Avian Flu or Bird Flu, A H5N1, is back with human cases of this highly pathogenic virus reported in the five countries this year. The good news is that A H5N1 has not yet managed to develop a mechanism to transmit easily from human to human. The bad news is that it might.

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Santa's famous magical journey, where his sleigh takes him around the whole planet in a single night, is developed from the "heavenly chariot," used by the gods from whom Santa and other shamanic figures are descended. The chariot of Odin, Thor and even the Egyptian god Osiris is now known as the Big Dipper, which circles around the North Star in a 24-hour period.

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Mr Assange claimed The Guardian received leaked documents from Swedish authorities or "other intelligence agencies" intent on jeopardising his defence.

"The leak was clearly designed to undermine my bail application," he said. "Someone in authority clearly intended to keep Julian in prison."

Solitary confinement = TORTURE

Police feared Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's assassination

Mr Assange left his solitary confinement cell at Wandsworth Prison to take up residence in a 10-bedroom mansion on a sprawling 600-acre estate owned by a friend in Suffolk.

"I receive death threats all the time. My lawyer receives them, my son receives them. Most of them seem to come from members of the United States armed forces."

Posted: 10:28:37 PM  

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck southern Japan overnight, the US Geological Survey said, with experts warning of the possibility of a local tsunami.

Posted: 10:24:25 PM  

the most common symptoms of 'inner peace'

YOU ARE THE LIGHT

What You Were Told About Jonestown and The 100th Monkey Effect

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Earlier today, for the first time in 372 years, a total lunar eclipse occurred on the date of the northern winter solstice. Observers in North America were favored with an overhead view as the full Moon slipped in and out of Earth's eerie red shadow. Jonathan Sabin sends this picture from Ellenton, Florida:

QUIET SOLSTICE:

Today, Dec. 21, 2010, at 23:38 UT, the sun will shine straight down on the southern Tropic of Capricorn, marking the beginning of winter in the north and summer in the south. Astronomers call this event a "solstice." It's a quiet one; the Earth-facing side of the sun is blank (no sunspots) and solar activity is very low.

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