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Gallery of mystery. Part 2 Peru bronze wheels, described by professor Rafael Larco Hoyle in his work "Peru"; they resemble very much modern gears. The famous "Kiev astronaut": it's the only European little statue found until now which shows so evident "spatial" features. Two prehistoric Japanese little statues: they represent creatures who wear special space-suits and big helmets joined to the space-suit by a sort of bolt collar. One of the two "helmets" (the one on the left) provided with enormous glasses, that resemble the polar glasses used to protect eyes from the light. Huge limestone statue eroded by water in Lultùn Caves, in Yucatan (Mexico), today submerged at a deep of hundredths of meters under the sea level. Painting by Filippo Lippi, "La Madonna e san Giovannino", made in XV century and kept in Palazzo Vecchio, in Florence (Italy).

To know more: This photo shows the remains of the Antikythera mechanism (on the right the technical scheme). Girltank | blog. Nine Major Ways Criminals Use Facebook. This Friday, Facebook will go public in one of the most anticipated IPOs in history. With more than 900 million users, Mark Zuckerberg’s expanding social media empire has become a seemingly irreplaceable part of the online experience.

Unfortunately, a byproduct of its success is that millions of Americans are far more exposed to a number of cyber crimes that also teem on the site. To be sure, cyber crimes have been occurring for some time, but the presence of social media has made many crimes much easier to commit. In social networks people make “friends” without knowing the person and make personal information easily available.

[More from 24/7 Wall St.: 8 Products the Facebook Generation Will Not Buy] Internet security analysts warn that Facebook is a hotbed for online crime. Facebook knows that there is a problem. [Related: Facebook IPO News] Like linkjacking, malware represents yet another growing threat for Facebook users, Dr. [More from 24/7 Wall St.: America’s Favorite Beers] 1. 2. Grimm's Fairy Tales. This book contains 209 tales collected by the brothers Grimm.

The exact print source is unknown. The etext appears to be based on the translation by Margaret Hunt called Grimm's Household Tales, but it is not identical to her edition. (Some of the translations are slightly different, the arrangement also differs, and the Grimm's scholarly notes are not included.) The etext received by the Universal Library did not include story titles. Note that these tales are presented more or less as the Grimms collected and edited them (and as Hunt saw fit to translate them).

NEW: There is now a more accurate version of the Hunt translation posted by William Barker. CHEJOV PARA TOMAR O PARA LLEVAR. Top 10 strangest phenomena of the mind. The Post-Apocalyptic Clownscape That Was Six Flags New Orleans. Snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Pages. Taman Shud Case. Following a public appeal by police, the copy of the Rubaiyat from which the page had been torn was located. On the inside back cover of the book, detectives were able to read – in indentions from handwriting – a local telephone number, another unidentified number and a text that resembled an encrypted message.

The text has not been deciphered or interpreted in a way that satisfies authorities on the case. The case has been considered, since the early stages of the police investigation, "one of Australia's most profound mysteries".[1] There has been intense speculation ever since regarding the identity of the victim, the cause of his death and the events leading up to it. In addition to intense public interest in Australia during the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Tamam Shud case also attracted international attention. Discovery of body[edit] Location on Somerton beach where the corpse was found, marked by an 'X' Discovery of suitcase[edit] A search concluded that there was no T. J. DNA activation 11:11 Cropcircles 2012. Cosmic rays can change DNA!! Human DNA change in 2012 explained..

David Wilcock - "2012 Enigma: Blueprint for a Golden Age" Open Minds | UFO Investigations, UFO News and a UFO Magazine. The 25 Biggest Mysteries of History. History of the Illuminati. The Illuminati trace their origins back thousands of years to their conception as a result of the genetic inbreeding between a reptilian extraterrestrial race and humanity. Their modern origin, however, traces back to the 1760s and a man named Adam Weishaupt, who defected from the Catholic church and organized the Illuminati, financed by the International Bankers. Since then, according to the Illuminati, their top goal has been to achieve a “one world government” and to subjugate all religions and governments in the process. The Illuminati thus attribute all wars since the French Revolution as having been fomented by them in their pursuit of their goals. Weishaupt wrote out a master plan in the 1770s outlining the Illuminati’s goals, finishing on May 1, 1776.

According to the Illuminati, this great day is still commemorated by Communist nations in the form of May Day. Their short-term plan foiled, the Illuminati adopted a different strategy. 40 Extraordinary Things Happening Right Now. History & Mystery. Paranormal. Aliens, conspirações e etc. Extraterrestrials. 15 Styles of Distorted Thinking. La communauté de l’immortalité à Gavdos.

