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Pygmy Negritos of the Andaman Islands

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:05:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In an era when we are routinely encouraged to celebrate diversity, perhaps no group of humans on Earth is more diverse yet less celebrated than the tiny but fierce Pygmy Negritos of the Andaman Islands in the Bay Of Bengal Ocean. They provide some of the best examples of what modern humans were like when they first emerged out of Africa dozens of millennia ago.

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Q&A: Pygmy Negritos of the Andaman Islands

Steve Sailer

September 9, 2002

In an era when we are routinely encouraged to celebrate diversity, perhaps no group of humans on Earth is more diverse yet less celebrated than the tiny but fierce Pygmy Negritos of the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean. They provide some of the best examples of what modern humans were like when they first emerged out of Africa dozens of millennia ago.

Tags: pygmy, baybengalocean

People With Tails

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:28:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: What to say?? I'm speechless... and tailless too, thank heavens!

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Humans Evolved from Ape-like Ancestors

Genetic throwbacks - evidence that our distant ancestors possessed tails (more below)
Throwbacks are accidental expressions of long-dormant genes - in this case, one that results in the production of a tail

Numerous medical and scientific papers documenting such cases from around the world can be found here:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8684345

Or go to: www.pubmed.com and search for 'tail human vestigial'

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8684345

More rare photos of humans born with vestigial tails

You can judge for yourself

Tags: genetics, mutations, science, anomolies

SpaceTime - Search eBay, Google, Yahoo!, Flickr and Images all in one 3D space.

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:29:50 GMT

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Clip Source: www.spacetime.com

Search eBay, Google, Yahoo!, Flickr and Images all in one 3D space.

Coming Soon! Amazon, YouTube, Email, MySpace, Music, RSS, Live and Hundreds More!

Introducing 3D eBay Search

Just choose "eBay search" from the drop down menu in SpaceTime™, type in your

search term and go! SpaceTime™ displays all of your eBay search results in an easy to view elegant 3D arrangement. The days of mining through pages and pages of tiny thumb-nails in an effort to find the item you are looking for are over. Because SpaceTime™ has unlimited space, you can display hundreds of items at once to find exactly what you are looking for.

Tags: technology, search, search engine

www.foodbanknyc.org

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:17:16 GMT

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Announcement
Food Bank For New York City is pleased to announce the official acquisition of FoodChange, Inc. by our organization effective July 1, 2007.

Shelves Are Bare at Our Warehouse
Our warehouse - normally filled with 7-8 million pounds of food - is now at 3 million pounds. Help us make up for this shortfall now!

NYC Goes Orange
The Food Bank is launching the third annual NYC Goes Orange, October 15–19, a citywide initiative to build awareness and funds for hunger relief. Now anyone can Go Orange with our new “I Went Orange” button!

Help Ensure a Strong Farm Bill
The House of Representatives passed its version of the 2007 Farm Bill on July 27 with a strengthened nutrition title. Now the Senate is reviewing its version. Help ensure long-term changes to the Farm Bill - call your Senators today!

Tags: food, hunger

Beware: Ethanol's hidden costs only now are emerging

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:13:39 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thedailyreview.com

Beware: Ethanol's hidden costs only now are emerging

Editorials

Corn-based ethanol's emergence as the nation's leading alternative motor fuel is driven by politics. There are many alternative fuel possibilities, but corn has the biggest lobby and, therefore, the biggest subsidies.

Ethanol produced from other crops, notably sugar cane, produces far more energy at lower cost than does ethanol produced from corn. Diesel fuel produced from crops also is a more efficient fuel than ethanol produced from corn.

Meanwhile, it should accelerate research into producing cellulosic ethanol - fuel from entire plants rather than grains alone - which would vastly increase the volume of ethanol per plant and, therefore, substantially reduce its cost.

