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Saturday, 19 March 2016

Dinosaur find resolves T. rex mystery

A newly discovered species of Tyrannosaur - the group of meat-eating dinosaurs to which the infamous T. rex belongs - could hold the key to how these creatures grew so huge.
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh, along with US and Russian colleagues, discovered the fossilised remains of the animal in Uzbekistan.
They have named it Timurlengia.
A study of the 90-million-year-old beast suggested its ears and brain were crucial in Tyrannosaurs' dominance.
"We have a totally new species of dinosaur," explained lead researcher Dr Stephen Brusatte from the University of Edinburgh.
"It's one of the very closest cousins of T. rex, but a lot smaller - about the size of a horse.
"And it comes from the middle part of the Cretaceous period - a point where we have a huge gap in the fossil record."
This "frustrating" gap has made T. rex - which was found later in the period and was up to 13m head to tail - something of an evolutionary mystery. That is what this find has helped to resolve.read more on bbc link=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35806780

Harlow tick disease dog 'lucky to be alive'

A dog owner says her pet is "lucky to be alive" after contracting a deadly tick-borne disease that is expected to spread around the UK.
An outbreak of babesiosis has been identified for the first time in this country, and experts say it will be impossible to contain.
Two dogs in Essex have died and three others needed blood transfusions.
American Bulldog Ollie is thought to be the first dog in the UK to be diagnosed with the disease.
Owner Julie Newman, from Harlow, said she is "hugely relieved" her pet survived the illness following a transfusion.
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"It was really touch-and-go if he would make it.
"He was really lethargic, he normally has so much energy but he just lost it, he went really strange and we noticed he had blood in his urine," she said.=read more on bbc link=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-35831572

Giant web probes spider's sense of vibration

Inside a lab in Oregon, US, a two-metre spider web made of aluminium and rope is beginning to unlock how orb weavers pinpoint struggling prey.
When an unlucky insect lands in a web, it is vibrations that bring the spider scuttling from the centre of its trap.
How spiders interpret those signals is a mystery - so physicists have built this replica to figure it out.
They unveiled the design and their first results on Friday at a meeting of the American Physical Society (APS).
"We wove the web using two different kinds of rope, the same way as spiders use two different formulations of silk," said Ross Hatton from Oregon State University.
The radial strands that fan out from the centre are made of stiff, nylon parachute cable, while elastic bungee cords make up the "spiral strands".
The whole thing sits in an octagonal aluminium frame, with a speaker strapped to one corner to deliver some hefty vibrations.=READ MORE =BBC LINK=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35849341

Thursday, 17 March 2016

Dean slater interview

What inspired you? inspitration came from my teacher Walt Maurus... I created the frist red, white and blue bettas..they were then sent overseas by my teacher the original name I gave to them was Bicenntenial Bettas but this name somehow got changed to Mascot...Walt also created the worlds first Gold bettas and this was before we had the metallic bettas...my goal is to teach as many people about betta genetics and try to bring back dome of the older strains and  have online shows that promote strain purity, the betta world has suffered greatly because of the satndards some shows have put on them, while on one hand promoting saving the fish on the other hand making sure only a limitied amount of genes are able to be shown thus crushing the gene pool...let me give you an example...in the category they have for black...only the blackest fish should win...there are 4 strains of blck and the only one of those that show the intense black that they want is the Superblack...so..people tend not to breed the other blacks because they can not compete with the superblack...like Black Lace or Black orchid that always shows blue...the melano has suffered for years because of breeding to steel, this was a mistake..Melano should be bred to red or yellow to carry that gene..instead of a fish that is mostly iridecsent. there are many misconceptions I am trying to get people on the right track and getting the overseas breeders involved as well . What are your aims?  I think genetics have also suffered because of misinformation.what are your plans for the future?  The breeding of multi colored fish has also diminished the gene pool as breeders multi colored fish are useless...this is also a big strain on the betta world...and pure strains are geetting harder to find...like Blue without metallic or marble genes the problem is when a new thing comes along people want to breed it into everything thus losing the pure strains/

Sunday, 13 March 2016

(3,000-Year-Old Weapons Found In Arabia

An incredible cache of bronze weapons dating back almost 3,000 years has been unearthed in the Arabian Peninsula. Bows, arrows, daggers and axes were found scattered within the remains of what is believed to be an ancient religious building. Intriguingly, they are all small-scale models made from metal and are thought to be purely ornamental, perhaps intended an offering to a god of war. Experts believe the weapons, which date from 900 to 600 BC, were once displayed on shelves, furniture or hung on walls, before they fell off and were discovered alongside ritualistic objects. Two collections of items are of particular interest to archaeologists - small quivers entirely made of bronze, each containing six arrows and other metal weapons.=read more =http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c2a_1457717471

