Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Sydney gets the New Year party started as the world begins to celebrate 2009 in spectacular style

Sydney got the New Year party ball rolling as the city exploded in a spectacular celebration of fireworks.

Australia's largest city hosted its annual 9pm family fireworks display as the tiny pacific island city of Kiritimati, on the Christmas Islands, become the first city in the world to officially welcome in 2009.

An hour later it was New Zealand's turn to celebrate as thousands of revellers packed Auckland to witness a dazzling fireworks display, which exploded from the city's 328 metres high Sky Tower.

But that didn't stop Sydney from celebrating early as the city hosted its family fireworks display three hours ahead of schedule.

The midnight fireworks, which are considered more grandoise, are expected to take place at 1pm British time.

The celebrations come as it is revealed that Britain's pubs and nightclubs are bracing themselves for a quiet New Year’s Eve due to a combination of freezing weather and the credit crunch.

Hundreds of venue owners are bracing themselves for a quiet night after a survey has shown that two out of three of people plan to ring in the year with family and friends.
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Friday, December 19, 2008

Magnetic man

The human magnetism of Miroslaw Magola Paranormal phenomenon of Bio-physic The terms "human magnetism" or "animal magnetism" came into use around 150 years ago, in the time of such well known figures as Franz Anton Mesmer’ By simple thoughtful concentration it is possible for Mr. Magola to lay the flat of his hand upon an upturned metal pot, keys or even non-metallic objects such as wooden boards or heavy ceramic objects, and lift them up into the air. Through the same concentration he can also lift these objects into the air attached to his forehead. Moreover this phenomenon deals with overcoming the power of gravity, which according to the known and generally accepted laws of physics should not be possible, and yet, as can be clearly seen by people who have witnessed Magola, is absolutely possible. This ability is transferable, so that the same effects can also be seen in others!!! In various lectures and TV shows, Magola brings these "supernatural" abilities to the interested public and explains his ideas of what lies behind them.



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Thursday, December 18, 2008

Incredible Close Shave Haircuts

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Tuesday, December 16, 2008

New dinosaurs discovered by British scientists in Sahara desert

A prehistoric 'river of the giants' that was once home to gigantic fish, towering dinosaurs and 60 foot long crocodiles has been unearthed by British fossil hunters.

The river - as wide as the Danube - flowed across the Sahara desert 100 million years ago, surrounded by lush forests, waterways and lakes.

The site has yielded some of the most exciting African prehistoric finds in years - including the tip of a giant flying reptile's beak and a limb bone from a 65 foot long plant-eating dinosaur. Both are thought to be new species.

Other finds include the remains of a crocodile the length of two double deckers, two inch long scales shed by an freshwater predatory fish, and teeth from a massive sawfish.

Rare dinosaur footprints were also found at the site, near the Algerian border in south-east Morocco.

One of the scientists, Dr David Martill, from the University of Portsmouth, said: 'This river system was stuffed full of gigantic fishes, each 2 to 4 metres long.

'Everything there was of a huge size. You could call it the ancient river of the giants.'

The 16 inch long beak tip belonged to a previously unknown pterosaur - a flying reptile that lived alongside the dinosaurs. Pterosaur vertebrae up to six inches long were also uncovered in the sandy rocks.

The scientists believe the creature had a wingspan of up to 20 feet and was a relative of an enormous North American species called Quetzalcoatlus, whose wings spanned nearly 50 feet.
Another major find was a three foot long bone from a giant sauropod - a plant eating dinosaur with a long neck and tail which stood on four legs.

The researchers suspect the bone is a fore-limb from a creature at least 65 feet long.

But there is an outside chance that it is the lower end of a thigh bone belonging to a dinosaur nearly 100 feet long - making it the biggest sauropod ever known.

Dr Martill said: 'Most people have no idea how diverse sauropods were - I think nearly 100 have been described. There were lots of different families.
'We think this one might be linked with brachiosaurus, but it is different. The bone we found has some unusual features - it's unusually robust for a humerus. We're 95 per cent confident that it is a humerus but if its part of a femur it would mean this creature was unimaginably enormous.

'Plant eaters are uncommon in this deposit, extremely rare in this region and to find one this large is very exciting. It’s a major discovery.'

The finds are now being examined in detail by expedition leader Nizar Ibrahim, from University College Dublin, who is carrying out the work for his PhD.
He said: 'It's amazing to think that millions of years ago the Sahara was in fact a lush green tropical paradise, home to giant dinosaurs and crocodiles and nothing like the dusty desert we see today.

'Even to a palaeontologist dealing in millions of years it gives one an overwhelming sense of deep time.'

He added: 'Finding two specimens in one expedition is remarkable, especially as both might well represent completely new species.'

The team spent a month in the desert and travelled more than five thousand miles by Land Rover, battling sandstorms and floods.

Having discovered the giant sauropod bone they had to return to the nearest town to get more water and plaster to protect it, a trip which involved crossing flooded rivers in their Land Rover at night with water coming in through the doors.

It almost proved impossible to retrieve the heavy sauropod fossil, which had to be carried on a stretcher down the side of a mountain through pouring rain.

'When we had managed to get the bone in the Land Rover, the extra weight meant we kept sinking in the sand dunes,' said Dr Martill.

