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In this issue:
* Airbus A380 Under Fire
* 20 Million Year Old Spider Found
* Bad Movies to Blame for Box Office Slump
* Office 12 to Include Native PDF Support
* Yahoo Accused Of Raiding Workers
* Wifi Camera Uploads without Computer
* Google-NASA Partnership Backlash
* New Tenth Planet Has a Moon
* PC World's 100 Best Products of 2005
* First Anti-Phishing Law Enacted in California
* Novell OpenSUSE Server Hacked
* Texas Support for Open Source Technology Education
* New Version of Sony's AIBO Robot Dog Released
* Another Victim Countersues RIAA Under RICO Act
* C|Net Integrates Ontology Viewer Into News Site
* Call of Cthulhu Available on DVD
* LGP Opens Beta Test for X2
* Reuse Engineering for SOA
* Cassini Returns Photos of Hyperion

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| Airbus A380 Under Fire |
| from the u.s.-laws-that-aren't-so-bad dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday October 01, @20:03 (Technolog|
|

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/01/1916202 |
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[0]jose parinas writes "The security of the Airbus A380 jetliner is
questioned by a U.S. Engineer that [1]faces arrest and bankruptcy in
Austria. A year ago, Mangan told European aviation authorities that he
believed there were problems with a computer chip on the Airbus A380,
the
biggest and costliest commercial airliner ever built."

Discuss this story at:

http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/01/1916202

Links:
0.

http://www.darksideprogramming.org/
1.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-whistleblower27sep27,0,7486292.story?track=tottext

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| 20 Million Year Old Spider Found |
| from the complete-with-drivers-license-and-birth-certificate dept|
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Saturday October 01, @21:55 (Technolog|
|

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/01/1934229 |
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evil agent writes "BBC News is reporting that Paleontologist Dr. David
Penny has found a spider, and two droplets of blood, [0]perfectly
perserved in amber. He was able to extract the blood and determine its
age: 20 million years old. Since it is thought to be the first time
that
spider blood has been found perserved in amber, it is hoped that DNA
could be extracted."

Discuss this story at:

http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/01/1934229

Links:
0.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/4296398.stm

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| Bad Movies to Blame for Box Office Slump |
| from the obvious-things-that-needed-saying dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @00:05 (Movies) |
|

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/01/2054233 |
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[0]macklin01 writes "The LA Times is reporting that box office
executives
are [1]finally fessing up and taking the blame. Poor box office
receipts
over the summer weren't caused by surging fuel costs, changes in
audience
preferences, or anything else. As Slashdot readers might have put it
(and
as it comes out in the article), 'It's the movies, stupid.'"

Discuss this story at:

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/01/2054233

Links:
0.

http://easybmp.sourceforge.net/
1.

http://www.latimes.com/business/custom/cotown/la-fi-boxoffice1oct01,0,4092331.story?coll=la-home-headlines

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| Office 12 to Include Native PDF Support |
| from the pdf-and-the-tower-of-babel dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @01:57 (Microsoft) |
|

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/01/2318248 |
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parry writes "Microsoft announced today at the MVP summit that Office
12,
the next version of Microsoft Office, will have [0]native support for
the
PDF document format. Support will be built into Word, Excel,
PowerPoint,
Access, Publisher, OneNote, Visio, and InfoPath." From the article:
"Currently, on our OfficeOnline site, we are seeing over 30,000
searches
per week for PDF support. That makes a pretty easy decision"

Discuss this story at:

http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/01/2318248

Links:
0.

http://blogs.msdn.com/brian_jones/archive/2005/10/01/476067.aspx

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| Yahoo Accused Of Raiding Workers |
| from the business-is-war dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @04:02 (The Courts)|
|

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/000258 |
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[0]wellington map writes "Nuance Communications, a Menlo Park maker of
speech-recognition software, has sued Yahoo for [1]unfair competition
and
theft of trade secrets, accusing the Internet giant of raiding all but
one of Nuance's research and development engineers. Nuance said 13
engineers from its Menlo Park and Montreal offices were 75 percent
finished with a project that would allow people to search the Internet
by
speaking their queries into a telephone, rather than typing them on a
computer keyboard. Nuance planned to sell the technology to companies
like Yahoo."

Discuss this story at:

http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/000258

Links:
0.

http://wellington.iclod.com/
1.

http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthsuperior/business/technology/12783050.htm

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| Wifi Camera Uploads without Computer |
| from the user-interface-is-everything dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @05:59 (Wireless Ne|
|

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/0011247 |
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[0]* * Beatles-Beatles writes to tell us NewsDay is reporting that
Kodak
has released the first "[1]computer-free wireless camera." The new
widget
can connect directly to the Internet wherever there's Wi-Fi available
to
download and e-mail pictures. Users can even use the camera to view
photos stored in Internet photo albums via Kodak's Easyshare Gallery
service.

Discuss this story at:

http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/0011247

Links:
0.

http://george-harrison.info/
1.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--wirelesscamera0929sep29,0,7013722.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

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| Google-NASA Partnership Backlash |
| from the everybody-wants-a-piece-of-the-pie dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @08:04 (Google) |
|

http://politics.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/0023257 |
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Morgalyn writes "Apparently having more jobs moving into the area isn't
enough for Santa Clara County. They [0]want some revenue from Google,
and
are peeved that they are avoiding paying property taxes by building on
government land. According to a representative of the county, 'If
public
land is being used for private purposes, the tenants should be paying
local property taxes... We have $30 million in unfunded retirement
liabilities. We need the money.' They aren't getting the land for free
according to NASA: 'Google will not save any money by building on our
property. They have to pay full ground rent based on fair market value
and all the municipal-like services we provide like police, fire and
garbage.'"

Discuss this story at:

http://politics.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/0023257

Links:
0.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/30/BUG7IF01SR1.DTL

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| New Tenth Planet Has a Moon |
| from the everybody's-doin'-it dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday October 02, @09:11 (Space) |
|

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/132201 |
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starexplorer writes "[0]SPACE.com is reporting that the recently
discovered 10th planet of our solar system has a neighbor - [1]a moon.
The discovery team also have nicknamed the planet 'Xena' and the moon
'Gabrielle'. Many [2]scientists are objecting to whether the new planet
really is a new planet - so what do you call a moon with no planet?"

Discuss this story at:

http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/132201

Links:
0.

http://www.space.com/
1.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ap_051001_newmoon.html
2.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050729_new_planet.html

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| PC World's 100 Best Products of 2005 |
| from the i'll-take-three-of-each dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday October 02, @10:34 (News) |
|

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1424228 |
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[0]insensitive clod writes "PC World published its top [1]100 best
products of 2005. These include Firefox(1), GMail(2), OSX 10.4(3),
Alienware Aurora 5500(6), Seagate USB 2.0 Pocket Drive(7), Skype(8),
PalmOne Treo 650(10), Google(16), PSP(19), GeForce6600GT(20),
Ubuntu(26),
iTunes(34), Half-Life 2(38), Wikipedia(60), ThinkPad X41(67), Mac
Mini(75), Acronis True Image(83), Opera(88). Surprisingly, iPod only
has
IPod Photo at 78."

Discuss this story at:

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1424228

Links:
0.

http://news.iclod.com/
1.

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,120763,pg,12,00.asp

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| First Anti-Phishing Law Enacted in California |
| from the sure-is-annoying dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday October 02, @11:24 (Security) |
|

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1444255 |
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[0]Steve writes "Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, signed
a
bill yesterday that makes phishing a civil liability. According to
MSNBC,
[1]the new law is the first of its kind in the country: "The bill,
advanced by state Sen. Kevin Murray, is the first of its kind in the
United States and makes 'phishing'... a civil violation. Victims may
seek
to recover actual damages or $500,000 for each violation, depending
upon
which is greater." This is an expensive penalty for phishers who are
litigated against, but do the lack of criminal accountability and the
burden of action on the victim hinder the effectiveness of this bill?"

Discuss this story at:

http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1444255

Links:
0.

http://www.gamesareforchildren.com/
1.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9547692/

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| Novell OpenSUSE Server Hacked |
| from the hate-when-that-happens dept. |
| posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday October 02, @12:19 (SuSE) |
|

http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1510241 |
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[0]abelikoff writes "Both [1]LinuxWorld Australia and [2]SuSE Linux
Forums report that [3]OpenSUSE website got [4]hacked last night." This
story was submitted quite a number of times.

Discuss this story at:

http://linux.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1510241

Links:
0.

http://www.belikoff.net/
1.

http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;2128628770;fp;2;fpid;1
2.

http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/index.php?showtopic=20616
3.

http://www.opensuse.org/
4.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Spaz007/78ff2f91.jpg

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| Texas Support for Open Source Technology Education |
| from the but-will-it-catch-on dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @13:08 (Education) |
|

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1549221 |
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[0]OpenSourceForAll writes "North Lake College in Irving, TX is
offering
the first Open Source Technology certificate in the U.S. beginning
Spring
of 2006. The certificate program was made possible [1]through a grant
by
the Texas Skills Standards Board. As a TSSB-recognized program, open
source will finally get the corporate and industrial exposure it
deserves. We believe the program is the only one of its kind in the
nation at the community college level. Our goal is to promote Open
Source
as a business philosophy and as a way of life rather than limiting the
program to a few token OSS offerings. Among the courses to be offered:
The Philosophy of Open Source, a series of LAMP courses, and a capstone
course which will focus on OSS development practices. Courses will be
offered both on-line and on-campus."

