Monday, February 25, 2013

Brave: The Disney-Pixar film scoops best animation at the Oscars

STV Brave: The film won best animated feature film.© Disney/Pixar
The Disney-Pixar film Brave has won its third award of the year at the Oscars.
The film, set in Scotland, was honoured with the gong for Best Animated Feature Film on Sunday.[link]

'Song of Mor'du' Performed by Billy Connolly and Cast[link]

Defying Boycotts, Jagger, Stones, to Honor Israel’s 65th Birthday

By: Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones presenting Israel's official symbol.Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones presenting Israel's official symbol.

Photo Credit: Yori Yanover based on Kyle Blair/WENN.com image.
Despite a barrage of attacks from British, European and U.S. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) groups, the Rolling Stones will perform their planned concert in Jerusalem on Israel’s Independence Day, Monday, April 15.
“We’ve been slammed and smacked and twittered a lot by the anti-Israeli side,” said Mick Jagger, the band’s leader and most recognizable member since 1963. “All I can say is: anything worth doing is worth overdoing. So we decided to add a concert on Tuesday.”
Needless to say, tickets to both concerts, Monday night in Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem and Tuesday night in Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, have been sold out even as Jagger was speaking...Continue reading...

Israel Restores Wetlands; Birds Make It Their Winter Home

Cranes fly at sunset above the Hula Valley of northern Israel in January. Millions of birds pass through the area as they migrate south every winter from Europe and Asia to Africa. Some now stay in the Hula Valley for the entire winter. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images.
Like many countries, Israel tried to drain many of its swamplands, then realized it was destroying wildlife habitats. So the country reversed course, and has been restoring the wetlands of the Hula Valley in the north.
The effort has had a huge and rather noisy payoff. Unlike many birding sites, where the creatures take off when you approach them, you can practically touch the cranes that inhabit the Hula Valley.
The thousands upon thousands of the common cranes are about as tall as a toddler and have a 6-foot wingspan. They seem unperturbed by the sudden arrival of hundreds of gawking tourists, riding in what amounts to a grandstand on wheels...Read here...

What if wild animals ate fast food? Video

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Israeli history: it’s all about roots

Jerusalem pine tree, Masrek (photo credit: Shmuel Bar-Am)The oldest of our ancient trees have lived through wars, religious upheavals, conquests and defeats; the youngest have seen the return of the Jews to their ancient homeland.

Legend holds that after the Temple was destroyed, all the trees in the Land of Israel shed their leaves in mourning. All the trees, that is, except for the olive.
“Why are you not sad?” the other trees asked the olive. “You, who provided oil for the sacred menorah, why are you not full of sorrow, as we are?” The olive tree replied: “Can you not see the torment in my heart?” And, indeed, olive trees are twisted and gnarled, as if their hearts are in travail.
Unless their leaves are swaying in the breeze — or falling in a forest — trees rarely make a sound. Yet what if they could talk? As the oldest forms of life in the universe, they could tell riveting stories about long-ago events and the people who made them happen!
The oldest of Israel’s ancient trees have lived through wars, religious upheavals,  conquests and defeats; the youngest have seen the return of the Jews to their ancient homeland. Here are but a few, together with their fascinating tales!...Read tales here...

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - "Stars"

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Bird invasion brings real-life horror to Kentucky city


(Reuters) - Millions of birds have descended on a small Kentucky city this winter, fouling the landscape, scaring pets and raising the risk for disease in a real-life version of Alfred Hitchcock's horror film, "The Birds."[link]

'Colonoscopy Song' - MonkeysTrinity

Help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's with these five foods

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A thought-provoking picture from A Funny Old World, one of the books in the new series for people with dementia. Photograph: Matthias Clamer/Getty Images[link]
by: Ethan A. Huff (NaturalNews) According to the figures, some 20 million Americans either suffer themselves from Alzheimer's disease or some other form of dementia, or have a family member who does. And as the current generation of "baby boomers" ages into its senior years, this figure is only expected to increase dramatically. But there are a number of dietary interventions you can begin taking right now to help minimize your risk of developing this horrid condition. Here are five powerful foods to help optimize your brain health and stave off dementia: [five foods]

Baby elephant grabs a quick bath in the Andaman Sea off the coast of Phuket, Thailand.

