A 2003 book by Gian J. Quasar subtitled Pursuing the Truth Behind the World's Greatest Mystery focuses on a region with vertices at Florida, Puerto Rico and what other island?

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What architectural term originated from the 16th century after Renaissance revived Classical construction and created a perception of past styles as a product of barbarous tribal cultures?

History of Art: Art of the 20th Century Art of the 20th Century A Revolution in the Arts   (Encyclopaedia Britannica) Modern The term modern art has come to denote the innovating and even    revolutionary developments in Western painting and the other visual arts    since the second half of the 19th century. It embraces a wide variety of    movements, styles, theories, and attitudes, the modernity of which resides    in a common tendency to repudiate past conventions and precedents in    subject matter, mode of depiction, and painting technique alike. Not all    the painting of this period has made such a departure; representational    work, for example, has continued to appear, particularly in connection with    official exhibiting societies. Nevertheless, the idea that some current    types of painting are more properly of their time than are others, and for    that reason are more interesting or important, applies with particular    force to the painting of the last 150 years. By the mid-19th century, painting was no longer basically in service to    either the church or the court but rather was patronized by the upper and    middle classes of an increasingly materialistic and secularized Western    society. This society was undergoing rapid change because of the growth of    science and technology, industrialization, urbanization, and the    fundamental questioning of received religious dogmas. Painters were thus    confronted with the need to reject traditional, historical, or academic    forms and conventions in an effort to create an art that would better    reflect the changed social, material, and intellectual conditions of    emerging modern life. Another important, if indirect, stimulus to change    was the development from the early 19th century on of photography and    other photomechanical techniques, which freed (or deprived) painting and    drawing of their hitherto cardinal roles as the only available means of    accurately depicting the visual world. These manually executed arts were    thus no longer obliged to serve as the means of recording and    disseminating information as they once had been and were eventually freed    to explore aesthetically the basic visual elements of line, colour, tone,    and composition in a nonrepresentational context. Indeed, an important    trend in modern painting has been that of abstractionï¿½i.e., painting in    which little or no attempt is made to accurately depict the appearance or    form of objects in the realm of nature or the existing physical world. The    door of the objective world was thus closed, but the inner world of the    imagination offered seemingly infinite possibilities for exploration, as    did the manipulation of pigments on a flat surface for their purely    intrinsic visual or aesthetic appeal. The beginnings of modern painting cannot be clearly demarcated, but it is    generally agreed that it started in mid-19th-century France. The paintings    of Gustav Courbet, Edouard Manet, and the Impressionists represent a    deepening rejection of the prevailing academic traditions of Neoclassicism    and Romanticism and a quest for a more truthful naturalistic    representation of the visual world. The sepainters' Postimpressionist    successorsï¿½notably Paul Cï¿½zanne, Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas, and Paul    Gauguinï¿½can be viewed as more clearly modern in their repudiation of    traditional subject matter and techniques and in their assumption of a    more subjective and personal vision.From about the 1890s a succession of    varied styles and movements arose that are the core of modern painting and    are also one of the high points of the history of the Western visual arts    in general. These modern movements include Neo-Impressionism, Symbolism,    the Nabis, Fauvism, Cubism, Expressionism, Futurism, the Ashcan School, Suprematism, Constructivism, O


Who is the 1st century BC Roman architect who wrote that the figure of a man can be inscribed both in a circle and a square in his best known work De architectura?

Vitruvius - Wikiquote Vitruvius Jump to: navigation , search For neither talent without instruction nor instruction without talent can produce the perfect craftsman. Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (born ca. 80/70 BC?; died ca. 25 BC) was a Roman writer, architect and engineer, active in the 1st century BC. Contents Quotes[ edit ] From astronomy we find the east, west, south, and north, as well as the theory of the heavens , the equinox , solstice, and courses of the stars . If one has no knowledge of these matters, he will not be able to have any comprehension of the theory of sundials . De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC)[ edit ] Morris Hicky Morgan translation (1914) unless otherwise stated Book I[ edit ] Owing to this favor I need to have no fear of want to the end of my life, and being thus laid under obligation I began to write this work for you, because I saw that you have built and are now building extensively, and that in future also you will take care that our public and private buildings shall be worthy to go down to posterity by the side of your other splendid achievements. Preface, Sec. 3 (dedication to Imperator Caesar ) The architect should be equipped with knowledge of many branches of study and varied kinds of learning, for it is by his judgement that all work done by the other arts is put to test. This knowledge is the child of practice and theory. Chapter I "The Education of the Architect" Sec. 1 Architects who have aimed at acquiring manual skill without scholarship have never been able to reach a position of authority to correspond to their pains, while those who relied only upon theories and scholarship were obviously hunting the shadow, not the substance. But those who have a thorough knowledge of both, like men armed at all points, have the sooner attained their object and carried authority with them. Chapter I, Sec. 2 In all matters but particularly in architecture ...that which is signified is the subject of which we may be speaking and that which gives significance is a demonstration on scientific principles. ...One who professes himself an architect should be well versed in both directions. Chapter I, Sec. 3 Neque enim ingenium sine disciplina aut disciplina sine ingenio perfectum artificem potest efficere. For neither talent without instruction nor instruction without talent can produce the perfect craftsman. Chapter I, Sec. 3; translation by Frank Granger Neither natural ability without instruction nor instruction without natural ability can make the perfect artist. Morris Hicky Morgan translation Let him [who would be an architect] be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention, understand music, have some knowledge of medicine, know the opinions of the jurists, and be acquainted with astronomy and the theory of the heavens. Chapter I, Sec. 3 An architect ought to be an educated man so as to leave a more lasting remembrance in his treatises. Chapter I, Sec. 4 Geometry... is of much assistance in architecture, and in particular it teaches us the use of the rule and compasses, by which especially we acquire readiness in making plans for buildings in their grounds, and rightly apply the square, the level, and the plummet. By means of optics... the light in buildings can be drawn from fixed quarters of the sky. ...Difficult questions involving symmetry are solved by means of geometrical theories and methods. Chapter I, Sec. 4 As for philosophy, it makes an architect high-minded and not self-assuming, but rather renders him courteous, just, and honest without avariciousness. This is very important, for no work can be rightly done without honesty and incorruptibility. Chapter I, Sec. 7 Philosophy treats of physics where a more careful knowledge is required because the problems which come under this head are numerous... So the reader of Ctesibius or Archimedes and the other writers of treatises of the same class will not be able to appreciate them unless he has been trained in these subjects by the philos


Following a famous crime, the United States Congress adopted a statute in 1932 that was dubbed the Lindbergh Law. The legislation made what act a federal offense?

Kidnapping legal definition of kidnapping Kidnapping legal definition of kidnapping http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/kidnapping Also found in: Dictionary , Thesaurus , Medical , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Kidnapping The crime of unlawfully seizing and carrying away a person by force or Fraud , or seizing and detaining a person against his or her will with an intent to carry that person away at a later time. The law of kidnapping is difficult to define with precision because it varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Most state and federal kidnapping statutes define the term kidnapping vaguely, and courts fill in the details. Generally, kidnapping occurs when a person, without lawful authority, physically asports (i.e., moves) another person without that other person's consent, with the intent to use the abduction in connection with some other nefarious objective. Under the Model Penal Code (a set of exemplary criminal rules fashioned by the American Law Institute), kidnapping occurs when any person is unlawfully and non-consensually asported and held for certain purposes. These purposes include gaining a ransom or reward; facilitating the commission of a felony or a flight after the commission of a felony; terrorizing or inflicting bodily injury on the victim or a third person; and interfering with a governmental or political function (Model Penal Code § 212.1). Kidnapping laws in the United States derive from the Common Law of kidnapping that was developed by courts in England. Originally, the crime of kidnapping was defined as the unlawful and non-consensual transportation of a person from one country to another. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, states began to redefine kidnapping, most notably eliminating the requirement of interstate transport. At the federal level, Congress passed the Lindbergh Act in 1932 to prohibit interstate kidnapping (48 Stat. 781 [codified at 18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1201 et seq.]). The Lindbergh Act was named for Charles A. Lindbergh, a celebrated aviator and Air Force colonel whose baby was kidnapped and killed in 1932. The act provides that if a victim is not released within 24 hours after being abducted, a court may presume that the victim was transported across state lines. This presumption may be rebutted with evidence to the contrary. Other federal kidnapping statutes prohibit kidnapping in U.S. territories, kidnapping on the high seas and in the air, and kidnapping of government officials (18 U.S.C.A. §§ 1201 et seq., 1751 et seq.). A person who is convicted of kidnapping is usually sentenced to prison for a certain number of years. In some states, and at the federal level, the term of imprisonment may be the remainder of the offender's natural life. In jurisdictions that authorize the death penalty, a kidnapper is charged with a capital offense if the kidnapping results in death. Kidnapping is so severely punished because it is a dreaded offense. It usually occurs in connection with another criminal offense, or underlying crime. It involves violent deprivation of liberty, and it requires a special criminal boldness. Furthermore, the act of moving a crime victim exposes the victim to risks above and beyond those that are inherent in the underlying crime. Most kidnapping statutes recognize different types and levels of kidnapping and assign punishment accordingly. New York State, for example, bases its definition of first-degree kidnapping on the purpose and length of the abduction. First-degree kidnapping occurs when a person abducts another person to obtain ransom (N.Y. Penal Code § 135.25 [McKinney 1996]). First-degree kidnapping also occurs when the abduction lasts for more than 12 hours and the abductor intends to injure the victim; to accomplish or advance the commission of a felony; to terrorize the victim or a third person; or to interfere with a governmental or political function. An abduction that results in death is also first-degree kidnapping. A first-degree kidnapping in New York State is a class A-1 felony, which carries a sentence of at least 2


In maritime law, what chaste term denotes the passage of a vessel through the territorial waters of another state subject to certain restrictions?

