Professor Osterholm said one of the researchers, when he described his work at a conference, said he had done "something really, really stupid" in mutating the virus, describing it as a "very, very dangerous virus".

"I wouldn't like to see smallpox get out of the lab, but if it did it wouldn't overly concern me," Professor Osterholm said. "We could contain it. The same thing is true with SARS.
But influenza would scare the hell out of me, because it is the most notorious, the "Lion King" of transmission."

Posted: 1:07:12 AM  

ISRAEL could attack Iran this spring in a bid to stop Tehran from producing a nuclear weapon, an unnamed defence official has told CNN.

Israeli officials asserted at a security conference yesterday that Iran already has produced enough enriched uranium eventually to build four rudimentary nuclear bombs and was even developing missiles capable of reaching the United States.
Much of the agenda appeared aimed at strengthening Israel's case for a strike, if it chose to make one.

The Iranian foreign minister noted that Israel, as the only country in the Middle East which has nuclear arsenals, poses a threat to the region's security

President Barack Obama maintains that the US is reserving the right to attack Iran if it one day feels it must, but an Israeli strike on Iran is more likely than a US one in the near term.

Posted: 7:35:48 AM  

One of the biggest features seen on the lower third of the Moon in the video is the Mare Orientale, a 560 mile-wide impact basin that straddles both the Moon's near and far side.

Near the bottom of the screen, the video shows the 93-mile-wide Drygalski crater - recognisable from the distinctive star-shaped formation in the middle. It's a central peak within the crater, created billions of years ago by a comet or asteroid impact.

Posted: 7:23:12 AM  

"These periods of deglaciation saw massive climate changes," Huybers said.
"Sea level increased by 130 meters, temperatures rose by about 5 degrees C, and atmospheric CO2 went from 180 to 280 parts per million."

Not by driving a car, ey ??

These statistical findings agree exactly with what Milutin Milankovitch, a Serbian geophysicist, proposed in the first half of the 20th century.

Huybers emphasises that these cycles are only one factor among many.

"'It could also be that orbital forcing causes a rise is atmospheric CO2, and that it's the increased CO2 that drives the loss of ice sheets," he said.

"In all likelihood, both CO2 and increased summer radiation contribute to deglaciation.

They're both expected to push the climate system toward less ice."

Posted: 7:18:03 AM  

Freezing weather has been sweeping towards us from eastern Europe where temperatures plummeted to -30c (-22f) this week and up to 150 have died.

A level three amber cold weather alert - the second most serious - was issued, which warns of health risks to the elderly and vulnerable, and the likelihood of disruption to transport.

Level four 4 would mean a major cold weather incident, in which normally healthy people are at risk from the cold.

The alerts are tied in to the Government's Cold Weather Plan and are relayed to organisations such as Age UK, which help the elderly through winter.

The military have been put on alert should conditions deteriorate to a level four.

Posted: 7:13:25 AM  

WikiLeaks Appeals To Maritime Law?

In an exclusive by Fox News , unnamed sources "within the hacker community" suggest:

"...Assange's financial backers have been working behind the scenes on the logistics of moving the servers to international waters.

"Then they can keep running WikiLeaks and nobody can touch them," one source told FoxNews.com. "If you get a certain distance away from any land, then you're dealing with maritime law ... They can't prosecute him under maritime law. He's safe. He's not an idiot, he's actually very smart."

Radio Decibel, Radio Veronica, Mi Amigo, etc... in the 70s... google that!

Posted: 8:54:52 AM  

Sugar is as damaging and addictive as alcohol or tobacco and should be regulated, claim US health experts.

Commenting on the Nature commentary, Dr Peter Scarborough of the British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group at the University of Oxford, said taxing certain food products was something policymakers should consider.
But he said taxing only one type of food could have unintended consequences, such as people cutting back on fruit and vegetables to save money for other purchases.

He told the BBC: "If you only tax one aspect of food like sugar you can have unintended consequences.
If you tax fat, salt and sugar, combined with subsidies for fruit and vegetables, you'll get healthier diets."

Posted: 8:49:45 AM  

Many of the most familiar constellations were handed down from the ancient Babylonians, who lived in what is now Iraq, the Greeks and Romans.
No doubt some of these star groups go back even further.
Nowadays we speak of Orion, the zodiac constellations, the Dippers and bright stars like Sirius and Vega thanks to storytelling and later through writing.
More recently, all this wisdom has been converted into strings of ones and zeros and packaged for mobile phones and iPads.

Posted: 8:31:47 AM  

Posted: 8:27:42 AM  

Threat from new virus-infected emails which take over your PC even if you DON'T open attachments

Get a MAC (zero virusses) ...

Windoze is like having a illuminati in the house: you're fucked and under mindcontrol, but you just don't know it.

Having a MAC is kNOWing you're in heaven ;-)

Posted: 8:23:42 AM  

Christ Consciousness

'Mosquito' given go ahead

Cylone, volcano and uprisings

God and George - George: "Why is his name first?"

More volcano - Those mornings when you're reluctant to get out of bed ...

Your Mind is Controlled

The so-called power of thought is actually not the power of thought

Posted: 8:19:24 AM  

For a long time, I wondered why manipulation victims have a hard time seeing what really goes on in manipulative interactions. At first, I was tempted to fault them. But I've learned that they get hoodwinked for some very good reasons:

4. What our gut tells us a manipulator is like, challenges everything we've been taught to believe about human nature. We've been inundated with a psychology that has us seeing everybody, at least to some degree, as afraid, insecure or "hung-up."

So, while our gut tells us we're dealing with a ruthless conniver, our head tells us they must be really frightened or wounded "underneath."

