Fresh from the clogged tubes of teh intarwubs… HOMEMADE PLASMA CUTTER "You can get most of your parts for free or very cheap off of old cars, stoves, furnaces,microwaves, dryers or any appliance that you have access too. I'm not saying to use your ladies things, if you do and you get ...

Two weeks ago, on December 27, I gave this Shabbat sermon to Beth El, my congregation in South Orange, New Jersey. "A little over a week ago, Bernard Madoff admitted to his sons that Bernard Madoff Investment Securities was a fraud. It is estimated that over $50 billion was stolen. It will be a long...

His prediction in 1956 that U.S. oil production would peak in about 1970 and decline thereafter was scoffed at then but his analysis has since proved to be remarkably accurate. Less well known were Hubbert's studies since 1926 on the rate of industrial growth and of mineral and energy resources and ...

We visited some friends over the holidays and they were lucky enough to secure the Wii Fit balance board. Nintendo, the makers of this device, have been having difficulties keeping up with the demand for this nifty game. It plays with the Wii console, hooks up to a TV, and allows users to perform va...

Robert L. Hickerson writing about M. King Hubbert in 1995: Clark writing in Geophysics in February 1983 states: "In recent years, he (Hubbert) has assaulted a target -- which he labels the culture of money --that is gigantic even by Hubbert standards. His thesis is that society is seriously handicap...

I usually say this or that is the second this or that because I don't know what the first one is. Not this time, MLM Public Enemy #1 is Dishonesty in all its 57 flavors. Next in line is Hype. More people in and out of the biz have led and been led over the cliffs of Hamelin to drown the Weser Ri...

1714 Englishman Henry Mill receives a patent for the first typewriter. (No. 385) He will never successfully market his invention and, while it will later be recognized as the first in a long evolution of devices, his design will die with him. The patent is titled, “An artificial machine or met...

Studying in UP was a blast. And with all the fireworks for the centennial of the University of the Philippines over, many students, incumbent and former ones, reflect on their UP life. Well, I suppose I should, too. I may have to add to this as I dig up more memories and add more points. I cherish t...

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Here is the original author and article from whofortedblog.com- A Case Against "Paranormal Unity" By Tony Hart-Wilden • December 15, 2008 We all have our own opinions on what credible evidence is, and what methods to use in paranormal research, and some of it not only has no common ground, but is ...