Edition 50 February 2nd - 8th 2011

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The Temple of the Mount in Jerusalemwould easily be considered among oneof the most historically significantspots, with more emotional attachmentto it, of the entire human race. It hasbecome the site of one of the mostcompelling UFO sightings ever caughton film, at one of the most politicallyvolatile times in Middle East history.The UFO was spotted, and filmed,dropping a ball of light into the Templeon January 29th, 2011. The footage is nothing short of spectacular. When the geopoliticalcanvas of the Middle East, which is being altered in very significant ways is considered,it seems like whatever happens next will happen either at the perfect, or the worst, time.The sighting occurred just before 1:00 am as witnesses filmed from the promenade ofArmon Hantziv in Jerusalem. The video shows a bright light clearly hovering abovethe temple. It suddenly and quickly drops to the temple, and hovers for several seconds.Then, at 00:55, the object suddenly flashes and rapidly shoots up into the air. The camerafollows it, revealing four lights which appear to be independent. But they aren’t. As ahuge object appears and starts to silently move, it's clear they’re attached to its massiveshape. Skeptics of the video are baffled, suggesting that only an extremely advanceddigital fabrication could even begin to approach this footage. To view the footage foryourself, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ-bNOy_CKQ&hd=1

UFO FILMED DELIVERING BALL OF LIGHT TO TEMPLE

A California entrepreneur came up with a sparklingidea, Soda Pot, a line of medical marijuana soft drinks.Clay Butler, a resident of Soquel, and a commercialartist, says that he plans to supply medical marijuanadispensaries with his bubbley buzz which containsmarijuana’s psychoactive ingredient THC, according tothe Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper. Marijuana drinksare currently on the market, but Clay is convinced that his branding savvy will push hisproduct right to the top. His flagship drink, Canna Cola, will join a line of bottledproducts including Dr. Pepper-like Doc Weed, Lemon-Lime Sour Diesel, grape-flavoured Grape Ape and orange-flavoured Orange Kush. Bottles are expected to retailfor $10 to $15 each. Butler says he doesn't do drugs, nor does he require medicalmarijuana for ailments. "People really like the idea of having a drink, especially ourelderly population," says Joanna LaForce, a medical marijuana pharmacist in Soquel."Soda Pot will not be any more accessible than other marijuana products," Butler says.

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TOP TEN SIGNS THAT ‘WE’ ARE E.T.The theories of terrestrial evolution and creation have failed to provide indisputable proofthat either is the origin of modern man on Earth. Many people, angry at religions andscience for deceiving them for centuries, are beginning to consider the possibility thathumans are an extraterrestrial race. Here are their top ten signs.

A father asked his son what they had for lunch at school that day. His son said, "Oh,

soup, a sandwich, milk...And dessert was really good. It wasn't Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts

or Girl Scouts ... It was Brownies!"

Justin, 10, was having a physical for Little League. As she examined him, the nurse

asked, "Are you allergic to bee stings?" Justin replied, anxiously, "Why, are you going

to give me one?"

Jeremy, 3, was visiting his grandparents one winter afternoon. It had just stopped

snowing and his uncle was outside shoveling the driveway. His grandmother opened the

door and asked if he needed any salt for the driveway. Jeremy, who happened to be right

by the door, yelled out, "Uncle Paul, do you need some pepper too?"

Levi, 10, is the catcher for his baseball team, so he wears a cup that he pulls out each

time he goes up for bat. Thinking that he didn‘t realize that all the mothers could see

him pulling out and replacing his cup each time, his mother suggested that maybe he

should turn away from the bleachers to do his changing. "But Mom," Levi said, "then

all the guys would see me."

One foggy morning, Beau, 6, called the fog smoke. His mother explained the difference

between fog and smoke. Beau shrugged, rolled his eyes and replied, "Mother, I

understand all that. I have evolved to a higher level."

Number 3: More and more religions are going publicwith their beliefs about the existence of exterrestrials, andwho they possibly are. The Christian Bible, in Genesis1:27, says, "And God created man in His own image, inthe image of God He created him; male and female Hecreated them." In a 2009 interview, astronomer anddirector of the Vatican Observatory, Rev. Jose GabrielFunes, said believing the universe may host aliens, evenintelligent ones, does not contradict a faith in God. "Howcan we rule out that life may have developed elsewhere?This does not contradict our faith, because we cannot putlimits on God's creative freedom." said Funes. In Russia,at a 2008 meeting between Muslims and Jews, both revealed that their religions believein the existence of extraterrestrials. "According to the Holy Qur'an (Koran), the Almightyspeaks about the creation of various worlds. We know the world of people, jinns, plantsand animals. Other creatures may inhabit the worlds out of our reach," said Chairmanof the International Department of the Muftis' Council, Rushan Abbyasov. Rabbi ZinovyKogan, Chairman of Congress of Jewish Religious Organizations and Associationsstressed, "The Lord is the first cause for everything existing in micro and macro worlds.It cannot be excluded that other creatures, similar to man, exist on other worlds."

