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Ancient Civilizations
11/20/09-
Archeology Headlines of November 2009
This month, archeologists have revealed thousands of flint tools and flakes from the Mesolithic Period have been uncovered in Leicestershire, England. From burned animal bones to postholes, the archeologists discovered many clues to unlocking the Mesolithic past. In this article, you will also learn of an ancient cemetery uncovered in Costa Rica.
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Information and Theories
11/19/09-
Who is Anne Bonny?
Anne Bonny (maiden name Cormac) was brought into the world around 1697 in Cork, Ireland to a lawyer father, William and his house servant, Peg Brennan. This article will reveal why Anne is considered a noteworthy figure in the history books.
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Space and Astrology
11/19/09-
Meteor Explodes Over Utah with Force of 1,000 Tons of TNT
Roosters reportedly crowed, and baby birds noisily chirped ready for the day to begin this morning in Utah. The only problem was, it was 2:00 in the morning. Night became day as an explosion lit up the sky with such force, that some residents of Utah thought a nuclear bomb had gone off. Shortly after the initial blinding flash, calls started pouring in to the local news carrier, KSL TV. Excited sky watchers were not sure what they had seen, but many seasoned astronomers estimated it had been a meteor the likes of which had not been seen in the area ever in recorded history.
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Ghost And Paranormal
11/19/09-
Chilling Encounters in Haunted Alaska
Of course Alaska has always been considered somewhat of a modern frontier. With accommodations limited and supplies to some of the more remote regions available only by plane, it seems Alaska is one of the most inaccessible places on Earth. It is also one of the most unsung haunted hot-spots in the world. As the sun sets plunging the world into darkness for what can seem like an eternity, specters lurch from the shadows and invade the vision and hearing of residents and visitors alike.
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UFO and Alien Section
11/19/09-
DNA Results: Starchild Skull Only Half Human Hybrid
While visiting her family in the Copper Canyon region, in the mid 1930’s, a hundred miles south from Chihuahua, an American Student discovered a pair of skeletons buried in the dirt. The figures were clearly old, but as she uncovered the dirt from the skulls, she was horrified by what she saw. The second skeleton, much shorter than the first and shaped a bit differently, had the most peculiarly shaped skull. Quickly she covered them up again in a ravine and made plans to have them smuggled out of the village on their way to the United States. The skull she found would become one of the most compelling pieces of evidence of extraterrestrial visitation.
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Technology Articles
11/19/09-
"Thinking" Supercomputer Now Conscious as a Cat
Incredibly, a super computer has been created by IBM that has the thinking capability of a cat at the click of a mouse. Of course the supercomputer, dubbed C2 by the research team putting it together, has raised some serious ethical questions, for example: When is it no longer ethical to turn it off? Though the computer thinks as much as a cat does, it is still in the early stages of development. C2 is quickly developing, however, and has already surpassed the 4 percent mark of human capability. Soon, it is estimated, a computer will exist that thinks as well as a human’s cerebral cortex. The only problem? They still don’t know how it works.
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Ancient Civilizations
11/18/09-
Queen Artemisia of Halicarnassus
While Persian king Xerxes was invading Greece, one of his allies happened to be a strong queen by the name of Artemesia, who ruled over Halicarnassus sometime around 480 BCE. In this article, you will learn more about the queen, who was regarded as a tough leader and warrior.
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Ghost And Paranormal
11/17/09-
Could Cern's LHC be Haunted?
Is there a ghost in the machine stopping CERN from powering up? After scouring the internet for information on CERN, something keeps popping up again and again, and it’s difficult to believe no one has proposed it yet. Of course while this is purely speculative, is it possible that CERN’s LHC could be haunted? At first this may seem like a theory without evidence, but with the theories being thrown around by scientists about time travel, Ghosts don’t seem that unlikely at this point.
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UFO and Alien Section
11/17/09-
V for Veritas: Aliens on the Airwaves
Ever since the creation of the cathode ray tube in 1931 there has been an earthly invasion by aliens into our living rooms. Prior to that, thanks to the radio we heard global wars of all worlds broadcast into our living rooms by Marconi’s miracle of invention, radio. The very thought of an alien race visiting Earth brought in a new breed of beings whose limits were confined only by the limits of imagination. But art imitates life, and vice-versa.
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Religion Articles
11/17/09-
Shroud of Turin Reveals Levitating Man
Three scientists studying the images created on the Shroud of Turin have created a three dimensional model of an unmistakable and shocking image. The man who the shroud photographed was not laying on a stone slab, as previously believed by scientists and historians. The man, according to computer imaging experts, was actually levitating when the shroud was created.
