TheGIC.org's Blog – December 2009 Archive (7)

NEW YEARS Full Moon, Blue Moon, Eclipse Moon, and other planetary news

by Lynn Hayes

This is a Blue Moon because it's the second Full Moon in a month, something that doesn't happen very often (hence the term "once in a blue moon"). It's also an eclipse, because the lunar nodes are involved; however, it's a partial eclipse and not very powerful astrologically. The Full Moon occurs… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on December 31, 2009 at 10:02am — 3 Comments

Santa Claus the Magic Mushroom

from the Atlantean Conspiracy

Have you ever wondered why on Christmas we cut down/carry evergreen trees inside our houses, decorate them with fancy ornaments, and place presents underneath them?

So, why do people bring Pine trees into their houses at the Winter Solstice, placing brightly colored (Red and White)… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on December 23, 2009 at 11:45am — 2 Comments

Winter Solstice

Mon., Dec. 21, 2009, 12:47 PM EST (17:47 UT), marks the solstice—the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere

by Ann-Marie Imbornoni

In astronomy, the solstice is either of the two times a year when the Sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator, the great circle on the celestial… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on December 21, 2009 at 8:48am — No Comments

Australia Second Country to Censor Internet

THE federal government has green-lighted its highly controversial censorship plan to introduce a mandatory internet filter that will block refused classification content from being accessed on Australian soil.

New legislative amendments to be introduced to the Broadcasting Services Act when parliament resumes next year could see all internet service providers block refused classification-rated material hosted on overseas servers.

A black list of refused classification… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on December 15, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

The USA, Britain and Denmark 'secretly' draft their own version of a Climate treaty.

Developing countries react furiously to leaked draft agreement that would hand more power to rich nations, sideline the UN's negotiating role and abandon the Kyoto protocol.

The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray today after developing countries reacted furiously to leaked documents that show world leaders will next week be asked to sign an agreement that hands more power to rich countries and sidelines the UN's role in all future climate change… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on December 9, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Climategate: Archive presents over 120Mb of emails, documents, computer code and models from the Climatic Research Unit

Retired climatologist Dr. Tim Ball joins us to discuss the significance of the recently leaked emails and documents from the Climate Research Unit at East Anglia University which expose deceit, duplicity and collusion between climate researchers to maintain the fraud of the manmade global warming theory. These emails reveal stunning behind-the-scenes details about how this fraud has been developed and perpetuated, and Dr. Ball shares his insights on what they show.…

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Added by theGIC.org on December 4, 2009 at 10:20am — No Comments

Addicted to Nonsense

By Chris Hedges

Will Tiger Woods finally talk to the police? Who will replace Oprah? (Not that Oprah can ever be replaced, of course.) And will Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the couple who crashed President Barack Obama’s first state dinner, command the hundreds of thousands of dollars they want for an exclusive television interview? Can Levi Johnston, father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s grandson, get his wish to be a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars”?… Continue

Added by theGIC.org on December 2, 2009 at 9:58am — 4 Comments