Friday, October 31, 2003

The quest for an alternative Halloween

Have you ever read an article that makes you shake your head and utter the words "Oh for fuck sake" read on

Thursday, October 30, 2003

Sun delivers yet another shot at Earth

"I have not seen anything like it in my entire career as a solar physicist. The probability of this happening is so low that it is a statistical anomaly," he said in a statement Thursday.
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CBC the fifth estate: Conspiracy Theories

If you missed this program on Wednesday night you can still read the report. No one should miss this one. read it here

Hunt for Lost City of Atlantis

They believe that using a combination of literary pointers and geological evidence they have pinned the lost city's location to just west of the Straits of Gibraltar, on a submerged mud shoal now known as Spartel Island.
read it here

Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Sun Unleashes Another Whopper

The Sun let off another large solar flare Wednesday, following on the coattails of an even larger flare released a day earlier. read it here

Bush Orders Oil Companies Protected From Investigation!

Signed by United States President George W Bush in May, the order attracted only scant media attention when it was finally reported in August. Given that the order is a blank cheque for corporate anarchy in Iraq this is very curious indeed. read more here

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

The Best Ghost Photos Ever Taken

If seeing is believing, then these photos will convince you of the existence of ghosts. Here are some incredible ghost pictures and the equally remarkable stories behind them. see them here

Black Box Voting

Electronic ballot technology makes things easy. But some computer-security experts warn of the possibility of stolen elections. read more here

Rabbis back Israeli 'guard pigs'

An organisation in Israel has gained rabbinical approval to train pigs to guard Jewish settlements in the West Bank. read it here

Preservationists Fight Proposed Highway Law

Preservationists on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of putting America's heritage at risk with a proposed highway law they say will make it easier to bulldoze historic places to build new roads.
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SEVERE SOLAR ACTIVITY

One of the most powerful solar flares in years, a remarkable X17-category explosion, erupted from sunspot 486 this morning at approximately 1110 UT. read more here

Monday, October 27, 2003

States sue EPA over greenhouse gases - Oct. 26, 2003

Twelve states, including California and New York, filed petitions this week in federal court in a bid to force the Bush administration to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. read it here

Sunday, October 26, 2003

Evangelicals Sway White House on Human Rights Issues Abroad

One of the most frightening articles I've read so far. read it here

Guerrilla News Network- This Land Is Your Land

Of America's landmark environmental laws, only one statute has protected so much of our natural heritage—public lands, national forests and even the sea—for so long. It's probably the most important environmental law that you've never heard of. Unfortunately, the White House does know about the law, and it is hell-bent on destroying it. read more here


White House urged to submit 9/11 documents - Oct. 26, 2003

Two prominent senators called on the White House on Sunday to release documents to a federal commission probing the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

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NASA Opens Kecksburg Docs

NASA has agreed to turn over documents relating to the alleged crash of a UFO in Kecksburg, Pa. read more here

Tens of Thousands Protest in Washington Over Iraq

"We need to make President Bush realize that our children are being killed," said Fernando de Solar Suarez, whose son, a Marine, was killed in Iraq on March 27. Read it here...