THEE STRANGER NEWS (December 20th, 2018)

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Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]
Meandering track: Spacemind - Memory Hole [youtube.com/watch?v=uL0mvPZuklM]



Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org] 

* "Japan's flying cars: Future or fantasy?" (2018-12-17, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514e32597a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/UY3uo]
* "Ride that Highway in the Sky: Japan to allocate $40 mln to make flying car come true" videopage (2018-12-17, news.cgtn.com/news/3563444f7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/rlkiZ]
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* "Japanese company to launch satellite for creating artificial meteor shower" (2018-12-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/13/c_137672305.htm) [archive.is/Vu4OP]

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Space News
[astrobio.net]

* "Rare fireball shines 10,000 times brighter than the Polaris from Beijing's urban area" (2018-12-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d32417a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/dAUS2]
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* "Green balls of fire! Comet to light up sky in closest pass for the next 20 years" (2018-12-14, rt.com/news/446442-bright-green-fireball-comet-wirtanen/) [archive.is/Gxeay]
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* " 'This is a great surprise’: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx has already discovered WATER on Bennu" (2018-12-11, rt.com/news/446154-bennu-asteroid-water-osiris-rex/) [archive.is/rca3K]
* "NASA OSIRIS-REx Mission Discovers Water in Clay Deposits on Asteroid; A NASA mission has discovered the presence of water inside clays on the asteroid Bennu, the US space agency said in a press release" (2018-12-11, sputniknews.com/science/201812111070569140-nasa-bennu-asteroid-discovery/) [archive.is/Ow88a]
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* "Record-setting spacecraft captures intense up-close image of the sun" (2018-12-15, rt.com/news/446540-nasa-sun-parker-image/) [archive.is/NgGyA]
- image source: NASA / Naval Research Laboratory / Parker Solar Probe

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* "Nuclear-powered bot to help find alien life: Scientists want to melt icy crust on Jupiter’s moon" (2018-12-17, rt.com/news/446722-europa-nuclear-tunnelbot-alien-probe/) [archive.is/MGBfk]

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Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]

* "Little Foot mystery solved? Scientists may have confirmed new species of human ancestor" (2018-12-12, rt.com/news/446283-little-foot-mystery-research/) [archive.is/V9d6U]
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* "A-maize-ing genetic sleuthing rewrites history of corn" (2018-12-14, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7a417a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/ekQPn]
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* "Egypt uncovers intact 4,400-year-old pharaonic tomb near Giza pyramids" (2018-12-16, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/16/c_137677077.htm) [archive.is/xyIyV]
- photoset [archive.is/4VSU7] [archive.is/5YxVO] [archive.is/iNc8u] [archive.is/73RXc] [archive.is/dInSE] [archive.is/DlIh0] [archive.is/QanuG] [archive.is/fNHT2]
- image caption: Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2018 shows the interior of a tomb in Saqqara Necropolis in Giza, Egypt. Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday the discovery of an "exceptionally well-preserved" tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest at Saqqara Necropolis near Giza's pyramids.

- image caption: Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2018 shows the sculptures in a tomb in Saqqara Necropolis in Giza, Egypt. Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday the discovery of an "exceptionally well-preserved" tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest at Saqqara Necropolis near Giza's pyramids.

- image caption: Photo taken on Dec. 15, 2018 shows the sculptures in a tomb in Saqqara Necropolis in Giza, Egypt. Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday the discovery of an "exceptionally well-preserved" tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest at Saqqara Necropolis near Giza's pyramids.

