http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2416.html
Scratches to Sketches
Sunday, 30 December 2012
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Faulty genes precipitate bowel cancer risk - The Times of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Faulty-genes-precipitate-bowel-cancer-risk/articleshow/17753914.cms
New technique clears up mysteries in extinct Denisovan human genome - Cosmic Log
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/30/13570175-new-technique-clears-up-mysteries-in-extinct-denisovan-human-genome?lite
Monday, 24 December 2012
Re: Shoes in church
I showered and shaved.............. I adjusted my tie.
I got there and sat.............. In a pew just in time.
Bowing my head in prayer......... As I closed my eyes..
I saw the shoe of the man next to me..... Touching my own. I sighed.
With plenty of room on either side...... I thought, 'Why must our soles touch?'
It bothered me, his shoe touching mine... But it didn't bother him much.
A prayer began : 'Our Father'............. I thought, 'This man with the shoes, has no pride.
They're dusty, worn, and scratched. Even worse, there are holes on the side!'
'Thank You for blessings,' the prayer went on.
The shoe man said............... A quiet 'Amen.'
I tried to focus on the prayer....... But my thoughts were on his shoes again.
Aren't we supposed to look our best. When walking through that door?
'Well, this certainly isn't it,' I thought, Glancing toward the floor..
Then the prayer was ended........... And the songs of praise began.
The shoe man was certainly loud...... Sounding proud as he sang.
His voice lifted the rafters........ His hands were raised high.
The Lord could surely hear. The shoe man's voice from the sky.
It was time for the offering...... And what I threw in was steep.
I watched as the shoe man reached.... Into his pockets so deep.
I saw what was pulled out............ What the shoe man put in.
Then I heard a soft 'clink' . As when silver hits tin.
The sermon really bored me............ To tears, and that's no lie..
It was the same for the shoe man.... For tears fell from his eyes.
At the end of the service...... As is the custom here.
We must greet new visitors, And show them all good cheer.
But I felt moved somehow.............. And wanted to meet the shoe man.
So after the closing prayer........ I reached over and shook his hand.
He was old and his skin was dark..... And his hair was truly a mess.
But I thanked him for coming......... For being our guest.
He said, 'My names' Charlie............ I'm glad to meet you, my friend.'
There were tears in his eyes........ But he had a large, wide grin.
'Let me explain,' he said........... Wiping tears from his eyes.
'I've been coming here for months.... And you're the first to say 'Hi.''
'I know that my appearance............'Is not like all the rest.
'But I really do try.................'To always look my best.'
'I always clean and polish my shoes..'Before my very long walk.
'But by the time I get here..........'They're dirty and dusty, like chalk.'
My heart filled with pain.......... And I swallowed to hide my tears.
As he continued to apologize............ For daring to sit so near
He said, 'When I get here..............'I know I must look a sight.
'But I thought if I could touch you..'Then maybe our souls might unite.'
I was silent for a moment........... Knowing whatever was said
Would pale in comparison... I spoke from my heart, not my head.
'Oh, you've touched me,' I said......'And taught me, in part;
'That the best of any man...............'Is what is found in his heart.'
The rest, I thought,..................... This shoe man will never know.
Like just how thankful I really am... That his dirty old shoe touched my soul
You are special to me and you have made a difference in my life.
I respect you, and truly cherish you.
Send this to your friends,
No matter how often you talk,
Or how close you are,
And send it to the person who sent it to you.
Let old friends know you haven't forgotten them, and tell new friends you never will.
Remember, everyone needs a friend..
Someday you might feel like you have no friends at all.
Just remember this e-mail and take comfort in knowing that
Someone out there cares about you.....
And always will.
