[scifinoir2] Fw: Plastic Spaceships

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Very interesting but still in very rudimentary stages. NASA Science News for August 25, 2005 After reading this article, you might never look at trash bags the same way again. A new material called RXF1 derived from the plastic of ordinary household trash bags could help

[scifinoir2] Earth's Core Spins Faster Than the Rest of the Planet

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ooh! Fascinating! August 25, 2005 Earth's Core Spins Faster Than the Rest of the Planet By KENNETH CHANG As the earth turns, the center of the earth turns even faster. Confirming assertions

[scifinoir2] 10 Planets? Why Not 11?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Really interesting ! August 23, 2005 10 Planets? Why Not 11? By KENNETH CHANG PASADENA, Calif. - Between feedings and diaper changes of his newborn daughter, Michael E. Brown may yet find an

[scifinoir2] The History of Chromosomes May Shape the Future of Diseases

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinting science stuff. August 30, 2005 The History of Chromosomes May Shape the Future of Diseases By CARL ZIMMER The common ancestor of humans and the rhesus macaque monkey lived about 25

[scifinoir2] Fw: Can species learn their way into existence?: World Science

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Neat science stuff. * Can species learn their way into existence?: Some new twists on evolutionary theory give creatures a tiny bit of say in their own evolution. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050806_learnfrm.htm * Knotted strings served as accounting system in

[scifinoir2] Fw: Did life begin in ice?: World Science

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating science stuff. * Did life begin in ice?: New findings back a theory that the first self- replicating molecules arose in ice, some researchers say. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050809_icefrm.htm * Lost black holes reported found: They're hiding behind

[scifinoir2] Building a Virtual Microbe, Gene by Gene by Gene

[EMAIL PROTECTED] More fascinating science stuff! August 16, 2005 Building a Virtual Microbe, Gene by Gene by Gene By CARL ZIMMER Michael Ellison has a dream: to reconstruct a living thing inside a computer,

[scifinoir2] Fw: Voracious black holes hide their appetite in dusty galaxies

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Really cool! http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/view.article.php?ArticleID=20533 Voracious black holes hide their appetite in dusty galaxies August 08, 2005 A UK-led team of astronomers reports today (August 4th) in Nature that they have tracked down an elusive

[scifinoir2] Fw: Trick Plants to Grow on Mars

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Life is getting more and more like SF! http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/grow_plants_by_relieve_anxiety.html?882005 Trick Plants to Grow on Mars Summary - (Aug 8, 2005) If humans are going to live on Mars, we're going to need to learn how to grow plants in the

[scifinoir2] NASA's Next Leap In Mars Exploration Ready For Launch

[EMAIL PROTECTED] I hope these exciting-sounding missions are successful! http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-mro-05h.html MARSDAILY - http://www.marsdaily.com NASA's Next Leap In Mars Exploration Ready For Launch Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Aug 10, 2005 NASA's Mars Reconnaissance

[scifinoir2] Awesome galactic photo!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Check out this really fantastic photo! Cheers! Amy http://lava.nationalgeographic.com/pod/pictures/sm_wallpaper/NGM2002_12p42-4.jpg [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- font

Fw: [scifinoir2] New world found in outer solar system

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is so cool! http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn7751 New world found in outer solar system 29 July 2005 NewScientist.com news service Maggie McKee Updated: 1749 BST Astronomical detective work led to the stunning discovery of a large new world beyond

[scifinoir2] Birdsong: Music on the Wing in the Forests of Ecuador

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Utterly fascinating! August 2, 2005 A New Kind of Birdsong: Music on the Wing in the Forests of Ecuador By CARL ZIMMER Richard Prum, a Yale ornithologist, was hiking through an Ecuadorean forest

Re: [scifinoir2] A Hip Hop Clothing Store Called 'Nigger'

[EMAIL PROTECTED] My gut reaction was - OH GROSS!! DAMN! David is so right to respond the way he did in this message. Amy from David Sylvester's Website Contribute2 via Kalamu's E-drum Nigger Store http://www.divinecipher.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=62 A Hip Hop Clothing Store

[scifinoir2] Fw: Scientists study oldest known dinosaur embryos: World Science

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool science stuff! Subject: Scientists study oldest known dinosaur embryos: World Science * Scientists study oldest known dinosaur embryos: The find lets researchers detail a dinosaur's growth step by step for the first time, scientists said.

