themindunleashed--2020-10-23--Study: 1,000 Potential Alien Star Systems Could Be Watching Us From Afar

Motivated by the “ Pale Blue Dot ” NASA photo researchers are asking the question , could other planets be looking at us just like we ’ re looking at them ?
A study of Earth ’ s “ solar neighborhood ” has found that over 1,000 different systems have the perfect angle to view Earth .
The infamous “ Pale Blue Dot ” photograph was suggested by astronomer Carl Sagan who implored that the Voyager 1 space probe take a picture of Earth from nearly four billion miles away .
The new study published in the Monthly Notices of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find out how many different exo-planet systems with alien life could be watching us .
Ironically , the research comes from the Cornell ’ s Carl Sagan Institute .
The studies co-author Lisa Kaltenegger stated their list focuses on main-sequence stars similar to our own sun .
These solar systems may contain exoplanets , Earth-like worlds sitting in the habitable zone for life .
All of the prospective systems are within 300 million light-years of Earth , close enough to see our world ’ s chemical traces according to the researchers .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that of other stars and ask from which vantage point other observers could find Earth as a transiting planet , ” Kaltenegger , the director of Cornell ’ s Carl Sagan Institute said in a press release .
“ If observers were out there searching , they would be able to see signs of a biosphere in the atmosphere of our Pale Blue Dot… and we can even see some of the brightest of these stars in our night sky without binoculars or telescopes.
” What makes this listing of 1,004 star systems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Earth ’ s elliptic orbit or the plane of the planets orbit around our Sun .
Exoplanets traveling along this same path would be able to see the Earth according to the researchers .
To foreign observers , Earth would be a transiting planet that passes in front of its sun as the observer looks at distant stars .
Theoretically , these exoplanets would be able to see Earth crossing the Sun , which sounds like a marvelous sight .
“ Only a very small fraction of planets will just happen to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sight so we can see them transit , ” co-author Joshua Pepper of Lehigh University says .
“ But all of the thousand stars we identified in our paper in the solar neighborhood could see our Earth transit the sun , calling their attention.
” “ If we ’ re looking for intelligent life in the universe , that could find us and might want to get in touch , ” Kaltenegger adds .
“ We ’ ve just created the star map of where we should look first .
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Motivated by the “Pale Blue Dot” NASA photo researchers are asking the question, could other planets be looking at us just like we’re looking at them? A study of Earth’s “solar neighborhood” has found that over 1,000 different systems have the perfect angle to view Earth.
The infamous “Pale Blue Dot” photograph was suggested by astronomer Carl Sagan who implored that the Voyager 1 space probe take a picture of Earth from nearly four billion miles away. The new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, seeks to find out how many different exo-planet systems with alien life could be watching us. Ironically, the research comes from the Cornell’s Carl Sagan Institute.
The studies co-author Lisa Kaltenegger stated their list focuses on main-sequence stars similar to our own sun. These solar systems may contain exoplanets, Earth-like worlds sitting in the habitable zone for life. All of the prospective systems are within 300 million light-years of Earth, close enough to see our world’s chemical traces according to the researchers.
“Let’s reverse the viewpoint to that of other stars and ask from which vantage point other observers could find Earth as a transiting planet,” Kaltenegger, the director of Cornell’s Carl Sagan Institute said in a press release.
“If observers were out there searching, they would be able to see signs of a biosphere in the atmosphere of our Pale Blue Dot… and we can even see some of the brightest of these stars in our night sky without binoculars or telescopes.”
What makes this listing of 1,004 star systems novel and significant is they all sit in Earth’s elliptic orbit or the plane of the planets orbit around our Sun. Exoplanets traveling along this same path would be able to see the Earth according to the researchers.
To foreign observers, Earth would be a transiting planet that passes in front of its sun as the observer looks at distant stars. Theoretically, these exoplanets would be able to see Earth crossing the Sun, which sounds like a marvelous sight.
“Only a very small fraction of planets will just happen to be randomly aligned with our line of sight so we can see them transit,” co-author Joshua Pepper of Lehigh University says. “But all of the thousand stars we identified in our paper in the solar neighborhood could see our Earth transit the sun, calling their attention.”
“If we’re looking for intelligent life in the universe, that could find us and might want to get in touch,” Kaltenegger adds. “We’ve just created the star map of where we should look first.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-26--Meet The Man Who’s On A Mission To Free Ghislaine Maxwell From Prison

With all that Ghislaine Maxwell has been accused of , it is surprising that she still has any friends left in her corner , but there are many members of high society who think that the charges against Maxwell are unjust .
The phrases “ witch hunt ” and “ lynch mob ” have been used frequently to describe the prosecution against Maxwell , and it appears that many wealthy and famous people feel the same way about the “ MeToo ” movement as a whole .
A few months ago , Maxwell was denied bail because she was deemed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also because she has been accused of some very serious crimes against children .
Brian Basham , a close family friend of Ghislaine Maxwell , is on a mission to get her out of jail .
Basham says that she is on the verge of starvation because she is rarely served vegetarian meals .
He said that she is constantly humiliated by the gaurds , and treated differently because she is on suicide watch .
She is also forced to wear paper clothes so she can ’ t strangle herself with her clothes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maxwell family secure her bail , even though it has already been denied .
He called the trial a “ dog and pony show ” and referred to the people angry about Maxwell ’ s alleged crimes as a “ lynch mob.
” “ She has lost 25lbs in jail but when she complained they took away her weighing machine so she could not weigh herself , ” Basham told The Telegraph .
“ She is unable to talk to her sisters and their letters are being vindictively not given to her .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 7ft on a floor of the prison with no one else on it .
The last I heard is that the guards have now stopped speaking to her so she is very much in isolation .
I am told that none of the members of the family have been able to visit or talk to her directly , ” Basham said .
Who is Brian Basham ?
According to a search of LinkedIn , Powerbase , and other sources , it appears that Basham is a well-known and wealthy figure in the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry and the financial industry .
Basham is best known for his PR firm ’ s involvement with British Airways .
Basham ’ s PR company Warwick Corporate was representing British Airways in the early 1990s .
While Basham was working for British Airways , Richard Branson accused the company of fighting a ‘ dirty tricks ’ smear campaign against his company Virgin Atlantic .
Basham ’ s firm lost a series of legal battles and was forced to apologize to Branson and pay punitive damages , and British Airways blamed him for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 1994 Basham launched a libel action over his portrayal in the book ‘ Dirty Tricks ’ by author Martyn Gregory and the publishers Little , Brown , and Company , which he said depicted him as a “ professional liar , ” although many people believe that PR firms are hired to tell lies .
Surprisingly , Basham won the case in the High Court in 1996 and was paid £20,000 in damages plus court costs .

With all that Ghislaine Maxwell has been accused of, it is surprising that she still has any friends left in her corner, but there are many members of high society who think that the charges against Maxwell are unjust. The phrases “witch hunt” and “lynch mob” have been used frequently to describe the prosecution against Maxwell, and it appears that many wealthy and famous people feel the same way about the “MeToo” movement as a whole.
A few months ago, Maxwell was denied bail because she was deemed to be a flight risk, and also because she has been accused of some very serious crimes against children.
Brian Basham, a close family friend of Ghislaine Maxwell, is on a mission to get her out of jail. Basham says that she is on the verge of starvation because she is rarely served vegetarian meals. He said that she is constantly humiliated by the gaurds, and treated differently because she is on suicide watch. She is also forced to wear paper clothes so she can’t strangle herself with her clothes.
Basham has offered to help the Maxwell family secure her bail, even though it has already been denied. He called the trial a “dog and pony show” and referred to the people angry about Maxwell’s alleged crimes as a “lynch mob.”
“She has lost 25lbs in jail but when she complained they took away her weighing machine so she could not weigh herself,” Basham told The Telegraph.
“She is unable to talk to her sisters and their letters are being vindictively not given to her. She is in a cell 9ft by 7ft on a floor of the prison with no one else on it. The last I heard is that the guards have now stopped speaking to her so she is very much in isolation. I am told that none of the members of the family have been able to visit or talk to her directly,” Basham said.
Who is Brian Basham? According to a search of LinkedIn, Powerbase, and other sources, it appears that Basham is a well-known and wealthy figure in the UK with deep ties in the public relations industry and the financial industry.
Basham is best known for his PR firm’s involvement with British Airways. Basham’s PR company Warwick Corporate was representing British Airways in the early 1990s. While Basham was working for British Airways, Richard Branson accused the company of fighting a ‘dirty tricks’ smear campaign against his company Virgin Atlantic. Basham’s firm lost a series of legal battles and was forced to apologize to Branson and pay punitive damages, and British Airways blamed him for the campaign that provoked the lawsuit.
In 1994 Basham launched a libel action over his portrayal in the book ‘Dirty Tricks’ by author Martyn Gregory and the publishers Little, Brown, and Company, which he said depicted him as a “professional liar,” although many people believe that PR firms are hired to tell lies. Surprisingly, Basham won the case in the High Court in 1996 and was paid £20,000 in damages plus court costs.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-26--Scientists Genetically Engineer Meat With Plant Nutrients