Appendix C: The International Legal Framework | Maritime Security Partnerships | The National Academies Press Cancel Below is the uncorrected machine-read text of this chapter, intended to provide our own search engines and external engines with highly rich, chapter-representative searchable text of each book. Because it is UNCORRECTED material, please consider the following text as a useful but insufficient proxy for the authoritative book pages. C      The International Legal Framework     Chapter 2 briefly discussed the need for an international legal framework for maritime security partnerships (MSP). This appendix provides more details and the committeeâs observations on such a framework.        The Structure of Maritime Governance:          Restraints or Empowerment?   A stark reminder of the crucial significance of the legal parameters appli- cable to MSP is provided by a United Nations report that notes, succinctly, âany measures taken to prevent terrorist acts against shipping, offshore installations and other maritime interests must be in conformity with international law, includ- ing UNCLOS.â Considering the importance that states in general ascribe to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as having a âuni- versal and unified characterâ whose âintegrity needs to be maintained,â it follows that activities affecting the oceans not only will have to pass muster in accordance with relevant substantive rules and standards of UNCLOS but also will need to comply with the general understanding among states of how UNCLOS should be adapted, if it becomes necessary. This understanding suggests a process that is  â  United  Nations, Report of the Secretary-General on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, New York, A/62/66, Paragraph 81, March 12, 2007, p. 28. Thus, it is generally agreed that UNCLOS âsets out the legal framework within which all activities in the oceans and the seas must be carried out and is of strategic importance as the basis for national, regional and global action and cooperation in the marine sector. . . . â United Nations, Oceans and the Law of the Sea, New York, Resolution No. A/RES/61/222, Preamble, March 16, 2007, p. 1.  â   See, for example, United Nations Resolution No. A/RES/61/222, Preamble, March 16, 2007.                         164 AppendiX C                                         165 centered, first and foremost, on the states that are themselves parties to UNCLOS or, exceptionally, on an equally broad-based multilateral approach that is inclu- sive as well as transparent.   UNCLOS itself does not comprehensively or even specifically address the matter of maritime security. Instead, it features a number of limited rules that speak directly to issues of maritime security, such as those in Arts. 101-105 (on piracy), Art. 110 (on boarding of foreign flag vessels on the high seas without the consent of the flag states), and Art. 111 (on hot pursuit). More importantly, however, in restating the all-important customary international legal principles of jurisdiction over ocean spaces, it determines the allocation of rights and obliga- tions between flag states on the one hand and coastal and port states on the other regarding security-related activities in these maritime zones.   A second tier of relevant normative standards, either in place today or about to emerge, specifically addresses security-related activities on the oceans. It includes key post-9/11 international legal developments: the various amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), including, in particular, Chapter XI-2 on âspecial measures to enhance maritime securityâ; the adoption of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code; UN Security Council resolution 1540; and some international agreements that have yet to enter into force, namely, the 2005 Protocols to the 1988 SUA Convention and its Protocol and the Intern


What was the end result of Operation Neptune Spear conducted by the CIA in 2011?

Operation Neptune Spear - Raid on Osama Bin Laden's Hideout Compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan References Operation Neptune Spear On May 01, 2011, in a televised address to the Nation, U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed that Osama Bin Laden had been killed that day as a result of a US military operation, codenamed Neptune Spear, by US Special Operations Forces inside a compound in Bilal, a suburb of Abbottabad; a city of 100,000 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province home to to the headquarters of one of the brigades from the Pakistani Army's 2nd Division, as well as the Pakistani Military Academy, the country's equivalent to the US Military Academy at West Point. Abbottabad is located between Pakistan's capital Islamabad, and Peshawar, approximately 30 miles from Islamabad. The compound was reportedly a large million dollar property, built about 5 years prior to the operation, and was believed to have been made specifically for Osama Bin Laden. Equipped with 12-18 foot tall and thick walls topped with barbed wire, multiple interior walls, additional privacy walls, and 2 security gates, it nonetheless lacked internet and phone access. It was suggested by US officials that the inhabitants of the compound probably had very little interaction with those around them. The Associated Press reported Osama Bin Laden's compound to be located only 100 yards away from a Pakistani Military Academy. Though the reported distance between the 2 sites varied in the immediate reporting, the location of the compound was clearly near or within the jurisdiction of Abbottabad Cantonment, controlled by the Pakistani military. Planning the Operation The operation came as a result of a lead that first emerged in August 2010, surrounding a courier for Osama Bin Laden operating out of Pakistan. The operation followed months of additional information-gathering, with President Obama chairing 5 National Security Council meetings. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Security Agency (NSA) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) were among the agencies noted to have participated in the intelligence gathering effort. The courier was reported to have been a former protï¿½gï¿½ of Khalid Sheik Mohammed. The Washington Post reported that the compound used by Osama bin Laden was put under extensive surveillance by CIA agents, which included the establishment of a nearby safehouse, for months prior to the raid. The surveillance effort was reported have been very costly, requiring approval from Congress for the reallocation of millions of dollars from within the budgets of various agencies to fund the operation. Following the raid by US Navy Seals, the safe house was closed and CIA assets moved. Planning for the raid itself was also extensive, beginning around March 2011. The planning process was reported to have involved the construction of a full size replica of the compound or sections of the compound at Harvey Point, North Carolina. Another mock compound was also said to have been constructed within a secret portion of Bagram Air Base. The raid itself was reported to have been launched from Jalalabad Airfield, also in Afghanistan. The Raid The raid, conducted by Joint Task Force Neptune, reported to consist of US Navy SEALs from Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU; also commonly referred to as SEAL Team 6) and helicopters from the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) , as well as possibly other elements, was designed to minimize collateral damage and risk to non-combatants in the compound and to Pakistani civilians in the area.  The final order for the operation was given on the morning of 29 April 2011. It consisted of a helicopter insertion after which a firefight ensued, resulting in the death of Osama Bin Laden. CIA Director Leon Panetta said that 25 Navy SEALs had conducted the raid. Accompanying the US Navy Seal team was a bomb-sniffing dog. US personnel were on the ground for approximately 40 minutes. Media sources reported that Pakistani Intelligence was involved in helping the


Which 20th century German theologian and doctor who established a famous hospital in Gabon was known for his philosophy called 'Reverence for Life'?

20th Century Religion/Philosophy Essay (3) (For a more comprehensive listing see 20th-Century Religion/Philosophy Grids ) Karl Barth 1886-1968 Swiss theologian. The son of a New Testament scholar, Barth was born in Basel, educated in Germany, studied with the leading liberal Protestant theologians of his day and became a pastor in the Swiss Reformed Church. When confronted with the practical aspects of preaching, Barth became disillusioned with the optimistic, utopian and progressivist views of the traditional liberal Protestantism which he had embraced. What does one preach that will meet people's needs? After a systematic re-examination of Scripture, Barth completely reevaluated his theological position and found what he called "the strange new world within the Bible ." He started his study with Paul 's letter to the Romans , making extensive notes as he studied. The result was his Commentary on Romans (1919) which established his theological reputation. Thus began an anti-liberal movement that has been variously called "Crisis Theology," "Dialectical Theology," "Neo-Orthodoxy," or what Barth and his followers called the "Theology of the Word of God." In 1933 Barth opposed the Nazis in their remaking of the German Evangelical Church into a tool of the party. He was one of the organizers of the German Confessing Church, and the author of the Barmen Declaration which asserted the sovereignty of the Word of God and its witness to Jesus Christ over political ideologies. After refusing to take the unconditional loyalty oath to Hitler required of all German professors, Barth was dismissed from his post in Bonn and forced to leave Germany. The University of Basel elected him Professor of Theology and he spent the remainder of his career there until his retirement in 1962. He spent twenty-five years writing his magnum opus, Church Dogmatics (12 vols., 1932-1967). Barth's neo-orthodoxy began with the realization of man's wickedness (not a topic dear to traditional liberal Protestants) and emphasized God's boundless grace. James Livingston expresses it best in discussing Barth and his associate and friend Eduard Thurneysen. "They discovered a 'strange new world' which had been hidden from them by the pedantry and erudition of the biblical philologists and historians." (James C. Livingston, Modern Christian Thought: From the Enlightenment to Vatican II. Macmillan, 1971, p.311.) Barth's other important works include: Knowledge of God and the Service of God (1938); Dogmatics in Outline (1947); Protestant Theology in the Nineteenth Century (1952); The Humanity of God (1957). WWW -- Karl Barth The Barmen Declaration,   1934 (UCC) -- Online text. Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945 German Lutheran pastor and theologian and activist in the resistance to Hitler . Bonhoeffer, a student of Adolf von Harnack in Berlin and an enthusiastic supporter of Karl Barth 's neo-orthodoxy, became the head of a seminary of the German Confessing Church until it was closed by the Nazis in 1937. (During 1929-1930 he was a graduate student at Union Theological Seminary in New York.) Bonhoeffer felt that the church had no message for an increasingly secularized world and therefore needed a radical transformation. He opted for a Christianity which was secular and "this-worldly" in which the vocation of the church is that of servant. Bonhoeffer saw genuine Christian discipleship as "costly" since it would involve hardship and unpopularity. God is seen in his powerlessness and suffering for others, i.e., as the crucified Christ. Bonhoeffer argued that both individual piety and metaphysical supernaturalism abandon the world in their otherworldly emphasis. Bonhoeffer held that Christians are to live in the world, not abandon it. Owing to his anti-Nazi activities he was arrested in 1943 and sent to Buchenwald. He was hanged in Flossenberg on 9 April 1945, just prior to the American liberation. Bonhoeffer's most important works include: Act and Being (1931); The Cost of Discipleship (1937); Ethics (1949, posth.); Letters and Papers from Prison (1951, posth.); Creatio


