Month: May 2013
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Stone, Kuznick discuss ‘The Untold History of the United States’
Director Oliver Stone and American Univ. Prof. Peter Kuznick creators of series, “The Untold History of the United States,” provide grimy real life details left out of history books. A lively info-packed presentation informs early, in World War II, United States and Britain battled 10 German divisions at cost of 305,000 lives. By comparison, Russia…
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‘The Penultimate Truth About Philip K Dick’
Science Fiction writer Philip K Dick (PKD) focused on themes that emerged later to become prominent in wider culture since his 1982 death. PKD themes include illusive subjectivity of reality and “…the pivotally Dickian question, What is real, what is fake? What crucial factor defines humanity as distinctly ‘alive’, versus those merely alive only in…
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#MarchAgainstMonsanto: The Grassroots Uprising
from The Corbett Report and GRTV.ca: Monsanto is a company feared and reviled by the public in equal measure. But whatever cases Monsanto has lost in the court of public opinion it has made up for in the courts of justice thanks to its revolving door with the upper reaches of Washington. Now, a new…
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Stonehenge: A Burial Ground for Stone Age Elites?
from guardian.co.uk: Centuries before the first massive sarsen stone was hauled into place at Stonehenge, the world’s most famous prehistoric monument may have begun life as a giant burial ground, according to a theory disclosed on Saturday. More than 50,000 cremated bone fragments, of 63 individuals buried at Stonehenge, have been excavated and studied for…
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Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata
from UNESCO: The ancient ksour are medieval towns with an outstanding example of the type of architectural ensembles illustrating seven centuries of human history. They contain an original and decorative stone architecture, and present a typical model of habitat of Saharan ksour, particularly well integrated to the environment. Their urban fabric is dense and closely-packed;…
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#TPP: The Biggest Threat to the Internet You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is being negotiated in secret between more than 12 countries around the Pacific region. Find out why it’s the biggest threat to the Internet you’ve probably never heard of. from Electronic Frontier FoundationDirected and animated by Santiago Rocha.
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Top 10 reasons to join the March Against Monsanto on Saturday, May 25
from NaturalNews.com: The global March Against Monsanto happens tomorrow! Nearly three hundred cities will host what’s sure to be hundreds of thousands of protesters and activists around the globe who are taking a stand against Monsanto and GMOs. YOU can join in the activities, too! Check this site to see if there’s a march planned…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode154 – Portland Defeats Fluoride, London Murder, Robot Surgery
Portland Voters Reject Water Fluoridation // British Soldier Literally Butchered On London Street // Jury Deliberations To Begin In First Case of 26 Malpractice Suits Involving Robot Surgery
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As Chinese Leader’s Visit Nears, U.S. Is Urged to Allow Counterattacks on Hackers
from apperspective.net: With President Obama preparing for a first meeting with China’s new president, a commission led by two former senior officials in his administration will recommend a series of steps that could significantly raise the cost to China of the theft of American industrial secrets. If milder measures failed, the commission said, the United…
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Massive Submerged Structure Stumps Israeli Archaeologists
from foxnews.com: The massive circular structure appears to be an archaeologist’s dream: a recently discovered antiquity that could reveal secrets of ancient life in the Middle East and is just waiting to be excavated. It’s thousands of years old — a conical, manmade behemoth weighing hundreds of tons, practically begging to be explored. The problem…
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Study Finds Frogs And Other Amphibians Declining Around US At Alarming Rate
from foxnews.com: A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good. The U.S. Geological Study says populations of frogs, salamanders and toads have been vanishing from occupied sites at a rate of 3.7 percent a year.…
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1972 Rothschild Surrealist Ball, Captured in Pictures
from vigilantcitizen.com: Before It’s News found an interesting article on a Rothschild Party written by attendee Baron Alexis de Redé. These elite figures truly enjoy walking around with serious faces wearing creepy costumes. You think Gaga is “original”? Nope, she’s making trendy what her masters have been doing for centuries. “… On 12 December 1972,…
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CDC Still ‘Investigating’ Alabama Mystery Illness As Cases Climb
from myfoxal.com: The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven. Two people have died. “Since we sent out the alert to providers last night, we have had three additional patients/cases,”…
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The Affair of the Poisons
from telegraph.co.uk: The Affair of the Poisons began in 1676 with the trial of an enthusiastic poisoner, the Marquise de Brinvilliers. Her brother had died after eating a pie of cocks’ crests and kidneys in a rich cream sauce. A postmortem revealed disintegrating intestines. It soon became clear that, whenever she ran out of money,…
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UK health officials threw away £74m of bird flu ‘wonder-drug’
from RT.com: UK’s Department of Health threw away £74m worth of Tamiflu, the antiviral drug, before its expiry date, due to unsafe storage procedures. In total the country has spent £600 million since 2006 on drugs to fight a flu pandemic that has not materialized. The figures, revealed by the National Audit Office (NAO), demonstrate…