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# Thais seek eco-friendly cremations. BANGKOK (AP) Autos choking Bangkok's
streets may create the largest problem for the crowded city's pollution-
control efforts, but another problem is generated by cremations. Spurred
by complaints from families living near Buddhist temple/crematoria, the
gov't is preparing anti-pollution laws that include mandatory installation
of smoke-clearing gear in chimneys. Cremations conclude the vast majority
of funerals in predominantly Buddhist Thailand. An aging crematorium at a
Bangkok temple has been the source of numerous complaints. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560834619-8fd
: Does your belief subsystem mandate any specific manner of disposal? D'ya
wanna be buried, burnt, launched into space? D'ya wanna be eaten by worms,
crocodiles, flesh-eating bacteria, starving refugees, aliens, robots, me?
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# Integrated Circuits the Size of Molecules. "In ten years potentially, we
will have entire computers not just in your wrist watch, but woven into
our clothing. Or a slurry of computers painted on your wall." The manufac-
turing process of this may very well be like making something like photo-
graphic film. It's very complex, but essentially it's all chemistry. Much
cheaper and almost infinitely more powerful than current semiconductors,
and totally programmable - see http://www.earthfiles.com/earth061.htm
: Would you rather have your dirt-cheap supercomputers embedded in a credit
card, or woven into your clothes, or embedded in your body? D'ya want video
fibers woven into your skin so you become your own display? D'ya want shirts
that're smarter than you? Will genius shoes rebel at being walked on? How??
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# Muslim vs. Muslim lawsuit. LOS ANGELES (AP) A Muslim aerospace engineer is
suing her former boss at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, saying he stif-
led her career because of his own Islamic beliefs on the role of women. In
the suit, Iranian immigrant Shahzad Khaligh claims Fred Hadaegh repeatedly
stated his belief that Muslim women "should not become independent human
beings." Hadaegh also tried to thwart Khaligh's efforts to present techni-
cal papers at conferences and refused to sign her tuition reimbursement
forms. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560837296-56b
# Jordan group seeks to protect women. AMMAN (AP) A human rights group laun-
ched a public campaign against a widespread practice in Jordan of beating
and killing women who are perceived to have shamed their families. This is
the first public effort to demand rights for women in this conservative,
tribal-oriented society where men have the final say in family matters and
women's opinions are usually considered unimportant. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560836224-1fe
: Does your belief system devalue women, men, children, aliens, animals, me?
Is y'r belief system unworthy of civilized entities? Are other faiths worse?
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# PCP, cocaine vaccination eyed. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Designer antibodies may
someday be used to immunize people against cocaine & other drugs to block
the rush that users crave. If these vaccines fulfill their promise, they
could revolutionize emergency treatment for PCP and amphetamines. Kill the
fun: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560837811-100
# Talks with alcoholics cut injuries. BOSTON (AP) - A brief talk with hospi-
talized injury patients about their drinking problems dramatically reduced
their risk of getting injured again, a study has found. Talk away the
risk: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560832776-eb3
: Would you rather be counseled or vaccinated against consuming you favorite
substances? How do you like to have your mind controlled? What works best??
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SkeptiLinks:
# China Markets Mao as Tourist Icon - Commies Go ultra-Capitalist:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560837761-a28
# Journey of Faith - Mormon Changes Skin, Goes Papist:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,115004585,00.html
# HOPE FOR MORE MIRACLES FADING IN TURKEY - Minister warns of acid rain:
http://cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9908/23/turkey.quake.02/
@ Nostradamus Strikes Again: http://kingofterror.theunusual.net
# UFO Sightings Increase In Eastern US, Canada and Brazil:
http://www.sightings.com/ufo4/flyers82399.htm
@ A little shake of Shakerism might be nice:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/1,1249,115004587,00.html
# Y2K - US Navy Denies It Expects Y2K Failures:
http://www.sightings.com/politics4/navydenial.htm
# Y2K - Thailand Military To Shut Down To Minimize Risks:
http://www.sightings.com/ufo4/y2kmin.htm
# Y2K - Ontario Nuclear Plant Communities Prepare For Disaster:
http://www.sightings.com/ufo4/y2kprepont.htm
# Y2K - Navy Lists US Cities At 'Partial' To 'Total' Risk Of Failure:
http://209.26.202.182/CitiesAtRisk.html
# Y2K - Drug Industry Moves to Calm Fears:
http://www.sightings.com/politics4/y2kdrug.htm
# Crop Formations in Wiltshire, England: http://earthfiles.com/earth060.htm
# UK Eclipse and Crop Circle Report: http://www.earthfiles.com/earth58b.htm
# Crop Circle Update from Wiltshire, UK: http://earthfiles.com/earth058.htm
# England: Crop Circle Photo Update: http://www.earthfiles.com/earth057.htm
# Unidentified Craft in Philadelphia; Circle in Missouri; and Crop Formation
Update about Hoeven, Holland: http://www.earthfiles.com/earth056.html
# Cherhill, England, New Crop Formation: http://earthfiles.com/earth053.htm
# Brentwood TN Crop Formation & UK Fotos http://earthfiles.com/earth050.html
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that will make you see little green women for 7 days. You hideous
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