What substance is the most used man-made material in the world?

10 Amazing Man-Made Substances - Listverse 10 Amazing Man-Made Substances Lester Boyce June 20, 2013 We all know that mankind is capable of genius. But if you scratch the surface of what we can come up with, even those of us who have already discovered chocolate-covered pretzels can be blown away. For instance, did you know that we have … 10One-Way Bulletproof Glass The problems of the ultra-rich are different than yours or mine. Going by the market forces that gave us this entry, the ultra-rich worry about the fact that the bulletproof glass that may save their lives would also stop them from shooting back. Enter one way ballistic glass : it stops bullets from one side only, allowing return fire. How is this wizardry achieved, you ask? By sandwiching two sheets of different plastics together — a brittle acrylic layer, and a softer, more elastic, polycarbonate layer. The acrylic forms a very hard surface under pressure. When a bullet strikes this side, the layer flattens it before shattering, dissipating its energy. It is then possible for the shock-absorbing back layer to contain the bullet (and the shards of acrylic) without breaking. When shot from the other side however, the bullet hits the polycarbonate first, stretching it initially. This bending shatters the brittle acrylic behind, leaving no resistance once the bullet punches through, thus allowing the target to become the shooter . But don’t get too cocky — you just put a hole in your shield. 9Liquid Glass Once upon a time, dish soap didn’t exist. In the past, pans were washed with soda, vinegar, silver sand, Vim or wire wool, but a new spray-on coating could save plenty of labor and make dish soap itself obsolete. Liquid Glass combines silicon dioxide with water or ethanol to make a spray that dries to form a layer of “ flexible, super-durable glass “. The layer is invisible (500 times thinner than a human hair), non-toxic and repels liquids. Liquid Glass would eliminate the need for scrubbing, and make most cleaning products unnecessary, because it also renders surfaces anti-bacterial. Microbes landing on the surface have a hard time staying there. Throw out your bleach and simply turn on to sterilize a kitchen sink. This means that in medical applications, a treated surface could be sterilised with only hot water , with no need for chemical disinfectants. The coating can be used to treat plants fungal infections and to seal corks for better bottle seals. We aren’t trying to sell it here (promise!), but this stuff repels liquids, is non-toxic, flexible, anti-bacterial, breathable, durable and invisible. Oh, and its also dirt cheap. Either it’s a miracle, or the fine print is invisible, too. Time will tell. 8Amorphous Metal Amorphous metal is a material that is allowing golf clubs to hit harder, bullets to strike with more force, engines and surgical knives to last longer. Contrary to its name, it combines the usual strength of metal with the surface hardness of glass. In the video above, two ball bearings are bounced, one on steel and one on amorphous metal. The bearing bounces much higher off the amorphous metal and keeps going for an uncomfortably long time. The impact of the bearing actually leaves many small “pits” in the steel, meaning the steel absorbs and dissipates the energy of the impact. The amorphous metal is smooth however, meaning that all the energy of the impact is transmitted back to the bearing, causing the higher bounce. Most metals have a crystalline atomic structure, which is very ordered and repetitive. Under impacts or other stress, planes of atoms in the metal can permanently ‘slip’ to form visible dents. Amorphous metal has a disordered, random atomic structure, meaning such slips are prevented and the atoms rebound to their initial position. 7Starlite A plastic with incredible heat resistance , Starlite’s quality as a thermal insulator is actually so staggering that for a while people just assumed its inventor was deluded. Then, following the above TV spot, the British Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) got in touch. They subjected it


What two-word term that first appeared in the play The Conquest of Granada (1672) later became associated with a sentimental 18th century notion that a human being in a natural state (away from civilization) is essentially 'good'?

Noble savage - The Full Wiki The Full Wiki More info on Noble savage   Wikis       Note: Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the Wikipedia article! This article doesn't yet, but we're working on it! See more info or our list of citable articles . Related top topics Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A detail from Benjamin West 's heroic, neoclassical history painting , The Death of General Wolfe (1771), depicting an idealized American Indian . The term "noble savage" expresses the concept of the natural man, unencumbered by either civilization or divine revelation . Although the phrase noble savage first appeared in the seventeenth century in Dryden 's heroic play, The Conquest of Granada (1672), it became identified with the idealized picture of "nature's gentleman", which was an aspect of eighteenth-century sentimentalism . As a derogatory rhetorical device, it only achieved prominence in 1851, when used sarcastically as the title for satirical essay by English novelist Charles Dickens , who wished to disassociate himself from eighteenth- (and early nineteenth-) century romantic primitivism . The idea that in a state of nature humans are essentially good is often attributed to the Earl of Shaftesbury , a whig supporter of constitutional monarchy (such as England possessed after the Glorious Revolution of 1688). In his Inquiry concerning Virtue (1699), Shaftesbury had postulated that the moral sense in humans is natural and innate and based on feelings rather than resulting from the indoctrination of a particular religion. Like many of his contemporaries, Shaftesbury was reacting to Hobbes 's famous formulation (in justification of royal absolutism), that in a state of nature men are depraved and their lives are "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short". The notion of the state of nature itself derives from the republican writings of Cicero and of Lucretius , both of whom enjoyed great vogue in the eighteenth century, after having been revived amid the optimistic atmosphere of Renaissance humanism . Contents 14 External links Pre-history of the noble savage During the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the figure of the indigene or "savage", and later, increasingly, the "good savage", was held up as a reproach to European civilization, then in the throes of the wars of religion. [1] During one event, the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew (1572), some ten to twenty thousand men, women, and children were massacred by Catholic mobs, chiefly in Paris, but also throughout France. This horrifying breakdown of civil control was deeply disturbing to thoughtful people on both sides of the religious divide. [2] In his famous essay "Of Cannibals" (1587), [3] Michel de Montaigne , himself a Catholic, reported that the Tupinamba people of Brazil ceremoniously eat the bodies of their dead enemies as a matter of honor, but he reminded his readers that Europeans behave even more barbarously when they burn each other alive for disagreeing about religion (he implies): "One calls 'barbarism' whatever he is not accustomed to." [4] In "Of Cannibals" Montaigne uses cultural (but not moral) relativism for the purpose of satire. His cannibals are neither noble nor especially good, but not worse than sixteenth-century Europeans. In this classical humanist view, customs differ but people everywhere are prone to cruelty, a quality that Montaigne detested. [5] The treatment of indigenous peoples by the Spanish Conquistadors also produced a great deal of bad conscience and recriminations. [6] The Spanish priest Bartolomé de las Casas , who witnessed it, may have been the first to idealize the simple life of the indigenous Americans. He and other observers praised their simple manners and reported that they were incapable of lying. Oroonoko kills Imoinda in a 1776 performance of Thomas Southerne 's Oroonoko. European angst over colonialism , with its use of recently-invented guns on people who didn't have them, inspired fictional treatments such as Aphra Behn 's novel Oroonoko , or the Royal


In 2008, Islamabad International Airport was renamed as a tribute to which person who passed away in 2007?

