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Post by auntym on Jan 21, 2011 19:28:36 GMT -6
www.henrymakow.com/john_wilkes_booth.htmlLincoln's Assassin EscapedJanuary 21, 2011 Booth strikes a Masonic Pose by Mark Owen John Wilkes Booth did not die in Garrett's tobacco barn in 1865 as is commonly supposed. Booth was saved by his brother Masons ("Knights of the Golden Circle") and spirited immediately down into Texas after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He lived and worked for many years in Granbury under the alias 'John St. Helen.' Read more... Mark Owen is a researcher living in Toronto. He can be reached at markowen10@hotmail.com
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Post by skywalker on Jan 21, 2011 20:18:56 GMT -6
There actually is quite a bit of evidence that this may be true. Not only that Boothe escaped and moved down to Texas and Oklahoma, but also that certain members of the Federal government in Washington D.C. were actually involved with the assassination plot. It really is a bizarre story.
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Post by halfsack13 on Jan 22, 2011 17:10:43 GMT -6
if you interested in this topic follow this link: www.archive.org/details/escapesuicideofj00inbateits a book called The escape and suicide of John Wilkes Booth : or, The first true account of Lincoln's assassination : containing a complete confession by Booth many years after the crime (1907) by Finis L. Bates Bates is the man John St Helen made his death bed confession to. its a very interesting read. Also the tv show Brad Meltzer's Decoded just did a whole episode on this subject.
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Post by auntym on Jan 23, 2011 19:23:42 GMT -6
www.paranominal.com/parapsychology/weird-college-scholarships-that-can-actually-land-you-a-college-degree/ Weird College Scholarships That Can Actually Land You A College DegreePublished on January 23, 2011 by Paranominal If you are a major trivia buff or a vegetarian warrior to the core, then you might consider yourself in luck. Your passion could just land you a college scholarship. Of course, you just have to be excellent in being weird to be able to do that. Here is another list of weird and bizarre college tuition grants you can and might get. 1. The Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contest – given to students who have knack of predicting the future with their creative mind and potent wordplay for science fiction. Those years of believing that Aliens and Predators are making Earth their battlefield can finally pay off. 2. Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship – if you prefer to munch on veggies instead of going carnivorous, then you can actually land a ,000 scholarship. All you have to do is to promote vegetarianism in your school and/or their communities by whatever means necessary. 3. The Ayn Rand Institute – staff of the institute wants to know what you think of Ayn Rand’s bestselling novel, The Fountainhead. If you can whip an essay that would move them to approval, you might just get a scholarship worth ,000. Now, why didn’t our teachers teach this to us instead of letting us go through Macbeth? 4. The American Association of Candy Technologists (AACT) – If you have the sweet tooth, then you can get a sweet scholarship fund worth ,000. All you need to do is be impressive academically and get a college degree in confectionary technology. 5. Parapsychology Foundation- if you believe that the truth is out there and that there are indeed aliens and that X-Files is real, then you better apply for a scholarship or a college tuition grant sponsored by the Parapsychology Foundation. You have to take a parapsychology degree to qualify. Basically, if you need financial aid, then all you have to do is believe that something is out there, or be the next Willy Wonka. Let me share something else with you… There are literally Hundreds of Easy Scholarships and grant programs available that are like getting Free Money! I am constantly searching high and low for this kind of information and have found one site where you can get all the Scholarship and Grant information you need in one place. Save yourself the headache of trying to do it all yourself and let people who have been in your shoes already help you out! Click here to get all the College Grant and Scholarship information you need, and it will cost you absolutely Nothing! Article from articlesbase.com
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Post by auntym on Jan 24, 2011 14:11:36 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Jan 30, 2011 18:03:08 GMT -6
ScienceDaily
Cheap, Clean Ways to Produce Hydrogen for Use in Fuel Cells?
