02/11/2007 by admin.

The TV show ‘Countdown’ celebrates 25 years today.  It was the first show to be broadcast on Channel 4.  Curious that this celebration takes place this year as the show’s all about numbers and word play with letters.  “Listen - the clock’s ticking. It’s five minutes to twelve.”   Did you know an anagram of RICHARD WHITELEY - the show’s host until he died in 2005 - is WHY CRIED IL EARTH?  

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09/09/2007 by admin.

An athelete - Asafa Powell - has broken the 100 metre world record! He moved faster across the famed distance than any human in recorded history - he did it in just 9.74 seconds.

He said that he succeeded because he listened to his coach - he did what he was supposed to do. What a champion! Is this a message for us to act fast?

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27/08/2007 by admin.

Today, Julia looked afresh at the crop circles. She found to her great surprise and delight that a circle in Wiltshire had been designed to spell out her birthday – August 18. Most strange as no other circle this year has specified an exact date! There are 8 and 8 circles with one small circle in reverse = 818!  Even more curious was that NASA Space Weather watch reported a series of x-ray flares emitted from the sun every 3 hours on 18 August. Though not especially strong flares, some unknown force caused our sun to oscillate every three hours! We know how significant three is for the Haymakers Survey – and the part the sun played on the equinox.  Question 39

http://cropcircleconnector.com/2007/northdown/northdown2007.html 

Oh, for those with a deep curiosity, the report on the crop circle connector website about the 18 August circle links to the strongest evidence ever about crop circle formation. It’s from a Norwegian film maker called Terje Toftenes who witnessed a circle formation on 7 July – Live earth day! Do you still doubt us?  See Question 74 on our You Tube site.  

All the while, forest fires have been raging in Greece – the worst in living memory – taking over 60 lives. Strong winds and a parched landscape have fuelled the flames, which some say were started by arsonists as a way of getting round laws preventing development on forest land! Question 76 

Whilst in Britain some 18 million cars were predicted to be on the country’s roads as summer paid a fleeting visit for the last Bank Holiday of the season. That’s 1 million cars for every letter in the survey. Question 60

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09/08/2007 by admin.

Sarah was in tears this morning. In the Congo, a group of poachers have shot dead four mountain gorillas. One of whom was pregnant. It seems they may have been slaughtered to warn off conservationists who want to save the region’s rainforest.  We’re speechless at such a barbaric act committed on these magnificent animals.  Question 11

Strange then that a luxury ship carrying people on a Discover the World Tour to the Artic was hit by ice after sailing dangerously close to a glazier. Fortunately no one died.  This has a feeling of the Titanic about it. Is our ship about to sink? Question 4

It’s uncanny too that we read that so many historic public clocks have fallen still.  Many are neglected so the hands of time stand idle as the world rushes along. A website called ‘Stopped Clocks’ has been set up to help people to campaign to have them repaired.  The site owner says, “The UK is the epicenter of global timekeeping but clocks are about so much more. They are part of the community, of being British. For us timeliness is very important.”  Question 4

The most impressive meteor shower for years was predicted for this weekend. The famous Perseid meteor shower promises to be the most impressive examples of the phenomenon for a decade.  The shower appears to radiate from a point in the constellation of Perseus, named after the Greek hero who slain Medusa. Question 70

According to Cancer Research UK, the good life has pushed up cancer rates by up to 43% in the past decade: smoking, drinking, lack of exercise, sun exposure and bad diet. Commenting on the report, a leading nutritionist said that, “if people lived less busy lives they would have the time to cook healthy meals!”  Question 24

A giant plastic Lego figure has washed ashore in the Netherlands, The 8ft figure has written on it NO REAL THAN YOU ARE and on the reverse if has the number 9 and the words EGO LEONARD.  Question 74

As if to celebrate Plasticman’s arrival, parts of a huge exquisitely carved statute of the Roman Emperor Hadrian have been found at a site in Turkey. His achievements include the massive wall built across the width of Northern Britain, which bears his name.  He was known as one of the five good emperors. Now, weren’t their 12 Caesar busts in the Great Hall at Blakesware? Mm! Very curious.   
Question 78

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