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NO MORE BREAD FOR DUCKS?

For years children of all ages  have fed the ducks with stale bread normally in local park duck pond well this may need to stop.The CANAL&RIVER TRUST claim 6 million loaves are flung into rivers and canals every year encouraging Rats,and uneaten soggy bread could spread disease,me i will carry on feeding them as will my gran kids.

Possible fatty acid detected on Mars

A fatty acid might be among organic molecules discovered on Mars by Nasa's Curiosity rover. However, it's not possible at this stage to determine whether the compound has a biological or non-biological origin. And contamination could still be responsible for the finding. The results come from Curiosity's SAM instrument, and were presented at the 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) in Texas. Nasa scientist Daniel Glavin described the results from the first "wet chemistry" experiment carried out by Curiosity. A long-chain carboxylic acid, or fatty acid, was a good fit for one of the data peaks detected in a mudstone called Cumberland, he told an audience at the meeting. A form of alcohol molecule may also be among the compounds analysed. The preliminary result will excite scientists because fatty acids are key components of the cell membranes found in all life forms, including microbial organisms. Dr Glavin told an audience that the result was "provocative", and said the link to biology was the "million-dollar question". But he explained that a -READ MORE-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31988540

Pamela Marcom a interview

I work for a large hospital in Sacramento CA My hobbies are cooking, sewjng, crochet but most of a paranormal investigation. I am currently part of the USS Hornet crew working on the paranormal tours of the ship. I am currently taking a Tarot Class and I am working with two close friends and mediums who are helping me to expand abilities I had but lost as a child. I started about 3 years ago when a coworker invited me to Virginia City NV for a weekend investigation. By the weekend I was hooked. We started Pacific Coast Spirit Watch and the rest is history. We have 11 team members who range in age from late 20s to mid 60s. My aim and goals are to continue to investigate. Learn as much as I can and in the end try to help as I can. Initially I wanted to learn if there is truly another side. I have lost both parents and wanted to proof that this isn't all there is. Our team has been extremely fortunate to have been granted permission to investigate many location, some which had never been done before. The Argonaut Mine, California Auto Museum, California Aero Space Museum, Gibson Ranch, several cemeteries and many other locations. We recently returned from Dunsmir and Castella CA. We investigated the Stone Cottage Inn, the California Theatre and the Castle Rock Inn and Café (a former bordello). Over the course of the year's we have captured many evps, video and personal paranormal experiences. Ghost Adventures used a clip of evidence we obtained on the USS Hornet in the Ghost Adventures Aftershock episode airing on May 31, 2014. We have secured many new locations and 2015 may be our best year yet. My plan for the group's future is to continue to investigate, learn as much as I can during that process and share it with our group. I look forward to continuing my journey, working with the team, meeting many new people and visiting new locations-our web site is www.pacificcoastspiritwatch.net

Anthropocene: New dates proposed for the 'Age of Man'

The Anthropocene - a new geological time period that marks the "Age of man" - began in 1610, a study suggests. Scientists believe that the arrival of Europeans in the Americas had an unprecedented impact on the planet, marking the dawn of this new epoch. The findings are published in the journal Nature. Others say that the industrial revolution or the first nuclear tests better signal the start of the Anthropocene. While some believe the exact date for a new epoch can only be determined with the benefit of thousands or even millions of years of hindsight. An international Anthropocene Working Group is currently reviewing the evidence and will announce its favoured start date next year. Golden spikes Continue reading the main story “ Start Quote We look for these golden spikes - a real point in time when you can show in a record when the whole Earth has changed” Prof Mark Maslin University College London Geologists carve up Earth's history into chunks that reflect times of significant change on the planet, perhaps as a result of continental movement, a big asteroid strike, or a major shift in climate. We are still formally in the Holocene Epoch. It started more than 11,500 years ago as the last Ice Age came to an end-READ MORE -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31836233

Penduline Tits showing well today at Darts Farm

Although only 2 Penduline Tits were present, they were showing well this morning, both in the reedmace and preening in the willow tree. Interestingly they appeared to be eating the buds off the tree as well! Chiffchaff and reed buntings were also present in the morning sunshine.