Benazir Bhutto - Biography - IMDb Benazir Bhutto Biography Showing all 106 items Jump to: Overview  (3) | Mini Bio  (1) | Spouse  (1) | Trade Mark  (2) | Trivia  (82) | Personal Quotes  (17) Overview (3) 5' 7½" (1.71 m) Mini Bio (1) Benazir Bhutto was born on June 21, 1953 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. She was married to Asif Ali Zardari . She died on December 27, 2007 in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. Spouse (1) ( 18 December  1987      - 27 December  2007) (her death) (3 children) Trade Mark (2) Trivia (82) Daughter of Ali Bhutto and Nusrat Beigum Bhutto. First woman to lead a post-colonial Muslim country as Prime Minister of Pakistan. She served two non-consecutive terms from 2 December 1988 to 6 August 1990 and from 19 October 1993 to 5 November 1996. Has three children, Bilawal (b. 1988), Bakhtawar (b. 1990) and Asifa (b. 1994). After having faced over 90 legal cases (corruption, laundering state-owned money etc.) in Pakistan since the mid-1990s, she moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Graduated from Oxford University after becoming the first Asian woman to be president of the Oxford Union, a debating society. Two of her brothers, Shanawaz and Murtaza, both were killed under suspicious circumstances. After surviving a suicide-bomb attack in Karachi shortly after her return from exile on 18 October 2007, she was shot by an assassin before detonating an explosive vest hidden about his person, killing about 20 people in the town of Rawalpindi (27 December 2007). Has a sister named Sanam. She is 3 years younger than Benazir. Was three years older than husband Asif Ali Zardari .. Was fluent in English. Her mother is Persian so Benazir could speak Farsi. Her name means "wonderful". Also her son's name means "wonderful". Mother, Nusrat Beygum Bhutto, didn't want her to become a politician. The doctors who first tried to revive Benazir Bhutto had clearly stated that they saw bullet wounds entry and exit. Her special assistant and close friend was with her on the day of suicide attack but she wasn't killed since she didn't exit from the sunroof of the car. Loved coffee. Died in Naheed Khan's arms. Khan was Benazir's closest friend and one of the most important members of PPP. After her death people asked her sister, Sanam to become the chairman of PPP but she ignored this request. When her husband was in jail she migrated to London with her 3 children to live there with her sister's family. After her husband came out of jail, she migrated to Dubai with him and their children. She wanted her children, especially her son Bilawal, to continue her path. Asif Ali Zardari , Bhutto's husband served eight years in jail from 1996 to 2004 on charges that were eventually dropped and which he says were politically motivated. Her last book was published on 12 Feb 2008 all over the world. Benazir and her husband named their home in Karachi, "Bilawal house" which is their son's name. Last of 4 siblings who got married at age 34. The street she was killed in it and the Garden she had her last speech in (layique Baque) were named (Shahrah Benazir Bhutto) after her death there. In year 1972 Shabana Azmi was offered the role of Benazir in a Hindi movie and she accepted it but Benazir did not agree. After BB's death in 2008, Azmi was again offered this role in a new Hindi movie, and accepted it. According to The "Times" and the "Australian Magazine" (May 4, 1996) she was one of the 100 most powerful women in the World. Had a niece (daughter of Sanam Bhutto) named Azadeh and a nephew (son of Sanam Bhutto) named Shariar. Both Benazir and her son attended Karachi Grammar School. Kofi Annan (former UN president) and Kamila Shamsi (Pakistani novelist) were also students of that school. Educated at elite English-language Pakistani schools, several run by nuns, she lived the life of an indulged and adored wealthy child and teenager. Her sister Sanam Bhutto is a graduate of Politics from Harvard University. Her house was in the Dubai Hills region of Dubai city. A close friend of Amy Wilentz, famous writer. Spent much of her youth abroad and initi


When dissident Liu Xiaobo won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, a Chinese businessman proposed the creation of an equivalent prize to 'promote world peace from an Eastern perspective.' In whose name was the prize created? (hint: not Buddha)

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In a 2005 vote, Father Damien, Jacques Brel, Mercator and Peter Paul Rubens all finished in the top-10 list of the greatest people of what country?

Expats name Rubens, Brel as Greatest Belgians | News | Expatica Belgium Expats name Rubens, Brel as Greatest Belgians 2nd December 2005, 0 comments 2 December 2005, BRUSSELS — In contrast to Belgian nationals who voted for Father Damiaan as the Greatest Belgian on Thursday night, expats in Belgium have been unable to separate Peter Paul Rubens and Jacques Brel as their pick for the nation's greatest achiever. 2 December 2005 BRUSSELS — In contrast to Belgian nationals who voted for Father Damiaan as the Greatest Belgian on Thursday night, expats in Belgium have been unable to separate Peter Paul Rubens and Jacques Brel as their pick for the nation's greatest achiever. In a voluntary internet poll conducted on the Expatica site, Rubens and Brel each finished with 19 percent of the vote in a two-way tie for the title of Greatest Belgian. Following close behind with 30 votes was Father Damiaan, who had led the poll from the outset, but had become embroiled in a neck-and-neck race with the eventual winners in recent days. Some 162 expats voted in the poll, which was conducted over two weeks from 17 November and ended shortly before 7pm on 1 December. Debate was also waged in Expatica's discussion forums and via the poll's comments section, with one expat noting: "All of these men set a foundation that the rest of us continue to build on and benefit from. Thanks to all". Another expat said: "For me it has to be Father Damiaan. What could be greater than to selflessly give up your own chance of living a long life by taking care of the condemned rejects in society?" The achievements of Father Damiaan also prompted one expat to write: "His courage and unselfish devotion to his fellow man are unique qualities". While another expat noted simply: "We still miss Jacques". Cartographer Gerardus Mercator finished 4th in the overall tally with 11 percent of the vote, but could have moved a step closer to the title had one reader been given another chance to vote. "I did vote for Father Damiaan, but on reading a web summary of the life of Gerardus Mercator, realised that the world really benefited so much from his ideas," the voter wrote. One person suggested in Expatica's discussion forums that the nominees who lived prior to the 1830 independence of Belgium should be disqualified, while another said: "I hardly know any of them". Following the announcement of the winner on TV broadcaster Canvas and Radio 1 on Thursday night, an expat noted in the forums that Father Damiaan "will be strong competition against what other European countries have already voted for as their greatest". Similar debates across Europe have seen Charles De Gaulle (France), Konrad Adenauer (Germany), Winston Churchill (Britain) and Pim Fortuyn (the Netherlands) emerge as some of Europe's greatest achievers. The end result in Expatica's Greatest Belgian poll is as follows: Jacques Brel (31 votes), 19.1 percent  Peter Paul Rubens (31), 19.1 percent  Father Damiaan (30), 18.5 percent  Gerardus Mercator (18), 11.1 percent  Eddy Merckx (16), 9.9 percent  Paul Janssens (10), 6.2 percent  Andreas Vesalius (9), 5.6 percent  Ambiorix (7), 4.3 percent  Father Daens (7), 4.3 percent  Hendrik Conscience (3), 1.9 percent  [Copyright Expatica News 2005]


Ahmed Yassin who was killed by an Israeli helicopter gunship in 2004 is best known as the founder of what organization?

Sheik Ahmed News | Quotes | Wiki - UPI.com Sheik Ahmed News Next Wiki Sheikh Ahmed Ismail Hassan Yassin (1937 – 22 March 2004) (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد إسماعيل ياسين) was a founder of Hamas, a Palestinian paramilitary organization and political party. Yassin also served as the spiritual leader of the organization. Hamas gained popularity in Palestinian society by establishing hospitals, education systems, libraries and other services, but it has also claimed responsibility for a number of suicide attacks targeting Israeli civilians, leading to its being characterized by a number of western states as a terrorist organization. Yassin, a paraplegic who was nearly blind, had been confined to a wheelchair since a sporting accident at the age of 12. He was assassinated by an Israeli pilot of an helicopter gunship in 2004. His killing, in an attack that claimed the lives of as many as nine bystanders, precipitated much criticism of Israel, and many observers suggested that the act would negatively impact the peace process. 200,000 Palestinians attended his funeral procession. Ahmed Yassin was born in al-Jura, a small village near the city of Ashkelon, during the British Mandate of Palestine. His date of birth is not known for certain: according to his Palestinian passport, he was born on 1 January 1929, but he claimed to have actually been born in 1938. His father, Abdullah Yassin, died when he was three years old. Afterward, he became known in his neighborhood as Ahmad Sa'ada after his mother Sa'ada al-Habeel. This was to differentiate him from the children of his father's other three wives. Together, Yassin had four brothers and two sisters. He and his entire family fled to Gaza, settling in al-Shati Camp after his village was captured by the Israel Defence Forces during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License . It uses material from the Wikipedia article   " Sheik Ahmed ." Quotes


Kryptos is a 1990 sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn that is famous for its four encrypted messages, three of which have been solved. Where is it located?

