[scifinoir2] Fw: The Dish Dedicated to the Dialog on Race

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[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Startling variety in planetary birthplaces

[EMAIL PROTECTED] * Startling variety in planetary birthplaces: Astronomers once thought the dusty clouds that spawn planets all looked pretty much the same. But no more. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060628_planet.htm * Best way to build children's brains: play with them Love beats

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Giant fireball reported hurtling through space

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting science stuff. * Ego traps us in costly, losing battles, study finds: Failure. Why does it happen? A common thread runs through many of our most painful, drawn-out fiascos, researchers say. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/060613_ego.htm * AIDS deadliness

[scifinoir2] Global Warming Turns Polar Bears Into Cannibals...

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Just the beginning of tragedies to come... Study: Warming turns bears into cannibals *ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism because longer seasons without ice keep them from getting to their

[scifinoir2] Fw: Scientists predict how to detect a 4th dimension of space

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow science stuff! URL to an interesting article from Science Daily _http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060525120118.htm_ (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/05/060525120118.htm) We've lived so long with the idea of 3 spatial dimensions that I wonder

Re: [scifinoir2] [Fwd: Last Night's Octavia E. Butler Tribute @ NYPL!]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for sharing this! I really wanted to go but was sick with bronchitis. Cheers! Amy /Hi, thought I'd posted this report on the Octavia E. Butler tribute held Monday night at the New York Public Library. The cover art links are on the blog. Thanks, Art. All Best,

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

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[scifinoir2] [Fwd: TOP 10 SIGNS OF THE IMPENDING U.S. POLICESTATE]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This sums it all up in one neat, terrifying package. What can we do to fight back? AlterNet - Posted on May 26, 2006, Printed on June 1, 2006 TOP 10 SIGNS OF THE IMPENDING U.S. POLICE STATE By Allan Uthman, Buffalo Beast Is the U.S. becoming a police state? Here are

[scifinoir2] Negadon Attacks: Three Animated Odysseys from Japan anime review

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Negadon Attacks: Three Animated Odysseys from Japan (Central Park Media Corporation, NY) Imaginasian Theater, NYC, May 12-18, 2006. http://www.centralparkmedia.com/index.html A New York-based media company, Central Park Media, that imports Japanese manga (comics) and

[scifinoir2] In West Bank, a First Hint of Agriculture: Figs

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating! June 2, 2006 In West Bank, a First Hint of Agriculture: Figs By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD In the ruins of a prehistoric village near Jericho, in the West Bank, scientists have

[scifinoir2] Fw: Red Marbles

[EMAIL PROTECTED] A beautiful, touching and inspiring story. Thought you'd like this story. Babs Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my

[scifinoir2] Fw: The Dish: Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

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[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Researchers trace origin of an 'altruism gene'

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting science stuff. * Researchers trace origin of an altruism gene: Probing an evolutionary mystery, scientists say they have penned the first history of a gene for cooperation. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/060529_altruism.htm * Machine might detect

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

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[scifinoir2] Fw: Tonight: An Inconvenient Truth

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Re: [scifinoir2] William Gibson on NSA wiretapping

[EMAIL PROTECTED] A great program. My local NPR station airs it every weekday and I try and listen as often as possible. Amy (Icouldn't agree with you more about spying on US citizens - beastly Big Brother!) Open Source Radio did a special yesterday on the NSA's indiscriminate, illegal

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Race of tiny people didn't exist, scientists claim

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Important science stuff. * Race of tiny people didn't exist, scientists say: More and more researchers are disputing a 2004 study concluding that miniature humans evolved on an island. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060518_floresfrm.htm * Animals may plan

[scifinoir2] Fw: Celebrate Malcolm X's Birthday!!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] There's no one quite like him nowadays! *sigh* Amy I always remember when I met with Malcolm X at the hotel Teresa, because he was the one who gave us support and made it possible for us to be accommodated there. We had two choices: one was the patio in the United

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race...