Wild mountain lion suspected of eating koala at Los Angeles zoo

When Killarney, a 14-year-old koala bear, went missing from her pen at Los Angeles zoo, staff were baffled.
Now investigations have thrown up a prime suspect in the mystery disappearance - a wild mountain lion roaming the city’s urban neighbourhoods and seeking to prey on the zoo’s inhabitants.

The six-year-old lion, dubbed P-22, has already gained celebrity status after emerging last year from Griffith Park - America’s biggest urban park - to enter the normally sleepy Los Feliz neighbourhood, causing panic and a media frenzy by taking refuge in the crawl space underneath a house before casually leaving again.
Evidence that he absconded with the unfortunate Killarney is circumstantial rather than forensic - yet, zoo officials say, compelling.=read more =http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/12190540/Wild-mountain-lion-suspected-of-eating-koala-at-Los-Angeles-zoo.html

Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 10 March 2016)

Keith Noel Emerson (2 November 1944 – 10 March 2016) was an English keyboardist and composer. Emerson played in a number of bands before he found his first commercial success with P. P. Arnold's backing band the Nice in the late 1960s. He was a founding member of Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP), one of the early progressive rock supergroups, in 1970. Emerson, Lake & Palmer were critically and commercially successful through much of the 1970s, becoming one of the best-known progressive rock groups of the era.[1]
Following the break-up of ELP at the end of the decade, Emerson had modest success with his solo career and with Emerson, Lake & Powell in the 1980s,[1] as well as with the short-lived progressive rock band 3, with the album To the Power of Three.[2] ELP reunited during the early 1990s, releasing the album, Black Moon. Emerson also reunited the Nice in 2002 for a tour. His last album, The Three Fates Project, was released in 2012.[3]
Along with British contemporaries Rick Wright of Pink Floyd, Tony Banks of Genesis, Billy Ritchie of Clouds, Rick Wakeman of Yes and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, Emerson is widely regarded as one of the top keyboard players of the progressive rock era.[1][4][5][6] AllMusic describes Emerson as "perhaps the greatest, most technically accomplished keyboardist in rock history".[7]=wiki link =https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Emerson

An exceptional fossil skull from South America and the origins of the archosauriform radiation

Birds, dinosaurs, crocodilians, pterosaurs and their close relatives form the highly diverse clade Archosauriformes. Archosauriforms have a deep evolutionary history, originating in the late Permian, prior to the end-Permian mass extinction, and radiating in the Triassic to dominate Mesozoic ecosystems. However, the origins of this clade and its extraordinarily successful body plan remain obscure. Here, we describe an exceptionally preserved fossil skull from the Lower Triassic of Brazil, representing a new species, Teyujagua paradoxa, transitional in morphology between archosauriforms and more primitive reptiles. This skull reveals for the first time the mosaic assembly of key features of the archosauriform skull, including the antorbital and mandibular fenestrae, serrated teeth, and closed lower temporal bar. Phylogenetic analysis recovers Teyujagua as the sister taxon to Archosauriformes, and is congruent with a two-phase model of early archosauriform evolution, in=read more =http://www.nature.com/articles/srep22817

Hitler was odd.

A new  found spy report by Dr Walter Lunger -ww2 =has some strange claims about Adolf Hitler .It is siad he carried out a poo fetish with his niece Geli Raubal  also in the report it says he was not capable of normal sex.

Pre-Meditated Violence Is In Brain?

It seems that part of the brain that forms the Ventromedial Hypothalamus- associated with the being satisfied,has an element of it that controls Aggressive motivation and provides the spark that ignites violence.

66 The World Cup In Real Time By Ian Passingham.

You can buy this book in hardback by Pitch Publishing for 14.99 .In this you can read a day by day account of meticulous research of World Cup 1966.


Missing lizard link?

