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Riddle in the sands: Thousands of strange ‘Nazca Lines’ discovered in the Middle East
September 16, 2011
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Peru’s Nazca Lines, the mysterious geoglyphs etched into the desert centuries ago by indigenous groups, are world famous – and now thousands of similar patterns have been found in the Middle East.
Satellite and aerial photography has revealed mysterious stone ‘wheels’ that are more numerous and older than the Nazca Lines in countries such as Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
The structures are thought to date back 2,000 years, but why they were built is baffling archaeologists and historians.
Ancient mystery: Read more…
Categories: Ancient History, Middle East
Ancient History, Jordan, middle east, Nazca lines, Peru, satellites, Saudi Arabia, Syria
Fireball sparks panic as it shoots across 250 miles of night sky above California
September 16, 2011
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When a streak of fire blazed through the air above southern California, people could have been forgiven for thinking the Earth was under attack.Thousands saw it from Phoenix in Arizona to Las Vegas and Los Angeles and local authorities were swamped with reports of ball of flame in the night sky.One witness said: ‘It was huge. It had a Read more…
Categories: Strange Events
Arizona, california, Las Vegas, meteor, Meteor showers
Strong to major earthquake is guaranteed to hit Southern California near the Salton Sea in the next 7 days
September 16, 2011
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7.0 likely – risk of 7.5+ earthquake.
Pine Valley, Ocotillo, Borrego Springs, Salton Sea.
Risk of 5.0 to 5.5 earthquake
Cajon Pass, Hesperia, Crestline, Wrightwood, Big Bear City.
Risk of 4.0 to 4.4 earthquake
San Jose, Campbell, Saratoga, Los Gatos.
Categories: California, Earthquake
california, earthquakes, Southern California
Group urges U.S. to adopt electronic ID cards for citizens
September 16, 2011
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Source: NextGov
As the Obama administration works on a set of voluntary online credentials for American Web surfers, some technologists say the government should examine Estonia’s mandatory electronic identification cards as a model.
In the United States, opposition to national ID cards has long prevented the government from assigning citizens electronic credentials for online authentication purposes. But, certain aspects of e-credentials may protect personal information better than the passwords and PIN numbers people currently use for Read more…
Categories: GOVERNMENT
e-ID, national ID card, United States
Russian amateur astronomer discovers new comet
September 16, 2011
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Russian amateur astronomer Artyom Novichonok, a student of Petrozavodsk University, made a discovery of a new comet, Russian astronomy website Astronet said on Sunday.
The comet is the first comet discovered from Russian territory since 1989.
Novichonok’s discovery was confirmed by the International Astronomical Union, the comet being designated P/2011 R3 (Novichonok), the Ka-Dar Observatory, where Novichonok made his discovery, said on its website.
Novichonok discovered the comet on six images taken in September using a 0.4-m Jigit telescope.
Categories: astronomy
astronomy, comet, Novichonok, P/2011 R3
Madness Just Hit Record Highs: US Unable To Account For 36,000 Pounds Of Its Own Weapons Grade Uranium And Plutonium!
September 16, 2011
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The U.S. Is Unable To Account For 36k Pounds Of Its Own Weapons Grade Uranium And Plutonium (Business Insider, Sep. 15, 2011):
Under special nuclear cooperation agreements, the United States sent 38,580 pounds of enriched uranium and plutonium to more than two-dozen foreign agencies and is unable to account for 36,000 pounds of the material.
The Government Accountability Office report says these 27 cooperation agreements, set up to facilitate cross border research, have no accountability and the U.S. has no way to enforce control.
Because there is no reporting process in place, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been Read more…
Poland warns of war ‘in 10 years’ as EU leaders scramble to contain panic
September 16, 2011
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Germany, France and the European Commission are scrambling to contain panic and “quash rumours” about a eurozone break-up amid repeated off-piste messages from other senior EU politicians.
But even amid their desperate efforts, the finance minister of Poland, the country that currently represents the EU to the world as holder of the bloc’s rotating presidency, warned of war on the continent within 10 years if the eurozone collapses.
Speaking to MEPs in Strasbourg on Wednesday morning (14 September) he warned of the need to act rapidly to prevent grave danger for the EU. Making reference to a recent report entitled ‘Euro Break Up – The Consequences’ by Swiss financial giant UBS, he declared: “There is no doubt we are in danger. Europe is Read more…
Categories: Coming Events, EU, Europe
EURO, Europe, European Union, Poland, wars and rumors of wars
US to Sell Israel Bunker-Busters
September 16, 2011
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photo: US Army
The U.S. government has agreed to sell 1,000 satellite-guided “mini-bunker-buster” bombs to Israel. Meanwhile, a U.S. Defense Department official on Friday hinted at informal nuclear defense arrangements with Israel.Boeing’s Guided Bomb Unit (GBU)-39 bomb, weighing in at just 113 kilograms (250 pounds), was developed for penetrating fortified targets located underground. The U.S. decision to sell the munitions to Israel was somewhat of a retreat from a refusal last week to supply the IDF with the more powerful two-ton GBU-29 bunker-busters, despite earlier commitments to do so. In 2005, the Bush administration Read more…
Categories: Israel, United States
bunker-busters, GBU-29, Iran, Israel, United States, weapons
Scientists Discover 1 Planet Orbiting 2 Stars
September 16, 2011
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Photo: NASA
Artist’s conception of planet (dark circle) orbiting two suns
Astronomers say they have discovered a planet that orbits around a pair of stars. It is the first time a so-called circumbinary system has been detected.
Movie fans might be familiar with the score of “Star Wars, Episode IV, A New Hope,” the blockbuster movie from 1977. Luke Skywalker stands on his stark home planet Tatooine. As he gazes pensively into the distance toward a pinkish sky, an orange sun descends toward the horizon, with a smaller white sun following close behind.
Well, move over, Tatooine, says John Knoll of Industrial Light and Magic, which Read more…
Categories: astronomy
astronomy, Kepler telescope, planets, sun
MASS FISH DIE-OFF: Hundreds of Dead Fish in Pujiang, China!
September 16, 2011
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Two weeks ago, I told you about the death of millions of tons of fish in the river Min in China. A fish die-off that began on August 31 between the city of Huangton and Shuikou, culminating in early September along the Min River, where waves of dead fish turned up dead over hundreds of fish farms. Today, environmental watchdog groups began an investigation into a new case, after hundreds of dead fish were found floating in another local river.
A photograph, believed to have been uploaded online yesterday afternoon by a witness, showed the bodies of many small fish in Pujiang Town of Minhang District. This raised concerns of Read more…
Categories: China
China, fish deaths, mysterious Bird and Fish Deaths, Pujiang
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