Mysterious monolith found in remote part of Utah fuels speculation on how it got there

A mysterious monolith, which is believed to be some kind of metal, was discovered in the remote parts of Utah on Wednesday, fueling speculation on what the object was or how it got there, according to reports. 

https://www.foxnews.com/science/mysterious-monolith-discovered-in-utah-rocks

The structure, estimated at between 10 feet and 12 feet high, was found by state wildlife employees counting sheep from a helicopter. 

Utah’s highway patrol shared a picture of the finding on Instagram, along with the caption: "Counting big horn sheep with DWR this week. During the counts we came across this, in the middle of nowhere, buried deep in the rock. Inquiring minds want to know, what the heck is it? Anyone?"

Bret Hutchings, the helicopter pilot, said it was "about the strangest thing that I’ve come across out there in all my years of flying," according to Salt Lake City's KSL-TV.

Users on social media were quick to speculate what the object was.  

"It’s the on-off button for the planet," one user wrote. 

"I love this. I imagine it’s an art piece, but what if it isn’t..." another replied.

CHARLES DARWIN NOTEBOOKS 'STOLEN' FROM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

 

CHARLES DARWIN NOTEBOOKS 'STOLEN' FROM CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

The University of Cambridge's vast library first listed the notebooks as missing in 2001 after they were moved out of the Special Collections Strong Rooms for photography to be carried out there.

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LONDON - Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous Tree of Life sketch are missing, believed stolen, the Cambridge University Library said on Tuesday.

The British scientist filled the leather notebooks in 1837 after returning from his voyage on the HMS Beagle. The library said they were worth millions of pounds.

In one book, he drew a diagram showing several possibilities for the evolution of a species and later published a more developed illustration in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species.

The University of Cambridge's vast library first listed the notebooks as missing in 2001 after they were moved out of the Special Collections Strong Rooms for photography to be carried out there.

They were long believed to have been incorrectly filed within the building, which contains around 10 million books, maps, and manuscripts and has one of the world's most significant Darwin archives.

However, a major search this year - the largest in the library's history - failed to turn up the notebooks.

"Curators have concluded the notebooks... have likely been stolen," the library said in a statement.

It said it had informed the local police and the books had been listed on Interpol's database of stolen artworks, called Psyche.

The University Librarian, Jessica Gardner, released a video statement appealing to the public to help.

"It is deeply regretful to me that these notebooks remain missing despite numerous wide-scale searches over the last 20 years," she said, adding that the library has since massively improved its security systems.

The librarian suggested that former or current library staff, those working in the book trade, or researchers could have information.

"I would ask anyone who thinks they know of the notebooks' whereabouts to get in touch. Please help," she said.

The appeal was launched on 24 November, known as Evolution Day since it marks the date of the publication of On the Origin of Species.

https://ewn.co.za/2020/11/24/charles-darwin-notebooks-stolen-from-cambridge-university

 

South Africa: 13 Farm attacks and 4 farm murders in South Africa, 1-15 November 2020

The Rome Research Institute of South Africa

November 23, 2020

13 Farm attacks and 4 farm murders in South Africa, 1-15 November 2020

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For the period 1 to 15 November 2020, there have been 13 farm attacks and 4 farm murders in South Africa, whilst only 1 farm attack was successfully averted. The onslaught against the white minority, especially farmers, continues unabated. During October 2020 there were 42 farm attacks and 7 farm murders in South Africa, whilst 5 farm attacks were successfully averted.

During September 2020 there were 48 farm attacks and 5 farm murders in the country and one attack was successfully averted.

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South Africa: Farm attack, elderly man seriously injured by 4 attackers, Stoffberg

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November 22, 2020

Farm attack, elderly man seriously injured by 4 attackers, Stoffberg

A farm attack took place on 22 November 2020, between 00:00 and 01:00, on the farm Hoedspruit, in Stoffberg near Middelburg, in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. An elderly man, Dirk Buys, who is approximately seventy years old, was viciously attacked four attackers.

The attackers gained entry to his home, tied him up and very seriously assaulted him.

The attackers then ransacked the property as well as the small farm shop and fled leaving the seriously injured man tied up. Only at 09:00 was the alarm made when a worker called the owner of the farm. Buys was rushed to Middelburg hospital.

Police are investigating the attack but there have been no arrests. There is no other information available at this stage.

