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SPERM MADE FROM FEMALE BONE MARROW AS THE CLITORIS GETS BIGGER, EVOLVES - MALE EXTINCTION ON HORIZON

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:12:47 GMT

clipped by: ianschneider
clipper's remarks: Men will be obsolete - if not, all human will be extinct. Why? Men would be the ones to use WMD. Before that happened, women would kill us all. Why not? The two gender thing is the worst element of life, biggest waste of energy.

Clip Source: science.slashdot.org

Sperm Made From Female Bone Marrow, Men Obsolete?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday February 02, @06:22AM
from the what-some-women-have-been-saying-for-years dept.

Shaitan Apistos writes "British scientists have discovered a way to turn female bone marrow into sperm, allowing women to reproduce without the need of male companionship. All children born of this method would be female, due the lack Y chromosomes, and there is high chance of birth defects. Eggs also can be created from male bone marrow, but men looking to reproduce would still need to find a surrogate mother to handle the gestation period. I'd like to take a moment to welcome our new amazonian overlords and remind them that men are still very good at mowing lawns and fixing cars."

We discussed males and females, so.... (Score:3, Funny)

by DanMelks (1108493) on Saturday February 02, @06:28AM (#22271846)

...so where do transsexuals fit in here?

Tags: sperm, one gender society, clitotis, size, extinct

NASA images find 1,750,000 year old bridge

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:36:55 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: (man-made) between India and Sri Lanka! excerpts...

Clip Source: www.lankalibrary.com

NASA Images Find 1,750,000 Year Old Man-Made Bridge

between India and Sri Lanka

) Space images taken by NASA reveal a mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The recently discovered bridge currently named as Adam´s Bridge is made of chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long.

The bridge´s unique curvature and composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legends as well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the a primitive age, about 1,750,000 years ago and the bridge´s age is also almost equivalent.

This information is a crucial aspect for an insight into the mysterious legend called Ramayana, which was supposed to have taken place in tredha yuga (more than 1,700,000 years ago).

In this epic, there is a mentioning about a bridge, which was built between Rameshwaram (India) and Srilankan coast under the supervision of a dynamic and invincible figure called Rama who is supposed to be the incarnation of the supreme.

I read the story headlined above with great interest. This is a story of major significance, as understanding its implications will turn the entire world of Science and History on its head. This bridge, according to accounts in the Ramayana and the Srimad-Bhagavatam, was constructed in the age know as Treta, over 2 million years ago.

Here is the way the "Srimad Bhagavatam" describes the event:

Text 22

nara-devatvam apannah

sura-karya-cikirsaya

samudra-nigrahadini

cakre viryany atah param

"In the eighteenth incarnation (of Lord Krishna), the Lord appeared as King Rama. In order to perform some pleasing work for the demigods, He exhibited superhuman powers by controlling the Indian Ocean and then killing the atheist King Ravana, who was on the other side of the sea".

Tags: images, man-made, bridge, nasa.

The Ultimate Rejection Letter

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:13:27 GMT

clipped by: haraya

Clip Source: www.chaosmatrix.org

Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA  34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16.  After careful consideration, I
regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me
an assistant professor position in your department. 

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually
large number of rejection letters.  With such a varied and promising field
of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals. 

Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in
rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at
this time.  Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor
in your department this August.  I look forward to seeing you then. 

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen

Tags: rejection, letter, humor, funny, wit, application, jobs, people, joke, entertainment

Doomsday cult calls credit cards satanic

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:06:42 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

A Russian doomsday cult sheltering in a bunker say credit cards and food packaging bar codes are satanic, the official negotiating the release of children from the group said on Monday.

Around 30 followers, including four children, from across Russia and neighboring Belarus met last October and barricaded themselves into a hillside to escape an apocalypse their preacher says is looming in either April or May.

"They have burned their passports and say that all plastic (credit) cards and strip codes on food packaging are the work of Satan," he told reporters.

He said progress was slow but local authorities were negotiating with the group to leave their refuge.

Local residents said the bunker was a pre-revolutionary convent, with a well, a kitchen and areas for sleeping and praying.

Tags: religion, faith, cult, russia, satan, belief

Religious Groups Believe I-35 Is Holy Highway Mentioned in Bible

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:21:54 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.woai.com

The highway that stretches from Laredo, Texas to Duluth, Minnesota has grabbed the attention of Christians across the country.

Members of Christian groups along the I-35 corridor said the highway was mentioned in the Bible, and in order to fulfill a prophecy, it needs a little saving first.

Christians said the Old Testament's book of Isaiah prophesizes I-35 will be the United States' "Highway of Holiness."

Isaiah 35:8 reads: "And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it."

