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Splice by FFWD Staff Guide to the invisible They’re all around you. You can’t see them, but they’re there. They’re on your skin, they’re in the air you breathe, they’re growing in nooks and crannies, they’re right before your eyes. And now you can find out exactly what they are. A Field Guide to the Invisible (Henry Holt) by Wayne Biddle looks at the world that exists outside the human range of vision. Once you get past the boring cover, the book is full of interesting facts and trivia on all the things we can’t see – from poisonous gases you can’t smell (carbon monoxide) to other things you can (farts, burps, body odor), and from the living (dust mites, bacteria) to the deadly (radiation). Biddle approaches his subject with a sense of humor and says the book is not intended to create paranoia, but to serve as "a layperson’s guide to the inescapable stew we’re in." However, sometimes knowing what they are is just as bad as knowing they’re there. Col. "X" on the Web He may be the closest thing to the Cigarette Smoking Man alive – Col. L. Fletcher was the model for Col. "X" in Oliver Stone’s film JFK. Prouty spent nine of his 23-year military career in the Pentagon, including appointments as the first "focal point" officer between the CIA and the Air Force for Clandestine Operations, and briefing officer for the Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Prouty’s personal experiences led him to conclude that those seemingly in control of the world are taking orders from unknown clandestine forces. His views on the Kennedy assassination and the entire Cold War are also fuel for conspiracy theorists’ fantasies. While Prouty could be easily dismissed, his Web site has enough interesting material to make the most hardened skeptic a little paranoid. Visit The Col. L. Fletcher Prouty Reference Site Free stuff! Win opening night tickets to One Yellow Rabbits’ performance of Thunderstruck as well as dinner at Fleur de Sel on 4th Street. Find out how to enter by checking out the ad in this issue. Enter to win a pair of tickets to see the Tragically Hip on Friday, March 5 at the Saddledome or The Philosopher Kings on March 17 at the Jack Singer. Check out the ads in this issue for details on how to win a pair of tickets Fast Forward has five Velvet Goldmine prize packages including a poster, soundtrack CD and a double pass good for the run of engagement. The film, which revolves around the excesses of the "Glam Rock" era, is playing at weekday matinees from February 19 to March 4 at the Plaza in Kensington. See the ad in this issue for more details. You and your skatin’ pals could win tickets to see Less Than Jake and a couple of their CDs. Just find the ad in this issue, fill out the entry form and drop it off at Megatunes. The fabulous Dino Martinis will be playing at Quincy’s on Saturday, February 27. This is your chance to get up in style – see the ad in this issue for details on how to win tickets, some bubbly and a limo ride to and from the show. Free stuff can be picked up starting the Friday following publication. Only those who have not won free stuff in the past four weeks (excluding movie passes) are eligible. Office hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

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