A Dash of Disorder Yields a Very Efficient PhotocatalystScienceDaily (Jan. 28, 2011) — A little disorder goes a long way, especially when it comes to harnessing the sun's energy. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) jumbled the atomic structure of the surface layer of titanium dioxide nanocrystals, creating a catalyst that is both long lasting and more efficient than all other materials in using the sun's energy to extract hydrogen from water. Their photocatalyst, which accelerates light-driven chemical reactions, is the first to combine durability and record-breaking efficiency, making it a contender for use in several clean-energy technologies. It could offer a pollution-free way to produce hydrogen for use as an energy carrier in fuel cells. Fuel cells have been eyed as an alternative to combustion engines in vehicles. Molecular hydrogen, however, exists naturally on Earth only in very low concentrations. It must be extracted from feedstocks such as natural gas or water, an energy-intensive process that is one of the barriers to the widespread implementation of the technology. "We are trying to find better ways to generate hydrogen from water using sunshine," says Samuel Mao, a scientist in Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division who led the research. "In this work, we introduced disorder in titanium dioxide nanocrystals, which greatly improves its light absorption ability and efficiency in producing hydrogen from water." Mao is the corresponding author of a paper on this research that was published online Jan. 20, 2011 in Science Express with the title "Increasing Solar Absorption for Photocatalysis with Black, Hydrogenated Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals." Co-authoring the paper with Mao are fellow Berkeley Lab researchers Xiaobo Chen, Lei Liu, and Peter Yu. Mao and his research group started with nanocrystals of titanium dioxide, which is a semiconductor material that is used as a photocatalyst to accelerate chemical reactions, such as harnessing energy from the sun to supply electrons that split water into oxygen and hydrogen. Although durable, titanium dioxide isn't a very efficient photocatlayst. Scientists have worked to increase its efficiency by adding impurities and making other modifications. The Berkeley Lab scientists tried a new approach. In addition to adding impurities, they engineered disorder into the ordinarily perfect atom-by-atom lattice structure of the surface layer of titanium dioxide nanocrystals. This disorder was introduced via hydrogenation. The result is the first disorder-engineered nanocrystal. One transformation was obvious: the usually white titanium dioxide nanocrystals turned black, a sign that engineered disorder yielded infrared absorption. The scientists also surmised disorder boosted the photocatalyst's performance. To find out if their hunch was correct, they immersed disorder-engineered nanocrystals in water and exposed them to simulated sunlight. They found that 24 percent of the sunlight absorbed by the photocatalyst was converted into hydrogen, a production rate that is about 100 times greater than the yields of most semiconductor photocatalysts. In addition, their photocatalyst did not show any signs of degradation during a 22-day testing period, meaning it is potentially durable enough for real-world use. Its landmark efficiency stems largely from the photocatalyst's ability to absorb infrared light, making it the first titanium dioxide photocatalyst to absorb light in this wavelength. It also absorbs visible and ultraviolet light. In contrast, most titanium dioxide photocatalysts only absorbs ultraviolet light, and those containing defects may absorb visible light. Ultraviolet light accounts for less than ten percent of solar energy. "The more energy from the sun that can be absorbed by a photocatalyst, the more electrons can be supplied to a chemical reaction, which makes black titanium dioxide a very attractive material," says Mao, who is also an adjunct engineering professor in the University of California at Berkeley. The team's intriguing experimental findings were further elucidated by theoretical physicists Peter Yu and Lei Liu, who explored how jumbling the latticework of atoms on the nanocrystal's surface via hydrogenation changes its electronic properties. Their calculations revealed that disorder, in the form of lattice defects and hydrogen, makes it possible for incoming photons to excite electrons, which then jump across a gap where no electron states can exist. Once across this gap, the electrons are free to energize the chemical reaction that splits water into hydrogen and oxygen. "By introducing a specific kind of disorder, mid-gap electronic states are created accompanied by a reduced band gap," says Yu, who is also a professor in the University of California at Berkeley's Physics Department. "This makes it possible for the infrared part of the solar spectrum to be absorbed and contribute to the photocatalysis." This research was supported by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Transmission electron microscopy imaging used to study the nanocrystals at the atomic scale was performed at the National Center for Electron Microscopy, a national user facility located at Berkeley Lab. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110128165212.htm
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Post by skywalker on Jan 30, 2011 20:40:22 GMT -6
I bet that technology ain't cheap. Engineering disorder in nanocrystals? Even those words sound expensive.