( TMU ) – A recent study suggests that binge drinking alcohol could seriously damage the brain in ways that increase the risk of cognitive-behavioral issues like anxiety .
The study , which was conducted by researchers at the University of Porto , found that just ten days of binge drinking cause immune cells in the brain to destroy connections between neurons , which leads to anxiety and other mental health issues .
It is important to note that these were not human studies , as the test subjects were mice , but these types of experiments typically give significant @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brains of humans .
Study co-author João Relvas , told Inverse that , “ [ We ] don ’ t have any reason to believe that the same mechanisms will not be operating in the human brain .
Even for a short period of time , excessive drinking is likely to affect the brain , increasing the level of anxiety , a relevant feature in alcohol abuse and addiction.
” “ The dangers of alcohol drinking , especially amongst the younger population , have been widely underestimated and excessive alcohol drinking is socially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and education of the young can , together with other measures , change the way society looks at alcohol intake , ” Relvas added .
In the study , the researchers broke the mice off into two groups .
One group was given alcohol over a 10 day time period , while the other group was not .
Half of the mice were given 1.5 grams per kilogram of ethyl alcohol each day , which is the equivalent of five drinks for an adult human that weighs 165 pounds .
After 10 days @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s brain tissue and found that the mice who consumed alcohol had significant damage to the area of the brain that controls complex cognition and decision making , which resulted in increased anxiety .
The researchers also determined the process that caused this damage in the brain .
They believe that alcohol boosts the production of an inflammatory molecule called TNF .
In further experiments , they used a drug called pomalidomide to block TNF and found that it prevented anxiety and reduced the impact that the alcohol had on the brain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by increased secretion of TNF by microglia , as we show that reducing its production either pharmacologically or genetically can prevent synapse loss and anxiety , ” Relvas says .
Relvas also said that this drug could potentially be used to treat alcohol addiction .
“ This study suggests that regulating the levels of TNF might eventually be useful when treating alcohol addiction , ” he said .
However , the team does not recommend that anyone use TNF inhibitors while binge drinking , because further studies need to be done to confirm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the purpose .
Furthermore , TNF inhibitors would not prevent any of the other damage that alcohol can do to the rest of the body .
“ Alcohol abuse is a leading cause of disease with a massive impact on human life and should be treated as so , ” Relvas says .
His team ’ s findings were published earlier this month in the journal Science Signaling .

Researchers at Tufts University have created a way for health-conscious meat lovers to get plant nutrients when chowing down on a juicy steak. The landmark historic study was published in the journal Metabolic Engineering. The scientists genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce the same nutrients found in plants, including beta carotene.
“Cows don’t have any of the genes for producing beta carotene,” says lead author Andrew Stout in a press release. “We engineered cow muscle cells to produce this and other phytonutrients, which in turn allows us to impart those nutritional benefits directly onto a cultured meat product in a way that is likely infeasible through animal transgenics and conventional meat production.”
The study authors also discovered that through this process there was a lack of cancer-causing agents in the meat. “We saw a reduction in lipid oxidation levels when we cooked a small pellet of these cells when they were expressing and producing this beta carotene,” Stout reports.
Stout says that there is a compelling argument that genetically modified meat with plant proteins could reduce the risk of cancer. “I think that there is a pretty compelling argument to be made that this could potentially reduce that risk.”
It’s important to note the researchers didn’t slaughter cows, instead they cultured meat, which is created by harvesting muscle cells from living cows. Because of this process, the group argues that they face one obstacle when it comes to putting the nutritious genetically modified meat on everyone’s plate, the cost.
“It will likely be challenging for cultured meat to be competitively priced with factory-farmed meat right out of the gate,” Stern Family Professor of Engineering David Kaplan says. “A value-added product which provides consumers with added health benefits may make them more willing to pay for a cultured meat product.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-26--NASA announces “exciting new discovery”: Water confirmed to exist on the moon

After a week of dropping tantalizing hints about an “ exciting new discovery ” it had made , NASA has finally spilled the details about its stunning new find : there is water on the sunlit surface of the moon – and much , much more than previously expected .
While water ice has previously been found on the moon in the past – mainly in the frigid , shadowed regions of the moon ’ s huge craters and north and south poles – this is the first time that water has been found on those surfaces exposed to sunlight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ water on the lunar surface had been exposed to the warming radiation of the sun , it would evaporate .
However , it turns out that water molecules are trapped within mineral grains across the moon , with more water likely hidden in the ice patches residing under the permanent shadows along the lunar surface , which are believed to have not seen any sunlight for billions of years .
A team of researchers is reporting that the moon could have some 40,000 square kilometers of permanent shadows where hidden pockets of water @ @ @ @ @ @ @ harbored .
The discovery that water is capable of withstanding lunar conditions under sunlight could have major implications for any future efforts to settle the moon as a human settlement , offering a precious resource that future astronauts could potentially use for drinking , or as an ingredient in the production of rocket fuel .
“ We had indications that H2O – the familiar water we know – might be present on the sunlit side of the moon , ” said Paul Hertz , the director of the astrophysics division of the science @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headquarters .
“ Now we know it is there .
This discovery challenges our understanding of the lunar surface and raises intriguing questions about resources relevant for deep space exploration.
” The discovery , which is detailed in a pair of papers published by the journal Nature , relied on NASA ’ s airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy , or SOFIA , which is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a telescope.. One team led by Casey Honniball of the Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland found molecular water on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or between grains of debris .
While past observations had difficulty discerning between water and hydroxyl – its molecular cousin –the new detection method offered clear findings .
However , the identified hydrogen and oxygen molecules are quite far apart , meaning that they are not lying in puddles or solid blocks of ice .
“ A lot of people think that the detection I ’ ve made is water ice , which is not true .
It ’ s just the water molecules — because they ’ re so spread out they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to form water ice or even liquid water , ” Honniball said .
The scientists believe that the water could have traveled by way of solar winds or from micrometeorites that contained some water .
Another paper found that the Moon ’ s “ billions ” of tiny craters have offered the ideal texture for creating shadowy regions across the moon , offering perfect conditions to hold frozen ice .
Some of the shadows are no bigger than a small coin , according to researchers led by planetary scientist Paul Hayne of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Our research shows that a multitude of previously unknown regions of the moon could harbour water ice , ” Hayne said .
“ Our results suggest that water could be much more widespread in the moon ’ s polar regions than previously thought , making it easier to access , extract and analyse.
” It still remains to be determined whether the water , which appears to be extant across our natural satellite , will be easily accessible to future explorers or settlers .
“ We don ’ t know yet if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but learning about water on the moon is key for our Artemis exploration plans , ” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine noted in a tweet .

After a week of dropping tantalizing hints about an “exciting new discovery” it had made, NASA has finally spilled the details about its stunning new find: there is water on the sunlit surface of the moon – and much, much more than previously expected.
While water ice has previously been found on the moon in the past – mainly in the frigid, shadowed regions of the moon’s huge craters and north and south poles – this is the first time that water has been found on those surfaces exposed to sunlight.
It was previously believed that if water on the lunar surface had been exposed to the warming radiation of the sun, it would evaporate.
However, it turns out that water molecules are trapped within mineral grains across the moon, with more water likely hidden in the ice patches residing under the permanent shadows along the lunar surface, which are believed to have not seen any sunlight for billions of years.
A team of researchers is reporting that the moon could have some 40,000 square kilometers of permanent shadows where hidden pockets of water in the form of ice could be harbored.
The discovery that water is capable of withstanding lunar conditions under sunlight could have major implications for any future efforts to settle the moon as a human settlement, offering a precious resource that future astronauts could potentially use for drinking, or as an ingredient in the production of rocket fuel.
“We had indications that H2O – the familiar water we know – might be present on the sunlit side of the moon,” said Paul Hertz, the director of the astrophysics division of the science mission directorate at NASA’s Washington headquarters. “Now we know it is there. This discovery challenges our understanding of the lunar surface and raises intriguing questions about resources relevant for deep space exploration.”
The discovery, which is detailed in a pair of papers published by the journal Nature, relied on NASA’s airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, which is a Boeing 747SP aircraft modified to carry a telescope..
One team led by Casey Honniball of the Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland found molecular water on the lunar surface, trapped within natural glasses or between grains of debris. While past observations had difficulty discerning between water and hydroxyl – its molecular cousin –the new detection method offered clear findings.
However, the identified hydrogen and oxygen molecules are quite far apart, meaning that they are not lying in puddles or solid blocks of ice.
“A lot of people think that the detection I’ve made is water ice, which is not true. It’s just the water molecules — because they’re so spread out they don’t interact with each other to form water ice or even liquid water,” Honniball said.
The scientists believe that the water could have traveled by way of solar winds or from micrometeorites that contained some water.
Another paper found that the Moon’s “billions” of tiny craters have offered the ideal texture for creating shadowy regions across the moon, offering perfect conditions to hold frozen ice. Some of the shadows are no bigger than a small coin, according to researchers led by planetary scientist Paul Hayne of the University of Colorado, Boulder.
“Our research shows that a multitude of previously unknown regions of the moon could harbour water ice,” Hayne said. “Our results suggest that water could be much more widespread in the moon’s polar regions than previously thought, making it easier to access, extract and analyse.”
It still remains to be determined whether the water, which appears to be extant across our natural satellite, will be easily accessible to future explorers or settlers.
“We don’t know yet if we can use it as a resource, but learning about water on the moon is key for our Artemis exploration plans,” NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine noted in a tweet.
NEWS: We confirmed water on the sunlit surface of the Moon for the 1st time using @SOFIAtelescope. We don’t know yet if we can use it as a resource, but learning about water on the Moon is key for our #Artemis exploration plans. Join the media telecon at https://t.co/vOGoSHt74c pic.twitter.com/7p2QopMhod — Jim Bridenstine (@JimBridenstine) October 26, 2020
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themindunleashed--2020-10-26--Scientists have found extremely rare half-male, half-female songbird

