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Xeni Jardin, BoingBoing:
The single most comprehensive online public resource for original source material related to Jonestown is Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple, a website sponsored by San Diego State University's Department of Religious Studies. The site includes scanned documents, photographs, first-person testimonies and reflections, and a periodic email newsletter with updates on research, and the whereabouts of those who survived.
The section I've spent the most time in is the Audiotape Project Index, which includes copies of original recordings made by People's Temple members in California and Guyana.
Some of the cassette recordings at the SDSU website were retrieved from Jonestown by the FBI; others are in the possession of the FCC, which monitored radio transmissions from the compound. I'm not clear on the specifics, but it seems many of the original recordings in government possession are lost, missing, or still classified and unavailable to the public. read more
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WASHINGTON — Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under a regulation the Bush administration is set to put in place before President-elect Obama can reverse them. read more
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AN extraordinary account from a German army medic has finally confirmed what the world long suspected: Hitler only had one ball.
War veteran Johan Jambor made the revelation to a priest in the 1960s, who wrote it down. The priest’s document has now come to light – 23 years after Johan’s death.
The war tyrant’s medical condition has been mocked for years in a British song. The lyrics are: “Hitler has only got one ball, the other is in the Albert Hall. His mother, the dirty b****r, cut it off when he was small.’
Until now there has never been complete proof Hitler was monorchic – the medical term for having one testicle. But the document tells how Johan saw the proof with his own eyes. In the account, he relives the horror of serving as an army medic in World War I. read more
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 Like many other states, Nebraska has a "safe haven" law which allows parents who "fear that their children are in imminent danger" to drop them off at hospitals without being charged with abandonment. The law was intended for infants; it's a modern way of leaving a baby on a doorstep.
However, in a huge oversight, Nebraska forgot to incorporate an age limit into their statute. Thus, there has been a steady stream of parents driving ten-year-old, thirteen-year-old, seventeen-year-old children whom they no longer want to take care of to hospitals and simply ditching them.
As the state legislature begins a special session to modify the law, the state is bracing for a groundswell of people abandoning their children while they still have the chance. Burnt-out parents will most likely descending on Nebraska from around the country — CNN interviewed a woman who "drove from Georgia to leave her teenage son at an Omaha hospital."
"Please don't bring your teenager to Nebraska," says Governor Dave Heineman. "Think of what you are saying. You are saying you no longer support them. You no longer love them." read more
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Like many other states, Nebraska has a "safe haven" law which allows parents who "fear that their children are in imminent danger" to drop them off at hospitals without being charged with abandonment. The law was intended for infants; it's a modern way of leaving a baby on a doorstep.
However, in a huge oversight, Nebraska forgot to incorporate an age limit into their statute. Thus, there has been a steady stream of parents driving ten-year-old, thirteen-year-old, seventeen-year-old children whom they no longer want to take care of to hospitals and simply ditching them.
As the state legislature begins a special session to modify the law, the state is bracing for a groundswell of people abandoning their children while they still have the chance. Burnt-out parents will most likely descending on Nebraska from around the country — CNN interviewed a woman who "drove from Georgia to leave her teenage son at an Omaha hospital."
"Please don't bring your teenager to Nebraska," says Governor Dave Heineman. "Think of what you are saying. You are saying you no longer support them. You no longer love them."">
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 Huffington Post via NY Post:
Pruthviraj Patil, 11, suffers from a rare genetic disorder known as hypertrichosis — or "werewolf syndrome" — which causes a thick coat of hair to grow over every inch of his body except his palms and feet.
When he was born in a village near Mumbai, his mother was told she had given birth to a god, but in school, there have been more bullies than believers.
An episode of the TLC series "My Shocking Story" chronicled the efforts of a group of Columbia scientists, including dermatologist Angela Christiano, to develop a cure for Pruthviraj's disorder, which is estimated to afflict fewer than 50 people on the planet.
Pruthviraj's family has tried every imaginable treatment, from homeopathy to laser surgery to a trip to the local barber, but the hair always grows back.
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When he was born in a village near Mumbai, his mother was told she had given birth to a god, but in school, there have been more bullies than believers.
An episode of the TLC series "My Shocking Story" chronicled the efforts of a group of Columbia scientists, including dermatologist Angela Christiano, to develop a cure for Pruthviraj's disorder, which is estimated to afflict fewer than 50 people on the planet.
Pruthviraj's family has tried every imaginable treatment, from homeopathy to laser surgery to a trip to the local barber, but the hair always grows back.
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The American surveillance society is one of the worst in the world. According to Privacy International and the Electronic Privacy Information Center, we are among the nine most “endemic” surveillance societies. The U.S. is supposed to be the beacon of liberty, the example to all the world of what a society of liberty under law ought to look like. But we have become an embarrassment.
Several facets of the surveillance society exist: the police state at the air port, massive biometrics databases of innocents, implantable microchips, secret spy forces, and much more. This report covers just one piece of our massive surveillance society: airports.
Part I: AIRPORTS
You’ve just walked into an airport. Don’t make a joke about a bomb, or you’ll be arrested. Dump out your water before you go through the line. And if you haven’t properly put your personal items in the correct sized zip-lock bags, they will be confiscated. read more
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we are among the nine most “endemic” surveillance societies. The U.S. is supposed to be the beacon of liberty, the example to all the world of what a society of liberty under law ought to look like. But we have become an embarrassment.
Several facets of the surveillance society exist: the police state at the air port, massive biometrics databases of innocents, implantable microchips, secret spy forces, and much more. This report covers just one piece of our massive surveillance society: airports.
Part I: AIRPORTS
You’ve just walked into an airport. Don’t make a joke about a bomb, or you’ll be arrested. Dump out your water before you go through the line. And if you haven’t properly put your personal items in the correct sized zip-lock bags, they will be confiscated.">
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Because we love them all so much ... Mostly just pictures, this somewhat skeptical look at conspiracy theory should serve as almost a beginner's guide.
Chemtrails: Chemtrail conspiracy theorists believe that some contrails, which consist of ice crystals or water vapor condensed behind aircraft, actually result from chemicals or biological agents being deliberately sprayed at high altitude for some undisclosed purpose.
The staple of right-wing radio shows in the US, there is fevered speculation that the chemicals being sprayed are part of a wider plot that involves the so-called New World Order and is being directed by shadowy forces within the government. The existence of chemtrails has been repeatedly denied by federal agencies and scientists. read more
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 Somali pirates have seized a giant Saudi-owned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean and are steering it towards Somalia, the US Navy reports.
The Sirius Star is the biggest ship ever to be hijacked, with a capacity of 2 million barrels — more than one-quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output. The vessel was captured on Saturday some 450 nautical miles (830 km) off the Kenyan coast.
Its international crew of 25, including two Britons, is said to be safe. US Navy officials said the hijacking was unprecedented and marks a fundamental shift in their capabilities. read more
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"Desperate to train employees in the way of their customers on the other end of the world, Indian tech outfits teach them American accents, the names of local baseball teams, and slang expressions. But sometimes the importation of Western culture proves outright deadly. In Gurgaon, India, a suburb filled with offshore-tech outfits, police are investigating the death of a 22-year-old employee of Nokia-Siemens at the company's office during a mandated pie-eating contest.
Saurab Sabharwal started choking and ran to the bathroom. A coworker found him dead an hour later. His father is now asking why medical personnel weren't on hand; doctors in India question whether and why such contests should be held at all."
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Saurab Sabharwal started choking and ran to the bathroom. A coworker found him dead an hour later. His father is now asking why medical personnel weren't on hand; doctors in India question whether and why such contests should be held at all."
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