millions of monkeys
• GNN.tvA parable for our time: Once upon a time a man appeared in a village and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each.
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Blind, Yet Seeing: The Brain’s Subconscious Visual Sense
• NY TimesThe eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. Blindsight: A patient whose visual lobes in the brain were destroyed was able to navigate an obstacle course and recognize fearful faces subconsciously without aid.
Congress bows to the exiting emperor<br>by Paul Jacob
• Green County DailiesOver the years, and with the growth of government, Congress has delegated more and more of its powers to the executive branch, in some cases to the agency of the bureaucracies, in others to the person of the president.
George Carlin sets it strait
• YoutubeIt isn't funny, but it is Carlin at his prescient best.
Bush's $1 Trillion War on Terror: Even Costlier Than Expected
• Time[Anyone who doesn't think we past this amount years ago?] President Bush's war on terror will soon have cost the U.S. taxpayer $1 trillion — and counting — is unlikely to spread much Christmas cheer in these tough economic times.
Taliban threaten to kill Pakistani schoolgirls
• AFPTaliban extremists in Pakistan's troubled northwest Swat valley have banned girls from attending school, threatening to kill any female students, officials said Thursday.
Police Say Vet Made, Sold IEDs to Gangs
• MilitaryPolice spent the day searching the house of a decorated, two-tour Iraq war veteran after he was arrested and charged with making explosive devices and attempting to sell them to gang members, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Beverly Hills doctor powered his SUV with patients' liposucked fat
• ForbesLiposuctioning unwanted blubber out of pampered Los Angelenos may not seem like a dream job, but it has its perks. Free fuel is one of them. Beverly Hills doctor turned the fat he removed from patients into biodiesel that fueled his SUV
S&P finishes down 40% this year
• Financial TimesThe S&P is down more than 40 per cent so far this year, its worst fall since the Great Depression. Most analysts expect that the more than year-long recession will get worse before it gets better and investors are bracing themselves for more pain in
Freedom Fighter Radio Hacked
• http://freedomfighterradio.net/?p=3273Alternative Talk Radio’s Freedom Fighter Radio program, website and host’s personal computer were recently hacked. Jim Stachowiak, the program host, said the attack seemed to be an all-out assault. The entire program archives, website content and his
Storm blankets West with snow, ice glazes Midwest
• APYet another snowstorm pummeled parts of the West on Friday, snarling post-holiday traffic and darkening lights on Christmas trees, and freezing rain covered some Midwest highways with a dangerous sheet of ice. Winter storm warnings were issued Friday
Pakistan moves troops toward Indian border
• APPakistan began moving thousands of troops away from the Afghan border toward India amid tensions following the Mumbai attacks. The move represents a sharp escalation in the standoff between the nuclear-armed neighbors
Israel Prepares To Invade Gaza
• AFPAll signs seem to indicate that Israel is preparing an offensive in the Gaza Strip after about 100 rockets and mortar shells were fired across the border over the last two days. The rocket attacks came after a cease-fire between the two sides expired
The hockey stick that wrecked the economy...
Menckens Ghost...and the credibility of the nation’s major institutions
Slow Starvation of Brain Triggers Alzheimer's
• LiveScienceWhen the brain doesn't get enough of the simple sugar called glucose a process is launched that ultimately produces the sticky clumps of protein that appear to be a cause of Alzheimer's.
Spirituality Spot Found in Brain
• LiveScienceWhat makes us feel spiritual? It could be the quieting of a small area in our brains, a new study suggests. The area in question — the right parietal lobe — is responsible for defining "Me," said researcher Brick Johnstone of Missouri Unive
Apple's Depression Strategy: Sell iPhones at Wal-Mart
• tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/Wal-Mart will start selling Apple's popular iPhone on Sunday, the chain said, confirming earlier reports by employees.
WHY BUSH, CHENEY SHOULD BE JAILED!
Ernest HancockYouTube Videos of interviews with Plame, Wilson and others
Mormons well-served by self-reliance in hard times
• APMormons may be among the country's best prepared to weather the current economic hard times. Since the Great Depression, church leaders have preached a doctrine of self-reliance and selflessness, calling on members to plan for their own future wh
US forces must get court approval for Iraq raids
• London TimesUS soldiers have had to learn new tactics, develop new defenses, make new allies and fine-tune the way they raid their enemies’ hideouts. Now they are having to learn another skill in the fight against Iraqi insurgents: applying for an arrest warrant
Japan November industrial output falls 'off the cliff'
• MarketWatch.comIndustrial production fell as much as 8.1% in November from the previous month -- the biggest drop in the measure since the government started releasing comparable figures in 1953 -- as Japanese companies produced less automobiles and other machinery
Did Bush Sr. Kill Kennedy and Frame Nixon?
• AfterDowningStreet.orgIf you buy into the basic outlines of it, you come up against a history of American politics in which our top "elected" officials are not just chosen through a process openly corrupted by money and media and parties, but are also chosen thr
Survey: Americans prefer Web over papers to read news - TV number one
• Rawstory.comTelevision, however, remains the preferred medium for Americans, according to the survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
A New Liberty Now
• PrisonPlanet.comOnce you are exposed to the complete picture – and For a New Liberty has been the leading means of exposure for more than a quarter of a century – you cannot forget it. It becomes the indispensable lens through which we can see events in the real wor
Holiday Sales Tumble as U.S. Consumers Cut Spending
• Bloomberg.comConsumers spent at least 20 percent less on women’s clothing, electronics and jewelry during November and December, resulting in what may be the biggest holiday-shopping sales decline in four decades.
Phoenix's budget gap grows to over 20 percent as economy falters
• azcentral.com/In September, Phoenix officials had pegged the estimated deficit at $250 million, or about 20 percent of Phoenix's $1.2 billion general fund, which pays for police, parks and other basic services.
TV show latest offbeat tactic for Sheriff Joe Arpaio
• azcentral.com/A cross between "Punk'd" and "Cops," the program sets up elaborate sting operations to snare people wanted on outstanding warrants. Actors and undercover deputies play along in faux scenarios where scofflaws are enticed to hav
The Abortion Bailout Package
• Christian News WireAbortion groups have submitted their 50 page proposal to the Obama-Biden transition team. At the top of the list? More taxpayer dollars for abortion organizations like Planned Parenthood. How much more? Over 1.5 billion dollars more!
Replication of Milgram's Shocking Experiments Proves 70% of People will Torture if Ordered
• Natural NewsThe Milgram experiments from the early 1960's are classic (but shocking) studies that demonstrated the "sheeple-ness" of people everywhere. In the experiments -- which have been replicated numerous times across multiple cultures, races
Early Suspicions About Bernard Madoff
Stephen LendmanMadoff expose reveals Wall Street as a crime syndicate
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