Tags: fuel, costs

40% of World’s Species Face Extinction

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:07:07 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thedailygreen.com

40% of World’s Species Face Extinction

Rate of Extinction is up to 10,000 Times Natural Rate Due to Human Activities:

One in four mammals. One in eight birds. One of every three amphibians. They are at risk of disappearing from the planet.

Of the 41,000 species monitored by the World Conservation Union, 16,000 is endangered, and the number of endangered species keeps rising, according to the London Telegraph, which got an early look at the WCU’s latest “Red List” report.

The earth’s ecosystems suffer extinctions all the time. Death, for species, is a part of life in the grand scheme. But the unparalleled rate of extinction being caused by humans amounts to a grand experiment: How much of the earth’s life can be destroyed without affecting the basic processes necessary for human life?

Tags: extinction, ratings, genocide

Beware: Ethanol's hidden costs only now are emerging

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:13:39 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thedailyreview.com

Beware: Ethanol's hidden costs only now are emerging

Editorials

Tags: fuel, costs

Beware: Ethanol's hidden costs only now are emerging

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:13:39 GMT

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Clip Source: www.thedailyreview.com

Beware: Ethanol's hidden costs only now are emerging

Editorials

Tags: fuel, costs

Iraq's War Wounded: In their own words

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 14:40:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Once a leader in the Middle East, Iraq's health system is today under tremendous strain, itself a casualty of the war. Hospitals, especially in Baghdad, are overwhelmed in the wake of a multiple-casualty attack, and don't have enough medicines, surgical supplies, even electricity. Patients are often simply patched up, stabilized, and sent home, often only to face further complications. Worse, many of the country's highly trained doctors have fled or have been assassinated. And some people are afraid to go to hospitals in areas that are controlled by certain religious or political parties, or armed groups. Since August, 2006, MSF has been providing surgical care to Iraqi victims of violence, regardless of their ethnic or religious identities. Surgeries are performed in Amman, Jordan. MSF is also supporting several hospitals inside Iraq by providing essential medicines and medical supplies.

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Iraq's War Wounded: In their own words

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Tell Congress to preserve Net Neutrality

Wed, 30 May 2007 14:16:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Act Now
You can help make the internet faster, more open and accessible to all. Tell Congress to preserve Net Neutrality and help ensure that the benefits and promise of the Internet are available to all Americans.

1Sign the petition and send a message to Congress

2Call your members of Congress

3Write a letter to your hometown newspaper

4Support the SavetheInternet.com Ad Fund

5Promote SavetheInternet on your blog or site

6Tell five friends to join the fight for Internet freedom

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Act Now

You can help make the internet faster, more open and accessible to all. Tell Congress to preserve Net Neutrality and help ensure that the benefits and promise of the Internet are available to all Americans.

Sign the petition and send a message to Congress

Call your members of Congress

Write a letter to your hometown newspaper

Support the SavetheInternet.com Ad Fund

Promote SavetheInternet on your blog or site

Tell five friends to join the fight for Internet freedom

Take action today!

Tags: internet, netneutrality

HOW TO - Build your own wind turbine

Thu, 17 May 2007 14:31:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Kagetsuki sent in this how-to on building a model vertical wind generator using household items, wire and magnets - " These plans are for the construction of a machine called a Savonius wind turbine. Wind turbines come in two general types, those whose main turning shaft is horizontal and points into the wind, and those with a vertical shaft that points up. The Savonius is an example of the vertical axis type. It consists of two simple scoops that catch the wind and cause the shaft to turn."

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HOW TO - Build your own wind turbine

Kagetsuki sent in this how-to on building a model vertical wind generator using household items, wire and magnets - " These plans are for the construction of a machine called a Savonius wind turbine. Wind turbines come in two general types, those whose main turning shaft is horizontal and points into the wind, and those with a vertical shaft that points up. The Savonius is an example of the vertical axis type. It consists of two simple scoops that catch the wind and cause the shaft to turn." - Link.

Tags: energy