Researchers have discovered a “ once in a lifetime ” rare songbird that has a body which is half male and the other half female .
The discovery was found on September 24th , 2020 , by researchers at Powdermill Nature Reserve , Carnegie Museum of Natural History ’ s environmental research center in Rector , PA. What ’ s known as Gynandromorphy isn ’ t uncommon .
A gynandromorph is an organism that contains both male and female characteristics .
The term comes from the Greek ( gynē ) , female , ( anēr ) , male , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Nature Reserve ’ s website noting the discover , Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are sexually dimorphic , meaning that males and females have different plumage .
This bird specifically has the male pink “ wing pits , ” breast spot , and black wing feathers on the right side and the female yellow wing pits and browner wing on the left side , Powdermill Nature Reserve wrote .
“ The entire banding team was very excited to see such a rarity up close , and are riding the high of this once-in-a-lifetime experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banding program manager at Powdermill .
“ One of them described it as ‘ seeing a unicorn ’ and another described the adrenaline rush of seeing something so remarkable .
They all are incredibly grateful to be part of such a noteworthy and interesting banding record .
Bilateral gynandromorphism , while very uncommon , is normal and provides an excellent example of a fascinating genetic process that few people ever encounter.
” The condition occurs in species of spiders , crustaceans , and even chickens .
It ’ s the outcome of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two nuclei fuses with sperm , and produces an embryo with both male and female cells .
The reserve observed the bird during its normal bird “ banding ” operations .
Banding refers to when birds are caught and then marked with an aluminum leg band with a nine-digit identification code before being released into the wild again .
The bird was at least a year old , meaning that it was able to survive to adulthood with its condition .
The reserve noted , that the last time they found another was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s only the fifth to be discovered out of the nearly 800,000 birds that the nature reserve has seen , CNN reported .
In its 64 years of bird banding , Powdermill ’ s Avian Research Center has recorded fewer than 10 bilateral gynandromorphs .

Researchers have discovered a “once in a lifetime” rare songbird that has a body which is half male and the other half female. The discovery was found on September 24th, 2020, by researchers at Powdermill Nature Reserve, Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s environmental research center in Rector, PA.
What’s known as Gynandromorphy isn’t uncommon. A gynandromorph is an organism that contains both male and female characteristics. The term comes from the Greek (gynē), female, (anēr), male, and (morphē), form,
According to the Nature Reserve’s website noting the discover, Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are sexually dimorphic, meaning that males and females have different plumage. This bird specifically has the male pink “wing pits,” breast spot, and black wing feathers on the right side and the female yellow wing pits and browner wing on the left side, Powdermill Nature Reserve wrote.
“The entire banding team was very excited to see such a rarity up close, and are riding the high of this once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said Annie Lindsay, bird banding program manager at Powdermill. “One of them described it as ‘seeing a unicorn’ and another described the adrenaline rush of seeing something so remarkable. They all are incredibly grateful to be part of such a noteworthy and interesting banding record. Bilateral gynandromorphism, while very uncommon, is normal and provides an excellent example of a fascinating genetic process that few people ever encounter.”
The condition occurs in species of spiders, crustaceans, and even chickens. It’s the outcome of a genetic mistake when an unfertilized egg with two nuclei fuses with sperm, and produces an embryo with both male and female cells.
The reserve observed the bird during its normal bird “banding” operations. Banding refers to when birds are caught and then marked with an aluminum leg band with a nine-digit identification code before being released into the wild again. The bird was at least a year old, meaning that it was able to survive to adulthood with its condition.
The reserve noted, that the last time they found another was 15 years ago, and it’s only the fifth to be discovered out of the nearly 800,000 birds that the nature reserve has seen, CNN reported. In its 64 years of bird banding, Powdermill’s Avian Research Center has recorded fewer than 10 bilateral gynandromorphs.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-26--Astonishing Footage Shows NASA’s Osiris-Rex Spacecraft Landing On Asteroid

NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft historically landed on an asteroid 200 million miles away last Tuesday to vacuum up a sample of its rock and dust to bring back to earth for testing. Footage shows the complex operation, including the small amount of time that the craft touched the asteroid’s named Bennu’s surface, Business Insider reported.
NASA’s mission was codenamed Osiris-Rex, it intends to return a specimen of the asteroid to Earth. The Osiris-Rex probe seemed to complete its 4-hour descent according to plan.
“Transcendental. I can’t believe we actually pulled this off,” Dante Lauretta, the mission’s principal investigator, said during NASA’s live broadcast of the operation. “The spacecraft did everything it was supposed to do.”
Osiris-Rex snapped several photos throughout its operation. Last Wednesday, NASA released footage which shows the landing. In the video, the spacecraft’s sample-collection arm lands in the asteroid’s and shoots up dust called regolith. One second later, the arm shoots nitrogen gas at the ground, which stirs up the asteroids rubble filling the air.
NASA hopes that it will be able to return the regolith to Earth for testing. Asteroids in our solar system are believed to be made of ancient rock from the beginnings of our star system 4.5 billion years ago. Scientists hope studying asteroids can help them understand how life began.
Scientists expect to design a plan to deflect Bennu if its future path puts it at risk of an impact with Earth by studying its regolith rocks. According to Lauretta, the rocks appeared very weak compared to Earth’s rocks. This is a positive thing and more likely this means the spacecraft collected a good sample.
“These rocks might be very weak compared to what we’re used to on Earth,” Lauretta said.
NASA and its engineering partner, Lockheed Martin, will now determine whether or not the spacecraft engulfed enough regolith for testing. In order to receive confirmation that the probe can begin its long journey home. The craft needs a maximum total of at least 2.1 ounces (60 grams) to be given the “OK” to return to base.
If the craft didn’t get enough, the probe will try again on another part of the asteroid in January next year. You can watch the historic landing in the video below!
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themindunleashed--2020-10-28--Nxivm Sex Cult Founder Keith Raniere Sentenced To 120 Years In Prison

Keith Raniere , the leader of the Hollywood sex cult NXIVM , was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Tuesday .
Initially , the 60-year-old cult leader was facing just 15 years for charges of sex-trafficking , racketeering , child pornography , and forced labor .
However , Brooklyn federal court Judge Nicholas Garaufis used his discretion to increase the sentence to 120 years .
Raniere was also ordered to pay a $ 1.72 million fine .
“ To him , the brave victims … are liars .
Mr. Raniere remains unmoved .
… [ He ] has therefore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintaining “ to this day that he ’ s done nothing wrong , ” Garaufis said When Raniere spoke to the court he accused the victims of being liars .
“ I do believe strongly that I ’ m innocent of the charges .
But it ’ s also true I see all of this pain .
They ’ re lying for a reason , and that reason stems from me .
I do feel deep remorse , but I do not feel remorseful for the crimes I did not commit , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a member of the cult and worked in a management position .
As second-in-command , it was her job to lure women into the programs under the pretense of female empowerment and self-help workshops , to then convince them to sign up for a more “ advanced program ” called Dominus Obsequious Sororium , which required these women to basically turn the lives over to cult leader Keith Raniere .
Dominus Obsequious Sororium is a quasi-Latin phrase that roughly translates to “ Master Over the Slave Women.
” When women joined Raniere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced to sign over their finances to him , starve themselves to maintain a certain weight , and he even had them surgically branded with his initials .
Raniere would use blackmail to keep the women from speaking out , by collecting nude photos and damaging evidence on family members .
The cult was finally exposed when the daughter of former Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg became a member .
Oxenberg told the New York Times that she became concerned after she saw that her 26-year-old daughter India was extremely emaciated from dieting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Some people have said this is a voluntary sorority .
The women I have spoken to tell a far different story , ” Oxenberg said .
“ Coercion is not voluntary .
Extortion is not voluntary .
Blackmail is not voluntary.
” When these accusations hit the news , other women , including actress Sarah Edmondson , came forward to all to tell the same story , of the blackmail , the branding , as well as the forced labor and forced sexual activity .
Raniere is also accused of having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that stretch back over 20 years , involving girls as young as 12 .
In 2012 , several women were interviewed by the Albany Times Union about the coercive sexual experiences that they had with Raniere when they were young girls .
One of the women in the case was found dead of a gunshot wound before she was able to give the interview .
Her death was ruled a suicide .
The U.S. attorney ’ s office requested to have Raniere held without bail in a letter to the court stating that @ @ @ @ @ @ @

