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@ The William Shatner Acting Simulator:
http://www.hecklers.com/simshatner/simshatner.html
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# Ask Oakland's tattooed punks about Jerry Brown & you'll find that Mayor
Moonbeam rules with an iron fist: www.city-journal.org/html/9_4_a2.html
@ PoliticalCorrectness has made taboo the very idea of beauty. Elaine Scarry
wants to restore the place of the beautiful, and of trust, in the world:
http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/11/09/scarry/print.html
: Is all politics conspiracy? Are all conspiracies political? Are you sure?
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# EVIDENCE FOR "MIGRANE PERSONALITY" REPORTED BY CHINESE TEAM. Although
migraine treatment eliminates or reduces many abnormal psychological
traits in patients, some neurotic traits still persist in migraineurs
following treatment. http://psychiatry.medscape.com/13800.rhtml
: Does your personality torture you? Do you have many abnormal psychological
traits? Is chemical/surgical intervention required? Does your implant buzz?
# ESTROGEN REDUCES AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG ELDERLY WITH MODERATE TO
SEVERE DEMENTIA: http://psychiatry.medscape.com/13746.rhtml
: Can agressive behaviour be fine-tuned with estrogen and testosterone? Are
these effective for controlling human behaviour, with or without dementia?
Do your ET/CIA/KGB masters control you with hormones? Do they pump you up?
# USE OF IBOGAINE TO TREAT DRUG ADDICTION EXAMINED - Clinical, cultural, and
political issues of ibogaine: http://psychiatry.medscape.com/13803.rhtml
: Does ibogaine really induce telepathy? Do addicts need telepathy? Why??
# RISPERIDONE ENHANCES FRONTAL CORTICAL ACTIVATION IN SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS
-- A newer atypical antipsychotic, it enhances activation of brain areas
associated with working memory: http://psychiatry.medscape.com/13792.rhtml
@ Herbal Remedies - An alternative guide to health and well-being:
http://iafrica.com/backpage/index.htm?src_id=tmp0346
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Genes-R-Us:
# Gene flaw may promote cancer. (AP) Scientists have identified an inherited
genetic mutation that may make people more vulnerable to colon cancer,
possibly playing a role in up to 9% of cases diagnosed each year in the
U.S. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562078245-971
# Human genome rivals may unite. (AP) The public & private rivals racing to
decode the human genetic blueprint are discussing collaborating on the
effort: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562077526-2dc
# Retardation clues - genetic. (AP) UK scientists have discovered that a
subtle genetic abnormality could be an important cause of unexplained
cases of mental retardation in children. Not just from eating lead paint:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562049682-7c8
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# Germany eyes nuke ban. BERLIN (AP) Germany's coalition govt is working on
laws to phase out the country's nuclear power industry. Meanwhile, several
thousands anti-nuke protesters demonstrated in Berlin Saturday, demanding
immediate shutdown of all of the country's nuclear power stations. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562064492-1a9
: Can humanity live with/without fission reactors? Will cold fusion save us?
@ NANOTECHNOLOGY WITHOUT GENIES <http://geniebusters.org/> - detailed anal-
ysis of Earth's current economic & technological systems, refuting some
misconceptions about molecular nanotechnology <http://zyvex.com/nano/>.
And see: http://www.memepool.com/Subject/Commentary/
: Can humanity live with/without nanotechnology? Will nanobots rebuild us?
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SkeptiSpace:
# It's Real! (NASA) By observing the transit of a planet across the face of
a distant star, astronomers prove that planets exist outside our solar
system. http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast14nov99_1.htm
See also: http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9911/13/newplanet.ap/
# Reminder: There will be a planetary transit of our own star on Monday,
Nov. 15 when Mercury crosses the face of the Sun. For details see:
http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast12nov99_1.htm
# Comet's meteor storm to occur soon - peaks every 33 years, see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562059594-68b
# Also: Web sites showing updates on comet, see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562059595-f8f
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Crash-A-Rama:
# EgyptAir tape data inconclusive: http://cnn.com/US/9911/14/egyptair.05/
# "Something happens. Alarms go off... There is some kind of problem that
they're dealing with. It gets progressively worse. And the tape stops."
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562082747-933
# Also: U.S. team probes EgyptAir pilot, see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562075433-8e6
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# Tao mixes with basketball. WASHINGTON (AP) J.F.Mahoney doesn't expect high
school basketball players from Newark, N.J. to study the Tao Te Ching. Not
directly, anyway. But the author of "The Tao of the Jump Shot" wouldn't
mind if a few principles of Eastern philosophy found their way into West
Side High - along with a solid jump shot. Part of the ancient Chinese
wisdom in the Tao is that, if you keep your game and your soul uncluttered
by distractions, good play happens naturally. Tap into the flow, bro:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2562073320-6c9
: Should Taoism be taught in public schools? Should basketball? Are sports
religions? Are religions games? Are games educational? Is education mystic?
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@ What Palm Pilots: http://palmpilot.com/ were before they were Palm Pilots:
http://etch-a-sketch.com/ and see: http://memepool.com/Subject/Culture/
@ AMUSEMENT PARK PHYSICS: http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics/
@ Catapult a cow: http://www.mediafarm.no/forsoksgard/kukaster.asp
@ GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT: http://learner.org/exhibits/garbage/
@ Bad maps: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
@ Digital TV conversion: http://www.analog2digital.com/
@ CAFFEINE ARCHIVE: http://www.caffeinearchive.com
@ All that is solid melts into air. As the century comes to a close,
modernism in the arts is being replaced by... uh... who knows what...
http://boston.com/dailyglobe2/318/living/A_century_in_the_ArtsP.shtml
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