Monthly Archives: March 2014

To Catch A Bullet

March 22, 2014 – 11:11 am

Testing bulletproof vests is a snap in comparison to the magic trick of catching a bullet in your teeth. The feat was first performed in 1631 and remains a staple of magicians. The set-up involved a gun expert who loaded a marked buller into a gun and then fired the gun. The bullet struck a […]

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Diego Garcia

March 21, 2014 – 10:29 am

Diego Garcia was mentioned by several news agencies in the case of the missing Malaysia Air flight. No one in the USA knows Diego Garcia, unless he’s a family member, then again most Americans can’t find Washington DC on a map without the help of a GPS. Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago was a […]

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MH370 Malaysia

March 21, 2014 – 8:18 am

Two weeks ago Malaysia Air flight MH370 disappeared from radar between Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The news media first suspected a crash and an intense search was conducted in the Gulf of Siam without finding any debris. Family and friends of the 293 passengers and crew wanted answers. Malaysian authorities had none. Several days passed […]

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Pas De Voitures – Paaris 2014

March 20, 2014 – 11:22 am

Last Friday Devlin and I arrived at Gare Du Nord from Bruxelles. We had read in the newspaper that Paris was suffering from a toxic smog. The pollution levels hit 180 microgrammes of PM10 particulates per cubic metre, which was twice more the safety limit of 80. The Hotel de Ville banned cars from within […]

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Getting Away

March 17, 2014 – 4:39 am

Last week my associate Shamus suggested that I accompany him to the Continent. “Are you doing anything special?” “Not that I can think of?” I hadn’t worked since Christmas, but the previous week a diamond sale had filled my coffers. “London, the Maarstricht Art Fair, Bruxelles, and Paris.” It was a tempting offer. “Count me […]

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