The World is a common name for the whole of human civilization, specifically human experience, history, or the human condition in general, worldwide, i.e. anywhere on Earth.

World (or the World) may also refer to:

An ontological world, by which human beings are able to make sense of things in general. See world disclosure.

A world view, the framework of ideas and beliefs through which an individual interprets the world.

The World (theology), a term referring to human society

The planet Earth

The Universe

It can also refer to:

Astronomy

Any planet or large satellite

Geography

Afro-Eurasia, also called World Island

Literature

''The World'' (Descartes), a philosophy book by René Descartes

"The World" (Marvel Comics), a secret lab run by the Weapon Plus Project used to create superior humans

Music

World (band), a musical group

"World" (Five for Fighting song)

"World" (Bee Gees song)

"World (The Price of Love)", a song by New Order

"The World" (Brad Paisley song)

The World (Bennie K album)

The World (US Bombs album)

Periodicals

''The World'', a Coos Bay, Oregon newspaper

''Tulsa World'', a Tulsa, Oklahoma newspaper

''The World'', former Johannesburg, South African newspaper, 1932-1977

''The World'', former London newspaper, 1753-1756

''World'', an evangelical news magazine

''El Mundo'', a Spanish newspaper

''Le Monde'', a French newspaper

''Die Welt'', a German newspaper

''National Geographic World'', magazine from 1975 until 2001 when name was changed to National Geographic Kids

Film

''The World'' (film)

Radio

''The World'' (radio program)

Gaming

''The World (.hack)'', a fictional game in the franchise ''.hack''

A connected series of levels in a video game

Brands and products

The World (archipelago), a group of artificial islands near Dubai

''The World'' (cruise ship)

The World (internet service provider)

The World (WWE), a former New York City restaurant

''World'', a computer software suite developed by JD Edwards, a company now owned by Oracle Corporation

Other

The World (Tarot card)

The World (archipelago)

The World (nightclub)

See also

Another World (disambiguation)

One World (disambiguation)

Possible Worlds (disambiguation)

Worlds Away (disambiguation)

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name	Jean-Marie Bigard
birthname	Jean-Marie Bigard
birth date	May 17, 1954
birth place	Troyes, France
yearsactive	1988–present
spouse(s)	Claudia Bigard (February 1991-August 2009; divorced), Lola Marois (27 mai 2011-Present)
children	Sasha (2009-)
influences	Robert Lamoureux }}

Jean-Marie Bigard (born May 17, 1954, Troyes, France) is a French comedian and actor. Known for his often rogue humour, he has given presentations at the largest entertainment facilities in France, including the Palais omnisports at Paris-Bercy and the Stade de France. Bigard is a close friend of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whom he accompanied on an official visit to Pope Benedict XVI in Rome.

Personal life

Childhood

Fourth child of a family from humble origins, it passes through "a happiness unblemished "his summer holiday on a farm in the Aube exploited his maternal grandparents, and lives with" sadness "of the school mid-September.

From the early allergic to "constraints" and "confinement" inherent in the school attached to his mother and "too wayward at work, it knows itself and sometimes is very sensitive to incentives. Can succeed and be aware of "no more stupid than others," puberty and discovered girls "giving life to something intoxicating" divert yet his point drop after doubling its class Fourth, it is set in the pension private college of Mesnil-Saint-Loup.Ses parents this financial sacrifice to enable him to succeed but as his elder brother, it will not its orientation, and 16 years for a SEN in general mechanics, to prepare 3-year technical school.

Against by his diligence and success in the practice of handball earned him alone the praise of his elder brother and the pride of his father when, "selected in the junior team of the Nord-Est de la France" who will win the tournament, he returned with a medal.

Family

Jean-Marie Bigard is married to Claudia Bigard since February 1991. They divorced in August 2009. He is remarried to the comedian Lola Marois since May 2011. The couple has one child, Sasha, born on June 19, 2009.

Views on the September 11 attacks

In September 2008, Bigard claimed that the September 11 attacks on the US seven years earlier were an "enormous lie" orchestrated by the American government. He said that it would be "... absolutely sure and certain" that the US government had stage-managed the attacks.

Later, in a statement to Agence France-Press, Bigard said that he wanted to "apologise to everyone". He also said: "I will never speak again about the events of 11 September. . . I will never express any more doubts." He stopped short, however, of saying that he accepted that his comments were untrue.

On June 2009, Bigard posted several videos on his website in which he comments on the official account of the September 11 attacks.

On October 28, 2009, accompanied by Mathieu Kassovitz, Bigard participated on a TV show (France 2) in which he said there was no proof of Ben Laden culpability in the attacks, neither any images (and proof) about an airplane crashing on the Pentagon.

References

External links

Official site

Category:French stand-up comedians Category:1954 births Category:French humorists Category:Living people

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name	Robert Scott Lazar
birth date	January 26, 1959
birth place	Coral Gables, Florida
occupation	Former photo processor/owner of United Nuclear
spouse	Joy White
children	}}

Robert Scott Lazar or Bob Lazar (born January 26, 1959, in Coral Gables, Florida, United States, to Albert Lazar and Phyllis Berliner), has claimed to have worked from 1988 until 1989 as a physicist at an area called S-4 (Sector Four), allegedly located near Groom Lake, Nevada, at the location also known as Area 51. According to Lazar, S-4 served as a hidden military location for the study and possible reverse engineering of extraterrestrial flying saucers. Lazar says he saw nine different discs there and provides details on their mode of propulsion. However, his credibility has come under fire after "schools he was supposed to have attended had no record of him, while others in the scientific community had no memory of ever meeting him."