These awesome chrome metal SteamPunk goggles are helping

the sci-fi subgenre burst into the fashion world. The goggles

come with fully functioning alligator clips and claw spikes on top.

The interchangeable lenses are shatterproof, anti-fog and UV-400, making these glasses

just as functional as they are cool. When ordering a pair of the chrome metal SteamPunk

goggles, you can choose two sets of matching lenses from a select variety of colours

and graphics. There’s even a lens that has a spike in it. Whether on the slopes, on your

bike, or in the pool, you’ll always be cool when you sport SteamPunks. Check out these

spectacular spectacles at www.steampunkgoggles.org. Tell them Magoo sent you.

The 'Fool of the Year' contest was open to all the courtiers of king Krishnadeva Raya. It

was an event all looked forward to, as the winner would receive a prize of 5,000 gold

coins. The trouble was, Raman always won the contest. One year, the other courtiers

decided he must be kept away and bribed his servant to lock him in his room.

Consequently, Raman reached the palace after the contest was over, and just as the name

of the winner was about to be announced. Seeing Raman come in, the king asked him

why he was so late. Raman explained that he needed a hundred gold coins and had been

trying to raise the amount. The king said, "Foolish man, if you had participated in the

contest, you might have won the prize money, and your problem would’ve been solved.”

Raman said, “Yes your majesty, I truly am a fool.” The king added, “Yes you are, in

fact, you're the greatest fool I've seen all day!” “Thank you, your highness, that means

I have won the contest!” said Raman. The king quickly realized that he had been out

maneuvered, but he was too proud to acknowledge it. So, to the chagrin of the other

courtiers, he declared Raman the winner of the contest! The moral: those who try to

succeed by cheating will always remain losers.

YO, GOGGLE GEEK! YA YOU!

It’s difficult to find the words to

describe how awesome BMW’s

Security Vehicle Training looks.

BMW offers a variety of driving

schools, but none of them more

exciting, interesting or intriguing

than the one offered specifically for

security drivers. This wild, crazy

cool school teaches the students to

dodge armed attackers, roadside bombs and ambushes. The BMW Security Vehicle

Training operates on what was once the largest cold war air base in East Germany. The

center is ran by advanced driving instructor, Klaus Heimerl, who shows chauffeurs and

security personnel how to evade any number of potentially threatening situations, from

ambushes to roadside bombs. Despite the serious nature of the work, I think the students

have an awesome time. Let’s hope it doesn’t soon become mandatory in Prince George!

OMG! WATCH OUT!

An old German Shepherd is out chasing rabbits oneday, and before long, realizes she’s lost. Wanderingabout, she sees a huge young panther heading rapidlyin her direction, with the obvious intention of havinglunch. The dog thinks to herself, "Oh, oh! I'm in deepdoo-doo now!" Noticing some bones on the groundclose by, she immediately settles down with her backto the approaching cat and begins to chew a bone. Justas the panther was about to leap, the old dog exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was onedelicious panther! I wonder if there are any more around here?" Hearing this, the bigcat has a wave of terror come over him, halts his attack and slinks away into the trees."Whew!" thinks the panther, "That was close! That German Shepherd nearly had me!"Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree,figures that he can put this knowledge to good use by trading it for protection from thepanther. So, off he goes. The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the beansand strikes a deal. The panther, furious at being made a fool of, says, "Hop on my backSquirrel, and watch what happens to that conniving canine!"Soon the old German Shepherd sees the young panther coming again, this time with thesquirrel on his back, and thinks, "Oh oh, what am I going to do now?" But instead ofrunning, the dog sits down again with her back to her attackers, pretending she hasn'tseen them. Just when they get close enough to hear, the old dog yells,"Where is thatdarn squirrel? He promised to bring me another panther over an hour ago!"Moral: Don't mess with old dogs. Age and skill always overcome youth and treachery!

THE ADVANTAGE OF AGE

Sometimes being a Teddy Bear can be very stressful.Just like humans, stuffed animals (cuddly toys) needto take a break once in a while from their hectic lifes.Barcelona Toy Travel has the solution. It providesluxurious travel packages for people interested insending their beloved toys to vacation in Barcelona,Spain. Packages include professional photographs, aFacebook page for your toy, e-mail communicationsfrom your toy while he/she is on tour, and a souvenir from Barcelona. Packages start atabout $140.00, but if you want your cuddly to experience everything that Barcelona ToyTravel has to offer, it is going to cost $325.00. But hey, isn't Teddy worth it? Upgradingtrip packages opens your toy's travel options to include a visit to a theme park, tastingregional foods and lunch on a beach with other cuddly travelers from around the world.There’s even a package that offers your stuffed companion a visit to one of the greatestsoccer stadiums in Europe. Included is a seat in the stadium’s presidential box, and anautographed picture taken of Mr./Mrs. Cuddly and a FC Barcelona soccer celebrity.

