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*** Firm to clone pets. FARMINGTON, Conn. (AP) Two entrepreneurs are charg-
ing pet owners to store their beloved animals' DNA in anticipation of the
day when science can clone Fido or Fluffy. For $1,000 per pet plus a $100
annual storage fee they will store a genetic sample from a living or dead
animal. So far scientists have cloned only mice and farm livestock such as
sheep. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559666858-be9
*** Also: DNA thefts prompt change in research - patented molecules taken -
see http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559655306-bcd
: Would you rather clone your pets, your kinfolk, your neighbors, yourself?
How much is DNA worth? Is yours worth stealing? Would you ransom your clone?
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# SILENT TREATMENT. And you thought space was quiet and peaceful. Astronauts
say the Russian half of the international space station sounds like rush
hour on a busy freeway. That's why they're packing earplugs for this week's
repair mission to the space module. The crew will install foam covers over
the fans, ducts, and vents in an effort to muffle the noise. If that doesn't
work, permanent crews will just have to get used to those earplugs. Or play
space music: http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/story/19838.html
: Are all space missions noisy, or just the Russian ones? Are Zeta Reticulan
spacecraft quieter, cozier, nicer than Reptilioid or Rigellian structures?
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# New Star in Southern Skies. (BBC) A bright new star has exploded into
visibility in the southern skies. It is so bright it can be seen with the
unaided eye. Astronomers say it is a once in a decade event. Nova Velorum
1999: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_352000/352209.stm
# Also: Megablasts in space:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_317000/317233.stm
# When a star explodes:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_274000/274907.stm
# Scientists snap deep space blast:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_263000/263880.stm
# Explosion on the edge of space:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_238000/238120.stm
# Fiery star burning bright:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_209000/209448.stm
: How many civilizations are destroyed by novae every year? Can a nova be
triggered by hostile entities? Are we at risk from sun-blasting aliens?
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*** School violates religious rights. WHITE PLAINS, NY (AP) School officials
violated the religious rights of three Catholic families by holding an Earth
Day liturgy, by encouraging the use of "worry dolls" and by having third-
graders make paper images of a Hindu god, a judge ruled. The families alle-
ged that the school district promoted Satanism, the occult and New Age rel-
igion. The judge ruled against the families on a dozen or so other issues,
including complaints about yoga lessons. He called the case "agenda driven
litigation." The ruling may have a chilling effect on classroom curricula:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559638478-0d9
: Are you allowed to worship nature spirits, extraterrestrials, software, or
me in your public schools? Are your religious rights being violated if you
are taught about various religions? Do you invoke deities by modeling them?
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*** Taliban said to kill Shiites. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Afghanistan's
opposition alliance sought the help of the U.N. to end what it alleged were
unprovoked attacks by the Taliban religious army on minority Shiite Muslims,
known as Hazaras. Dozens of hangings, hundreds of arrests and house-burn-
ings - see http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559644626-873
: Does your belief system promote slaughtering sectarian opponents? Have you
purged dissidents? Is it fun? Do voices in your head direct your violence?
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# China rounds up 71 members of religious cult. BEIJING (Reuters) Police ar-
rested 71 cultists in southwest China and thwarted a plot to assassinate a
town official. Mentu Hui, or Gate Disciples sect, was declared an illegal
organisation and its leaders faced charges of fraud, rape and manslaughter.
http://cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9905/24/BC-CHINA-CULT.reut/index.html
: Do you belong to an illegal cult? Do you rape and kill? Is it fun? Where?
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SkeptiLinks:
# Canada a key snooper in huge spy network - can intercept nearly any
message: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/990522/2630510.html
# CIA's "cyberwar" against Milosevic; Echelon snooping:
http://www.theage.com.au/daily/990523/news/news3.html
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/990522/2630510.html
# CHINA STOLE NUKE SECRETS: http://cnn.com/US/9905/25/cox.report.01/
# Report: Thefts let China build nuke:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559671183-f49
# Also: Excerpts from China report, see:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559670901-f25
# Clinton braced for nuclear spy fallout:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_352000/352350.stm
# Report: China controls U.S. companies:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559669589-9a5
# China rejects allegations of spying:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559672647-fee
http://cnn.com/WORLD/asiapcf/9905/24/china.cox.reax/index.html
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"It was only when Hageborn, listing a bit himself atop the fog-bound windy
bluff, reached under his fleece-lined kilt and put out the cinch bag that he
choked down the bolus of saliva and became cognizant of her all-too-obvious
plan to wrest the crown from Uncle Nemo and fly away with the dapper but
dimunitive Mr. Doodles." --Will Conway
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