Discuss this story at:

http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1549221

Links:
0. mailto:

brianko@gmail.com
1.

http://www.tssb.org/wwwpages/2a_feb04incentive.htm

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| New Version of Sony's AIBO Robot Dog Released |
| from the got-an-allergy-for-every-pedigree dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @14:05 (Sony) |
|

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1559211 |
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Cave_Monster writes "Sony has unveiled a new version of its [0]canine
robot AIBO which, unlike your average puppy, can talk and keep a diary
but which still needs love and attention. Sony starts taking orders
Thursday, with a price tag of 194,250 yen (US $2,263.40) in Japan
including a five-per cent sales tax. Now that's one expensive toy!"

Discuss this story at:

http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1559211

Links:
0.

http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,16769024%5E16681%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html

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| Another Victim Countersues RIAA Under RICO Act |
| from the racketeer-influenced-and-corrupt-organizations dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @14:58 (Media) |
|

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1612238 |
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devnulljapan is one of many users to let us know that another single
mother is [0]taking the fight to the RIAA. More than just standing up
to
them however, Tanya Anderson has decided to go on the offensive and
countersue. In a move that aims to put the RIAA on the same level as
your
average organized crime syndicate the suit identifies violations of the
Oregon RICO Act in addition to 'fraud, invasion of privacy, abuse of
process, electronic trespass, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act, negligent misrepresentation, the tort of "outrage", and deceptive
business practices.' Ms. Anderson has also demanded a trial by jury.

Discuss this story at:

http://yro.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1612238

Links:
0.

http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/2005/10/oregon-riaa-victim-fights-back-sues.html

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| C|Net Integrates Ontology Viewer Into News Site |
| from the ontology-begets-phylogeny dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @16:02 (The Interne|
|

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1638200 |
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ikewillis writes "The new beta version of news.com now features an
[0]integrated ontology viewer developed in collaboration with
[1]LivePlasma who appears to have built a large ontology for music and
movies. While they don't appear to provide direct access to the
ontological data using [2]semantic web formats like [3]OWL and [4]RDF,
it's the first time I've ever seen web ontologies used on such a high
profile site. How long until we can expect web ontology viewers (and
semantic web integration) for sites like [5]Wikipedia?"

Discuss this story at:

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1638200

Links:
0.

http://bigpicture.news.com/
1.

http://liveplasma.com/
2.

http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/
3.

http://www.w3.org/2004/OWL/
4.

http://www.w3.org/RDF/
5.

http://wikipedia.org/

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| Call of Cthulhu Available on DVD |
| from the say-is-that-a-tentacle dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @17:04 (Movies) |
|

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1649251 |
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An anonymous reader writes "[0]The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society is
finally finished with the ultimate labor of mythos-love. [1]The Call of
Cthulhu is now available on DVD! For those not familiar with the
long-awaited project, The Call of Cthulhu is a [2]silent film
adaptation
of H.P. Lovecraft's famous literary masterpiece of the same name. It
really looks like something that would have been shot in the 1920's
silent film era. I, for one, welcome our new multi-tentacled, aquatic,
ancient overlord. Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn."

Discuss this story at:

http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1649251

Links:
0.

http://www.cthulhulives.org/toc.html
1.

http://www.cthulhulives.org/store/store.lasso?1=product&2=8
2.

http://www.cthulhulives.org/cocmovie/trailer.html

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| LGP Opens Beta Test for X2 |
| from the gaming-driving-the-platform-wars dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @17:57 (PC Games (G|
|

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1743219 |
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[0]zborgerd writes "Linux Game Publishing has announced the opening of
their beta test for X2: The Threat. X2 was featured on Slashdot last
month in LGP's [1]mystery game contest. Linux gamers can apply for the
beta at [2]LGP's beta testing site. Per their usual policy, everyone
who
pre-orders the game from one of their [3]resellers is automatically
qualified to enter the beta test. [4]X2: The Threat is Egosoft's epic
space simulation that is often said to be greatly influenced by the the
classic games of the [5]Elite [6]series. A third game in the series,
[7]X3: Reunion, will soon be available for Windows (and hopefully Linux
and OS X as well, if the X2 ports attract a reasonable number of fans
on
these platforms)."

Discuss this story at:

http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1743219

Links:
0. mailto:

zachborgerdingNO@SPAMnetscape.net
1.

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/09/04/2122232&tid=188
2.

http://betas.linuxgamepublishing.com/
3.

http://www.linuxgamepublishing.com/resellers.php?
4.

http://www.x2thethreat.com/
5.

http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/
6.

http://www.frontier.co.uk/games/elite/index.html
7.

http://www.egosoft.com/games/x3/info_en.php

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| Reuse Engineering for SOA |
| from the don't-reinvent-the-wheel dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @19:01 (Programming|
|

http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1749218 |
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An anonymous reader writes "In most development organizations, software
reuse occurs on a regular basis in at least an ad hoc manner. Code is
shared across projects in an informal manner. SOA [0]provides the
mechanism for more formal reuse. So what are the issues? This article
examines some of the challenges associated with the creation and usage
of
reusable services."

Discuss this story at:

http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1749218

Links:
0.

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-reuse-soa.html?ca=dgr-lnxwReuseSOA

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| Cassini Returns Photos of Hyperion |
| from the bigger-better-luffas dept. |
| posted by ScuttleMonkey on Sunday October 02, @19:59 (Space) |
|

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/02/1756203 |
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[0]imipak writes "The Cassini Saturn probe has captured the previously
unseen northern polar region of [1]Saturn's moon Hyperion. Its
[2]weirdly
eroded surface looks like [3]nothing else in the solar system seen so
far, demonstrating once again that when it comes to planetary
exploration, "expect the unexpected" is more than just glib advice from
the Hitch-hiker's Guide!"

Discuss this story at:

http://science.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=05/10/02/1756203

Links:
0. mailto:

bibbleco@nOspAm.hushmail.com
1.

http://ciclops.org/view_event.php?id=37
2.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA07740.jpg
3.

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/moons/images/PIA07737-br500.jpg

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Baikonur, Kazakhstan (AFP) Oct 02, 2005 - A Soyuz rocket blasted off
from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan early Saturday, taking
American "space tourist" Greg Olsen and his fellow astronauts, a Russian and
another American, off towards the International Space Station.

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OUTERPLANETS

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players. It has the heft of a real planet and now astronomers from the
California Institute of Technology and their colleagues have now
discovered, it has a moon. The moon, 100 times fainter than Xena and orbiting
the planet once every couple of weeks, was spotted on September 10,
2005 at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii by Michael E. Brown and his
colleagues at Caltech, the Keck Observatory, Yale University, and the Gemini
Observatory.

- New Class of Satellites Discovered As Moon Discovered Orbiting 10th
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- NASA Selects Team To Build Lunar Lander

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Washington (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator
for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Doug Cooke announced
Friday the selection of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville,
Ala., and Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md., to lead a team in
the development of a lunar lander spacecraft.

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MARSDAILY

- Spirit Reaches True Summit

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Pasadena (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - Spirit is healthy and has provided a
spectacular view from the top of "Husband Hill." The rover has acquired
numerous panoramas from both the navigation camera and panoramic camera.
Spirit took coordinated observations with the panoramic camera and the
miniature thermal emission spectrometer, and observed the moons Phobos
and Deimos at night.

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SATURN DAILY

- Cassini's Doubleheader Flybys Score Home Run

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Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - Cassini performed back-to-back flybys
of Saturn moons Tethys and Hyperion last weekend, coming closer than
ever before to each of them. Tethys has a scarred, ancient surface, while
Hyperion is a strange, spongy-looking body with dark-floored craters
that speckle its surface.

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CLIMATE SCIENCE

- Sun's Direct Role In Global Warming May Be Underestimated: Physicists

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Durham NC (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - At least 10 to 30 percent of global
warming measured during the past two decades may be due to increased solar
output rather than factors such as increased heat-absorbing carbon
dioxide gas released by various human activities, two Duke University
physicists report.

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STELLAR CHEMISTRY

- Our Three-Brane Existence

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Seattle WA (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - Physicists who work with a concept
called string theory envision our universe as an eerie place with at least
nine spatial dimensions, six of them hidden from us, perhaps curled up
in some way so they are undetectable. The big question is why we
experience the universe in only three spatial dimensions instead of four, or
six, or nine.

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EARTH OBSERVATION

- Serving Earth

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Huntsville AL (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - A thousand years ago, Mayan
civilization collapsed. Today, a Space Age "situation room" in Panama is
helping Central Americans avoid mistakes that doomed the Maya.

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EXO WORLDS

- NASA Takes Giant Step Toward Finding Earth-Like Planets

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/extrasolar-05zv.html

Pasadena CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - Are we alone in the universe? Are
there planets like Earth around other "suns" that might harbor life? Thanks
to a recent technology breakthrough on a key NASA planet-finding
project, the dream of answering those questions is no longer light-years
away.

