Friday, November 30, 2007
Tropical Fish Can Live For Months Out Of Water
GUATEMALA CITY - A tropical fish that lives in mangrove swamps across the Americas can survive out of water for months at a time, similar to how animals adapted to land millions of years ago, a new study shows.The Mangrove Rivulus, a type of small tropical killifish, seeks refuge in shallow pools of water in crab burrows, coconut shells or even old beer cans in the tropical mangrove swamps of Belize, Brazil and the United States. Click here-http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21792369/
New, Practical, Affordable Water Filter
People caught in a disaster-devastated area always need clean water. By clean we mean without bacteria--the little unseen critters that make people sick with diseases like Cholera. Without it, they cannot maintain their health and strength and they cannot begin recovery. Click here for more on this new water filter- http://www.monolithic.com/edcircle/waterfilter/ . Thanks to Kleiners Korner for info. The 'Just Water Ceramic Water Filter' in this story only [$19.95]. Easy to use and affordable too.
Cross Your Fingers!
Crossing one's fingers is a way of secretly making the sign of the Cross. It was started by early Christians to ask for divine assistance without attracting the attention of pagans. Click here for more weird facts- http://www.weirdfacts.com/
Fried Oreo Cookie Recipe
Witness the magic of Oreo cookies being deep fried! Look at how they're bloating up like puffer fish! At about this time the cookies will start to release a delicious aroma that is not too different from that of freshly baked chocolate cake. Slurp! Click here for the whole recipe. http://fairy.mahdzan.com/story/189.aspThursday, November 29, 2007
Weird Facts-Jonathan Swift
In Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift described the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He did this more than 100 years before either moon was discovered. Click here for lots of weird facts. http://www.weirdfacts.com/
Easter Island
Easter Island has long been the subject of curiosity and speculation. How and why did its inhabitants carve and transport the massive statues which surround the island? What remains of this culture today, and what lessons can we learn from their legacy? This page is a resource for information on the Internet about Easter Island, also known as "Rapa Nui" and "Isla de Pascua". Click here to learn about mysterous Easter Island. http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html
Beyond tha Age of Petroleum
This past May, in an unheralded and almost unnoticed move, the Energy Department signaled a fundamental, near epochal shift in US and indeed world history: we are nearing the end of the Petroleum Age and have entered the Age of Insufficiency. The department stopped talking about "oil" in its projections of future petroleum availability and began speaking of "liquids." The global output of "liquids," the department indicated, would rise from 84 million barrels of oil equivalent (mboe) per day in 2005 to a projected 117.7 mboe in 2030--barely enough to satisfy anticipated world demand of 117.6 mboe. Aside from suggesting the degree to which oil companies have ceased being mere suppliers of petroleum and are now purveyors of a wide variety of liquid products--including synthetic fuels derived from natural gas, corn, coal and other substances--this change hints at something more fundamental: we have entered a new era of intensified energy competition and growing reliance on the use of force to protect overseas sources of petroleum. Click here for the rest of this story. http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071112/klare Thank you Kleiners Korner for this information.Liquid Soul--2 Great Nights of Music This Week End
Two great nights of music this week end.Friday night, hear 'Eclipse', [Tod, Michael, Bartlett] from 7:30 'til around 10:00 pm at 'Liquid Soul Coffee Roasters'. That's 35025 90th South in McKenna. At the McKenna 'Y' behind Baydos.
On Saturday, it's Liquid Soul's 'Liquid Soul Men' [Martin, Dion, Kenny, Bartlett] from around 7:30 again 'til 10pm. The phone is 360/400-soul. Or click- www.liquidsoulcoffee.com
'Liquid Soul Coffee Roasters' serve fresh roasted, organic, fair trade coffees from around the world. Excellent sandwiches, carnitas, wraps, soups, salads, desserts, pan dulce and more. Come early for a bite to eat. Bring the whole family-kids are always welcome.
"Liquid Soul Coffee Roasters & Cafe, a place to enjoy a cup of fresh roasted coffee, latte art, our secret blend Chai Tea, and even live music along with fine beer and wine. A place you can enjoy breakfast along with our very own signature pastries, lunch, or unwind at the end of the day. We have plenty of room for large gatherings, private parties or company meetings. We also offer an in house PA system, including a DLP Projector with a 106" screen. " Look what I got off the Liquid Soul Web Site--Check them out at www.liquidsoulcoffee.com
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Yellowstone National Park, once the site of a giant volcano, has begun swelling up, possibly because molten rock is accumulating beneath the surface, scientists report.
Box Containing Bones of James, Brother of Jesus-Fake
JERUSALEM -- A stone box touted as the oldest archaeological evidence of Jesus is, in fact, a well-crafted fake, Israeli archaeological experts say.The box, an object known as an ossuary, was said to have contained the bones of Jesus' brother James.
Carved on one side is an inscription in the ancient language of Aramaic bearing the legend: "James, son of Joseph, brother of Jesus."
Click here for the whole story. http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/06/18/jesus.box/
Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico
In 1971, I visited 'Palenque' in Mexico. It was enchanting, beautiful, strange. Click here to see great photos of 'Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico' , Mayan Civialization Ruins. Cool.
