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POPSFamily found safe after six days lost in Arctic "During the day, the couple pulled the sled with the children inside, attempting to reach Hall Beach. Meanwhile, ground crews began searching for the family on Sunday when they failed to arrive. It wasn't until Thursday that the weather lifted and a helicopter and airplane were able to join the search. Bill Kennedy, a search co-ordinator in Repulse Bay, told The Canadian Press it was a group of Rangers -- mostly aboriginal military reservists -- who eventually found the family. They followed a set of tracks that led to a burned-out snowmobile that the family appeared to have set on fire as a smoke signal to rescuers, CP reported. However, heavy cloud cover had made it impossible for rescuers to see the plume of smoke. "
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POPSCanadian Study Finds Breastfed Babies Are Smarter "“Even though the treatment difference appears causal, it remains unclear whether the observed cognitive benefits of breastfeeding are due to some constituents of breast milk or are related to the physical and social interactions inherent in breastfeeding.” The ability of these children was tested by doctors and teachers who examined these kids on the basis of their performance in reading, writing, mathematics and other subjects. The children who were breastfeed for long run scored higher in all departments than the other kids. ... it helps the immune system of the baby to be much strong so that it could resist and fight out many diseases."
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POPSGut hormone makes food look even yummier "It has also been well established that ghrelin activates feeding through its effects on the hypothalamus, where ghrelin receptors are densely concentrated. However, ghrelin also has specific effects on many brain regions implicated in reward and motivation. , food pictures become even more salient—people actually see them better. It influences not only visual processing, but also memory. People remembered the food pictures better when ghrelin was high.”"
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POPSCanadian survives wilderness ordeal on rotting meat " He tried into the night to pry the ATV off with an axe that he had on the vehicle to no avail. He also attempted to lift it up by pounding animal bones into the ground, but his awkward position made that impossible too. "So I'm in survival mode now," he said. "I had to use what I had at my disposal." He stayed alive by eating the animals he had collected, although the rotting flesh made him sick, the Calgary Sun newspaper reported. A hospital official said Hildebrand's injuries are not described as life-threatening, but the newspaper, quoting an Emergency Medical Services official, reported that one leg that was pinned might have to be amputated. " (Editing by Eric Beech)
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POPSThe Video Google Censored - The 9/11 Solution - RESTORED "Earlier this year, we posted a video called the "9/11 Solution." After a huge run up a viewers it was removed from Google Video three days later. I tried to post it to YouTube and it was rejected by YouTube too. I appealed to subscribers to repost the video on as many sites as possible. Someone re-posted the video to YouTube Canada and surprisingly it stuck. The result? So far 585,567 views which makes it one of the most viewed News videos on YouTube Canada of all time. Currently, this video is the most discussed new video on YouTube Canada of all time. On YouTube Canada the video is called: "Here's the video that Google Video pulled down!""
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POPSBest wishes for 2008 Another video . And, please, watch this one , too :) (Detailed informations on Lennon's song here ) _______________________________ With special greetings to the honorable clipmarks community and its nice members. @-->--->---
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POPSFoul play suspected in death of native activist " The settlement reached in September gives an estimated 70,000 former students $10,000 each for their first year in school, plus an additional $3,000 for each year of residence beyond that. The compensation comes as a one-time payment. "
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POPSModern Political Rock - Brilliant, must watch? Uncle Sam Freedom Fighters or Terrorists. A duck? Pirates and Emperors, Old and New: International Terrorism in the Real World is a book by Noam Chomsky, titled after an observation by St. Augustine in City of God, proposing that what governments coin as "terrorism" in the small simply reflects what governments utilize as "warfare" in the large. Yet, governments coerce their populations to denounce the former while embracing the latter. first posted by ...1WicketAngel ...1st clip.
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POPSAwsome doors ""Whiteboards are boring, and no one does anything cool with their doors.""
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POPSBored Russians "These are photos of one Russian online community members of which enjoy making some staged photos with creepy plot. Here we have some of their recent topics, like: “A Cheating Wife: You need to make a photo of a man, “a lover”, hanging outside the real window. The window should be not lower than a 3rd store of a multi-stored building. “A husband” should lean out from another window with a gun, aiming at “the lover”. From yet another window “the cheating wife” should look out in despair.” “The Waiter: A man dressed like a water should crawl out of a refuse chute in some multi-stored building, right from the disposal opening. He should hold a tray with some servings and a towel in another hand” “A Zombie: A man, rolled up in bandages should crawl on his stomach at a pedestrian crossing. He should have a knife sticking out of his back. Another guy should chase him with a working chainsaw”"
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POPSgirl dies after being buried under snowbank More: Police said the Grade 2 student was home from school because of the massive storm that struck Eastern Canada on the weekend. On Sunday, a 16-year-old boy died at the scene of a crash in Nova Scotia after the same storm hit the province. Police say slippery roads may have been a factor in the accident, which took place on Highway 101 in the Kentville area. The driver, a 17-year-old boy, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. An unidentified woman was killed near London, Ont., on Sunday when she stopped on the shoulder of a highway to fix a windshield wiper on her van. The woman's vehicle was struck by a snow plow, killing her instantly. Two passengers inside the van, related to the victim, were taken to hospital for shock.