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[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

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[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Wall of galaxies tugs on us, astronomers find

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating science stuff. * Wall of galaxies tugs on us, astronomers find: Researchers say they're closing in on an understanding of the long-sought Great Attractor. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/060419_attractorfrm.htm * Frigid lakes not the life labs they

[scifinoir2] New discovery on Alexander Pushkin

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Incredibly fascinating! New discovery on Alexander Pushkin http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/07/31/bogannibal.xml For centuries, Alexander Pushkin's great-grandfather - an African slave who became a Russian noble - was thought to be an Abyssinian

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Birds found to learn key rule of grammar

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating science stuff. * Birds grasp key rule of grammar, study finds: The European starling has an unsuspected ability to pick up human-only language skills, researchers suggest. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060426_starlingfrm.htm * Order from chaos: One

[scifinoir2] Fw: political humor

[EMAIL PROTECTED] GREAT STUFF! Enjoy! I especially like the Veep Cheney version of My Way at the end. Thanks to all who contributed. George - - - - - - - - Remember last week when Jessica Simpson declined to meet President Bush? She now says they have plans to sit down together and talk

[scifinoir2] Fw: Newsletter #81; It Can't Happen Here Edition

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Read this and fight back every way you know how. Pass this on to anyone who might listen. We are all in very great danger! Alarmed and so furious I can't take it any more! Amy Subject: Newsletter #81; It Can't Happen Here Edition the Center for an Informed America NEWSLETTER

[scifinoir2] Fossil Called Missing Link From Sea to Land Animals

[EMAIL PROTECTED] BIG, exciting science news! April 6, 2006 Fossil Called Missing Link From Sea to Land Animals By JOHN NOBLE WILFORD Scientists have discovered fossils of a 375-million-year-old fish, a

[scifinoir2] The biggest bang of all

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow! Cosmically cool! http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060316.wcosmic0316/BNStory/Front/home The biggest bang of all MATT CRENSON Associated Press By the faint cosmic glow of the oldest known light, physicists say they have found evidence that the

[scifinoir2] Fw: The price of cheap chicken is bird flu

[EMAIL PROTECTED] The price of globalization - corporate kleptocracy running rampant and creating unintended consequences! The media ought to be jumping on this story but of course, the same corporatists that control factory farms, control the mainstream media! The price of cheap chicken is

Re: [scifinoir2] Frankly Flies to the Bridge

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Brent, Although I am aware of the bawdy meaning of the word fluffer, cat lovers have used it to fondly describe long-haired cats for a very long time and so I use the term in that sense since both my cats had and have long, fluffy coats. Thanks for the amusing and

[scifinoir2] Fw: political humor So laugh a little!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] These are GOOD! He was only in Afghanistan for four hours. That may not sound like much, but it's more time than Bush spent in the Texas National Guard. --Jay Leno President Bush made a surprise trip to Afghanistan, and he promised the Afghanis that the United States

[scifinoir2] Frankly Flies to the Bridge

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Friends, One of my 2 girl-fluffers, age 14, died of malignant adenocarcinoma in her L-3 mammary gland which had metastasized into her abdominal region. The blockage prevented Frankly from being able to eat or drink water. When I noticed she wasn't functioning well for

Re: [scifinoir2] Frankly Flies to the Bridge

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your very comforting and consoling responses to my sad loss. I really appreciate it. Vibes and hugs, Amy So sorry to hear that. My condolences. Amy Harlib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Friends, One of my 2 girl-fluffers, age 14

[scifinoir2] Fw: Web site collecting sounds of space-WAY COOL!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web site collecting sounds of space Thought this was WAY COOL! March 2006 Web site collecting sounds of space Advertiser's hobby becomes popular through word of mouth BY CHRIS KRIDLER FLORIDA TODAY Spacesounds is a Web site created with a splash of

[scifinoir2] Astronomers Find the Earliest Signs Yet of a Violent Baby Universe

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cosmically cool. March 17, 2006 Astronomers Find the Earliest Signs Yet of a Violent Baby Universe By DENNIS OVERBYE Using data from a new map of the baby universe, astronomers said

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dot's Information Service Hotline Unbossed and unbought news and information you can use Visit The DISH online at www.thedish.org Vol. 9 No 9...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... Table of Contents 1. Intuit's

[scifinoir2] Grand Illusions: The Best of Recent French Animation

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is my report - shared before it gets posted where I regularly contribute - on a recent French animation festival. I hope this will be of interest. Cheers! Amy Grand Illusions: The Best of Recent French Animation, Feb. 23 - Mar. 6, 2006, Museum of Modern Art, NYC.

