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

2006-01-21 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE Life is really getting like science fiction! Incredible Whaddya think these are? look closely and guess what they

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

2006-01-21 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 3...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... 01-20-06 > > > Table of Contents

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

2006-01-21 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 (Reuters

[scifinoir2] Fw: Newsletter #77

2006-01-20 Thread Amy Harlib
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 dist

[scifinoir2] The MVP of Black Cinema

2006-01-20 Thread Amy Harlib
[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: The DISH Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race

2006-01-18 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 > > > T

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

2006-01-17 Thread Amy Harlib
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/ Look

[scifinoir2] Fw: A Tribute to Martin Luther King

2006-01-14 Thread Amy Harlib
The Inspiring Message of Martin Luther King [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hear Martin Luther King's message of peace and tolerance in his own words. This is a link to a beautiful tribute to Martin Luther King. You can click and hear exce

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

2006-01-14 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 2...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... 01-13-06 > > > Table of Contents

[scifinoir2] Fw: Why the U.S. Can’t Win in Iraq

2006-01-14 Thread Amy Harlib
Why the U.S. Can’t Win in Iraq [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives 1982-1999 1998-1999 1996-1997 1994-1995 1992-1993 1990-1991 1988-1989 1986-1987 1984-1985 1982-1983 a.. ABOUT WRMEA b.. CONTACT US c.. SUBSCRIBE d.. DONATE e.. ADVERTISE WITH US f

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

2006-01-12 Thread Amy Harlib
[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. http://www.world-science.net/othe

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

2006-01-12 Thread Amy Harlib
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 adminis

[scifinoir2] Ask Alito

2006-01-12 Thread Amy Harlib
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] Fw: NSA just one of many federal agencies spying on Americans

2006-01-10 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] All Hail Big Brother! This is horrible! NSA just one of many federal agencies spying on Americans By DOUG THOMPSON Publisher, Capitol Hill Blue Dec 27, 2005, 00:35 Spying on Americans by the super-secret National Security Agency is not only more widesp

[scifinoir2] Fw: [NOW Action List] Help Block Alito's Confirmation: Call Your Senators Today

2006-01-10 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Support NOW's Work |January 10, 2006| Tell a Friend All NOW Actions Enraged & Engaged: Women's Campaign to Defeat Alito Your Call Can Help Block the Confirmation of Samuel Alito: Call Your Senators Today The Enrage

[scifinoir2] Fw: Why we owe them

2006-01-09 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 o

[scifinoir2] Fw: The Color of Deception

2006-01-08 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] What an excellent article! The Color of Deception By Tim Wise "A lie can travel half-way around the world while the truth is still pulling on its boots." Although this truism was penned long before the Internet, there is little doubt but that in the modern era, it has become

[scifinoir2] DNA Offers New Insight Concerning Cat Evolution

2006-01-07 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 n

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

2006-01-06 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 51...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... > > > Table of Contents > >

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

2006-01-03 Thread Amy Harlib
[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. Usually

[scifinoir2] Museum of the African Diaspora Publishes "I've Known Rivers" an Inaugural Collection of Stories About People of African Descent

2006-01-03 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wonderful and long overdue! Museum of the African Diaspora Publishes "I've Known Rivers" an Inaugural Collection of Stories About People of African Descent SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – December 2, 2005 – AT&T and the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) jointly announced toda

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

2006-01-03 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 shirt

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

2006-01-01 Thread Amy Harlib
[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] Fw: Another good recap of 2005

2005-12-28 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Another good recap of 2005 > http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/top/features/documents/05163474.asp > The Bonfire of the Inanities > Seriously, could it get any worse? > BY BARRY CRIMMINS > > Have a good day and happy New Year! --

[scifinoir2] Fw: Rice's Star Rising Even as Public Sours on Bush

2005-12-27 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ugh! She's a total discredit to her race in my opinion! She's totally one of THEM - a pathological liar blinded with the lust for power and elitist, capitalist greed. A "house nigger" of the highest order to quote Harry Belafonte! Amy - - - - - - - - http://www.diversityinc.

[scifinoir2] The Little Endless Storybook graphic novel review

2005-12-27 Thread Amy Harlib
[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, hard

[scifinoir2] Fw: Climate at record extremes

2005-12-25 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 extr

[scifinoir2] Fw: WWII Internment of Alaska Aleuts Recounted

2005-12-25 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 surpri

[scifinoir2] This time of year

2005-12-25 Thread Amy Harlib
[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? Ma

[scifinoir2] Fw: Perseus Cluster Core

2005-12-24 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 fe

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

2005-12-24 Thread Amy Harlib
[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] IWT - WONDERFUL new progressive indy media site!