Friday, 21 December 2012
The effects of long-term exposure of ma... [Electromagn Biol Med. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=22676902
Bank boss Mark Carney will get £874,000 a year: is he worth it? | News | The Week UK
http://www.theweek.co.uk/uk-news/50719/bank-boss-mark-carney-will-get-%C2%A3874000-year-he-worth-it
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Thursday, 20 December 2012
Scottish independence: Scotland ‘will be poorer than UK’ as projections for oil and gas revenues plummet - Top stories - Scotsman.com
http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scottish-independence-scotland-will-be-poorer-than-uk-as-projections-for-oil-and-gas-revenues-plummet-1-2700088
TSA Finally Investigating Cancer Risk of X-Ray Body Scanners | Mother Jones
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/tsa-investigation-cancer-risk-x-ray-body-scanners
Scanning the Scanners: A Side-by-Side Comparison - ProPublica
http://www.propublica.org/special/scanning-the-scanners-a-side-by-side-comparison
Scanning the Scanners: A Side-by-Side Comparison - ProPublica
http://www.propublica.org/special/scanning-the-scanners-a-side-by-side-comparison
Australian Resort Owner Doesn’t Want Tiger Woods in his Tournament | EURweb
http://www.eurweb.com/2012/12/australian-resort-owner-doesnt-want-tiger-woods-in-his-tournament/
This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Books/Personal/This-Time-is-Different
Space Turbulence Measured In The Lab - Space News - redOrbit
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112750174/outer-space-turbulence-solar-corona-alfven-waves-121812/
UFO Lying On The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea? - Space News - redOrbit
http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112641006/ufo-lying-on-the-bottom-of-the-baltic-sea/
What's Gone Wrong With The Electric Vehicle Market? Nothing. - Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/boblutz/2012/12/20/whats-gone-wrong-with-the-electric-vehicle-market-nothing/
48fps: how we accidentally invented Impressionist filmmaking | The Verge Forums
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/18/3780274/48-fps-how-we-accidentally-invented-impressionist-filmmaking
Bill Gates Funds Female Condom That Delivers Anti-HIV Drug :: EDGE Boston
http://www.edgeboston.com/news/aids/news/140039/bill_gates_funds_female_condom_that_delivers_anti-hiv_drug
Vertical Consultants CEO Weighs in on Tenn. School District Cell Tower Issue
http://www.prweb.com/releases/cell-tower-lease-rates/cell-tower-lease-experts/prweb10258633.htm
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Golden eagle 'snatches Montreal toddler' – video | World news | guardian.co.uk
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/dec/19/golden-eagle-montreal-toddler-video
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Fwd: [Citizens For Safe Technology] Regarding the lengthy, costly, Interphone Study,...
My Comments before the link to Katz' comments!
"Taxes on media providers and distributors need to be greatly increased to cover the decline in other industry!"
By some perverse realities those furthest from cell towers are likely to experience the greatest bursts of heavy radiation from using their own cell phones because more energy is required in use the cell phone antenna when further away from the mast!..... However, those close to cell towers are exposed longest to the stronger "I am here so find and use me" beacon!
Possibly the solution is to effect a change in the beacon antenna technology so that it operates on a wake up basis rather than 'I am telling you where I am'!
Saturation with wake up beacons might reduce radiation overall since it is the beacon radiation that permeates continuously our every fiber!
So lets get the safest wakeable beacon and responder technology and require that the telecom companies install this technology.
Radiation from cell phones in open air is about 15 centimeters and under that there is danger of stimulation of the amygdala cells which if cancerous could lead to mad people shooting up scores of schools! Who is to say that the Connecticut massacre is not related to overstimulation of the perpetrator's amygdala? Needs research as much as gun legislation!
If local authorities can't stop the spread of cell towers, they can alternatively really gear up to tax the hell out of unsafe antennas! Put the unsafe antennas in such a high local tax bracket that they fail to cover implementation costs!
What remains is to rank antennas and forms of antenna use according to relative safety? Big task, but something an enlightened government could entertain! Heavy taxes on the huge profits of these companies would be fair because it would fall directly on users and providers.
Carl Katz 17 December 04:39 Regarding the lengthy, costly, Interphone Study, which found a significantly higher risk of glioma in those who used their phone for more than 30 minutes a day (what they call a "heavy user"?) for cell phone users who used their phone for more than ten years:
A friend of mine who has been analyzing cell phone and electromagnetic radiation studies for the past fifteen years told me a couple of years ago that the entire Interphone study and design study is inherently flawed.
You almost always hear the Interphone study quoted by the industry and media - no significant risk for anyone other than the group with over ten years of use.
What the studies designers failed to take into account was cordless home phone users - DECT phones - the study did not take into account if the person used cordless phones at home.
They are possibly more dangerous than cell phones because they transmit at full power for the entire duration of the conversation. Cell phones increase and decrease their power depending on how close the user is to a tower which is why the conventional wisdom is to not use your cell phone if you have one or two bars on the connection indicator.