WHEN IT BECOMES UNBEARABLE

A husband and wife were spending the day in town shopping at a mall. Aftershopping for a while, the wife says, “Darling, it’s my mother’s birthday tomorrow.What do you think we should buy for her? She’s getting along in her years, and ithas been so cold this year, I’m wondering if she would like something electric.”The husband replied, “Now there’s a wonderful idea! How about a chair?”

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At some point, everyone with a pooltable has played a game by rolling thecue ball with their hand instead of usinga cue stick. Without knowing it, they’replaying a miniature version of Knokkers,only the real game is played on a tablefour times the size of a regulation pooltable, and is a new sport that combinesplaying pool with bowling. Knokkers

was invented in 1985 by Steve Wienecke, of Fredericktown, Missouri. While playingin a local pool league, he got it in his head one night that it would be great to actuallyplay while standing on the table. The idea knocked about his noggin until 2008. Theprototype for Knokkers was built in his backyard, using donated railway ties, gravel andconcrete. At first Steve’s wife thought he was crazy, but as his idea began to take shape,she encouraged him to follow his dream. Knokker tables use the same dimensions of aregulation pool table, only scaled up four times. Knokker balls currently are only regularbowling bowls painted to look like pool balls. The break is taken from behind the scratchline on the playing surface, with shots taken by pushing (bowling) the cue ball to knockthe balls into the pockets using direct shots or the rail, only without a pool cue. Just likenormal pool, whoever pockets the first ball determines who plays solids and who playsstripes. The game is played pretty much like standard 8-ball, the only real difference isthat before your shot, you’re allowed to pick up and move the cue ball, although you’renot allowed to move your feet once you’ve touched it. Steve is currently working withprivate investors to design and develop a portable version that will include more durable6-pound balls that can stand up to the constant collisions of regular play.

MISSOURI FAMOUS FOR ITS KNOKKERS

This year we will experience four very unusual dates, 1/1/11,1/11/11, 11/1/11 and 11/11/11. It that wasn’t weird enough ...check this out. Take the last two digits of the year that you wereborn, add the age that you will be THIS year and it will equal111.

A couple rush to the hospital to have their babydelivered. When they arrive, the doctor says that he hasinvented a new machine that transfers the mother’slabour pain to the father. He asked if they were willingto try it out. They were both very much in favour of it.The doctor set the pain transfer dial to 10% to start,explaining that even 10% was probably more pain thanthe father had ever experienced before. But, as the labourprogressed, the husband said he felt fine and asked thedoctor to go ahead and bump it up a notch. The doctoradjusted the machine to 20% pain transfer. The husband

still felt fine. The doctor checked the husband’s blood pressure and was amazed at howwell he was doing. At this point they decided to try for 50%. The husband continued toappear almost unphased. Since it was obviously helping out his wife considerably, thehusband encouraged the doctor to transfer ALL the pain to him. The doctor made it soand the wife delivered a healthy baby, with virtually no pain. She and her husband wereecstatic. Until they got home and found their mailman lying dead on their porch.

he H.M.C.S. Cedarwood was a warship. Not that she looked like a warship, or

acted like a warship, but she was in fact, a warship. She was built of wood, a

novelty in a Navy full of steel ships. The Cedarwood was launched in 1941, in

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, home of the other famous Canadian boat, the ‘Blue Nose’ (only

the Cedarwood was more of a red rear than a blue nose!). She was 120 feet long, pointed

at both ends and looked like a fish packer. She was christened as the motor vessel, J.E.

Kinney. During World War II she was renamed General Schmidlin and served the Royal

Canadian Army Service Corps. Her duties were supplying army detachments in the

harbours of the Maritimes and Newfoundland. After the war, she was commissioned by

the Royal Canadian Navy on September 22, 1948, for oceanographic survey duties on

the West Coast of Canada, and was renamed the H.M.C.S. Cedarwood.

I came aboard the Cedarwood in the late 1950’s. It was good duty because at the time

she was condemned from open water service, restricting us to the many inlets and sounds

of the inside passage. Because of the scientists, and their arrays of equipment that we

chauffeured up and down the coast, we were

never away from home for more than a

couple of weeks at a time. But it wasn’t

always smooth sailing.

