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@ WTO Riot Barbie: http://www.misterridiculous.com/riotbarbie.jpg
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# Human Lifespan Of 200 Expected. A century ago, people lived only about 49
years on average. Today, it's more like 76 years. But in the future, it
could be much, much longer - double or triple the average human life span
as we know it. "It's fascinating - the prospect of most people having the
ability to live to the age of 150 or 200." Why stop there?
http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/genetics/lhgec034.htm
: How long do you want to live, work, netsurf, pray, pay? Can you really do
anything useful for 150-200 years? Would you accumulate too many memories?
Would you need to have your memories purged regularly? Would you be bored?
Would you involve yourself in endless conspiracies? Would you go apoplectic?
# Fluoride 'does not cause fractures' (BBC) Fluoridation of drinking water
supplies does not increase the risk of hip fractures, say researchers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_611000/611805.stm
# Fluoridation 'benefits all' - not a Communist conspiracy, probably:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_260000/260862.stm
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# UK SAVANT ADVOCATES RIGHT TO HUMAN CLONING - Proposal Generated by "Mist-
aken Anthropology." ROME - British philosopher and bioethicist Prof. John
Harris stated that cloning should be made a human right; the reproduction
technique that allowed the birth of Dolly the sheep could be applied to
humans without scruples. http://ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=45727
# Study probes GM cross-pollination. ORONO, Maine (AP) - Researchers hope
a study showing very little cross-pollination between genetically engin-
eered and natural corn plants will ease fears that altered crops could
taint conventionally grown crops. Reaction to eco-terrorism - see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563521173-769
: Who stands to gain the most from cloning and other reproduction research?
Who stands to lose? Whose vested interests are at stake? Who takes control?
Should human clones be gene-modified, improved, optimized? Who decides? Do
you want to cross-pollinate with chimps, dolphins, cheetahs, squids, me??
@ Frankenstein: gopher://wiretap.spies.com/00/Library/Classic/franken.txt
@ OUT OF CONTROL: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the
Economic World: http://www.well.com/user/kk/OutOfControl/
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# Japan Cult Causes Stir With Name Change. TOKYO (Reuters) The new name of
Japan's doomsday cult accused of a 1995 mass murder attempt has unnerved
some Japanese companies unlucky enough to share the same name. You'd feel
the same if it was you: http://news.excite.com/news/r/000121/11/odd-cult
# Bodies of Two Mummified Children Found. TOKYO (Reuters) Japanese police
have found two mummified bodies of children in a house suspected of being
used by a fringe religious group in western Japan. At least they're not
cannibals, eh? http://news.excite.com/news/r/000121/11/odd-mummy
: What's your favorite Japanese cult? How many Japanese cults do'ya know of?
Are Japanese cults better/worse than US/UK/Chinese/Korean/alien cults? Why?
@ Don't Try This At Home! http://www.yellowstoneinfo.com/Occult/witchcra.htm
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# Immune system 'causes miscarriage' (BBC) The mother's immune system
may be the culprit responsible for miscarriages, scientists believe.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_612000/612021.stm
# Also: Genetic miscarriage risk - if your parents had no children,
you probably won't have children either, statistically speaking:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_600000/600677.stm
# Caffeine blamed for miscarriages - coffee is 'brew of Satan'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_535000/535377.stm
# Miscarriage risk of slow eggs - amphetamine, coffee may be needed:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_365000/365648.stm
: What's your favorite cause of pregnancy termination? What happens to souls
of miscarried fetuses? Where do they all go? Is heaven mostly populated with
little fetus souls? Do adult souls get really bored there? Is hell livlier?
# NEXT BIG THING: PENIS ENLARGEMENTS. PLUS: Who's really hung in Hollywood:
http://bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/00/01/20/PENIS_ENLARGEMENT.html
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# Taiwan eatery pulls Nazi pics. TAIPEI(AP) Owners of a restaurant decorated
with images of Nazi death camps have removed them, saying they didn't know
the images might offend some customers. "The Jail" restaurant dropped the
items one day after AP reported Jewish and German residents considered the
decor offensive. The eatery, in a trendy section of downtown Taipei, was
designed to give diners the feeling they were eating in a jail. Waiters
wear striped uniforms and lead customers to tables in handcuffs. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563494455-ab8
: Would you rather have lunch in Buchenwald, Sing-Sing, Devil's Island? Who
aims the mind-control beams that make you want to dine in jail? Would a bar
be more correctly decorated as a prison, deathcamp, police station? How much
would you eat & drink in such an establishment? Could you ever drink enough?
# Mondays bring heart attacks. (BBC) Friday night booze binges and the
stresses of going back to work after the weekend could be contributing
to a higher rate of heart attacks on a Monday, research has shown.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_612000/612550.stm
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@ The Antichrist: http://www.macromind.org/maps/nz/a-christ.htm
@ Heretics: http://ccel.wheaton.edu/chesterton/heretics/heretics.html
@ Orthodoxy: http://ccel.wheaton.edu/chesterton/orthodoxy/orthodoxy.html
# Web Site Invites Sinners to Confess Online. LONDON (Reuters) A cyber-con-
fessional has been launched which allows sinners to unburden their souls
by typing transgressions "into a space provided" and using the Internet to
make peace with God. http://news.excite.com/news/r/000121/11/odd-confess
: What's your favorite sin? Have you ever confessed to it? Will you tell us
all about it, right here, in public? What's your favorite heresy? Will you
confess to that too? How about orthodoxy? Is orthodoxy worth confessing to?
# Don't let Trump hear about this marital contract. Myles Spires Jr., a
former pastor, asked a judge to enforce a contract that prohibited his
wife from getting money without his permission, and forced her to carry
out all of his requests "in strict accordance." Further, her sex with him
must be "spontanous." <http://legaltimes.com/expcfm/display.cfm?id=2580>
That's no contract, the court ruled -- that's slavery!
And see http://www.obscurestore.com/
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