The failure of the NIST WTC 7 report to address concerns raised in Appendix C...

NIST WTC 7 report does not address evidence of melted steel documented by FEMA"by Tony Szamboti, M.E. The NIST WTC 7 report does not attempt to explain the “severe high-temperature corrosion attack” on apparently the only piece of WTC 7 steel which was tested, as...

The incredible moment a leopard attacks a crocodile

"These are the incredible pictures which show the first ever leopard attack on a crocodile.Hal Brindley snapped the amazing moment a leopard snatched a crocodile at a South African game reserve on the only occasion...

She Survived to Tell the World, A Holocaust Story

"In an age when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad openly declares the Holocaust a myth, it is increasingly important to tell people the truth of what happened, and Tosia Schneidner has made that her life’s mission.“There is no occurrence that was better documented...

Gaps In McCain's Military Record Raise Questions

""At a meeting in his Pentagon office in early 1981, Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman told Capt. John S. McCain III that he was about to attain his life ambition: becoming an admiral.... Mr. McCain declined the...

Ohio Voting Machines Declared Official Crime Scene

Yes the same machines that 'won' the last election for George Bush have been secured for forensic study in criminal activities.  Too bad the Attorney General of Ohio didn't have the sense to take this action...

Genetic Roulette. Eat Up!

"This article discusses the potential health risks of genetically engineered foods (GMOs). It draws on some previously used material because its importance bears repeating. It also cites three notable books and...

Fabergé egg clocks in at record €12.6m

"A Fabergé egg never before seen in public has fetched a record €12.6m, setting an auction record for the jeweller, for any Russian art object and for any timepiece. The translucent pink egg (right) contains a...

The Ideological Waterloo - Reflections by Cuban President Fidel Castro

"Commentary: The Ideological Waterloo - Reflections by Cuban President Fidel Castro Published on Saturday, November 17, 2007 By Fidel Castro I have been working on the many reflections that I have promised. One of them deals with the main ideas of a book by Greenspan, former...

North India Chillin' with Dylan

"Meghalaya on Friday set a world record for the largest ever guitar ensemble, overtaking the existing Guinness Book of World Records held by Kansas city in the US for such an ensemble, organisers said. "A total of...

The contraceptive super-pill that ends PMT

"The lives of millions of women could be revolutionised within months by the arrival of the contraceptive super-Pill. It promises to end the misery of pre-menstrual tension and banish periods. Lybrel, the first Pill designed to be taken continuously, is likely to appeal to...

Females better at teaching reading to boys: study

Apparently this Study left out Catholic School Nuns and their metre long "Ninja Style" rulers.  Not to mention "NUNs With Guns"Young boys may have a better chance of learning to read when they are taught by...

Islamabad: Liveblogging the takedown of Jihadi "burqa man"

Xeni had this to say on BoingBoing today:" Security forces in Islamabad, Pakistan arrested the leader of a radical mosque after a bloody standoff -- the man was trying to escape the siege disguised in a burqa,...

On Flag Day … It’s United We Stand :: MAXINE

"President Bush and those who are pushing to make legal the twelve to twenty million (depending on who is doing the estimating) squatters who continue to live openly flaunting our border, culture and our laws are...

It's Superbaby! Infant with Super Strength Alive and Flexing!

You wouldn't want to mess with this kid. This 19 month old could show you a thing or two in the gymnastics ring, or on the football field. His massive strength is technically an abnormality, but what an ailment to...

New Everest Records That Are NOT From The Highest Point On Earth ... :: Oblat...

".. a change in the MSM template is in order. As documented here at Oblate Spheroid, in a post at the end of March, Mount Everest is NOT the highest point on Earth … or to put it another way … the closest place...

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