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Post by auntym on Feb 11, 2011 13:54:22 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Feb 14, 2011 21:23:53 GMT -6
www.rollingstone.com/music/news/neil-diamond-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductee-says-he-feels-very-lucky-20101214 Neil Diamond, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Says He Feels 'Very Lucky' Rock music has 'really matured and become something valuable and important,' he saysBy Andy Greene December 14, 2010 8:00 AM ET Neil Diamond got his start as a Brill Building songwriter, writing "I'm A Believer" for the Monkees, among many other hits. His own career launched in 1966 with instant classics "Solitary Man" and "Cherry Cherry." By the early 1970s he was one of the most popular live acts on the road, a role he's maintained for the last four decades. Congratulations. What's your first reaction to the news? I think it's great. I'm happy that that they recognized me and my work. Any club that has Chuck Berry and Little Richard and The Everly Brothers is a club that I want to be a part of. You're going to be in Australia on March 14th, the night of the induction ceremony. Are you going to fly into New York for the ceremony? Yeah. They are working on the details and moving the dates. I'll get in somehow. I'm very hopeful because I don't want to miss this. Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits Inducted Into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame It's a great class this year, with Tom Waits, Darlene Love, Alice Cooper and Dr. John. I'd love to see you guys all jam at the end on "Cherry Cherry." I'll have to practice up my chords then. Alice Cooper, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Was 'Elated' When He Got the News People always grumble that rappers or groups like ABBA don't belong in the Hall of Fame. Don't you think that "rock and roll" is a very loose term? I think any music that's made by the youngsters of the generations from the 1950s until the present is some form of rock music, unless specifically stated otherwise. Dr. John, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Was 'Surprised' By the News That said, do you see yourself as a rock star? Yeah. I guess. I do all the things that fit under that heading, so I guess that's what you'd call me. Tell me about your upcoming tour. It starts in the middle of February. Right now it's New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. We'll see where we go after that. Darlene Love, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Says She's on Cloud Nine Might you come to America after that? Yeah. If the tour continues, definitely. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by auntym on Feb 21, 2011 22:35:36 GMT -6
12,000 yr. old Unexplained Structure
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Post by auntym on Feb 27, 2011 23:59:21 GMT -6
my favorite motion picture this year THE KING'S SPEECH just won BEST PICTURE.....and one of my favorite actors COLIN FIRTH won for BEST ACTOR.... i am truly sorry JEFFREY RUSH didn't get BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR for his portrayal of the therapist in THE KING'S SPEECH....he was excellent.... I HOPE YOU ALL GOT TO SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL FILM....
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Post by lois on Feb 28, 2011 0:25:12 GMT -6
That video above sure was interesting.. I love hearing about this sort of discoveries. Digging up the past has always been one of my favorites since high school. There is probably a thousand more out there somewhere. When they bring us new information from our past, it is more exciting..
Sorry, I did not watched the awards... forgot they were on. We have been having storms all night and tornados here in the midwest.. I kept the weather channel on. It is still on as it is not over I'm afraid. St Louis is getting hit hard, my grandaughter lives there. She said tornados all around her a few minutes ago on facebook..
I will watch the news to see what I missed tonight on the award show..
Lois
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Post by auntym on Feb 28, 2011 11:57:46 GMT -6
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Post by skywalker on Feb 28, 2011 14:08:24 GMT -6
Hmm...I once saw Devil's Tower in my mashed potatos once. I didn't know if it meant anything so I ate them.
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Post by lois on Feb 28, 2011 16:23:09 GMT -6
It does resemble a gray, but I know it is the lines it gets once a year, it that right? or is it ten years or so. The way they tell the trees age. Maybe an alien used a beam on it.
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Post by paulette on Feb 28, 2011 18:47:02 GMT -6
It would have looked great polished up and hung on the wall!
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Post by auntym on Feb 28, 2011 19:22:25 GMT -6
It would have looked great polished up and hung on the wall! i agree paulette....if i chopped that tree down & found that....i'd hang it in the house....
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Post by skywalker on Feb 28, 2011 19:39:54 GMT -6
It does resemble a gray, but I know it is the lines it gets once a year, it that right? or is it ten years or so. The way they tell the trees age. Maybe an alien used a beam on it. One ring per year is right, Shami. There is something odd about that tree trunk besides the weird alien-looking image which I am sure is just a coincidence. If you look at the "eyes" you can see that they are two seperate tree trunks with their own set of lines. Somehow those two trunks merged into one to create one big trunk. That's not something you see every day. Judging by the lines it happened pretty quickly too. Some of those rings are very thick.
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Post by auntym on Feb 28, 2011 20:13:06 GMT -6
It does resemble a gray, but I know it is the lines it gets once a year, it that right? or is it ten years or so. The way they tell the trees age. Maybe an alien used a beam on it. One ring per year is right, Shami. There is something odd about that tree trunk besides the weird alien-looking image which I am sure is just a coincidence. If you look at the "eyes" you can see that they are two seperate tree trunks with their own set of lines. Somehow those two trunks merged into one to create one big trunk. That's not something you see every day. Judging by the lines it happened pretty quickly too. Some of those rings are very thick. i wonder if maybe some alien decided to play a prank on future earthlings by leaving his imprint on a seedling for us to discover later on.....Hmmmmm.... ;D
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Post by skywalker on Feb 28, 2011 20:22:22 GMT -6
A postcard would have been easier.
