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BBC - UFO sightings: Files explain why MoD closed down special desk

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BBC - 6/20/13

Undated handout photo issued by The National Archives of a photograph apparently showing a "UFO" by Stonehenge, Wiltshire, January 2009
"Discoid" shapes were spotted in photographs of Stonehenge, according to the files
 

The Ministry of Defence closed its UFO desk because it served "no defence purpose" and was taking staff away from "more valuable defence-related activities", newly released files show.

The desk was closed in December 2009 despite a surge in reported sightings.

 

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Summer Solstice Traditions

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History.com - 6/18/13, History.com staff

Though a connection between the Celtic high priests and England's Stonehenge has never been reliably established, many people who identify as modern-day Druids still gather at the mighty monument every midsummer. (Credit: Andrew Dunn/Wikimedia Commons)


Ancient Greeks

According to certain iterations of the Greek calendar—they varied widely by region and era—the summer solstice was the first day of the year. Several festivals were held around this time, including Kronia, which celebrated the agriculture god Cronus. The strict social code was temporarily turned on its head during Kronia, with slaves participating in the merriment as equals or even being served by their masters. The summer solstice also marked the one-month countdown to the opening of the Olympic games.

 

"A Different Kind of Patriotism": Russell Brand on Bradley Manning

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Gawker.com - 6/18/13, Camille Dodero

Do you support of the general idea of whistleblowing? Or is your support of Bradley Manning's actions specific?

I think [whistle-blowing] is necessary, Camille. I think it's really brave. We know that institutions have a tendency toward corruption. And we are, to some degree, dependent on people within those institutions to arbitrate their conduct. No one within those institutions in higher positions is going to go, "Oh, we've got to be honest: we've done some dodgy stuff." So it's going to take some sort of rare quirk, some peculiar anomaly like Bradley Manning to demonstrate or highlight injustices.

 

Michael Hastings, 'Rolling Stone' Contributor, Dead at 33

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GFP Note: The GFP notes that the circumstances of Michael Hasting's death could be considered "suspicious."

RollingStone.com - 6/18/13, Tim Dickinson

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Hastings' hallmark as reporter was his refusal to cozy up to power. While other embedded reporters were charmed by McChrystal's bad-boy bravado and might have excused his insubordination as a joke, Hastings was determined to expose the recklessness of a man leading what Hastings believed to be a reckless war. "Runaway General" was a finalist for a National Magazine Award, won the 2010 Polk award for magazine reporting, and was the basis for Hastings' book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan.  

Russell Brand Works in Wisdom Around Morning Joe Interviewers

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GFP Note: Despite the interviewers, Russell Brand did manage to get in some words about our favorite subject - consciousness.
 

"I'm talking about Malcolm X, Che Guavara, Ghandi, and Jesus Christ and how these figures are significant culturally and how icons are appropriated and used to designate consciousness and meaning, particularly posthumously."
 

"They're all people that died for a cause, they're all people whose icons are used to designate meaning, perhaps not in the manner in which they intended."
 

Laser scans flesh out the saga of Cambodia's 1,200-year-old lost city

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NBC News - 6/18/13, By Alan Boyle, Science Editor

A map of northwest Cambodia provides an overview of the areas where lidar imagery was acquired, indicated with yellow shading. The background data is from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Evans et al. / PNAS

Lidar imagery shows the central area of Angkor, with the "walled city" of Angkor Thom above Angkor Wat. Red lines indicate post-medieval features, including roads and canals. The other features are from the Angkor era. Evans et al. / PNAS

International Business Times Reports on Another UFO

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Two Disc-Shaped UFOs Spotted over Berkshire Pub [PHOTO]|
International Business Times - 6/16/13, By

Bracknell UFO Image Credit: ufosfacts.blogspot.in

A man from Basingstoke, UK, has photographed two Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) hovering over the skies of Bracknell, Berkshire, on the night of Friday 14 June.

This is the second time in one week that a UFO sighting has been reported in England.

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David Icke on Stepping Out of The Box

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Wogan re-interviews David Icke, and David Icke gets the better of him this time around!

 

"We have outsheeped the sheep because at least the sheep need a sheep dog to keep them in line. Humans keep each other in line. And they do it by ridiculing or condemning anyone who commits the crime – cuz that’s what it’s become – of being different.

I refused to conform and be bowed by the ridicule.

When you step out of the box of “What Will Other People Think?”
you then realize how small a box you’ve actually been living in."

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