Re: [scifinoir2] Cosmic rays may prevent long-haul space travel

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is really depressing! http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn7753 Cosmic rays may prevent long-haul space travel 15:01 01 August 2005 NewScientist.com news service Rob Edwards The radiation encountered on a journey to Mars and back could well kill

[scifinoir2] Fw: Albert Einstein on Race and Racism

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bless my soul! One of my heroes is even greater and more heroic than I knew! Bravo to Einstein and to the authors! Cheers! Amy Albert Einstein on Race and Racism A new book is being released about Albert Einstein and his relationship to African-Americans:

[scifinoir2] Mars or Bust

[EMAIL PROTECTED] More good Mars stuff! August 2, 2005 Mars or Bust By JOHN TIERNEY DEVON ISLAND, Nunavut President Bush wants humans to go to Mars, which is the best undeveloped real estate left in the solar

[scifinoir2] Fw: Destruction Caused By Intolerance....great reading!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] 33% of the world's population is made up of Christians who believe that Christianity is the only true religion. 25% of the world's population is made up of people who believe that Islam is the only true religion. 14% of the

[scifinoir2] Hunting for Life in Specks of Cosmic Dust

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Nifty essay about issues surrounding exobiology! July 19, 2005 Hunting for Life in Specks of Cosmic Dust By DENNIS OVERBYE In astronomy, the race is on to the bottom. Teams of astronomers are

[scifinoir2] A Gene for Romance? So It Seems (Ask the Vole)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating! July 19, 2005 A Gene for Romance? So It Seems (Ask the Vole) By NICHOLAS WADE Biologists have been making considerable progress in identifying members of a special class of genes

[scifinoir2] Fw: Three-sun planet reportedly found: World Science

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Really interesting stuff! World Science * Three-sun planet reportedly found: A scientist says he found a planet with three suns, which could rewrite theories of planet formation. A new animation depicts a triple sunset in the region.

Re: [scifinoir2] The Chocolate factory minus the chocolate

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting point but here is a point of my own and I am planning to see this film. Except for the titular character, the other kids in this film are obnoxious brats who get their comeuppances. Wouldn't you rather have nasty white kids get humiliated than kids of color?

[scifinoir2] Fw: Humans in Americas 40,000 years ago!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Confirms with hard evidence what I have suspected for a long time. July 5, 2005 Page A10 Special to The Globe and Mail LONDON -- Archeologists have discovered evidence that humans inhabited the Americas 25,000 years earlier than had been believed. The evidence -- 269

[scifinoir2] How Quantum Physics Can Teach Biologists About Evolution

[EMAIL PROTECTED] July 5, 2005 Next time you meet an obnoxious funnymentalist - just show them this! How Quantum Physics Can Teach Biologists About Evolution By CORNELIA DEAN In the fall of 1900, a young

[scifinoir2] On Saturn, a Spacecraft Is Finding New Worlds

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Really cool space stuff! July 5, 2005 On Saturn, a Spacecraft Is Finding New Worlds By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD Of all the planets in the Sun's family, the most spectacular seen from afar is

[scifinoir2] Mind Game anime feature review

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here, after a long hiatus, is a review - sharing before it gets posted where I usually contribute! Hope it is of interest. Cheers! Amy Mind Game (Madhouse Studios, 2004). Directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Written by Robin Nishi and Masaaki Yuasa based on the manga (comic) by

Re: [scifinoir2] An alternative to the Bush speech tonight

[EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw a superb filmed drama of this story that had been made in the 70s. http://imdb.com/title/tt0073029/ Cheers! Amy While I try to follow our leaders at all times, I simply haven't been able to force myself to watch any news conferences by the idiot in the

[scifinoir2] Fw: MIT physicists create new form of matter

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ooh - fascinating geeky science stuff! http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/matter.html MIT physicists create new form of matter June 22, 2005 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT scientists have brought a supercool end to a heated race among physicists: They have become the first to

