What Will Life Be Like in the Year 2008? Everything there’s from computer-regulated circulation to temperature-controled cities under glass domes… (Nov, 1968)

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Flee the army, immigrate to Canada. “Next month, the Canadian House of Commons is slated to debate a resolution that would allow conscientious objectors “who have refused or left military service related to a war not sanctioned by the United Nations” (i.e. militaries that deserted the U.S. army) to apply for residency in Canada.” (desertion carries a maximum penalty of five years’ imprisonment)
Let’s say you wanna get involve, you can find the contact info of your member of parliament here and the contact of Stephen Harper here.

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Eiffel Tower + Flying Saucer = The Eiffel Tower will have a relooking for its 120th anniversary next year. “Serero Architects of Paris has won the competition to redesign the structure’s public viewing platform and reception areas. The winning design (above), which will be 276 metres (905ft) above the ground, will not require any permanent modification of the existing structure. It will double the capacity of the public viewing area on the tower’s top floor.”

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Ford’s sale of Land Rover and Jaguar to Tata, the Indian conglomerate, could be finalised as soon as tomorrow and fetch upwards of $2 billion (£1 billion). [...] Last year, Tata, whose interests run from tea plantations to IT outsourcing, confirmed its global status by buying the Anglo Dutch steelmaker Corus for £6.2 billion. Its international buying spree has also included Tetley, the tea maker, Daewoo’s commercial vehicle arm and the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Boston. [...] Winning the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, however, would open a radical new chapter in the company’s history.

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