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@ Malkovich! http://www.lfw.org/jminc/http://www.sonic.net/~ric/ric.htm
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# Hundreds of priests have died of AIDS. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - AIDS has
quietly caused the deaths of hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in the
United States although other causes may be listed on some of their
death certificates: http://www.newshub.com/cgibin/rd.cgi?9300742
: Is it better to be HIV+ than never to have loved at all? Should priests
die quickly, slowly, anonymously? Do you falsify records for your religion?
# Formal split for Presbyterian Church - divorcing over gay clergy:
# Methodist Men glad Scout case is under review - no gay scoutmasters:
# Number of Lutherans rises to 63.1 million worldwide - breeding like mink:
# Jim Bakker back in the pulpit preaching forgiveness, taking collections:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,150009433,00.html
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# U.S. Admits Radiation Sickened Workers. NEW YORK (Reuters) In an about-
face, U.S. officials now say nuclear weapons workers exposed to radiation
and chemicals experienced higher-than-expected rates of cancers. Not our
fault: http://news.excite.com/news/r/000129/14/science-health-radiation
@ The US Govt has very strict standards on just how much filth you may eat:
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/dalbook.html#CHPTA and look around carefully.
[ Via http://www.camworld.com/ and see http://www.obscurestore.com/ ]
: Is your govt sickening you for fun, experimentation, bribery? Is your govt
killing you quickly, slowly, secretly? Have you overthrown your govt lately?
# The cosmos has the big bang and evolution has Darwin. But climate
has no big idea: the weather is just one damned thing after another:
http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/highlights/millennium_briefing/
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# Degree program combines Bible & basketball - dribbling for Jesus:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,150009747,00.html
# Remains of saint revered in Utah - cute little reliquary:
http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,150008813,00.html
@ Empresses of the North. In Russia's north -- an area forbidden to
Western visitors throughout the cold war because of its strategic
military facilities -- an astonishing trove of Orthodox Church
architecture survives precariously in the wake of depopulation and
economic collapse: http://www.civmag.com/articles/C9912F02.html
: Does your belief system go to great lengths/expense to attract followers?
Do you cross-fertilize your Religious Game with aspects of Artistic/Athletic
Games? Do your Game Masters carefully design mind-control strategies? How??
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# Mars Polar Lander Found? http://www.newshub.com/cgibin/rd.cgi?9300245
# Shuttle Discovery Flew With Faulty Part. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters)
The space shuttle Discovery flew six times with a faulty part in its main
engine, one that should have been sent to the scrap heap, NASA admitted:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/000129/20/science-space-shuttle
http://news.excite.com/news/ap/000129/21/space-shuttle
: Can complex systems be built that don't contain faulty components? Do UFOs
have faulty components? Is that why they crash? Are all journeys dangerous?
Will you go anyway? Is DESIRE the most dangerous component of any endeavor?
@ "Men wanted for Hazardous Journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months
of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and
recognition in case of success." - Ernest Shackleton - Don't forget about
certain death: http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/shackleton/
And travel over to http://www.memepool.com/Subject/Travel/
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@ Hecatohedra <http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/hecatohedron.html>
anyone? Dehn <www.math.columbia.edu/~zare/dehninvstuff.html> invariants?
Polygons <www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/diagonal-projection.html> as
projections of polytopes, dear friend? The Geometry Junkyard can help you
<http://www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/junkyard/polytope.html> decipher the
mysteries of polyhedra and polytopes. Maybe. Maybe not.
And see http://www.memepool.com/Subject/Reference/
: What's y'r favorite geometric mystery? Have you shifted dimensions lately?
Do demons/deities/aliens hide in the corners? What's your favorite polytope?
# Artroversy: http://www.toledoblade.com/editorial/feat/0a23cult.htm
# Stuck In Your Head: http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es287_master.html
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# Going Online for Virtual Mobility. (Wired) The Net opens a world of
resources & like-minded communities to people with spinal cord injuries.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,33730,00.html?tw=wn20000128
: What's your favorite online community? Does it deal with medical woes? Are
you empowered? Have you ever taken bad medical advice? Did you survive? How?
# Sisters Die After Liposuction. BOGOTA (Reuters) Two young Colombian
sisters who underwent liposuction together to get rid of some extra
pounds wound up paying for the surgery with their lives. Diet or die:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/000128/09/odd-liposuction
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NanoTechoRama:
@ Nanotech course: http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR1999/BRINKER.htm
@ Quantum dots: http://www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR1999/quantum.htm
@ Self-assembled nanospheres: http://www.sandia.gov/media/nanos.htm
@ Nanopattern probing: http://www.sandia.gov/media/atomorg.htm
@ Photonic lattice: http://www.sandia.gov/media/photonic.htm
@ Seashell-like coating: http://www.sandia.gov/media/seashell.htm
@ Quantum transistor: http://www.sandia.gov/media/quantran.htm
@ Super-sensitive coating: http://www.sandia.gov/media/porosity.htm
@ Biocavity laser: http://www.sandia.gov/media/vcsel.htm
@ Metal-detecting molecules: http://www.sandia.gov/media/metal.htm
@ Protonic computer memory: http://www.sandia.gov/media/protonic.htm
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raising money." --Leon Lederman
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