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1994 – French authorities foil an attempt by Algerian hijackers to slam a plane into the Eiffel Tower in Paris.[1]

JANUARY 1995 – Philippine police complete a report outlining three terrorist plots after they shut down a terrorist cell. According to the report, one of the plots detailed the use of hijacked airliners to hit targets, including CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the Pentagon and the World Trade Center. One member of the cell was Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Yousef was convicted in the United States for plotting to blow up U.S. airliners in Asia.[2]

JANUARY 1996 – The CIA’s Counterterrorism Center creates a special unit focusing on Osama bin Laden after his involvement in planning and directing terrorist acts becomes more evident to the U.S. intelligence community.[3]

EARLY 1996 – Sudan, which has harbored bin Laden since his 1991 expulsion from Saudi Arabia, offers to turn al Qaeda’s founder over to the Saudis for trial. Saudi Arabia doesn’t want him, and President Clinton does not push the issue of expulsion. In May, Sudan throws bin Laden out; he and his family …

Antikythera Device

It seems that a clockwork mechanism recovered in 60 metres of water from the wreck that went down in 82 BC is the only evidence of such a device in the world. The computer was described by Dr. Derek de Solla Price, an American with a grant to study the device as a box with dials on the outside and a very complex assembly of gear wheels mounted within, probably resembling a well made 18th century clock.

Doors hinged to the box served to protect the dials, and on them, as well as on all other available surfaces, there were long Greek inscriptions describing the construction and operation of the instrument.

There are at least twenty gear wheels, all made of a low tin bronze, including a very sophisticated assembly of gears that probably functioned as a differential gear system. The input was through an axle, probably rotated by hand, that turned two trains of gears and, eventually, pointers on the dials. Thus, when the main axle was turned, all the pointers turned simultaneously at various speeds. The mechanism must have worked, because it was mended twice and assumptions have …

Royal Rife

Royal Raymond Rife(May 16, 1888 – August 5, 1971) became known for his claim of finding a 100% effective cure for terminalcancerand many other diseases by means of his “beam ray” device, which was supposed to work by means of causing pathogens to vibrate in resonance with an induced frequency.referenceInformation pertaining to the construction of some of Rife’s original instruments is lacking. After his death his name became associated with an increasing number of devices used inalternative medicineresearch and practice.

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Biography

Rife was born on May 16, 1888, in Elkhorn, Nebraska, and in 1913 married and moved to San Diego, where he was employed as a family chauffeur. According to some, he worked for one of the German optical companies (Zeiss or Leitz) for a few years before World War One<ref>http://www.rife.de/mscope/mscope5.htm ascribed to Neil Brown of the Science Museum, London</ref> and served in the US Navy during this war.

Rife died on August 5, 1971, in …

Bohemian Grove

Bohemian Grove is a 2700 acre (11 kmยฒ) campground located in Monte Rio, California belonging to a private San Francisco-based men’s club known as the Bohemian Club, which was founded in 1872. The club’s membership includes many artists, particularly musicians, as well as many high-ranking business leaders and government officials.

The Bohemian Club holds a two-week encampment during July. Dozens of concerts, some scheduled and many impromptu are held at the grove’s amphitheaters. Original plays, musical comedies and historical dramas are presented each year. There is also an ongoing art exhibit, and lectures and talks on a wide range of topics from US foreign policy, Industry dynamics, and Science to musical history are discussed.

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Facilities

The primary activities taking place at the grove are entertainment, produced by the members of the club. Therefore, the majority of common facilities are entertainment venues. There are also sleeping quarters, or “camps” scattered throughout the grove.

  • Grove Stage – it is an amphitheatre with seating for 2,000 used primarily for the Grove