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Want to see Northern Lights?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:36:24 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: quite an interesting place to stay...

Where is the coolest place to stay and see the Northern Lights? Our vote goes to Hotel Igloo Village Kakslauttanen in Finland. The Northern Lights can be seen anywhere above 60 degrees north latitude but this place is special and these pictures show...

Hotel Igloo Village Kakslauttanen, Finland

Imagine yourself sleeping in an Igloo made of Snow. It is totally quiet. Lights inside ice illuminate the Igloo. These make the atmosphere so exciting that never get bored of marvelling it, until you fall to deep, comfortable sleep in your warm down sleeping bag.

Kakslauttanen is a cool place for seeing the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, as in the area there are not so many electric lights outside and it is north enough so that the probability of them is very high from late August to late April.

Beginning of Time Discovered

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:59:30 GMT

clipped by: chestnut501
clipper's remarks: Zooming in on the Universe's First Starlight: "Everything Else Came After This"

Clip Source: www.dailygalaxy.com

Scientists have seen the first starlight ever recorded,

the first star to send light which reached Earth. This light is the earliest, the furthest away, the most red-shifted, and every other factor that could possibly say "Everything else ever came after this."

The bright light is also poignant as it results from a Gamma Ray Burst, GRB 090423, meaning that this first light comes from the death of a star imploding into a neutron star or even an early black hole. The light exhibited a record breaking redshift of 8.2

The event occurred when the universe was only half a billion years old and the light has literally spent all of time to get here.

The starburst was so early it was used to confirm that this kind of thing even happened back then. The signal outshone galaxies, and is now our earliest evidence of anything that happened back then.

Tags: astronomy, physics, time, space, big-bang-theory, first-light

Smiling great white shark: underwater photographer Amos Nachoum gets close to Jaws

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:23:10 GMT

clipped by: clip-on-tie
clipper's remarks: "...The danger is in your mind"

Yeah, right.

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

A diver has captured a photograph of a great white shark approaching his camera with a toothy grin like that of Bruce, the terror of the 2003 film Finding Nemo

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

The great white image was captured by Amos Nachoum, an underwater expert who guides courageous scuba divers to encounters with the large creatures

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Mr Nachoum photographed this 14ft-long predator from just a few feet away in the waters off the coastal Mexican resort of Guadalupe

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Despite the proximity of a mouthful of razor-sharp teeth, Mr Nachoum insisted he was not in danger

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He said: "I have a 100 per cent safety record..."

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"... These sharks aren't the ferocious creatures we see in Jaws..."

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"...The danger is in your mind"

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Mr Nachoum used to be a war photographer in Israel and started to take underwater images in 1978

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

He now leads groups of two to six people on photographic adventures into the deep to interact in person and peacefully with sharks, killers whales

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

He often leads underwater National Geographic expeditions

Tags: amos nachoum, great white, sharks, photography, danger is in your mind, sharp teeth, jaws

Drug adviser rolled over cannabis claims

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:08:27 GMT

clipped by: tabsey
clipper's remarks: Politically incorrect, but really closer to the truth than the Govt is willing to admit. I am less well for my long involvement with alcohol than I would be had I chosen maryjane.

Clip Source: www.abc.net.au

A row has broken out in Britain, after the chief drugs adviser to the government was sacked when he said alcohol and cigarettes were more dangerous than cannabis.

Other scientists on the drugs advisory council have resigned in protest, complaining the government is ignoring science in favour of popular myths.

When Professor David Nutt made his statements on marijuana, he thought he was simply telling the truth.

He said the drug was reclassified from class C to the more dangerous category B against scientific evidence, simply on the whim of Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

The reaction from the government was swift and unforgiving. Home Secretary Alan Johnson sacked him by email.

"You cannot have a chief adviser at the same time stepping into the political field and campaigning against government decisions,"

But Professor Nutt is not going quietly. He insists his views are supported by science and experts in the field, while the government is guided by populist misinformation.

Tags: health, and, hypocrisy

What should happen to this IDIOT?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:38:07 GMT

clipped by: wiganfootie

Clip Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Disgrace: Student Phil Laing urinates on a war memorial wreath in Sheffield - Matthew Weston believes Laing's behaviour shows a complete lack of respect

Matthew Weston doesn’t want to waste words on the cowardly yobs who taunted him in the street after he lost three limbs fighting for his country.