Keith Raniere, the leader of the Hollywood sex cult NXIVM, was sentenced to 120 years in prison on Tuesday. Initially, the 60-year-old cult leader was facing just 15 years for charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering, child pornography, and forced labor. However, Brooklyn federal court Judge Nicholas Garaufis used his discretion to increase the sentence to 120 years. Raniere was also ordered to pay a $1.72 million fine.
“To him, the brave victims … are liars. Mr. Raniere remains unmoved. … [He] has therefore failed to demonstrate remorse,” instead maintaining “to this day that he’s done nothing wrong,” Garaufis said
When Raniere spoke to the court he accused the victims of being liars.
“I do believe strongly that I’m innocent of the charges. But it’s also true I see all of this pain. They’re lying for a reason, and that reason stems from me. I do feel deep remorse, but I do not feel remorseful for the crimes I did not commit,” Raniere said.
Smallville actress Allison Mack was a member of the cult and worked in a management position. As second-in-command, it was her job to lure women into the programs under the pretense of female empowerment and self-help workshops, to then convince them to sign up for a more “advanced program” called Dominus Obsequious Sororium, which required these women to basically turn the lives over to cult leader Keith Raniere. Dominus Obsequious Sororium is a quasi-Latin phrase that roughly translates to “Master Over the Slave Women.”
When women joined Raniere’s inner circle, they were forced to sign over their finances to him, starve themselves to maintain a certain weight, and he even had them surgically branded with his initials. Raniere would use blackmail to keep the women from speaking out, by collecting nude photos and damaging evidence on family members.
The cult was finally exposed when the daughter of former Dynasty actress Catherine Oxenberg became a member. Oxenberg told the New York Times that she became concerned after she saw that her 26-year-old daughter India was extremely emaciated from dieting, and was suffering from serious health problems.
“Some people have said this is a voluntary sorority. The women I have spoken to tell a far different story,” Oxenberg said. “Coercion is not voluntary. Extortion is not voluntary. Blackmail is not voluntary.”
When these accusations hit the news, other women, including actress Sarah Edmondson, came forward to all to tell the same story, of the blackmail, the branding, as well as the forced labor and forced sexual activity.
Raniere is also accused of having a history of pedophilia, with accusations that stretch back over 20 years, involving girls as young as 12.
In 2012, several women were interviewed by the Albany Times Union about the coercive sexual experiences that they had with Raniere when they were young girls. One of the women in the case was found dead of a gunshot wound before she was able to give the interview. Her death was ruled a suicide.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-28--Gory Halloween display in Dallas is so scary that neighbors keep calling 911

While the ongoing pandemic is putting a damper on some people ’ s Halloween plans , one artist in East Dallas , Texas , is dead-set on scaring the bejeezus out of his neighbors .
Steven Novak isn ’ t going down the easy route of decorating his home for Hallow ’ s Eve , with your usual paper jack-o-lanterns , paper bats , cardboard black cats , and other harmless fare .
Instead , Novak is covering his home in gore , transforming his front yard into the site of a massacre that such horror film directors John Carpenter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In fact , the grisly decor Novak has conjured has been so convincingly horrifying that his neighbors just can ’ t stop calling 911 .
Thankfully , the Dallas Police Department has gotten a kick out of the faux crime scene .
“ Neighbors told me cop cars were in front of my house a lot during the day , ” the cheerful Texan told the Dallas Observer .
“ I was only home twice to receive them .
They told me they thought it was cool and that they were only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to complaints from the sergeant.
” “ They were in formation at the door and when I opened it they asked me if it was all mine .
I asked , ‘ You mean the blood and the bodies ?
Yeah , that ’ s me , ” Novak said .
The genuinely scary scenes are a result of a natural propensity to go the extra mile in basically everything he does , Novak explained .
“ I ’ ve always been up to hijinks like flying ghosts or 7-foot tall snow sculptures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gon na do Halloween , it was obvious that it should be hyperreal , ” he said .
“ No lights , fog machine , or camp … something that would really freak people out walking by in the dark .
So I whipped up some dummies and slung 20 gallons of blood all over.
” For example , one of the gory scenes shows a dummy lying with a head that ’ s been completely smashed to bits , while another dummy lies wrapped in a garbage bag .
Meanwhile , another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the pavement by a safe , with hideous blood splatters completing the awful display .
Meanwhile , a horde of zombies can be seen in the window , raring to spark the zombie apocalypse .
“ I ’ m most proud of the wheelbarrow tipped over by the street full of Hefty bags , looking like a failed attempt to dispose of the dismembered bodies in the middle of the night.
” Novak explained .
“ A kid walked by and asked me what happened to them ; I said they ate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of some of his neighbors to hold back their disgust , Novak remains self-critical of his inability to go even further beyond the limits of your typical gorefest .
“ Honestly , though , I think I could ’ ve used more , ” he said .
“ [ My plans ] were way worse on paper .
Next year though !
”

While the ongoing pandemic is putting a damper on some people’s Halloween plans, one artist in East Dallas, Texas, is dead-set on scaring the bejeezus out of his neighbors.
Steven Novak isn’t going down the easy route of decorating his home for Hallow’s Eve, with your usual paper jack-o-lanterns, paper bats, cardboard black cats, and other harmless fare. Instead, Novak is covering his home in gore, transforming his front yard into the site of a massacre that such horror film directors John Carpenter and George Romero would be proud of.
In fact, the grisly decor Novak has conjured has been so convincingly horrifying that his neighbors just can’t stop calling 911. Thankfully, the Dallas Police Department has gotten a kick out of the faux crime scene.
“Neighbors told me cop cars were in front of my house a lot during the day,” the cheerful Texan told the Dallas Observer. “I was only home twice to receive them. They told me they thought it was cool and that they were only there because they were required to reply to complaints from the sergeant.”
“They were in formation at the door and when I opened it they asked me if it was all mine. I asked, ‘You mean the blood and the bodies? Yeah, that’s me,” Novak said.
The genuinely scary scenes are a result of a natural propensity to go the extra mile in basically everything he does, Novak explained.
“I’ve always been up to hijinks like flying ghosts or 7-foot tall snow sculptures of myself, so if I was gonna do Halloween, it was obvious that it should be hyperreal,” he said. “No lights, fog machine, or camp … something that would really freak people out walking by in the dark. So I whipped up some dummies and slung 20 gallons of blood all over.”
Credit: Steven Novak
For example, one of the gory scenes shows a dummy lying with a head that’s been completely smashed to bits, while another dummy lies wrapped in a garbage bag. Meanwhile, another dummy’s head has been slammed into the pavement by a safe, with hideous blood splatters completing the awful display.
Meanwhile, a horde of zombies can be seen in the window, raring to spark the zombie apocalypse.
“I’m most proud of the wheelbarrow tipped over by the street full of Hefty bags, looking like a failed attempt to dispose of the dismembered bodies in the middle of the night.” Novak explained. “A kid walked by and asked me what happened to them; I said they ate too many Skittles.”
Despite the inability of some of his neighbors to hold back their disgust, Novak remains self-critical of his inability to go even further beyond the limits of your typical gorefest. “Honestly, though, I think I could’ve used more,” he said. “[My plans] were way worse on paper. Next year though!”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-27--Woman Impersonated A Prosecutor To Drop Charges Against Herself

Lisa Landon , a 33-year-old woman from Littleton , New Hampshire , is accused of impersonating a Hillsborough County prosecutor so she could drop charges against herself that were currently pending in the county courts .
Landon was facing drug possession and stalking charges , but she somehow managed to hack the county ’ s electronic filing system to pose as a prosecutor and dismiss the charges .
In her mugshot , Landon has a wide smile , despite the fact that authorities ultimately caught on to her scheme .
According to the Union Leader , Landon submitted the fake @ @ @ @ @ @ @ November and December .
However , unfortunately for Landon , this is a small county with very few cases and local authorities quickly discovered that there was something wrong with the case .
In November , actual prosecutors that worked for Hillsborough County became suspicious when they heard from a state forensic examiner , who was scheduled to perform a competency evaluation on Landon .
The medical examiner contacted the prosecutors wanting to know why the charges had been dismissed .
“ The file purported to contain a nolle prosequi ( drop the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patrice Casian , but it quickly became evident to the State that the document , as well as other documents in the file , had been filed fraudulently , ” Superior Court Judge David Anderson wrote in a recent ruling on Landon ’ s case .
Now , in addition to the initial charges against Landon , she also faces one charge of false personation and six charges of falsifying physical evidence .
She was also recently indicted for burglary and theft .
Surprisingly , this is not the first time that something @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , a man from Dayton Beach who was facing extortion charges , attempted to impersonate two county prosecutors so he could drop the charges that he was facing .
In that case , the suspect , 47-year-old Christian Mosco , reportedly used names and Florida Bar ID numbers of two assistant state attorneys , creating an email in one of their names .
Authorities said Mosco then logged into the state ’ s e-filing portal for court documents and altered an “ announcement of no information ” from someone else ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case , according to WFTV .
Authorities were tipped off about Mosco ’ s activities because the filing was made wrong , due to a system that was put into place to prevent fraud .
Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza said that this type of activity is not common , but it does happen from time to time .
In 2013 , inmates filed bogus paperwork in Orange County , Florida to get let out of prison , but the loopholes that have allowed these filings have since been closed .
Still , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manage to end up staying a few steps ahead of the government .