Sur une petite île rocheuse du sud de l’Europe, depuis une cabane en bois, un scientifique russe et barbu nous parle d’une mystérieuse congrégation religieuse. « Il n’y aura pas de nouvelles générations », nous dit-il, « nous sommes la dernière. Nous n’allons pas autoriser la naissance d’individus mortels. Ils ne sont pas nécessaires ». Avec sa clope roulée et son coupe-vent en loques, ce type a vraiment l’air d’un clodo. Mais il est, en réalité, un membre éminent de ce qu’il convient d’appeler une « communauté d’immortalité » formée sur l’île de Gavdos par sept scientifiques russes qui se sont établis là il y a plus de 15 ans. Parmi eux, on trouve des survivants de Tchernobyl. Le chef du mouvement notamment, est un homme qui a survécu à une irradiation importante. On trouve aussi des psychanalystes et des ingénieurs spécialisés en technologie spatiale.

La philosophie de ces scientifiques prônant l’idée d’immortalité est comparable, selon Moustakis, au bouddhisme. How to Plant Ideas in Someones Mind. Autistic Girl Expresses Profound Intelligence www keepvid com. Skeptically Speaking. Douglas Hofstadter. Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is an American professor of cognitive science whose research focuses on the sense of "I",[2][3] consciousness, analogy-making, artistic creation, literary translation, and discovery in mathematics and physics. He is best known for his book Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, first published in 1979.

It won both the Pulitzer Prize for general non-fiction[4][5] and a National Book Award (at that time called The American Book Award) for Science.[6][a] His 2007 book I Am a Strange Loop won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.[7][8][9] Early life and education[edit] Hofstadter was born in New York City, the son of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Robert Hofstadter. Academic career[edit] Hofstadter's many interests include music, visual art, the mind, creativity, consciousness, self-reference, translation and mathematics.

The pursuit of beauty has driven Hofstadter both inside and outside his professional work. Suicide_note. Debunker. A debunker is a person who attempts to expose or discredit claims believed to be false, exaggerated or pretentious.[1] The term is closely associated with skeptical investigation of controversial topics such as U.F.O.s, claimed paranormal phenomena, cryptids, conspiracy theories, alternative medicine, religion, or exploratory or fringe areas of scientific or pseudoscientific research. According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, to "debunk" is defined as: To expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief).To reduce the inflated reputation of (someone), esp. by ridicule: "comedy takes delight in debunking heroes". If debunkers are not careful, their communications may backfire – increasing an audience's long-term belief in myths. Backfire effects can occur if a message spends too much time on the negative case, if it is too complex, or if the message is threatening.[2] Etymology[edit] Backfire effects[edit] Notable debunkers[edit] Organizations[edit] See also[edit]

Principia Discordia | the book of Chaos, Discord and Confusion | Fnord! Joshua Norton. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Pour les articles homonymes, voir Norton. Joshua Norton Joshua Abraham Norton (vers 1819 - ) était un habitant de San Francisco, qui s’était autoproclamé « empereur des États-Unis » en 1859 sous le nom de Norton Ier, puis également « protecteur de Mexique ». Même s'il n'a jamais exercé de réel pouvoir politique, il devint un personnage célèbre de San Francisco, honoré après sa mort et source d'inspiration pour les écrivains Robert Louis Stevenson et Mark Twain. Né au Royaume-Uni, Norton passe sa jeunesse en Afrique du Sud et émigre à San Francisco en 1849. Il y devient un homme d'affaires prospère, mais perd toute sa fortune après avoir tenté d'investir sur le marché du riz. Après une longue bataille judiciaire, Norton se déclare en faillite et quitte San Francisco.

Origines[modifier | modifier le code] Joshua Norton est né en Angleterre, mais les sources varient quant à sa date et à son lieu exact de naissance. Sa Majesté Impériale Norton Ier. IKER JIMÉNEZ. How to Be a Teenage Spy: 7 steps. Secrets/Spies/Ninjas/Deception/Evil. Richard Wiseman. 25 Things You Should Know About Character. Previous iterations of the “25 Things” series: 25 Things Every Writer Should Know 25 Things You Should Know About Storytelling And now… Here you’ll find the many things I believe — at this moment!

— about characters: 1. Without character, you have nothing. 2. A great character can be the line between narrative life and story death. 3. Don’t believe that all those other aspects are separate from the character. 4. The audience will do anything to spend time with a great character. 5. It is critical to know what a character wants from the start. 6. It doesn’t matter if we “like” your character, or in the parlance of junior high whether we even “like-like” your character. 7. It is critical to smack the audience in the crotchal region with an undeniable reason to give a fuck. 8. You must prove this thesis: “This character is worth the audience’s time.” 9. Don’t let the character be a dingleberry stuck to the ass of a toad as he floats downriver on a bumpy log. 10. 11. 12. 13.

