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Saturday, July 25, 2009

Naturists to navigate moon maze

The maze carved in the shape of an astronaut

About 300 people are expected to take part in the event

Hundreds of naturists will navigate their way around a giant maze which has been cut in the shape of an astronaut.

About 300 people are expected to take part in the Naked Maze Night at York maze on Saturday.

Farmer Tom Pearcy cut the astronaut image, which measures more than 1,000ft (300m), to mark the 40th anniversary of the first Apollo landing

Mr Pearcy said naturists from across the UK were traveling to North Yorkshire for the event.

Some 10km (6.2 miles) of paths in the fields in Elvington, near York, form an intricate maze for visitors to explore.

Mr Pearcy's previous maze designs include the Statue of Liberty and the Flying Scotsman locomotive.

Monkey Obedience School

Wild monkeys in India have grown so out of control that the government is planning to build a school for rogue monkeys.

The problem of rogue monkeys is particularly severe in towns close to India's north-western border with Pakistan. Officials accuse them of a variety of bad behavior from terrorizing children, snatching food from people and destroying property... The proposed new monkey school will take in the "worst offenders" and put them through a crash course in good manners.

Indian school for rogue monkeys

Well, imagine that! They are going to build a school for monkeys but they have people starving and the money used to fund the building project could feed a few people, don't you think?!

Big Pharma Spends $40M in Three Months of Lobbying, But "It's the Statistics, Stupid"

It's been said that America is no longer a republic, because in reality, those in office do little to represent our interests, and more to represent the interests of those with big pockets. In this case, NPR reports that the pharmaceutical industry has spent $40 million over the past three months lobbying.

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Actual Facts About The Henry Louis Gates Case

Policemen should not be allowed to arrest someone for being an asshole in their own home.

If that was the case, right-wing bloggers would all be doing 10-20. It appears clear, and I guess there may be audio tape to this effect, that the cop came to Gates' house, figured out that he was not a burglar, words were exchanged, and then the cop arrested him for disorderly conduct. That's really over the line of what cops should be allowed to do, regardless of the motivations, racial or otherwise.

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Drastic cuts boost bottom line at U.S. firms

Corporate America is turning a profit again, but only by spending less, not making more.

While recent bullish profit reports have fueled the stock market, a true economic revival will depend on consumers opening their wallets. So far, there's little evidence of that.

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New Rules

Real Time with Bill Maher from July 24, 2009.

Bill Maher: Not Everything in America Has to Make a Profit

On Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill noted that "not everything in America has to make a profit."

That's true, after all we don't care if police or fire stations make a profit, do we?

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Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming the shrub tried to hide

Photos from US spy satellites declassified by the Obama White House provide the first graphic images of how the polar ice sheets are retreating in the summer.
The effects on the world's weather, environments and wildlife could be devastating.

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Scene cut from Athens museum film after protests

A scene from an animated film shown to visitors at the new Acropolis Museum that depicts Christian priests destroying parts of the Parthenon has been deleted following protests by the Greek Orthodox Church.

Athens museum

Tweet Your Prayers to the Western Wall

A new service allows people to pray at the Western Wall (AKA, the Wailing Wall or The Kotel) remotely, via Twitter.
The service's website can be found at Tweet Your Prayers, and its Twitter feed can be found at http://twitter.com/TheKotel.
The service itself is free, but the site does accept donations.

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The cows brought in to save the endangered grass

Endangered cows in Devon are being used to preserve a type of threatened grass which is rarer than rainforest.

The cows brought in to save the endangered grass

Natural Treatments For Common Ailments

Before you reach into your medicine cabinet to take care of a headache, stuffy nose, or upset stomach, you might want to consider treating your everyday ailments with natural remedies.

Natural Treatments For Common Ailments

Morocco challenges Mideast Holocaust mind-set

At a time when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's dismissal of the Holocaust has made the biggest headlines, King Mohammed VI has called the Nazi destruction of the Jews "one of the most tragic chapters of modern history," and has endorsed a Paris-based program aimed at spreading the word among fellow Muslims.

Morocco challenges Mideast Holocaust mind-set