Finally, a New Clue to Solve the CIA’s Mysterious Kryptos Sculpture | WIRED Time of Publication: 8:00 pm. 8:00 pm Finally, a New Clue to Solve the CIA’s Mysterious Kryptos Sculpture Kryptos, a sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. MAI/Landov In 1989, the year the Berlin Wall began to fall, American artist Jim Sanborn was busy working on his Kryptos sculpture, a cryptographic puzzle wrapped in a riddle that he created for the CIA’s headquarters and that has been driving amateur and professional cryptographers mad ever since. To honor the 25th anniversary of the Wall’s demise and the artist’s 69th birthday this year, Sanborn has decided to reveal a new clue to help solve his iconic and enigmatic artwork. It’s only the second hint he’s released since the sculpture was unveiled in 1990 and may finally help unlock the fourth and final section of the encrypted sculpture, which frustrated sleuths have been struggling to crack for more than two decades. The 12-foot-high, verdigrised copper, granite and wood sculpture on the grounds of the CIA complex in Langley, Virginia, contains four encrypted messages carved out of the metal, three of which were solved years ago. The fourth is composed of just 97 letters, but its brevity belies its strength. Even the NSA, whose master crackers were the first to decipher other parts of the work , gave up on cracking it long ago. So four years ago, concerned that he might not live to see the mystery of Kryptos resolved, Sanborn released a clue to help things along, revealing that six of the last 97 letters when decrypted spell the word “Berlin”—a revelation that many took to be a reference to the Berlin Wall. To that clue today, he’s adding the next word in the sequence—“clock”—that may or may not throw a wrench in this theory. Now the Kryptos sleuths just have to unscramble the remaining 86 characters to find out. Is a Clock a Clock? Sanborn told WIRED that he’s always been fascinated by Berlin’s many clocks but the Berlin Clock in particular has intrigued him the most. The clock, also known as the Berlin Uhr or Set Theory Clock, was designed in the 1970s by inventor and tinkerer Dieter Binninger . It displays the time through illuminated colored blocks rather than numbers and requires the viewer to calculate the time based on a complex scheme. The Berlin Clock, or the Set Theory Clock. John Freeman/Lonely Planet Images/Getty Images A yellow lamp at the top of the clock blinks every two seconds while a row of red lamps beneath it represent five hours. Red lights on a second row denote one hour each, and time is calculated based on the number of lights illuminated. “So if in the first line 2 lamps are lit and in the second line 3 lamps, it’s 5+5+3=13h or 1 p.m.,” notes one description of the timepiece . “Most people have no idea who Dieter is and all of the other people who make strange clocks in Berlin,” Sanborn says. “There’s a very interesting back story to [the Berlin Clock].” The focus on the clock, however, may just be a bit of sly misdirection from Sanborn—who is known among Kryptos fans for his puckishness. “Clock” could easily refer instead to a method devised by a Polish mathematician and cryptologist during World War II to crack Germany’s Enigma ciphers—a method that was expanded on by Alan Turing and his team at Bletchley Park who are credited with ultimately cracking Enigma. (It may be no coincidence that Sanborn has decided to release his new clue at the same time as The Imitation Game , a film about Turing’s work on Enigma, is opening in US theaters on Nov. 28.) How Kryptos Has Remained Unsolved for 20 Years Sanborn’s Kryptos sculpture was unveiled at the CIA on Nov. 3, 1990, a month that has a recurring theme in the sculpture’s ethos. Kryptos. MAI/Landov The artwork features a large block of petrified wood standing upright, with a tall copper plate scrolling out from the wood like a sheet of paper. At the sculpture’s base is a round pool with a fountain pump that sends water moving in a circ


The JIM suit, which is designed to maintain a pressure of one atmosphere regardless of external conditions is used by members of which profession?

Space Suits and Tugs - Atomic Rockets SPACE SUITS AND TUGS Artwork by Noel Sickles for Rocket to the Moon, LIFE magazine January 17, 1949. Note the built-in binoculars Introduction RocketCat sez Listen up, space cadets! Here's the deal: Spaceship and spacestation cabins have air at full pressure. If you use air at low pressure the blasted atmo is pure oxy, which is like swimming in a pool of gasoline while idly flicking your Zippo . Soft space suits are only terribly encumbering, like wearing three snow suits at once. This is their advantage. Disadvantages include the fact they can be punctured by a pair of kindergarten safety scissors, causing certain death. Oh, and they can only use low pressure because high pressure will make the suit spread-eagle you like a Saint Andrew's Cross . Low pressure means you have to do a few hours of pre-breathing or the suit will kill you with The Bends . Which is a problem if an emergency strikes and you don't have a few hours. Hard shell space suits advantages are: they can use high pressure atmo so you can't get the bends, you don't need to pre-breathe, and you'd need a freaking handgun to puncture it. Disadvantage is they are monumentally overwhelmingly hideously encumbering like wearing a suit of medieval plate armor made out of solid lead. Soft space suits are only terribly encumbering. Semi-rigid space suits are a cross between soft and hard shell suits. Like all attempts to have it both ways, it means they have the draw-backs of both and the advantages of neither. Skintight suits have the advantage of being about as encumbering as a wearing leotards, they are quick to put on, and puncturing them just gives you a space- hickey instead of certain death. Disadvantage is they have to use low pressure so The Bends once again raises its ugly head. Also people have a problem getting anybody to take it seriously ("Aw, c'mon, gimmie a break! Who the heck is your suit designer, Earle K. Bergey ? Where's the brass brassière?) A space suit is a protective garment that prevents an astronaut from dying horribly when they step into airless space. Also known as atmosphere suit, vac suit, pressure suit, space armor, environment(al) suit, e-suit, EVA suit. SF author Sir Arthur C. Clarke said "We seldom stop to think that we are still creatures of the sea, able to leave it only because, from birth to death, we wear the water-filled space suits of our skins." SF author Ken MacLeod said that the specification of a human being is "a space suit for a fish." Current NASA suits look like baggy inflated coveralls with a large back pack and a spherical fishbowl over the head. Often in old illustrations there are accordion bellows at the joints. The accuracy of space suits in science fiction was very much hit or miss . The low budget show Space Academy had " Life Support Bracelets " and the Star Trek Animated series had force-field based " Life Support Belts " as a cheapskate way to avoid the special effect expense of renting or drawing an actual space suit. Laura passes out life support bracelets in Space Academy. And they don't even light up. Life support belts with glowy yellow force fields. They were not used in later live action shows due to the all-too-real fear they would introduce unintended consequences . Typical 1946 sexist sci-fi space suits. Why exactly is the male fully covered while the female has to make do with a metallic bikini? artwork by Earle K. Bergey A much more scientifically realistic lady in a space suit. artwork by Karl Kopinski NASA astronaut always put on a transdermal dimenhydrinate anti-nausea patch when suiting up in a space suit, in case of drop sickness . The chances of that are slight, but suffocating inside a helmet full of vomit is a nasty way to die. Most space suits are Full (Body) Pressure-suits: they offer pressurization of the entire body in space for extended periods. Partial (Body) Pressure-suits only pressurize certain parts of the body for a limited time. They are only used as a precaution, worn inside the habitat module during times when there is danger of it sp


Dr. Conrad Murray whose trial started in September 2011 in the US was tried for giving a fatal dose of a sedative to which talented celebrity?

Jackson's voice echoes through Los Angeles court Jackson's voice echoes through Los Angeles court ANTHONY McCARTNEY and LINDA DEUTSCH - Associated Press Share View photos Conrad Murray listens to the prosecution's opening arguments in his involuntary manslaughter trial at Superior Court, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 in Los Angeles. Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool) More LOS ANGELES (AP) — First, prosecutors showed a photo of Michael Jackson's pale and lifeless body lying on a gurney. Then, they played a recording of his voice, just weeks before his death. Slow and slurred, his words echoed Tuesday through a Los Angeles courtroom at the start of the trial of the doctor accused of killing him. As a worldwide audience watched on TV and Jackson's family looked on from inside the courtroom, a drugged Jackson said: "We have to be phenomenal. When people leave this show, when people leave my show, I want them to say, 'I've never seen nothing like this in my life. Go. Go. I've never seen nothing like this. Go. It's amazing. He's the greatest entertainer in the world.'" Prosecutors played the audio for the first time during opening statements as they portrayed Dr. Conrad Murray, 58, as an incompetent physician who used a dangerous anesthetic without adequate safeguards and whose neglect left the superstar abandoned as he lay dying. Defense attorneys countered that Jackson caused his own death by taking a drug dose, including propofol, after Murray left the room. Nothing the cardiologist could have done would have saved the King of Pop, defense attorney Ed Chernoff told jurors, because Jackson was desperate to regain his fame and needed rest to prepare for a series of crucial comeback concerts. A number of Jackson's family members were in the courthouse, including his father Joseph, mother Katherine, sisters LaToya and Janet, and brothers Jermaine, Randy and Tito. LaToya Jackson carried a sunflower, her brother's favorite flower. The family's most emotional moment came when the prosecutor played a video excerpt from Jackson's "This Is It" rehearsal in which he sang "Earth Song," a plea for better treatment of the environment. As Jackson sang the words, "I used to dream. I used to glance beyond the stars," his mother, Katherine, dabbed at her eyes with a tissue. Prosecutor David Walgren noted it was Jackson's last performance. Murray, who arrived at court holding hands with his mother, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. If convicted, he could face up to four years in prison and the loss of his medical license. Speaking for more than an hour, Walgren relied on photos and audio recordings to paint Murray as an inept and reckless caretaker. Walgren showed a photo of a lifeless Jackson on a hospital gurney. He juxtaposed the image with those of Jackson performing. Walgren also played the recording of Jackson speaking to Murray while, the prosecutor said, the singer was under the influence of an unknown substance roughly six weeks before his death. The prosecutor said that Murray recorded the conversation with his groggy patient on his cell phone. Jackson trusted Murray as his physician, and "that misplaced trust in Conrad Murray cost Michael Jackson his life," Walgren said. The recurring theme was Jackson's never-ending quest for sleep and propofol, the potion he called his "milk" and that he believed was the answer. Jurors were told that it was a powerful anesthetic, not a sleep aid, and the prosecutor said Murray severely misused it. The prosecutor said while working for Jackson, the doctor was shipped more than four gallons of the anesthetic, which is normally given in hospital settings. Chernoff, the defense attorney, claimed the singer swallowed several pills of the sedative lorazepam on the morning of his death and that was enough to put six people to sleep. After taking a self-administered dose of propofol, Jackson did not even have a chance to close his eyes, Ch


"Named for Polish-Lithuanian-American book dealer, what 15th century book whose script, language and illustrations continue to baffle experts has been called ""the world's most mysterious manuscript""?"