* "Egypt unveils 18th dynasty tomb in Aswan" (2018-12-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/13/c_137671964.htm) [archive.is/ux7Nw]
* "Egypt reveals ‘one of a kind’ tomb" (2018-12-17, newsaf.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d33517a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/pot5e]

* "Egypt's Cultural Heritage: 4,400-year-old tomb unveiled near Cairo by archeologists" video page (2018-12-16, news.cgtn.com/news/3359444f7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/UpmOM]

* "4,400-Year-old Tomb in Excellent Condition Found in Egypt; Egyptian archeologists discovered a 'one-of-a-kind' tomb in excellent condition which depicts the life of a priest and his family as well as cultural rites and traditions" (2018-12-15, telesurenglish.net/news/4400-Year-old-Tomb-in-Excellent-Condition-Found-in-Egypt-20181216-0002.html) [archive.is/3Sau9]

* "Egypt unveils 'one of a kind' ancient tomb, expects more finds; Egypt unveils a well-preserved 4,400-year-old tomb decorated with hieroglyphs and statues south of Cairo and officials expect more discoveries when archeologists excavate the site further in coming months" (2018-12-15, presstv.com/Detail/2018/12/15/583011/Egypt-ancient-tomb-Cairo-archaeology) [archive.is/9Ht5V]


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* "22,000 Signed A Petition To Drink This ‘Mummy Juice’ — And Scientists Just Figured Out What It Is; 'We need to drink the red liquid from the cursed dark sarcophagus in the form of some sort of carbonated energy drink so we can assume its powers and finally die' " (2018-07-24, allthatsinteresting.com/egyptian-sarcophagus-red-juice) [archive.is/DCqwZ]
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* " ‘Leaping out of the grave’: Rare Iron Age chariot with horses is an ‘unparalleled’ find" (2018-12-11, rt.com/uk/446132-chariot-yorkshire-horses-spear/) [archive.is/xU7sZ]
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* "The Yellow Emperor: The legendary founding father of Chinese nation" (2018-12-11, news.cgtn.com/news/79676a4e7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/5vqp2]

* "Put on Paper: Paper-making inventor remembered 2,000 years after" (2018-12-11, news.cgtn.com/news/33636a4e7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/muJFu]


* "Cultural relic formerly collected at Yuanmingyuan returns to China" (2018-12-11, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/11/c_137666783.htm) [archive.is/LWfdE]
- photoset [archive.is/7xPtc] [archive.is/XfG9T] [archive.is/8AutT] [archive.is/JZO5e] [archive.is/lo9Gz] [archive.is/MO42X] [archive.is/pg4EZ]
- image caption: The Bronze Tiger Ying looted from Yuanmingyuan, or the Old Summer Palace, returns to China and is displayed at a ceremony to mark its entering the collections at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 11, 2018. The vessel was auctioned in April by Britain's Canterbury Auction Galleries. The buyer, through the auction house, contacted China's State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) in late April and expressed hope for an unconditional donation. Resources show the vessel, once belonging to the royal family of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), was taken away by British military officer Harry Evans from the Old Summer Palace, which was sacked and destroyed in 1860 during the invasion of Anglo-French allied forces. Representatives from SACH and experts with the National Museum of China visited Britain in September to authenticate the bronze vessel, which dates back to the Western Zhou period (1046 BC-771 BC). "Chinese cultural relics lost overseas are an important component of the cultural heritage of our country," said Liu Yuzhu, head of SACH, adding they bear the profound history and cultural emotions of the Chinese people. Liu said SACH has in recent years successfully facilitated the return of many lost cultural relics to China.


* "Chinese city with country's most ancient battlefield sees changes" (2018-12-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774d35496a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/NO4yn]

* "A rich tapestry of life and history by China's Taihu Lake" (2018-12-11, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414f34496a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/dK715]

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* "Dutch court rejects Chinese mummy Buddha repatriation case" (2018-12-12, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/13/c_137671522.htm) [archive.is/34sVk]

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Miscellany & Errata

* " ‘We ever been to the moon?’ NBA star Curry insists NASA Moon landing was hoax" (2018-12-11, rt.com/sport/446164-nba-stephen-curry-moon-landing/) [archive.is/gsPSs]
* "US Moon landing conspiracy: Faking it more difficult than doing, Russian scientist says" (2018-12-11, rt.com/news/446179-moon-landing-russian-scientist/) [archive.is/7CsqS]
* "Curry spills 'no moon landing' theory, eats humble pie" (2018-12-13, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e33636a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/xZ675]

* "Steph Curry hilariously trolled by Sacramento Kings over moon landing comments" (2018-12-15, rt.com/sport/446541-nba-steph-curry-trolled-over-moon-landing-comments/) [archive.is/rN0b0]
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Trump and King Plachacha to be meeting on Earth real soon