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GPS NEWS

- Garmin Is Tier-One Supplier For Honda Motorcycle GPS Navigation
System

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Olathe KS (SPX) Sep 30, 2005 - Garmin International announced Thursday
that it is now serving as a tier-one automotive OEM supplier with its
newly-developed modular GPS navigation system on the 2006 Honda Gold
Wing motorcycle.

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INTERNET SPACE

- Wireless World: Standards Of The Future

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/internet-05zzzi.html

Chicago (UPI) Oct 03, 2005 - The future of wireless network standards
-- conventions that will gird the next generation of technologies for
business mobility -- is being debated by industry leaders, and new mobile
communications devices may be available as soon as next year, experts
told UPI's Wireless World.

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CONSTELLATIONS

- Iridium Names Value-Added Partners For Specialized Applications

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/iridium-05f.html

Bethesda MD (SPX) Sep 30, 2005 - Iridium Satellite announced Monday the
appointment of Tallahassee Technologies as value-added manufacturer,
and Global Marine Networks and Global Technology as new value-added
developers .

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TELESCOPES

- Through The Looking Glass - The Universe At Your Computer

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/telescopes-05zw.html

London, UK (SPX) Sep 30, 2005 - Astronomers throughout the UK now have
a valuable new research tool at their disposal which may lead to new
discoveries and improved understanding of the physics of the Universe.

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- L-3 Appoints Kevin Mallon As President Of Electron Technologies

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New York (SPX) Sep 29, 2005 - L-3 Communications has announced that
Kevin Mallon has been named president of its Electron Technologies
subsidiary located in Torrance, CA.

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SMART FAUNA

- Photos Reveal First Tool Usage in Wild Gorillas

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New York NY (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - For the first time ever, scientists
have observed and photographed wild gorillas using tools, in one instance
employing a stick to test the depth of a pool before wading into it,
according to a study by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society
(WCS) and other organizations. Up to this point, all other species of
great apes, including chimpanzees and orangutans, have been observed
using tools in the wild, but never gorillas.

- Smart Ladies Pick Up The Tools

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- Typhoon Longwang Hits China After Lashing Taiwan

http://www.terradaily.com/news/hurricane-05zzzzd.html

Beijing (AFP) Oct 02, 2005 - Typhoon Longwang struck China's
southeastern coast late Sunday night, Chinese state media said, after the cyclone
churned across Taiwan, leaving one dead and dozens injured.

- Thousands Evacuated As El Salvador Volcano Erupts; Two Dead

http://www.terradaily.com/news/volcano-05c.html

- Storm Savaged Louisiana Coastline Still Gripped By Flood Waters

http://www.terradaily.com/news/disaster-management-05zzs.html

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- Iran Might Use Oil In Response To UN Sanctions: Report

http://www.spacewar.com/news/iran-05zzzy.html

- Analysis: Iran At Nuclear Crossroads?

http://www.spacewar.com/news/iran-05zzzx.html

- Irans Warns Israel Against Attacking Nuclear Sites

http://www.spacewar.com/news/nuclear-doctrine-05zzk.html

- Nobel Peace Prize Tipped To Go To Anti-Nuclear Weapons Efforts

http://www.spacewar.com/news/nuclear-blackmarket-05zv.html

- Russia Converts Half Its Weapons-Grade Uranium As Part Of Accord With
US

http://www.spacewar.com/news/nuclear-doctrine-05zzl.html

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SPACEWAR

- Customs & Border Protection Launch Predator B UAV

http://www.spacewar.com/news/uav-05zzzzn.html

San Diego (SPX) Oct 03, 2005 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems,
Inc. (GA-ASI), a leading manufacturer of unmanned aircraft and high
resolution surveillance and radar imaging systems, along with U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) today unveiled the CBP's first procurement
unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a Predator B UAS, at Sierra Vista
Muni\Libby Army Airfield in Ft. Huachuca, Arizona.

- South Korea Leader Hints At Ending US Control Over Army

http://www.spacewar.com/news/korea-05zzzzj.html

- South Korea To Develop New Missile

http://www.spacewar.com/news/missiles-05zzzzf.html

- U.S. Against U.N. Internet Control

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- BMD Focus: Fighting For Radar Funds

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- Team Completes First Mission For MDA's Targets And Countermeasures
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http://www.spacewar.com/news/abm-05x.html

- Sony's New AIBO Robo-Dog Talks But Needs Petting

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/robot-05zzt.html

- iXSea Launches Dedicated Subsea INS System, PHINS 6000

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http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05zzzm.html

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http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05zzzn.html

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- NGC Ships Final AstroMesh Reflector To EADS Astrium For Last I-4
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- Desert RATS Test Robotic Rover

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- Cebreros Inaugurated, Ready For Venus Express

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- Navman Announces The New iCN 550 High-End Portable Guidance System

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- Navicom GPS Details q Network And New GPS Tracking Unit

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- NASA Takes Google On Journey Into Space

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- Alcatel Alenia Space To Supply Payload For Amos-3 Communications
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- NGC Awards International Contracts For F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

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- Ottawa's EMS Wins Key Component Design Contract For NASA's JWST
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- Piasecki Aircraft Awarded Two Contracts For Army's FCS Class II & III
UAV Systems

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- DoD Contracts Ultralife For Next Gen II Small Cylindrical Military
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- Oxygen Increase Caused Mammals To Triumph, Researchers Say

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- Analysis: Germany's New Greens

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- US Official Backs Reopening New Orleans

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- Preserving A 460 Year Old Wreck

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- Syrian Army Chief Mulls Russian Arms Purchases

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Training and info

The Brighton Eco-Centre
39-41 Surrey Street, Brighton.
Supports peace, environment and development organisations.
As well as providing office space, the centre also houses a resource centre run by Brighton Peace and Envirnment Centre and a People's Funeral Centre run by Arka, who aim to offer an alternative to traditional funerals.

Centre for Alternative Technology (C.A.T) Environmental information centre, covering renewable energy, building, sewage, water and organic growing.
www.cat.org.uk

Energy Saving Trust
Set up by the UK government to stimulate energy efficiency and create a market for clean fuel vehicles - www.est.org.uk

Earth and Houses
Training in Poland for natural building techniques in earth and strawbale.
www.EarthHandsAndHouses.org

Eco portal - www.eco-portal.com

Gaia energy
A centre for education about, renewable and sustainable energy and energy conservation
www.gaiaenergy.co.uk

Green Dragon Energy
Electricity from Sun, Wind & Water + courses in sustianability.
www.greendragonenergy.co.uk

World Information Service on Energy Information and networking centre about concerns regarding nuclear power, radioactive waste, radiation, and sustainable energy issues. www.antenna.nl/wise

This land Is Ours
www.thelandisours.org
Campaigns peacefully for access to the land, its resources, and the decision-making processes affecting them, for everyone, irrespective of race, gender or age.

Diggers and Dreamers
Information on joining or setting up some kind of intentional community or becoming a member of one.
www.diggersanddreamers.org.uk

Yarner Trust - The Yarner Trust provides information and practical advice in the skills needed to live a sustainable lifestyle.
www.yarnertrust.co.uk

Sustainable building

C LEVEL is now managing the innovative Earthship Brighton project to help highlight the opportunities available to reduce global warming impact from building - www.clevel.co.uk

Grand Designs TV programme, build of a eco self build house - www.channel4.com

Confederation of Co-operative Housing
National representative body for co-operative housing, made up of volunteer co-op members from all over the country. - www.cch-uk.org

Radical Routes
Setting up housing co-operatives to house people and projects with the above aims.
www.radicalroutes.org.uk

Ecovillage Network UK
Sustainable settlement project information and advice service on ecovillages as a way out of cash-based living - www.ecovillages.org

Somerset Trust for Sustainable Housing: excellent all round links:
www.sustainablehousing.org.uk

BRE complete range of consultancy, testing and research services covering all aspects of the built environment, and associated industries. www.bre.co.uk

Nottingham Eco House
Penney Poyzer and Gil Schalom have a terraced Victorian house and have done a full eco-retrofit, including a rainwater system.
www.msarch.co.uk/ecohome

The Yellow House
This site tells the story of how a 1930s ex-council house was turned into our environmental dream home - www.theyellowhouse.info

BedZED - The Zero Emissions Development (ZED) project at Beddington, London. An inspiring new build which maximises solar heating to achieve zero emissions. Designed by Bill Dunster Architects - www.zedfactory.com

Hockerton Housing Project
A possible model for sustainable living. New ways of living that reduce impact on the environment.
www.hockerton.demon.co.uk

The Underground House
Website of a low energy underground house in Cumbria with drawings and construction details www.theundergroundhouse.org.uk

The m-house or mouse - caravan house.
www.m-house.org

The Straw House
www.thestrawhouse.co.uk

The Hollies in Ireland
Courses and strawbuild houses

Earthships, a passive solar home made of natural and recycled materials with renewable energy & integrated water systems. Earthships use recycled motor tyres, bottles and cans.
www.earthship.org

Low Carbon Network building England's first Earthships, sited on the south coast near Brighton, UK, offering many training courses too. www.lowcarbon.co.uk

It is the aim of Sustainable Communities Initiatives to demonstrate the Earthships performance in the Scottish climate.
www.sci-scotland.org.uk
www.earthshipbelgium.be

