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► Ancient Aliens Debunked - (full movie) HD . Published on Sep 30, 2012 by VerseByVerseBT :: Ancient Aliens Debunked is a 3 hour refutation of the theories proposed on the History Channel series Ancient Aliens. It is essentially a point by point critique of the "ancient astronaut theory" which has been proposed by people like Erich von Däniken and Zecharia Sitchin as well as many others. The film covers topics like:  Ancient building sites: Puma Punku, The Pyramids, Baalbek, Incan sites, And Easter Island. Ancient artifacts: Pacal's rocket, the Nazca lines, the Tolima "fighter jets", the Egyptian "light bulb", Ufo's in ancient art, and the crystal skulls. Ancient text issues: Ezekiel's wheel, Ancient nuclear warfare, Vimana's, the Anunnaki, and the Nephilim. All the claims are sourced at the website: http://ancientaliensdebunked.com .  It was produced by Chris White and includes commentary from Dr. Michael Hesier. It is distributed for free on the internet and is a completely non-profit project. Viewers are encouraged to share, and burn copies to DVD, as long as they do not profit from its distribution. Feel free to upload this to your Youtube channels and similar sites without any permission, but beware of potential copyright claims from the History Channel (A & E) I believe that all the material used from them in this film is legal under "Fair Use," as it is non-profit, and for the purpose of critique. But they still may try to take the video down from the various site you have uploaded it to, and it could be one of the three strikes against your account (Youtube). You have my permission to challenge them if they do this through a counter claim (they ask if you own the video, so you have my permission to say that you do), I believe that they will back down and reinstate the video if you challenge their claims.



► Fault Lines : The US and the new Middle East: Libya. Uploaded on Jul 19, 2011 by AlJazeeraEnglish




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► Crime & Punishment in the Gaza Strip. Published on Jul 10, 2012 : We finally got a rare glimpse of the embattled Gaza Strip and a chance to see what life was like under the rule of Hamas. In 2007 we tried and failed to get into Gaza through the Israeli-controlled Erez Crossing. Back then the rival Palestinian factions of Hamas and Fatah were engaged in a bloody war for control of this tiny strip of land. Hamas won. When the post-Mubarak government of Egypt decided to start letting small numbers of folks into Gaza through their Rafah Crossing, we knew we could finally enter the region. Hosted by Suroosh Alvi | Originally released in 2011 on http://vice.com




► The Cannibal Warlords of Liberia (Full Length Documentary). Published on Jun 13, 2012 :: VICE travels to West Africa to rummage through the messy remains of a country ravaged by 14 years of civil war. Despite the United Nation's eventual intervention, most of Liberia's young people continue to live in abject poverty, surrounded by filth, drug addiction, and teenage prostitution. The former child soldiers who were forced into war have been left to fend for themselves, the murderous warlords who once led them in cannibalistic rampages have taken up as so-called community leaders, and new militias are lying in wait for the opportunity to reclaim their country from a government they rightly mistrust.



► 95% Of Americans Will Be Dead in the Next 5-15 Years. Published on Oct 24, 2012 by DiscloseTruthTV ::  survival expert and health guru, Blake Sawyer, argued that the United States will no longer be a viable place to live, and people should consider immigrating to locations in the less populated Southern Hemisphere. Whether through war, disease, famine, natural disasters, or ruthless government, he predicted that 95% of those who remain in the US will be dead in the next 5-15 years. America has been targeted by the "globalists" to be taken out, he added.

Sawyer noted that the United States ranks highest in violent crime, and that countries in the Southern Hemisphere are much more tranquil. In particular, he highlighted nations in the southern region of South America as being good choices for survivability, specifically Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Ecuador. "I...believe that the average American does not know that they're the frog in cold water, and they think they're OK, and they're now boiling," he declared.

Wikipedia ::
Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups (called survivalists or preppers) who are actively preparing for emergencies as well as possible disruptions in social or political order, on scales ranging from local to international. Survivalists often have emergency medical and self-defence training, stockpile food and water, prepare for self-sufficiency, and build structures that will help them survive or "disappear" (e.g. a survival retreat or underground shelter).

