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The Principality of Sealand is a micronation situated on a pontoon called Rough Towers six miles off the coast of southeast England. Sealand is squatted by the family of Paddy Roy Bates and their associates since 1967. In 1968 shots were fired at a British navy ship from the Sealand pontoon. The british court dealing this case decided that the offense had occurred outside the borders of the United Kingdom. Paddy Roy Bates, the Roy of Sealand, a former pirate-radio broadcaster,
major and fisherman cites this case as an evidence of sovereignty. Later he came to an agreement with the server-hosting company HavenCo to establish an offshore data haven on Sealand (Wikipedia-Link). The slightly confused "official website" of "Prime Minister" Johannes W.F. Seiger gives further insight in the technological potential of Sealand: The Sealand Generator. The inofficial Passports sold here were involved in several high-profile crimes. More information on Sealand maps, money and stamps and the national anthem "E Mare Libertas" (From the Sea, Freedom). Guerrilla gardening is the art of using a piece of land which you do not own to grow something. One step removed from actual guerrilla warfare, guerrilla gardening takes land not for the people, but for nature; returning misused or disused land and finding a purpose for it.
The Register reports about the congress The World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva hosted by the Government of Switzerland from 10 to 12 December 2003.
There are only about 14 million lines installed in the entire
Africa, fewer than the number of phone lines in Manhattan, and
almost all are in urban areas and if northern Africa and South Africa are not counted, there are only 3 million lines to be shared among the remaining 600 million people.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), with more than seven hundred thousand members, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.
Flat's smart mouthed interactive PSAs cover topics like energy conservation, ergonomics and voting reform. Combining a Schoolhouse Rocks sensibility with a Black Panthers aesthetic, the PSAs tackle complex subjects in a simple ironic manner. Born from web surfing, each PSA offers users links to its own pre-generator research. New PSAs are to be launched on a regular basis.
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