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Curiata


* "Termites: World's greatest insect architects" (2018-12-17, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e31417a4d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/5fqkB]

* "Life but not as we know it: ‘Deep biosphere’ exceeds human population, baffles science" (2018-12-11, rt.com/news/446141-microbial-dark-matter-deep-biosphere/) [archive.is/mhA4D]
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* "Australian "marsupial lion" was continent's top predator for millions of years: study" (2018-12-13, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/13/c_137670489.htm) [archive.is/oqs53]

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THEE STRANGER NEWS (2018-12-13)

A Liberated Zone on the FM, to enhance alternative culture and cognitive freedom! 
Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration! Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!

Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience.

Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org] 

* "Biological viruses could hold key to super-fast supercomputers" (2018-12-10, rt.com/news/446068-virus-breakthrough-computer-memory/) [archive.is/dvkHF]
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* "Organs grown in space: Russian scientists 3D-print mouse’s thyroid on ISS in world first" (2018-12-06, rt.com/news/445723-russia-3d-printer-organ/) [archive.is/t3rsZ]
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* The Quagga Project website (quaggaproject.org/the-project/) [archive.fo/MarIj]
* "Rare 150-year-old slides show first animals kept in London Zoo" (2018-12-05, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514f3567444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/DQU5R] [begin excerpt]: A striking collection of hand-colored slides of animals at London Zoo have emerged after almost 150 years. It includes extinct animals like the quagga, a type of zebra that died out in the late 19th century.
The pictures were taken by photographer Frederick York and then were transferred onto glass plates and hand-painted to add color. Only a few slides have survived. [...] The quagga is a type of zebra of which only a handful of images exist. The animal went extinct in the wild by 1878, while the last captive specimen died in Amsterdam in 1883. It was also the first extinct animal to have its DNA analyzed. [end excerpt]
- image caption: The quagga.


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Space News
[astrobio.net]


* "SwRI-led team finds evidence for carbon-rich surface on Ceres; Ceres offers insight into the synthesis, transport of organic matter in the inner solar system" (2018-12-10, swri.​org, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/sri-stf120718.php) [archive.is/0frW1]
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* "Chance of 'Message in Bottle' From Aliens Shouldn't Be Dismissed – Astronomer; Abraham Loeb - the head of Harvard University's astronomy department – is refusing to back down from his belief that a mysterious interstellar object called ‘Oumuamua could be an alien spacecraft" (2018-12-05, sputniknews.com/analysis/201812051070393332-space-oumuamua-aliens-message/) [archive.is/YY6e0]

* "Astronomers Find Four Candidates for ‘Oumuamua-like Objects Orbiting Sun; The cigar-shaped interstellar object ‘Oumuamua continues to attract the attention of astronomers. A new paper argues that by looking at a class of objects similar to it called Centaurs, astronomers can find more interstellar objects hiding in our solar system" (2018-12-05, sputniknews.com/science/201812051070423811-Astronomers-Find-Four-Candidates-Oumuamua-Objects/) [archive.is/Py3RD]
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* "Astrophysicists Record High-Energy Signal of Extraterrestrial Origin; In cooperation with researchers from the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, an international collaboration of astrophysicists has recently discovered a signal of high-energy galactic photons within the framework of Fermi experiment" (2018-12-06, sputniknews.com/science/201812061070445539-et-signal-astrophysicists/) [archive.is/l287Y]
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* "Unknown treasure trove of planets found hiding in dust; The first unbiased survey of protoplanetary disks surrounding young stars in the Taurus star-forming region turned up a higher-than-expected number of disks with features suggesting nascent planets" (2018-12-06, arizona.edu, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoa-utt120618.php) [archive.is/FPqA8]
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* "New universe theory suggests galaxies float in vast ocean of ‘dark fluid’ " (2018-12-06, rt.com/news/445749-galaxies-dark-fluid-universe-theory/) [archive.is/Bl4xQ]
* " ‘Negative Mass Fluid Fills the Entire Universe’ – Leading Researcher; Doctor James Farnes, who led the research at Oxford’s e-Research Centre, said that scientists now think that both dark matter and dark energy can be unified into a fluid that possesses a type of “negative gravity”. It would suggest that the missing 95% of the cosmos had an aesthetic solution, which includes a simple minus sign, according to Farnes" (2018-12-07, sputniknews.com/analysis/201812071070472448-dark-matter-negative-gravity/) [archive.is/UaLpi]