All about earthships with descriptions, great photos and history - earthship

Living Earth construction - solarhomesonline.com

Trees and wood materials

Agroforestry Research Trust
A charity, which researches temperate agroforestry and into all aspects of plant cropping plus several publications and a quarterly journal, they also sell plants and seeds. www.agroforestry.co.uk

Tree Council
Promoting the improvement of the environment through the care and planting of trees. www.treecouncil.org.uk

Wood recycling project
Based in Brighton and Hove, a project set out to re-use both wood and wood fittings, such as old doors, skirting boards along with reclaimed sea wood. www.woodrecycling.org.uk

Eco Materials

Construction Resources
Excellent supplier of a wide range of environmental building materials. www.ecoconstruct.com

Solar Trade Association
www.solartradeassociation.org.uk

Salvo - National association of salvage traders. www.salvoweb.com

Southern Solar - solar panel installation.
www.southernsolar.co.uk

Solartwin - solar water heating system.
www.solartwin.com

Organic paints - www.ecos.me.uk

Recycled paints - Community Re>Paint is a network of paint reuse schemes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
www.communityrepaint.org.uk

Second nature - natural wool insulation. www.secondnatureuk.com

The Green Building store - building products which promote energy-efficient, sustainable and healthy homes.
Green building store

Mike Wye
Suppliers of Natural Building and Decorating Products - www.mikewye.co.uk

Alternative Buildings

Building with straw
To teach the basic principles of straw bale construction and other related crafts in a straight forward and practical style. www.strawbalefutures.org.uk

Strawbale information
www.strawbale-building.co.uk

Woodland Yurts have been building yurts since 1991, Paul King has studied yurt making in Mongolia and is the author of three books on the subject . www.woodlandyurts.freeserve.co.uk

Yurts
The history and practical info on Yurts and gers. www.yurtsource.com

World of Tents - marquees, geo-domes, historical tents and tipis, made of natural canvas and wood from sustainable sources.
www.worldtents.co.uk

Buckminster Fuller - architect inventor of the Geodesic Dome. www.bfi.org

Walter Segal was a German emigre modernist architect who, developed a simple, eco-friendly wood-framed house kit, by paring down the building process so that anyone could build housing on a low income. www.segalselfbuild.co.uk

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For info for those going from Bristol...

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Sheffield Here!

Please can people confirm they are attending
the Dissent Gathering in Sheffield. It helps to
organise food, booze and accomodation.

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Bristol-Stop-The-War Coalition | 30.09.2005 23:41 | Anti-militarism | West Country

REGIONAL & BRISTOL ST0P-THE-WAR NEWS : October 2005
[Covering South & South West, Wales & West Midlands]

You don't need to be affiliated to us to be publicised by us. This months
newsletter contains large numbers of activities. Try to get involved in at
least some of them. Send regional events to:

sub@sequence.plus.com

The George Galloway v Peter Hitchens, & the George Galloway v US
Senate debates are downloadable from the Bro Emlyn Peace & Justice
Group website:

http://www.newcastle-emlyn.com/stopwar/

DOWNLOAD: A printer friendly version of this newsletter is also available.
Please print out copies & give or sell them to people who don't have email.
Visit:

http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=24268

CONTENTS CODE : * New Section... ^ Updated Section...
~ Bristol / Regional Events... + National / International Events...

01) *~ Editorial: The World Tribunal On Iraq
02) * + Report: Detainees On Hunger Strike
03) *~ + Urgent: Support Palestinian Protest
04) * + Armed Forces Bill + MFAW Petition
05) *~ Bristol Report: 9/11 Truth Evening
06) *~ MORE Bristol & Bath Events
07) *~ MORE South & South West Events
08) *~ MORE Wales & West Midlands Events
09) * + MORE National Level Events
10) ~ Local Vigils & Planning Meetings

GROUP DESCRIPTION : Bristol STW Coalition produces this newsletter to publicise events & activities in opposition to the so-called 'war on terror'. We are composed of groups & individuals with a wide variety of political & religious views. We are politically non-aligned, but we are also committed to oppose any racist backlash. Bristol STW is not a 'membership' organisation. Any one or group opposed to the 'war on terror' can consider themselves part of Bristol STW, or can continue to be publicised by us while choosing to organise independently of the Coalition. We don't claim (or seek) a monopoly over anti-war sentiment & activity in the city & recognise that many groups & individuals have their own ways of opposing the 'war on terror'. We are also dependent on individual donations for our funding, so if you are able to make a donation please send a cheque or postal order, payable to: Bristol Stop The War Coalition. Post: BSTWC c/o 23 Monmouth Rd, Bristol BS7 8LF. Or you can email us privately :

bristolstopwar@hotmail.com

01) EDITORIAL : THE WORLD TRIBUNAL ON IRAQ
By Jereremy Clarke of Bristol STW Coalition writes: “Two & a half years after invading Iraq, the US & British occupation is in deep trouble. The refusal of Iraqi people to accept occupation surprises nobody but the US & British governments. The draft constitution, largely drawn up by US officials, is an attempt to partition the country & encourage sectarian divisions. There is wide-scale opposition to it across the population as a whole.
Tony Blair tells us that British troops will stay in Iraq ‘until the job is done’. In Basra, British soldiers disguised as Arabs have been caught driving around with explosives. Our government seems reluctant to discuss what they might have been doing. Iraqis are justifiably angry. Yet another of Blair’s ‘turning points’ has come & gone with the Iraqis still strongly resisting the occupation.
The government’s response to the July bombs has been to clamp down further on civil liberties. They refuse to accept any link between the occupation of Iraq & the bombs in London. The curbs on civil liberties are designed to discourage people from criticising the government. At the Labour Party conference an 82 year-old man was thrown out for mildly heckling Jack Straw, & then threatened with arrest by the police under the prevention of terrorism act.
Tony Blair said in a recent interview that he has been ‘surprised at the ferocity of the resistance to the occupation’. He is probably equally surprised that 100,000 people demonstrated in opposition to the occupation of Iraq in London last weekend. A recent opinion poll showed that only 12% of people in Britain believe that British troops are improving the security situation in Iraq, & 51% want the government to draw up plans for withdrawal of British troops. The general election in May showed that, despite the government’s hopes, the issue of Iraq was still high on the agenda. Nothing that has happened since has changed that.
Earlier in the summer the World Tribunal On Iraq met in Istanbul to help get to the truth behind the invasion & occupation. Its meetings resulted in detailed findings, including its call for Bush & Blair to be indicted at the International Criminal Court. Keep up the pressure for an end to the occupation. ‘Even those of us who have tried to follow the war closely are not aware of a fraction of the horrors unleashed in Iraq." - Author Arundathi Roy at the World Tribunal on Iraq, Istanbul, 2005."

http://www.worldtribunal.org/

02) REPORT : GUANTANAMO DETAINEES ON HUNGER STRIKE
Full Article:

http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news/press/16440.shtml “Several detainees on hunger strike at Guantánamo Bay are critically ill, according to lawyers who have recently visited the detention camp. Amnesty International is also concerned at reports that the camp's facilities are unable to cope with the medical crisis. Susan Lee, Americas Director at Amnesty International said: ‘The US military appears to be systematically downplaying the hunger strike in order to avoid international criticism. In July they denied the existence of a hunger strike 2 weeks after it had started. Now they seem to be understating the number of detainees involved & the gravity of the medical condition of several of the detainees. This policy once again demonstrates the lack of transparency around all US detention practices and policies in the 'war on terror'.’
As many as 210 people are said to be taking part in the current hunger strike in Guantánamo Bay, although the US Department of Defense has put the figure as low as 36. Detainees' lawyers put this low figure down to the criteria used to determine who is technically on hunger strike. The US military defines a hunger strike as the refusal of nine consecutive meals within a 72 hour period. Reports from lawyers suggest that detainees are accepting one meal in this timeframe, but then flushing the meal down the toilet to avoid being force-fed through nasal gastric tubes.
Susan Lee said: ‘We are particularly concerned about the health of detainees who may have escaped this narrow definition of a hunger-striker. They may not be receiving any medical treatment. We urge that independent medical experts be given access to detainees.’ New details are emerging of the earlier hunger strike, which took place over the summer. Lawyers report that a number of detainees collapsed in their cells & vomited blood. Susan Lee said: ‘Faced with a worsening situation of its own making, the US government should close Guantánamo Bay & either charge & try the detainees in line with international law, or release them.’” Please contact your MP & urge him/her to press the British government to raise this matter with the American authorities as a matter of urgency. (See Section 4 of this newsletter to contact your local MP).