By stark contrast, DECT cordless home phones do NOT decrease their power - the operate flat out at 100% power for the duration of the call no matter how close or far you are from the phone base. Add to that users who keep the base of the phone next to their bed exposing them for the entire duration of their sleep, you quickly start to see that the entire study is a joke.
To summarize, if someone who didn't use a cell phone but used a home cordless phone for several years and got a brain tumor, they skewed the entire study when they reported their cell phone use - they didn't use a cell phone and got a tumor.
Monday, 17 December 2012
Sunday, 16 December 2012
Multivitamins lower male cancer risk: study - The China Post
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2012/12/16/364286/Multivitamins-lower.htm
The Body Electric By Robert Becker – My Review | www.electricsense.com
http://www.electricsense.com/4576/the-body-electric-by-robert-becker-my-review/
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Saturday, 15 December 2012
Re: [Citizens For Safe Technology] The head of Belgium’s largest cellphone company...
You have to wonder? What is the mechanism behind the wireless radiation harm? Is it akin to concentrated ultra violet light though acting on our bodies in three dimensions? Not as obvious as xrays, but still penetrating right through thin membranes of creatures such as tadpoles and germs! Some physicists are left to speculate since only the infra microwave radiation is generally considered even when funding is denied!
Today, I talked to a British astrophysicist, who reminded me about the body's replacement of cells every seven years. If the cancer shows up as part of that seven year cycle, that surely shortens the profitability cycle of communications firm should they not go totally fiber optic. Well that's powerful speculation, but I think that I know which technology has long term sustainability.
On 15 Dec 2012, at 11:09 PM, "Susan Foster" wrote:
Susan Foster 15 December 23:09 The head of Belgium's largest cellphone company bans WI-FI from his offices and tells kids cellphones are dangerous!
December 15, 2012 i
Cell phone news, DECT, Wi-FI, and WLAN wireless systems and health by EMFacts
From Andre Fauteux, Editor
La Maison du 21e siècle magazine:
The head of Belgacom is not crazy about the Wi-Fi fad in his cellphone company's skyscraper. The 27th floor, occupied by management, thus goes without the technology that allows high speed broadband Internet access. The decision is barely surprising when we know that Didier Bellens also asks his contacts to call him on his landline rather than on his cell.
The man who heads Belgacom, and thus Proximus, briefed schoolchildren Tuesday about the dangers of the Internet, in the charming company of (tennis player) Justine Henin. The initiative was organized with Child Focus and Microsoft.
Didier Bellens, president of Belgacom (Belgium cell operator), explains that the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) is dangerous – (Sudpresse – 25/11/2011). And when a child asks about the dangers of cellphones, the head of the country's largest cellphone company does not mince his words. He explains to pupils of the Centre of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre school that GSM is bad and a health threat.
"During the day, it is better to use a headset because the GSM, it heats," he first explained. "The waves are dangerous. At night, it is better to shut it off. If you use your phone as an alarm clock, you should also turn it off."…
Contacted, Belgacom's spokesperson was not surprised by his employers comments: "Didier Bellens is only indicating the precautionary principles recommended by the World Health Organization. Remember that nothing has ever been proven about the dangers of GSM…"
Sources: http://www.sudinfo.be/248245/article/actualite/belgique/2011-11-25/didier-bellens-le-boss-de-belgacom-explique%C2%A0que-le-gsm-c'est-dangereux
and http://www.robindestoits.org/SCOOP-Didier-Bellens-le-patron-de-Belgacom-operateur-Belge-n-aime-pas-les-ondes-Wi-Fi-et-affirme-que-le-GSM-est_a1853.html
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Didier Bellens, le boss de Belgacom, explique que le GSM, c'est dangereux
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Fwd: Microsoft Windows, Bob Geldof and EMFs
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Hi Wuhlax
Over the last couple of years a flurry of EMF books have come out.
Sam Milam's "Dirty Electricity" which I've talked about a lot is one of them.
Another is Devra Davis' excellent book "Disconnect" which I reviewed a few weeks back.
Light years before any of these books came out there was a book published which revolutionized the way people thought about EMFs and the human body.
This book came out in 1985.
It was a different world back then.
Which makes it all the more amazing.....click here to read more.
Lloyd Burrell
ElectricSense.com
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