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Ancient News


* "New Excavations at Mayan 'Time Capsule' Village in El Salvador; Joya de Ceren was covered by volcano eruptions more than 1,400 years ago and archeologists are making new findings now" (2018-12-06, telesurenglish.net/news/New-Excavations-at-Mayan-Time-Capsule-Village-in-El-Salvador-20181206-0028.html) [archive.is/f0rhW]
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* "Ancient populations from different Caucasus regions had strong social connections" (2018-11-29, www.​akson.​science, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-11/arsc-apf112918.php) [archive.is/Cxcik]
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* "10,000-Year-Old Crayon Found in Ancient Lake Was Used to Decorate Animal Skins" (2018-01-28, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/10000-year-old-crayon-found-ancient-lake-was-used-decorate-animal-skins-021808) [archive.is/F5BTd]
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* "Rapid genetic evolution linked to lighter skin pigmentation; Affects a Southern African population" (2018-12-10, ucdavis.​edu, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/uoc--rge121018.php) [archive.is/jj5dR]
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* "Study puts the Neotropics on the map of the world's food production centers in antiquity; Sambaqui societies had sophisticated diet; study suggests that hunter-gatherer communities living in coastal Atlantic Forest areas between 8,000 and 1,000 years ago consumed a range of plants and more carbohydrates than expected for the period and region" (2018-12-03, fapesp.br, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/fda-spt120318.php) [archive.is/ArSgW]
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* "Study upends timeline for Iroquoian history" (2018-12-07, cornell.edu, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/cu-sut120718.php) [archive.is/dYimL]
* "Rethinking the history related to indigenous sites in northeast North America; Radiocarbon re-dating of contact-era Iroquoian history in northeastern North America" (2018-12-05, aaas.​org, via eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-12/aaft-rth120418.php) [archive.is/7x41S]
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* "Blue Mosque in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan: A Shrine of Renowned Beauty" (2018-12-12, ancient-origins.net/ancient-places/blue-mosque-0011156) [archive.is/ixBvf]
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* "Day 3: Shijiazhuang-Zhengzhou: A tour of China's ancient capital city: Yinxu" video page (2018-12-07, news.cgtn.com/news/3449544e7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/k9Vk0]

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* "Chinese archaeologists unveil deluxe carriage from 2,500 years ago" (2018-12-09, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/09/c_137661667.htm) [archive.is/gx7dU]

* "Ancient canal returns to life, benefiting residents" (2018-12-09, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d7967544d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/ppy2S] [begin excerpt]: Lingqu Canal, the world's oldest man-made navigable canal with a history of over 2,000 years, is returning to full vitality in time for a boom in tourism and modern agriculture.
The water conservation project, in Xing'an County, 70 kilometers from Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, had strategic military importance in ancient China and was ordered to be built by Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) to help unite the country. [...]
However, protecting the ecosystem of the Lingqu Canal remains the priority in developing the ancient water conservation project, according to Huang.
"No industrial plant has been allowed to open along the canal since the 1950s," he said. "We always revere the canal. Though it's challenging to balance protection and development of the canal, preservation of relics should always come first, as we will lose everything if the canal gets damaged." [end excerpt]
- image caption: An aerial view of Lingqu Canal

- image caption: The irrigation system of the Lingqu Canal

* "Dujiangyan: The 2,200-Year-Old Chinese Irrigation System That is Still Used Today!" (2018-02-02, ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-technology/dujiangyan-2200-year-old-chinese-irrigation-system-still-used-today-021816) [archive.is/B12oO]
- image caption: Ancient devotional statue of Li Bing on display at Dujiangyan, China.