03) URGENT : SUPPORT NON-VIOLENT PALESTINIAN PROTEST
Full Article:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/directactionagainstwar/message/2291 “Amnesty International is concerned for the safety of Palestinian villagers & Israeli peace activists in the West Bank village of Bil'in. Israeli forces are increasingly using excessive force against them as they demonstrate peacefully every week against the construction of the fence/wall which is cutting them off from most of their land & depriving them of their livelihood. Israeli troops also use tear gas, stun grenades & rubber-coated metal bullets.
Read More:

http://web.amnesty.org/pages/isr-action-POCs The Israeli authorities contend the fence/wall is ‘a defensive measure, designed to block the passage of terrorists, weapons & explosives into the State of Israel’. However, more than 80% of the fence/wall is being built on Palestinian land inside the occupied West. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) concluded that the construction of the fence/wall by Israel inside the West Bank violates international law, called on Israel to stop construction inside the West Bank, to dismantle the sections already built there, & provide reparation to Palestinians who have been affected.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: Please send appeals to arrive asap in your own language:- calling for an end to the use of force against non-violent demonstrators in the West Bank, to stop imposing arbitrary closures in & around the village;- to stop building the fence/wall inside the West Bank, & to remove sections already built, to end the unlawful appropriation of Palestinian land & the arbitrary restrictions on the movement of Palestinians.
APPEALS TO: a.) Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister, Office of the Prime Minister, 3 Kaplan St, PO Box 187, Kiryat Ben-Gurion, Jerusalem 91919, Israel. Fax: +97225611033 +97225664838 Email:

public@president.gov.il
b.) Menahem Mazuz, Attorney General, Ministry of Justice, 29 Salah al-Din St, Jerusalem 91010, Israel. Fax: +97226274481 +97226285438 +97225303367. c.) Tony Blair PM, 10 Downing St, London, SW1A 2AA.
Email from here:

http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/page821.asp d.) Jack Straw, Foreign Secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, King Charles St, London SW1A 2AH. Email:

strawj@parliament.uk
MORE LINKS: Bristol ISM Blog:

http://bristol-ism.blog.co.uk/main/index.php/bristol-ism/2005/09/
Media:

http://www.palestinecampaign.org/press.asp Petition:

http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Bilin/petition.html

04) ARMED FORCES BILL + MILITARY FAMILIES AGAINST WAR

http://www.cnduk.org Written By Kate Hudson Chair, CND. Ron Bailey Co-Director \ Charter88.
“Clare Short MP is sponsoring a Private Members Bill in Parliament to restrict the Prime Minister’s power to go to war. The Prime Minister, by using the ancient Royal Prerogative, can declare war & deploy troops without seeking the consent of Parliament. We are campaigning to change this by promoting a new law - the Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict) Bill. This would require a vote in Parliament & the legal justification for the proposed war to be made available. Our first hurdle is the 2nd Reading of the Bill, due on Fri 21st Oct We need 100 MPs supporting the Bill to be present in Parliament.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: Getting MPs in the House on Friday is difficult: most return to their constituencies. So we ask you please to: Write to your MP urgently saying you want him/her to attend the House on Fri 21st Oct & vote to ensure the Armed Forces (Parliamentary Approval for Armed Conflict) Bill gets a 2nd reading. At the same time please ask your MP to ‘please sign Early Day Motion No. 85 in support of the Bill’, entitled ‘Parliamentary Approval for Participation in Armed Conflict’ proposed by Neil Gerrard MP.
HOW TO LOCATE YOUR MP, all MPs can be contacted via the House of Commons switchboard: 020 7219 3000. Or locate your MP by visiting:

http://www.locata.co.uk/commons Fax your MP:

http://www.faxyourmp.com Write to your MP: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA
MILITARY FAMILIES PETITION :

http://www.mfaw.org.uk/ “Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has rejected the demand for a full public inquiry into the Iraq war by Military Families Against the War. The Prime Minister’s lawyers have written a letter to the families, which reads, ‘the decision to take military action in Iraq was in no sense the immediate and direct operative cause of the deaths of the claimants’ relatives … The legality of the decision to take military action in Iraq has no bearing on the circumstances which led to their deaths’. Rose Gentle whose son Gordon was killed by a roadside bomb in Basra said: ‘The question of the legality of the war is very important to me & my family. We all need to know whether the army was sent to Iraq on a proper basis. This letter is an insult to those who gave their lives for their country.’
SIGN THE PETITION:

http://www.petitiononline.com/mfaw/petition.html GET IN TOUCH: Any military family that would like more information about the legal action against Tony Blair please contact Military Families Against the War. Call Chris on: 07930536519 or Andrew on: 07939 242229.

05) BRISTOL REPORT : 9/11 TRUTH EVENING
UK 9/11 Truth:

http://www.nineeleven.co.uk/ US 9/11 Truth:

http://www.911truth.org/
The recently formed Bristol 9/11 Truth group held a packed out event at the Cube cinema on 11th September. Tony Gosling, of the Bristol group & member of the NUJ, forwarded the following report from the Bristol Evening Post, extracts of which are below. “Mr Shayler, a former MI5 officer who was jailed for disclosing security secrets, believes there are elements within the FBI, CIA & the US government who wanted ‘another Pearl Harbour’ so they had public support for invasions in oil-producing countries. Mr Shayler spoke to about 200 at the Cube cinema after a 45-minute film which questioned the official version of the terrorist attacks. He said there was no evidence a plane had hit the Pentagon, & claimed it was more likely to have been a missile. He said the incident happened when America's major defence building was being redecorated so staff were at minimal risk. Mr Shayler said: ‘It created a lot of anger without causing too much damage. There are many unanswered questions.' He also discussed the possibility of the 7/7 London Tube bombings being set up by the Government or security agencies. Mr Shayler believes Dr David Kelly was an MI6 agent who was murdered & he alleged Tony Blair worked for MI5 before he became Labour leader. Mr Shayler was jailed for 6 months in Nov 2002 for disclosing security secrets which breached the Official Secrets Act.”
ABOUT 9/11 TRUTH: “The campaign recognizes that there is a diverse range of opinion amongst 9/11 truth campaigners. The campaign does not endorse any one position. What we do say is when taken in totality the evidence overwhelmingly supports the need to reopen 9/11. We make a range of DVDs, including ‘Confronting the Evidence’ & ‘Loose Change’ which presents evidence from principle US campaigners.”
Links:

http://www.reopen911.org/index.htm &

http://loosechange911.com

06) MORE BRISTOL & BATH EVENTS
a) *~ Report: Bristol No2ID Puts Government On Spot
b) *~ 3rd Oct : Bristol Indymedia Film Night
c) *~ 4th Oct : Bristol ‘U.N Weapons Inspector’ Talk
d) *~ 11th Oct : Bristol Dissent! Open Discussion
e) *~ 14th Oct : Bristol Colombia Solidarity Benefit
f) *~ 15th Oct : Bristol PSC Sponsored Walk 4 Palestine
g) *~ 19th Oct: Bristol Social Forum Open Discussion
h) *~ 26th Oct : Bath Bach Festival
i) *~ 27th Oct : Bristol Trade Justice Rally
j) *~ 2nd Nov : Bristol Venezuela Solidarity Meeting
k) *~ 11th Nov : Bristol ‘Veterans Speak Out’ Talk

6a) BRISTOL NO2ID PUTS GOVERNMENT on SPOT on ID CARDS

http://www.no2id.net “Say NO2ID and the Database State”. Please note, the following from Bristol NO2ID is included in relevance to one of the principles of the STWC as being to resist the erosion of civil liberties. Lee Salter writes. “The Government's big brother road show came to Bristol today (Fri 23rd Sept) but was met with a small but forceful group of protesters. Andrew Burnham MP was sent with a crew of assistants, PR people & a minder to propagandise for the government. The stall, set up in The Galleries allowed people to ‘have a go’ at biometrics. Shortly after activists unfurled banners & began requesting to speak to the minister. Reports of the conversation was that it went something like this: “Q: So, how much will the project cost? A: erm… erm… “Q: So, how much will the project cost? A: erm… Q: Okay, an easier question... Would ID cards have stopped the London bombings in July 2005? A. erm… “Q: Okay, have you read your own bill? A: erm… erm…”
Full Article:

http://www.bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=24252 Email:

bristol@no2id.net

6b) BRISTOL INDYMEDIA FILM NIGHT : Mon 3rd October
Link:

http://www.bristol.indymedia.org Map:

http://www.cubecinema.com/directions.html 7.30pm open. 8:00pm start. £2/3 - nobody turned away due to lack of funds. Cube Cinema: Dove St South (off Kings Square), Bristol. The theme for this month is 'War'. Led by the multi-award winning film 'Old Enough to Know Better', which documents the mass school walkouts by thousands of school pupils in protest against the Iraq war. It shows the dramatic political awakening of young people & their facing up to an establishment reluctant to let them express their views. This film will be accompanied by 'Weapons of Mass Deception': There were 2 wars going on in Iraq - one fought with a fearsome military force, the other fought with armies of journalists and propaganda techniques. ‘More cohesive and devastating than Fahrenheit 911’ Boston Phoenix.”
Links:

http://www.wmdthefilm.com/mambo/index.php &

http://www.piltonvideo.org/

6c) BRISTOL ‘U.N WEAPONS INSPECTOR’ TALK : Tue 4th October
Public:

president@international-affairs.org.uk Press:

pr@international-affairs.org.uk Free attendance, but registration is required by Mon 3rd Oct. Full Title: 'Iraq As Intelligence Success & Policy Failure'. @7.15pm Venue: Room 1.11, Merchant Venturers Building, top of Park St, Bristol. Organised by Bristol International Affairs Society. Speaker: SCOTT RITTER, Former UN Weapons Inspector between 1991 & 1998. “Ritter will be giving a first hand account of how the CIA manipulates & sabotages the works of UN departments to achieve the US hidden foreign policy in the Middle East. After the 1991 Gulf War, Ritter helped lead the UN inspections in Iraq & found himself at the centre of a dangerous game between the Iraqi & US regimes. Ritter & his team were determined to find out the truth about Iraq's WMD. The CIA was equally determined to stop them. He will also be signing copies of his new book 'Iraq Confidential: The Untold Story of America's Intelligence Conspiracy'”

6d) BRISTOL DISSENT! OPEN DISCUSSION : Tue 11th October
First Dissent ‘Discussion’ meeting - Tue 11th October, 7.30pm, at Kebele. 14 Robertson Rd, Easton, Bristol, BS5 6JY. “This is intended to be an informal discussion. The chosen topic for this first discussion is ‘What is capitalism?’ (& ‘what is anti-capitalism?’). The Dissent network saw thousand of activists come together in July in opposition to the G8. Since then there have been many discussions on the future of our network.”
Visit:

http://www.dissent.org.uk/ Email:

dissentbristol@subsection.org.uk Related:

http://www.bristle.org.uk
Dissent! Report Back: “The ResisDance benefit on 17th September was organised by Bristle mag & supported by Bristol Dissent. It raised £448. The majority of the money raised will go to support local G8 defendants.”