Heartbreaking photo of a man holding his dog's paw through a pound cage prompts well-wishers to donate the $400 to free him after it was secretly posted on Facebook

By Daily Mail ReporterBest of friends: Dave Thomas, from San Bernardino, couldn't afford to have his impounded dog Buzz Lightyear released so sat and held his beloved pet's paw
Best of friends: Dave Thomas, from San Bernardino, couldn't afford to have his impounded dog Buzz Lightyear released so sat and held his beloved pet's paw.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Siberian Tigers, World's Most Powerful Predator

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Victor, a tiger freed from a poacher's snare by WCS
and government response team specialists,
is released back into the wild.
Photo by John Goodrich, WCS.[link]
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Tiger vs. Monkeys [link]

Deep Down in the Lyme Disease Wasteland (Must Read)

Close up of an adult female and a nymph tick—carriers of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. (Getty Images)
Close up of an adult female and a nymph tick—carriers of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. (Getty Images)[link]
 Zilla of the Resistance at MareZilla.com: ...These damned tick diseases wreck a person up more than most people can even guess when it has gone un/misdiagnosed and un/mistreated for a long time like mine has. It shouldn’t be this way, but it is, and more and more people are going to end up ruined like me if something doesn’t change soon. Watch Under Our Skin to get a better understanding of what this sickness does and why few doctors bother to do right by infected people before it gets so bad. I am in so much pain all of the time, I can barely stand it. My neck, my back, my bones, my hands, wrists, shins, feet, all ache and then there is the pain from inside of my bones and now I have this sensation of someone trying to drive railroad spikes through the soft insteps at the bottoms of my feet and these really messed up charlie horse like muscle spasms in those soft parts of my feet that are so bad you can actually SEE the lumpy muscle knots very clearly when these attacks happen, and they happen many times a day. It sucks...Continue reading...

Saving 1 Billion People From Themselves

Read article posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog: The West is almost as in love with improving the world, as the Muslim world is with conquering it. These two contradictory impulses, the missionary and the warrior, come together in the Clash of Civilizations.

The Muslim world has two approaches to the West; underhanded deceit and outright terror. The practitioners of the former are considered moderates and the latter extremists. The West has two approaches to the Muslim world, regime change and love bombing. With regime change we bomb their cities to save them from their rulers and with love bombing we shamelessly flatter and appease them in our own cities to save them from themselves...Continue reading...

Like a Swarm of Lethal Bugs: The Most Terrifying Drone Video Yet

A life-size Hummingbird-like unmanned aircraft, named Nano Hummingbird, developed by AeroVironment Inc., for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).http://rebelangel.homestead.com/Hummingbird_1.jpg[link]                                                                                                       by Conor Friedersdorf:
An Air Force simulation says researchers are at work on killer robots so tiny that a group of them could blend into a cityscape. [link]

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Cold in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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Baird concerned with Iran ties with Venezuela, after democracy push in Cuba

photo Ahmadinejad and Chavez                                                                 By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Canada is increasingly concerned with the growing cozy relations between Iran and Venezuela and intends to press the issue with the regime of Hugo Chavez in Caracas next week, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said Sunday.
"I'm concerned about Iran in general," he told The Canadian Press from Lima, Peru. "I'm concerned about their nuclear program. I'm concerned about their support of terrorism...Continue reading...