One trip, we were anchored off of Diamond

Island, just outside the infamous Hecate

Straits, and way too far out at sea for that old

tub. We had strung expensive hydrophones

along our anchor cable when a storm blew

in. The anchor, and all 16 very expensive

hydrophones, were hoisted in a panic. The wind had already begun to blow, and the ship

began bouncing around as we ran, flat out, for shelter (at our maximum speed of nine

knots). By the time we’d been under way for around an hour, the swells were so big that

every time we came over one, and down the other side, our bow would bury deep into

it. Below decks, the water gushed in through cracks that opened between the deck and

hull from the torturous twisting and turning. Everything was soaked. The engine’s

flywheel started throwing water up from the bilge (lowest points of the boat), which

shorted out our generators, cutting off electrical power to the vital bilge pumps.

The captain soon released that we were in serious trouble, and fearing the worst, sent

out an SOS. A nearby U.S. Coast Guard cutter quickly came to our rescue, leading us to

shelter. I’m not positive, but I believe that the H.M.C.S. Cedarwood had the distinction

of being the only Canadian war ship to ever be rescued by the US Coast Guard.

~ In his own words: Mel McConaghy is a retired truck driver and a proud Prince George

resident, who believes after travelling the world, it’s the ‘Best Damn Place to Live’.

My Life Through A Broken Windshield is available on audio CDs through Books &

Company - 1985 3rd Avenue. Mel’s web site address is: www.melmcconaghy.com

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As promised in last week’s article, I have a story about home hair colouring to share ...

Once upon a time, in my salon in the very near past, not far, far away ... A frequent client

comes into the salon to consult with one of our attractive trichologists. She said that she

wanted to change the very dark colour she currently had (not her natural colour) to a

much lighter, ‘dirty blonde’ colour. The procedure is a very tricky and time consuming

process that even the most experienced stylists can run into trouble with. The stylist told

her what needed to be done to remove the old colour, and the subsequent steps needed

to achieve her goal. They discussed the price for doing such a complex procedure, which

can be a little pricey. The client thanked the stylist for the information, said that she

needed to ‘think about it’, and off she went.

Well, lo and behold, a few days later the same client walks back into the salon. Everyone

is stunned by what they see. Standing before them is one very upset client who had tried,

and failed horribly, to change the colour of her hair at home. What she was left with was

hair that, starting from her scalp, was almost white for about the first four inches, with

the mid-shaft of the hair a rusty nail colour, and the ends ... OMG the ends! They were

a muddy, reddish mess. Humiliated, and unsure how to correct what she’d done to her

poor hair, she had decided to hire the expertise of an experienced stylist.

After the initial shock wore off, we all pulled together and sprang onto action. Colour

needed to be mixed for the almost white hair, another to tone down the midshaft’s rusty

colour, and another to deal with those dreadful ends. After many hours, and a LOT of

work, the client gazed at her beautifully coloured and healthy hair in the mirror. Both

she and her attractive trichologist loved the result that we had achieved.

The lesson: Leave the colouring of your luscious locks to the magic of an experienced

stylist, and you’ll live happily ever after. Cheers!

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by

holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked,

"Who wants this $20.00 bill?" Hands started going up

everywhere. He said, "I’m going to give this $20.00 to

one of you, but first, let me do this." He proceeded to

crumple the $20.00 dollar bill up. He then asked, "Who

still wants it?" Still the hands went up. "Well", he replied, "What if I do this?" And he

dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it

up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson," he said. "No matter what I did

to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth

$20.00. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by

the decisions we make, and/or by the circumstances that come our way. We begin to feel

as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened, or what will happen, you

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TRUE OR FALSE?We Need 8 Glasses Of Water Per Day

False: Scientists say that there is no evidencethat drinking eight glasses of water a day isbeneficial for the average healthy person. Infact, to remain healthy, one only needs to takein enough water to replace the amount thatthey will lose daily through perspiration andother bodily functions. That amount varieswidely from person to person, based on avariety of factors such as age, activity level,physical condition and climate.

Many foods are high in water content, andcount toward daily water intake. Apples, rawcucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, green peppers,strawberries, boiled chicken and watermelonare to name but a few.

How did the eight glasses a day myth start?No one is 100% sure, but one theory is that itmight have started in 1945, when the U.S.Food and Nutrition Board of the NationalResearch Council recommended that humansrequire one milliliter of water for each calorieof food, which would amount to roughly 2 to2.5 quarts per day (8-10 eight ounce glasses).The board also stated that, “Most of thisquantity is contained in normally preparedfoods”. However, that sentence seems to havebeen missed, and the recommendation waswrongly interpreted to be how much water aperson should drink each day.

Under some circumstances, significant fluidintake is advisable, but the bottom line is, youshould only drink when you are thirsty, notbecause you believe you need to.