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Did Comets Cause Ancient American Extinctions?Anne Casselman for National Geographic NewsMay 6, 2008 Debate has heated up over a controversial theory that suggests huge comet impacts wiped out North America's large mammals nearly 13,000 years ago. The hypothesis, first presented in May 2007, proposes that an onslaught of extraterrestrial bodies caused the mass extinction known as the Younger Dryas event and triggered a period of climatic cooling. The theory has been debated widely since it was introduced, but it drew new scrutiny in March at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada. Stuart...

Thursday, February 21, 2008 Advertisment In Virginia, John McCain leads Barack Obama by five percentage points in an early look at a possible general election match-up. It’s McCain 49% Obama 44%. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race also found McCain leading Hillary Clinton 51% to 41%.

CHICAGO: Oh, it brings such blessed relief and now scientists can tell you why — scratching an itch temporarily shuts off areas in the brain linked with unpleasant feelings and memories. "Our study shows for the first time how scratching may relieve itch," Dr Gil Yosipovitch, a dermatologist at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said in a statement. Prior studies have shown that pain, including vigorous scratching, inhibit the need to itch. Yosipovitch and colleagues looked at what goes on in the brain when a person is scratched. He and colleagues used a technique known...

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist. 100,000 years into the future, sexual selection could mean that two distinct breeds of human will have developed. The alarming prediction comes from evolutionary theorist Oliver Curry from the London School of Economics, who says that the human race will have reached its physical peak by the year 3000. These humans will be between 6ft and 7ft tall and they will live up to 120 years. "Physical features will be driven...

Anti-Americanism has been promoted to the status of West Europe’s lingua franca. Even at the height of the Vietnam War, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and during the dispute over NATO’s “Dual Track” decision (to station Pershing and cruise missiles primarily in Germany but in other West European countries as well while negotiating with the Soviet Union over arms reduction), things were different. Each event met with a European public that was divided concerning its position toward America: In addition to those who reacted with opposition and protest, there were strong forces in almost all European countries who...

Any attempt to judge our history by today’s standards — out of the context from which it occurred — is at best problematic and at worst dishonest. For example, consider the following quotes: “So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished.” “ ... there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality.” By today’s standards, the person who made the first statement, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, would be considered enlightened....

Observing today that we are now limited to four topic/category selections when posting an article. I post articles almost every day, and today was the first I've seen of this, so this was just put in place. This is less of a question than a notification. It's not an inconvenience to me, although I would like to know why. Did I miss a mod lecture?

I found a very good shirt online. Basically sums up where I'm coming from: I support Israel because I support Democracy.

A recent “Freedom of Information” request has revealed that nearly 10,000 documents still exist that the 9/11 Commission were told were destroyed, and this may not fare very well for Barney Frank. According to Scott Malone of NavySeals.com and Christopher Law from the Public Education Center, these documents show that the CIA knew that several of the hijackers on 9/11 who were in the country were associated with Al-Qaeda. But authorities were powerless to deport them because of an amendment to an immigration law that Frank had authored.

WASHINGTON - Military investigators piecing together what happened in the Iraqi town of Al-Hadithah on Nov. 19, 2005 -- when Marines allegedly killed two dozen civilians -- have access to video shot by a pilotless aircraft that was circling overhead for at least part of that day, military defense attorneys familiar with the case said in interviews. It is unclear whether the video obtained from that day's flight captured the violence, said the attorneys, who have consulted with Marines who were there. One attorney said investigators have reviewed surveillance footage taken hours after the shootings, which showed the Marines returning...

Unmasking the Divine on Purim.Nineteen years ago, during my first month living in Israel, I was riding a bus up Jerusalem's main thoroughfare, Jaffa Road. The bus stopped for a red light, and I gazed out the window. I saw an elderly, overweight woman trudging up the hill, schlepping many large bags. A beggar was sitting on the pavement, his hand outstretched. The old woman stopped, set her bags down, one at a time, on the sidewalk, rummaged through her purse, took out her wallet, and handed a coin to the beggar. At that point, the light changed and my...

Controversy swirls over 'gay' playing missionary in movie Producers of 'End of the Spear' respond to chattering over homosexual activist Posted: January 20, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Chad Allen on the set of 'End of the Spear' A weblog has stirred chatter across the Internet and talk radio over a homosexual actor's role as a famous missionary in the newly released film "End of the Spear," which opens tonight in 1,200 theaters nationwide. Chad Allen – whose activism has been celebrated by 'gay' media – plays Nate Saint, one of five missionaries killed in 1956 by a...