6e) COLOMBIA SOLIDAIRY CAMPAIGN BENEFIT : Fri 14th October
Link:

http://www.colombiasolidarity.org.uk/ Coffee, Cocktails & Cumbia – A night of Colombian music with other Latin Flavours. Venue: Bar Unlimited, 203 Gloucester Rd, Bishopston. 8pm – 1am. £4 entry. “The Colombia Solidarity Campaign opposes PLAN COLOMBIA. Our specific objectives are: To oppose US, British or foreign military intervention, believing this will only escalate problems. To oppose the policy of fumigation, & work for a solution to the coca problem based on real needs of the people. - To draw attention to the role played by Multinational Corporations in violating workers rights & exploiting the people & environment of Colombia. To draw attention to the horrific human rights situation, & that the overwhelming majority of atrocities can be attributed to the army, police, Colombian state organisms & paramilitaries, which together constitute a policy of Colombian state terror. To oppose the criminalisation of social protest.”

6f) BRISTOL PSC SPONSORED WALK FOR PALESTINE : Sat 15th October
'College Green to City Centre - the Palestinian Way'. To raise funds for the Tulkarem Orphanage. Peace March up Park St. starts 10a.m from College Green. Sponsored Walk leaves 11.30am from Clifton Village Green. Returns to City Centre 5.30pm (approx). Taking in Park St, Suspension Bridge, Ashton Court, Dundry & Rookery Farm. The 12-mile walk symbolises the detours forced on Palestinians by closures on the West Bank - a 1/2 mile 'simple' walk turns into a 12-mile hike. We also plan to plant a symbolic tree in Ashton Court. Leaflets & Sponsorship Forms:

http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=24233
“The Palestine Solidarity provides information about the human & political situation in Palestine, & seeks to bring pressure to bear on British & Israeli governments, to bring their policies into line with international law.”
UK Link:

http://www.palestinecampaign.org/ Bristol:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristol_psc/

6g) BRISTOL SOCIAL FORUM OPEN DISCUSSION – Wed 19th Oct
Open discussion on 'Oil & the Economy'. “The era of cheap oil appears to be at an end, with production of oil expected to peak anytime between now & around the year 2030. Put simply, the easy & cheap to extract part of world oil reserves have been used. In Saudi Arabia, despite claims that oil ouput can eaily be raised, much of this increase is expected to be in heavy crude, which is very expensive & difficult to refine. In the Gulf coast of Mexico all of the U.S.A’s refineries remain out of action. A taste of the future appears to have arrived.
Visit:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bristolsocialforum To Join Email:

bristolsocialforum-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
How To Get To Us By Bus: From the City Centre. 71,73,75,76,77,99. To stop near to the 1 in 8 centre, ask for Pigsty Hill (just past us.) Date: Wed 19th Oct. Time: 7-9pm, @ 1 in 8, 160 Gloucester Rd. Map:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=359100&Y=175533&A=Y&Z=1

6h) BATH BACH FESTIVAL : Wed 26th October
Link:

http://www.chantry-singers.org.uk or Tel: 01225 333527. “Premiere of a new work by Edwin Roxburgh called ‘The Beginning of Sorrows’, based on a Bach Chorale. Roxburgh is passionately anti-war, & writes: ‘The slaughter of the innocents by Herod, & Rachel’s lamenting are a symbol of horror that is reflected in today’s world on a greater scale than at any time in history. There is the added obscenity that today’s killers do not confront their victims. Cluster bombs are released at 15,000 feet, the remaining debris killing hundreds of children. The brute force of the Iraq invasion killed 100,000 civilians – many of them children. All this is euphemistically called ‘collateral damage’. Such a phrase cannot hide the fact that thousands of innocent children have been slaughtered ruthlessly.” To be performed by The Chantry in Bath Abbey at 7pm.

6i) BRISTOL TRADE JUSTICE RALLY : Thu 27th October
Link:

http://www.tjm.org.uk Tel: 0117 916 6472 Email:

lfisher@oxfam.org.uk “Reception with stalls & live music. Global trade rules are rigged to keep poor countries poor. Hear a panel of experts discuss trade justice in this run-up to the December WTO ministerial meetings in Hong-Kong.” Venue: Bristol Grammar School, Cotham Lawn Rd, Cotham. Time: 6.30-9.30pm. “The 48 least developed countries, home to 10% of the world’s citizens, have seen their share of world exports decline to a tiny 0.4 per cent over the past two decades. The US & EU contain roughly the same number of people, yet account for nearly 50% of world exports.” MASS LOBBY IN LONDON 2nd NOV (See Section 9). Bristol transport contacts: Northavon, 01454 416446 email:

northacoach@yahoo.co.uk - Wansdyke, 0117 9862254 email:

pjmgarrett@onetel.com - Bristol North West / West, 0117 9592737, email:

mkhanna@christian-aid.org - Bristol East / Kingswood, 0117 9562125 email:

paulineberndes@blueyonder.co.uk - Bristol South, 0117 9664025 or email:

heading@surefish.co.uk

6j) BRISTOL VENEZUELA SOLIDARITY MEETING : Wed 2nd November
Email:

karenbell50@hotmail.com Public meeting to discuss the situation in Venezuela and to set up a Bristol Solidarity Group - Wed 2nd November at CEED, Wilder St, St Pauls, Bristol. Start time expected as 7:00pm. Please do email for more details. “During 48 hours in April 2002 a right wing coup temporarily unseated the democratically elected President & government of Hugo Chavez. Elected in 1999, the Chavez adminstration promised redistributonist policies paid for by the countries oil wealth. Venezuela also supplies the U.S.A with around one sixth of its oil supplies, & evidence continues to emerge of the Bush administrations involvement in the failed coup of 2002. Karen Bell, from Bristol, recently returned from Venezuela, and has reported on some of the current political & social conditions & aspects of life in Venezuela since the election of Hugo Chavez.”
Read More:

http://bristol.indymedia.org/newswire.php?story_id=24219 &

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/

6k) BRISTOL ‘VETERANS SPEAK OUT’ MEETING : Fri 11th November
'Veterans Speak Out' Meeting. @7pm, Fri 11th November. Venue: Friends Meeting House. 300 Gloucester Rd, Bristol BS7 8PD. More Details To Follow. A meeting with British military veterans plus a short film from the USA called ‘What’s Going On?’ about veterans’ demonstrations against the war. Come & hear ex-soldiers speak about their experiences of training & combat, & how young people are targeted for military recruitment.

07) MORE SOUTH & SOUTH WEST EVENTS
a) *~ 3rd Oct : Dorest Movement for the Abolition of War
b) *~ 4th Oct : Brighton 'Origins Of Zionism' Talk
c) *~ 4th Oct : Tavistock ‘Ex-Israeli Soldiers’ Talk
d) *~ 5, 12 Oct & 2 Nov : Brighton ‘Quilt 4 Peace’
e) *~ 7th Oct : Portsmouth ‘Wild Geese’ Theatre
f) *~ 8th Oct : Faringdon ‘A Month For Peace’ Event
g) *~ 10th Oct : Brighton Community Base Pub Quiz
h) *~ 11th Oct : Taunton ‘Migrant Voices’ Theatre
i) *~ 19th Oct : Tavistock ‘Letter To The PM’ Film
j) *~ 20th Oct : Brighton 'Hands Off' Forum
k) *~ 21st Oct : Exeter George Galloway Meeting
l) *~ 15th Nov : Tavistock ‘Global Vigils’ Talk

7a) DORSET MOVEMENT FOR THE ABOLITION OF WAR : Mon 3rd Oct
Organised by the Dorchester Peace & Justice Group and supported by the Movement for the Abolition of War. A talk By Christine Titmus, followed by a discussion into these issues. Venue: Corn Exchange, High East Street, Dorchester. 7.30 pm. Free Entry. More Info Tel: 01300 345109. “As Remembrance Day draws near, we ask; ‘What is the best way to honour their memory?’ Do you have something to say?”