[scifinoir2] A New Black Power by Walter Moseley

[EMAIL PROTECTED] A New Black Power by Walter Moseley A superb commentary! Click here to return to the browser-optimized version of this page. This article can be found on the web at http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060227/mosley

Re: [scifinoir2] FW:Lessons From Octavia Butler- Sista SciFi Author

[EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw this and it was superb. Democracy Now ought to be MUST hearing/viewing for everyone. Amy Wasn't sure if this was posted before. Just in case it wasn't, I'm posting it. Tracey -Original Message- From: African-Americans in Higher Education

[scifinoir2] Dark matter comes out of the cold

[EMAIL PROTECTED] WOW science stuff. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4679220.stm Sunday, 5 February 2006 Dark matter comes out of the cold By Jonathan Amos BBC News science reporter Astronomers have for the first time put some real numbers on the physical characteristics of dark

Re: [scifinoir2] My new favorite description of W

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Excellent! That just says it all. Amy Well, I really think that he shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all; it shows that, in this great country, anybody can become president. -- Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), second-most senior member of the

[scifinoir2] South Pole Neutrino Detector Could Yield Evidences of String Theory

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Mind-blowing stuff! http://physorg.com/news10295.html Physics : January 26, 2006 South Pole Neutrino Detector Could Yield Evidences of String Theory Researchers at Northeastern University and the University of California, Irvine say that scientists might soon have evidence

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: T. rex 'granddaddy' described as vicious little monster

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool science stuff. * T. rex granddaddy described as vicious little monster: Fossils suggest Tyrannosaurus Rex's earliest known ancestor was a fierce hunter who wore a crown for the ladies, scientists say. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/060208_trexdadfrm.htm *

[scifinoir2] Do Robots Dream of Electric Lovborgs?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Life is just getting more and more like science fiction! February 5, 2006 Do Robots Dream of Electric Lovborgs? By ALEXIS SOLOSKI ISAAC ASIMOV'S First Law of Robotics, as any science fiction

[scifinoir2] SLAVERY IN AMERICA ON PBS

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Looks terrific. Subject: SLAVERY IN AMERICA ON PBS Coming to PBS on Feb. 9th and the 16th from 9PM to 11PM is the four part series Slavery And The Making Of America, produced by Dante James, and narrated by Morgan Freeman. Dante is an incredible filmmaker who has produced

[scifinoir2] Fw: Filibuster SIGN PETITION!!

:: :: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yesterday, Senator Ted Kennedy and I told our colleagues that we supported a filibuster of Judge Alito's nomination for the Supreme Court. And we weren't alone. But the bottom line is that it takes more than two or three people to

[scifinoir2] Fw: TODAY, WE MUST SAVE AMERICA

[EMAIL PROTECTED] TODAY, WE MUST SAVE AMERICA We have just two days to save American Democracy - TODAY and MONDAY. Through a stunning set of events, John Kerry and Ted Kennedy will lead a filibuster of Sam Alito on Monday. Senate offices will be closed this weekend, so TODAY WE MUST

[scifinoir2] Fw: Is There Not ONE Senator Will Even TRY To Stop Alito?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] SEARCH YOUR CONSCIENCE AND CALL FOR A FILIBUSTER This will be a short message. Get the LOCAL office district numbers (most effective) of your own senators at NEW ACTION PAGE: http://www.nocrony.com or call them toll free at 888-355-3588, 888-818-6641 or

[scifinoir2] Tell your senators: Do not confirm Judge Samuel Alito

Dear Friend, I just sent a message to my senators urging them to oppose the nomination of Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court. Based on his record, I have grave concerns that Judge Alito's views would threaten the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans. Click the link

[scifinoir2] Re: Good article about the coming assault on diversity

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Excellent article - passing it on. Amy Subject: Good article about the coming assault on diversity FYI. If you read only one article today, read this: No Way to Measure Diversity's Value? Mainstream Article Ignores the Hard Facts

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

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[scifinoir2] Fw: Hands Off My Internet

[EMAIL PROTECTED] You think the Internet will always be the great freewheeling information superhighway you've grown to love? Well, think again. Media giants want to privatize our Internet. Telecommunications companies like ATT and Verizon are lobbying Congress for the right to control

[scifinoir2] Fw: Finding Dr. King's Moral Compass in an Age of Deceit

Finding Dr. King's Moral Compass in an Age of Deceit [EMAIL PROTECTED] Something to think about in the midst of deep despair and outrage. Message from The Fellowship of Reconciliation Finding Dr. King's Moral Compass in an Age of Deceit A