Lisa Landon, a 33-year-old woman from Littleton, New Hampshire, is accused of impersonating a Hillsborough County prosecutor so she could drop charges against herself that were currently pending in the county courts. Landon was facing drug possession and stalking charges, but she somehow managed to hack the county’s electronic filing system to pose as a prosecutor and dismiss the charges. In her mugshot, Landon has a wide smile, despite the fact that authorities ultimately caught on to her scheme.
According to the Union Leader, Landon submitted the fake documents in three different court cases last November and December. However, unfortunately for Landon, this is a small county with very few cases and local authorities quickly discovered that there was something wrong with the case.
In November, actual prosecutors that worked for Hillsborough County became suspicious when they heard from a state forensic examiner, who was scheduled to perform a competency evaluation on Landon. The medical examiner contacted the prosecutors wanting to know why the charges had been dismissed.
“The file purported to contain a nolle prosequi (drop the charges) filed by Assistant County Attorney Patrice Casian, but it quickly became evident to the State that the document, as well as other documents in the file, had been filed fraudulently,” Superior Court Judge David Anderson wrote in a recent ruling on Landon’s case.
Now, in addition to the initial charges against Landon, she also faces one charge of false personation and six charges of falsifying physical evidence. She was also recently indicted for burglary and theft.
Surprisingly, this is not the first time that something like this has happened. Earlier this year, a man from Dayton Beach who was facing extortion charges, attempted to impersonate two county prosecutors so he could drop the charges that he was facing. In that case, the suspect, 47-year-old Christian Mosco, reportedly used names and Florida Bar ID numbers of two assistant state attorneys, creating an email in one of their names.
Authorities said Mosco then logged into the state’s e-filing portal for court documents and altered an “announcement of no information” from someone else’s case before filing on his own extortion case, according to WFTV.
Authorities were tipped off about Mosco’s activities because the filing was made wrong, due to a system that was put into place to prevent fraud.
Florida State Attorney R.J. Larizza said that this type of activity is not common, but it does happen from time to time. In 2013, inmates filed bogus paperwork in Orange County, Florida to get let out of prison, but the loopholes that have allowed these filings have since been closed. Still, there are many people out there who manage to end up staying a few steps ahead of the government.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-27--Researchers: Microbots Will Soon Enter Human Colons to Deliver Medical Payloads

Calling it “ rough terrain , ” a team of researchers at Purdue University is exploring the insides of a living colon like never before , using microscopic robots the width of a few follicles of hair .
Perhaps most incredibly , the anal bots require no batteries and are powered via an external electromagnetic field .
Scientists have long believed the use of microbots ( and perhaps someday even nanotechnology ) inside the human body could bring about a revolution in medical diagnostic abilities and drug delivery .
Mechanical engineers at Purdue believe they have passed a critical first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ robots that are controlled remotely and can efficiently deliver a payload without inflaming any tissue reactions in the notoriously sensitive colonic region .
Biomeedical engineer Luis Solorio described one of the challenges the team faced : “ Moving a robot around the colon is like using the people-walker at an airport to get to a terminal faster .
Not only is the floor moving , but also the people around you .
In the colon , you have all these fluids and materials that are following along the path , but the robot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s just not an easy voyage.
” Mechanical engineer David Cappelleri , also from Purdue , says the tiny robot is controlled magnetically while being monitored through ultrasound imaging .
“ When we apply a rotating external magnetic field to these robots , they rotate just like a car tire would to go over rough terrain .
The magnetic field also safely penetrates different types of mediums , which is important for using these robots in the human body.
” So far , the team has experimented only on live anesthetized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could be a challenge , says associate professor Craig Goergen , who points out that while the colon is a good entry point for this type of microscopic robotic research , the terrain can present some tough sledding .
“ Moving up to large animals or humans may require dozens of robots , but that also means you can target multiple sites with multiple drug payloads.
” As outlined in the team ’ s paper , which was published in Micromachines , tests on payload delivery involved the microbots being marked with fluorescein @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imitated drug delivery mechanisms by steadily dispatching the dye over a period of time .
These tests were conducted outside of the mice and pig colons .
The researchers say the tiny robots are expelled from the body via regular waste elimination .
While the research is promising , scientists say coordinating multiple microbots for use inside a human body is still years off .
However , the implications for such a procedure are huge .
“ From a diagnostic perspective , these microrobots might prevent the need for minimally invasive colonoscopies by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Goergen .
“ Or they could deliver payloads without having to do the prep work that ’ s needed for traditional colonoscopies .
”

Calling it “rough terrain,” a team of researchers at Purdue University is exploring the insides of a living colon like never before, using microscopic robots the width of a few follicles of hair. Perhaps most incredibly, the anal bots require no batteries and are powered via an external electromagnetic field.
Scientists have long believed the use of microbots (and perhaps someday even nanotechnology) inside the human body could bring about a revolution in medical diagnostic abilities and drug delivery. Mechanical engineers at Purdue believe they have passed a critical first test in this journey by creating tiny robots that are controlled remotely and can efficiently deliver a payload without inflaming any tissue reactions in the notoriously sensitive colonic region.
Biomeedical engineer Luis Solorio described one of the challenges the team faced:
“Moving a robot around the colon is like using the people-walker at an airport to get to a terminal faster. Not only is the floor moving, but also the people around you. In the colon, you have all these fluids and materials that are following along the path, but the robot is moving in the opposite direction. It’s just not an easy voyage.”
Mechanical engineer David Cappelleri, also from Purdue, says the tiny robot is controlled magnetically while being monitored through ultrasound imaging.
“When we apply a rotating external magnetic field to these robots, they rotate just like a car tire would to go over rough terrain. The magnetic field also safely penetrates different types of mediums, which is important for using these robots in the human body.”
So far, the team has experimented only on live anesthetized mice and pig colons. Scaling up could be a challenge, says associate professor Craig Goergen, who points out that while the colon is a good entry point for this type of microscopic robotic research, the terrain can present some tough sledding.
“Moving up to large animals or humans may require dozens of robots, but that also means you can target multiple sites with multiple drug payloads.”
As outlined in the team’s paper, which was published in Micromachines, tests on payload delivery involved the microbots being marked with fluorescein dye in a saline vial; they imitated drug delivery mechanisms by steadily dispatching the dye over a period of time. These tests were conducted outside of the mice and pig colons.
The researchers say the tiny robots are expelled from the body via regular waste elimination. While the research is promising, scientists say coordinating multiple microbots for use inside a human body is still years off. However, the implications for such a procedure are huge.
“From a diagnostic perspective, these microrobots might prevent the need for minimally invasive colonoscopies by helping to collect tissue,” adds Goergen. “Or they could deliver payloads without having to do the prep work that’s needed for traditional colonoscopies.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-27--Scientists Just Discovered an Earth Sized Exo-Planet In Habitable Zone

A team of scientists say they have found what could be the most Earth-like , potentially habitable exoplanet thus far .
TOI-700 d , is extremely close to the same size and mass as our own planet .
Furthermore , TOI-700 d orbits within its host star ’ s habitable zone .
According to a pair of papers published in The Astrophysical Journal by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics , scientists that analyzed the distant star system , TOI-700 d , marked it as one of the best candidates discovered thus far which resembles an Earth 2.0 .
The scientists used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Exoplanet Survey Satellite ’ to analyze the planet .
In a third paper in The Astrophysical Journal , the researchers suggest that the planet could have a livable atmosphere and climate .
This is due to its ideal distance from its star , as well as water on the surface .
The scientists say that it would take special operations to actually determine if there ’ s air and water on TOI 700 d. However , since it ’ s so far away , that is easier said than done .
On the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have previously discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1 and announced the discovery of 60 other potentially livable planets .
In another significant discovery worth mentioning , years ago scientists from the Complutense University of Madrid shockingly announced that they believe at least two planets exist beyond Pluto which they called ‘ Extreme Trans-Neptunian Objects ’ ( ETNOs ) , adding that they are larger than Earth , but potentially habitable .
Astronomers only just discovered TOI 700 d in January of this year , only one hundred light years away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world with moderate temperatures found by NASA ’ s newest planet-hunting space telescope , the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite ( TESS ) , New Scientist reported .
It ’ s also worth mentioning that earlier this year in February , an astronomy student , Michelle Kunimoto , made a discovery of 17 new planets including one that is similar to Earth , KIC-7340288 b. TOI 700 d and the other more than 60 plus planets may support alien life , but to find that out will require resources and years of exploration , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

A team of scientists say they have found what could be the most Earth-like, potentially habitable exoplanet thus far.
TOI-700 d, is extremely close to the same size and mass as our own planet. Furthermore, TOI-700 d orbits within its host star’s habitable zone. According to a pair of papers published in The Astrophysical Journal by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, scientists that analyzed the distant star system, TOI-700 d, marked it as one of the best candidates discovered thus far which resembles an Earth 2.0.
The scientists used and refined data from the ‘Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite’ to analyze the planet.
In a third paper in The Astrophysical Journal, the researchers suggest that the planet could have a livable atmosphere and climate. This is due to its ideal distance from its star, as well as water on the surface.
The scientists say that it would take special operations to actually determine if there’s air and water on TOI 700 d. However, since it’s so far away, that is easier said than done.
On the other end of habitable planets, scientists have previously discovered seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1 and announced the discovery of 60 other potentially livable planets. In another significant discovery worth mentioning, years ago scientists from the Complutense University of Madrid shockingly announced that they believe at least two planets exist beyond Pluto which they called ‘Extreme Trans-Neptunian Objects’ (ETNOs), adding that they are larger than Earth, but potentially habitable.
Astronomers only just discovered TOI 700 d in January of this year, only one hundred light years away. TOI 700-d is the first Earth-sized world with moderate temperatures found by NASA’s newest planet-hunting space telescope, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), New Scientist reported. It’s also worth mentioning that earlier this year in February, an astronomy student, Michelle Kunimoto, made a discovery of 17 new planets including one that is similar to Earth, KIC-7340288 b.
TOI 700 d and the other more than 60 plus planets may support alien life, but to find that out will require resources and years of exploration, depending on the distance of the world.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-27--Explosive fires sweep through Southern California, driving 100,000 from their homes

