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Great old Movies:

Scaramouche(1952) - Andre Moreau vs. Noel de'Maynes (Finale)

Sword fight galore

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'Death Star' laser weapon could protect world leaders at G7 summit 

World leaders attending the G7 summit in Japan could be protected by a radical new laser weapon. that can shoot drones out of the sky.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3141013/Death-Star-laser-weapon-protect-world-leaders-drone-attacks-Japanese-G7-summit.html

27 June 2015

Meet the robot builder that can build a house by itself in two days

The robot (pictured), called Hadrian, was developed by an Australian inventor. It can lay 1,000 bricks an hour and work around the clock, 24 hours a day. It 3D scans its surroundings to place the bricks.

Read the full story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3140546/Meet-robot-BUILDER-Fully-automated-bricklaying-machine-create-entire-house-just-two-days.html

27 June 2015

Has a simple way to make fuel from water been found?

Scientists at Stanford University have come up with an affordable water-splitting device that operates at 82 per cent efficiency, which is far higher than traditional water electrolysis.

Read the full story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3141220/Has-simple-way-make-fuel-water-Device-splits-H2O-make-hydrogen-oxygen-gas-24-hours-day.html

27 June 2015

2,000 Year Old Mikvah Found Beneath Jerusalem Living Room

An ancient mikvah is discovered beneath a Jerusalem living room.

By: Hana Levi Julian

Published: July 1st, 2015

The concealed wooden doors opened to reveal stairs leading to an ancient mivkah. The mikvah is a Jewish ritual pool that has been used for thousands of years -- to this day -- for various purification purposes.
Photo Credit: Assaf Peretz, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Beneath a modern living room floor in the quaint and flowering Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem lies Judaism's ancient secret to family purity.

During recent renovations carried out in that living room, however, the family living in the home discovered the secret beneath their home and called the Israel Antiquities Authority.

The IAA archaeologists were amazed to find a pair of wood doors beneath the stylized rug in the pleasant family living room, concealing a 2,000 year old mikvah (Jewish ritual pool used for purification.)

Today (Wednesday, July 1) the owners of the home were awarded a certificate of appreciation by the Israel Antiquities Authority for reporting their discovery and contributing to the study of the Land of Israel.

The mikvah is complete and quite large, measuring 3.5 meters long x 2.4 meters wide x 1.8 meters deep. It is rock-hewn and meticulously plastered in accordance with halacha (Torah law), and includes stairs leading to the bottom of the immersion pool similar to the mikvahs of today.

 

 

 

 

Stuff you didn't  know you didn't know!   ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ---- Men can read  smaller print than women  can; women can hear better. ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ----   Coca-Cola was  originally green. ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ---- It is impossible to  lick your elbow. ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ---- The State with the highest percentage  of people who walk to work: Alaska ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ---- The percentage of Africa that is  wilderness: 28% (now get this...) ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ---- The percentage of North America that  is wilderness: 38% ------------ --------- ---  ------ --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ The cost of raising a medium-size dog  to the age of eleven:   $ 16,400 ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ The average number of people airborne  over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000 ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Intelligent people have more zinc and  copper in their hair.. ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ The first novel  ever written on a  typewriter, Tom Sawyer. ------------ -- ------------  --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - The San Francisco Cable cars are the  only mobile National Monuments. ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Each king in a deck of playing cards  represents a great king from history:   Spades - King David   Hearts -  Charlemagne   Clubs -Alexander,  the Great   Diamonds - Julius  Caesar ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =  12,345,678,987,654,321 ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ If a statue in the  park of a person on a horse has both front legs  in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has  one front leg in the air, the person died  because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has  all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes ------------ ------ ---  --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Only two people signed the  Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and  Charles Thomson. Most of the rest  signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. Half of all  Americans live within 50 miles of what?   A. Their birthplace ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. Most boat owners  name their boats. What is the most  popular boat name requested?   A. Obsession ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q.. If you were to  spell out numbers, how far would you  have to go until you would find the  letter 'A'?   A. One thousand ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. What do  bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers  and laser printers have in common?   A. All were  invented by women. ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. What is the only food that doesn't  spoil?   A. Honey ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ Q. Which day are  there more collect calls than any other day  of the year?   A. Father's Day ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --- In Shakespeare's  time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on  the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed  firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...'Goodnight, sleep tight' ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------ It was the accepted practice in Babylon  4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would  supply his son-in-law with  all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey  beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the  honey month, which we know today  as the honeymoon. ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ---- In English pubs,  ale is ordered by pints  and quarts... So in old England, when customers got  unruly, the bartender would yell at them 'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle  down.' . . .   It's where we get the phrase 'mind  your P's and Q's' ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ---- Many years ago in England, pub  frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or  handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a  refill , they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet your whistle' is the  phrase inspired by this  practice. ------------ --------- ---------  ------ --- --------- --------- --------- ------ At least 75% of people who read  this will try to lick their  elbow! ------------ --------- ---------  --------- --------- --------- --------- ------   YOU KNOW YOU ARE  LIVING IN 2015 when...   1. You accidentally enter your PIN on  the microwave.   2. You haven't played solitaire  with real cards in years.   3. You have a list  of 15 phone numbers to reach your  family of three.   4. You e-mail the  person who works at the desk  next to you.   5. Your reason for  not staying in touch with friends and  family is that they don't have e-mail  addresses.   6. You pull up in  your own driveway and use your cell phone to see  if anyone is home to help you carry in  thegroceries...   7. Every commercial  on television has a web site at  the bottom of the screen   8. Leaving the  house without your cell phone, which you didn't  even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for  panic and you turn around to  go and get it   10. You get up in  the morning and go on line before getting your  coffee   11. You start  tilting your head sideways to smile. : )   12 You're reading  this and nodding and  laughing.   13. Even worse, you  know exactly to whom you are  going to forward this message.   14. You are too  busy to notice there was  no #9 on this list.   15. You actually  scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list .   ~~~~~~~~~~~AND  FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~   NOW you're LAUGHING  at yourself! Blessed are they  who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused!" (Unknown  Author) ------------ --------- ---------  --------- ----   Go on, forward this to your friends.  You know you want to! Go lick your elbow.

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