Cities across the country are passing resolutions to counteract new Federal snooping legislation. Oakland, California, is now the 20th city to pass a resolution barring employees, including librarians and policemen, from collaborating with federal officials who try to use their new power to investigate residents.

The Patriot Act was rushed through Congress a month after 911 and many people fear it will fundamentally and permanently restrict Americans’ legal rights, as guaranteed by the Constitution. The act allows the government to secretly monitor political groups, seize library records and tap phones and Internet connections. The federal government says it needs the expanded powers in order to prevent terrorist attacks.
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A half hour into our Dec. 21 Dreamland broadcast with Linda Howe and Sarv Bluestone, the ISDN line failed, and Premiere had to play a tape of an earlier show. But our computer kept on, and we recorded the whole show, which is now available by clicking “Listen Now” on our masthead. Linda talks about the mysterious Brazilian UFO case and the fascinating investigations in her book Glimpses Vol. I,and Sarv Bluestone reveals the true power of our dreams. Don?t miss this great show!

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Taken was one of the most popular programs ever aired on the Science Fiction channel. It depicted an attempt at alien contact that failed due to a wrong-headed and violent human response. In the end, the beautiful young girl who was part human and part alien had to return to the alien world because we were just not capable of handling a relationship with her.

This was primarily due to the activities of a violent, vicious and power hungry government group, who sought control over the situation and, most especially, the little girl. They were depicted as people to whom the lives of other human beings meant little, who were willing to murder in pursuit of their sick agenda.
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In pre-literate times, civilizations kept records of their legends and knowledge orally?without ever writing themdown. Yet the same words were passed from one generation to another with an accuracy that seems impossible to us today. Did our early ancestors have differently-structured brains or did they develop special memory techniques?

A new study compared 10 of today’s memory champions with 10 controls and found that people with excellent memories weren’t born that way?they developed their ability with practice and special tricks.
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