Two major wildfires raged in Southern California on Tuesday as fierce winds continued to push the blazes toward populated zones , forcing almost 100,000 residents to flee the area under emergency evacuation orders .
The two fires in Orange County have already burned nearly 20,000 acres and doubled in size overnight , deluging the region in smoke and ash while further illustrating the unsparing nature of the 2020 fire season in California , which has seen massive wildfires rage across the west .
The Silverado Fire has already burned at least 11,200 acres after breaking out in the Santa Ana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5 percent contained .
The blaze near the city of Irvine has been fueled by strong Santa Ana winds , with the National Weather Service warning of gusts between 50 and 60 miles per hour .
Here we go again… Santa Ana 's blew in and now once again this !
80mph winds rn , and OC is suffering .
Stay Vigilant everyone !
And wear your masks it 's raining ash outside & do n't forget we have a pandemic we 're dealing with… # SilveradoFire pic.twitter.com/GhcPnAvvU6 — ʙᴇ7💜 ᴴᴼᴺᴱʸᴸᴼⱽᴱ JIN ₁₂₀₄🐹 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 Roughly 750 firefighters have been dispatched to the region to fight the Silverado Fire .
On Monday , two firefighters were severely burned while battling the fire , according to the Orange County Fire Authority .
The firefighters , ages 26 and 31 , remain in critical condition and were placed on ventilators after suffering second- and third-degree burns across half their bodies .
“ This is tough for me , tough for all my firefighters and certainly for the families of my two injured firefighters , ” OCFA Chief Brian Fennessy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They ’ re gravely injured … We ’ re doing all we can for them.
” •65 % of the first handcrew firefighters body was covered in second and third degree burns .
•50 % of the second handcrew firefighter ’ s body is covered with second and third degree burns .
# SilveradoFire — OCFA PIO ( @ OCFA_PIO ) October 26 , 2020 So unbelievably grateful for the firefighters and first responders on the front lines facing these treacherous winds and fighting — once again — to keep Californians safe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 27 , 2020 While the cause of the blaze remains unclear , Southern California Edison is investigating whether its electrical equipment caused the fire , which broke out on state land .
In a report to the state Public Utilities Commission , the company noted that a “ lashing wire ” connecting a telecommunications line to a support cable could have struck the 12,000-volt primary conducting line above , resulting in the fire breaking out .
Last month , the private utility company filed a report that noted its equipment was also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Bobcat Fire , which consumed over 115,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest near Pasadena and remains active after burning for more than a month .
The Blue Ridge Fire later erupted on Monday in the Santa Ana Canyon , an infamous wind tunnel , and immediately spread from the west end of Corona toward Yorba Linda and the city ’ s Hidden Hills community , forcing the evacuation of around 5,000 homes .
By Tuesday morning , the blaze had grown to 8,000 acres and was 0 percent contained .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to protect our city from the Blue Ridge Fire .
While there is still much work to be done , the efforts of the CFD have resulted in minimal fire activity on the Corona side of the fire with no current threat to our community .
pic.twitter.com/0h5fT3v6y1 — Corona Fire Dept # CoronaFire ( @ CoronaFireDept ) October 27 , 2020 The ferocious Santa Ana winds – which saw gusts of 80 mph and even 96 mph in high-elevation zones such as the San Gabriel Mountains – are expected to die down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for firefighters to gain an upper hand on the out-of-control blazes .
The wind has also blanketed the streets of East L.A. and parts of the San Gabriel Valley with ash from the nearly-contained Bobcat fire .
The National Weather Service issued a red flag across multiple counties through Tuesday afternoon .
“ We have very strong winds and very low humidities , and that ’ s causing ideal conditions for a very strong Santa Ana event with high fire danger , ” National Weather Service meteorologist David Sweet told Los Angeles Times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time of year , but this one is very strong.
” Experts have warned that the worsening fire season in California and across the West is connected to climate change , with carbon dioxide emissions and other heat-trapping gases from burning fossil fuels directly leading to warmer and drier conditions .
In 2020 alone , California has seen fires burn over 4.1 million acres , destroying 10,488 homes and other structures and leading to the deaths of at least 31 people .

Two major wildfires raged in Southern California on Tuesday as fierce winds continued to push the blazes toward populated zones, forcing almost 100,000 residents to flee the area under emergency evacuation orders.
The two fires in Orange County have already burned nearly 20,000 acres and doubled in size overnight, deluging the region in smoke and ash while further illustrating the unsparing nature of the 2020 fire season in California, which has seen massive wildfires rage across the west.
The Silverado Fire has already burned at least 11,200 acres after breaking out in the Santa Ana Mountains on Monday morning and is only 5 percent contained. The blaze near the city of Irvine has been fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, with the National Weather Service warning of gusts between 50 and 60 miles per hour.
Here we go again… Santa Ana's blew in and now once again this! 80mph winds rn, and OC is suffering. Stay Vigilant everyone! And wear your masks it's raining ash outside & don't forget we have a pandemic we're dealing with… #SilveradoFire pic.twitter.com/GhcPnAvvU6 — ʙᴇ7? ᴴᴼᴺᴱʸᴸᴼⱽᴱ JIN ₁₂₀₄? (@SeokjinsQueenV) October 26, 2020
Roughly 750 firefighters have been dispatched to the region to fight the Silverado Fire. On Monday, two firefighters were severely burned while battling the fire, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. The firefighters, ages 26 and 31, remain in critical condition and were placed on ventilators after suffering second- and third-degree burns across half their bodies.
“This is tough for me, tough for all my firefighters and certainly for the families of my two injured firefighters,” OCFA Chief Brian Fennessy said during a news conference. “They’re gravely injured … We’re doing all we can for them.”
•65% of the first handcrew firefighters body was covered in second and third degree burns.
•50% of the second handcrew firefighter’s body is covered with second and third degree burns. #SilveradoFire — OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) October 26, 2020
So unbelievably grateful for the firefighters and first responders on the front lines facing these treacherous winds and fighting — once again — to keep Californians safe. — Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) October 27, 2020
While the cause of the blaze remains unclear, Southern California Edison is investigating whether its electrical equipment caused the fire, which broke out on state land. In a report to the state Public Utilities Commission, the company noted that a “lashing wire” connecting a telecommunications line to a support cable could have struck the 12,000-volt primary conducting line above, resulting in the fire breaking out.
Last month, the private utility company filed a report that noted its equipment was also part of an investigation into the cause of the Bobcat Fire, which consumed over 115,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest near Pasadena and remains active after burning for more than a month.
The Blue Ridge Fire later erupted on Monday in the Santa Ana Canyon, an infamous wind tunnel, and immediately spread from the west end of Corona toward Yorba Linda and the city’s Hidden Hills community, forcing the evacuation of around 5,000 homes.
By Tuesday morning, the blaze had grown to 8,000 acres and was 0 percent contained.
Your Corona Firefighters worked through the night to protect our city from the Blue Ridge Fire. While there is still much work to be done, the efforts of the CFD have resulted in minimal fire activity on the Corona side of the fire with no current threat to our community. pic.twitter.com/0h5fT3v6y1 — Corona Fire Dept #CoronaFire (@CoronaFireDept) October 27, 2020
The ferocious Santa Ana winds – which saw gusts of 80 mph and even 96 mph in high-elevation zones such as the San Gabriel Mountains – are expected to die down on Tuesday afternoon, potentially offering an opportunity for firefighters to gain an upper hand on the out-of-control blazes.
The wind has also blanketed the streets of East L.A. and parts of the San Gabriel Valley with ash from the nearly-contained Bobcat fire. The National Weather Service issued a red flag across multiple counties through Tuesday afternoon.
“We have very strong winds and very low humidities, and that’s causing ideal conditions for a very strong Santa Ana event with high fire danger,” National Weather Service meteorologist David Sweet told Los Angeles Times. “This is very typical for this time of year, but this one is very strong.”
Experts have warned that the worsening fire season in California and across the West is connected to climate change, with carbon dioxide emissions and other heat-trapping gases from burning fossil fuels directly leading to warmer and drier conditions.
In 2020 alone, California has seen fires burn over 4.1 million acres, destroying 10,488 homes and other structures and leading to the deaths of at least 31 people.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-27--Japan is Opening a Nintendo Theme Park in 2021

After this pandemic is over , we are all going to need sometime to chill and have some fun .
What better way then to spend sometime with Nintendo characters and worlds in real life at a new theme park ?
Nintendo is planning to open a theme park next year .
Originally planned to open this past summer but delayed due to the CV pandemic , Nintendo plans to let fans experience a one of a kind theme park featuring real-life Mario Kart races , Yoshi ride , and a Nintendo themed cafe , News.com.au reported .
Although the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ next year , a Cafe and Store selling exclusive Nintendo snacks and souvenirs will open this month ahead of the 2021 opening .
Among the menu items to be sold will be pancake sandwiches in the shape of Mario ’ s and Luigi ’ s hats in a variety of flavors such as strawberry shortcake and grape .
There will also be cream sodas and soft drinks in super mushroom cups , along with exclusive Nintendo souvenirs .
Fans of various games series will be able to play Yoshi ’ s Adventures , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ track with landscapes of the game as well as animatronic exhibitions .
Guests will sit in Yoshi-themed cars as they travel throughout the Yoshi and Mario universe including Donkey Kong ’ s Jungle , and Bowser and Peach ’ s castles .
There will also be a real-life Mario Kart ride where you can race against all your friends .
Athough whether or not there will items you can throw at your friends like bananas isn ’ t confirmed , and it ’ s very unlikely that Nintendo would have the ba-bomb or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use against your fellow racers .
However , something really cool that makes up for that absence is that guests will play Super Mario in real life using “ power-up wristbands ” and a smartphone app .
The app will show guests of the park where to find coins throughout the park as well as real-life question blocks to power up as well as a feature map showcasing all of the various park attractions .
After creating a profile on the app , those visiting the park can compete against each other .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ activities while walking around the park , letting guests collect coins and compete with each other .
The bands will have six options based on the characters – Mario , Luigi , Princess Peach , Princess Daisy , Toad , and Yoshi , The Verge reported .
The park is developed in collaboration with Universal and Nintendo who have created the ultimate Nintendo real-life experience .
Scores can even be sent back to a users ’ Nintendo game console to build up for a future visit to the park , Universal Parks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last year .
Senior vice president and chief creative officer with Universal Creative , Thierry Coup , said the park would give fans the experience of “ living the game ” in a video uploaded to Youtube .
If you are too far away in the U.S. or can ’ t travel to Japan you will have to wait as another iteration of the park in Orlando , Florida has been delayed indefinitely , as was recently announced .
While the Hollywood , Universal Studios park is being developed and currently in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ date , BloopBloop reported .