When their sickening attack was reported in the Mail, it caused a wave of shock and revulsion, but Matthew’s dignity is resolutely undented.

‘They’re not important,’ he says dismissively. ‘They were just drunken idiots who thought they were trying to be funny. They’re not going to achieve anything in life — probably end up living off benefits. I don’t care what people like that have to say.’

Courage and hope: Soldier Matthew Weston and his girlfriend Bryony - Matthew was taunted by yobs after losing three limbs in Afghanistan

I’ve spent a truly humbling two hours in this remarkable young man’s company — a young man who is a giant compared to the able-bodied yobs who taunted him in the street.

Giant Crack in Africa

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:34:48 GMT

clipped by: amgumen

Clip Source: www.rochester.edu

In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia.

For the first time they demonstrate that activity on one rift segment can trigger a major episode of magma injection and associated deformation on a neighboring segment. Careful study of the 2005 mega-dike intrusion and its aftermath will continue to provide extraordinary opportunities for learning about continental rifts and mid-ocean ridges."

2005 event that led to the giant rift opening more than 20 feet in width in just days.

Ayele's reconstruction of events showed that the rift did not open in a series of small earthquakes over an extended period of time, but tore open along its entire 35-mile length in just days. A volcano called Dabbahu at the northern end of the rift erupted first, then magma pushed up through the middle of the rift area and began "unzipping" the rift in both directions, says Ebinger.

Clip Source: www.rochester.edu

52 AMAZING Shots of Classic Cars

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:13:39 GMT

clipped by: clip-on-tie
clipper's remarks: Merging between both the art of photography and auto design can produce wonderful photography artwork that tell about the great classic cars design story through the history, no matter if these classic cars are shown in a gallery in a big city or parked on a far away deserted farm, but the beauty of the effect is the same and will never change.

Clip Source: www.graphicmania.net

If you can look to a classic car from the golden years parking next to a new one, you will notice how the auto design trend has changed through the years. When recent auto design focus more on functionality, economy and security factors, the early cars designs have been focusing about the design and the artwork in the car body ore that the functions inside the car, this is why these classic cars still got its affect inside us especially for people who appreciate the effort spent in designing these cars and building the monsters behind it.

Clip Source: www.copytaste.com

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The early 1950th and 1960th cars used to focus on the alot of details in the car body, which affects the car speed and driving flexibility. But this has changed in the 70th when the world was looking for more speed cars and bigger space inside the car. Both trends have produced amazing auto design concepts and artwork run in the streets for years and still running for some well-kept classic cars.

Tags: classics, cars, automobiles, photography

World in Motion - Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:14:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In the space of 20 weeks, the world’s biggest photo contests, Digital Camera magazine’s Photographer of the Year, received a massive 101,000 online entries from 126 countries.The overall £10,000 prize winner will be announced at the exhibition of winning and commended entries, taking place at Mall Galleries, London. The exhibit will be open to the public from the 9th – 13th December. A full list of the shortlisted entries across all 10 categories can be seen now at PhotoRadar.com - http://www.photoradar.com/news/story/digital-camera-photographer-of-the-year-shortlist-announced

Clip Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Here are the shortlisted entries - in alphabetical order - in the World in Motion category, sponsored by the Telegraph.

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Dancer and Her Dog

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Propulsion

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TYR

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Life in Motion

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Bird Battles

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First Ride

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Modern Bridge

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The Green Express

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Aqua da Musica

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Northsea

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Behind a Waterfall

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Vietnam04

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Little Planet Dive

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Tunnel

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Soul of Mr Hitchcock

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Lunar Eclipse

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The Chase is on?

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The Pacu Jawi (Cow's Race)

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The Jump

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Powder-hound

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Untitled

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The Door

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Gobstopper

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Dewi Cahaya

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Dog Race

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Goal

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Light at the End

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Dragons

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At the Ending Point?

