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<img src="http://cleardarksky.com/c/UoMrylndOBMDcs0.gif?1"></a></P>Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.comBlogger9181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1126058419275932342005-09-06T21:00:00.001-05:002005-09-06T21:00:19.286-05:00orchid cutoutorchid cutout Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1126058402837865892005-09-06T21:00:00.000-05:002005-09-06T21:00:05.200-05:00Dreaming Life is but a dream. Some people study dreams, while others post to dream BB's. You can even learn how to have lucid dream with these cool, little coins. And of course, there is the inevitable link list. Enjoy! [via MetaFilter]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1126058186116363232005-09-06T20:56:00.001-05:002005-09-06T20:56:28.933-05:00Earth the Movie [via Tom's Astronomy Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1126058164908893062005-09-06T20:56:00.000-05:002005-09-06T20:56:07.236-05:00Utah Says No to Intelligent DesignAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1126058139034701072005-09-06T20:55:00.000-05:002005-09-06T20:55:43.093-05:00Parasites Brainwash Grasshoppers Into Death Dive Unbelievable! A parasitic worm that makes the grasshopper it invades jump into water and commit suicide does so by chemically influencing its brain, a study of the insects proteins reveal. The parasitic Nematomorph hairworm (Spinochordodes tellinii) develops inside land-dwelling... [via Cynical-C Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971840989433462005-09-05T20:57:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:57:20.996-05:00golden sectiongolden section Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971819902846542005-09-05T20:56:00.002-05:002005-09-05T20:57:02.616-05:00Photographing Flying Insects With High-Speed Photography and Lasers Very impressive. The [via Cynical-C Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971776244044072005-09-05T20:56:00.001-05:002005-09-05T20:56:20.646-05:00China Launches Satellite (#22) [via Tom's Astronomy Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971760564428222005-09-05T20:56:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:56:03.323-05:00Hubble’s Gyro Hubble engineers shut down one of the three gyro’s that control the space telescope. The move is expected to preserve the operating life of the third gyro. That would seem to make sense, if it isn’t used it should last. [via Tom's Astronomy Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971646281139312005-09-05T20:54:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:54:09.283-05:00India-European Union business summit Sep 7Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971626368488042005-09-05T20:53:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:53:48.793-05:00Russia, European Union to hold summit in London Oct 4Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971579066763552005-09-05T20:52:00.002-05:002005-09-05T20:53:01.320-05:00Kroes on EU competitivenessAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971538130224232005-09-05T20:52:00.001-05:002005-09-05T20:52:20.410-05:00EU week ahead - China summitAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971525191924552005-09-05T20:52:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:52:07.096-05:0013 EU member states offer assistance for Katrina catastropeAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971491588250672005-09-05T20:51:00.001-05:002005-09-05T20:51:31.596-05:00EU invests in stem cells for the real world The EU has committed $32m of funding to a research consortium that aims to commercialise stem cell tissue engineering technologies over the next four years, according to reports.…Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971475913030622005-09-05T20:51:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:51:18.676-05:00Enceladus presents a puzzle for Cassini team Enceladus, a tiny moon orbiting Saturn, appears to be venting water into space from a series of fractures over its south pole.…Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971452597632072005-09-05T20:50:00.002-05:002005-09-05T20:50:54.710-05:00This year's ozone hole set to be a whopper The hole in the Ozone layer over Antarctica this year is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever, satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA) suggest.…Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971417190219242005-09-05T20:50:00.001-05:002005-09-05T20:50:19.523-05:00US getting fatter, fasterAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971400358662762005-09-05T20:50:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:50:02.933-05:00Diamonds lose 'world's hardest' title Diamonds have been usurped as the world's hardest material, thanks to researchers in Germany, who have made a new material by compressing carbon-60 molecules. They have dubbed their new form of carbon "aggregated diamond nanorods".…Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971376604950762005-09-05T20:49:00.001-05:002005-09-05T20:49:38.910-05:00Hurricane + shuttle = delay In a spectacular example of an organisation lining its excuses up early, NASA is already laying the groundwork for a further delay to a March 2006 Shuttle launch. The explanation, naturally, is Hurricane Katrina.…Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971351317565202005-09-05T20:49:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:49:13.816-05:00Computer crash threatens Martian photo-op NASA has been forced to switch off the scientific instruments on board its Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft, just a week before the photo opportunity of a lifetime.…Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971226203814182005-09-05T20:47:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:47:13.393-05:00How Could This Be Happening in the United States? People around the world cannot believe what they're seeing.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1125971191711383632005-09-05T20:46:00.000-05:002005-09-05T20:46:34.936-05:00Chernobyl's Harm Was Far Less Than Predicted, U.N. Report Says MOSCOW, Sept. 5 -- The long-term health and environmental impacts of the 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, while severe, were far less catastrophic than feared, according to a major new report by eight U.N. agencies. [via washingtonpost.com - Europe]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1124571974453951002005-08-20T16:06:00.000-05:002005-08-20T16:06:14.460-05:00Germany's (not so ) surprising polls29 days left until the expected change for Germany.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1124570844652928742005-08-20T15:47:00.000-05:002005-08-20T15:47:27.430-05:00German electionsAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123997774093274102005-08-14T00:36:00.000-05:002005-08-14T00:36:16.696-05:00biology Kurt Stubers online collection of historic and modern day biology books. [via MetaFilter]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123997758183132452005-08-14T00:35:00.000-05:002005-08-14T00:36:00.440-05:00Germany rejects Iran military option: Deja Vue?Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123997637407963782005-08-14T00:33:00.000-05:002005-08-14T00:33:59.556-05:00Background and Info on the Perseid Meteor ShowerAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123944447467364642005-08-13T09:47:00.001-05:002005-08-13T09:47:27.466-05:00japanesebeetlejapanesebeetle Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123944425105566552005-08-13T09:47:00.000-05:002005-08-13T09:47:08.090-05:00Bush warns Iran on nuclear plans The US president says force is still an option [via Euopean News Only]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123944332773797112005-08-13T09:45:00.000-05:002005-08-13T09:45:35.160-05:00Shuttle flights are gone 'til NovemberAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123944176102844382005-08-13T09:42:00.000-05:002005-08-13T09:42:59.090-05:00Belarus releaases Professor Bandazhevsky From the EU ... The European Union welcomes the release of Professor Yuri Bandazhevsky on parole and hopes that the Belarusian authorities will now allow Professor Bandazhevsky to return to his work on the impact of the Chernobyl disaster. [via The Periscope ]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123944116338592932005-08-13T09:41:00.000-05:002005-08-13T09:42:02.713-05:00MetaGoogle Best of the web [via MetaFilter]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123943925335790832005-08-13T09:38:00.001-05:002005-08-13T09:38:47.916-05:00Famous Monkeys Through HistoryAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123943907556421392005-08-13T09:38:00.000-05:002005-08-13T09:38:31.443-05:00Teens operate on dead cat, saving kittens From CBC News: Two teenagers performed a caesarean section on a dead cat they found along a New Brunswick road, saving two of four kittens.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1123943874857904022005-08-13T09:37:00.000-05:002005-08-13T09:37:59.036-05:00View From a Satellite To view the Earth as currently seen from a satellite in Earth orbit, choose the satellite from the list below and press the "View Earth from Satellite" button. [via Cynical-C Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122948718832772782005-08-01T21:11:00.000-05:002005-08-01T21:11:58.836-05:00tonton Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122948640546664892005-08-01T21:10:00.000-05:002005-08-01T21:10:43.290-05:00On and on and on on and on...can't stop till the break of Flickr Infinite Flickr--The Movie I find Flickr frighteningly fascinating; for fun, for friends, for fireworks, forever! Okay, enough alliteration, time for some caveats. Most movies made .mp4's dammit, what's wrong with me? for which you might need Quicktime 7 (preview version for Windows users found here). The primary link site is Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122948598562569822005-08-01T21:09:00.000-05:002005-08-01T21:10:03.943-05:00A Spacewalk to Fill the Gaps? NASA shuttle managers and engineers are considering whether or not to have the Discovery crew to do an additonal spacewalk to repair two gap fillers. [via Tom's Astronomy Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122833480644264162005-07-31T13:11:00.000-05:002005-07-31T13:11:20.650-05:00green june beetlegreen june beetle Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122833459138791292005-07-31T13:10:00.000-05:002005-07-31T13:11:01.576-05:00Science Explores Meditation's