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* "North China's Linfen: A small city with a big history" (2018-12-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e3555444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/uBkPX] [begin excerpt]: A legendary Chinese ruler made Linfen his capital and a cradle of Chinese civilization over 4,000 years ago. But today, it's a small city and largely undiscovered travel destination in north China's Shanxi Province that's worth exploring for its historical legacy.
The city recently hosted the first Great Rivers Civilization Forum on Tourism to promote travel related to the Yellow River. The slogan was: "All travels are about leaving home; but, in Linfen, you arrive home."
"The Yellow River has sired Chinese civilization and shaped numerous places in Shanxi with natural beauty and profound culture, especially in Linfen," mayor Liu Yuqiang says.
Legendary emperor Yao (c. 24th-23th centuries BC), who declared the settlement his capital, remains a symbol of the city today, much like the city was a symbol of his reign millennia ago. [end excerpt]
- image caption: The Jinguo Museum features ancient horse and chariot pits.

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* "Ancient allure survives in Lijiang, despite commercialization" (2018-12-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414e3455444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/Gnk1W]
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* "Woodblock printing tradition adds luster to tourism in N China's Yangliuqing" (2018-12-05, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674e7a6b444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/MwHIR]

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* "Thua Thien-Hue takes steps to preserve Phuoc Tich ancient village" (2018-12-04, VNA newswire, via oananews.org/content/news/life/thua-thien-hue-takes-steps-preserve-phuoc-tich-ancient-village) [archive.is/9r1xE]

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* " ‘A travesty’: Archaeologists enraged after Stonehenge site ‘damaged’ during drilling work" (2018-12-06, rt.com/uk/445781-stonehenge-damaged-drilling-work/) [archive.is/fTobg]
* "Stonehenge 'Travesty': Prehistoric Monuments, Proof of 'Monster Cows' in Danger; A UK government company have allegedly damaged one of the most iconic monuments in the world, while building a tunnel through its landscape" (2018-12-06, sputniknews.com/europe/201812061070439556-stonehenge-tunnel-work-danger/) [archive.is/3heVu]
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* "Iraqi authorities begin removing debris to reconstruct historic mosque in Mosul" (2018-12-06, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/07/c_137655967.htm) [archive.is/jKawW]
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* "Insulation of church roof at Krak des Chevaliers castle to protect murals completed" (2018-12-04, SANA newswire, via oananews.org/content/news/general/insulation-church-roof-krak-des-chevaliers-castle-protect-murals-completed) [archive.is/f1rvH]

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* "Official: US, France looting artifacts in northern Syria; A senior Syrian official says the US and France are carrying out illegal excavations in ancient sites in northern Syria with the help of Kurdish militants" (2018-12-10, presstv.com/Detail/2018/12/10/582513/Syria-accuses-US-stealing-artifacts) [archive.is/rylQP]
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* "American museum must return 2,000-year-old statue to Italy, court rules" (2018-12-05, rt.com/news/445679-getty-museum-italy-statue/) [archive.is/bYKdV]
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* "African State Seeks to Repatriate Spoils Bagged by Belgian Colonial Empire; The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a former colony, which was under Belgium's control between 1885 and 1960. Amid the plunder that characterized Belgian rule, an uncountable number of Congolese art pieces were taken by Belgian soldiers, missionaries and explorers" (2018-12-08, sputniknews.com/europe/201812081070514081-african-state-seeks-repatriate-spoils-bagged-belgian-colonial-empire/) [archive.is/z5KzE]

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Miscellany & Errata


* "ISS Live Feed Cuts Out Again After Mystery Orb Appears; The US space agency NASA is once again accused of cutting the feed on International Space Station (ISS) cameras after an unidentified object appeared on the screen" (2018-12-08, sputniknews.com/science/201812071070494820-ISS-Live-Feed-Cut-Out-Mystery-Orb/) [archive.is/xt77J]
- image caption: A mysterious blue orb appears on the International Space Station's live feed

