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# PILL COATING KILLS HIV, STDs. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A polymer used as an
enteric coating on pills may offer a new tool for preventing transmission
of HIV. The ingredient, cellulose acetate phthalate, kills not only HIV
but also herpes virus and several types of bacteria that cause sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs). Formulated into a cream, it has no serious
side effects. The polymer is classified as an inert substance, not a drug.
Cheap, safe, common: http://news.excite.com/news/r/990720/12/health-hiv5
And: http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=14356
: What's your favorite inert substance? What does it kill/cure? Do you/ETs
use it to make crop circles? Have you tested it on lab rats, lawyers, me??
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# World's Top Scientists Ponder: What If The Whole Universe Is, Like, One
Huge Atom? PALO ALTO, CA - Gathering for what members of the international
science community are calling "potentially the most totally out-to-lunch
freaky head trip since Einstein postulated that space and time were, like,
curved and shit," a consortium of the world's top physicists descended on
Stanford University Monday to discuss some of the difficult questions
facing the cutting edge of theoretical thinking. There isn't enough beer
for everyone: http://www.theonion.com/onion3525/universe_one_atom.html
: What if the universe is, like, one huge scientific conference? How could
there possibly be enough brew and pizza to go around? Are aliens bargirls?
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# China bans marketing of anniversary. BEIJING (AP) China banned groups from
exploiting the upcoming 50th anniversary of communist rule to make cash by
squeezing companies for donations. It also proscribed plastering national
symbols on anniversary souvenirs. The nationwide ban is aimed at relieving
pressure on companies being harassed by 50th anniversary fundraisers ahead
of the Oct. 1 fest. The ban prohibits people from collecting fees, asking
for financial support or soliciting advertisements from companies. Shake-
downs: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560356365-19d
: Does your belief system prohibit/mandate making profits off your belief
system? Is your system financially exploitable? Can/do you sell souvenirs,
trinkets, indulgences, absolution, protection, music, art, hope, fear, guns?
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# 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF FAKED MOON LANDING? MIAMI, Fla. (Wireless Flash) July
16th marks the 30th anniversary of the day "Apollo 11" was launched on a
historic mission of landing two men on the moon -- but did Neil Armstrong
and Buzz Aldrin really walk on the moon? Some investigators believe the
US gov't faked the moon landing because the technology wasn't quite ready
to land a human on the moon. NASA's own film footage reveals the fraud:
http://www.nettoilet.com/news/getarticle.shtml?1999/07/12/item6.html
: Have you faked many spaceflights, planetary/satellite/shuttle missions,
alien encounters? Is the whole space program fraudulent? How can you tell?
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# Way to vary speed of bullet found. OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) - It sounds like
it's from a SciFi tale - a rifle that can be adjusted so its user fires
bullets at varying speeds, such as "stun," "disable" or "destroy." Now
researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory say they have made the
first step toward building such a weapon. But what's the default setting?
See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560351849-69f
: Do you prefer to stun, disable or kill? Would you like setting for "miss",
"tickle", "frighten", "obliterate"? How would you set it for encountering
Reptilioids/Republicans, religious solicitors, tobacco flacks, senators, me?
# KILLED WITH KINDNESS. The US Army's new tungsten bullet can still splatter
your guts against the wall, but at least the biosphere will be spared all
that icky lead contained in traditional slugs. The Army is replacing its
lead bullets - which leave a residue harmful to sediment, surface water,
and groundwater - with tungsten-based slugs. Since the pulverized organs
of an enemy soldier are completely biodegradable, this appears to be a
win-win situation for all concerned. Now, just get some other SOB to die
for HIS country: http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/story/20843.html
: Do you prefer clean/dirty bullets, nukes, knives, bottles, hands, jokes,
sex, politics, religion, sports, windows? How about biodegradable bullets?
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Jedi Knights are like Canadians because... (C)1999 Bruce H.G. Calder
- When we're confronting a powerful enemy we send two guys with swords.
- When our ship breaks down we need to get spare parts from flea markets.
- "We cannot fight a war for you..." but we're be perfectly willing to
benefit from the war you fight.
- We're appalled by slavery and will rescue whoever we can from it...
as long as there's something in it for us and it's not too expensive.
- We protect the Queen, but we don't like to listen to her.
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SkeptiLinks:
@ War Room - most dangerous site on the Web: http://warroom.com/
@ Allegations of Mormon ritual abuse: http://www.utlm.org
and http://members.aol.com/SMARTNEWS/Sample-Issue-06.html
# Swedish Royals Notify Lawyers Over Fake Sex Pix:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990720/07/odd-photos
# China nears manned space flight - three decades of effort:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560342612-c36
# Commercial use of Morse code ends - NWO commo control now complete:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560349926-bf4
# Fundamentalist Aesopians Interpret Fox-Grapes Parable Literally:
http://www.theonion.com/onion3525/fundamentalist_aesopians.html
# Porn Film Director Fights MPAA For Single-X Rating:
http://www.theonion.com/onion3525/porn_director_fights.html
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"As the fading light of a dying day filtered through the window blinds,
Roger stood over his victim with a smoking .45, surprised at the serenity
that filled him after pumping six slugs into the bloodless tyrant that
mocked him day after day, and then he shuffled out of the office with one
last look back at the shattered computer terminal lying there like a silicon
armadillo left to rot on the information superhighway." --Larry Brill
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