Effect on the Brain People who meditate say it induces well-being and emotional balance. Neuroscientists have begun investigating the practice, dubbed "mindfulness." They are exploring the hypothesis that meditation can actually change the way the brain works. via NPR Programs: Morning Edition]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122833296036253202005-07-31T13:08:00.000-05:002005-07-31T13:08:16.043-05:00China Gets Sexy "The explosion of suggestive images [in Chinese media and art] is partly a reflection of changes in Chinese society -- many sociologists say China is in the midst of a sweeping sexual revolution [via MetaFilter]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122833270687150572005-07-31T13:07:00.000-05:002005-07-31T13:07:53.076-05:00Japan and WWII: the problem and solution [via MetaFilter]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122833105118709752005-07-31T13:05:00.000-05:002005-07-31T13:05:08.076-05:00How Beijing Censors the Blogosphere Try to blog "Falun Gong" in China's censored blogosphere and it is converted instantly to gibberish. [via BloggersBlog.com]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122832742509632292005-07-31T12:59:00.000-05:002005-07-31T12:59:06.643-05:00Shuttle Woes Signal Uncertain Future For Human Spaceflight (obviously it doesn't count that there are other nations with human spacefilght programs such as Russia, China and - to some extent -Europe)Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122832553244126392005-07-31T12:55:00.001-05:002005-07-31T12:55:55.843-05:00Ice Lake Found on Mars A modest patch of water ice is found in a rare location. [via SPACE.com]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122832515755318332005-07-31T12:55:00.000-05:002005-07-31T12:55:18.436-05:00Sighting of ‘extinct’ bird may have been a case of mistaken identity Doubts raised over validity of ivory-bill woodpecker report. [via news@nature.com]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122832450969454312005-07-31T12:54:00.000-05:002005-07-31T12:54:14.456-05:00Deadly Bird Flu Strain Found in Russia Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122832432817554892005-07-31T12:53:00.000-05:002005-07-31T12:53:59.936-05:00Bush will call end-around to put Bolton in UN postAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122430037750997732005-07-26T21:07:00.000-05:002005-07-26T21:07:20.196-05:00Neuroimaging heats upAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122429956765825132005-07-26T21:05:00.000-05:002005-07-26T21:05:59.206-05:00Disabilities Act Marks 15th Anniversary It's playing a key role in the lives of wounded soldiers returning from Iraq. [via NPR Programs: Morning Edition]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122429880948979632005-07-26T21:04:00.002-05:002005-07-26T21:04:44.193-05:00NASA's Return to Flight: Full Coverage of Discovery's STS-114 Mission [via SPACE.com]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122429860569039042005-07-26T21:04:00.001-05:002005-07-26T21:04:23.310-05:00What do you suppose he thought would happen? SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man was arrested on Monday after calling police to complain about the theft of his marijuana, authorities said. [via Reuters: Oddly Enough]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122429840256849042005-07-26T21:04:00.000-05:002005-07-26T21:04:04.150-05:00Who wouldn't fall for such a clever trick? PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian couple stole 50,000 euros from a woman in the Sicilian city of Palermo after convincing her they were vampires who would impregnate her with the son of the Anti-Christ if she did not pay them. [via Reuters: Oddly Enough]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173825490340332005-07-23T21:57:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:57:05.496-05:00echinaceaechinacea Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173790740235042005-07-23T21:56:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:56:33.963-05:00BMW / Leipzig - Space Oddysee [via Random Good Stuff]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173609057774762005-07-23T21:53:00.001-05:002005-07-23T21:53:31.140-05:00Shuttle Atlantis Takes a Short Trip CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Despite two delay-filled days, the space shuttle Atlantis is safely inside NASA's massive Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after a brief hop forward in its long road toward space. [via SPACE.com]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173598517155892005-07-23T21:53:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:53:21.013-05:00House Endorses Moon-to-Mars Plans The House Friday overwhelmingly endorsed President Bush's vision to send man back to the moon and eventually on to Mars as it passed a bill to set NASA policy for the next two years. [via SPACE.com]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173523474772402005-07-23T21:52:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:52:05.896-05:00Man wants hair, but state doesn't need 'toupee' DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) - Bald men in Germany have no entitlement to state support for toupees, a court ruled Wednesday. Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173501948830452005-07-23T21:51:00.001-05:002005-07-23T21:51:47.956-05:00Hawaiian caterpillars that hunt like spidersAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173467949026772005-07-23T21:51:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:51:10.773-05:00Shopping for a cadaver... LIMA, Peru (Reuters) - Wanted by Friday: Female corpse, price $640. [via Reuters: Oddly Enough]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173430255255912005-07-23T21:50:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:50:32.243-05:00US military, still out of control An article on the BBC website about US prison facilities in Afghanistan: Former detainees have told the BBC they were deprived of sleep and food, put in stress positions and beaten. [via The Periscope ]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173387019454692005-07-23T21:49:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:49:49.493-05:00Mark Your Calendars The peak of the Perseid meteor showers is coming. [via Tom's Astronomy Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173329075417252005-07-23T21:48:00.001-05:002005-07-23T21:48:51.013-05:00Top Ten Apollo Hoax Theories Space.com has a list of the ten most frequent arguments from the tin foil hat brigade and answers their concerns. [via Cynical-C Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173300687463692005-07-23T21:48:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:48:22.893-05:00Windows Longhorn Screenshots Or are we suppose to call it Vista now? [via Cynical-C Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173176341839992005-07-23T21:46:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:46:18.486-05:00Physics SongsAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173111759010402005-07-23T21:45:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:45:14.126-05:00Phenomenon of suicide takes shape of fashion trend worldwide Specialists explain the phenomenon of suicide with a person's aspiration to get rid of commonness and boredom of every day life [via linkfilter.net - fresh links]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173064033319822005-07-23T21:44:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:44:26.300-05:00New Hope for Those With High Blood PressureAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1122173028708981002005-07-23T21:43:00.000-05:002005-07-23T21:43:51.003-05:00Underground UFO bases in China According to many tourists, Buddhist monks and the local people of Ladakh, Indian Army and Chinese Military maintain the line of control. But there is something much more serious happening in this area. According to the few locals people on the Indian and Chinese side, this is where the UFOs are seen coming out of the ground, According to many, the UFO Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121827145930001622005-07-19T21:39:00.000-05:002005-07-19T21:39:05.936-05:00sepiasepia Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121827043874863792005-07-19T21:37:00.001-05:002005-07-19T21:37:23.880-05:00Now, this is one scary story... SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Grand juries across California have indicted 40 pilots for fraud after they falsified medical records to hide disabilities like schizophrenia and severe heart problems that would have grounded them, federal officials said on Monday.. [via Reuters: Oddly Enough]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121827022592847392005-07-19T21:37:00.000-05:002005-07-19T21:37:04.986-05:00Fewer in U.S. marry as more live togetherAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121826909876761542005-07-19T21:35:00.000-05:002005-07-19T21:35:12.263-05:00The Rings and Two Moons Edge On Stunning picture!!!Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121740832355854122005-07-18T21:40:00.000-05:002005-07-18T21:40:32.360-05:00Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121740667066456502005-07-18T21:37:00.002-05:002005-07-18T21:37:49.406-05:00Pope hails vacations as escape from frenetic lifeAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121740653383399672005-07-18T21:37:00.001-05:002005-07-18T21:37:36.166-05:00Porn drive makes audience sit up and noticeAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121740622694826252005-07-18T21:37:00.000-05:002005-07-18T21:37:05.026-05:00Nostalgic? Open a can of car exhaust BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man has canned the noxious-smelling exhaust fumes of East Germany's cult Trabant car and is doing a brisk trade selling the scent to those nostalgic for the former Communist state. [via Reuters: Oddly Enough]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121740564005418742005-07-18T21:36:00.000-05:002005-07-18T21:36:07.226-05:00Recession predicted in the Netherlands From Expatica.com [via The Periscope ]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121740546412032142005-07-18T21:35:00.001-05:002005-07-18T21:35:49.730-05:00EU delays Croatia Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121740520617495552005-07-18T21:35:00.000-05:002005-07-18T21:35:22.876-05:00Europe a growing base for Al-QaedaAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121623274043660452005-07-17T13:01:00.000-05:002005-07-17T13:01:14.043-05:00nomercynomercy Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121623187648286702005-07-17T12:59:00.000-05:002005-07-17T12:59:51.410-05:00Pope