Tag: uk
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winter solstice 2011: pagan celebrations mark shortest day of the year
from national post: Depending on where you are in the world, December 21 or 22 marks the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere: the official beginning of winter, and the longest night of the year. (In Canada, the switch happens either late at night on the 21st, or early in the morning on the 22nd;…
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Workmen Make ‘Bewitching’ Discovery In UK Countryside Cottage
Water engineers have unearthed what could prove to be one of the most infamous sites in England’s history of witches and warlocks.
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12/1 defcon: sopa, carrier iq & you
comedy of errors led to false ‘water-pump hack’ report* flashback: feds deny water utility hack* hackers target united nations development program website* crack this code & become a british spy* sopa on the ropes? bipartisan alternative to ‘net censorship emerges* critics line up to bash maker of secret phone-monitoring software* does your smartphone run carrier…
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egypt awaits election results
video: hardline islamist surge in egypt polls* from cnn: Initial results of Egypt’s first parliamentary elections since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak are due as early as Thursday. Both the Muslim Brotherhood and the Al Noor Salafi Muslim Party have claimed a lead in ballot counting, but election officials have been tight-lipped. Voting took…
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#warwhores: drones, drills, defence
it’s a #drone’s world. we just live in it* air force says reporters not welcome at drone base anymore* mini-missile promises to shrink the drone war* mini-nukes & 9 more air weapons that will blow you away!* successful US-korean exercises rely on lockmart sim tech* hero marine sues defense giant bae after sniper scope fight*…
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11/17 binge & purge: standards & success
is pizza a vegetable? corporate congress says yes!* video: corps pushed congress to relax school lunch standards* video update: congress votes against healthy lunches for kids* sharp increase in food stamps program* uk food firms welcome waste reduction success* dippin’ dots, ice cream of the future, files for bankruptcy* rhode island says: raid your pantry…
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peace revolution: episode042 – ultimate history lesson, part2
thanks to @tragedyandhope … subscribe to peace revolution! Episode042 notes/referenceslinks 1. Use the “Donate” buttons at the bottom of these notes, or on the side bar of this site, or the T&H Community, or the T&H dot com site, for “The Ultimate History Lesson: A Weekend with John Taylor Gatto” multi-DVD interview project, currently in…
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uk man lives off roadkill for 30yrs
british taxidermist’s specialty is pan-fried crane flies from kprc: A British conservationist claims he’s lived off roadkill for 30 years, cooking up owl curries and rat stir fries to make use of meat that otherwise goes to waste. Jonathan McGowan, a 44-year-old professional taxidermist, began his foray into roadkill cuisine at age 14, when he…
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was contestant axed from reality show for being a satanist?
from metro.co.uk: X Factor viewers watched Kelly Rowland send Jade Richards home in favour of clean-cut acts like Janet Devlin, after reports suggested that Kelly was put off by Jade’s passion for satanism. The 21-year-old Fife native impressed Kelly and her fellow judges Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Tulisa Contostavlos when she first auditioned and…
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obama accused of waging ‘class warfare’ with millionaire tax plan
from foxnews: A top House Republican accused President Obama of appealing to Americans’ “fear, envy and anxiety” by pushing a new tax rate on people making more than $1 million annually, saying the “class warfare path” will only hurt the economy. “Class warfare … may make for really good politics, but it makes for rotten…
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remembrance & solidarity on september 11, 2011
from rememberbuilding7.org: The 10th Anniversary of September 11, 2001 is a moment to reflect on why we continue to fight for a proper investigation into the tragic events of that day. Those who cling to the official story of 9/11 because it affirms their sense of purpose in the world would have the rest of…
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8/11 Defcon: Focused Chaos, Miracle Weapons & The Facebook Op
Twitter users face arrest for inciting London looters // Mossad’s miracle weapon: Stuxnet virus opens new era of cyber war // Survey finds smartphone apps store too much personal data
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violent protest shakes troubled london district after police shooting
‘panic on the streets of london, burn down the disco’: tottenham cars & bldgs ablaze as 26 cops hurt & 42 arrested* from voanews: Several British police officers were injured and a number of people arrested when rioting broke out late Saturday in a depressed district of London, Britain’s capital. A protest over the fatal…