Cats, Guns and Spoils of War in Rural Idlib, Syria


Citizen journalist Omar Abu Al Huda plays with his cat at his safe house in rural Idlib Credit:Mohammed Sergie
Written by Syria Deeply Maaret Misreen, Syria–Omar, a former marketing student at a private university in Damascus, is living a life he never could have imagined. He’s originally from Idlib, one of Syria’s smaller cities in the heart of the northwest olive groves. Now he’s living in the line of fire as a media activist, documenting violence and escorting foreign journalists and human rights workers through Syrian terrain.                                                                                                                                                                    The role of media activists have bloomed in Syria. For scores of young revolutionaries, the most effective way to serve in the uprising is to essentially become an itinerant cameraman, capturing scenes in battle and uploading them to a global audience. Many become fixers for foreign news outlets as a source of income. Omar, for one, didn’t ask for money. He was just glad to have a professional journalist, especially one with Syrian roots, join him for the ride...Continue reading...

Monday, February 18, 2013

Christina Aguilera 'Candyman'

Best and Worst Beauty Moments of 2012.[link] http://www.last.fm/music/Christina+Aguilera

Cat Grass for Kitty Mittens

                                                                                                                                                                                     I planted Cat Grass(oats) for the cat last week. The old cat sure loves chewing on the long green blades.

Why do cats eat grass?

By Kathy Blumenstock[link]

‘Iranian nuke chief was in N. Korea for atomic test’

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), an Iranian Shahab-3 missile is launched during military maneuvers outside the city of Qom, Iran, Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (photo credit: AP/ISNA, Ruhollah Vahdati)
In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), an Iranian Shahab-3 missile is launched during military maneuvers outside the city of Qom, Iran, Tuesday, June 28, 2011 (photo credit: AP/ISNA, Ruhollah Vahdati)

The man whom Western intelligence agencies say may very well be the head of Iran’s clandestine nuclear weapons program was present as an observer last week when North Korea carried out a critical nuclear test, The British Sunday Times reported.
According to the report Sunday, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi very rarely leaves Iranian soil due to fear that Israel’s Mossad will make an attempt on his life, following an alleged pattern of previous assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists.
Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi is currently pursuing technology that would enable his country to assemble a nuclear warhead compact enough to be fitted to the ballistic missile technology in its possession, Western intelligence sources reportedly said...Continue reading...

Leading Geneticist: Human Intelligence is Slowly Declining

You Can't Fix Stupid [link]
intelligence 265x165 Leading Geneticist: Human Intelligence is Slowly Declining
by Would you be surprised to hear that the human race is slowly becoming dumber, and dumber? Despite our advancements over the last tens or even hundreds of years, some ‘experts’ believe that humans are losing cognitive capabilities and becoming more emotionally unstable. One Stanford University researcher and geneticist, Dr. Gerald Crabtree, believes that our intellectual decline as a race has much to do with adverse genetic mutations. But there is more to it than that...Continue reading...

Flashmob Moscow (Russia) : Putting On The Ritz 2012

YouTube: Hundreds of dancers joined together in Moscow on 26.02.2012 to perform together a great flashmob of "Puttin' on the Ritz", a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin, and introduced by Harry Richman in the musical film Puttin' on the Ritz (1930). The title derives from the slang expression "putting on the Ritz" meaning to dress very fashionably. The expression was inspired by the swanky Ritz Hotel.[link][link]

Passion Pit & Sophia Bush Get “Carried Away”

A still from Passion Pit's "Carried Away" music video.
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Predicting Meteorite Impacts - 2013 National Geographic

Astrobiologist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Kevin Hand explains how Asteroid DA-14 could be only the beginning of what we can expect from space...[link]

Photos: World Press Photos 2012

WARNING: Some graphic and disturbing content. The prizes for best news, nature, arts and sports photography around the world were handed out in The Netherlands this week. Here are some of the award-winning shots.[photos here]