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South Africa: Farm attack, defenceless woman (78) seriously assaulted, robbed, Kwaggafontein

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November 23, 2020

It was once more proven that farm attacks are about much more than robbery, these crimes are carried out with the utmost of hate – planted by black politicians with the help of liberal socialist media on a daily basis. How could an almost powerless 78 year old lady possibly have been a threat to the 2 black men who decided to attack her? They hurt her badly just because they could and they wanted to!

Once again liberal media will cover up this attack with the “it is ordinary crime” notion. But it is not. It was black-on-white terror. Call it what it is! Just remember that to stay silent about this is to be complicit in this. This is why liberal socialist media should be regarded as co-responsible for these heinous crimes.

They allow Malema to set the media agenda with non issues like that one in Brackenfell, but stay silent about black-on-white atrocities like this one. You can help by not using liberal socialist media. Use alternatives instead.

A 78 year old woman, Willa Greyling (78), was attacked and seriously injured on a smallholding outside Bloemfontein exactly 2 months after her husband died.

Mrs Greyling was alone at home in the Kwaggafontein area on Friday evening 20 November, 2020 and already in bed when two black men wearing balaclavas entered the house and came into the bedroom. It is unknown at this stage exactly how they broke in and what safety measures are in place at the home.

Mrs Greyling woke up when the 2 black men wrapped her in the blankets and also pushed the blankets into her mouth. Her hands were tied with the cord of the bed lamp.

The attackers also assaulted the harmless and already tied up woman. Mrs Greyling sustained a cracked chest bone and blue marks all over her body and head from the beating.

The attackers opened the safe and fled with only R500 and Mrs Greyling’s cell phone. Mrs Greyling lied on the floor injured the whole night.

There are 3 families living on the smallholding and 2 men heard Mrs Greyling screaming for help the next morning and came to help her.
Mrs Greyling was admitted to the ICU of the Life Rosepark hospital and later to the orthopedic section.

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South Africa: Farm attack, farmer shoots one attacker dead, Boschkop

November 23, 2020

Farm attack, farmer shoots one attacker dead, Boschkop

A farmer of the Boschkop area north of Pretoria, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa, shot one attacker dead after his house was attacked by three black men on Saturday evening 21 November 2020. It was the second attack on his farm house this year. The farmer fired shots in self defence and called his neighbours for help after his alarm was activated around 21:00.

The body of one attacker was found after help arrived. The farmer and his wife were also attacked in July 2020. At that time the attackers gained entry into the house and fired shots through the bedroom door.

The farmer and his wife barricaded themselves in the bathroom in July whilst the attackers stole items from the house.

A Police spokesperson told the media that they are investigating a case of house robbery and murder.

But why must the farmer be investigated for murder when he was forced to defend himself? Would the authorities rather prefer a dead or tortured farmer and his wife after such an attack?.

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https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/gauteng/farm-attack-farmer-shoots-one-attacker-dead-boschkop/

Pompeii's ruins yield scalded bodies of rich man and slave

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ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the exceptionally well-preserved remains of two men scalded to death by the volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, the Italian culture ministry said on Saturday.

One was probably a man of high status, aged between 30 and 40, who still bore traces of a woollen cloak under his neck.

The second, probably aged 18 to 23, was dressed in a tunic and had a number of crushed vertebrae, indicating that he had been a slave who did heavy labour.

The remains were found in Civita Giuliana, 700 metres northwest of the centre of ancient Pompeii, in an underground chamber in the area of a large villa being excavated.

The men’s teeth and bones were preserved, and the voids left by their soft tissues were filled with plaster that was left to harden and then excavated to show the outline of their bodies.

“These two victims were perhaps seeking refuge when they were swept away by the pyroclastic current at about 9 in the morning,” said Massimo Osanna, director of the archeological site. “It is a death by thermal shock, as also demonstrated by their clenched feet and hands.”

In a statement, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said the find underlined Pompeii’s status as “an incredible place for research and study”.

Pompeii, 23 km (14 miles) southeast of Naples, was home to about 13,000 people when the eruption buried it under under ash, pumice pebbles and dust, freezing it in time.

The remains were not discovered until the 16th century and organised excavations began around 1750. However, more recently, attention has focused on arresting the decay or collapse of the exposed ruins.

Reporting by Angelo Amante; Editing by Kevin Liffey