A find of a fossilized lizard preserved in amber is believed to be up to 99 million years old.It was discovered several years ago in a mine -Myanmar South East Asia and only through using digital x -ray technology.this lizard maybe the oldest of its kind.

reglious subject

Arsenal 1-2 Watford sad day in history for an arsenal fan like me but well done watford

Watford stunned FA Cup holders Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium to book their place in the semi-finals at Wembley.
Odion Ighalo scored his first goal in 599 minutes to put the away side ahead early in the second half after Arsenal had spurned a series of good chances.
Adlene Guedioura then smashed home with the visitors' second shot on target.
Substitute Danny Welbeck scored with two minutes left to set up a dramatic finish, before missing the chance to force a replay from an open goal.
With Costel Pantilimon beaten after an Alex Iwobi effort had come back off the post, Welbeck could only stab the ball agonisingly wide as he struggled to keep his balance on the turn=.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35738604

RAY TOMLINSON R.I.P

WHO WAS THIS MAN WELL HE SENT THE FRIST EMAIL BETWEEN P .C S IN 1971 .HE WORKED AS AN ENGINEER =BOLT ,BERANEKAND NEWMAN;MASSACHASETTS,U.S.A WHO PLAYED AN EARLY VERSION OF INTERNET KNOWN AS ARPANET.

Sunday, 6 March 2016

ROBBIE THE pekingese INTERVIEWED.

HOW DID YOU COME TO LIVE AT THE RAINES FAMILY HOME? WELL MAN  I WAS ONCE A STAR GOING AROUND LOCAL DOG SHOWS SRUTTING MY STUFF AND ENDED UP A STUD =BUT THATS ANOTHER STORY IF MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY HAPPENS=UNTILL I ENDED UP OLD AND FORGOT SO THE KIND PEOPLE AT THE RAINES FAMILY TOOK ME IN ,KARMA MAN.WHATS LIFE LIKE AT YOU PRESENT HOME?MY NORMAL DAY IS SLEEPING,I ADORE BEING THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION  AS ANY VISTORS COME I GO UP WITH MY BROWN EYES AND ASK FOR A CUDDLE-STIIL GOT THE MOVES.I HAVE  A BIG  BACK GARDEN WHERE I CHILL,MEDATE AND DO MY DOOGY THINGS.I GET MY OWN WAY AS I KNOW THE SYSTEM  MAN.WHAT ARE YOUR PET HATES?NO HATE DUDE JUST PEACE AND LOVE FOR MY FELLLOW DOGS AND PEOPLE BUT IF YOU TTOUCH MY FOOD DUDE ITS HULK TIME .

MITZI THE JACK RUSSEL INTERVIEWED.

HOW DID YOU COME TO LIVE AT THE RAINES FAMILY HOME?    WELL MY DEARLY I WAS A CANINE ASSISTANCE DOG THAT VISITED LOCAL CARE HOMES WITH MY OWNER UNTILL THIER MOVE TO BE AMONG THE STARS AND I WAS LEFT IN A WILL TO MY NEW OWNER ..ENID RAINES --WHO WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MY OLD OWNER.                    WHATS LIFE LIKE AT YOUR PRESENT HOME? SWEETIE MY NORMAL DAY I AWAKE FROM MY LITTLE NEST OF BLANKETS AS I LIKE TO COVER MYSELF --A LADY GETS COLD YOU KNOW=THEN I EAT A BONO AND AWAIT FOR MY DAILY WALK AND WHEH I COME HOME FROM ONE I GO INTO MY MAD AS A BOX OF FROGS ROUTINE =RUNING AROUND ,PLAYING WITH TOYS OR SLIPPERS .I AM A SENSTIVE SOUL AND PICK UP IF OWERS ILL OR GO OUT.ANY PET HATES?YES C A T S THINK I WAS STRATCHED BY ONE AS A PUP AND IF  POST OR PAPERS COME THROUGH THE DOOR I GOT TO GET THEM AS PART OF A GAME.
            

TOM FOOLERY

ARE YOU MY COUSIN?

SCENTISTS ARE SAYING THAT MEN AND GORILLAS COULD BE CLOSER RELATED THEN FRIST THOUGHT .THEIR Y CHROMSOMES ARE STRONGLY SIMLAR AND HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN OUR CLOSEST ANIMAL COUSIN =CHIMPANZE =PROF KATERYANA MAKOVA ,PENSYLVANA,AMERCA.

OLD SCOTTISH FUNGUS.

THIS IS A FOSSIL OF A 440 MILLION YEAR OLD FUNGUS AND AT THE MOMENT THE OLEST LIVING EXAMPLE OF A LAND BASED LIVING SPECIES.