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# DNA may reveal Lincoln clues. CHICAGO (AP) For years, the blood-spattered
velvet cloak that Mary Todd Lincoln is believed to have worn on the night
Pres. Lincoln was shot has mostly hung untouched. But with recent develop-
ments in DNA testing, researchers say the garment could reveal some of the
mysteries about the health of the nation's 16th president. But testing may
destroy a valuable relic of history to prove false some of the stories and
myths. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560113771-b33
: Will the truth of the Lincoln hit ever come out? Will DNA reveal Lincoln's
Zeta Reticulan heritage? Will the test results be 'mysteriously' suppressed?
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# Cosmonaut proposes Mir shares. MOSCOW (AP) A prominent cosmonaut offered
a new tactic to save the Mir orbiting station, symbol of Russia's space
glory and national pride: selling shares to foreigners. Buy a pie in the
sky: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560105325-5f9
: How much of a space station would you like to buy? Would it be a risky
investment? If Reptilioids try to take it away from you, would you fight?
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@ INTERSTELLAR TRAVEL: ACCELERATION AND MISSION PROFILE: It is possible for
an interstellar trip to be very short. The trip from our nearest neighbor,
Alpha Centuri, a triple star system 4.3 light years away made by acceler-
ation at 140 g to a v/c of 0.9999 is accomplished from a standing start to
a standing finish in 6 weeks. http://ufoinfo.com/filer/1999/ff_9925.html
: Is 6 weeks too slow? Would 140 g be uncomfortable? Suppose the inertial
damping system breaks down? Wouldn't it be better to just fold spacetime?
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# Sen. Hutchinson to divorce. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) US Sen. Tim Hutchinson,
a Southern Baptist minister who has called the breakdown of the American
family one of the nation's biggest problems, said Tuesday he has filed for
divorce. Hutchinson, who in 1996 became the first popularly elected GOP US
senator from Arkansas, is touted on his WorldWideWeb site as a "dedicated
advocate for American families." But he's not hypocritical, just fuzzy.
See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560116091-067
: Does your belief system force you to be publicly paradoxical? Are your
words & actions inconsistent? What's the difference between a self-rightous
conservative and a lying sack of sh!t? Did Hutchinson's ET implant misfire?
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# Kingston gets 28 weeks in jail. Polygamist leader John Daniel Kingston
will spend the next 28 weeks in jail, but his sentence could be reduced if
he apologizes to his teenage daughter and takes responsibility for beating
her. http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,100008867,00.html
: Should your punishment be eased if you apologize? Does your belief system
deal with polygamy, abuse, punishment, redemption? Do your mores evolve???
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# San Diego seeks end to beach nudity. SAN DIEGO (AP) - A remote strip of
pristine sand long labeled America's most popular - yet unofficial - nude
beach is covering up. After years of tolerating sunbathers in the buff,
the city is again trying to enforce an old ban on nudity at Black's Beach.
Some who visit the 1,500-foot stretch of coastline in the wealthy enclave
of La Jolla have complained about increased sexual behavior and expansion
of the nude beach boundaries by the clothing-optional set. Kill-joys -
see http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560111087-3c9
: Is a nude beach the only place where you can be sure that those around you
are human? Are nudity bans pushed by ETs so we can't tell who they are? Is
'modesty', pathological body-consciousness, an alien-implanted control ploy?
Do aliens control all gov't agencies that impose nudity bans, all churches
that stress 'modesty', all social institutions that promote 'shame'? Where?
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# Scientists predict babies possible from thawed tissue. (BBC) Women could
be able to have babies from thawed ovarian tissue within the next ten
years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_381000/381723.stm
# Also: Older women's pregnancy chances boosted:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_378000/378057.stm
# Fertility doctors can cut twin pregnancies:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_378000/378219.stm
# Islam allows egg storage. (BBC) Storage of human eggs for fertilisation by
a husband is not forbidden by Islam, a senior religious authority in Cairo
has said. But fertilising eggs with sperm from a 3rd party does break holy
law. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_380000/380283.stm
: Does your belief system have any policies about fertility technology? Are
your deities, clerics, Game Masters, ready to deal with the 21st century?
Do you want to reproduce from frozen tissues? Aren't there more fun methods?
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# Indonesians want province split. JAKARTA (AP) - Some 5,000 people marched
through an eastern Indonesian town and demanded the gov't make good on a
promise to split their province in two after months of bloody fighting
among Muslims and Christians. Christians dominate the southern half of
the province, known in Dutch colonial times as the Spice Islands. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560115020-48f
: Should your nation/province/state/county/parish/town/block be partitioned
along religious/ethnic/cultural/political/artistic lines? Do you find it
impossible to live amongst members of other groups without fighting? Do you
even fight amongst your own group? Are you possessed by demons, aliens, me?
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# LDS Church to give away genealogy software on Web. The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints offers free copies of the newest version of
its popular Personal Ancestral File software program. The Window-based PAF
4.0 will be available at www.familysearch.org. PAF 4.0 does not provide
genealogical data. Instead, the program helps users organize their family-
history records. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,100008345,00.html
: Do you track your ancestry? Do others track you? Are you proud of your ET
alien heritage? Which planet are your ancestors from? Will you visit there?
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