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The Gift of a Card

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Source: HelpOthers.org
--posted by isisgen on Sep 9, 2012

I'm eleven years old, and I like to make cards. I usually put a bracelet and drawing in the envelope along with the card, and hand it to someone.

I never hang around for people to say thank you, but sometimes my brother hides to watch their reactions. He tells me about them later.

The other day, I gave an old lady a card. Then I sat down to eat with my family. Well, she came over and gave my whole family a hug and kiss on the cheek! Before they had a chance to say "Hi" back, she sat herself down and made very friendly conversation.

I loved her. :)

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Sun Myung Moon dies at 92; Washington Times owner led the Unification Church

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The Washington Post
By , Sunday, September 2, 2012

Sun Myung Moon, a self-professed messiah who claimed millions of religious followers in his Unification Church and sought to become a powerful voice in the American conservative movement through business interests that included the Washington Times, has died. He was 92.

The Washington Times reported that Mr. Moon died in South Korea early Monday morning (Sunday afternoon in Washington). Unification Church spokesman Ahn Ho-yeul told the Associated Press that Mr. Moon died at a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong, northeast of Seoul. He had been under treatment for pneumonia.

Non-Human Consciousness Exists Say Experts. Now What?

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by Brian Hoffstein

Have you ever considered the consciousness, or unconsciousness, of your dog? Well, a group of neuroscientists have been thinking on the subject pretty seriously, and it was announced recently that 'humans are not the only conscious beings in the universe'.

Earlier this month, some of the leading scientists from around the world congregated at the Hotel Du Vin in Cambridge to discuss the evidence that has amassed over the years. The experts reached a unanimous decision that animals – specifically mammals and birds – are in fact conscious beings. Through advancements in brain imaging techniques such as fMRI and EEG machines, the scientists concluded that animals show a sufficient degree of characteristics that indicate they are not as non-human as some had believed. The official decision was reached late into the night after the Francis Crick Memorial Conference on July 7th.

Full Story... (in5d.com)

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82

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NBC News, August 25, 2012

Mandel Ngan / AFP - Getty Images file

Apollo 11 moonwalker Neil Armstrong, shown here during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in November 2011.

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday.

His family reported the death at 2:45 p.m. ET. A statement said he died following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures.

To read the rest of this story and see the video, visit CosmicLog.NBC.com.

Arctic sea ice shrinks to record low, by some estimates

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Reuters
By Alister Doyle
OSLO | Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:15pm EDT

Wind patterns are left in the ice pack that covers the Arctic Ocean north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Wind patterns are left in the ice pack that covers the Arctic Ocean north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska March 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Lucas Jackson

Reuters) - The area of ice in the Arctic Ocean has thawed to a record low, surpassing the previous 2007 minimum in a sign of climate change transforming the region, according to some scientific estimates.

"We reached the minimum ice area today (Thursday). It has never been measured less than right now," Ola Johannessen, founding director of the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center in Norway, told Reuters.

Sinkhole prompts Homeland Security oversight, extra explosive unit staff

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Examiner
August 23, 2012

By: Deborah Dupre

  • Homeland Security Louisiana announced Wednesday that officials are stepping up around-the-clock emergency operations near Bayou Corne's sinkhole, including extra Hazardous Materials & Explosive Units as Texas Brine drills its exploratory well casing near the sinkhole, that is growing closer to the company's underground salt storage. The company faces up to $5,000 a day in fines if they do not retroactively compensate evacuated residents.

Tony Scott dies at 68; a film career in retrospective

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Los Angeles Times

By Julie Makinen and Geoff Boucher

August 20, 2012, 12:08 a.m.

Tony Scott

Tony Scott, right, with Jerry Bruckheimer on the set of "Deja Vu" in New Orleans in 2006. (Robert Zuckerman/Disney / August 19, 2012)

Director-producer Tony Scott, who apparently committed suicide Sunday in San Pedro at age 68, left behind a lengthy filmography.

First Tongariro eruption in over 100 years

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stuffco.nz

August 7, 2012

Scientists have declared a ''watch this space scenario'' for Mt Tongariro. The volcano rumbled into life at 11.50 last night, sending ash and rock a kilometre into the air, prompting a potential threat warning for central North Island regions.

The "small scale" eruption was a total surprise, with the volcano last erupting in 1897, GNS Science said.

To read the rest of this story, visit Stuff.co.nz.

Perseid Meteor Shower 2012 Will Peak On August 12th

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By Nathan

August 5, 2012

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The Perseid meteor shower of 2012 is set to peak on August 12th, when “the Earth is expected to encounter the ‘core’ of the Perseid swarm, where meteoroid concentration is densest.”

The Perseids will be easiest to view during this time because the meteors appear to separate from a part of sky near the Double Cluster in Perseus. It’s an illusion of perspective though, “since that is the direction toward which the Earth’s orbital motion carries us at this time of the meteor shower.”

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