The law of threes. Riddle. Ancient Alien/UFO. Ces héros de roman qui ont vraiment existé. SJarre. The 25 Biggest Mysteries of History. 21 Hidden Secrets of the Illuminati « 100 Musical Footsteps. To celebrate Angels and Demons (dan brown’s latest film), I play a little devil’s advocate here. After all, the Illuminati CONTROL EVERYTHING, don’t they? 1. they control the media. yep, cnn, bbc, fox news, printed pages. Everything 2. they control banking. yep, and deliberately crashed their own financial system. Out of the chaos, a new world order. 3. they control medicine. with pharmaceuticals they pollute and corrupt your body. They already own your mind. 4. they control politicians. 5. they control lawmakers / judges – everyone has had their youthful indiscretions. 6. they control technology. ever since Roswell, we have been on a technological ascent. 7. they control weather – using HAARP technology they can cause / manipulate the seasons & hurricanes. 8. they control frequencies. it has been said that mobile phone frequencies attune with the human mind, and distort / corrupt it. 9. the control food – using GM technologies, our food is being degraded of precious life.

Your friend ggw. 101 Zen Stories. ON THE WAY TO THE DISCLOSING OF MYSTERIOUS POWER OF THE GREAT PYRAMID. Unexplained Phenomenon. The FBI’s Reading Room contains many files of public interest and historical value. In compliance with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requirements, some of these records are no longer in the physical possession of the FBI, eliminating the FBI’s capability to re-review and/or re-process this material. Please note, that the information found in these files may no longer reflect the current beliefs, positions, opinions, or policies currently held by the FBI. The image quality contained within this site is subject to the condition of the original documents and original scanning efforts. These older files may contain processing procedures that are not compliant with current FOIA processing standards.

All recently scanned images posted to the Reading Room adhere to the NARA 300 DPI standard. Therefore, we have provided the best representation of the files contained within the Reading Room for your viewing purposes. Ancient Aliens Series Info. Critical thinking. Critical thinking is a type of clear, reasoned thinking. According to Beyer (1995) Critical thinking means making clear, reasoned judgements. While in the process of critical thinking, ideas should be reasoned and well thought out/judged.[1] The National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking defines critical thinking as the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.'[2] Etymology[edit] In the term critical thinking, the word critical, (Grk. κριτικός = kritikos = "critic") derives from the word critic, and identifies the intellectual capacity and the means "of judging", "of judgement", "for judging", and of being "able to discern".[3] Definitions[edit] According to the field of inquiry [weasel words], critical thinking is defined as: Skills[edit] In sum:

A Brief History of the Skeptic | Australian Skeptics Inc. In January 1981 a new phenomenon burst upon the publishing scene. It was manifested in a four page, tabloid format newspaper, titled the Skeptic and it contained articles headed “Skeptics Test Psychic Surgeon”, “Doris Stokes Wrong — Police” and “Alien Honeycomb Tested”, among others. This issue was followed in August 1981 by No 2, in a new 16 page A4 format, and in November by No 3, also of 16 pages. Thus, in its first year of publication, the Skeptic comprised only three issues. From January 1982, the Skeptic became a quarterly magazine and has remained so ever since, with the number of pages gradually increasing to over 60 pages. Issues 1:1 to 3:1 were edited by Mark Plummer, then President of Australian Skeptics, with word processing carried out by Secretary, James Gerrand.

From 3:2 the editorship passed to Janet de Silva, who carried the load until issue 5:1, when it was taken on by Anne Tuohy. Scientific skepticism. Carl Sagan, originator of the expression scientific skepticism Scientific skepticism (also spelled scepticism) is the practice of questioning whether claims are supported by empirical research and have reproducibility, as part of a methodological norm pursuing "the extension of certified knowledge".[1] For example, Robert K.

Merton asserts that all ideas must be tested and are subject to rigorous, structured community scrutiny (see Mertonian norms).[2] About the term and its scope[edit] Scientific skepticism is also called rational skepticism, and it is sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry. Scientific skepticism is different from philosophical skepticism, which questions our ability to claim any knowledge about the nature of the world and how we perceive it.

Various definitions[edit] Scientific skepticism has been defined as: "Skepticism is a provisional approach to claims. "Skepticism is a method of examining claims about the world. Overview[edit] History of scientific skepticism[edit] CRÓNICA SUBTERRÁNEA: Peter Kolosimo -El Partisano Misterioso. Medieval Occupation Idea for LARPing. JD's Man Stories - an inconvenience is an adventure misperceived. NASA UFO STS61 - Story Musgrave & "The Space Worm" 14 Things That Never Happen in Real Life: Pics, Videos, Links, News. Ronald Reagan - Threat of ETs among us. Air Force UFO Rules Vanish After Huffington Post Inquiry. Writing Inspiration (history) UFO DIRECTORY. 27 Exact Dates for the End of the World. « Domesticfix.

MYSTERY DIRECTORY. Peter Kolosimo. Skepticism. Erich von Däniken. Anomalies-Unlimited Ghosts. Errant Dreams - The Instant Plot Hook. Top 10: los bulos más grandes publicados por los medios españoles. Se pasan años colando fotos de coña en la sección “Gente” de los periódicos de Castellón. Top eleven: grandes impostores de ayer, hoy y siempre. True ghost stories, demons, vampires, hauntings, paranormals, psychics, and eerie tales. VERY INTERESTING UNKNOWN FACTS. Science, Reason and Critical Thinking. Magonia.

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