WORLD PRESS PHOTO
This handout photo released by World Press Photo and taken by US photographer Micah Albert of Redux Images shows a woman who works as a trash picker at the 30-acre dump, which literally spills into households of one million people living in nearby slums, reading a book she came across on April 3, 2012 in Nairobi. This photo won the first prize in the Contemporary Issues single category in the World Press Photo 2012 contest.
Photograph by: micah albert, AFP/Getty Images

Friday, February 15, 2013

Houses 'The Beauty Surrounds'


Greater Bird-of-Paradise: Phases of Courtship

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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canada to extend Mali mission by a month

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Patrick Chappatte
.The Canadian Press /
February 14, 2013
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Peter MacKay says a heavy-lift Canadian air force transport plane will continue to assist French forces in Mali for another month.
The commitment involving the C-17 Globemaster, which has been shuttling war material, vehicles and troops between France and the Malian capital of Bamako, was set to expire Friday.
MacKay confirmed the extension to March 15 outside of the House of Commons on Thursday following question period...Continue reading..

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Anne Murray 'Love Song'

Anne Murray - bio
Anne Murray-photohttp://www.youtube.com/artist/anne-murray

Valentine’s Day - 2013 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

[link]Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day,  day (February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. Although there were several Christian martyrs named Valentine, the day probably took its name from a priest who was martyred about ad 270 by the emperor Claudius II Gothicus. According to legend, the priest signed a letter to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended and with whom he had fallen in love, “from your Valentine.”...Continue reading...

The Lesson Of The Butterfly


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the wings-become-windows butterfly. by Eddy Van 3000[link]
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There are so  many lessons we can learn from  nature.  From plants we learn to keep our keep our focus on the sun.  Peter heeded that lesson when he walked on water – although he kept his eyes on the “Son”
Through the butterfly’s emergence from the cocoon we learn about transformation and rebirth.
Here in this video we learn two more very valuable lessons from the butterfly – that strong determination is necessary  if we are ever going to succeed and more importantly – the value of patience. [link]

Amazing Story About Owl Stuck in Florida Woman’s Car Grill Yields Amazing Animated GIF

by Neetzan ZimmermanOMG! Anowl got caught in the grill of truck and then took the ride for 60 MILES! Florida Fish and Wildlife officials freed the owl eventually, the animal was fine.
[Source: 23ABC]Read article here.[video via KERO, gif via Gifhound]

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Little Big Town 'Tornado'

It's Raining Spiders In Brazil


(Photo : Reuters) A Brazilian news site that interviewed a local biologist who was able to identify the spider species as the Anelosimus eximus, a "communal" or "social spider."[link]
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Coming to a Sky Near You: Drones

Posted by Dan Stone of National Geographic Magazine in Change Reaction on February 4, 2013
About a year ago, a delicious idea proliferated through the Internet. A small start-up company in San Francisco had an idea to deliver tacos anytime, anywhere in San Francisco using unmanned drones. The source of the tacos was irrelevant, and so was the price. All that anyone could imagine was a flying robotic Tacocopter delivering fresh, airborne Mexican food to your door...Continue reading...

The best photos from the Blue Jays’ first day of spring training

National Post Staff Darren Calabrese/National Post[link]

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Dave, the cat, enjoys hockey game

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Sade 'All About Your Love'

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An Unusual Guest House In South Africa

Photos you must see.An Unusual Guest House In South Africa

Bear surprises Samsung crew on washing machine shoot

Paying  strict attention to my posting, and will respect the government of Britain and the president of the  USA.. Posts are taken down. Sorry, the posts were quite childish and without thought. Again, I apologize. That said, this is a cool video, check it out!

Monday, February 11, 2013

Could a Canadian become the next pope?

