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Archive for June 27th, 2006

Suicide Belt Abductions?

Posted by Xeno on June 27, 2006

Sick premonition of an ugly “black ops” plot: People are abducted, made to wear masks and sent to shopping malls wearing explosive belts. The propaganda machine says theses suicide bombers hate America, that they are just crazy animals. Their friends and relatives had no clue and don’t think they would do such a thing. A deep new fear and distrust grips the nation and is used to pass laws to take away all remaining rights. Enter the new police state. In truth, the whole thing was a set up by evil neocon control freaks who want to destroy our freedoms to protect their wealth and hide their crimes. Some of this is obviously paranoid speculation, but if you think it is unlikely that “suicide bombers” could be framed, read this:

“Stockholm police have removed what appeared to be a bomb from around the waist of a man in the suburb of Tensta. He said he had been kidnapped for three days.

_1862948_belt-afp-150.jpgAt around 5pm police bomb technicians managed to remove the belt and the suspected explosive device after having X-rayed the man. The X-rays revealed that they would be able to unlock the belt. … What exactly led to the situation was still unclear on Sunday evening and police were unwilling to reveal information, fearing that it could compromise the investigation. At around 9.30am on Sunday the man, a Norwegian who has been living in Sweden for many years, rang a doorbell on Kr?llingegr?nd – the street where he said he had been held in an apartment for three days – and asked the family to call the police.

The family saw that he had something around his midriff and that he had a burn on his arm. “When we heard him say to the police that he had a bomb around his waist we became afraid,” said Anmol Pal, the mother of the family. She took the telephone from the man and asked him to leave the apartment. The man, who police said was born in 1977, does not live in the area. He was not considered to be intoxicated or to have psychiatric problems.

He said he had escaped from an apartment 25 metres from the scene. He said he had been held prisoner for three days and threatened by several men. At around 7pm on Sunday police arrested a man in Tensta on suspicion of kidnapping. Another attacker is being hunted by officers in the area. … Jasser Mohammed Ali was one of several people who called the police.

“He was behaving strangely, sitting here outside crying,” said Ali. – MORE

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Relax a bit: Free video games on line

Posted by Xeno on June 27, 2006

Try this: http://www.thatvideogamesite.com/ I enjoyed the blackjack and a few others.

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Black Sun Photos from Denmark

Posted by Xeno on June 27, 2006

“During spring in Denmark, at approximately one half an hour before sunset, flocks of more than a million European starlings (sturnus vulgaris) gather from all corners to join in the incredible formations shown above. This phenomenon is called Black Sun (in Denmark), and can be witnessed in early spring throughout the marshlands of western Denmark, from March through to the middle of April. The starlings migrate from the south and spend the day in the meadows gathering food, sleeping in the reeds during the night. The best place to view this amazing aerial dance is in the place called “T?ndermarsken,” where these pictures were taken (on April 5 from 19.30 to 20.30 local time).”

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Coming soon — mind-reading computers

Posted by Xeno on June 27, 2006

A raised eyebrow, quizzical look or a nod of the head are just a few of the facial expressions computers could soon be using to read people’s minds.lorincz.jpgAn “emotionally aware” computer being developed by British and American scientists will be able to read an individual’s thoughts by analyzing a combination of facial movements that represent underlying feelings.

“The system we have developed allows a wide range of mental states to be identified just by pointing a video camera at someone,” said Professor Peter Robinson, of the University of Cambridge in England.

He and his collaborators believe the mind-reading computer’s applications could range from improving people’s driving skills to helping companies tailor advertising to people’s moods.

“Imagine a computer that could pick the right emotional moment to try to sell you something, a future where mobile phones, cars and Web sites could read our mind and react to our moods,” he added. – reuters

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Snake displays changing colours

Posted by Xeno on June 27, 2006

A snake with the ability to change its colour has been found in the rainforested heart of Borneo. Researchers from Germany and the US discovered the water snake’s chameleon-like behaviour by accident when they put it into a dark bucket.

laun.jpgThe environmental group WWF, which supports conservation work in Borneo, says wildlife in the region is threatened by deforestation.

It believes the newly described snake may exist only in one river basin.

Found in the Kapuas river in the Betung Kerihun National Park in Kalimantan (the Indonesian portion of Borneo), it belongs to the Enhydris genus of rear-fanged water snakes and has been named E. gyii.

It is about 50cm (18 inches) long, and venomous. – bbc

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