{"id":388,"date":"2010-07-12T02:01:14","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T10:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bellrock2012.com\/2012blog\/?p=388"},"modified":"2010-07-12T02:33:51","modified_gmt":"2010-07-12T10:33:51","slug":"12-july-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bellrock2012.com\/2012blog\/12-july-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"12 July 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html> <head> <meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=UTF-8\"><\/head> <body><\/p>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">From ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties, and things that go bump in the night, good Lord deliver us. &#8211;Old Cornish prayer<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">PAG e-NEWS: 12 July 2010<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8212; questioning dogma, ideology, authority, reality, and whatever is left<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8212; peeking behind the curtain<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8212; thinking outside the program<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8212; looking below the surface&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &#8212; lifting the veil<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Published by Peter A. Gersten, Esq. (ufolawyer@msn.com)<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Website:<\/span><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pagenews.info\/\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">http:\/\/www.pagenews.info<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/i><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">THINGs THAT GO BUMP in the NIGHT<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Clones, virtual worlds, and the infamous Skynet are things that were previously only seen in sci-fi movies. Not any more!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Altered animals: Creatures with bonus features<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">The ability to easily and precisely modify animals will undoubtedly lead to huge pay-offs in research and medicine. Whether it will transform the animal products we consume is less clear.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/newscientist.decenturl.com\/altered-animals-creatures\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">http:\/\/newscientist.decenturl.com\/altered-animals-creatures<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Why Facebook friends are worth keeping<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">If these supernets continue to thrive and grow, they could fundamentally change the way we share information about the world and transform our notions of friendship and acquaintance.<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/newscientist.decenturl.com\/why-facebook-friends-are\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">http:\/\/newscientist.decenturl.com\/why-facebook-friends-are<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Apple buys DARPA&rsquo;s Skynet precursor<\/b> <b>&ldquo;Siri&rdquo;<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><i><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Just one of DARPA&rsquo;s many AI programs cost taxpayers $150M. Now basically considered a success, SRI who built &ldquo;Siri&rdquo; has now sold it to Apple for up to $250M. 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