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Joseph Rotblat, the only scientist to leave the Manhattan Project on moral grounds co-founded what Nobel Peace Prize winning organization that is named for a Canadian village?

List Of Pro Nuclear Physicists, Political Leaders, Economists, Actors Who Switched Sides And Became Anti Nuclear Activists And Whistleblowers; Russell–Einstein Manifesto | A Green Road Journal List Of Pro Nuclear Physicists, Political Leaders, Economists, Actors Who Switched Sides And Became Anti Nuclear Activists And Whistleblowers; Russell–Einstein Manifesto List Of Pro Nuclear Physicists, Political Leaders, Actors Who Switched Sides And Became Anti Nuclear Activists And Whistleblowers; Russell–Einstein Manifesto Updated Jan. 2016 All nuclear education programs for medical doctors, physicists, and nuclear workers of any kind teach that radiation is good for everyone, (via hormesis theory) while avoiding any mention of the dangers of low dose radiation cumulative exposure, inhalation or ingestion hazards. This fact makes it amazing that tens of thousands of doctors, chemists, nuclear physicists, and others who go beyond this faux science 'programming' or propaganda to learn the truth about the real life dangers of low dose cumulative radiation and then join groups and/or take action against the nuclear monopoly. The public usually only hears from the pro nuclear industry experts on the mass media news, as anyone outside of the industry is for the most part locked out or fired if they blow the whistle once they find out the truth.   In addition, as you will see from the following evidence, anyone inside the nuclear industry who speaks out, is fired quickly, loses their funding and is then blacklisted. There are hundreds, if not thousands of nuclear industry whistleblowers who have all suffered the same fate, or worse.. Read their stories and see if you agree. It is important to realize and understand that anyone who takes on the nuclear industry usually sacrifices everything, so it is a very difficult choice to make. Yet, tens of thousands of medical professionals and very significant percentage of physicists have made this choice, to follow their conscience, rather than just the money.  THE FOLLOWING LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS COMPRISES THOSE PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE ANSWERING THE CALL OF CONSCIENCE AND MORALITY The following list of very well known and/or famous people answered the call of their conscience. These very honorable individuals and groups have the understanding that there is a moral responsibility around nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants. Some of the following are members of a faith group and have decided to be a good steward and preserve God's creation for 7 future generations by abolishing nuclear weapons and nuclear power plants that create the 'fuel' for nuclear bombs. Religious Ethics; Churches, Religious Leaders And Pacifist Faith Organizations Working For Peace, By Abolishing Nuclear Weapons And Nuclear Power Plants NUCLEAR INDUSTRY WHISTLEBLOWERS AND/OR TRUTH TELLERS ARE MOST OFTEN ISOLATED, NEVER PUBLISHED IN PEER REVIEW JOURNALS, PLUS THEY ARE FIRED OR BLACKLISTED Besides the ones detailed in the anti nuclear industry whistleblower  list/link , other nuclear whistleblowers include: http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/p/corporations-art-and-science-of.html QUOTES BY MEDICAL DOCTORS, SPIRITUAL LEADERS, SCIENTISTS AND NUCLEAR EXPERTS ABOUT DANGERS OF LOW DOSE, CUMULATIVE RADIATION  The reason that nuclear weapons treaties have been signed and the number of nuclear weapons has been reduced is thanks to groups of very brave scientists, medical doctors and other leaders speaking out or taking a public stand. It is important to honor those that are taking a stand for a viable genetic future for humanity, because saying anything anti nuclear involves a sacrifice and paying a price in their profession.  Quotes By Medical Doctors, Scientists, Spiritual Leaders And Nuclear Experts About Low Dose Cumulative Radiation Dangers http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/07/quotes-from-famous-people-about-nuclear.html 70 SCIENTISTS INVOLVED WITH MANHATTAN PROJECT SIGNED SZILARD PETITION, DESPITE SEVERE CENSORSHIP, SECRECY AND MILITARY CLAMPDOWN ON DISSENT, MOST OF THEM GOT FIRED The opposition to


What was the Soviet government agency that administered the country's forced labor camps which were compared to 'a chain of islands' by a Nobel Prize winning author?

Ajit Vadakayil: EXHUMING DIRTY SECRETS OF HOLODOMOR , BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION, AND THE GULAG – CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL Sunday, July 21, 2013 EXHUMING DIRTY SECRETS OF HOLODOMOR , BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION, AND THE GULAG – CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL LEST WE FORGET ,  THE ALL JEWISH ROTHSCHILD CONTROLLED ROLE  OF  GENRIKH GRIGORYEVICH YAGODA ,  LAZAR MOISEYEVICH KAGANOVICH ,  NAFTALY ARONOVICH FRENKEL,  MATVEI BERMAN,  KARL MARX,  LENIN,  STALIN,  TROTSKY,  JACOB HENRY SCHIFF,  MAX MORITZ WARBURG,  LAVRENTIY PAVLOVICH BERIA,  YAKOV MIKHAILOVICH SVERDLOV,  YAKOV MIKHAILOVICH YUROVSKY- CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL  To do justice to this post, the reader must have a back ground.  Or everything will go over his head.  You won’t find this in big brother owned main stream media or Hollywood movies or Zionist controlled History channel.. First watch this video for a brief intro as to what is coming. Below video:   Jewish CNN reporter Wolf Blitzer trying to trap David Duke.   There are 18 countries in Europe who will throw you inside jail, and give you a IRS raid to break you financially,  if you contest the grossly exaggerated "Hitler killed  6 million Jews " figure. After that be familiar with a few of my previous blog posts. WHEN THE LIE IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD VADAKAYIL CRYPTOS, DOUBLE AGENTS, FALSE FLAGS, DECEPTION  VADAKAYIL EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE , I'LL BE WATCHING YOU VADAKAYIL THE SHREWD CLUB WITHIN THE NAIVE BILDERBERG CLUB VADAKAYIL RUDOLF HESS , A HONOURABLE MAN WHO WAS FRAMED VADAKAYIL GENERAL EISENHOWER'S SECRET HOLOCAUST OF GERMAN POWS VADAKAYIL WINSTON CHURCHILL , HENCHMAN OR HERO VADAKAYIL THE LIE OF PEARL HARBOUR REVEALED VADAKAYIL EXPLOSION ON SS MAINE, AVENGER THEODORE ROOSEVELT VADAKAYIL DIRTY SECRETS OF BOSTON TEA PARTY VADAKAYIL BLACK AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE AND THE JEWS VADAKAYIL THE INDENTURED COOLIE, SLAVERY REINVENTED VADAKAYIL ANIMAL FARM BY GEORGE ORWELL , A NEW PERSPECTIVE  VADAKAYIL NAPOLEON THE UNKNOWN SIDE VADAKAYIL TIPU SULTAN UNMASKED VADAKAYIL MAHATMA GANDHI , RE-WRITING INDIAN HISTORY VADAKAYIL THE DIABOLICAL BRAIN WASHING PROCESS OF MAHATMA GANDHI VADAKAYIL SOPA WILL CENSOR INTERNET FOR ZIONIST BIG BROTHER VADAKAYIL THE ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL GEORGE PATTON VADAKAYIL MODERN ECONOMICS, AN EMPIRICAL VULGAR PSEUDO SCIENCE VADAKAYIL WORTH MORE THAN THE SUM TOTAL OF ENTIRE FORBES LIST VADAKAYIL SNUFF MOVIES , FREEMASON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN , THE HELLFIRE CLUB , ADL VADAKAYIL AMARTYA SEN GETS NOBEL PRIZE FOR WHITEWASHING INDIAN HOLOCAUST VADAKAYIL MURKY TRUTHS OF INFLATION AND GLOBALIZATION VADAKAYIL THE GREAT AMERICAN DEPRESSION  VADAKAYIL NAZIS WERE MORE CULTURED AND KINDER  VADAKAYIL BLACK AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE AND THE JEWS VADAKAYIL WHITE SLAVERY  VADAKAYIL SAY NO TO BIG BROTHER OF GEORGE ORWELL'S 1984 VADAKAYIL NAPOLEON , THE UNKNOWN SIDE VADAKAYIL THE BACK SWING OF JOHN GALT VADAKAYIL THE INDENTURED COOLIE, SLAVERY REINVENTED  VADAKAYIL THE INDIAN NAVY MUTINY OF 1946, THE ONLY WAR OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE  VADAKAYIL I remember when I used to play tennis  with my elder son , at the Calicut Indoor stadium complex, the Communist run municipality always used to throw the spanner into the works, branding  tennis as a “bourgeois”  game. Indeed! None of those communists have any idea what this term means , though surprise-surprise they could pronounce it the right way.  Any idiot could say this B word and be welcomed in the Kerala Communist fold as a dear Sagaav ( comrade )  Bourgeoisie was a Bolshevik code-word for Gentile ( Goy or non-Israelite peoples)  .    The first law passed after the Communists seized power in Russia made anti-semitism a crime punishable by death.  (Izvestia, July 27, 1918). "National and racial chauvinism is a vestige of the misanthropic customs characteristic of the period of cannibalism. Anti-semitism, as an extreme form of racial chauvinism, is the most dangerous vestige of cannibalism...under USSR law active anti-Semites are liable to the death penalty." (Stalin, Collected Works, vol. 13, p. 30). The top Communist Judaic official  Grigory Yevseevich Zinoviev stated:  "Without mercy, without sparing, we wil


You've surely heard about the Stockholm syndrome. But what is the opposite of this condition where the hostage takers become more sympathetic to the hostages? It is named after a South American city where it was observed after the Japanese Embassy hostage crisis in 1996.