First Baby Step' Toward Anti-Aging Drug

- Researchers could be closing in on a "fountain of youth" drug that can delay the effects of aging and improve the health of older adults, a new study suggests. Seniors received a significant boost to their immune systems when given a drug that targets a genetic signaling pathway linked to aging and immune function, researchers with the drug maker Novartis report. The experimental medication, a version of the drug rapamycin, improved the seniors' immune response to a flu vaccine by 20 percent, researchers said in the current issue of Science Translational Medicine. The study is a "watershed" moment for research into the health effects of aging, said Dr. Nir Barzilai, director of the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Rapamycin belongs to a class of drugs known as mTOR inhibitors, which have been shown to counteract aging and aging-related diseases in mice and other animals. Barzilai, who wasn't involved in the study, said this is one of the first studies to show that these drugs also can delay the effects of aging in humans. "It sets the stage for using this drug to target aging, to improve everything about aging," Barzilai said. "That's really going to be for us a turning point in research, and we are very excited." The mTOR genetic pathway promotes healthy growth in the young. But it appears to have a negative effect on mammals as they grow older-READ MORE-http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20141224/researchers-take-first-baby-step-toward-anti-aging-drug

Lykquydyzer-ben kortekaa-a interview

What inspired you? My main influences Pop Will Eat Itself, Orbital, The Chemical Brothers, Hallucinogen. I remember seeing Orbital live in their early days and thought wow I want to do that. I've been playing drums in bands since I was 16 and played gigs all over the place. I was also quite a well known DJ playing pubs and clubs in Blackburn and Leeds and also a few illegal parties. My inspiration comes from many places but a lot of it comes down to how I'm feeling when composing. What are your aims? My main aim is to play live, I love the thrill you get when you see people enjoying and dancing to your music. If the sale of the CD goes well then a limited edition vinyl Ep will be in the offing. What plans do you have for the future? I have 2 festival appearances coming up this year and hopefully more be forthcoming. Playing live will be the the major plan with merchandise being produced ive already designed the t shirt so its all go.

Boy George And Culture Club: Karma To Calamity - BBC4, 9pm

Boy George And Culture Club: Karma To Calamity - BBC4, 9pm IN the early 1980s, Culture Club were one of the biggest bands in the world. What with them and Bonnie Tyler, it was a musical pinnacle never since reached. Being part of Band Aid cemented them as stalwarts of the Eighties, a band that broke down barriers. For me personally they made it acceptable to wear lipstick in maths. But by the time disbanded in 1986 they were a band with a troubled past. Boy George had an affair with drummer Jon Moss and, when they acrimoniously split, the group fell apart, the singer descending into heroin addiction. This documentary charts the outfit's recent revival, following the members from initial recording sessions through to live performances as they attempt to overcome their tempestuous history. Read more: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/John-Woodhouse-TV-Preview-Boy-George-Culture-Club/story-26125963-detail/story.html#ixzz3TogjnW2x Follow us: @SentinelStaffs on Twitter | sentinelstaffs on Facebook

RARE DANDY COMIC FIND

I wish i had this find in my kitchen .pboard in A rare first edition of THE DANDY was found in a kitchen cupboard in GLASGOW  after spending 40 years in it ,sold for £3,000.

HOLY CROC

A holy crocodile -100 years old who was hand fed by worshippers has died of obesity in BANGLADESH.

SEX PISTOLS STILL SELL?

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN-SEX PISTOLS a rare copy -one of nine surviving discs out of 25,000 copies pressed by label-A&M RECORDS.This sold for £ 6,000 in a auction,many a fan knows SEX PISTOLS were dropped 6 days after signing  in 1977 due to hell - raising behaviour.

VIDEO-Hunting big cats in the UK-NOT THE VIEWS OF MYSTERYCATS BLOG .

