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Escape noise: The Right to Quiet Society in Canada provides links to quiet dining and travel destinations, anti-noise gadgets such as dishwashers, computers and anti-barking dog collars and general noise control regulations around the world. http://www.quiet.org/index.htm
Escape (reported) crime: Located at the crossroads of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Yemen boasts a per capita crime rate of just 1.16109 per 1,000 people. http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_tot_cri_percap-crime-total-crimes-per-capita Escape high school: Be a genius. Michael Kearney graduated from college in 1994 at the age of ten – after a quick trip through junior college at six years of age. http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails
Escape Earth: The latest price for a civilian to hitch a ride on a space mission is a cool 25 million US dollars. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=3406 Escape the solar system: If you're still around 20 to 30 years from now, European astronomers should know for sure whether the most Earth-like planet outside our solar system is indeed habitable. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?alias=scientists-find-most-eartWASHINGTON
Escape Prison I: In 1962, prisoners Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from the so-called 'inescapable' Alcatraz island prison in California. They made life-like dummies with real hair, used homemade drills, climbed utility pipes, shimmied down drainpipes and took to the water in a raft constructed from life vests and raincoats. They were never found. http://www.paperlessarchives.com/alcatraz.html
Escape pollution: Developers plan to complete construction on the world's first "eco-city" in 2010. Dongtan in China will feature solar and wind energy, hydrogen cars and no landfills. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-02-15-china-eco-city_x.htm Prison Escape II: In 1979 political prisoners Tim Jenkin, Stephen Lee and Alex Moumbaris escaped from South Africa's maximum-security Pretoria Central Prison after 18 months of plotting, testing, and mastering the art of picking locks and forging keys. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?cat=109&paged=3
Escape the army: And keep your big toe… Male Finns can avoid compulsory military training by claiming internet addiction. http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/04/1091557883381.htm
Escape the cult: Visit the Fight Against Coercive Tactics Network to review a comprehensive list of known cults around the world (including scientology) and a truckload of cult-help experts to aid in breaking that pesky mind control phenomenon. www.factnet.org
Previously published in Provokator print issue 20.
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