-Caveat Lector- SkeptiNews 990123b - - - - - - - - - - - All The News That's Fit To Question > PRODIGY TO STOP ONLINE SERVICE OVER Y2K. Prodigy Communications Corp. notified the 208,000 subscribers of its pioneer "Prodigy Classic" online service that it will shut down in October because of the Year 2000 computer problem. The company said the so-called "Y2K" problem was not expected to affect the 433,000 subscribers of its newer "Prodigy Internet" service, launched in late 1996, and it encouraged its Classic subscribers to enroll there. Some customers suspicious of company's motive - see http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/23/prodigy.shutdown.01.ap/index.html : How many other organizations will make Y2K excuses? Are they valid? --Ric > RUSSIA TO KEEP MIR STATION IN ORBIT FOR THREE MORE YEARS. Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov signed a decree to keep the Mir space station in orbit for three more years. The move is almost certain to disappoint U.S. space officials, who want Russia to abandon the Mir in coming months so Moscow can spend its limited resources on building the new International Space Station. Mir has longest record of any space station - see http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9901/22/russia.space.ap/index.html and http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/mir990122.html : If Mir can survive Y2K, why can't Prodigy? Which is built better? --Ric > SALMAN RUSHDIE'S WORDS BECOME U2'S LYRICS. "The Satanic Verses" author Salman Rushdie provided lyrics for a new song by Irish rockers U2. Rushdie gave U2 front man Bono lyrics from his new novel, "The Ground Beneath Her Feet." The romantic song, which also will be called "The Ground Beneath Her Feet," will be on the band's next album. U2 hopes to release the song on its own to coincide with the release of Rushdie's new book, which is a retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set in the world of rock 'n' roll. ### : Will the death-fatwah on Rushdie be extended to U2 now? Who kills Bono? -R # Indonesian police to shoot on sight. (BBC) Despite tight security, 5 more people reportedly were killed in religious violence in eastern Indonesia. news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/events/indonesia/latest_news/newsid_261000/261321. stm : Members of what religious groups would you like to have shot on sight? -R # Iranian conservative slams Internet. (BBC) A senior cleric has said the Internet and satellite TV are corrupting Iranian society, and called for better religious programmes. Technologies for fun and prophet - see http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_261000/261300.stm : Is your society corrupted by Nets and TVs? Is corruption inevitable? -Ric # Arctic ozone worries grow. (BBC) Scientists fear that ozone loss over the Arctic could parallel the sort of damage seen over the South Pole. Decay - see http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_260000/260775.stm : When will northern skin cancer rates skyrocket, as in the south? -Ric # The word on gum disease. (BBC) Researchers have shown that gum disease may lead to heart disease and premature babies. Wider implications - see news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/specials/anaheim_99/newsid_261000/261452. stm # The end of tooth decay? (BBC) A new anti-bacterial mouthwash could be a major step to getting rid of tooth decay. Smiles to take your breath away - see http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_260000/260590.stm # Fluoridation 'benefits all'. (BBC) Dentists have published evidence that flouridation benefits elderly people as well as children as they push for more water supplies to be treated with the chemical. Drill no more - see see http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_260000/260862.stm : Is health a communist plot? Was it ever? Do only the good die young? -Ric # A little goes a long way. (BBC) Many people may be able to extend their lives by eating smaller amounts of food, according to preliminary findings. news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/specials/anaheim_99/newsid_260000/260611. stm # Cut the Chow and Lengthen Life - Why a Little Starvation Goes a Long Way. (ABC) In the Biosphere, each person got 1,800 calories a day. See http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/caloriecut990122.html : If you live longer by eating less, are you immortal if you eat nothing? -R # Humans seen living to age 130 or more. "It's complete bull . . .," Raj Sohal of Southern Methodist University in Dallas said of the prospects of people surviving 130 years. "It is quite likely that people will live to 130 years," insisted Thadepalli of the University of California at Los Angeles. See http://www.post-gazette.com/healthscience/19990123aaas2.asp # Do you want to live forever? For how long? Would it get boring? When? -Ric _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Earch Changes - Quickening Times: SERIES OF QUAKES HIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - TREMOR SHAKES NEW ZEALAND - POWERFUL QUAKE STRIKES JAPAN - EARTHQUAKE SHAKES THE PHILIPPINES: Earth Alert http://www.discovery.com/news/earthalert/earthalert.html MEXICO VOLCANO: POPOCATEPETL - ITALY’S VOLCANO: MT. ETNA Southwest Volcano Research Centre http://www.goodnet.com/~ej76707/cerupt.htm MOUNT AYLIFF AND THABA-NKULU DECLARED NATIONAL DISASTER AREAS African National Congress Newswire http://www.anc.org.za/anc/newsbrief/1999/news0122 Earthquake Deaths Triple in 1998 http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/earthquakes990122.html Sick Seas Threaten Earth http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/sickseas990122.html Drug-resistant HIV fear news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/specials/anaheim_99/newsid_261000/261056. stm Hot Links: The Spookiest of the Spooks: http://www.covertcomic.com/Underg.htm UFOrmation: http://www.m-m.org/jz/ufo.html (watch the skies!) Earth Confederation: http://members.xoom.com/EConfed Addicted to Art Bell? http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/1282 Alien Confession: www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Galaxy/4807/index.htm SPACE2000 @ http://www.space2000.freeserve.co.uk (spaced again!) 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