The massive earthquake, the most devastating in the history of the country has left thousands homeless; thousands dead and the toll continues to rise as the harsh winter is approaching fast. About 3.3 million people have been affected in an area of 20,000 Sq km. Most of the villages in Kashmir and Hazara region have been flattened by the forces of destruction. The response of the international community in terms of relief and rescue operation is enormous. Those countries, whom our religo-political parties are never tired of calling and terming anti-Islam and enemies of Islam to stir the sentiments of...

There is an interesting article in a newspaper. (Admin Mod: Is is okay to say that?)

Found this obvious fake on the net today. Anyone know any history on this and who the guy southwest of the red question mark is? Odd that the "artist" chose Hindus for this. Especially since this was probably a medical crew. At least those on the left side with the Doc.

Just on the Fox News Channel............. A Heinz-Kerry, Kenneth Lay, Enron connection. It seems that Kenneth Lay was not only a guest of John and Teraaazzzaaa at their Georgetown Mansion, BUT.....he was on the board of directors of the Heinz Foundation. In turn, Terrraaaazzza had over $250,000 in Enron stock. I wonder if we should tell Michael Moore ??? :-) Stay tuned. This could be interesting..........

A hush fell over the city as George W. Bush today became the first president of the United States ever to be removed from office by impeachment. Meeting late into the night, the Senate unanimously voted to convict Bush following a trial on his bill of impeachment from the House. Moments after being sworn in as the 44th president, Dick Cheney said that disgraced former national security adviser Condoleezza Rice would be turned over to the Hague for trial in the International Court of Justice as a war criminal. Cheney said Washington would "firmly resist" international demands that Bush be...

New EU currency: Viagra colone Paying for Mars Trip EU at best diplomacy. We Shall go on different path I got your Allah here! We eat fruit gathered by busy hands of African peoples.

Shahar Dvir Zelinger is taken by Israeli police officers to a Jerusalem court on Friday. (AFP)Some of the suspects held by the Shin Bet under suspicion of belonging to a Jewish underground terror cell were not only responsible for killing 8 Palestinians in shooting attacks, but also planned a mega-terror attack targeting a number of mosques simultaneously, including those on the Temple Mount, Maariv reported today. According to the newspaper report, investigators from the Shin Bet internal security service believe that the recent arrest of suspected members of a terror cell prevented the group from carrying out its plans...

I just finished watching an interview on Fox and Friends with Peter Lance. This man is an investigative reporter who looked into Iraq,911,1993 WTC Bombing,Ramsey Yousef, and all other connections. I intend to buy his book "1000 years for revenge" The evidence missing from the Joint Inquiry's 911 report. In it he apparently suggests Ramsey Yousef was the master mind behind 911 and that it was planned way back in 1992. I've read Laurie Mylorie's book and she makes the exact same case. I don't know what it is that fascinates me so much about this subject, other than the...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Brussels, Jan 15, IRNA -- The European Commission Wednesday described a Franco-German plan on a future European Union Presidency as 'interesting' and said it will look into the details of the plan. French President Jacques Chirac said after talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Paris on Tuesday that they are to propose a plan for a new dual presidency for the European Union. "From what we have seen, those ideas seem to constitute an interesting and valid contribution to the ongoing debate," Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd told a press briefing...

<p>There are more strange bedfellows in the N.C House than in an episode of "Sex and the City."</p> <p>Republicans hold a 61-59 majority in the state House. Electing a speaker, the first order of business House lawmakers will tackle when they convene next week, depends on a bipartisan coalition. No single candidate has enough votes from his or her party to win the post.</p>

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday that some "interesting elements" had emerged in the search for a diplomatic solution to end North Korea's nuclear programs but he gave no details. Speaking after a U.N. meeting on counterterrorism, Powell told reporters he was in close contact with U.S. allies in the region, which is on edge at the possibility of a North Korea armed with nuclear weapons and the missiles to deliver them. "As (U.S.) President (George W.) Bush has said repeatedly, we have no intention...

On September 11, as al-Qa‘ida cells prepared to launch their assaults on Washington and New York, a remarkable event was taking place half a world away. In New Delhi, Israeli defense and intelligence officials, led by National Security Advisor Uzi Dayan, were meeting with their Indian counterparts to discuss the common threats facing their two countries. When pressed on the issue, a spokesman from India's ministry of external affairs described the talks as routine, part of a larger, ongoing "strategic dialogue" with Israel on topics ranging from Afghan terrorism to Iranian missile development.[1] Yet, the meeting was anything but routine....

HAS ANYONE SEEN THE HONDA ELEMENT? I drove it today at an automotive press event and I am trying to decide if it is unique or too boxy to be attractive. It is built on a Honda Civic platform. The ELEMENT will be available in December, and a fully-loaded 4WD model will be about 22K. It will start at about 16K. The interior is made with a special material that allows you to actually wash it out with a hose.

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