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# Hominid Fossil Says Plenty. (ABC) A fossil found in Indonesia two years
ago is bound to stir up our family tree. The Homo erectus fossil, dubbed
"Madeleine," appears to have had a capacity for language. More gossip:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/hominid990906.html
: Did your ancestors talk a lot? Do you talk a lot? Do aliens talk? Is talk
better/easier than telepathy? Does talk/telepathy aid/hinder survival? How?
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# How to Watch Falling Russian Booster Rockets. Dr Sky tells us how to view
falling space satellites which currently include a Russian booster rocket,
similar to the one that came down a few days ago. http://www.drsky.com/
: Do you like to watch falling rockets? Are crashes better than launches? Do
you help rockets fall? Do aliens help rockets launch or fall? Do they watch?
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# New pesticide 'strangles' insects. (BBC) Australian researchers are
developing a new pesticide which "strangles" insects by preventing
them from shedding their shells as they grow. Imploding insects:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_440000/440690.stm
# Millennium bug: 'Last chance' warning. (BBC) A "last chance" guide
for businesses still to tackle the millennium bug was launched on
Tuesday by the UK government's task force, Action 2000. Late start:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_440000/440754.stm
: Would you rather strangle insects, humans, aliens, robots, me? Should Y2K
bugs be strangled? Should hackers, crackers, virus-writers be strangled too?
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# eBay Stops Baby Bidding. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Bids for an unborn child
reached into six figures on the online auction house eBay, less than a
week after a human kidney received million-dollar offers there. Company
officials removed listings for 3 babies on the site and believe them all
to be hoaxes. The two earlier kidney sales were also thought to be shams.
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/DailyNews/ebay_babies990907.html
: What organs or persons would you like to buy/sell? Do restrictions on sale
of humans & organs unfairly limit free trade, capitalism? If people & parts
aren't sold openly, won't people & aliens just steal/deal them secretly??
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@ Discovery Channel: Alien Invasion. Learn to separate the real space
folks from the hoaxes and read about your neighbors' alien encounters.
Track the invaders: http://www.discovery.com/tlcpages/alien/alien.html
@ NOVA Online: Hunt for Alien Worlds. Learn about the planets, find what
experts think about humans being alone in the universe, and learn about
the tools used in searching for UFOs. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worlds/
@ Alien Autopsy: Faked or Fiction? Included here are Time magazine's review
of the "authentic" movie footage, and the step-by-step handbook "How To
Make An Alien." Proceed with caution: http://www.trudang.com/autopsy.html
: Have you built any aliens lately? Are they fun? Have you found any alien
worlds? Have any alien worlds found you? Do aliens talk in your head? How?
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Waco-Rama:
# Federal judge demands Waco evidence, threatens Justice Dept with contempt:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560999460-014
# Republicans vow Waco probe - "a lot of heat and not very much light:"
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561031075-d75
# Also: Waco revelations raise questions - answers abound:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561032749-4af
# Also: Lawmakers split over Waco blame - it's all your fault:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561024889-f06
# Also: Again, Reno didn't get word - nobody tells me anything:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561045613-424
# And: Clinton has confidence in Reno - Freeh left to dangle:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561015886-ecb
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# Greek Orthodox to Pope: Apologize. ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Pope John Paul II
must apologize for centuries of perceived Roman Catholic misdeeds against
the Christian Orthodox in order to receive a religious welcome in Greece,
Greek Orthodox Church leaders said. The Holy Synod's snub was not binding
on the Greek govt. But a senior synod leader made clear that if the pope
wants to visit he must show a sign of "humility and repentance" for what
Orthodox clerics consider a long history of Vatican-sponsored aggression &
arrogance. The demand opens rifts that could embarrass political leaders
and encourage anti-papal demonstrations if the visit occurs.
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561037931-6cc
# Pope Pius XII anti-Semitic. NEW YORK (AP) - Pius XII's deep anti-Semitism
contributed to his refusal to condemn Nazi atrocities during WWII. Among
documents cited by writer John Cornwell in a new book, "Hitler's Pope: The
Secret History of Pius XII," is a letter Pius wrote in 1919, when he was a
Vatican diplomat. The letter describes some revolutionary Jews in Munich,
Germany as "a gang of young women of dubious appearance, Jews like all the
rest of them, hanging around in all the offices with provocative demeanor
and suggestive smiles." Pius XII has been criticized for failing to do
more to help Jews during the war. The Vatican has consistently defended
his conduct. http://infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561041712-89f
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SkeptiLinks:
# Americans work longest hours - run risk of burning out:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561027956-8b0
# Judge allows pre-game prayer in Texas - God forces team to lose:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561003888-ed4
# Twist to Evolution Debate - Schools May Add 'Intelligent Design' Lessons:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/evolution990907.html
@ Volcano: MT.POPOCATEPETL: http://cenapred.unam.mx/cgi-bin/popo/mvolcan.cgi
# Crop Circle Report from Wilshire England:
http://real2.rowlandnet.com/report/linda080199.ram
# Solar Eclipse Preview and Crop Circle Report from The UK:
http://real2.rowlandnet.com/report/linda080899.ram
# Solar Eclipse Report and Crop Circle Report from The UK:
http://real2.rowlandnet.com/report/linda081599.ram
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