Anticipated disruptions include the following:
Clusters of natural disasters, patterns of apocalyptic planetary crises, or Earth Changes (tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, solar storms, severe thunderstorms). A disaster caused by the activities of humankind (chemical spills, release of radioactive materials, nuclear or conventional war, oppressive governments). The general collapse of society caused by the shortage or unavailability of resources such as electricity, fuel, food, or water. Financial disruption or economic collapse (caused by monetary manipulation, hyperinflation, deflation, or depression). A global pandemic. Widespread chaos or some other unexplained apocalyptic event.

The third wave of Survivalism began after the September 11, 2001 attacks and subsequent bombings in Bali, Madrid, and London. This resurgence of interest in survivalism appears to be as strong as the first wave in the 1970s. The fear of war, avian influenza, energy shortages, environmental disasters and global climate change, coupled with economic uncertainty, and the apparent vulnerability of humanity after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, has once again made survivalism popular. Preparedness is once more a paramount concern to many people who seek to stockpile supplies, gain useful skills, and develop contacts with like-minded people to learn as much as possible.

Many books have been published in the past few years [2008-2012] offering survival advice for various potential disasters, ranging from an energy shortage and crash to nuclear or biological terrorism. In addition to the 1970s-era books, blogs and Internet forums are popular ways of disseminating survivalism information. Online survival websites and blogs discuss survival vehicles, survival retreats, emerging threats, and list survivalist groups.

Economic troubles emerging from the credit collapse triggered by the 2007 US subprime mortgage lending crisis and global grain shortages have prompted a wider cross-section of the populace to prepare. James Wesley Rawles, the editor of SurvivalBlog and author of the survivalist novel Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse was quoted by the New York Times in April 2008, stating: "interest in the survivalist movement 'is experiencing its largest growth since the late 1970s'". In 2009, he was quoted by the Associated Press as stating: "There's so many people who are concerned about the economy that there's a huge interest in preparedness, and it pretty much crosses all lines, social, economic, political and religious. There's a steep learning curve going on right now."

The advent of H1N1 Swine Flu in 2009 piqued interest in survivalism, significantly boosting sales of preparedness books and making survivalism more mainstream. Events such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami have revitalized the survivalist community.

These developments led Gerald Celente, founder of the Trends Research Institute, to identify a trend that he calls "Neo-Survivalism". He explained this phenomenon in a radio interview with Jim Puplava on December 18, 2009: The common theme in conspiracy theories about a New World Order is that a secretive power elite with a globalist agenda is conspiring to eventually rule the world through an authoritarian world government—which replaces sovereign nation-states—and an all-encompassing propaganda that ideologizes its establishment as the culmination of history's progress. (VIDEO)


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Our World is Changing: Looking Beyond 'the 2012'. Published on Oct 16, 2012 by Suspicious0bservers  :: DEDICATED  - October.15.2012 - You were a wonderful pet. I miss you already.  Information courtesy of NASA, NOAA, the US Library, the Goddard Space Flight Center, the Jet Propulsion Lab, the Environmental Visualization Laboratory, the NASA Earth Observatory, SDO, SOHO, Stereo, ISWA, SSEC, HAARP, and SolarIMG



► "The World in 2030" by Dr. Michio Kaku. Uploaded on Dec 15, 2009 by  CUNYQueensborough :: "The World in 2030: How Science will Affect Computers, Medicine, Jobs, Our Lifestyles and the Wealth of our Nations". Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist and the Henry Semat Professor at the City College of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he has taught for more than 30 years. He is a graduate of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and earned his doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Kaku is one of the founders of string field theory, a field of research within string theory. String theory seeks to provide a unified description for all matter and the fundamental forces of the universe.  His book The Physics of the Impossible addresses how science fiction technology may become possible in the future. His other books include Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension , selected as one of the best science books of 1994 by both the New York Times and The Washington Post, and Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos , a finalist for the Samuel Johnson Prize. (VIDEO) 


