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Headlines & Anniversaries...Some
Headlines & Anniversaries...
 "Since Hiroshima and Nagasaki, no nuclear weapons have been used
in war, though the world has come uncomfortably close to
disaster on more than one occasion. But for good luck, we would
all be dead. As we stand at the brink of a second nuclear age and
a period of unprecedented climate change, scientists have a
special responsibility once again to inform the public and advise leaders about the perils
that humanity faces. We foresee great perils if governments and society do not take action
now to render nuclear weapons obsolete and prevent further climate change." Statement by Professor Stephen Hawking, as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moves the hands of the Doomsday Clock 2 minutes closer to metaphorical midnight (Time now stands at 11.55 pm) (17th January 2007) WE HAVE BEEN WARNED... So get out of that car & on yer Bike The Weather Forecast for today & doomsday * Nuclear Material * Stephen Hawking's Worst Nightmare |
| Chinese Year of the Pig
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Turkeys with sore throats?They must have Bird Flu!(Feb 2007) |
21st Feb. 2007 |
On a Pedestal...Thatcher unveils new Statue of herself.Which is the real Iron Lady? Can YOU tell the difference? |
Sex Slave Traffic, Sweat Shops, & Wage Slavery remain... |
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| 'Development of a rational scale
to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse' (The Lancet, 24 March 2007)
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this site is 5 years old it has learnt to walk & talk but still knows little of the world other sites would go to school/ this one prefers to play the fool (March 2007) |
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Kurt Vonnegut dies 11th April,
aged 84: "Human beings will be happier – not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie but when they
find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That’s my utopia. I really wonder what gives us the right to wreck this poor planet of ours. I tell you, we are here on
Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you
different. I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the
edge you see all the kinds of things you can’t see from the center." |
| Scottish Water accidentlly spills millions of litres of raw sewage into Firth of Forth. Oops, sorry! (22nd April) |
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Earth-like planet (Gliese 581C)
discovered - only 20 Light Years away. Scientists say
it's in the so-called 'Goldilock's Zone', with temperatures
'just right' to support life. (25 April 07) |
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Hawking in Zero GravityA dream come true for a brilliant mind tragically trapped in a paralysed body....(26 April 07) Have you heard the one about his Worst Nightmare? |
2007 is the 25th Anniversary of the Falklands War (2 April - 14 June 1982) To commemorate this, here's some Videosyncratic Vaudeville Verse [You Tube mini-movie, 2 mins 37 secs]
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'King' Supernova
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Police test a
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NO EXAMS!
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BLAIR BOWS OUT...
British Prime Minister & major War Criminal
Tony 'Poodle' Bliar is finally forced from office.... to begin a lucrative career as an
international celeb - unless/ until he is brought to justice (don't hold your breath)
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| 1 July 2007, SMOKING banned in all indoor public places (pubs, clubs, restaurants) in England.
(The English are a wee bit slow on the uptake or downput: in
Scotland, the ban came into force in March 2006.... Here's what I wrote about the 'baneful baccy' Am a happily ex nicotine-addict myself!
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An Earthquake in Jap an
caused a Fire in Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant
(the world's largest) & led to a radioactive leak into the sea....(16 July 2007) |
Severe Flooding hits Britain (23
July 07) A little taste of things to come as climate change kicks in.....
See also: Tuvalu |
Death wins Chess GameSwedish Film Director, Ingmar Bergman dies, aged 89. Among the most famous of his 40 plus films are 'The Seventh Seal', 'Wild Strawberries', 'The Virgin Spring', 'Through a Glass Darkly', 'Fanny & Alexander'.... (30th July 2007) Dance of Death (The Seventh Seal) |
British Army leaves Northern
Ireland This formally ended a 38 year long so-called 'security' mission. (1st August 2007)
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30th Anniversaryof ELVIS' Death(died 16th August 1977)
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Mandela Statue
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World Beard & Moustache Championships 2007
Also, take a look at some prize specimens here: |
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September 11th 2001
Shadow of Islam? |
World-renowned, French Mime Artist, Marcel Marceau, dies aged 84. Best-known for his character, Bip, a white-faced clown in striped jersey & top hat. (22nd September 2007) 3 Marcel Marceau quotes: "I have designed my style pantomimes as white ink drawings on black backgrounds, so that man's destiny appears as a thread lost in an endless labyrinth. I have tried to shed some gleams of light on the shadow of man startled by his anguish." "As we go on in life, torn between light and shadow, encountering injustice, violence, misery, we still have one weapon against despair – to make people laugh through their tears."
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50th Anniversary of Sputnik
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250th Anniversary, birth of William Blake, visionary still burning bright....
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Something must have happened... but it's old news now.
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30th Anniversary
of Voyager 1