The team hopes to return to the region to search for more fossils in November.
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Thursday, December 11, 2008

The frozen food become a work of art

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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Tiny Churches

Tiny Churches: Get Out Your Magnifying Glasses
Yuma, Arizona: Built by a farmer on the edge of his fields, in honor of his wife. It measures roughly 7 ft. X 12 ft. Inside. A sign on the dirt road that leads to the church reads: "Stop, Rest, Worship."
South Newport, Georgia: The still active Memory Park Christ Chapel is called the "Smallest Church in America." Built in 1950, it measures 10 ft. X 15 ft., has space for 13 people, a shrimpy pulpit, pews and a stained glass window with just enough space for Jesus. Grocer Agnes Harper built the church, and wrote the deed in the name of Jesus Christ. It is open 24/7 to all denominations.
Nashville, Illinois: A Lincoln Log version of a church, the Traveler's Chapel stands next to a convenience store parking lot. The inside walls are covered with Bible verses scrawled on bits of plywood. No pews -- just a padded piece of wood for kneeling in front of a floor-to-ceiling cross.

Festina, Iowa: Dedicated in 1886, St. Anthony of Padua Chapel claims in old postcards and signage to be the "Smallest Church in the World." Though the claim may have had fleeting validity, later breakthroughs in ministry miniaturization leave this Roman Catholic church among the giants. With its 12 ft. X 16 ft. Interior, normal sized doorway and pews, 40 ft. Steeple, and room for eight people, it is nonetheless a charming spot to seek solace. Before you screech off in search of a smaller church...

Crestview Hills, Kentucky: There's a tiny chapel called Monte Casino at Thomas More College. The chapel measures six by nine feet -- the ceiling inside is eight feet high. It was built in 1878 at a nearby monastery by a couple of Benedictine monks, and named in 1922 by Ripley's Believe It of Not as "Smallest Church in the World." The monks subsequently left the area, the chapel was abandoned and vandalized, then rescued and moved in 1965 to the college campus. After a restoration, the Monte Casino Chapel was dedicated in 1971.

Bayou Goula - Plaquemine, Louisiana: Signs for Madonna Chapel along River Road proclaim it as "Smallest Church in the World." At 8 ft. X 8 ft., with five chairs, it was once illustrated in Ripley's Believe It of Not. It was built in 1903 by Anthony Gullo, a poor sugar farmer, after he successfully prayed to the Virgin Mary for the recovery of his eldest son. Mass is held once a year on August 15 to celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Mother.

Atwood, Michigan: The Wayside Chapel, owned by the Christian Reformed Church in Atwood, was built in 1968. It measures 12 ft x 8 ft and is occasionally used for weddings, etc. But is mainly intended as a rest spot for travelers. It is lit and open to the public 24/7.

Luverne, Minnesota: The Blue Mound Wayside Chapel seats six to eight people, plus a minister. A small herd of buffalo reportedly loiters in its postage stamp-sized shadow.

Winslow, New Jersey: On the front lawn of a devout Catholic lawn landscaper. Not an official church. Dummies dressed for an infant-Jesus- in-the-manger scene populate it; its interior is sealed by a floor-to-ceiling sheet of Plexiglas. It seats eight.

Oneida, New York: We think it just might be the One. Cross Island Chapel, "The World's Smallest Church," sits on a wooden platform in the center of a pond. A billboard near the road details everything you need to know: "Built in 1989. Floor area 51 inches by 81 inches (28.68 square feet). Seats two people. Non-denominational. Dedicated as a witness to God." Years ago we read a newspaper account of a wedding held at Cross Island Chapel, with only room to accommodate the minister, bride and groom. The rest of the wedding partyanchored nearby in small boats. Guests on shore imagined how the vows went.

It's open to the public on request, and accessible only by boat.


Conway, South Carolina: The Traveler's Chapel, 12 x 24 feet, built in 1972. Seats 12 people. Write your requests in a book.
Warrenton, Texas: St. Martin's Church is 12 ft. X 16 ft., and has been proclaimed the "World's Smallest Active Catholic Church." Not by us, though. Built in 1915 with leftover lumber from a school construction, it holds 12 wooden pews and seats about 20 people. A yearly service is held on November 11th - All Soul's Day.
Elbe, Washington: The Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, aka "The Little White Church," measures 18 ft. X 24 ft. And seats a whopping 46. It was built by German settlers in 1906, and enjoyed a classification by Ripley's Believe It or Not as the "Smallest Church in America" (titles such as this, handed out decades ago, litter the tiny church landscape and cause no small confusion to pilgrims). Because E.L.K. Lies on the highway travelers use to reach Paradise in Mt. Rainier National Park, the church is promoted as "on the road to Paradise."

The church is not open most days, but tourists can climb a convenient observation platform and peer through a window.
Sultan, Washington: The Wayside Chapel. "Pause... Rest... And Worship" encourages the sign in front of the always-open Wayside Chapel. The sign also warns that there are "No Facilities" (For something other than a spiritual bladder break, you need to head a few miles further west to the local reptile ranch). Wayside Chapel is approximately 7 ft. X 9 ft. There's just room inside for four small, two-person pews, a pulpit, and two vases of artificial flowers. A painted landscape of distant blue mountains hangs next to the wooden cross. Travelers leave handwritten prayers on a yellow legal pad on the pulpit.

Horse Shoe Run, West Virginia: "Our Lady Of The Pines" is promoted on old postcards and signs as the "Smallest Church in 48 States." Seating for 12, 24 ft. X 12 ft.
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