"Everything we do, we want to make sure scripture is backing us up," said Austin's PromiseLand Church Pastor Charlie Lujan. "I-35 being Isaiah 35, it just matched."

Lujan conducted a five-week 24-hour prayer vigil and organized what he called a "purity siege" along Austin's famed Sixth Street.

Tags: religion, bible, old testament, holy, strange

The Real Israel Behind the Propaganda

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:30:10 GMT

clipped by: blueridge
clipper's remarks: good article exposing how propaganda rules the truth about Israel.

Clip Source: www.globalresearch.ca

The True Miracle of Israel

Such depictions -- of luminous, civilised Israelis facing wicked, backward Arabs -- are the building blocks of a polemic sold tirelessly by Israeli, American and Western media. Most often, it goes unchallenged, thus defining the West's understanding of Israel and its moral "right to exist". The argument is rooted in the horrors of the Jewish holocaust; however, Israel's handlers have managed to turn deserved sympathy for that tragedy into an unwarranted assertion, somehow equating Palestinians with Nazi Germany in order to justify a constant state of war in the name of self-defence.

This formula has served Israel's strategic purposes well. On one hand, Israel's existence is portrayed as a resurrection of sorts: from near-annihilation to a "miraculous" rebirth.

Such discourse has been used successfully to appeal to a much larger group than those who identify with Israel on ethnic or religious grounds.

Christian Zionists represent the popular backbone

Tags: israel, zionism, christianity, jews

The Top 101 Classic Web Sites of 2006

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:45:10 GMT

clipped by: kwonsu
clipper's remarks:

Clip Source: www.pcmag.com

The Internet is as cyclical as it is expansive. Boom, burst, bust, repeat. And yet some Web sites seem to operate outside the fray, delivering a consistent user experience and gradually evolving instead of flaring up or flaming out. Here at PC Magazine, we call these Web sites the classics both because they tend to be established destinations and because they set the standards for the rest of the Web.

Here is our canon of the top 101 classics for 2006, humbly submitted for you perusal. You've probably heard of many or even most of them, but it's our hope that all of our readers will find something new or rediscover a forgotten favorite on the list.

• Apps - PC & Mobile
• Business & Finance
• Careers
• Computing
• Consumer Electronics & Photography
• Health
• Information, Search & Reference
• Lifestyle, Entertainment & Fun
• News
• Oddities & Gaming
• Shopping
• Travel

Tags: computer, software, technology, browser, news

Line your walls with books to save heat

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:43:26 GMT

clipped by: ericskiff
clipper's remarks: Kill trees to make books to line your walls to save the planet

Clip Source: www.boingboing.net

The editorial staff of the UK's Bookseller magazine want you to know that lining your exterior walls with books is practically a moral imperative, since it reduces your energy costs and saves the world. You don't have to tell me -- I've been lining my walls with books for decades.

"Books are the original insulator. A shelf of books along an outside wall works well to prevent heat escaping,"

Link (Thanks, wiseGEEK!)

Loyal Oaths And Constitutional Freedom

Tue, 06 May 2008 12:37:49 GMT

clipped by: debbyski

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

When Wendy Gonaver was offered a job teaching American studies at Cal State Fullerton this academic year, she was pleased to be headed back to the classroom to talk about one of her favorite themes: protecting constitutional freedoms.

But the day before class was scheduled to begin, her appointment as a lecturer abruptly ended over just the kind of issue that might have figured in her course. She lost the job because she did not sign a loyalty oath swearing to "defend" the U.S. and California constitutions "against all enemies, foreign and domestic."

As a Quaker from Pennsylvania and a lifelong pacifist, Gonaver objected to the California oath as an infringement of her rights of free speech and religious freedom.

"I wanted it on record that I am a pacifist," said Gonaver, 38. "I was really upset. I didn't expect to be fired. I was so shocked that I had to do this."

Pagan Weddings Attract More Than A Cult Following

Mon, 05 May 2008 05:08:08 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.modbee.com

Supporters and critics of pagan weddings -- like Kemper's -- often describe the ceremonies as beautiful, mystical, bizarre and even evil, all descriptions Kemper has heard. But, according to some experts, there is one word they can no longer use: uncommon.

A 2001 survey by the Graduate Center of the City University of New York found that the number of followers of Wicca, one of the many religions that fall beneath the pagan umbrella, increased from 8,000 in 1990 to 134,000 in 2001, making it the fastest-growing religion in America in terms of percentage increase.

Marty Laubach, a sociology professor at Marshall University, says the number of followers of pagan religions is even higher now, citing a 2008 U.S. Religious Landscape Survey that put the estimate at 1.2 million.