[scifinoir2] Tell the CEOs: Hands Off Our Internet

After destroying TV and radio, now the mega-media corporations want to become gatekeepers to the Internet. They would decide what content you can view and what services you can use. Join me and other Media for Democracy/Free Press activists by sending a letter to the CEOs of the nation's

[scifinoir2] Re: Being and Blackness

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Superb piece from the NY Times book review. I found this interesting article and thought it might be nice to share. Link to article is at end of piece. Meta - The New York Times January 8, 2006

[scifinoir2] Soul Singer 'Wicked' Wilson Pickett Dead at 64

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Another irreplaceable talent - GONE! HE WILL BE MISSED! *sigh* Amy January 20, 2006 Soul Singer 'Wicked' Wilson Pickett Dead at 64 By REUTERS Filed at 3:40 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race...

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[scifinoir2] Fw: THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE ....................

[EMAIL PROTECTED] THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE Life is really getting like science fiction! Incredible Whaddya think these are? look closely and guess what

[scifinoir2] Fw: Today's creepy, little-known fact

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Today's creepy, little-known fact. Bizarrely fascinating! http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/01/07/some_of_nations_best_libraries_have_books_bound_in_human_skin/ Some of nation's best libraries have books bound in human skin By M.L. Johnson,

[scifinoir2] The MVP of Black Cinema

[EMAIL PROTECTED] A hero of black cinema still going strong! The MVP of Black Cinema At 73, the original baadas shows no signs of slowing down by Greg Tate January 13th, 2006 6:45 PM Melvin Van Peebles: I wasn't going to be their one little genius nigger. photo: Nicholas Burnham See

[scifinoir2] Fw: Newsletter #77

Message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Some very interesting and challenging contrarian views that are definitely worth thinking about. NEWSLETTER #77 January 8, 2006 Year End Clearance Edition, Part 2 http://www.davesweb.cnchost.com/nwsltr77.html To kick off the New Year, I have a rather

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

[EMAIL PROTECTED] A couple of weeks old, but totally relevant! Dot's Information Service Hotline Unbossed and unbought news and information you can use Visit The DISH online at www.thedish.org Vol. 9 No 1... ... 01-06-06 Table of

[scifinoir2] Fw: The Hotline: 2005 Global Warming Top Ten

Global Warming Hotline [EMAIL PROTECTED] Having trouble receiving our e-mail? Try adding us ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) to your Address Book. For an online version of this newsletter, go to http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming/e-newsletter/

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

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[scifinoir2] Ask Alito

Dear Friend, Samuel Alito began his Senate confirmation hearings Monday, after weeks of intense preparation by some of the President's closest aides. The Senators on the Judiciary Committee -- including Senator Kennedy -- now have the duty to peel back the carefully constructed facade. We have

[scifinoir2] Help Stop Anti-Choice Supreme Court Nominee Alito

Dear Friend, President Bush caved to the demands of the right wing by nominating anti-choice Samuel Alito to replace moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court. Samuel Alito's own words reveal his anti-choice legal philosophy. In an application for a key post in the Reagan

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: global warming disease threat; 'teacher' ants

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Important science stuff. * WIPED OUT: Global warming sowing disease, extinction, researchers say Climate change is promoting diseases that have killed off dozens of amphibian species, and such illnesses could affect humans, findings suggest.

[scifinoir2] Fw: Why we owe them

[EMAIL PROTECTED] One of the clearest, most eloquent and cogent arguments for reparations I have ever read! Why we owe them by Carol Chehade Stop living in the past and move on after slavery! This is what we often tell African Americans. Well we certainly forced them to move on. We moved on

[scifinoir2] DNA Offers New Insight Concerning Cat Evolution

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating! January 6, 2006 DNA Offers New Insight Concerning Cat Evolution By NICHOLAS WADE Researchers have gained a major insight into the evolution of cats by showing how they migrated to

[scifinoir2] Where Africa's Kings Ruled, Their Finery Grew on Trees

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yet another cultural treasure all but destroyed by globalization. January 3, 2006 Nsangwa Journal Where Africa's Kings Ruled, Their Finery Grew on Trees By MARC LACEY NSANGWA, Uganda - The

[scifinoir2] Fw: A Christmas Vampire [Short Short]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] It's a little past the time but so funny - I'm passing it on anyway! Cheers! Amy Guaranteed to be pretty well tasteless, if harmless. It's called: A Christmas Vampire The darkness of the chimney was the simplest way to get into the house without being heard or seen.