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Post by auntym on Mar 2, 2011 15:35:14 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Mar 3, 2011 9:40:35 GMT -6
www.weirdasianews.com/2011/03/03/japanese-man-slated-24-billion-tax-refund/ Japanese Man Slated For $2.4 Billion Tax RefundBy MDeeDubroff on 03-03-2011 The largest tax refund ever ordered for an individual by the Japanese Supreme Court has been awarded to Toshiki Takei, a former director of the consumer loans firm, Takefuji Corporation. The record $2.4 billion tax refund, is not only the largest ever granted to an individual, it is also twice as big as Japan’s entire annual gift revenue. The drama has taken over a decade to unfold as Mr. Takei was ordered to pay 160 billion yen ($1.92 billion) in gift tax in 1999 after receiving shares in a Dutch company from his parents. The Supreme Court ruled that tax authorities had no right to ask for the tax in the first place and must return the money to Mr. Takei, with an interest rate of 4%, which brings his total payout to 200 billion yen (US $ 2.4billion). In his favor was the fact that authorities did not believe Takei when he told them he had been living in Hong Kong and therefore not liable for the tax. They argued his residence was only temporary and a ruse created so that he could avoid paying the absurdly exorbitant tax. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by skywalker on Mar 3, 2011 19:54:32 GMT -6
Hooray for the little guy! Anytime the government loses we all win. Even if it's in a foreign country.
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Post by auntym on Mar 10, 2011 12:18:17 GMT -6
healthland.time.com/2011/03/08/scientistis-grow-a-new-urethra-and-possibly-many-other-human-organs-in-the-lab/ SCIENTISTS GROW NEW BODY PARTS IN THE LABBy Alice Park Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Watching human organs take shape in a lab dish is no longer the realm of science fiction: as scientists get better at applying engineering techniques to living cells and tissues, lab-grown organs are increasingly becoming a reality. And this week, researchers at Wake Forest University report that they have for the first time successfully created a urethra that worked in human patients. The research team, led by Dr. Anthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine, began with a biodegradable scaffolding molded roughly into the shape of a thin tube to resemble a human urethra. The urethra is responsible for transporting urine waste outside of the body, and in men, can be narrowed by disease or damaged by trauma. Atala's group then seeded the scaffold with bladder cells from the patients who would be using the tubes. This way, the tissue was the patients' own. Once transplanted, the urethras acclimated to their new environment and completed their development, until eventually, they started to function just as healthy urethras. Over time, the scaffolding eventually dissolves, much like biodegradable surgical sutures do, as new cells take over and maintain the integrity of the tissue. In a trial involving five boys with damaged tissues, Atala reports in the journal Lancet that all five of the transplanted urethras worked well in removing urine for up to six years. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON LINK healthland.time.com/2011/03/08/scientistis-grow-a-new-urethra-and-possibly-many-other-human-organs-in-the-lab/#ixzz1GDoVYtES
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Post by auntym on Mar 25, 2011 14:15:55 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Mar 26, 2011 19:24:58 GMT -6
hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/aa9398e6757a46fa93ed5dea7bd3729e/Article_2011-03-25-EU-Britain-New-Words/id-739ebaa2ca834854b188dbacc6a0159bMar. 25, 2011 2:48 PM ET OMG! Online abbreviations make Oxford dictionaryJILL LAWLESS, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — OMG! LOL! The venerable Oxford English Dictionary approves of the three-letter, Internet-inspired expressions you use for "Oh, my God!" and "Laughing out loud." It is adding them to the authoritative reference book's latest online update. You can now text the news to your BFF. That's "best friends forever." All three expressions — and IMHO, or "in my humble opinion" — are among 900 new words included this week. Cracking the dictionary, however, is no easy task. "The OED is quite cautious," said Graeme Diamond, OED's principal editor for new words. Terms made popular online are only included among the dictionary's 300,000 entries when they have crossed over into everyday use, Diamond said. Although the new abbreviations are associated with modern electronic communications, some are surprisingly old. The first confirmed use of OMG was in a 1917 letter by a British admiral. "Things people think are new words normally have a longer history," Diamond said. TO CONTINUE READING CLICK ON ABOVE LINK
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Post by lois on Mar 26, 2011 20:04:45 GMT -6
Auntym.. this is so funny... ;D ;D
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Post by skywalker on Mar 26, 2011 21:20:27 GMT -6
OMG! I can't believe OMG is in the Dictionary. WTH will they think of next?
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Post by auntym on Apr 4, 2011 16:31:52 GMT -6
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Post by skywalker on Apr 4, 2011 16:53:32 GMT -6
That many people dead under mysterious circumstances and nobody thinks it is suspicious? WTF?
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