The Jawa Report: June 2005 Archives Taking Academic Freedom Too Far? By Demosophist The Academic Left's poster boy, Ward Churchill, advocates fragging "for peace." Well, we know there's no shame. But this can't help CU's fundraising or student recruitment very much. Are there any boundaries at all? I don't know, perhaps we don't want to stand in the way of people making complete fools of themselves and their ogranizations? But at some point won't well-meaning people start to think that if we don't draw the line somewhere, then maybe there's some flaw in the notion of patriotism, or the fight against totalitarianism? Won't they be justified in thinking we're not really serious? Is this a case of boiled frogs? The irony is that I'll bet if someone advocated just beating the snot out of the guy he wouldn't hesitate to sue. (Hat tip: Instapundit ) Puke Blogging (UPDATED) I'm getting sick. RS v. 1.5 has been throwing up for the past 4 days. Looks like it's my turn. If I'm not back in a couple of days notify the authorities. Tell them Scott Baio has pinkeye and is on the loose. UPDATE 6/30: I'm feeling much better now. Thanks for all the well wishes. But last night.......... ......so I'm thinking either food poisoning or Beelzibub. Baptism by fire : part II Well first of all I would like to thank everyone bloggers and readers who took the time to send links and ideas. For me this site is all about getting to read Rusty and also read the comments of some of the brightest people I've seen. I started as a reader and I still consider myself to be just that. While I've been posting up here really it is all of you out there that make the site fun. So before I go a big thanks to everyone who has supported me. Rusty we all hope for your swift recovery. Now one last thing. YBP wishes to discuss the very foundations of civilization.  Since he sent links today I will oblidge him. And remember everyone watch the BP. It's the discussion that makes it cool. Let's not give ourselves a stroke now.  I've got to go and do some real work too. I've been jumping back and forth so good afternoon all and.... Have a good one. Link to the very foundations of civilization Hat tip :YBP Guest Posters: A big thanks to you too and feel free to continue as this will be the end of me for today. Also for those bloggers that I referenced today. I'm still not up to speed on pings and trackbacks so my sincere apologies if I missed anyone or failed to do it correctly. Updated : Rusty lives.  I did get an email and Rusty says he feels a little bit better. I take that as was able to pull my head out of the bucket long enough to send an email. He says he probably will not blog today. Speedy recovery my master. Muslim nations vow to help end Iraq insurgency I'll just say it's about time. I hope this comes to fruition. "Ministers of member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting in Yemen agreed to help "rebuild Iraq and enabling the Iraqi government to maintain security and stability," Yemeni Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi told reporters." Baptism by fire Whew where is Rusty when you need him huh?? Thanks for all the links and suggestions. I think I have enough to maybe get us through the day. Washington post story here. Personally for me I think they pick the wrong arguments. The DSM issue for one makes me feel better. It's kind of like a space shot. You had better be thinking about it ahead of time. You can always abort at the last minute. And once the candle is lit, well there is no turning back. So the discussion of if would should have or not is dead to me. The candle is lit people. Rusty seems to like Michelle so I think he would approve. Democrats Continue to Harp on 'The Day Which We Shall Not Mention' It should be perfectly clear by now that Democrats hate it when President Bush, or any Republican for that matter, mentions 9/11. For Democrats the the words September 11th or 9/11 are about as worthy of mentioning in public discourse than the hundred or so 'four-letter' words all of our pa


What comic book character who is particularly appealing to teens was created by its producer who hoped to attract fans of the Andy Hardy movies starring Mickey Rooney?

Donna | Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict - Part 3 June 10, 2012 in Uncategorized by Sam Tweedle | No comments Play Misty For Me (1971) – In his directorial debut, movie tough guy Clint Eastwood is having some girl trouble.  Making a departure from the westerns and cop films that made him a house hold name, Eastwood finds himsrelf stalked and terrorized by an insane woman in a case of fatal attraction in his psychological thriller Play Misty For Me. Clint Eastwood plays Carmel-by-the-sea, California dj Dave Garver, whose nightly jazz program at KRML radio catches the attention of listener Evelyn Draper (future Arrested Development co-star Jessica Walter).  Each night Evelyn calls Dave with a simple request – “Play Misty for me” and an amused Dave always obliges.  One night, when Dave mentions a drinking establishment that he often goes to on the air, Evelyn finds him there and propositions him, which Dave accepts, but tells her right away that there will be no strings attached and it was a one time thing.  Unfortunately for Dave, Evelyn has a borderline personality disorder, displaying extreme emotions of love and anger, and doesn’t know how to take a hint.  Before Dave knows it, Evelyn has seized his life and Dave can’t escape her unwanted advances.  At first Evelyn’s continuous presence in Dave’s life is an odd annoyance, until his ex-girlfriend Tobie (future Knots Landing star Donna Mills) returns to Carmel, which sends Evelyn completely over the edge.  Suddenly Dave finds himself in a deadly love triangle between the woman he loves, and a psychopath that wont take no for an answer. Clint Eastwood takes over the camera for his directorial debut in the psychological thriller "Play Misty For Me." For his directorial debut, Play Misty For Me was a bold departure from anything that Clint Eastwood had done before, or even since.  Known for his tough guy films, throughout his career Eastwood has stayed away from psychological thrillers or horror films.  Play Misty For Me remains to be the only exception, making it stand out amongst Clint Eastwood’s body of work.  Eastwood put his own personal imprints on the film making it uniquely his own.  Although he was in charge, Eastwood had friend Don Siegel, who directed him in films such as Coogan’s Bluff, Two Mules For Sister Sara, The Beguiled and Dirty Harry, alongside him to consult with.  In fact, Siegel makes a notable appearance in the film as the bartender at the bar that Eastwood’s character goes to at the end of his radio shows.  Eastwood also used many members of Siegel’s regular production team, including cinematographer Bruce Sertees, composer Dee Barton and editor Carl Pingetore, which created a familiar group of professionals which Eastwood could work easily with.  Eastwood also brought the film close to home by moving its location from Los Angeles to the small California harbor town of Carmel-by-the-Sea where Eastwood had settled.  Eastwood filmed the entire film on location in local business establishments, friends homes and even Carmel’s real jazz station KRML, in which Eastwood chose to keep as the call letters in his film.  The small town atmosphere of Play Misty for Me creates a claustrophobic feel to the film, which adds to the film’s suspense.  Eastwood would eventually become mayor of Carmel in 1986 and continues to live there today.  Residents of Carmel can still listen to jazz on KRML which still exists, although its location has changed. One of his most personal projects, Clint Eastwood incorporated his love for jazz music into the film by making his character, Dave Garver, a jazz disc jockey. Eastwood’s love of jazz plays an important part in the film.  A jazz pianist in his younger days, Eastwood incorporated jazz into the entire embodiment of the film. From the occupation of his character, to the name of the film to the bluesy tone of Roberta Flack’s The First Time I Saw Your Face, jazz music lives and breathes through the picture.  Eastwood even used the movie as a way to film a sequence at the 1970 Monterey Jazz Festival.  Although the scene really


"What building whose construction started in 1792 was once described by one of its residents as ""... big enough for two emperors, one pope and the grand lama ...""?"