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

[EMAIL PROTECTED] An older issue but still highly relevant! Dot's Information Service Hotline Unbossed and unbought news and information you can use Visit The DISH online at www.thedish.org Vol. 8 No 50...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... 12-16-05

[scifinoir2] The Little Endless Storybook graphic novel review

[EMAIL PROTECTED] After a long hiatus, here I am sharing my review (before it gets posted where I usually contribute), of a charming graphic narrative. Happy New Year Cheers! Amy The Little Endless Storybook. Written and illustrated by Jill Thompson. Vertigo/DC Comics, NY, Mar. 2005, $9.95,

[scifinoir2] This time of year

[EMAIL PROTECTED] SOLSTICE AND NEW YEAR CHEER! MAY THINGS GET BETTER IN THE FUTURE AS WE CONTINUE TO WORK FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. LOVE, AMY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Know an art music fan?

[scifinoir2] Fw: WWII Internment of Alaska Aleuts Recounted

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This little-known and long-surpressed history reveals yet another example of US gov't. hypocricy - going counter to every ideal in the Constitution to subject Native peoples to genocide and/or near-genocidal treatment. I am not surprised - horrified and saddened - but not

[scifinoir2] Fw: Climate at record extremes

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Anybody out there heeding the warnings!?? Climate at record extremes Climate at record extremes Dec. 6, 2005. 04:18 AM PETER CALAMAI SCIENCE REPORTER MONTREAL-This is shaping up as the year the battered earth hit back, wreaking havoc with record weather extremes

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Vol. 8 No 49 Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dot's Information Service Hotline Unbossed and unbought news and information you can use Visit The DISH online at www.thedish.org Vol. 8 No 49...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... 12-09-05

[scifinoir2] Fw: Perseus Cluster Core

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow stuff! URL to a X-ray image from the Chandra Observatory http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051208.html Science fiction deals in big concepts, but this picture from the 'real' universe is one of the biggest. The X-ray image is of the region around a huge black hole. A

[scifinoir2] Narwhal Tusks - It's Sensitive. Really.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Astonishing and fascinating! December 13, 2005 It's Sensitive. Really. By WILLIAM J. BROAD For centuries, the tusk of the narwhal has fascinated and baffled. Narwhal tusks, up to nine feet

[scifinoir2] Fw: Robert Sheckley

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Another great loss! HE WILL BE MISSED! *sigh* Amy http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/10/books/10sheckley.html Robert Sheckley, writer of strange and satirical science fiction died December 9. four of his stories were made into movies, but the only one cited was The Tenth

[scifinoir2] PRISONER OF NARNIA - Brilliant essay!!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] PRISONER OF NARNIA by ADAM GOPNIK How C. S. Lewis escaped. Issue of 2005-11-21 Posted 2005-11-14 The British literary scholar,

[scifinoir2] Fw: Back to utopia

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Terrific little essay! http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2005/11/20/back_to_utopia/ Back to utopia Can the antidote to today's neoliberal triumphalism be found in the pages of far-out science fiction? By Joshua Glenn | November 20, 2005 IN 1888, when

[scifinoir2] Fw: [TD] Tomgram: An American Tipping Point?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] a project of the Nation Institute To send this to a friend, or to read more dispatches, go to tomdispatch.com Tomgram: An American Tipping Point? Losing the Fear Factor How The Bush

[scifinoir2] Probes Reveal Methane Haze on a Dynamic Saturn Moon

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool spacey stuff. December 1, 2005 Probes Reveal Methane Haze on a Dynamic Saturn Moon By WARREN E. LEARY WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 - Robotic explorers probing neighboring planets have found

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: How 'dinosaurs of the ocean' evolved, more reptile tales

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating science stuff. * How dinosaurs of the ocean evolved: When an amateur fossil hunter found a bit of animal backbone at a construction site 16 years ago, he knew it was something unusual. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051117_mosasaurfrm.htm * Revealed in

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Man-sized scorpion described

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Strange science stuff! * Man-sized scorpion described: A geologist has uncovered footprints of what he says was a fearsome water scorpion bigger than a human. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/051130_scorpionfrm.htm * Scientists find possible birth of tiniest known