disapproves of Harry Potter, letters suggestAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121396356201681572005-07-14T21:59:00.000-05:002005-07-14T21:59:16.206-05:00Al Qaeda according to John GrayAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121396320256628212005-07-14T21:58:00.000-05:002005-07-14T21:58:49.780-05:00Europe's 20mil unemployedAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121395981634140992005-07-14T21:53:00.000-05:002005-07-14T21:53:05.650-05:00Neanderthals on Trial Welcome to the companion Web site to "Neanderthals on Trial," originally broadcast on January 22, 2002. The film probes the enigma of our Neanderthal cousins and the roots of our own ancestry [via linkfilter.net - fresh links]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121395726142286952005-07-14T21:48:00.000-05:002005-07-14T21:48:49.933-05:00'Human-brained' monkeys SCIENTISTS have been warned that their latest experiments may accidently produce monkeys with brains more human than animal. In cutting-edge experiments, scientists have injected human brain cells into monkey fetuses to study the effects. [via linkfilter.net - fresh links]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121028912155332122005-07-10T15:55:00.000-05:002005-07-10T15:55:12.160-05:00Mummy Headfeel free to peel down the layersAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121020309115468992005-07-10T13:31:00.001-05:002005-07-10T13:31:52.396-05:00Panda cub born at Washington's National Zoo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panda cub the size of a stick of butter was born early Saturday at the National Zoo (in Washington), the first for the pair of endangered bears now living there and a milestone for the zoo. [via Reuters: Oddly Enough]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121020296492682052005-07-10T13:31:00.000-05:002005-07-10T13:31:39.120-05:00Shuttle Discovery in Good Shape for July 13 Launch [via SPACE.com]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121020226081037212005-07-10T13:30:00.000-05:002005-07-10T13:30:31.253-05:00The Sprawl of Y'allAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121019884419179072005-07-10T13:24:00.001-05:002005-07-10T13:24:46.973-05:00Are ugly children less loved?Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121019869348200082005-07-10T13:24:00.000-05:002005-07-10T13:24:31.986-05:00CNN video censored at Guantanamo prisonAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121019830393717142005-07-10T13:23:00.000-05:002005-07-10T13:23:53.303-05:00Bomb drill exercise simultaneously occured as London attacks A consultancy agency with government and police connections was running a drill exercise for an unnamed company which revolved around the London Underground being bombed at the exact same times and locations as was happening in real life on July 7th. [via linkfilter.net - fresh links]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1121019615345444872005-07-10T13:20:00.000-05:002005-07-10T13:20:18.163-05:00Google Maps ManiaAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1120948799359431302005-07-09T17:39:00.000-05:002005-07-09T17:39:59.363-05:00b - beeb - bee Originally uploaded by avmaier.Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1120946675615449942005-07-09T17:04:00.000-05:002005-07-09T17:04:38.326-05:00The Euratlas Periodical Historical Atlas of Europe details the evolution of the history of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East with a collection of maps from 1 AD to 1000 AD and 1100 AD to 2000 AD. You might have a general idea about what the Mediterranean looked like in 1000 AD, but did you know of the existence of the principality of Tmutarakan or the medieval Emirate of Mosul? Also Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1120946628210407292005-07-09T17:03:00.001-05:002005-07-09T17:03:50.723-05:00Gallery of the Absurd Classic. [via Cynical-C Blog]Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1120946603906594892005-07-09T17:03:00.000-05:002005-07-09T17:03:26.210-05:00The Mind Has No Firewall Army article on psychotronic weapons Examples of unplanned attacks on the body's data-processing capability are well-documented. Strobe lights have been known to cause epileptic seizures. Not long ago in Japan, children watching television cartoons were subjected to pulsating lights that caused seizures in some and made others very sick. [via linkfilter.net - fresh Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1120946499949056362005-07-09T17:01:00.000-05:002005-07-09T17:01:58.386-05:00China Bid for US Oil Company Sparks Political Backlash China's growing energy demands have caused trouble with the U.S. Congress. At issue, an $18.5 billion bid by CNOOC, the Chinese National Offshore Oil Company to take over California-based Unocal, the 9th largest oil producer in the United States. U.S. lawmakers say the unsolicited bid, $2 billion more than an offer from another U.S. oil Alex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10317145.post-1120918304550482482005-07-09T09:11:00.000-05:002005-07-09T09:11:44.553-05:00Woman, bull injured in Pamplona bull runAlex Maiernoreply@blogger.com0