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This morning the Empire State Building took some time to show off its newly renovated Art Deco Lobby and restored historic ceiling mural, with architect Frank Prial (who did the Grand Central restoration) on hand. This is all part of a $550 million historical renovation, the lobby taking about $12.5 million of that. The NY Times reports that the pricey touch up brought back to life "two shiny Art Deco murals that disappeared from view in the 1960s." While no one wants to see history deteriorate in these landmarks, that's a big chunk of change to lay out! But maybe it all came down to lobby-envy; Anthony E. Malkin, the president of Malkin Holdings, who the building, said then entry had become “a real letdown,” in contrast to others around town.

Michael is between two "invisible" pillars. Look closely at his feet, the white space makes and inverted pentagram. Distributed by Columbia (goddess) Pictures with the light "torch" in between 2 pillars. Which reminded me of these pictures showing perfect sun alignment with the towers. The horned hand motif is quite blatant. What is Less obvious, is the word " ISIS " dead center of the image. One final resurrection, somehow I doubt "this is it". You can watch the trailer here , the sets used are rife with symbolism.

"3.4 million doses of vaccines will be available," said Dr. Jay Butler, who heads the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Task Force at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "All of that vaccine is the inhalable vaccine," he said Friday. That form of vaccine is marketed in the United States as FluMist and is approved only for healthy individuals between the ages of 2 and 49. Pregnant women are not allowed to get this type of vaccine because it contains a live virus (if you give this to your 2 year old you should be shot) . Butler added that he thinks there some flu shots may be available in early October as well, but he had a hard number only for the inhalable vaccine. Flu shots contain an "in activated ," or dead, virus. The 3.4 million doses of vaccine that will be shipped at the beginning of October are the first of 195 million doses the U.S. government has purchased from five vaccine manufacturers, Butler said. Last week, the Food and Drug Administration...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Max Baucus on Wednesday brought out the much-awaited Finance Committee version of an American health-system remake — a landmark $ 856 billion , 10-year measure that starts a rough ride through Congress without visible Republican backing. The bill by Baucus, chairman of the Finance Committee, would make major changes to the nation's $2.5 trillion health care system , including requiring all individuals to purchase health care or pay a fine, and language prohibiting insurance company practices like charging more to people with more serious health problems. "This is a unique moment in history where we can finally reach an objective so many of us have sought for so long," Baucus said. "The Finance Committee has carefully worked through the details of health care reform to ensure this package works for patients, for health care providers and for our economy." Consumers would ...

Prehistoric man navigated his way across England using a crude version of 'sat nav' based on stone circle markers, historians have claimed. They were able to travel between settlements with pinpoint accuracy thanks to a complex network of hilltop monuments. These covered much of southern England and Wales and included now famous landmarks such as Stonehenge and The Mount. New research suggests that they were built on a connecting grid of isosceles triangles that 'point' to the next site. Many are 100 miles or more away, but GPS co-ordinates show all are accurate to within 100 metres. This provided a simple way for ancient Britons to navigate successfully from A to B without the need for maps. According to historian and writer Tom Brooks, the findings show that Britain's Stone Age ancestors were "sophisticated engineers" and far from a barbaric race. Mr Brooks, from Honiton, Devon, studied all known prehistoric sites as part of his research. He said: 'T...

Glenn Beck is a bozo, but look what this says: When logged into the CARS system, your computer is considered a Federal Computer system and property of the U.S. government. Any or all uses of this system and all files on this system, may be intercepted, monitored, recorded, copied, audited, inspected, and disclosed.

The international governing body for athletics urged caution Friday after reports that the world-champion South African runner Caster Se(a)men ya has both male and female organs. ( HERMAPHRODITOS ) Ritual Caster or Castor oil, some sort of alchemical connection here with the name caster semenya. What do you think? Modern Mythology, or social engineering? The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it will review a training incident along the Potomac River that triggered security concerns about President Obama on the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. (keep the fear alive) "We are still gathering information of how this training event might have been misconstrued as an actual incident. We will conduct a thorough review of this incident," the Coast Guard said in a statement. It added, "The best way that we in the Coast Guard can remember September 11, and our security obligations to the nation is to be always ready and this requires constant training and exercise. To...

"never forget" Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs delivered the keynote address at the company's invitation-only event in San Francisco on Wednesday, making his first appearance at an Apple event in nearly a year. He was resurrected after having a liver transplant. He received a standing ovation that lasted 45 seconds. Apple released (eye)tunes 9 today. The Beatles recordings re-mastered/resurrected for sale today. Black and white duality packaging included. The company that owns the rights to the songs is called APPLE CORPS LTD . The Beatles Rockband video Game is also released. 9 the movie is released in theaters today, starring Elijah Wood. He told Conan O'Brien in interview, that he forgot there was already a tattoo of a "9" on his body. Gold Rises 7th Day on Dollar, Longest Run of Gains in 9 Months No. 9 BYU in Big Easy to take on Tulane US Open Slice, Day 9: Depleted Murray chased out 9 ways to celebrate on 9/9/09 Update: Boeing 737 with 104 aboard h...

Beautiful actress Megan Fox, star of the Transformers movies, gives a revealing interview to Wonderland magazine in the U.K. In it she discusses serious insecurities and body image issues she has with herself and also talks about how she’s fascinated with Marilyn Monroe. Fox says she fears meeting with an end similar to her idol. “I basically read every book ever written about Marilyn Monroe,” she says. “I could end up like that because I constantly struggle with the idea that I think I’m a borderline personality—or that I have bouts of mild schizophrenia. I definitely have some kind of mental problem and I haven’t pinpointed what it is.” Hopefully, Megan Fox will receive the help she needs. Marilyn did seek treatment for her ailments although she lived only to 36 years of age. Treatment and medications are much better now, however, than they were during Marilyn’s day. For the record, Marilyn did not suffer from schizophrenia. She had “manic depression,” which is now called bipolar d...

- The federal government is reintroducing a powerful weapon in the fight against the H1N1 flu virus: Elmo. The popular Sesame Street character will be featured in a series of public service advertisements meant to encourage better hygiene among young children, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. In the ads, Elmo teams up with Gordon, another Sesame Street veteran, to stress the importance of basic healthy habits such as frequent hand washing, sneezing into the bend of your arm, and not touching your mouth, nose, and eyes. The ads were initially rolled out in May, but have now been repackaged to help promote www.flu.gov , the government Web site responsible for posting information regarding the H1N1 virus. "We are thrilled to partner with Elmo, Gordon, and Sesame Workshop again to emphasize the steps kids and their parents can take to stay happy and healthy this school year," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a st...