[scifinoir2] Fw: Exploring the lakes of Antarctica

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Way cool! Exploring the lakes of Antarctica Exploring the lakes of Antarctica Italian scientists hope to find unknown life forms (ANSA) - Rome, November 16 - Italian scientists are planning to explore the scores of frozen lakes hidden deep under the ice of Antarctica in the

Re: [scifinoir2] Aaron McGruder Interview

[EMAIL PROTECTED] This was excellent! Aaron McGruder Reviewed by Nathan Rabin November 23rd, 2005 In the sleepy, tranquil nursing home that is the daily comics page, Aaron McGruder's The Boondocks is a scowling B-boy with a boombox blaring Public Enemy.

[scifinoir2] Fw: A geological first in Antarctica

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Strage and fascinating. A geological first in Antarctica Italian researchers show permafrost can exist under water (ANSA) - Rome, November 22 - Italian scientists working in Antarctica have dug up the first ever sample of underwater permafrost, something not normally seen as

[scifinoir2] Fw: Pipeline of Bush Cronyism Continues

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pipeline?? It's a f-- tsunami. FYI, in case you hadn't read this. The mind boggles! http://www.diversityinc.com/members/18173.cfm Pipeline of Bush Cronyism Continues Compiled by the DiversityInc staff © 2005 DiversityInc.com® Critics of the Bush administration's

[scifinoir2] Enough to Make an Iguana Turn Green: Darwin's Ideas

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sounds absolutely wonderful! A celebration of one of the world's greatest scientific minds. November 18, 2005 Exhibition Review | 'Darwin' Enough to Make an Iguana Turn Green: Darwin's Ideas

[scifinoir2] Where Issues of Black Identity Meet the Concerns of Every Artist

[EMAIL PROTECTED] It is great to see this get coverage. November 18, 2005 Art Review | 'Frequency' Where Issues of Black Identity Meet the Concerns of Every Artist By ROBERTA SMITH Once upon a time, toward the

[scifinoir2] In praise of... Harriet the tortoise

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Blimey! The critter is the oldest known bloody living thing on the bloomin' planet! I'd love to know the secret! In praise of... Harriet the tortoise Leader Wednesday November 16, 2005 The Guardian Great age attracts great veneration and wonder, and there are

Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow Keith, Couldn't have said it better myself! Amy Great info about the tanks' comparative abilities. I didn't know that. Things like that caused me to jot down the following thoughts on Friday: The article below, which filled me with pride, reminded me of how

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Galaxies may have spit out monster black hole

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Great science stuff. * Galaxies may have spit out monster black hole: Two crashing galaxies may have shot out a supermassive black hole that's soaring through space, some astronomers say. http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/05_holefrm.htm * Common pollutant might

[scifinoir2] Fw: AFRICAN DIASPORA FF 2005 Tickets Available For Purchase Online!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bigger and more exciting than ever! Cheers! Amy (Looking forward to being there.) Sunday, 13 November 2005 + ADFF 2005 Tickets Now Available For Purchase Online! VISIT HTTP://WWW.AFRICANDIASPORAVIDEO.COM WHERE YOU CAN BUY

[scifinoir2] Our Faith in Science

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Words of great wisdom - to be expected considering who says them! November 12, 2005 Op-Ed Contributor Our Faith in Science By TENZIN GYATSO Washington SCIENCE has always fascinated me. As a child

[scifinoir2] Fw: A very Enlightened Christian - a JOY!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Not all Christians are idiots like Pat Robertson and the Bushites! If only a lot more of them were like this guy! Penknife Press introduces another new author, Daniel Hardman. His debut book, Essays from Church, Volume I, is a collection of thoughtful musings reminiscent

[scifinoir2] Re: Have you read this?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Impeach the lying, murderous bastard already! FYI. George - - - - - - - - - http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3454470 The Houston Chronicle Nov. 11, 2005, 10:02AM Poll: Majority questions Bush administration ethics Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Most

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Did U.S. gov't lie about deadly virus project?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fascinating science stuff. * Did U.S. government lie about deadly virus project?: Officials seem to have quietly reversed an assurance they gave last month -- that a killer virus recently recreated by scientists would stay in a secure government facility.

[scifinoir2] Fw: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dot's Information Service Hotline Unbossed and unbought news and information you can use Visit The DISH online at www.thedish.org ...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... Table of Contents 1. Intuit's Vibe...Why

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