► Michio Kaku: The Universe in a Nutshell. Published on Aug 15, 2012 by  bigthink :: The Universe in a Nutshell: The Physics of Everything. Michio Kaku, Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at CUNY.  What if we could find one single equation that explains every force in the universe? Dr. Michio Kaku explores how physicists may shrink the science of the Big Bang into an equation as small as Einstein's "e=mc^2." Thanks to advances in string theory, physics may allow us to escape the heat death of the universe, explore the multiverse, and unlock the secrets of existence. While firing up our imaginations about the future, Kaku also presents a succinct history of physics and makes a compelling case for why physics is the key to pretty much everything. The Floating University -  Originally released September, 2011. (VIDEO)  


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Truffles: The Most Expensive Food in the World. Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012 by CBSNewsOnline :: European white truffles sell for as much as $3,600 a pound, but harvests are down and a black market has emerged -- none of which has dampened the appetite for this prized fungi. Lesley Stahl reports.



by GammaGamersTV

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G Fuel: Mission Gunship | THE MOVIE. Published on Dec 2, 2012 || ► G Fuel: Mission Gunship Sweepstakes. Published on Sep 9, 2012



► Patients With Severe Back Pain Who Quit Smoking Report Less Pain Than Patients Who Continue to Smoke - ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2012) 

► Mayan sages perform sacred rite on Cuba beach. Posted on Thursday, 12.06.12 

► To the moon? Firm hopes to sell $1.5 billion trips - By By SETH BORENSTEIN | Associated Press – Thu, Dec 6, 2012 

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Israel Tsvaygenbaum - Исраил Цвайгенбаум. Published on Nov 4, 2012 by George Larson :: Flights of the Spirit: The Art of Israel Tsvaygenbaum

(Each stanza of music in this video is very touching for me. Life is much more beautiful in art painting and music culture. Artistic inspiration makes ​​me feel beautiful for myself.)

► Switched Baby Breastfed By Wrong Mom - By ASHLEY JENNINGS | Good Morning America – Thu, Dec 6, 2012 

(What? Do not scare me, please? Hmmm .... I have an idea! What if my baby's dad mixed up? ahahaa.... )

Shut up, Cisca! How many times do you want to die today? I will report this crazy idea to your partner.

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Published on Dec 7, 2012 : The piano used for the song "As Times Goes By" in the classic 1942 film "Casablanca" is getting another turn at fame. The piano will be auctioned on Dec. 14th. (Dec. 7) ( Related news :: see on my older post on 30 November 2012)



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Elephants Behind New Gourmet Coffee Brand. Published on Dec 7, 2012 : A new brand of gourmet coffee comes from coffee beans hand picked from Thai elephant dung. Its price might leave a nasty taste in your mouth. (Dec. 7)

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Surviving a Siege - Syria. Published on Sep 24, 2012 by journeymanpictures :: Bitter fighting and senseless death dominate the streets of Qusayr. As the UN meets to discuss the hopeless situation in Syria this shocking report displays the vicious reality at the coalface of the deadlock.  "Here is where the soldiers of Assad used to be," Abu Arab, a Free Syria Army commander says as he stands on a deserted street that is now just a pile of rubble. Only a few months ago Qusayr, just outside of Homs, was a busy town with 50,000 inhabitants. Now it looks deserted. As an important gateway for weapons, it has been relentlessly shelled by the army. The FSA has captured many tanks in the area, but many more remain, meaning that there is no end in sight to the bloodshed. The local hospital has no facilities and is full of wounded civilians. "We can't do anything in this hospital," the doctor says with dismay. A man whose back is peppered with shrapnel lives for only a few minutes after being brought in and so does an eight-year-old girl struck by a mortar explosion. The fighting is so close to the hospital that we see the windows blown in from bomb blasts and bullets can be heard whizzing by the windows. And as the civilian deaths mount up the desire for revenge intensifies, entrenching an already bitter conflict. "May God send somebody to shoot the man who shot you," one victim's relatives pray.  - Adam Pletts



