Well, it never hurts to be pure of spirit and intention
Cobb watch this video....
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8689261981090121097&q=ian+xel+lungold
hah! just woke up to pee and saw this and it made me laugh out loud.
1995 : Near launching of Russian nukes
Russia\'s early-warning defense radar detects an unexpected missile launch near Norway, and Russian military command estimates the missile to be only minutes from impact on Moscow. Moments later, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, his defense minister, and his chief of staff were informed of the missile launch. The nuclear command systems switched to combat mode, and the nuclear suitcases (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_football) carried by Yeltsin and his top commander were activated for the first time in the history of the Soviet-made weapons system. Five minutes after the launch detection, Russian command determined that the missile\'s impact point would be outside Russia\'s borders. Three more minutes passed, and Yeltsin was informed that the launching was likely not part of a surprise nuclear strike by Western nuclear submarines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_missile).
These conclusions came minutes before Yeltsin and his commanders should have ordered a nuclear response based on standard launch on warning protocols. Later, it was revealed that the missile (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Brant_%28rocket%29), launched from Spitzbergen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And%C3%B8ya_Rocket_Range), Norway, was actually carrying instruments to study the aurora borealis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_%28astronomy%29) over Svalbard. Nine days before, Norway had notified 35 countries, including Russia, of the exact details of the planned launch. The Russian Defense Ministry had received Norway\'s announcement but had neglected to inform the on-duty personnel at the early-warning center of the imminent launch. The event raised serious concerns about the quality of the former Soviet Union\'s nuclear systems.
if jack finds the other 4 suitcase nukes in time, will the clock be turned back? :chin:
wow... I guess we\'re going to hell in a bucket, eh? :(
:hscratch: also, did he really "say" this or "type" it?
At the announcement from London, Stephen Hawking, BAS Sponsor, professor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of the Royal Society, said:
"As scientists, we understand the dangers of nuclear weapons and their devastating effects, and we are learning how human activities and technologies are affecting climate systems in ways that may forever change life on Earth. As citizens of the world, we have a duty to alert the public to the unnecessary risks that we live with every day, and to the perils we foresee if governments and societies do not take action now to render nuclear weapons obsolete and to prevent further climate change."
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The keepers of the "Doomsday Clock" will likely move its hands forward next Wednesday to reflect what they call "worsening nuclear (and) climate threats," to the world.source (http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/01/12/doomsday.clock.reut/index.html)
The symbolic clock, maintained by a magazine called the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, is currently set at seven minutes to midnight, with midnight marking global catastrophe.
The group plans to publicly adjust the clock this Wednesday.
Though the group has not specifically said so, all indications are that they will move the clock hands closer to midnight.
"The major new step reflects growing concerns about a \'Second Nuclear Age\' marked by grave threats, including: nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea, unsecured nuclear materials in Russia and elsewhere, the continuing \'launch-ready\' status of 2,000 of the 25,000 nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and Russia, escalating terrorism, and new pressure from climate change for expanded civilian nuclear power that could increase proliferation risks," said a news release from the group.
The clock was last pushed forward by two minutes to seven minutes to midnight in 2002 amid concerns about the proliferation of nuclear, biological and other weapons and the threat of terrorism.
When the clock was created by the magazine\'s staff in 1947, it was initially set at seven minutes to midnight and has been moved 17 times since then.
It was as close as two minutes to midnight in 1953 following U.S. and Soviet hydrogen bomb tests, and as far away as 17 minutes to midnight in 1991 after the superpowers reached agreement on nuclear arms reduction.
My question is who\'s the tard going to be that takes the time to set the clock to midnight during the "final epidode"
Robyn... basically what happens is... every time they move the hand.... 50 kittens are used for nuclear testing purposes.
My question is who\'s the tard going to be that takes the time to set the clock to midnight during the "final epidode"
:point: Robyn... basically what happens is... every time they move the hand.... 50 kittens are used for nuclear testing purposes.
