Have Dogs Been Pets For 30,000 Years?

As science seems to push back further and further our `normalcy' of humans - this is a push back of at least 10K years earlier than dogs were thought to be domesticated. The real reason to read this however is to see the picture of the dogs skull and to know that he Was Buried With A Mastodon Bone In His Mouth. Links to more details and other science articles.
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One of the best Barf Stew posts ever was about a letter found from a slave in response to being asked to `come back' by his owner after the civil war - the letter was called - There Never Was A Payday For The Negro.
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The next story has been slowly emerging for years - that some `vegatative' patients are `aware' - find out more about how this research is Progressing.
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Finally for today - here's a link to my new page that is tracking the BEST UFO videos of 2012 - lots of links already - Featured 2012 UFO Videos - DIRECT links to the YouTube videos.
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Thanks for your visit today - please check out the new features of the sidebar too.
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Digging Deeper:
Bone Sharps, Cowboys, and Thunder Lizards: A Tale of Edward Drinker Cope, Othniel Charles Marsh, and the Gilded Age of Paleontology

Living in A Simulation

Hello TAL readers - I hope you have had a good holiday period. Today's post is about the real possibility that the reality we perceive around us is some complex simulation. (I am of the belief that CERTAINLY the `perception structure' is `simulated'.) As my most science oriented readers of my blogging efforts - dig into this superior post with embedded YouTube video too. Short Edgy Science Stuff. This is a link BTW from the blog of Bruceleeowe a GREAT edge science blog.
Oh, here's a tease from the article:
it brings together a number of interesting bits of information about (to quote from the wiki) “the possibility that our existence rests on an unimaginably complex n-dimensional k-state computer grid with rules governing the transition from one state to another”.
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Meanwhile..... World-Record Pulsed Magnetic Field Achieved; Lab Moves Closer to 100-Tesla Mark - Science Daily Article - and when this is achieved scientists will be able to look into:
This type of magnet allows researchers to carefully tune material parameters while perfectly reproducing the non-invasive magnetic field. Such high magnetic fields confine electrons to nanometer scale orbits, thereby helping to reveal the fundamental quantum nature of a material.
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BTW - I have a new blog on Squidoo about and devoted to 2012 UFO videos - so if you want the very latest direct links to the videos themselves  - please visit and bookmark 2012 UFO Videos.
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