► S Y R I A

■ US works with Russia on Syria, but wants Assad out - By By BRADLEY KLAPPER
■ Russia sees slim chance of resolving Syria crisis at talks - By Steve Gutterman 
■ NATO's Patriot move is step to involvement in Syria: Russia - By Adrian Croft
■ Unleashing chemical weapons: Syrian risks include deliberate attack, loss of control to rebels - By Robert Burns And Kimberly Dozier, The Associated Press 
■ Chemical weapons risk: Syrian missiles and shells - By ROBERT BURNS and KIMBERLY DOZIER 

► Court to rule on same-sex marriage: What’s at stake - By Lyle Denniston | National Constitution Center

► Supreme Court: Both sides in gay marriage debate voice optimism - The Supreme Court's decision to take up appeals over DOMA and California's Prop. 8 ban on gay marriage elicited positive reactions from advocates on both sides of the contentious issue.By Warren Richey | Christian Science Monitor 

► Psy 'Forever Sorry' for Anti-American Song - By Sheila Marikar | ABC News
► New Halo game in works as franchise sales break 50 million - By Zach Epstein | BGR News
► Sleepy Panda Cub Gets Stronger (Xiao Liwu) - By Live Science Staff 

► Iran's long-range missiles said to lag U.S. intelligence fears - By Jim Wolf

► Mansions with outrageous party rooms -By Rusty Weston | Forbes.com – Thu, Dec 6, 2012 




► The Weight-Loss Nutrient You're Not Eating - By SHAPE magazine | Love Your Body –  Thu, Dec 6, 2012 

► Baby Elephant Greets Brother for the First Time - By Katie Kindelan | ABC News Blogs – Thu, Dec 6, 2012 

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Tracking Elusive Snow Leopard in Afghanistan.  Published on Dec 5, 2012 by ABCNews :: One big cat wrangler is on a dangerous mission to capture the rare animal


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Natural World: Snow Leopard - Beyond the Myth (BBC).  Uploaded on Feb 18, 2012 by  RosesFlowering : In 2004, a team from the Planet Earth series captured the first ever film of a wild snow leopard in the mountains of Pakistan. For Nisar Malik, who led the expedition, these images sparked a passion that compelled him to return. With cameraman Mark Smith, he spent two years documenting the snow leopard's daily life, finally lifting the veil on the most elusive of all cats. Narrated by: David Attenborough


see on my older post  28 january 2012

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THE LEOPARD and  THE WORTHOG {THE BEAUTY and THE BEAST }. Uploaded on Dec 18, 2011 by residentombrider1000


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World's Deadliest "The Pack: Lions".  Uploaded on Dec 10, 2011 by baselmansour :: A look at the strategies adopted by a pride of South African lions as they hunt zebras, impalas and giraffes in the Singita Game Reserve.

Hiyaaa, Ciscaaa ... Do not tell yourself that your search about snow leopard, lion, etc,-- eh .. where's the tiger? --  only to end up in the statement that sometimes you see any similarities between them with your partner, especially the way he stared at you at certain moments.

► Photos of the Day - A roundup of today's best photos.  (Amsterdam Light Festival)

► Amsterdam Light Festival december 2012 - january 2013

► 8 December 2012 - Cairo activists break army cordon 

Egyptian protesters break through a security cordon outside the presidential palace, as the opposition rejects a call for dialogue by President Morsi.
* Anti-Morsi protests spread -VIDEO 
* Demonstrations in pictures
* Morsi speech 'inflammatory' - VIDEO 
* Voices from a divided Cairo 
* Egypt's polarised politics 
* Egypt divisions likely to deepen

► UN Sec Gen appeals for an end to violence in Syria. 7 December 2012  - The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has called for Security Council member countries to unite in their stance on the Syrian crisis. Mr Ban said he was "shocked and saddened and even angry" by events he described as "a human tragedy". Russia and China have frequently opposed Western initiatives. Mr Ban was speaking in Turkey on the second day of a tour of countries affected by the Syrian conflict. (VIDEO)  || NEWS - 7 December 2012 Syria rebels aim to seize Damascus airport

► 8 December 2012 - South Tyrol's identity crisis: Italian, German, Austrian...? By Bethany Bell BBC News, Bolzano, Italy 