The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clockface maintained since 1947 by the Board of Directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago in the third floor of 6042 S. Kimbark Ave. It uses the analogy of the human race being at a time that is a \'few minutes to midnight\' where midnight represents destruction by nuclear war. The clock has appeared on the cover of each issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since its introduction.
So, ummm... Call me blonde, but I don\'t get it. What\'s the fuss about moving the hands on a clock? Is it just for the significance of the whole thing, or will something really cool happen when they move the hands? :idunno:
:drool: mmmmmm Spam :drool:
And again...the price of tea in china is...???
So I guess I\'m the only one who got this email then, hu? :hscratch:
Paul Ryan = too smart for this board...
The fact that he even read this article puts him WAY over my head
-- Washington, D.C. and London News Advisory for January 17, 2007 --
Simultaneous Announcement to be Made from Washington, D.C. and London; Bulletin of Atomic Scientists to Underscore "Most Perilous Period Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki."
NEWS ADVISORY//January 17, 2006///The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists (BAS) will move the minute hand of the "Doomsday Clock" on January 17, 2007, the first such change to the Clock since February 2002. The major new step reflects growing concerns about a "Second Nuclear Age" marked by grave threats, including: nuclear ambitions in Iran and North Korea, unsecured nuclear materials in Russia and elsewhere, the continuing "launch-ready" status of 2,000 of the 25,000 nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and Russia, escalating terrorism, and new pressure from climate change for expanded civilian nuclear power that could increase proliferation risks.
The BAS news event will take place simultaneously on January 17th at 9:30 a.m. ET at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C., and at 2:30 p.m. GMT in London at The Royal Society.
News event speakers will include:
- Stephen Hawking, professor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge, and a fellow of The Royal Society;
- Kennette Benedict, executive director, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists;
- Sir Martin Rees, president of The Royal Society, and professor of cosmology and astrophysics and master of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge;
- Lawrence M. Krauss, professor of physics and astronomy at Case Western Reserve University; and
- Ambassador Thomas Pickering, a BAS director and co-chair of the International Crisis Group.
A live, two-way satellite feed (with full Q&A) will connect the Washington, D.C., and London news events.
TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON: You can join us for the simultaneous, two-site news event taking place on January 17, 2007 -- 9:30 a.m. ET, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Auditorium, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.; and 2:30 p.m. GMT, The Royal Society, Wellcome Trust Lecture Hall, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London. Please RSVP in advance by contacting Patrick Mitchell, (703) 276-3266, or pmitchell@hastingsgroup.com.
CAN\'T PARTICIPATE IN PERSON?: In the U.S., reporters can join this live, phone-based global news conference at 9:30 a.m. ET on January 17, 2007 by dialing 1 (800) 860-2442. (Media in and around London should dial 0800-028-0531. All other reporters outside of the U.S. and the London area should dial 001-412-858-4600, which is not a toll-free line.) Ask for the "Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock" news event. A streaming audio replay of the news event will be available on the Web at http://www.thebulletin.org as of 6 p.m. ET/11 p.m. GMT on January 17, 2007.
CONTACT: Patrick Mitchell, (703) 276-3266 or pmitchell@hastingsgroup.com.
BACKGROUND
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in 1945 by University of Chicago scientists who had worked on the Manhattan Project and were deeply concerned about the use of nuclear weapons and nuclear war. In 1947 the Bulletin introduced its clock to convey the perils posed by nuclear weapons through a simple design. The "Doomsday Clock" evoked both the imagery of apocalypse (midnight) and the contemporary idiom of nuclear explosion (countdown to zero). In 1949 Bulletin leaders realized
that movement of the minute hand would signal the organization\'s assessment of world events. The decision to move the minute hand is made by the Bulletin\'s Board of Directors in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which includes 18 Nobel Laureates. The Bulletin\'s "Doomsday Clock" has become a universally recognized indicator of the world\'s vulnerability to nuclear weapons and other threats. Additional information is available on the Web at http://www.thebulletin.org. (http://www.thebulletin.org.)