What's more, most of us generally hate to think of ourselves as callous and insensitive people. We hesitate to make harsh or seemingly negative judgments about others. We want to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they don't really harbor the malevolent intentions we suspect. We're more apt to doubt and blame ourselves for daring to believe what our gut tells us about our manipulator's character.

Posted: 8:11:35 AM  

www.toonpool.com

Posted: 8:29:16 AM  

The 40-year-old Australian, who remains on conditional bail in the UK, claims the allegations against him are politically motivated.

He is accused of raping one woman and "sexually molesting and coercing" another in Stockholm in August 2010.

Mr Assange's Wikileaks . org website published a mass of material from leaked diplomatic cables embarrassing several governments.

Posted: 8:23:44 AM  

Shield of the Falklands: £1billion destroyer HMS Dauntless sent south as tensions rise

The Royal Navy's most sophisticated warship has been ordered to the Falklands in a display of strength as tensions rise with Argentina.

Posted: 8:15:55 AM  

A cold snap that has left dozens dead across Eastern Europe will reach Britain by the weekend.

Temperatures are set to plunge far below freezing point making the country even colder than the South Pole.

Forecasters are expecting overnight temperatures of between -8c (18f) and -10c (14f) on Friday.

South Pole: Climate, and day and night - WIKI

Posted: 8:13:01 AM  

Posted: 8:03:55 AM  

* Shocking Soda Fact #1: Soda fattens up your organs
* Shocking Soda Fact #2: Soda contains flame retardants
* Shocking Soda Fact #3: Drinking soda makes you a lab rat

Dr. Mercola Comments

Why is This Soda's Evil Twin?

Posted: 7:44:53 AM  

A man in Dorset has been left mystified after tiny blue spheres fell from the sky into his garden. Posted: 7:41:11 AM  

Aluminum Lake food coloring, used to heavily coat liquid medicines for children, contains dangerous amounts of aluminum and harmful synthetic petrochemicals.

These "petrochemicals" are carcinogens containing petroleum, antifreeze and ammonia, which cause a long list of adverse reactions.
Aluminum poisoning can lead to short and long term central nervous system (CNS) damage, such as memory impairments, autism, epilepsy, mental retardation, and dementia.

Posted: 7:37:17 AM  

The United States' use of radioactive munitions in Afghanistan has destroyed the people's health and mutilated the genetic future of the country, Press TV reports.

Dr. Mohammad Daud Miraki, the author of Afghanistan After Democracy: The Untold Story Through Photographic Images, told Press TV's Kabul correspondent on Monday that the US has committed horrific crimes against the people of Afghanistan.

Search that in this site and g0_ogle some more ..

Posted: 7:29:19 AM  

Freezing: Poland, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic have all been hit by temperatures as low as -26C.
The Romanian village of Catelu pictured here during a blizzard

Posted: 7:20:26 AM  

NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered eleven new planetary systems confirming the existence of 26 new planets outside our solar system.

Posted: 8:05:27 AM  

Reports from the capital Suva today say flood warnings are in force as more heavy rain is predicted over the next 24 hours.

Posted: 7:56:21 AM  

Today might feel rather different from your regular Monday.
That's because, for millions of us, the traditional start-of-the-week moody blues have vanished.

The reason? Well, there[base ']s a lot to smile about because, for many, the first pay cheque of the year has finally arrived and our summer holiday is booked.
In fact, psychologists are hailing January 30 as "Happy Monday".

I always get so DEpressed, reading those messages ...
;-)

THINK!

Posted: 7:45:36 AM  

www.greatcosmichappyass.com

Posted: 7:38:49 AM  

This is to remind ALL my loyal subjects... that you are NOT my loyal subjects, and that I'm bloody tired of all the sacrifices, appeasements, and groveling.

I, The Universe... the Sun, the Moon and the Stars...
the Alpha and the Omega... and all the rest, have created a PARADISE in time and space so that I, THROUGH YOU, might experience its INFINITE SPLENDORS, drink from its EVERY CUP, and LIVE, LOVE and be MERRY, in ways IMPOSSIBLE without you.

Your desires, are MY desires for you.
What you want, and WHEN you want it, these were my ideas too.
Your dreams, are MY DREAMS.
YOU are the END ALL and BE ALL of time and space, the only reason, for this Garden of Eden... you can do no wrong, there are NO MISTAKES, and it's ALL GOOD.

Follow your heart, delight in your preferences, approve OF YOURSELF.
Stake your claim, DEMAND IT, and hold out your hands.
Banish your doubts, get off of your knees, and live as you please... because, dearest... YOU CAN, and THIS... is ALL I ever wanted.

With unspeakable love,

Posted: 7:36:58 AM  

A quick check on the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) website shows that VY varies between magnitudes 7.4 at brightest to 9.6.

For the past few months it's been around 8.0, bright enough to see in ordinary binoculars.

But its variability is not exactly the reason I wanted to acquaint you with this star.
VY is special for an entirely different reason - it's the largest star known! Astronomers estimate its diameter at some 2,000 times the size of the sun.

And since the sun is no slouch at 864,000 miles across, VY is truly a monster.

Posted: 10:37:17 AM  

Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again)

The supposed 'consensus' on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years.
The figures suggest that we could even be heading for a mini ice age to rival the 70-year temperature drop that saw frost fairs held on the Thames in the 17th Century.

Hotter summers "may kill 5,900 every year", warns first national risk assessment of climate change

British summers will get hotter while winters will be milder and wetter, according to the £2.8 million report. It warned the hotter summers could result in up to 5,900 extra deaths a year by 2050.

Posted: 10:25:38 AM