[scifinoir2] Coloring the Comic Books

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Of intense interest! Coloring the Comic Books By Randy Dotinga Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,59683,00.html 02:00 AM Jul. 19, 2003 PT Open a mainstream comic book today, and you'll find a virtual rainbow of diversity. Many of the most vivid

[scifinoir2] Fw: Death by garbage: World Science

[EMAIL PROTECTED] World Science Fascinating stuff! * Death by garbage: New studies back up a theory that garbage is a key cause of aging and death -- molecular garbage, that is. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050618_garbagefrm.htm * Three planets bunch up at twilight: Gaze low to

[scifinoir2] Remembrance of Things Future: The Mystery of Time

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wonderful article full of topics science fiction fans love! June 28, 2005 Remembrance of Things Future: The Mystery of Time By DENNIS OVERBYE There was a conference for time travelers at M.I.T. earlier this spring. I'm still hoping to attend, and although the odds are slim,

[scifinoir2] Fw: Prepare for Deep Impact

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool! NASA Science News for June 28, 2005 On the 4th of July, a NASA spacecraft will blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/28jun_deepimpact.htm?list86684 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml!

[scifinoir2] Fw: Super-Lifelike Android

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Super-Lifelike Android Thought you all might get a kick out of this...wow. :) Life is really getting like science fiction! http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/06/0610_050610_robot.html Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to:

Re: [scifinoir2] Pentagon Creating Database of High School Students

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is way overstepping boundaries! Amy Jun. 23) - As U.S. military action in Iraq and Afghanistan continues, the Pentagon -- which has fallen short of its recruitment goals -- is using new means to find potential recruits. Working with the private marketing

Re: [scifinoir2] RE: VERIFIED - Urgent -read- groups being deleted

[EMAIL PROTECTED] I had already done the age thing. Amy For you moderators, writers, and artists out there. archive and back up your files. See resources below: The Mail Archive: a free, easy-to-use archiving service for electronic mailing lists. www.mail-archive.com/ Yahoo

Re: [scifinoir2] Dear John Letter to Red States

[EMAIL PROTECTED] I WISH THIS COULD REALLY HAPPEN!! Outraged activist Amy in NYC! LOL, hilarious! Lois Kelly Wright [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Red States We're ticked off at the way you've treated California, and we've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own

[scifinoir2] Re: Grandfather kills leopard with his hands

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mind boggling! Truth is stranger than fiction! Shows you what a lifetime of healthy physical labor and adrenalin can do for you! Grandfather kills leopard with his hands Wed Jun 22,11:42 AM ET A 73-year-old Kenyan grandfather reached into the mouth of an attacking

Re: [scifinoir2] Russian space agency says solar launch failed

[EMAIL PROTECTED] What a pity! I was really excited about this! *sigh* Amy http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-solar22.html Russian space agency says solar launch failed June 22, 2005 BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW - A joint Russian-U.S. project to

[scifinoir2] Don't Let Congress Kill PBS

After accusing PBS of liberal bias, Congress is slashing funding for public broadcasting and attempting to bankrupt the system. I just contacted Congress and asked my representative to preserve funding for public broadcasting and I think you should do the same. Go to

[scifinoir2] Don't Let Congress Kill PBS

After accusing PBS of liberal bias, Congress is slashing funding for public broadcasting and attempting to bankrupt the system. I just contacted Congress and asked my representative to preserve funding for public broadcasting and I think you should do the same. Go to

[scifinoir2] Fw: Japan's asteroid mission, Deep Impact and Dolphins' use of tools

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool science stuff! Japan's asteroid mission, Deep Impact and Dolphins' use of tools URLs for three articles in MSNBC and CNN Japan asteroid encounter http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8131678/ Deep Impact http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/06/07/deep.impact/index.html

[scifinoir2] DARK ENERGY CHILLS OUR GALACTIC NEIGHBORHOOD

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This article appeared in Scientific American, May 2005 Too Cold for Comfort DARK ENERGY CHILLS OUR GALACTIC NEIGHBORHOOD BY GEORGE MUSSER When you first meet dark energy, it seems so charming. An alluring stranger, outsider to the Standard Model of particle

[scifinoir2] A REALLY GOOD CASE TO IMPEACH BUSH!!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Email This to Everyone You Know FROM: http://www.afterdowningstreet.org Urge your congress member to support a Resolution of Inquiry directing the House Judiciary Committee to launch a formal investigation into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House to impeach

[scifinoir2] Fw: Researchers flip fly sex roles by changing one gene: World Science

[EMAIL PROTECTED] More fascinating science stuff! World Science * Researchers flip flies' sex roles by swapping one gene: Just one gene controls complex courtship rituals in flies, which may surprise some scientists, the researchers claim.