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* " 'They Are Watching Us': Ufologists Predict When Aliens Will Return to Earth; While von Daniken speculated that extraterrestrial beings that visited our planet in the past may already return and are secretly observing us, Tsoukalos claimed that humans need to become "more friendly with each other" in order for space aliens to try and establish contact with mankind" (2018-12-09, sputniknews.com/analysis/201812091070535881-ancient-astronauts-aliens-return/) [archive.is/e84zo]
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* "Ruins of Sunken Atlantis-Style 'City' Spotted Off US Coast; While some people keep looking for Plato’s lost city of Atlantis in a bid to prove one of the world’s greatest myths true, a YouTube blogger has seemingly managed to find a similar town off the US coast" (2018-12-04, sputniknews.com/viral/201812041070366480-ruins-sunken-city-us-coast/) [archive.is/hDt3X]
- video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7XvwJqqzQ]


* "Google Images Spur Conspiracy Theories of Arcane Alien Base in Antarctic; A few days ago, YouTuber MrMBB333 discovered on Google Earth what seemed to be an ancient underwater city off the coast of Los Angeles, California" (2018-12-07, sputniknews.com/viral/201812071070472644-google-conspiracy-alien-base-antarctic/) [archive.is/PHoia]
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* "Wait, What?! Irish Woman Reportedly Divorces 300-Old Ghost Pirate; After divorcing her spectral husband, the lady warned others that one has to be 'very careful when dabbling in spirituality' as it is 'not something to mess with' " (2018-12-09, sputniknews.com/viral/201812091070537617-ghost-pirate-divorce/) [archive.is/6ckk8]

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Curiata


* " 'Space Makes You a Different Person' – Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev; These days Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev is rehabilitating in Greece. After two space missions and a total time of 365 days, 23 hours and 5 minutes spent in space, the Russian cosmonaut has chosen Greece to get back to 'earthly rhythms' " (2018-12-05, sputniknews.com/analysis/201812051070379212-space-iss-artemyev/) [archive.is/EP2un]
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* "What contributes to the longevity of giant tortoises?" (2018-12-04, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d7963444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.fo/UP7n1]
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* "Rolling under the Sea: Scientists Gave Octopuses Ecstasy to Study Social Behavior; Cephalopods on the recreational drug behave much like humans do, even touching and hugging their peers" (2018-12, scientificamerican.com/article/rolling-under-the-sea-scientists-gave-octopuses-ecstasy-to-study-social-behavior/) [archive.is/Tfy0m]

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THEE STRANGER NEWS (2018-12-06)

A Liberated Zone on the FM, to enhance alternative culture and cognitive freedom! 
Convened by Dr.G., a Renegade Illuminati, convening Thee Temple, for knowledge, whimsy, and inspiration! Everything is true, nothing is forbidden!

Broadcast Thursdays at 89.5 FM KZCT in Vallejo, California, to a worldwide audience.

Introductory track: Covenant - Ritual Noise [youtube.com/watch?v=dnlGEQ1NUsk]
Meandering track: Spacemind - Memory Hole [youtube.com/watch?v=uL0mvPZuklM]



Science & Futurism
[futurism.com] [kurzweilai.net] [eurekalert.org] 

* "Hailing the future taxi: Drone-car mashup model takes flight" (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d3141544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/bcSFG]

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* "Not what you had in mind? Brain implant could help with depression, study says" (2018-12-01, rt.com/news/445304-brain-implant-depression-study/) [archive.is/z5CQE]
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* "U.S. startup raises 12 million-USD to build human capability-enhancing exoskeletons" (2018-11-29, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/30/c_137640664.htm) [archive.is/6V7uD]
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* "Artificial Skin-making Technology Established in DPRK" (2018-12-01, KCNA newswire, via oananews.org/content/news/general/artificial-skin-making-technology-established-dprk) [archive.is/R7VYF]: The Bioengineering Branch of the State Academy of Sciences in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has established an artificial skin-making technology.
Its resea-rch group succeeded in making artificial skin through combination of cell-free derma and adipose stem cell which are being used in the field of biomedicine and histo-engineering.
This artificial skin's effectiveness of graft and specificity were proved in a scientific way through clinical examinations at hospitals.
It is low in manufacturing cost and gives no side effect to human body. It is efficacious for intractable skin wounds and burns.