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CBC News Three Canadian cardinals will be part of the conclave to elect a new pope, and one is considered a leading contender to take over after Pope Benedict XVI steps down Feb. 28.The selection of a Canadian as pontiff would be unprecedented. A non-European cardinal has never been chosen to lead the church...[link]

Cold Mailman 'My Recurring Dream'

[link]http://www.last.fm/music/Cold+Mailman

Sesame Street: Upside Downton Abbey

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A Bird Ballet | Music Video


A bird ballet | Music Video from Neels CASTILLON on Vimeo.
We were shooting for a commercial with my DP waiting for an helicopter flying into the sunset, when thousands and thousands of birds came and made this incredible dance in the sky. It was amazing, we just forgot our job and started this little piece of poetry... Enjoy !

Thanks to the birds...
And thanks to Ariane Cornic (Masterfilms) and Philippe Pangrazzi who let us shoot during our working time.

Please watch it in HD or download it in best quality (if you have a vimeo account)

Made by: Neels CASTILLON
DP: Mathias Touzeris
Music: Hand-made - Alt J / Buy on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/AnAwesomeWave
Location: Marseille, France

PS: Now I know it's called a murmuration and the birds are Starlings.
BBC Nature says "starlings are known for these wonderful swirling aerial displays, done at dusk as they get ready to roost for the

Cat and owl playing - Fum & Gebra - Perfect friendship!

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Magnificent Riflebird: Fluid Coordination

Victoria's Riflebird victorias_riflebird_35512.jpgPhoto of male Victoria's Riflebird.[link][link]

"One Man" Short-Film, developed by Graciliano Camargo. On Vimeo

This short film about our vain Super Hero is 'simply the best'.
One Man from Graciliano Camargo on Vimeo.
"One Man" Short-Film, developed by Graciliano Camargo as a final project at MELIES | School of Cinema, 3D and Animation. September, 2012.

Follow One Man at:
facebook.com/OneManShortFilm

Vote for One Man at the BANG Awards:
http://www.bang-awards.com/en/movie/63-one-man

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2475112/

CREDITS:
Direction, Story and CG Art by Graciliano Camargo
All Sounds by Blue House Studio (bluehousestudio.com.br)
Original Soundtrack by Fabiano Penna
Sound Design by Jander Antunes
Nestor Chiesse as One Man
Samira Fernandes as Girl
Dubbing Direction by Ulisses Bezerra
Studio UniDub (unidub.com.br)
One Man logotype by Hélder Nóbrega

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Curta "One Man", produzido por Graciliano Camargo como trabalho de conclusão na MELIES | Escola de Cinema, 3D e Animação. Setembro, 2012.

Siga o One Man em:
facebook.com/OneManShortFilm

Vote no One Man para o BANG Awards:
http://www.bang-awards.com/pt/movie/63-one-man

IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2475112/

CRÉDITOS:
Direção, Roteiro e Arte por Graciliano Camargo
Sonorização por Blue House Studio (bluehousestudio.com.br)
Trilha Sonora Original por Fabiano Penna
Sonoplastia por Jander Antunes
Nestor Chiesse como One Man
Samira Fernandes como Menina
Direção de Dublagem por Ulisses Bezerra
Estúdio UniDub (unidub.com.br)
Logotipo One Man por Hélder Nóbrega

Sunday, February 10, 2013

How to destroy angels. "Ice age."


How to destroy angels_ "Ice age" (2012) from How To Destroy Angels on Vimeo.
How to destroy angels_ "Ice age."
Directed by John Hillcoat.
From An omen EP_ available now at http://howtodestroyangels.com
Also from the forthcoming debut LP "Welcome oblivion."

What is the Illuminati and is Beyonce in it?

The links below will give you information on the Illuminati. Is Beyonce in the Illuminati?[link]
is beyonce in the illuminati
 1.The Secret Order of the Illuminati(A Brief History of the Shadow Government)[link]  2.New Advent The Catholic Encyclopedia. [link]                                                                                                                                                                                     3.Top 19 Links to Illuminati Understanding – Satanic Hollywood Secrets [link]
4.  Illuminati News
Established

1998[link]http://socioecohistory.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/illuminati_seal_pyramid.jpg[link]