[scifinoir2] Fw: PLEEEEEEASE READ!!!! it was on the news!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Is this and urban legend hoax thing? THIS TOOK TWO PAGES OF THE TUESDAY USA TODAY - IT IS FOR REAL Subject: PLEEASE READ it was on the news! This thing is for real. Rest assured AOL and Intel will follow through with their promises for fear of facing a

[scifinoir2] Re: Out of the mouths of babes...

[EMAIL PROTECTED] ROTFL!!! That's GOOD! Dear Lord, the pastor began, with arms extended and a rapturous look on his upturned face, without you we are but dust... He would have continued, but at that moment one very obedient little girl (who was listening carefully for a change!)

[scifinoir2] Re: The Browning and Yellowing of Whiteness

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Very insightful and important indeed! Amy Hello all - FYI - I found this article to be very insightful. Please let me know what you think of it? -- http://www.blackcommentator.com/138/138_whiteness.html A Review of Who is

Re: [scifinoir2] surgery

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Recovery and healing vibes and hugs for your surgery for -what was the problem? Amy Got to set list to nomail for about a week. Having surgery Tuesday. God willing, see you all when I get back.

[scifinoir2] Fw: Talking Points: Sudan - The Bush Administration Remains Silent

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Darth Bush is truly creating an Evil Empire! Sudan – The Bush Administration Remains Silent May

[scifinoir2] Fw: Approaching Mars

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool! NASA Science News for May 27, 2005 Earth and Mars will have a breathtaking close encounter in October 2005. Can't wait? Don't. You can see the red planet now. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/27may_approachingmars.htm?list86684 The [EMAIL

[scifinoir2] Fw: Voyager 1 reaches solar system's final frontier

[EMAIL PROTECTED] It is great to get this update! http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/space_voyager_dcVoyager 1 reaches solar system's final frontierWed May 25,12:00 PM ETWASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's Voyager 1 has reached the final frontier ofour solar system, having traveled through a turbulent

Re: [scifinoir2] More info on Palpatine and others

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This world-building stuff is so much fun! Cheers! Amy (expect my review of SW 3 soon!) Astro, to answer your question about the source of my info Star Wars' web site has a section called "Expanded Universe" that delves into the

[scifinoir2] Over a Million Displaced - Ask Congress to Help!

As you probably have heard, a horrific humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Sudan and Chad. Suffering doesn't always make sexy headlines; news about the crisis in Darfur has vanished from the front pages. But no news isn't necessarily good news. Since early 2003, violence has driven more

Re: [scifinoir2] FW: Star wars sex

[EMAIL PROTECTED] It is the Borowitz report = a spoof! Not to worry and funnier than The Onion! Cheers! Amy Please tell me this is a spoof...Everyone who truly is in the know is aware that nerds and fans are the biggest horndogs on the planet...Think about this: does not

[scifinoir2] Fw: NASA technology reveals texts of Trojan Wars, early gospels

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is marvelous! Wow!http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002284845_texts23.htmlNASA technology reveals texts of Trojan Wars, early gospelsBy Tom HundleyChicago TribuneOXFORD, England - The scholars at Oxford University are not sure how itworks or why;

[scifinoir2] You're the Last Line of Defense for the Courts!

Dear Friend, The nuclear option disaster has been avoided, but the fight for fair and independent judges is getting even more intense. Monday evening, a bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement that takes the nuclear option off the table but allows for simple majority votes on three of

[scifinoir2] Fw: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Moon

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool! NASA Science News for May 24, 2005 NASA plans to put a laser in orbit around the Moon to map its surface for future explorers. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/24may_lola.htm?list86684 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml!