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Simply Unexplainable
11/17/09-
Cryptid Confirmed: Pygmy Hippo Killed in Australia
The Pygmy Hippo, once considered a rare species only present in western Africa, has been shot and killed in Australia. The small creature was thought to be a large pig and shot by a hunting expedition. They were amazed, however, when they found it was not a pig but rather the smallest hippo they had ever seen. Could Australia have more of these creatures roaming about? The creature was actually suspected for some time to be in the area, but largely dismissed as a wild story dreamed up for tourists. Of course eyewitness testimony was for years discounted as the legend of the tiny hippo circulated.
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Information and Theories
11/16/09-
16th Century Female Pirate: Grace O'Malley Part 1
Accompanying her father during trading missions that took her overseas, Grace O'Malley (also known as the Pirate Queen of Connemara) began a love of travel and adventure when she was a child. She also proved a quick study full of bravery. In this article, you will learn how Miss O'Malley came to be bit by the pirating bug.
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Information and Theories
11/16/09-
16th Century Female Pirate: Grace O'Malley Part 2
To solidify her hold on the west coast region of Ireland, Grace took Richard Burke as her second husband. Following the passing of Donal, she had already accumulated five castles and several islands in Clew Bay. However, acquiring Rockfleet Castle located in the northeast side of the bay would strengthen her presence in the region. Castle Rockfleet happened to be owned by Richard Burke.
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Information and Theories
11/16/09-
16th Century Female Pirate: Grace O'Malley Part 3
Did Grace stay away from her rebellious ways or did she ignore the wishes of her opponents? In this article, you will learn of the fate of an influential pirate during the 16th century.
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NASA Articles
11/16/09-
Laser Powered Robot Wins $900K
The idea of a space elevator is one of the most important concepts toward space travel mankind has ever considered, and now NASA has developed a method that may actually bring that concept to reality. One of the things still needed? A robot light enough for the job. Since batteries are notoriously heavy, the robot will need to be powered by something else. What’s more Sci-fi than a robot climbing a cable into space? The robot is powered by lasers. That’s the idea behind NASA’s contest for ingenuity. The prize? Nine hundred thousand dollars, and another three million for anyone who can one up them.
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Ancient Civilizations
11/16/09-
Bygone Doomsdays
With fears of 2012 on the horizon, and many interpreting the Mayan Calendar as the last days of humanity, it’s fun and important to take a look at doomsdays throughout history so we can contrast the differences and similarities between this upcoming 2012 prophecy and previous prophecies. Interestingly enough, the earliest account of a doomsday prophecy was an Assyrian clay tablet from 2800 BC citing moral decay as a sign of the end times. Almost five thousand years later the ritual of waiting for the end continues.
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Ghost And Paranormal
11/16/09-
Psychic Discovers Skeleton in the Walls of Wellsburg Mansion
During a recent ghost hunting expedition in the Wellsburg Aspen Manor Mansion in West Virginia, psychics began to feel ill when entering the basement. Members of the paranormal team wondered what could possibly be so drastically wrong. Soon equipment was brought in, and there seemed to be a concentrated area of energy around one area of wall. Upon closer inspection, the wall actually seemed like it may have been closed up separately from the rest of the wall. The team was shocked when the wall was demolished and out tumbled the bones of an unknown person who had been sawed to pieces before being walled up.
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Information and Theories
11/15/09-
Dido – Queen of Carthage
Most of the information surrounding the Queen of Carthage (Dido) comes from the Roman poet Virgil, who described the woman in his publications of the Aeneid. Dido (also known in some circles as Elissa) was known as the founder and first Queen of Carthage to the ancient Greeks and Romans – in what is now referred to as Tunisia. Living in the Mediterranean around 470 BC, she is the stuff of legends, who ultimately died because of love.
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Religion Articles
11/15/09-
Vatican Joins Search for Aliens
After hundreds of years of suppression of belief in aliens and extraterrestrials, The Vatican has finally opened its arms to the notion that aliens indeed exist, and is now actively joining others in the search for extra-terrestrial life. This week the Pontifical Academy of Sciences holds a conference of astrobiology on Earth as well as throughout the Universe. The conference comes long overdue as earlier this year The Vatican changed its position on extraterrestrials from denial to indifference to acceptance that aliens likely exist elsewhere in the universe and may or may not be visiting Earth.
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Ghost And Paranormal
11/15/09-
The Doppelgänger
The Doppelgänger has had a long history in mythology both contemporary and ancient. The Norse vardøger was seen as a symbol of foreboding and death for the viewer. Often, these apparitions are held with the same fear and reverence as other ghosts. Doppelgänger in literal German is derived from the words “Double” and “Goer.” To see the face of your own doppelgänger, it is said, is to see your own death. But it wasn’t simply anyone who saw the dreaded doppelgänger, as many famous people saw them as well, including presidents.
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