UPDATE-Nasa's Dawn probe achieves orbit around Ceres

The US space agency's Dawn probe has gone into orbit around Ceres, the largest object in the Solar System between Mars and Jupiter. A signal from the satellite confirming its status was received by ground stations at 13:36 GMT. Ceres is the first of the dwarf planets to be visited by a spacecraft. Scientists hope to glean information from the object that can tell them about the Solar System's beginnings, four and a half billion years ago. Dawn has taken 7.5 years to reach its destination. Its arrival has seen it pass behind the dwarf to its "dark side". Over the next month, controllers will re-shape the orbit to get it ready to begin the prime science phase in late April. Over time, the intention is to progressively lower the orbit until the probe is just a few hundred km above the surface. By that stage, it will be returning very high resolution pictures. "We feel exhilarated," said Chris Russell, the mission's principal investigator from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). "We have much to do over the next year and a half, but we are now on station with ample reserves, and a robust plan to obtain our science objectives." Similar narrative The satellite has turned up at Ceres having previously visited asteroid READ MORE-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31754586

WESTWARD HO FISH FESTIVAL A PROMO

Westward Ho! Fish Festival is all about celebrating and enjoying North Devon's fishing heritage, our local catch, culture and our marine environment. With a little FLAG funding and a lot of community spirit and massive support from local traders, we hope that this will be the first of many such events. We will be having children's workshops including carnival crafts, fish cookery, marine litter craft and pottery (with Tarka Pottery). There will be a mermaid storyteller, face painting and a big spring beach clean (in conjunction with Surfers Against Sewage and AONB). There will be all kinds of fishy traders cooking and selling fresh fish dishes to tempt you and a craft sale with our best local crafters showing off their products. Evening workshops include a chef demonstrations, talk about edible seaweed (with samples to try) a kite-making workshop and a fish supper on Good Friday. The festival finishes off on Easter Saturday at 3pm with a big fishy family walking carnival/parade around the village with everyone welcome to join in. The brighter the costume the better. There will be drums, shakers, whistles and bells to celebrate this first ever fish festival in the village. If you are coming on holiday, please pack some fancy dress and come and join us in the parade! Most workshops are free and will run on a drop-in basis but the fish cookery and pottery ones are priced and bookable due to limited space being available and the cost of materials/ingredients involved. If you would like further information about any of the workshops please message us or call in at the Happy Cafe. A full publicity leaflet will be produced shortly and a festival itinerary will be posted on here once everything is finalised. Hope to see you there -SUNDAY 29TH MARCH TO SATURDAY 4TH APRIL -WESTWARD HO-HAPPY CAFE BE THERE OR BE SQUARE-https://www.facebook.com/westwardhofishfestival?fref=ts

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia--AN ARTICLE FOR MEN TO READ

The term benign prostatic hypertrophy is also used but technically it is incorrect. Hypertrophy means enlargement of the components without an increase in their numbers as happens with muscle fibres. Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of the components and this is typical of glandular enlargement.

Description

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is an increase in size of the prostate gland without malignancy present and it is so common as to be normal with advancing age. It seems likely that the nature of BPH is a failure of apoptosis (natural programmed death of cells) and that some of the drugs used to treat it may induce that process.^[1]
The prostate secretes about 70% of the volume of seminal fluid. It is a hormone-dependent gland and BPH does not occur in castrated men.
It should be borne in mind that lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and BPH are not synonymous. Prevailing European guidelines suggest that because BPH is so common in older men, it should not be looked on as the only possible pathology in patients presenting with LUTS. The doctor assessing a patient with LUTS should take an holistic view bearing in mind the full range of causes and the possibility of co-existing morbidities.^{[2]-READ MORE DEAR MALE READERS AS LIKE ME YOU MAY END UP WITH THIS.-http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia}

​ www.gsi-paranormal.com ​ G.S.I PARANORMAL UK​ ​ ​Professional Paranormal Investigation- an article

Don is the owner of TimeStream FX Productions, as well as his own projects like Steve has after being approached for advice assisted with other commissioned TV projects for major TV networks as well as being featured himself on things concerning the unknown. As well as producing TV pilots for the U.S his latest project PHENOMENA sees Don teaming up with leading Parapsychologist Steve Mera in an initially planned 5 part series planned for TV although nothing is definite as yet. Don is very well established within his dealings when it comes to all things paranormal & has been directly involved with the unexplained for 40 years. Steve Mera founder of SEP has been following Don's work for some time with great interest, together the duo can be seen joining forces using scientific approach to each investigation, Steve bringing his years of expertise in his particular field of Science & Parapsychology on a direct head to head collision course with Dons own expertise in his field of spirit communications & explanations to what he claims is occurring, there is no doubt Don has produced multiples of evidence & attracted much attention since going public 3 years ago with his work but will Steve Mera ultimately prove or disprove real phenomena is actually taking place or will this fascinating joint venture result in some remarkable conclusions in support of Don's claims potentially unearthing new discoveries ? no stone will remain unturned in the quest for answers during this fascinating alliance.