[scifinoir2] Fw: Scientists Warn Against Weaponizing Space

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Weaponizing space is as insane as nuclear arms! http://www.space.com/news/ap_050520_space_weapons.htmlScientists Warn Against Weaponizing SpaceBy Nick WadhamsAssociated Pressposted: 20 May 2005UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A scientists' group on Thursday warned the UnitedStates

[scifinoir2] Urge Red Lobster to stop importing Canadian seafood

With more than 315,000 seals killed in 2005 alone -- 98% of whom were babies under three months of age -- Canada's harp seal hunt is the largest commercial slaughter of marine mammals on earth. Canadian fishermen and the fishing industry that supports them will stop the hunts only after American

[scifinoir2] Fw: Our entire way of life is at stake

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Important stuff. PLEASE READ THIS AND ACT TO SAVE WHAT LITTLE DEMOCRACY WE HAVE! Subject: Jesse Jackson: Our entire way of life is at stake Jesse Jackson speaks out on judicial filibusters and the nuclear option.

[scifinoir2] Fw: Act Now: The Nuclear Option is on its way!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] May 18, 2005 This is it: This week, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist activated the launch sequence on the nuclear option as he

[scifinoir2] Fw: Network Viewers Still in the Dark on Smoking Gun Memo

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please take action and pass this on. Word about this critical story must get out there! FAIR-L Fairness Accuracy In Reporting Media analysis, critiques and activism

[scifinoir2] Fw: Democracy, this is it.

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[scifinoir2] Help protect wild horses from slaughter

Dear Friend, I thought you might be interested in this HSUS campaign to protect wild horses from slaughter. Wild horses were protected from slaughter for years, but this protection was stripped by a stealth change in the law last year. More than 40 wild horses have already been sold and

[scifinoir2] Fw: Listen to Bill Moyers' historic speech

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Do check this out! A goldmine of enlightenment! Dear Amy Harlib: In an historic speech on Sunday, legendary television journalist Bill Moyers blasted Kenneth Tomlinson of the Corporation of Public Broadcasting

[scifinoir2] Fw: Bill Moyers slams right-wing takeover of public broadcasting

[EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw and heard the whole speech on the Internet and it is so dead on! Don't miss this! Subject: Fw: Bill Moyers slams right-wing takeover of public broadcasting The slam is well deserved.

[scifinoir2] Jerusalem Envelope Must Not Be Closed

Alarming Reports about the Security Barrier in Maale Adumim Dear Friend, Disturbing reports are surfacing in the Israeli press that the security barrier will be extended to enclose the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim, with construction to begin in the next few weeks. This would complete the

[scifinoir2] Oppose eliminating the filibuster!

Dear Friend, Right now the U.S. Senate is debating whether to end the use of the filibuster. I don't think politicians should have the only voice in the debate. Add your voice by sending a message to your senators today! NARAL Pro-Choice America will deliver your comments to the Senate. Please

Re: [scifinoir2] OT - King Tut reconstruction

[EMAIL PROTECTED] The NY Times also had some good coverage of this utterly fascinating story! Cheers! Amy http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20050510153509990008 Carole McDonnell"If I've told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will it be

[scifinoir2] Fw: [TD] Tomgram: Mark Danner on the British Smoking-Gun Memo

[EMAIL PROTECTED] a project of the Nation Institute To send this to a friend, or to read more dispatches, go to tomdispatch.com Tomgram: Mark Danner on the British Smoking-Gun Memo In its June 9 issue (on sale this week), the New York Review of Books will be the first American print

[scifinoir2] Re: Genes behind transsexualism possibly found: World Science

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating stuff! * Genes behind transsexualism possibly found: Some men are convinced they are women trapped in male bodies. Researchers say genes may be to blame. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/050511_transfrm.htm * Gay men's brains react differently to a male

[scifinoir2] Fw: Mysterious Cancer

[EMAIL PROTECTED] NASA Science News Researchers agree that space radiation can cause cancer. They're just not sure how. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/09may_mysteriouscancer.htm?list86684 The [EMAIL PROTECTED] Podcast feed is available at

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