(Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP) Arthur C Clarke at home in Colombo last year

Sir Arthur C. Clarke, the science fiction writer, has died aged 90 in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, it was confirmed tonight.

Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome since the 1960s and sometimes used a wheelchair, died at 1:30am after suffering breathing problems, his personal secretary Rohan De Silva said.

“Sir Arthur passed away a short while ago at the Apollo Hospital [in Colombo]. He had a cardio-respiratory attack,” he said.

His valet, W. K. M. Dharmawardena, said that funeral arrangements would be finalised when his close family returned to the island from Australia.

Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke dies aged 90 - Times Online

March 14, 12:53 AM

To hear Jesse Ventura tell it, he’s either out to become president or an expatriate.

In the opening to his fourth book, due out April 1, the former wrestler and governor of Minnesota writes: “As I begin to write this book, I’m facing probably the most monumental decision of my 56 years on this planet. Will I run for president of the United States, as an independent, in 2008? Or will I stay as far away from the fray as possible, in a place with no electricity, on a remote beach in Mexico?”

Throughout the book, called “Don’t Start the Revolution Without Me!,” Ventura seems to go back and forth on the question, pro and con:

Con: His wife, Terry, says she refuses to be first lady of anything again.

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Sunday, March 9, 2008: (London) :

British pop singer Robbie Williams is planning to quit his singing career to become an ufologist, or alien investigator.

The Angels star revealed this while being interviewed by soul singer Joss Stone for a British radio show, reports say.

He said, “Seriously, I want to go out and investigate these things. I’m stopping being a pop star and becoming a full-time ufologist. We could be like Mulder and Scully (The X Files FBI agents) in real life. You’re always mega-busy but I’ve got nothing on at the minute.”

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Hollywood mega-director Steven Spielberg is reportedly setting up a social network for people interested in paranormal and extra-terrestrial activity, inspired by his own personal experiences with the unknown.

The focus of the network will be on people who have an interest in, or have experienced paranormal phenomena, and the network may feature multimedia content of UFO sightings, paranormal activity and user-based content. 

Stories of Speilberg’s own personal experiences with ghosts are widely known; his stay in the Excelsior House led him to become so frightened by alleged ghosts that he fled the room and moved 20 miles away, forming the inspiration for the movie ‘Poltergiest’.

The network may have been originally in development with Yahoo, but the project was abandoned before it was launched. But reports suggest that the idea lives on, and a team of developers are aiming for a mid-year launch.

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White Ops Mission: Keep Britney Spears Alive

Circle of Protection for Britney Spears and All Exploited Children Everywhere

White Ops Mission: Keep Britney Spears Alive

23 January, 2008 | Child Abuse/Trafficking

Excerpt from DreamsEndWeb.com

The image at the top of this post represents a circle of protection around Britney Spears and all children and young people cynically exploited for their market value, whether as entertainers, soldiers or even slaves. The background design is a “witch’s knot” shaped to reflect negative energy back towards those who are casting it.

The purpose of a symbol is to focus our minds in a way that words alone can’t. The corporations are very familiar with this kind of magic. The language is different, of course. The wizards of public relations talk of brand, image and logo, not sigil, illusion and spell. But they are in your head, just the same, and they wouldn’t spend billions of dollars on this magic if it didn’t produce results.

And if you, like me, can overcome your own cynicism long enough to see what this Britney saga is really about, here is what you can do. Whenever you see those snarky blogs, the entertainment magazines or, ESPECIALLY, the “news media”, furthering the destruction of Britney Spears, leave a comment or send an email and just tell them you refuse to visit any site which mocks the mentally ill or encourages suicide.

At the same time, in those comments and on your own blogs and myspace pages, display this symbol, or one of your own design. Explain to people what it’s about. Pass the symbol along, but don’t spam anyone. We aren’t trying to create more negativity.

It’s okay not to believe in magic. Think of it as “meme warfare”. We are putting out an alternative view of reality itself. A view that says that even someone as damaged as Britney deserves life. A view that says we should be mocking and shaming not Britney Spears, but those who created her.

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