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Tiny Shetland island declares independence

The owner of a tiny island in off Scotland declared its independence from the United Kingdom on Saturday, saying he wanted the territory, population one, to be a crown dependency like the Channel Islands.

In a declaration on his Web site, Stuart Hill, who owns the 2.5 acre island of Forvik in the Shetland Islands in the North Sea, said he no longer recognised the authority of the government or the European Union, and cited a centuries-old royal marriage dowry deal as the basis for his claim.

“Forvik owes no allegiance to any United Kingdom government, central or local, and is not bound by any of its statutes,” Hill wrote.

Hill, 65, has lived in the Shetland Islands on the edge of the Atlantic since 2001, when his boat capsized there during an unsuccessful attempted to circumnavigate Britain.

Which reminds me I haven’t received my Nobility Title from SeaLand yet.

Turn Your Camera Upside Down

“If you don’t have a way to bounce your flash off the walls or ceiling, turn your camera upside down for portraits. The fill is more flattering that way.”

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Reality vs Religion

“On this day 375 years ago, Galileo Galilei was forced to recant his claim that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Take comfort in living in a more enlightened era where science is no longer under threat from religious fanatics.”

Oh, wait.

That little bastard(s).

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A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl’s grounding, overturning her father’s punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the internet, his lawyer said.

The girl had taken her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on websites he tried to block, and then posting “inappropriate” pictures of herself online using a friend’s computer.

The father’s lawyer Kim Beaudoin said the disciplinary measures were for the girl’s “own protection” and is appealing the ruling.

“She’s a child,” Beaudoin said.

“At her age, children test their limits and it’s up to their parents to set boundaries.

“I started an appeal of the decision today to reestablish parental authority, and to ensure that this case doesn’t set a precedent,” she said. Otherwise, said Beaudoin, “parents are going to be walking on egg shells from now on”.”

Oh just try that.