Education

Lazar claims to hold degrees from the California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1993, the ''Los Angeles Times'' looked into his background and found there was no evidence to support those claims. Stanton Friedman was only able to verify that Lazar took electronics courses in the late 1970s at Pierce Junior College. The ''Times'' did discover that in 1990 Lazar had pled guilty to felony pandering, when he installed a computer system for a local brothel, declared bankruptcy and listed his occupation as self-employed photo processor on documents. A 1991 ''Times'' article reported, Lazar was "on probation in Clark County, Nevada, on a pandering charge. His educational and professional background cannot be verified -- a fact he attributes to government deletion of records." However military officials claim Lazar never worked in any of their facilities.

Scientific research

Lazar first jumped on the media map in 1982 in the ''Los Alamos Monitor''. The article titled "LA MAN JOINS THE JET SET - AT 200 MILES AN HOUR" was about a jet car that Lazar had created and worked on for years with help from a NASA researcher. The car was built from a jet engine modified and placed on an existing car model. It is also important to note that the article noted Lazar as "a physicist at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility", as it is one media article that puts Robert on the map as a physicist.

In November 1989, Lazar appeared in a special interview with investigative reporter George Knapp on Las Vegas TV station KLAS to discuss his purported employment at S-4. In his interview with Knapp, Lazar said he first thought the saucers were secret terrestrial aircraft whose test flights must have been responsible for many UFO reports. Gradually, on closer examination and from having been shown multiple briefing documents, Lazar came to the conclusion that the discs were of extraterrestrial origin. In his filmed testimony Lazar explains how this impression first hit him after he boarded one craft being studied and examined its interior.

For the propulsion of the studied vehicles, Bob Lazar claims that the atomic Element 115 served as a nuclear fuel. Element 115 (temporarily named "ununpentium" (symbol Uup)) reportedly provided an energy source which would produce anti-gravity effects under proton bombardment along with antimatter for energy production. As the intense strong nuclear force field of Element 115's nucleus would be properly amplified, the resulting large-scale gravitational effect would be a distortion of the surrounding space-time continuum that would, in effect, greatly shorten the distance and travel time to a charted destination.

Lazar also claims that he was given introductory briefings describing the historical involvement by extraterrestrial beings with this planet for the past 100,000 years. The beings originate from the Zeta Reticuli 1 & 2 star system and are therefore referred to as Zeta Reticulans, popularly called 'Greys'.

Fact or Fiction

His stories have garnered some rather interesting fanfare and media attention. Some hold out for Bob's story, but others remain skeptical, including Stanton Friedman, who looked into Lazar's claims and did his own investigating on the matter.

Desert Blast

Lazar and long time friend Gene Huff run Desert Blast, an annual festival for "explodaholics" in the Nevada desert. Starting in 1987 (but only formally named in 1991, inspired by Desert Storm) the festival features home-made explosives, rockets, jet-powered vehicles, and other pyrotechnics, with the intention of emphasizing the fun aspect of physics.

United Nuclear

In the year 2000 Lazar started United Nuclear, an amateur scientific supply company formerly operated in Sandia Park, New Mexico and recently moved to Laingsburg, MI. United Nuclear sells a variety of materials including radioactive ores, powerful magnets, scientific curiosities like aerogel, and a variety of lab chemicals. United Nuclear claims "over 300,000 satisfied customers," including law-enforcement agencies, schools and amateur scientists.

In 2006 Lazar and wife Joy White were charged with violating the Federal Hazardous Substances Act for shipping restricted chemicals across state lines following a federal investigation started in 2003. The charges stemmed from a 2003 raid on Lazar's business where chemical sales records were examined. The maximum penalty is 270 days in prison and a $15,000 fine. Lazar claimed that he mistakenly concluded that he could legally sell the chemicals after finding incorrect information on the internet.

In 2007 Lazar/United Nuclear were fined $7,500 for violating a law against selling chemicals and components used to make illegal fireworks. Lazar "pled guilty to three criminal counts of introducing into interstate commerce and aiding and abetting the introduction into interstate commerce of banned hazardous substances." Lazar also "entered into a consent decree that permanently limits the amount of future sales of fireworks-related chemicals", and United Nuclear Scientific Equipment and Supplies was placed on probation for three years.

Lazar again gained attention in 2006 from news reports that he sold small amounts of Polonium, a radioactive element which was in the news because of its role in fatally poisoning former Soviet intelligence agent and whistleblower Alexander Litvinenko.

Documentary & Media Appearances

Weird Travels (TV Series) - 2003

Encounters With The Unexplained (TV Series) - 2000

Close Encounters: Proof of Alien Contact (video) - 2000

Area 51: The Alien Interview (Video) - 1997

Dreamland: Area 51 (TV Documentary) - 1996

Future Fantastic (TV Series) - 1996

Yaoi Jun'ichi UFO shuzai tokuhô dai 3 dan (TV Documentary) - 1990

References

External links

/ Mirror website

United Nuclear (a company founded by Bob Lazar)

The Bob Lazar Corner

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