CERES IS IT A ALIEN OR JUST A MIRARGE

Could dwarf planet Ceres be watching us watching it? As NASA's Dawn spacecraft approaches the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, it seems to be lighting up. Not long after images of Ceres revealed a strange reflective spot, another dimmer one came into view in the latest NASA images, giving the appearance of a spooky pair of eyes peering back at Dawn. So what's going on here? Metallic mineral deposits? The local ice skating rink on an improbably shiny frozen lake in the bottom of a huge crater? A giant Ceresian mirror or solar farm? The answer is...we have no idea. RELATED STORIES This dwarf planet may contain more freshwater than Earth Sharper images of dwarf-planet Ceres show strange bright spots NASA's Dawn gets its best glimpse yet of dwarf planet Ceres The CraveCast fails to grasp the desire to die on Mars "Ceres' bright spot can now be seen to have a companion of lesser brightness, but apparently in the same basin. This may be pointing to a volcano-like origin of the spots, but we will have to wait for better resolution before we can make such geologic interpretations," said UCLA's Chris Russell, principal investigator for the Dawn mission, in a statement Wednesday. As Dawn gets closer, the images sent back of Ceres become more clear and, frankly, more weird. The above image with the two bright spots was taken from about 29,000 miles from the surface of the dwarf planet. Dawn will continue its approach until March 6, when it will enter orbit around Ceres to get better views for a period of 16 months. In the coming months, those strange bright spots should come more into focus, as should the underlying nature of Ceres, which many believe may be hiding more freshwater than we have here on Earth.FOLLOW LINK TO SEE PHOTO-http://www.cnet.com/news/whaa-now-theres-a-second-bright-light-on-dwarf-planet-ceres/

BEES HAVE FALSE MEMORIES?

A study in U .K has shown the following.Bees can become muddled by false memories just in the same way humans do.

Whaa? Now there's a second bright light on dwarf planet Ceres

Could dwarf planet Ceres be watching us watching it? As NASA's Dawn spacecraft approaches the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, it seems to be lighting up. Not long after images of Ceres revealed a strange reflective spot, another dimmer one came into view in the latest NASA images, giving the appearance of a spooky pair of eyes peering back at Dawn. So what's going on here? Metallic mineral deposits? The local ice skating rink on an improbably shiny frozen lake in the bottom of a huge crater? A giant Ceresian mirror or solar farm? The answer is...we have no idea. RELATED STORIES This dwarf planet may contain more freshwater than Earth Sharper images of dwarf-planet Ceres show strange bright spots NASA's Dawn gets its best glimpse yet of dwarf planet Ceres The CraveCast fails to grasp the desire to die on Mars "Ceres' bright spot can now be seen to have a companion of lesser brightness, but apparently in the same basin. This may be pointing to a volcano-like origin of the spots, but we will have to wait for better resolution before we can make such geologic interpretations," said UCLA's Chris Russell, principal investigator for the Dawn mission, in a statement Wednesday. As Dawn gets closer, the images sent back of Ceres become more clear and, frankly, more weird. The above image with the two bright spots was taken from about 29,000 miles from the surface of the dwarf planet. Dawn will continue its approach until March 6, when it will enter orbit around Ceres to get better views for a period of 16 months. In the coming months, those strange bright spots should come more into focus, as should the underlying nature of Ceres, which many believe may be hiding more freshwater than we have here on Earth.FOLLOW LINK TO PHOTOS-http://www.cnet.com/news/whaa-now-theres-a-second-bright-light-on-dwarf-planet-ceres/