After this pandemic is over, we are all going to need sometime to chill and have some fun. What better way then to spend sometime with Nintendo characters and worlds in real life at a new theme park?
Nintendo is planning to open a theme park next year. Originally planned to open this past summer but delayed due to the CV pandemic, Nintendo plans to let fans experience a one of a kind theme park featuring real-life Mario Kart races, Yoshi ride, and a Nintendo themed cafe, News.com.au reported.
Although the theme park won’t open until next year, a Cafe and Store selling exclusive Nintendo snacks and souvenirs will open this month ahead of the 2021 opening.
Among the menu items to be sold will be pancake sandwiches in the shape of Mario’s and Luigi’s hats in a variety of flavors such as strawberry shortcake and grape. There will also be cream sodas and soft drinks in super mushroom cups, along with exclusive Nintendo souvenirs.
Fans of various games series will be able to play Yoshi’s Adventures, a ride that takes passengers along a track with landscapes of the game as well as animatronic exhibitions. Guests will sit in Yoshi-themed cars as they travel throughout the Yoshi and Mario universe including Donkey Kong’s Jungle, and Bowser and Peach’s castles.
There will also be a real-life Mario Kart ride where you can race against all your friends. Athough whether or not there will items you can throw at your friends like bananas isn’t confirmed, and it’s very unlikely that Nintendo would have the ba-bomb or any of the other iconic weapons to use against your fellow racers.
However, something really cool that makes up for that absence is that guests will play Super Mario in real life using “power-up wristbands” and a smartphone app.
The app will show guests of the park where to find coins throughout the park as well as real-life question blocks to power up as well as a feature map showcasing all of the various park attractions.
After creating a profile on the app, those visiting the park can compete against each other.
The bands will track and sync visitor activities while walking around the park, letting guests collect coins and compete with each other. The bands will have six options based on the characters – Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Toad, and Yoshi, The Verge reported.
The park is developed in collaboration with Universal and Nintendo who have created the ultimate Nintendo real-life experience. Scores can even be sent back to a users’ Nintendo game console to build up for a future visit to the park, Universal Parks and Resorts Chairman and CEO Tom Williams said last year.
Senior vice president and chief creative officer with Universal Creative, Thierry Coup, said the park would give fans the experience of “living the game” in a video uploaded to Youtube.
If you are too far away in the U.S. or can’t travel to Japan you will have to wait as another iteration of the park in Orlando, Florida has been delayed indefinitely, as was recently announced. While the Hollywood, Universal Studios park is being developed and currently in the construction stage with no known expected completion date, BloopBloop reported.
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themindunleashed--2020-10-28--Scientists accidentally discover massive, skyscraper-sized coral reef on Great Barrier Reef

A massive , detached coral reef the size of a skyscraper has been discovered in Australia ’ s Great Barrier Reef , researchers announced Monday , marking the first such find in over a century .
The remarkable , 1,600-foot-tall underwater structure – the first to be discovered in 120 years – is taller than manmade buildings like France ’ s Eiffel Tower , New York City ’ s Empire State Building , and Britain ’ s tallest building , the 95-storey The Shard .
The unexpected discovery was made on Oct. 20 by a team of Australian scientists on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who were on a 12-month expedition conducting underwater mapping of the northern seafloor of the Great Barrier Reef .
On Sunday , the team used the institute ’ s underwater robot or remotely operated vehicle ( ROV ) SuBastian to explore the new reef .
The institute live-streamed the robotic dive and subsequent “ climb ” up the reef , allowing viewers across the world to enjoy close-up views of the tremendous natural structure .
The blade-like reef measures nearly a mile wide at its base , and its tallest point extends to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ocean .
“ This unexpected discovery affirms that we continue to find unknown structures and new species in our ocean , ” Wendy Schmidt , the institute ’ s co-founder , said in a statement .
“ The state of our knowledge about what ’ s in the ocean has long been so limited .
Thanks to new technologies that work as our eyes , ears and hands in the deep ocean , we have the capacity to explore like never before .
New oceanscapes are opening to us , revealing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the planet with us.
” The towering reef lies off the coast of North Queensland , in the area surrounding Cape York .
Since the late 19th century , seven detached reefs have been found in the region .
“ We are surprised and elated by what we have found , ” said Robin Beaman , a marine geologist at James Cook University who is leading the expedition .
“ To not only 3D map the reef in detail , but also visually see this discovery with SuBastian is incredible.
” The expansive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and 900 islands .
It is home to an incredible array of fish , shrimp , and various other reef denizens .
In recent years , dead coral reefs have become one of the major horrors resulting from the impact of human economic activities , with thousands of miles of coral ecosystem across the globe being transformed into bleached-out graveyards due to the devastating impact of fast-heating ocean temperatures , rising sea levels , pollution , marine pests , and overfishing .
The newfound reef is completely separate from the main shelf edge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very little is known about why such detached reefs exist .
And while the Great Barrier Reef has felt a devastating impact from recent coral bleaching , the newly-discovered reef appears to be mostly intact .
“ To find a new half-a-kilometer tall reef in the offshore Cape York area of the well-recognized Great Barrier Reef shows how mysterious the world is just beyond our coastline , ” said Jyotika Virmani , the executive director of Schmidt Ocean Institute .
“ This powerful combination of mapping data and underwater imagery will be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ role within the incredible Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area .
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A massive, detached coral reef the size of a skyscraper has been discovered in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, researchers announced Monday, marking the first such find in over a century.
The remarkable, 1,600-foot-tall underwater structure – the first to be discovered in 120 years – is taller than manmade buildings like France’s Eiffel Tower, New York City’s Empire State Building, and Britain’s tallest building, the 95-storey The Shard.
The unexpected discovery was made on Oct. 20 by a team of Australian scientists on the Schmidt Ocean Institute research vessel Falkor who were on a 12-month expedition conducting underwater mapping of the northern seafloor of the Great Barrier Reef.
On Sunday, the team used the institute’s underwater robot or remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SuBastian to explore the new reef. The institute live-streamed the robotic dive and subsequent “climb” up the reef, allowing viewers across the world to enjoy close-up views of the tremendous natural structure.
The blade-like reef measures nearly a mile wide at its base, and its tallest point extends to about 130 feet below the surface of the ocean.
“This unexpected discovery affirms that we continue to find unknown structures and new species in our ocean,” Wendy Schmidt, the institute’s co-founder, said in a statement. “The state of our knowledge about what’s in the ocean has long been so limited. Thanks to new technologies that work as our eyes, ears and hands in the deep ocean, we have the capacity to explore like never before. New oceanscapes are opening to us, revealing the ecosystems and diverse life forms that share the planet with us.”
The towering reef lies off the coast of North Queensland, in the area surrounding Cape York. Since the late 19th century, seven detached reefs have been found in the region.
“We are surprised and elated by what we have found,” said Robin Beaman, a marine geologist at James Cook University who is leading the expedition. “To not only 3D map the reef in detail, but also visually see this discovery with SuBastian is incredible.”
The expansive Great Barrier Reef comprises about 2,900 reefs and 900 islands. It is home to an incredible array of fish, shrimp, and various other reef denizens.
In recent years, dead coral reefs have become one of the major horrors resulting from the impact of human economic activities, with thousands of miles of coral ecosystem across the globe being transformed into bleached-out graveyards due to the devastating impact of fast-heating ocean temperatures, rising sea levels, pollution, marine pests, and overfishing.
The newfound reef is completely separate from the main shelf edge of the Great Barrier Reef, and very little is known about why such detached reefs exist.
And while the Great Barrier Reef has felt a devastating impact from recent coral bleaching, the newly-discovered reef appears to be mostly intact.
“To find a new half-a-kilometer tall reef in the offshore Cape York area of the well-recognized Great Barrier Reef shows how mysterious the world is just beyond our coastline,” said Jyotika Virmani, the executive director of Schmidt Ocean Institute. “This powerful combination of mapping data and underwater imagery will be used to understand this new reef and its role within the incredible Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-28--“Sleeping giant” methane release found in Arctic as researchers warn of dangerous consequence

