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Yes Men: Burn the people
Details of a fine new Yes Men stunt: ‘Imposters posing as ExxonMobil and National Petroleum Council (NPC) representatives delivered an outrageous keynote speech to 300 oilmen at GO-EXPO, Canada’s largest oil conference, held at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, today… …
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Giant UFOs over Guernsey
A rare instance of a commercial pilot reporting a UFO – and over the UK to boot! From the BBC: A commercial airline pilot has reported seeing two unidentified flying objects in the sky near Guernsey. The bright yellow flat …
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Do, dare, but remain silent
An extremely disturbing story about Canadian psychotherapist Andrew Feldmar, now banned forever from entering the USA after border guards googled an online article he’d written about his therpeutic LSD use – 33 years ago! “When Feldmar looks back on what …
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Monks vs Ants
12 March, BBC online A group of Buddhist monks in Malaysia is appealing for help to solve a problem with ants. Buddhism forbids devotees from harming any living creature. So the monks are looking for a creative and non-violent solution …
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Colossal Squid sparks bidding war
How the world’s largest squid was caught—and the bidding war for the exclusive footage slated to be shown this spring. By Matthew Philips Newsweek 7 March, 2007 John Bennett is used to the monotony. As captain of a New Zealand …
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UK drug law "broke and needs to be fixed"
From the BBC Drug laws in Britain are expected to be criticised as being “not fit for purpose”, according to a major report. An investigation by the RSA says illicit substances can be “harmless”, while drinking and smoking can cause …
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Rite of Spring cancelled!
I’m sorry to report that the Green Man’s Rite of Spring festival, at which Strange Attractor was to host a couple of evenings, has been cancelled. I’m not sure why as yet, but it’s a crying shame. Our bill was …
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Possible UK ban on public photography
“The UK Government is about to propose restrictions on photography in public places which could make street photography and documentary photography against the law. These proposed changes to the law could result in photographers having to apply for ID cards …
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Peru's ancient observatory
Ancient towers in Peru were a ‘solar calendar’ By Steve Connor, Independent, 02 March 2007 Scientists have discovered the oldest solar observatory in the Americas and, in the process, may have solved a centuries-old puzzle about the purpose of an …
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News from Down South
Dave Walsh, our man in Antarctica, writes: “The Esperanza is rolling from port to starboard and back again, in some nasty Southern Ocean weather. After the serene calm of the Antarctic ice edge, we’re back to tying everything down, and …
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'Mixing It' heads to Resonance radio
Another coup for Resonance FM! MIXING IT: TERMINATED AT BBC RADIO 3 RESUSCITATED ON RESONANCE 104.4FM “In February 2007 stalwart new music programme Mixing It was inexplicably dropped by BBC Radio 3 Controller Roger Wright after 16 years of broadcasting. …
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Choirs of angels taped!
From WorldNetDaily.com “A retired Air Force officer who now spends his days authoring books on Christianity has posted an online collection of recordings he believes captures voices and music of God’s angels in heaven. “I have four specific recordings of …
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