► Today's African Proverb :: "When the head is present, the knee should not pretend to wear the hat" - A Baoule proverb from Ivory Coast, sent by Moysekou, Kuwait

► Anti-Morsi protesters break through wired fences of presidential palace, injuries reported 
► 'No confirmed reports' Syrian govt preparing to use chemical weapons – UN chief. Published: 07 December, 2012
► NATO intervening in Syrian conflict – Russian diplomat
► US warships to monitor North Korean satellite rocket launch
► Pentagon prepares military operation in Mali
► Gazprom and partners kick off construction of South Stream pipeline
► Obama administration considering ways to overturn marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado 

► Passing of a legend: Brazil mourns architect Niemeyer (PHOTOS)

► Russia's dilemma: What to do with Lenin. Published: 28 November, 2012 - Edited: 28 November, 2012 | by Sergey Strokan 

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'Killing Palestinians popular in Israel around election time'.  Published on Dec 7, 2012 :: RT talks to Chas Freeman, the Former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia about the flaring conflicts in the Middle East.



► China and India on collision course as oil & gas tension mounts. Published on Dec 7, 2012 :: India has warned it's prepared to use force to secure its economic interests in the South China Sea. It's after allegations that Beijing had deliberately hampered its rival's oil and gas exploration efforts.
As RT's Egor Piskunov reports, if they can't settle their dispute amicably, there are others who are ready to take full advantage. (VIDEO)

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Pre-Empty: US ramps up WMD rhetoric against Syria.  Published on Dec 7, 2012 :: The chemical scare around Syria is receiving a skeptical response not only from Assad's government, but now the very people seeking to bring him down. A senior rebel official has dismissed Washington's reports that Assad was arming chemical warheads, saying it was all part of a media game. But, as RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports, even fabricated allegations can prove deadly.

It's like a game in billiard balls. They need to poke the ball A to target the ball B.

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CrossTalk: Ready, Steady, Decline! (ft. Pepe Escobar). Published on Dec 7, 2012 :: Are the days of Western supremacy coming to an end? Has the financial crisis undermined the West's power and influence? Are the Western societies equipped to overcome the challenges to democratic institutions? How sustainable and strong is the West's position? Eventually, will it be toppled? CrossTalking with Pepe Escobar and Alexander Lambsdorff.

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Inside Story Americas - Is a military intervention necessary in Mali? Published on Dec 7, 2012 :: US military planners prepare to support a multi-national African force to intervene in northern Mali - in an attempt to roll back al-Qaeda in the region. But is a military intervention necessary in northern Mali? Also on Inside Story Americas: US Senate Republicans reject a UN treaty on the rights of the disabled - even though it was based on existing US law. So what does the vote tell us about the current political atmosphere?

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► Four more years of Obama-Comment-11-09-2012. Published on Nov 9, 2012 by PressTVGlobalNews :: US President Obama holds onto another four years as the President of The United States. But even he admits he has a tough road ahead. But the president's win doesn't change much as far as the political makeup in the branches of government. There still remains a democrat majority in the senate and a Republican majority in the House. So, Washington stays unchanged; divided and stubborn. As the leader of the country, the president will be expected to cross the aisle and work with Republicans to produce results for a US economic recovery. But the mood is skeptical. In 2011, the president pushed his American Jobs Act by touring the country to urge Americans to appeal to lawmakers to endorse the legislation. But the bill died when some reluctant Democrats and Republicans wouldn't get behind the massive government spending plan. President Obama won the Electoral College and the popular vote. But some experts say it was a slim victory indicating a fractured America. This means that deal making for the president is a must.



► State's gay couples excited but worried

By Jessica Garrison and Ashley Powers - "I think any time our gay issues go to the U.S. Supreme Court, we are all filled with anxiety because you never know," says West Hollywood Councilman John Duran, above, who is gay.
* Full coverage
* Court sets stage for historic ruling on gay marriage
* U.S. could join global gay marriage trend if high court approves
* Opinion: Scalia knew this day would come
* Map: How gay marriage has progressed in the U.S. 

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► Pictures in the News | Dec. 7, 2012