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Beautiful Bottom: Coral Kingdom - pics

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:37:51 GMT

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Clip Source: photography.nationalgeographic.com

A Fijian reef explodes in color as a school of anthias swims past.

Coral Kingdoms

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Appearing as flowers of the sea, the tentacles of an orange cup coral reach out in the waters of the Caroline Islands in Micronesia

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Shelves of coral surround the Pacific island of Palau.

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With alphabetic intent, this branching coral near the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean Sea seems to be spelling out a message

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Glowing green fluorescent coral in Palau absorbs light at one wavelength and emits it at another.

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Shining bright, a juvenile wrasse takes shelter in anchor coral off Flores Island

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A coral reef near the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean

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The temperate waters of the Great Barrier Reef off Australia

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Vivid orange, pink, and white soft corals branch out from a reef in Papua New Guinea

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Like dancers in formation, this group of soft coral shines green in the western Pacific

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A diver explores an emerald kingdom in New Zealand

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Flower coral in the Philippines demonstrate the derivation of their common name

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NATURE - pics

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:49:28 GMT

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clipper's remarks: thanks Q-tips

Clip Source: www.nathankelerstein.ca

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Silly Animals: Love 'em

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:23:25 GMT

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Clip Source: yoke.cc

Smiling Pets...

Funny Animals...
If any images are copyrighted, please contact the Webmaster
for removal, or request a Source:Link back to your site.

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Say hello to GGG!

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:32:54 GMT

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Clip Source: www.newscientist.com

From the man who brought you the 'www', say hello to the 'ggg'. It's the future of the web, according to the man who invented it in the first place, Tim Berners-Lee.

He was inspired by the way the word 'graph' (in the way mathematicians understand it) has become more widely popular. In that sense, a graph is a collection of 'nodes' connected by 'edges' – most people would describe them as networks.

That kind of a 'graph' is popular with the minds behind social networking sites, who like to talk about the 'social graph'. Social graph = social network.

He also lays out a kind of hierarchy of terms to help understand how the internet, www and ggg all fit together, which goes something like this:

The internet – connects computers
The web – connects documents

The graph – meaningfully connects people and any kind of information

Some companies say we are on the way to the ggg already.

Tags: net, web, semantic, graph, social network, future, ggg

Suicide Epidemic Among American Veterans

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:04:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: IAVA - Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Americans

Clip Source: www.cbsnews.com

They are the casualties of wars you don’t often hear about - soldiers who die of self-inflicted wounds

CBS News investigation discovered data that shows a startling rate of suicide, what some call a hidden epidemic

In 2005, for example, in just those 45 states, there were at least 6,256 suicides among those who served in the armed forces. That’s 120 each and every week, in just one year.

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Diana Henderson’s son, Derek, served three tours of duty in Iraq. He died jumping off a bridge at 27.

"Going to that morgue and seeing my baby ... my life will never be the same," she said.

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Last week, IAVA officially endorsed legislation introduced by Congressman Jim Moran of Virginia, calling for the creation of a national veteran's suicide prevention hotline.

And you can help. Contact your elected officials and urge them to support this bill. This is just one step of many that will be necessary to ensure that all veterans get the care and treatment they deserve -- whether their wounds are hidden or not.

Tags: america, war, veterans, suicide, epidemia, iava

Down the Plug Hole: - pics

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:29:57 GMT

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Clip Source: yoke.cc

Understanding Computer Technology

for the Birds (wait 3 secs.)

Church Sign

Canine Chef

Depleted Piggy Bank

Lap Dog

Hot Dog

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Right Hand Art Paintings

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:03:20 GMT

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Clip Source: yoke.cc

Yoke Main

Incredible Hand Art
Artist: Guido Daniele Body Paintings © Guido Daniele http://www.guidodaniele.com/

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Yoke Main

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Wisconsin strange laws!

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:03:56 GMT

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Clip Source: jo-kes.blogspot.com

You must manually flush all urinals in a building.

Butter substitutes are not allowed to be served in state prisons.

Citizens may not murder their enemies.

Whenever two trains meet at an intersection of said tracks, neither shall proceed until the other has.

As people used to smuggle it in from Illinois, all yellow butter substitute is banned.

At one time, margarine was illegal.

State Law made it illegal to serve apple pie in public restaurants without cheese.

While all cheese making requires a license, Limburger cheese making requires a master cheese maker’s license.

It is illegal to kiss on a train.

It is illegal to cut a woman’s hair.

Car dealerships cannot sell cars on Sunday.

Tags: humor, jokes, state jokes, wisconsin jokes

Mushrooms -History Of Psychoactive Mushrooms

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:56:40 GMT

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History Of Psychoactive Mushrooms

The oldest representations of hallucinogenic mushrooms in the world are in The Sahara Desert. They were produced 7000-9000 years ago. The idea that the use of hallucinogens should be a source of inspiration for some forms of prehistoric rock art is not a new one.

What is remarkable about these ethnomycological works, produced 7,000 - 9,000 years ago, is that they could indeed reflect the most ancient human culture as yet documented in which the ritual use of hallucinogenic mushrooms is explicitly represented.

Rock art, the first permanent form of visual communication known to man, the same art which led to the invention of writing, goes back almost to the origins of mankind.

The archeological findings consist in prehistoric paintings which the author personally had the opportunity to observe during two visits to Tassilli in Algeria.

In a painting at Jabbaren

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Skewered: Indian teen survives 4ft pole rammed through his head

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:50 GMT

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Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Manish Rajpurohit has been hailed the luckiest teenager in India after he survived being skewered by a metal pole in a bus crash.

The 18-year-old student was riding a bus in Andhra Pradesh state when it was hit by a lorry.

The force of the smash rammed the four foot safety rail into Rajpurohit's forehead and through his skull - only missing his spine by a few millimetres.

Rajpurohit said: "It struck my head and embedded me into the seat. I was stuck there crying 'Help me' as loud as I could."

Brave Rajpurohit had to slide his head up the pole before he could be cut free from the wreckage, but still could not remove the object.

Finally, after a further three hour ambulance ride to Bangalore, Rajpurohit underwent an emergency operation to remove the pole from his head.

Bangalore surgeon Dr Sharan Patil said: "The first thing he said to me was 'Get this bloody thing out of my head'. It's remarkable. It missed every vital part of his brain."

Tags: medical