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Space News
[astrobio.net]


* "Comet set for its closest flyby of Earth in 4 centuries: What you need to know" (2018-12-01, rt.com/news/445325-comet-earth-flyby-wirtanen/) [archive.is/q5qTF]
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* "NASA’s Osiris-Rex arrives at potentially Earth-bound asteroid Bennu" (2018-12-04, rt.com/news/445535-osiris-rex-reaches-bennu-asteroid/) [archive.is/8vnnV]
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* "Mystery on Mars: NASA's Curiosity rover discovers weird & shiny object on Red Planet" (2018-11-30, rt.com/usa/445283-nasa-curiosity-rover-mars-object/) [archive.is/qI2b0]

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* "Black Holes Are Not Doughnuts, They're Fountain-Shaped: Experts; 'Based on this discovery, we need to rewrite the astronomy textbooks', researchers say" (2018-12-02, telesurenglish.net/news/Black-Holes-Are-Not-Doughnuts-Theyre-Fountain-Shaped-Experts-20181202-0022.html) [archive.is/d67Cw]
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* "NASA scientist says we need to reopen the book on whether aliens visited Earth" (2018-12-04, rt.com/usa/445569-nasa-scientist-aliens-visited-earth/) [archive.is/27O3J]
* "NASA Scientist Says 'Tiny Super-Intelligent' Aliens Might Have Visited Earth; The researcher suggests that humanity is trapped in a narrow mind-set regarding the form and capabilities of alien lifeforms, claiming that we could already have missed our first contact as a result" (2018-12-04, sputniknews.com/science/201812041070384815-nasa-tiny-aliens/) [archive.is/aMMGC]

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Ancient News
Music for your perusal (via beatport.com) [is.gd/2MzlEd]


* "New Find Threatens East Africa's 'Cradle of Civilization' Title; A collection of 250 tools believed to be some 2.4 million years old have been unearthed in Algeria. The tools are similar to Oldowan, which were found in the eastern region of the African continent" (2018-12-01, telesurenglish.net/news/New-Find-Threatens-East-Africas-Cradle-of-Civilization-Title-20181201-0009.html) [archive.is/slR7h]
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* "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau first conquered by humans at least 30,000 years ago" (2018-12-01, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e3167544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/cOltn]
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* "Israel discovers 9,000-year-old stone mask in southern West Bank" (2018-11-28, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/28/c_137637654.htm) [archive.is/6GFH4]
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* "Egypt finds mummies dating back over 2,300 years; Egyptian archeologists have discovered eight mummies dating back over 2,300 years at a pyramid complex south of Cairo, authorities say" (2018-11-28, presstv.com/Detail/2018/11/28/581400/Egypt-Mummies-Cairo) [archive.is/X0S44]
* "Eight Egyptian mummies uncovered in epic find at ancient site" (2018-11-29, rt.com/news/445173-egypt-ancient-mummies-discovered/) [archive.is/mggW7]
* "Egypt: Officials Announce Discovery of Eight Mummies in Dahshur; The latest archeological triumph comes during a wave of discoveries coursing through the region" (2018-11-28, telesurenglish.net/news/Egypt-Officials-Announce-Discovery-of-Eight-Mummies-in-Dahshur-20181128-0041.html) [archive.is/9N075]
- image caption: Exhumed from their extravagant limestone sarcophagi, the collection of mummies are believed to be roughly 2,500 years old. | Photo: Twitter: Minsitry of Antiquities-Arab Republic of Egypt

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* "Researchers say ancient ring may bear Pontius Pilate name" (2018-12-03, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d784d444d31457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/k3jzU]
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* "Israeli archaeologists discover 900-year-old gold coins, earring" (2018-12-03, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/03/c_137648241.htm) [archive.is/JIgt7]
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* "Archeoastronomy Reveals Cosmic Dynastic Divide in Chinese Burial Pyramids" (2018-11-30, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/chinese-pyramids-0011072) [archive.is/QgLrS]
- image caption: Maoling village with ‘pyramid’ mausoleum mounds in the background.