Tags: religion, marriage, pagan, mainstream, wedding, wicca

Church recognizes apparitions of Virgin Mary

Mon, 05 May 2008 04:44:53 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

A Roman Catholic bishop said Sunday that the church has officially recognized that the Virgin Mary appeared to a teenage shepherd girl in the French Alps starting in the mid-1600s.

The announcement marks the first time the church has recognized apparitions of the Virgin Mary in France since those in southwestern Lourdes 150 years ago, the diocese of Gap and Embrun said.

Speaking at Mass in Laus in remarks broadcast nationally on France-2 television, Monsignor Jean-Michel di Falco Leandri said he recognized the "supernatural origin" of the apparitions to 17-year-old shepherd girl Benoite Rencurel starting in 1664 and running through 1718.

Officials at Notre-Dame-du-Laus church say that after four months of daily apparitions starting in May 1664, the Virgin Mary asked Rencurel to build a church and a house to receive priests.

The recognition Sunday makes Laus an official pilgrimage site for the church

Tags: catholic, church, vision, religion, apparition, virgin mary

The All-White Elephant in the Room

Mon, 05 May 2008 05:05:29 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

BORED by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? If so, go directly to YouTube, search for “John Hagee Roman Church Hitler,” and be recharged by a fresh jolt of clerical jive.

What you’ll find is a white televangelist, the Rev. John Hagee, lecturing in front of an enormous diorama. Wielding a pointer, he pokes at the image of a woman with Pamela Anderson-sized breasts, her hand raising a golden chalice. The woman is “the Great Whore,” Mr. Hagee explains, and she is drinking “the blood of the Jewish people.” That’s because the Great Whore represents “the Roman Church,” which, in his view, has thirsted for Jewish blood throughout history, from the Crusades to the Holocaust.

Mr. Hagee is not a fringe kook but the pastor of a Texas megachurch. On Feb. 27, he stood with John McCain and endorsed him over the religious conservatives’ favorite, Mike Huckabee, who was then still in the race.

Tags: politics, religion, mccain, church, television, televangelist, texas, conservative

‘They Were Lying’

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:21:39 GMT

clipped by: lifecyce1898

Clip Source: www.newsweek.com

Mary Tillman spent years piecing together the details of the friendly-fire death of her son, former NFL star Pat Tillman. Why she feels Americans should be outraged.

Since his death, Tillman's family in San Jose, Calif., led by Kevin and his mother Mary, have accused the Pentagon of covering up the facts after spending years piecing together the events that led to Tillman's death and the delay in reporting the friendly fire. A series of Army investigations revealed that top officers, including a three-star general, misled Tillman's family and the public about the circumstances of Tillman's killing

NEWSWEEK: What remain the biggest unanswered questions for you in Pat's death?
Mary Tillman:

one responsible for the cover-up, because I believe that it went much higher up than a three-star general not telling us. I think the administration had something to do with the cover-up … One of the reasons I believe [that] is [because] Rumsfeld wrote a letter to Pat after he enlisted.

Wife convicted after husband fatally shoots lover

Sat, 03 May 2008 15:32:54 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.cnn.com

A Texas woman who caused her lover's shooting death by falsely crying rape was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter.

In late 2006, Darrell Roberson came home from a late-night card game to find his scantily clad wife with another man in a pickup truck in the driveway. Tracy Roberson was with her lover but cried rape, and her husband fired four shots into the truck as Devin LaSalle drove off, killing him.

Darrell Roberson initially was arrested, but a murder charge was later dropped and a grand jury indicted Tracy Roberson instead.

During her three-day trial, defense attorneys called no witnesses but blamed LaSalle's death on Darrell Roberson's jealousy and rage.

But prosecutors placed all the blame on Tracy Roberson, showing evidence of the affair with LaSalle, 32, and a text message in which she invited him to her house that evening

Tags: woman, men, marriage, rape, murder, manslaughter

Yale Divinity Course Examines Theology in Harry Potter

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:52:25 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.christianpost.com

Most people agree that the wildly popular Harry Potter series has a religious following. But do the stories about a fictional boy wizard contain religion in them?

Danielle Tumminio, a Yale Divinity School graduate student who instructs a course called "Christian Theology and Harry Potter" at Yale would say, "Yes."

Her course uses all seven Potter books to examine Christian themes such as sin, evil and resurrection, a CNN feature story recently reported.

The resurrection theme is supposedly explored in J.K. Rowling's seventh installment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” (Spoiler warning: Read no further if you don't want to find out what happens.)

Cat Terrell, a student in Yale's Harry Potter course, told CNN that "the lens of the Harry Potter books actually makes theology ... easier to understand."

Outside of Yale, a minority group of Christians have also attempted to justify "Pottermania."

Tags: religion, theology, harry potter, christian