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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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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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Scientists are investigating Lake Vida, a 3-mile-long saltwater lake in Antarctica topped with ice that’s been frozen for 2,800 years. They’re especially interested in the microbes in the lake, which are in liquid water under 62 feet of ice, and could be a type of bacteria completely unknown in our modern world. The water where they live has remained liquid because it is seven times saltier than seawater and doesn’t freeze at Antarctic temperatures.
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