An international team of scientists have discovered evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean are starting to be released , potentially adding dangerous fuel to fast-changing global climate conditions .
According to the International Siberian Shelf Study ( ISSS-2020 ) , methane levels at the surface of the ocean are currently four to eight times higher than normal , while slope sediments extending across the continental shelf contain a wealth of frozen methane hydrates , reports The Guardian .
The frozen methane deposits are believed to be “ sleeping giants of the carbon cycle , ” because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expedite climate change due to the fact that it has a warming effect that is about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide .
The release of methane into the atmosphere is believed to be one of the major contributors to global warming , scientists have warned .
“ Climate warming is awakening the ‘ sleeping giants ’ of the carbon cycle , namely permafrost and methane hydrates , ” Stockholm University Prof. Örjan Gustafsson , a leader of the ISSS-2020 expedition , said in a statement last month .
“ How much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the strong greenhouse gas methane is poorly understood , ” he added .
“ This is one of the grand challenges in current climate change research and a central goal of the expedition to address.
” The # ISSS2020 expedition will focus on the East Siberian Arctic Shelf ( # ESAS ) , thought to hold most of the global # subsea # permafrost and shallow # methane # hydrates read more about the science here ( https : //t.co/B4ACcvKqje ) @ Stockholm_Uni @ BolinCentre pic.twitter.com/tznwPmNlqQ — International Siberian Shelf Study Expedition 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2020 The new discovery of methane released in the Arctic Ocean is now raising major concerns that a new climate feedback loop may have just begun .
“ One of the greatest uncertainties surrounding climate warming [ concerns ] the emission of naturally occurring greenhouse gases , such as methane , carbon dioxide , and nitrous oxide ( N2O ) from Arctic thawing permafrost , and collapsing methane hydrates—crystals made of methane gas molecules ‘ caged ’ between solid water molecules—in the seabed north of Siberia will increase in the future.
” The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Igor Semiletov of the Russian Academy of Sciences , called the methane discharges “ significantly larger ” than anything previously observed .
The leader of the ISSS-2020 team also acknowledged that their findings are preliminary , and the actual scale of methane releases still need to be analyzed and confirmed .
“ The discovery of actively releasing shelf slope hydrates is very important and unknown until now , ” Semiletov said .
“ This is a new page .
Potentially they can have serious climate consequences , but we need more study before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any impact on the climate won ’ t be felt in the near future .
However , in time the massive release of methane could very likely contribute to the changing climate .
“ At this moment , there is unlikely to be any major impact on global warming , but the point is that this process has now been triggered , ” Gustafsson said .
“ This East Siberian slope methane hydrate system has been perturbed and the process will be ongoing .
”

An international team of scientists have discovered evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean are starting to be released, potentially adding dangerous fuel to fast-changing global climate conditions.
According to the International Siberian Shelf Study (ISSS-2020), methane levels at the surface of the ocean are currently four to eight times higher than normal, while slope sediments extending across the continental shelf contain a wealth of frozen methane hydrates, reports The Guardian.
The frozen methane deposits are believed to be “sleeping giants of the carbon cycle,” because the release of the greenhouse gas could potentially expedite climate change due to the fact that it has a warming effect that is about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide. The release of methane into the atmosphere is believed to be one of the major contributors to global warming, scientists have warned.
“Climate warming is awakening the ‘sleeping giants’ of the carbon cycle, namely permafrost and methane hydrates,” Stockholm University Prof. Örjan Gustafsson, a leader of the ISSS-2020 expedition, said in a statement last month.
“How much this will lead to added emissions of the strong greenhouse gas methane is poorly understood,” he added. “This is one of the grand challenges in current climate change research and a central goal of the expedition to address.”
The new discovery of methane released in the Arctic Ocean is now raising major concerns that a new climate feedback loop may have just begun.
The ISSS-2020 explained:
“One of the greatest uncertainties surrounding climate warming [concerns] the emission of naturally occurring greenhouse gases, such as methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide (N2O) from Arctic thawing permafrost, and collapsing methane hydrates—crystals made of methane gas molecules ‘caged’ between solid water molecules—in the seabed north of Siberia will increase in the future.”
The chief scientist of the expedition, Prof. Igor Semiletov of the Russian Academy of Sciences, called the methane discharges “significantly larger” than anything previously observed. The leader of the ISSS-2020 team also acknowledged that their findings are preliminary, and the actual scale of methane releases still need to be analyzed and confirmed.
“The discovery of actively releasing shelf slope hydrates is very important and unknown until now,” Semiletov said. “This is a new page. Potentially they can have serious climate consequences, but we need more study before we can confirm that.”
Likewise, any impact on the climate won’t be felt in the near future. However, in time the massive release of methane could very likely contribute to the changing climate.
“At this moment, there is unlikely to be any major impact on global warming, but the point is that this process has now been triggered,” Gustafsson said. “This East Siberian slope methane hydrate system has been perturbed and the process will be ongoing.”
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themindunleashed--2020-10-28--Burger King Halloween Promotion Has Creepy Ronald McDonald Appearing In Bathroom Mirrors

Burger King locations in Sweden and Denmark are running a strange promotion in their restrooms for Halloween .
For a limited time , customers who say the phrase “ canceled clown ” 3 times in the bathroom will trigger the lights to dim and cause an image of a creepy Ronald McDonald to appear in the mirror .
The strange promotion is made possible by voice recognition software that was installed by a Swedish company called INGO Stockholm .
The phrase triggers the lights to go off and also triggers visual effects on a two-way “ smart mirror.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clown got abruptly ‘ canceled ’ from his long-standing job at a certain hamburger chain .
But this Halloween he is back — at Burger King restrooms .
If you do dare to summon him , it might be worth your while , ” Burger King said in an announcement of the promotion .
Burger King locations in the region have frequently taken shots at their top rival McDonalds .
For one promotion in December of 2018 , Burger King customers could get a Whopper for just $ 0.01 if they walked by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earlier this year , Burger King locations in Finland offered customers free delivery if they had their food sent to a McDonald ’ s location and ate it there .
To add insult to injury , the company placed ads for the promotion outside of some McDonald ’ s locations .
The most recent promotion about the “ canceled clown ” is taking a shot at McDonald ’ s because the company was forced to cancel the famous character after it was determined that the mascot was promoting junk food to kids .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspaper ads in 2011 , insisting Ronald McDonald retire .
McDonald ’ s global business has been struggling in recent years .
In 2015 , the company ’ s incoming CEO , Steve Easterbrook admitted that massive changes would be needed to improve McDonald ’ s struggling reputation .
“ I think there is a hunger and an interest in our business to embrace change .
McDonald ’ s management team is keenly focused on acting more quickly to better address today ’ s consumer needs , expectations , and the competitive marketplace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fiscal year of 2018 , McDonald ’ s reported earnings of $ 5.9 billion , with an annual revenue of $ 21.0 billion , which is a decrease of 7.9 % from the previous year .
Meanwhile , Burger King has seen an increase in revenue in recent years after a few years of struggling starting in 2013 .
It is not hard to see that decline of McDonald ’ s is happening , even in your own local neighborhood .
Where once there were lines wrapped around the parking lot at multiple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there are now very sparse crowds at the restaurant , even in high traffic areas and during busy times .

Burger King locations in Sweden and Denmark are running a strange promotion in their restrooms for Halloween. For a limited time, customers who say the phrase “canceled clown” 3 times in the bathroom will trigger the lights to dim and cause an image of a creepy Ronald McDonald to appear in the mirror. The strange promotion is made possible by voice recognition software that was installed by a Swedish company called INGO Stockholm. The phrase triggers the lights to go off and also triggers visual effects on a two-way “smart mirror.”
“A few years ago, a particular clown got abruptly ‘canceled’ from his long-standing job at a certain hamburger chain. But this Halloween he is back — at Burger King restrooms. If you do dare to summon him, it might be worth your while,” Burger King said in an announcement of the promotion.
Burger King locations in the region have frequently taken shots at their top rival McDonalds.
For one promotion in December of 2018, Burger King customers could get a Whopper for just $0.01 if they walked by a McDonald’s with it. Earlier this year, Burger King locations in Finland offered customers free delivery if they had their food sent to a McDonald’s location and ate it there. To add insult to injury, the company placed ads for the promotion outside of some McDonald’s locations.
The most recent promotion about the “canceled clown” is taking a shot at McDonald’s because the company was forced to cancel the famous character after it was determined that the mascot was promoting junk food to kids. A group of 550 doctors took out newspaper ads in 2011, insisting Ronald McDonald retire.
McDonald’s global business has been struggling in recent years.
In 2015, the company’s incoming CEO, Steve Easterbrook admitted that massive changes would be needed to improve McDonald’s struggling reputation.
“I think there is a hunger and an interest in our business to embrace change. McDonald’s management team is keenly focused on acting more quickly to better address today’s consumer needs, expectations, and the competitive marketplace,” Easterbrook said.
For the fiscal year of 2018, McDonald’s reported earnings of $5.9 billion, with an annual revenue of $21.0 billion, which is a decrease of 7.9% from the previous year. Meanwhile, Burger King has seen an increase in revenue in recent years after a few years of struggling starting in 2013.
It is not hard to see that decline of McDonald’s is happening, even in your own local neighborhood. Where once there were lines wrapped around the parking lot at multiple Mcdonald’s locations in every town, there are now very sparse crowds at the restaurant, even in high traffic areas and during busy times.
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