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POPSInternet Thought Control Bill Under Fire "H.R. 1955 passed by a 404-6 margin on Oct 23, 2007. On Nov. 6, 2007, the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a one hour plus hearing. Witnesses from "think tanks" elaborated on the need for the legislation. (Full video) Mark Weitzman was highly specific in portraying the Internet as a major source of violent radicalization. He showed slides of Internet web sites; he included some domestic political groups with very high visibility, and defined the threats as net-based communication and proselytizing. (Video of Weitzman testimony)"
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POPSTurkey bombs Kurdish rebels in north Iraq Sherko Raouf , Reuters Published: Sunday, December 16, 2007 SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdish rebels bombed northern Iraq on Sunday, killing one woman and forcing hundreds to flee, local officials said. "The Turkish military said it had attacked targets of the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) with the approval of U.S. occupying forces in Iraq. The United States said only that it had been informed in advance of the operation. Turkish ground forces also shelled areas where the rebels were based, an army statement said. Turkey's NTV television said 50 aircraft had taken part in the three-hour operation."
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POPSKey Reasons Why Earth Needs the Space Preservation Treaty Signed Now!
'Prohibit the research and development (R&D), testing, manufacturing, production and deployment of space-based weapons and systems, and the use of weapons to destroy or damage objects in space that are in orbit (i.e. satellites). This prohibits the introduction of weapons in space and the escalation of war on earth from space. *Permit space exploration, R&D, testing, manufacturing, production and deployment of civil commercial and defense activities (including communication, navigation, surveillance, reconnaissance, early warning or remote sensing) that is not related to space-based weapons or systems. *Transform the war industry into a peaceful, sustainable space industry by removing the mandate to weaponize space. Prohibit the research and development (R&D),... Permit space exploration, R&D, ,,,of civil commercial and defense activities ... Transform the war industry into a peaceful, ... Stimulate a peacetime economy , ..., ...
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POPSRed Cross warns of global warming role in disasters "Disaster costs were estimated at $34.5 billion (SFr39 billion) for 2006, a much lower figure than in 2005 - $210 billion - the year of the devastating Hurricane Katrina. "The figures confirm the trend of the past years," Niskala told reporters. By October 2007, 410 disasters had been tallied, 56 per cent of which were weather-related. Overall, the agency noted that in the past ten years (1997-2006) the number of natural disasters had increased by 60 per cent compared with the previous decade. The number of dead doubled during this period to 1.2 million people. Although some of the figures could be due to better reporting, said the Federation, there was no doubt that "severe disasters are also on the increase"."
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POPSArctic Impact Crater Lake Reveals Interglacial Cycles in Sediments "The coring equipment and other instrumentation was set up using a tripod over the hole in the ice. The scientists were able to extract a core of the topmost 8.5 meters of sediment. The international team of researchers in the field included Guillaume St-Onge; Reinhard Pienitz, principal investigator; Veli-Pekka Salonen of the University of Helsinki, Finland; and Richard Niederreiter, coring expert. Please visit http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/pingualuit/index.html for more information."
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POPSGreat beasts peppered from space "And geoscience consultant Allen West added: "If the particles had gone through the skin, they may not have made it through to vital organs; but this material could certainly have blinded the animals and severely injured them." The mammoth and bison remains all display small (about 2-3mm in size) perforations. Raised, burnt surface rings trace the point of entry of high-velocity projectiles; and the punctures are on only one side, consistent with a blast coming from a single direction. Viewed under an electron microscope, the embedded fragments appear to have exploded inside the tusk and bone, say the researchers. Shards have cut little channels. The sunken pieces are also magnetic, and tests show them to have a high iron-nickel content, but to be depleted in titanium. The ratios of different types of atoms in the fragments meant it was most unlikely they had originated on Earth, the team told the AGU meeting. "
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POPSMuslim airport worker wins uniform compromise "I always liked my first position, because I feel more comfortable. I had been working there for six years, but I don't mind if they find me another place. I just want to go back to my job. I need to work," she said in an interview. Under the agreement, Muse will stay in the administrative position until the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) can evaluate its policies, which required Muse to choose between a shorter skirt or pants, neither of which she deemed modest enough. Garda of Canada said it had to follow CATSA's guidelines. On Monday, the Teamsters and the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations said they had filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission on Muse's behalf. The complaint said Muse had been discriminated against on the basis of her religion by CATSA and Garda of Canada. (Reporting by Irene Kuan; Editing by Frank McGurty)
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POPSHunting male polar bears could endanger species: data "... We have a policy to preferentially harvest males over females, and the argument behind that is that the females are the ones doing the reproduction," Polar bears typically mate from the beginning of April to the end of May, when males follow the trails of females in heat. If they like each other, they will mate over a period of about 2 1/2 weeks, after which the female is generally pregnant. The male will then wander off in search of other females. Study looked at the number of males that searched for and found females, how long the pairs stayed together, if the males found other mates, and how many females a male could fertilize in a breeding season. Molnar said there currently appears to be no problem with the pregnancy rate. In Lancaster Sound, for example, 99 per cent of females find partners. The paper says that if the number of males declined to a threshold of two males for every three females, it could lead to a dramatic and rapid reproductive collapse o
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POPSMan walks 10 hours across Arctic tundra while family waits in igloo "Their journey began Saturday night, when the three packed up their snowmobile with a couple of knives, five Arctic char and some seal fat. They set out from their home in Hall Beach, Nunavut, expected to arrive in Igloolik within two and a half hours - a distance of about 80 kilometres across fields of ice. Their trouble began when they had to made a detour overland because warmer temperatures had made the ice soft. Right around the time the engine on their snowmobile konked out, a blizzard blew in. "Luckily, I had my knives, including my snow knife. But it took me four hours to build an igloo in that blizzard," he recalled. Once Innuarak had their igloo built, the family started a fire with the seal fat and ate one of the five fish they'd brought with them." With the temperature outside dipping at one point to - 38 C with the windchill, they began to feel afraid."...
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