History | InRisk History The following list of historical events is intended mostly for entertainment purposes. Although a number of significant events in structural and probabilistic analysis are included, and while it is interesting to compare those events with other milestones, the list is merely an arbitrary hodgepodge of events. More events are steadily added in the same random fashion. If you are interested in additional big picture glances at history then you might also like the Big History Project . Infographics that visualize evolution are also interesting to look at, including Leonard Eisenberg’s Tree of Life  and  John B. Sparks’ Histomap of Evolution . The latter was developed by Sparks after his famous Histomap , which shows the relative power of states, nations, and empires from 2,000 BC to present. You may also find neat visualizations of the history of Europe here. 2016 Data showed warmest months on record since measurements began in 1880 The 362 metre long cruise ship Harmony of the Seas set sail as the World’s largest with 16 decks and the capacity to carry 6,360 passengers and 2,100 crew members 2013 Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returned to Earth on May 13 after staying at the International Space Station since December 21 the previous year; the record for longest stay in space (437 days 18 hours) was set by Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov in the mid-1990s 2012 Evidence of the existence of the Higgs boson emerged at CERN, tentatively upholding the “standard model” of particle physics World population reached 7 billion The summer Olympic Games were held in London 2011 The Mecca Royal Clock Tower in Saudi Arabia was completed; it is 601 meters high and presently the world’s second tallest building 2010 The Burj Khalifa building in Dubai was completed; at 828 meters it is still the tallest building in the world The winter Olympic Games were held in Vancouver, Canada 2009 Barack Obama took office as US President 2008 The summer Olympic Games were held in Beijing, China 2007 Ang and Tang published the second edition of Vol. 1 of their 1975 textbook with the revised title “Probability concepts in engineering: emphasis on applications in civil and environmental engineering” 2006 The InRisk research project commenced The winter Olympic Games were held in Torino (Turin), Italy 2005 Steve Jobs of Apple announced on June 6 that their Mac computers would switch to Intel x86 processors; Mac-sales increased multifold in the following years, also due to Jobs’ obsession with perfection, which gave Mac computers sleek designs and unrivalled reliability, somewhat contrasting the beta-strategy of companies like Microsoft and Google The National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) became objective-based, in which each technical requirement was linked with at least one objective and functional statement 2004 Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February The summer Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece 2002 The winter Olympic Games were held in Salt Lake City, USA 2001 In a coordinated attack on September 11, several airplanes were hijacked and crashed into important buildings on the East Coast of the United States; the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York collapsed and the Pentagon building was hit; another plane aimed at the White House crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers intervened George W. Bush took office as US President on January 20 2000 The summer Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia 1999 NATO started airstrikes against Serbia on Marcy 24; the campaign lasted until June 10 when Serbia agreed to withdraw from Kosovo World population reached 6 billion 1998 The core module of the International Space Station was launched; it is divided into a Russian segment (ROS) and a United States segment (USOS) After George P. Mitchell invented commercially viable shale gas fracturing, Mitchell Energy conducted “fracking” on an economic scale for the first time; in the following years shale gas became a rapidly growing contributor to primary US energy The winter Olympic Games were hel


What is the name of the photograph taken by Voyager 1 of the Earth against the vastness of space which lent itself to the title of a 1994 book by Carl Sagan?

Carl Sagan – Learning from Dogs Looking into self. Rounding off the week. Starting with Monday’s video of Carl Sagan reminding us all that Planet Earth is just a grain of sand in the vast cosmos right through to yesterday’s Dealing with madness post, much of the week has been reminding us all of one very fundamental truth.  No better expressed than in a comment from Patrice Ayme [my emphasis]: … there is no healthy man without a healthy world. Regulars will have noted the high levels of debate this week.  Thank you all for those comments. I have also received a couple of emails with feedback and comments, sent to me on a personal basis.  One of those emails had such a powerful message that I begged for permission to publish it on Learning from Dogs.  I was asked to keep the author’s identity private but, trust me, it is from someone I know well who subscribes to ideas of integrity and honesty in spades. The author also strongly recommended publishing in association with his personal essay an extract from Chris Hedges’ book “Death of the Liberal Class”.  That extract follows straight on from the essay. oooOOOooo Reflections from a Vietnam Combat Veteran War is an unnatural dichotomy.  Both sides are morally and materially diminished.  A future World War would most probably finish us as the self-appointed predominant intelligent species on planet earth.  It seems worth noting that German industrialists coordinated fundamentalist propaganda to foster the bigotry, hatred and fear which fueled their profitable war engines prior to World War II. United States commercial media today reflects a financially dominated military-industrial culture with liberty and justice for sale.  The results are divisive and lead to both a declared international war against nebulous assailants we have been taught to dislike and an internal political war that has polarized our once fair nation. We’ve stopped investing in the future in response to radicals who want to destroy government, human rights and what remains of the earth’s surface resources.  There is an emerging police state mentality on display with a variety of candidates for local dictator. It’s well past time for moderate republicans to ignore their uber-conservative brethren.  It’s well past time for moderate democrats to renounce their corporate ties.  This will only happen when our financial and political leaders awaken to the reality of what is in the best long-term interests for all life on this planet rather than our present unsustainable global economy. To complicate the problem, our planet is under attack by a swarm of vociferous human locusts seeking profit without regard to the consequences.  Meanwhile, despite human denial, the universe continues to emerge.  Species which do not adapt to change do not survive. It’s important to remember that we’re in the midst of a battle that’s as old as the conscious awareness of the human species.  We generally have very little idea of the inclusive nature of our being; let alone the nature of our collective being as a species. We have as yet to learn how to surrender to reality.  The battle is with our own species. Committing collective suicide for quarterly profit is not a sane way of life.  What we’ve created is a neo-feudal global economy without any foundation that feeds on an empire of consumption.  When we combine a neo-feudal economy with neo-fascist politics we arrive at a moral and biological dead end. The coup d’état of the current Corporate State is the Citizen’s United ruling that makes money a form of free speech.  Money has no DNA.  In case anyone missed how the “occupy” movement was crushed, there’s no question that we’re rapidly criminalizing all forms of dissent.  These actions are being taking under the 1917 Espionage Act and related state secrets acts.  No discernment of moral value is considered and no public hearings are conducted.  People who speak up are locked up.  We’ve become a fearful and secretive population. Our self-appointed elite power structure is completely irrational in its belief that human reason is


A lazaretto which can be an isolated island or a ship at anchor near a harbor is used for what purpose for maritime travelers?

Maritime Terms and Definitions Z   Abaft    the beam: Said of the bearing of an object which bears between the beam    and the stern (further back than the ship's middle). Abaft: A relative term used to describe the location of one object    in relation to another, in which the object described is farther aft than    the other. Thus, the mainmast is abaft the foremast (in back of). Abandon ship: Get away from the ship, as in an emergency. Abeam: The bearing of an object 90 degrees from ahead (in a line    with the middle of the ship). Able bodied seaman: The next grade above the beginning grade of ordinary    seaman in the deck crew. Aboard: In the vessel (on the ship). Aboveboard: Above decks; without concealment of deceit (out in the    open). Abreast: Abeam of (alongside of). Accommodation ladder: The portable steps from the gangway down to    the waterline. Admiral: Comes from the Arabic "Emir" or "Amir" which means "First commander" and "Al-bahr which means "the    sea". Emir-al-barh evolved into Admiral. Adrift: Loose from the moorings (not tied or secured). Afloat: Floating. Aft: At, near, or toward the stern (back end). Aground: Resting on the bottom. Ahoy: A call used in hailing a vessel or boat (hey!). Air tank: A metal air-tight tank built into a boat to insure flotation    even when the boat is swamped. Alee: To the leeward side (away from the wind). Alive: Alert (pep it up!). All hands: The entire crew. All standing: To bring to a sudden stop. Aloft: Above the upper deck (above). Alongside: Side to side. Amidships: In or towards the middle of a ship in regard to length    or breadth (center of). Anchor: A device or iron so shaped to grip the bottom and holds a    vessel at anchor by the anchor chain. Anchor bar: Wooden bar with an iron shod, wedge: shaped end, used    in prying the anchor or working the anchor or working the anchor chain.    Also used to engage or disengage the wild-cat. Anchor chain: Heavy, linked chain secured to an anchor for mooring    or anchoring. Anchor lights: The riding lights required to be carried by vessels    at anchor. Anchor watch: The detail on deck at night, when at anchor, to safeguard    the vessel (not necessarily at the anchor; a general watch). Anchor's aweigh: Said of the anchor when just clear of the bottom    (leaving or moving). Anchorage: A place suitable for anchoring. Ashore: On the shore (on land). Astern: The bearing of an object 180 degrees from ahead (behind). Athwartships: At right angles to the fore-and-aft line of the vessel    (sideways-across). Avast: An order to stop or cease hauling (stop action at once). Awash: Level with the water (water ready to, or slightly covering    decks). Awning: A canvas canopy secured over the ship's deck as a protection    from the weather (covering). Aye, aye, sir: The reply to an officer's order signifying that he    is understood and will be obeyed (I understand). Bail:    To throw water out of a boat; a yoke, as a ladder bail (rung). Ballast tanks: Double bottoms for carrying water ballast and capable    of being flooded or pumped out at will. Ballast: Heavy weights packed in the bottom of a boat or ship to    give her stability. Batten down: To make watertight. Said of hatches and cargo (tie up    or secure). Beachcomber: A derelict seaman found unemployed on the waterfront,    especially in a foreign country (seaman without a ship). Beam wind: A wind at right angles to a vessel's course (wind blowing    at the ship's side.) Bear a hand: To assist or help. Bear down: To approach (overtake or come up to). Bearing: The direction of an object (with reference to you, your    ship, another object). Becalmed: A sailing vessel dead in the water due to lack of wind    (not moving). Becket: A rope eye for the hook of a block. A rope grommet used in    place of a rowlock. Also, a small piece of rope with an eye in each end    to hold the feet of a sprit to the mast. In general any small rope or strap