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Through the Path - Nadav Dov Boretzki, Israel

Tags: life in motion, 2009, photography, awards

The Real Crocodile Dundee

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:50:45 GMT

clipped by: reimers

Clip Source: www.moolf.com

Chito made friends with the croc after finding him with a gunshot wound on the banks of the Central American state's Parismina river 20 years ago. He had been shot in the left eye by a cattle farmer and was close to death. But Chito enlisted the help of several pals to load the massive reptile into his boat.

He says: "When I found Pocho in the river he was dying, so I brought him into my house". "He was very skinny, weighing only around 150lb I gave him chicken and fish and medicine for six months to help him recover. "I stayed by Pocho's side while he was ill, sleeping next to him at night. I just wanted him to feel that somebody loved him, that not all humans are bad. It meant a lot of sacrifice. I had to be there every day. I love all animals - especially ones that have suffered."

The Cutest Deadly Sin

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:55:06 GMT

clipped by: chestnut501

Clip Source: cuteoverload.com

Yep, that’s me—Sloth. The cutest of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Don’t believe me? Did you ever see an animal called a “Gluttony”? An “Envy”? (ooh, a little lower, thank you) A “Gives Away Movie Endings”? I rest my case.

Tags: animals, wild, pets, baby, babies, cute

That's a Huuuuuuuuge Salamander

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:04:52 GMT

clipped by: perellicippo

Clip Source: incredimazing.com

That's a Huuuuuuuuge Salamander

Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn't mean you're smart

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:25:52 GMT

clipped by: clip-on-tie
clipper's remarks: Entire article at NewScientist: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427321.000-clever-fools-why-a-high-iq-doesnt-mean-youre-smart.html?full=true

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IQ tests are very good at measuring certain mental faculties, he says, including logic, abstract reasoning, learning ability and working-memory capacity - how much information you can hold in mind.

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The flip side of this is that everyone can improve their rational thinking and decision-making skills. Richard Nisbett at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and others discovered that just half an hour's training in statistical reasoning can improve a person's ability to use rational thinking in everyday situations. And we don't need formal training to improve: there are many tricks we can teach ourselves, says Perkins (see "How to avoid making foolish decisions").

Editorial: A rational alternative to testing IQ

Tags: new scientists with big brainzzzzz, smirt people, brainzzzzzzzzz

Strange, Weird, Odd and Unique Trees

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:44:42 GMT

clipped by: The Infowarrior
clipper's remarks: I wonder how long the bike had been there, I guess someone lent against a tree then forgot it. lol

Clip Source: seehere.blogspot.com

Strange, Weird, Odd and Unique Trees

I can't remember which site I got these pictures from but after a quick Google I think it must be this one Flickr: The strange, weird, odd and unique trees Pool

The last picture is known as a The Baobab Tree.

Tags: nature, weird, strange, pics, trees, odd, unique, boabab tree

Texas military shooter a Muslim convert

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:52:37 GMT

clipped by: infidel70
clipper's remarks: As a group of soldiers were preparing to be deployed to Iraq from Fort Hood in a special commissioning ceremony today, the officer opened fire killing 12 follow soldiers and injuring 32 others. A local police officer who was on contract with the military to provide law enforcement at the base shot and killed the suspect. At least 2 others involved in the shooting have been apprehended. It is unclear as to the level of involvement of the 2 or whether or not other suspects are at large.

Clip Source: www.examiner.com

Although most responsible news outlets are withholding the name of the deceased shooter in the Fort Hood military base massacre in Texas, we can confirm that he was a military officer, an Army Major from Virginia, who had converted to Islam.

Sources state that the officer was to be deployed to the Iraq War and was extremely upset about it.

It is unclear as to any direct connection between the deceased suspect and Al Qaeda. We do know, however, that radical Muslims will often recruit military personnel not only for conversion to Islam but for carrying out acts of terrorism against the U.S. military...from within.

The objective is to infiltrate military bases and the ranks of the armed forces for the specific purpose of 'taking them out from within.'

Always a reliable source when it comes to Islamic terrorism, Pamela Geller at Atlas Shrugs, is providing continually updated information.

OMGWTFBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:07:34 GMT

clipped by: tanyamm

Clip Source: ihasahotdog.com