"Palenque sits like a jewel against the Chiapas Mountains overlooking the broad coastal plain that came to be known as Nonowal and Xicalanco to later peoples in Mesoamerica. The ancient Palenque people constructed their palaces, temples, and houses on natural and manufactured terraces that rise up the northern side of the first ridge of these forest-covered limestone mountains. They called their city Lakam Ha, "Big Water," and their kingdom Bak, "Bone." Quoted from this site---http://www.mayaruins.com/palenque.html
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Lyrics To 'Cane Train' by Jon Baroni
Bartlett talked to Jon Baroni last night, about upcoming music gigs in the Yelm area. Baroni is a very talented musician and song writer, along with T. Hall. I'm looking forward to any and all music that Bartlett and he do together.I found the lyrics to one of Jon's songs--'Cane Train'. . Click here for the info http://biofractalevolution.com/writings/CaneTrain.pdf. I think Baroni and Bartlett recorded 'Cane Train' about 3 years ago, with several other fine musicians.
'Wake Up Calls' a CD by Jon Baroni and Ted Hall is available at http://www.biofractalevolution.com/ . Bartlett played on several of the tunes. Check it out.
"Over the past few years, I've worked with Boston-born dynamic rocker Jon Baroni on the writing and development of a new paradigm "environmental" album designed to lend strength to the growing consensus that, in John Kennedy's phrasing, "Man must put an end to war, or war will put an end to man."quoted from Ted Hall, at http://www.biofractalevolution.com/
Click here to hear samples from 'Wake UpCalls' http://www.biofractalevolution.com/wakeupcalls.html
New Super Scanner Shown
A new scanner has been unveiled which can produce 3D body images of unprecedented clarity while reducing radiation by as much as 80%.Click here for more. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7112688.stm
Bitterroot Fire
"This awesome picture was taken in Bitterroot National Forest in Montana on August 6, 2000. The photographer, John McColgan, is a fire behavior analyst from Fairbanks, Alaska. He took the picture with a digital camera. Because he was working at the time he took the picture he cannot profit from it; however, we feel the picture is a once-in-a-lifetime shot and should be shared."
Illusions
Check out this site and learn about opitical illusions. Click here http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/
Monday, November 26, 2007
Whale Found Up Amazon River
A 5.5m long minke whale has been spotted more than 1600km (994 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean, deep inside the Amazon rain forest. Click here for more of this story. Thanks Kleiners Korner for this news.Friday Night, Eclipse @ Liquid Soul.
This Friday Night, Nov. 30th at 7:30pm 'Eclipse' plays at 'Liquid Soul' in McKenna. That's at 35025 90th South. Phone-360/400-soul. Click here www.liquidsoulcoffee.com That's at the McKenna 'Y' behind Baydos. Just, one mile outside Yelm.'Eclipse' is Tod Lemkuhl, Michael Harrison, with Bartlett On Bass. 'Liquid Soul' serve authentic Mexican Carnitas, and Pan Dulce. Fresh sandwiches, wraps, desserts, smoothes, salads and more. They roast their own coffees-that are organic, fair trade and delicious. Kids are always welcome at 'Liquid Soul'. Bring the whole family.
Pray For A Storm In Georgia
Georgia's on my mind. Atlanta, Georgia. It's a city in trouble in a state in trouble in a region in trouble. Water trouble. Trouble big enough that the state government's moving fast. Just this week, backed up by a choir singing "Amazing Grace," accompanied by three protestant ministers, and 20 demonstrators from the Atlanta Freethought Society, Georgia's Baptist Governor Sonny Perdue led a crowd of hundreds in prayers for rain. "We've come together here," he said, "simply for one reason and one reason only: To very reverently and respectfully pray up a storm." It seems, however, that the Almighty -- He "who can and will make a difference" -- was otherwise occupied and the regional drought continued to threaten Atlanta, a metropolis of 5 million people (and growing fast), with the possibility that it might run out of water in as little as 80 days or as much as a year, if the rains don't come. Click here for the rest of the story. http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/174863
Distance Changes Emotions on the Face
Click here to see the emotions on each face change according to your distance from the pictures. WOW! http://www.stumbleupon.com/url/www.doctorhugo.org/illusions/illusion1.html
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Tonight, Be At Liquid Soul
Tonight, Saturday, Nov. 24th-hear Bartlett On Bass @ 'Liquid Soul' in McKenna. That's 35025 90th South. At the McKenna 'Y' behind Baydos. Phone 360/400-soul. Click www.liquidsoulcoffee.com .
Bartlett will be playing Jazz with Martin Salinas, Dion, and Kenny. It'll be lots of fun. It's just one mile outside Yelm. Music begins around 7:30.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Martin's Helping Gamers Out
We are now caught up with the fan-created translations of GURPS Lite . . . except for two. And the Spanish one is out of our hands at the moment, but will soon be in your hands; layout is done and the translator is putting some final tweaks on it.That leaves Chinese. Thanks to the efforts of Martin Barela, we have a text file for Lite in Simplified Chinese. But we can't lay it out. We now know that it's simply impossible to handle a Chinese-character file with an English edition of Quark, and probably any other layout program. (Perhaps we should have known that a year ago, but the problem had never arisen here before . . .)So at this point, all we can do is ask: Is there anyone out there who possesses a layout program that will work with Chinese, who will volunteer to take Martin's text and format it as a usable PDF to distribute with the other versions of GURPS Lite?If so, please drop me a line at sj@sjgames.com. Thanks! -- Steve Jackson
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WONDERful Picture
http://www.gauravjalan.com/entertainment/pictures/strange/illusion/pages/9people.htm The more I looked the more I found. Cool.
