legitimizes this legal stimulant and gives it away free at the workplace. the effect is to "stimulate" you into being more efficient and productive, "stimulating" the economy. gateway drug Monday, January 6
Sect Claims Second Clone Is Born AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Clonaid, the company that claims to have produced the first human clone, said Saturday it has produced a second one, a girl born to a Dutch lesbian. Neither baby has been confirmed to be a clone by genetic testing, and mainstream scientists are skeptical of the company's claims. Clonaid spokeswoman Nadine Gary said in a telephone interview the child was born Friday night, but declined to say where. Clonaid vice president, Thomas Kaenzig, said the baby is a girl whose parents are two Dutch women. "It's a homosexual couple, a lesbian couple from Holland. The baby's doing fine. They're very happy and excited about it, and so are we," he told Associated Press Radio, speaking from an undisclosed location in the Dominican Republic. www.wired.com Famous Photos Frozen Forever, Or; Is Bill Gates Stealing American History? Talk about creepy. Bill Gates' minions are currently laying the floor for a 10,000 square foot, tomblike facility in rural Pennsylvania to preserve, in part, an image of Albert Einstein's tongue. It's the future home of the Bettmann Archive, a renowned collection of more than 11 million historic photographs and negatives -- including such iconic images as Einstein sticking out his tongue and the Wright Brothers in flight. It's a symbolic declaration that physical photographs are dead and should literally be buried. Gates' plans call for more than mere burial. The Bettmann Archive will be stored in specially engineered, subzero rooms -- a first in the history of photo preservation. Only 225,000 of the 11 million photographs have been scanned in nearly six years. Still, historians are worried that the new facility will make the photographs even harder to see. The Bettmann Archive is located within the Iron Mountain National Underground Storage site, a former limestone mine 220 feet underground in remote Boyers, Pennsylvania. Read the rest here Friday, January 3
DID GOVERNMENT APPROVE CITIZENS AS TOXIC WASTE SITES? ARE WE BEING POISONED? It has been a long established joke about not drinking the water in Third World countries. Now it is here in America that the water has been declared unsafe to drink, and it is no joke. Whereas the greatest problem with water in the underdeveloped nations is usually such as amoebic dysentery, serious but reversible, in the U.S. it is rat poison one gets in the drinking water--and it is no accident. Extensive studies, ignored with a yawn by those who believe they are being served well by the media and various dental associations, have shown that the consumption of fluoride in drinking water and prescription doses is extremely harmful and deleterious in a number of ways. Reputable researchers from such as Harvard and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and numerable other research investigators, have shown that fluoridation of drinking water can result in brain and other physiological damage producing such abnormalities as: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) Hyperactivity or passive malaise -- depending on whether exposure is pre- or postnatal Alzheimer's disease or senile dementia The death of brain cells directly involved in the decision making processes Cracked, pitted and brittle teeth and bones not being considered as a potential leading cause of osteoporosis Higher hip fracture rates Reduction in intelligence and increased learning disability "One of the most toxic chemicals known," they claim, "fluoride rapidly emerged as the leading chemical health hazard of the U.S. atomic bomb program -- both for workers and for nearby communities, the documents reveal." Other revelations include: "Much of the original proof that fluoride is safe for humans in low doses was generated by A-bomb program scientists, who had been secretly ordered to provide 'evidence useful in litigation' against defense contractors for fluoride injury to citizens. The first lawsuits against the U.S. A-bomb program were not over radiation, but over fluoride damage, the documents show." Read the rest of this frightening article here. Wednesday, January 1
Welcome to CLONAID™ – the first human cloning company ! CLONAID™ was founded in February 1997 by Raël who is the leader of the Raelian Movement, an international religious organization which claims that life on Earth was created scientifically through DNA and genetic engineering by a human extraterrestrial race whose name, Elohim, is found in the Hebrew Bible and was mistranslated by the word "God". The Raelian Movement also claims that Jesus was resurrected through an advanced cloning technique performed by the Elohim. CLONAID’s™ main goal is to give life to the first human clone. On top of that CLONAID™ is offering a range of services like creating personal stem cells, INSURACLONE™, OVULAID™ and CLONAPET™ CLONAID™ |
