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# GM pests bite back. (BBC) Genetically modifying crops to protect them from
pests may not work. A US study concludes that one of the main pests respon-
sible for damaging crops may be rapidly developing a resistance to GM pro-
ducts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_337000/337477.stm
@ Links: Genewatch: http://www.genewatch.org/
@ National Biotech Info Facility: http://www.nbif.org/
: Should we think of this as evolution in action? Can pests evolve faster
than humans? Are they aided by aliens, commies, demons, Republicans, you?
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# BEAMING IS BELIEVING. Teleportation isn't just Star Trek fare anymore. New
research says practical applications for quantum transport are near at hand.
www.wired.com/news/news/email/explode-infobeat/technology/story/19551.html
@ Links: Technical Insights: http://www.wiley.com/technical_insights/
@ Los Alamos National Laboratory: http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/
: Where would you teleport to? Will this change everything? Is it more vital
than coldfusion, genetic magic, mind expansion? Can we beat the Reptilioids?
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# Solar Temple cult worries Canada. QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) More mass suicides
linked to the Order of the Solar Temple doomsday cult, implicated in 74
deaths in Canada and Europe in the past five years, are a real possibility
as the millennium nears, police said. "Yes, there are Solar Temple members
remaining in Quebec. There may be about 30 of them left." But not for much
longer: http://detnews.com/1999/religion/9905/07/04290018.htm
: What's your favorite suicide cult? Is it still around? Was it messy? Are
you a member? Are you still alive? Why? When's the best time for suicide?
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Black is the new pink - pink holes observed with optical light telescopes.
Some black holes appear bright pink, Australian astronomers found. They're
still struggling to explain why but they speculate that the light emanates
from gas that is being ripped apart as it disappears into the black hole.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_337000/337768.stm
@ Black hole FAQs 1: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/bh_faq.html
@ Black hole FAQs 2: http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/ask/abholes.html
# Also: Megablasts in space:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_317000/317233.stm
# New black holes discovered:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_318000/318884.stm
# Hubble reveals stellar traffic jam:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_290000/290062.stm
# Hubble finds huge black hole:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_115000/115688.stm
: Are pink black holes the new gay pride emblem? Are these black holes pinko
commies? Are you? Are Reptilioids Socialists? What color are right-wingers?
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# Strong Teeth Show True Grit? HELSINKI, Finland (Reuters) - Teeth can show
which soldiers should be leaders, a study of Finnish conscripts suggests.
A Finnish dentist examined almost 3,000 conscripts' teeth and found a
correlation with their owners' personalities. "Those with good teeth are
more group-leader types and those with poor teeth are more rank-and-file."
Those with good dental health were more responsible, more social and more
eager to look good in front of authorities such as dentists, the study
showed. http://news.excite.com/news/r/990507/12/odd-teeth
: Do teeth also correlate with propensities for alien abduction, subversion/
treason, paranormal beliefs, liberalism, atheism, webmastering, kiddie.porn?
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# Omigod! It's the Year Of Movies From Hell - As millennium nears, Hollywood
is giving the Devil his due. There are only 241 days to the end of the
millennium. Do you know where the Devil is? Hollywood does, and in the
remaining months of 1999, it's bringing the Evil One to a theater near you.
In a high season of spiritual debauchery, American movies are going to hell.
www.mostnewyork.com/1999-05-05/New_York_Now/Movies/a-27785.asp?last6days=1
: Are Satanic/Demonic/Hell movies involved in mind-control plots by Xians,
anti-Xians, CIA, MI5, Reptilioids, MicroSoft, Bilderbergers, Coca-Cola, me?
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SansComment:
# Pentagon confirms depleted uranium use. (BBC) The US Dept of Defense has
confirmed that its aircraft are using depleted uranium weapons in the Kosovo
conflict. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_337000/337855.stm
# SITES MUST RETOOL FOR DISABLED. Pending US rules will force Web sites run
by governments and government contractors to make design and content tweaks
to accommodate disabled users. The start of a whole new industry, again?
www.wired.com/news/news/email/explode-infobeat/politics/story/19556.html
# LANDMARK RULING ON ENCRYPTION. A presidential order limiting encryption
exports is ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals panel, which says
encryption software is protected by the First Amendment. It's about time:
www.wired.com/news/news/email/explode-infobeat/politics/story/19553.html
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SkeptiLinks:
# Hitler's Favorite Works Of Art Go On Display:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990507/12/odd-hitler
# Collectors: Now's the time to collect Y2K memorabilia:
http://news.excite.com/news/uw/990506/university-odd-179
* Bomb squad done at Columbine H.S. - divine collaborator escapes:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559457286-055
* Pope makes historic Romania visit - Rome devours Orthodox Church:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559461812-299
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"Manganese!!" Old Dutch screamed, dropping his pickaxe and spooking his
faithful ass, Isabel, who stumbled and fell a mile and a half, four-legged
freestyle, to the bottom of Hell's Jagged Canyon, landing with a faint,
plaintive whinny and a horrifying "plop!" that echoed halfway to Nevada as
Old Dutch watched in stunned amazement, pausing to wonder if a fresh vein
of ore worth the life of the only women he ever loved. --E. Von Pond
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