7b) BRIGHTON ‘ORGINS OF ZIONISM’ TALK : Tue 4th October

http://www.brightonpalestinecampaign.org Email:

lists@brightonpalestinecampaign.org Tony Greenstein, founder member of national PSC & Unemployed Workers Centre in Brighton. Venue: The lecture room, Friends Meeting House, Ship St, Brighton. Time: 7.30 p.m. “The ideology which has justified the dispossession of millions of Palestinians, & deprived still more of their basic human rights, needs to be understood.”

7c) TAVISTOCK ‘EX-ISRAELI SOLDIERS’ TALK : Tue 4th October
Email:

tavistockpag@yahoo.co.uk A discussion with two Israeli ex-soldiers who are visiting friends in Calstock. Or Barzel & Yogel Katzir will talk about their life on a kibbutz and their experiences during the last few years in Israel. Venue: Friends Meeting House, The Wharf Car Park, Tavistock at 7.30pm.

7d) BRIGHTON ‘QUILT FOR PEACE’ IN PALESTINE : 5th, 19th October & 2nd November
The Sanctuary Cafe 8pm, off Western Rd, opposite Cambridge Rd, Hove. “Everyone is welcome to contribute a square. Each square should be 30cm square & unhemmed. If you don’t sew, you can write or draw onto fabric, or iron on images. Your square could celebrate images of Palestinian life, or carry an anti-war message. You can also post completed squares to ‘Peace Quilt’, C/o BPEC, 39-41 Surrey St, Brighton, BN1 3PB.

7e) PORTSMOUTH ‘WILD GEESE’ THEATRE : Fri 7th October

http://www.faringdonpeacegroup.org.uk/ Sat 8th October. 2pm-8pm. Corn Exchange, Corn Exchange, Gloucester St, Faringdon, SN7 7JA. Faringdon Peace Group, 1980 – 2005, celebrates 25 years of campaigning for peace. Art, events, meetings, barn dance. Speakers include: Tony Benn, Bruce Kent, Caroline Lucas & John McDonnell. Music, exhibitions, refreshments & more.

7g) BRIGHTON COMMUNITY BASE PUB QUIZ : Mon 10th October

http://www.communitybase.org Email:

reception@communitybase.org or 01273 234002 or ext 200. Upstairs at the Prince Albert, Trafalgar St, Brighton. Quid entry, all cash to the winner. Community Base has established itself as Brighton and Hove’s main source of community help to local black and minority ethnic communities. More than a third of the people coming into Community Base to get help belong to these communities.”

7h) TAUNTON ‘MIGRANT VOICES’ THEATRE : Tue 11th October

http://www.bannertheatre.co.uk/ “Based on in-depth interviews with Iraqi Kurdish refugees & asylum seekers. Combining live music, drama & video to show some of the harsh realities behind the media.” TWO SHOWS: Performance for school pupils: Tue 11th Oct, 2pm. - General Performace: Tue 11 Oct, 7.30pm. Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, School Rd, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton TA2 8PD. £7.50, £5, £3.50. Box Office: 01823 414141.

7i) TAVISTOCK ‘LETTER TO THE PRIME MINSTER’ : Wed 19th October
Email:

tavistockpag@yahoo.co.uk “‘A Letter to the Prime Minister’ follows international activist Jo Wilding. Narrated as a letter to Tony Blair & using original diary extracts, from her challenging of the legality of the devastating economic sanctions imposed on the country, through to her activities in Baghdad before & during the 2003 Invasion.” Friends Meeting House, The Wharf Car Park, Tavistock at 7.30pm.

7j) BRIGHTON ‘HANDS OFF’ FORUM : Thu 20th October
Email:

k.page53@ntlworld.com Links:

http://www.watchingthewarmakers.org.uk &

http://www.j-n-v.org Time: 7.30pm. St Joseph's Church, Milton Rd, Brighton. A talk & discussion with Milan Rai, asking the questions: - is immediate withdrawal of US/UK occupation forces the answer? - will withdrawal make the situation worse? - Can the damage done to Iraq be limited? Is there a responsible exit strategy? - should the UN be involved?”

7k) EXETER AUDIENCE WITH GEORGE GALLOWAY MP : Fri 21st October
"This is an opportunity for audiences to meet the real me - not the fictional character invented by the media. People can hear the true story of my life, about my beliefs and passions and discover the truth for themselves. It promises to be a great evening!" George Galloway. 8.00pm (Doors Open at 7.15pm) St. George’s Hall, Market St, Exeter, Tickets: £14, £12, £11. From St George's Hall: 01392 665866 & Exeter Tickets: 01392 211080

7l) TAVISTOCK ‘GLOBAL VIGILS’ TALK : Tue 15th November
“A discussion with Bill & Leslie Glassmire who have recently arrived in Gunnislake from Oregon, USA, where they were responsible for starting a daily street vigil on 7th Oct 2001, the day the U.S.A started bombing Afghanistan. This daily vigil still takes place nearly 4 years later! We hope to set up a 'twinning' scenario with this peace group in Oregon. Venue: Friends Meeting House, The Wharf Car Park, Tavistock at 7.30pm.

08) MORE WALES & WEST MIDLANDS EVENTS
a) *~ 3rd Oct : George Galloway In Bro Emlyn
b) *~ 5th Oct : Aberystwyth 'Social' Social Forum
c) *~ 11th Oct : Oxford PSC Open Discussion
d) *~ 19th Oct : Oxford ‘The Question Of Zion’ Talk
e) *~ 22nd Oct : Cardiff Anti-Deportation March
f) *~ 25th Oct : Bruce Kent Bangor Public Meeting
g) *~ 28th Oct : Wolverhampton ‘Wild Geese’ Theatre
h) *~ 3rd Nov : Oxford ‘Palestine & Israel..’ Meeting
i) *~ 8th Nov : Denbighshire Performance Poetry
j) *~ 10th Nov : Wrexham Fallujah Film Night

8a) GEORGE GALLOWAY IN BRO EMLYN : Mon 3rd October
More details:

http://www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/whatson/special/info/1491/ &

http://www.bepj.org.uk
Bro Emlyn for Peace & Justice. George Galloway will be speaking at Aberystwyth University Arts Centre, on the A487 heading north out of Penglais Hill, on Mon 3rd October @8p.m. Tickets are £9 or £8 concessions.
To co-ordinate sharing transport email: Harry:

info@wildwestwales.com Visit:

http://www.wildwestwales.com

8b) ABERYSTWYTH ‘SOCIAL’ SOCIAL FORUM : Wed 5th October
Email Lotte Reimer:

lotte.reimer@tiscali.co.uk Tel (01970) 610185 Aberystwyth Peace & Justice Network. “We are planning a 'social' social forum Wed 5th October @7p.m. in the Morlan Centre, Queens Rd, Morfa Mawr, Aberystwyth. The aim is to bring together people working for peace, social justice & environmental sustainability. We want to look at how we can support each other practically in the coming year.

8c) OXFORD PSC OPEN DISCUSSION : Tue 11th October
Email:

oxfordpsc@yahoo.com Visit:

http://www.oxfordpsc.info/ Tue 11th October, 7:30pm: Oxford PSC open discussion / workshop. "Disengagement: an alternative to peace". Lead by Stephen Marks. Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford. No need to book, just turn up.

8d) OXFORD ‘THE QUESTION OF ZION’ TALK : Wed 19th October
Email:

mec@sant.ox.ac.uk Link:

http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/mec Jacqueline Rose in conversation with Professor Avi Shlaim. Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Rd, Oxford, OX2 6JF. Tel: (01865) 284780, “The Middle East for the interdisciplinary study of the modern Middle East in the University of Oxford.”

8e) CARDIFF ANTI-DEPORTATON MARCH : Sat 22nd October
Email:

cardiffsocialforum@yahoo.co.uk “Asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe & the Kurdish area of Iraq remain under threat of deportation, despite the desperate situations in these countries. The government has begun bringing in Section 9 of the 2004 Immigration Act – removing the right to benefits before they can appeal: effectively starving them out of the country. Assemble @12 noon, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3ND.

8f) BRUCE KENT BANGOR PUBLIC MEETING : Tue 25th October
Tue 25th October @6pm. University Main Arts Lecture Theatre, College Rd, Bangor. “In 1980 Bruce Kent was elected General Secretary of the CND. Under Kent, CND became an active force once more in response to the deployment of American cruise missiles in Britain. He now holds the honorary title of Vice-President.”

8g) WOLVERHAMPTON ‘WILD GEESE’ THEATRE : Fri 28th October

http://www.bannertheatre.co.uk/ “A song & video ballad of exile & migration. ‘Our task is not to allow migrant workers to be scapegoated for taking jobs or driving down wages & conditions, but instead to argue it is bad bosses who drive down wages & conditions.’” Jack Dromey (Deputy Gen Sec T&GWU). Fri 28 Oct @8pm. Arena Theatre, Wulfruna St, Wolverhampton WV1 1SB. Admission £8 (£6). Box office: 01902 321321.

8h) OXFORD ‘PALESTINE & ISRAEL’ MEETING : Thur 3rd November
Public talk ‘Palestine & Israel: Peace, the next steps". Speakers Husam Zomlot, Political Counsellor, Palestinian General Delegation to the UK and Dan Shaham, Director of Public Affairs, Israeli UK Embassy. Venue: Council Chambers, Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates. Thur 3rd November, 7:30pm.