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 Rani ki vav, or Ran-ki vav (Queen's step well),  at Patan, Gujarat, was constructed (or refurbished from an older megalithic temple) during the rule of the Chaulukya dynasty, around 1300 AD.
* "Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat" (retrieved 2018-12-06, whc.unesco.org/en/list/922) [archive.is/AvHzt]




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* "Hye Cho and His Travels" (2018-11-27, newswire, via oananews.org/content/news/general/hye-cho-and-his-travels) [archive.is/d4QQC]: Hye Cho was a traveler of Korea who toured several countries early in the 8th century.
He came to India via Changan of China and Sri Lanka and then to Persia and the East Roman Empire.
He also toured some countries in Central Asia and died in Changan of China on his way home.
He walked more than 40 000 kilometers during his ten-year-long journey and wrote "Record of Travel to India", divided into three volumes.
In his record of travels, he described in detail the socio-political system, natural and topographical conditions, economic life, custom, religion, names of countries and cities, political structure, natural resources, specialties, production method and life features of various countries.
The record of travels was discovered at a cavern in Dunhuang area of China in 1910. The discovered book is the one to condense the three volumes into one.
It was translated and published in some countries of Europe like France and Germany.
"Record of Travel to India" serves not only as data showing the development level of itinerary literature of Korea at that time but also a world cultural heritage of significance in studying the politics, economy, culture, custom of Southwest and Central Asian countries.
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* "A Non-Nationalist Narrative of Malintzin, Malinche; In Mexico and Latin America it's common to call someone who 'betrays' her or his own culture a 'malinchisa' " (2018-11-28, telesurenglish.net/news/Malintzin-Malinche-a-Non-Nationalist-Narrative-20181128-0043.html) [archive.is/XFTkx]
- image caption: A codex depicting Cortes and Malintzin, painted by the Tlaxcalans to reaffirm their loyalty to the Spanish at the time of the conquest.

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* "UNESCO inscribes Tibetan medicinal bathing on intangible cultural heritage list" (2018-11-28, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d414d3249544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/SHV4s]
* "China's Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage" (2018-11-28, xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/28/c_137637755.htm) [archive.is/w3V3L]
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* "Syrian Authorities Recover Stolen Pieces in Ancient City of Bosra" (2018-11-27, plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=36303&SEO=syrian-authorities-recover-stolen-pieces-in-ancient-city-of-bosra) [archive.is/AplKU]
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* "Returning African Artifacts: Restitution stirs concerns among museums, art dealers in France" (2018-11-30, news.cgtn.com/news/32676a4d7a494464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html) [archive.is/KnJp8]

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* "Ancient Babylonian Reborn After Having Been Silenced for 2000 Years" (2018-11-29, ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/babylonian-language-0011070) [archive.is/B6H99]
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* "Pakistan's Kalash tradition listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage" (2018-11-30, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774d7863544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/4Dvvi]
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* "Beijing re-opens ancient architectural complex" (2018-11-30, news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d774e334d544f30457a6333566d54/share_p.html) [archive.is/TUaj0]

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Miscellany & Errata

* "Hair-Raising Footage Pops Up of 'Triangle UFO' Devouring Lightning Storm; Less than two weeks earlier, conspiracy lovers eagerly chewed over alleged UFO sightings in the Irish skies; however, even non-believers were about to switch sides having learnt a probe was launched over the cases" (2018-11-27, sputniknews.com/viral/201811271070176036-footage-triangle-ufo-lightning-storm-energy/) [archive.is/jxSG1]
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* "Chelyabinsk meteor theft: Court sentences cheeky Russian scientist in scandalous case" (2018-12-04, rt.com/russia/445568-chelyabinsk-meteor-theft-sentence/) [archive.is/Qi9Q3]

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Thee Stranger News is broadcast courtesy of 89.5 FM-KZCT [OzcatRadio.com].
Tune-in online [is.gd/kJ1EUt], and, check in with The Mothership Connection! Broadcast Saturdays, 5 to 6pm, & Thursdays, 5:30 to 6pm, with alternative music and culture from across the Greater Bay Area!


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