8i) DENBIGHSHIRE PERFORMANCE POETRY : Tue 8th November
Tue 8th November, The Sun Inn, Rhewl, Llangollen, Denbighshire, UK, LL20 7YT. Tel: 01978 860079.
Includes: Attila the Stockbroker, Performance Poet – ‘Sharp-tongued, high energy, social surrealist rebel poet.’ David Rovics, Political Singer / songwriter - ‘The musical voice of the progressive movement in the US.’
Links:

http://www.attilathestockbroker.com/ &

http://members.aol.com/drovics/bio.htm

8j) WREXHAM FALLUJAH FILM NIGHT : Thu 10th November
Email:

wrexhamsaw@yahoo.com Link:

http://www.childvictimsofwar.org/ Thu 10th November, Wrexham, Trinity Church, King St, Wrexham. @7pm. “To mark the anniversary of the US/UK assault on Falluja, we will be screening Jo Wilding’s DVD ‘Letter to the Prime Minister’ & the film ‘Testimonies from Falluja’, both of which contain footage from Falluja. Free entry but we will be making a collection for Child Victims of War.”

09) MORE NATIONAL LEVEL EVENTS
a) * + 8th Oct : Menwith Hill Annual Demonstration
b) * + 8th -9th Oct : Norwich International ‘Resolving Conflict’ Conference
c) * + 21st -30th Oct : Olive Co-operative Olive Harvest tour In Palestine
d) * + 22nd Oct : London International Conference ‘Palestine, Israel & the Law’
e) * + 22-24th Oct : Derby Actions Against Rolls Royce
f) * + 23rd Oct : Freedom To Protest Conference London
g) *~+ 24-27th Oct : Bell Ringing Ceremonies For Iraq
h) *~+ 1-30th Nov: Call For Actions: Remember Fallujah!
i) * + 2nd Nov : London Mass Lobby For Trade Justice
j) * + 26th Nov : London International ‘Iraq Occupation Focus’ Teach-In

9a) MENWITH HILL ANNUAL DEMOSTRATION : Sat 8th October
Links:

http://www.caab.org.uk &

http://www.space4peace.org/ Email:

caab@btclick.com Tel: 01482 702033. Organised by CAAB. Part of an international week of protest ‘Keep Space For Peace’. “Menwith Hill, in North Yorksire, is the most secret US base in Britain. It's unaccountable, unlawful & undemocratic. It's integral to US plans to fight in & through space. It's the world's largest spy base & it's getting bigger.”

9b) INTERNATIONAL ‘RESOLVING CONFLICT’ CONFERENCE : 8th – 9th October
Link:

http://www.startthepeace2005.org.uk Tel: 01603 722880. Email

info@startthepeace2005.org.uk “A Jointly organized International Peace Conference at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. The theme of the conference is ‘Conflict Resolution & Prevention’. It is being held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UN. There will also be a number of workshops. Tickets £10 / £5 (concessions).

9c) OLIVE CO-OPERATIVE OLIVE HARVEST TOUR : 21st – 30th October
The olive harvest is a symbolically important time of year for Palestine. The 9-day tour includes opportunities to meet a range of Palestinian & Israeli organisations working for a just peace in the Middle East, as well as to experience Palestinian food, culture & hospitality & to take part in olive-picking. £395 for 9 night exc. flights.
For more info Tel: 0161 273 1970. Visit:

http://olivecoop.com/oct_harvest.html

9d) INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ‘PALESTINE, ISRAEL & THE LAW’ : Sat 22nd October
Logan Hall, Institute of Education, Bedford Way, London WC1. Topics include: The Reality of Occupation, Israel’s Flouting of International, Israel’s flouting of the Geneva Convention. Lawful resistance (boycott, sanctions & divestment). Tickets available from PSC Office Tel: 020 7700 6192. £10 / £5 concessions.
Email:

info@palestinecampaign.org Visit:

http://www.palestinecampaign.org/events.asp?d=y&id=1521for&id=1521

9e) DERBY ACTIONS AGAINST ROLLS ROYCE : 22nd – 24th October
Link:

http://www.tridentploughshares.org/events.php3#1354 “Rolls Royce in Derby responsible for producing reactor fuel for Trident submarines - essential for Britain’s nuclear Weapons of Mass Destruction. Includes: Street theatre, leafletting, public meeting, nonviolent direct action training, vigils, blockade on the 24th.”
For more info visit:

http://www.derby.peacepages.co.uk Email:

derbytp@peacepages.co.uk Tel: 0845 330 3877.

9f) ‘FREEDOM TO PROTEST’ CONFERENCE LONDON : Sun 23rd October
Email:

conference@freedomtoprotest.org.uk To share experiences, & promote mutual aid & co-ordination among groups threatened by repressive laws & to develop effective strategies for standing up for our freedom to protest. 11am-5pm, The Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Rd, London N7. Free. Organised by the FTP Network.

9g) BELL RINGING CEREMONIES FOR IRAQ : 24th –27th October
Email:

info@j-n-v.org Visit:

http://www.iraqmortality.org Voices in the Wilderness (US) & Justice Not Vengeance (UK) call for bell ringing ceremonies to grieve & protest the deaths of Iraqis in the US/UK war & occupation. We call upon other communities to organize similar ceremonies. One hundred communities ringing a bell 1,000 times would equal 100,000 rings. For more info contact Justice not Vengeance Tel: 0845 458 9571.

9h) CALL FOR ACTIONS : REMEMBER FALLUJAH : 1st – 30th November
Email:

voices@voicesuk.org Tel. 0845 458 2564. Link:

http://www.voices.netuxo.co.uk/remember%20fallujah.htm
To mark the 1st anniversary of the US' devastating assault on Fallujah in Nov 2004, & to demand: - Compensation for the victims. - War crimes prosecutions for those responsible. - An end to the occupation. Sponsors include: Iraq Occupation Focus, Justice Not Vengeance, & Voices in the Wilderness UK.

9i) MASS LOBBY FOR TRADE JUSTICE IN LONDON : Wed 2nd November
Link:

http://www.tjm.org.uk “Over 225,000 people gathered in Edinburgh on 2 July to demand the G8 take action on trade, debt & aid. As crucial world trade talks approach in December, join thousands of others at parliament on Wednesday 2 November to demand that the UK Government supports our call to make poverty history by delivering trade justice - not free trade. Meet @12noon, Parliament Square, London.

9j) INTERNATIONAL IRAQ OCCUPATION FOCUS TEACH-IN : Sat 26th November
For more info email:

iraqfocus@riseup.net Visit:

http://www.iraqoccupationfocus.org or PO Box 44680, London N16 7XX. International Teach-in ‘Voices from Occupied Iraq’. Themes: corporate invasion; democratic, civil & human rights; resistance. 10.30am to 5pm (registration at 10am). University of London Union, Malet St, London WC1. £7 waged / £3 unwaged. Creche available if booked in advance.

10) LOCAL PEACE VIGILS & PLANNING GROUPS
a) ~ Daily Bristol Peace Vigil
b) ~ Friday Easton Peace Vigil
c) ~ Saturday Bath Peace Vigil
d) ~ Weekly Bristol STW Meeting
e) ~ Regular Bath STW Meeting

a) DAILY BRISTOL PEACE VIGIL: The Independent Bristol Peace Vigil is an open space for discussion, as well a crucial focus to Bristol's campaigns. We've kept vigil every night (except Sundays) since a few days after 11th Sept 2001, & we'll keep Vigil onwards into the future, but we do need your support to keep our flame alive. If you can only make it for 15 minutes, or a couple of times a month, please still come. Everyone's welcome at the Bristol Peace Vigil. TIMES: MON-FRI 5:30-6:30pm & SAT 3:00-4:00pm. PLACE: City Centre.(Opposite The Hippodrome. St. Augustines Parade).
b) EASTON PEACE VIGIL: Every Friday. 5:00pm-6:00pm. Corner of Robertson Rd & Stapleton Rd.
c) BATH PEACE VIGIL: Every Saturday. 11.30am-12.30pm. Bath Abbey. (Off York St. From the Station walk up Manvers St). Please support this long-established & powerful witness to the futility of war.
d) BRISTOL-STOP-THE-WAR PLANNING GROUP: Everyone's welcome. We hold a Bristol-Stop-The-War meeting every week, as a forum for local groups to inform each other of their intentions, of finding people to work together on projects, & as a venue where large Bristol events (meetings, demos etc) are agreed & planned We don't vote at these meetings, as we're not here to force adherence to a consensus view. We do instead discuss issues until we reach broad consensus. DATE: Every Thursday. TIME: 7:00-8:30pm. PLACE: Victoria Methodist Church. 1A Whiteladies Rd, Bristol, BS8 1NU (bottom of Whiteladies Rd,
e) BATH-STOP-THE-WAR: Hold Regular Meetings. For Details Tel: 01225 315480
Email:

postmaster@bathstopwar.org.uk Visit:

http://www.bathstopwar.org.uk

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"Even those of us who have tried to follow the war closely are not aware of a fraction of the horrors unleashed in Iraq." - Author Arundathi Roy at the World Tribunal on Iraq, Istanbul, 2005.

http://www.worldtribunal.org/

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