2005-12-22 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please check this out and bookmark! Just what the media needs! Cheers! Amy http://www.iwtnews.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Know an art & music fan? Make a donation in their

[scifinoir2] Red Heroine film review

2005-12-20 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] It's been awhile, but here I am again sharing one of my reviews (of a very special Chinese genre film), before it gets posted where I usually contribute. I hope it will prove of interest. Cheers! Amy Red Heroine / Red Knight Errant / Hong Xia (China, video, 1929). Direc

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

2005-12-17 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 48...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... 12-02-05 > > > Table of Conten

[scifinoir2] Fw: Lisa Randall: Why I believe in higher dimensions

2005-12-15 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow stuff! Rudy Rucker has written many wonderful SF novels and short stories dealing with higher dimensions. Why I believe in higher dimensions (Filed: 01/06/2005) Lisa Randall, one of the world's most influential physicists, explains why we need more than three dimensions

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

2005-12-15 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 long

[scifinoir2] Fw: Robert Sheckley

2005-12-11 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 Te

[scifinoir2] Richard Pryor GONE!

2005-12-11 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Has died today of a heart attack this morning in Los Angeles. It was quick, > and he did not suffer. > > Such a loss. HE WILL BE MISSED! *sigh* Amy Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Life without art & music? Keep the arts alive toda

[scifinoir2] Fw: Survival of the Atheist

2005-12-09 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hurray for rationality! > Think Tank Transcript: Evolution/Richard Dawkins > > > > MR. WATTENBERG: Hello, I'm Ben Wattenberg. Most Americans believe that > Charles Darwin basically had it right, that human beings evolved from the > so-called primordial soup. But most Americans a

[scifinoir2] PRISONER OF NARNIA - Brilliant essay!!

2005-12-08 Thread Amy Harlib
[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, C

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

2005-12-06 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 Administ

[scifinoir2] Fw: Back to utopia

2005-12-06 Thread Amy Harlib
[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

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

2005-12-01 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 i

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

2005-12-01 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 evidence

[scifinoir2] Fw: Exploring the lakes of Antarctica

2005-11-30 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 h

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

2005-11-30 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 s

Re: [scifinoir2] Aaron McGruder Interview

2005-11-27 Thread Amy Harlib
[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. McGrud

[scifinoir2] Fw: A geological first in Antarctica

2005-11-22 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 po

[scifinoir2] Fw: Pipeline of Bush Cronyism Continues

2005-11-19 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 Katr

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

2005-11-18 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 mid

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

2005-11-18 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 By

[scifinoir2] Fw: Vatican wants an end to battle with science

2005-11-17 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] URL to an interesting article that appeared in MSNBC _http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9913712/_ (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9913712/) It has only taken 405 years, since Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake, for the Catholic Church to start to become reconciled with science.

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

2005-11-17 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Politics Y2K5 at the bottom is really excellent! > 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 44...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... >

[scifinoir2] Re: Reasonably funny

2005-11-17 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Very clever! > I thought that you might enjoy this... > > http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1ldyn/id2.html Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.co

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

2005-11-16 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 bucketloads

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

2005-11-14 Thread Amy Harlib
[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:

Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History

2005-11-14 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 ou

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

2005-11-14 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 migh

[scifinoir2] Re: Have you read this?

2005-11-13 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 > > WASHINGTO

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

2005-11-13 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 > reminiscen

Re: [scifinoir2] Blacks in Military History

2005-11-13 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for sharing this history! Much appreciated. Amy I started the conversation with Blacks in WWI, more fascinating to me because it's all but lost in the past, and it had to have been impossibly tough on them in that war. But the following, dealing with Blacks in WWII,

[scifinoir2] Our Faith in Science

2005-11-13 Thread Amy Harlib
[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: World Science: Did U.S. gov't lie about deadly virus project?

2005-11-12 Thread Amy Harlib
[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. http://www.world-

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

2005-11-11 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 Vib

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

2005-11-10 Thread Amy Harlib
[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 45...Dedicated to the Dialogue on Race... 11-11-05 > > > Table of Conte

[scifinoir2] Re: KANSAS WRITING OPPORTUNITIES - Humor

2005-11-10 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is good! Passing this on Subject: FWD: KANSAS WRITING OPPORTUNITIES - Humor > Hey Gang! > > Now that the Kansas School Board has spoken, > > We need to adjust our science curriculum here in Kansas. > > And, of course, some course textbooks need changing. > So

[scifinoir2] Fw: Introducing a New UCS Program Restoring Scientific Integrity

2005-11-09 Thread Amy Harlib
Introducing a New UCS Program [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is with pleasure and enthusiasm that I write to announce the creation of a Scientific Integrity Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), led by new Senior Scientist and Director Dr. Francesca Grifo.

[scifinoir2] Fw: AFRICAN DIASPORA FILMS! BMCC Cine Club & ADFF 2005

2005-11-08 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Tuesday, 8 November 2005 + BMCC African Diaspora Cine Club, Friday, July 29 + ADFF 2005 program now online! >>><<<>> VISIT HTTP://WWW.AFRICANDIASPORAVIDEO.COM WHERE YOU C

[scifinoir2] Fw: Newsletter #73 Katrina, Eugenics and 'Peak Oil'

2005-11-07 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Scary and all too plausible. > Greetings from the Center for an Informed America > (http://davesweb.cnchost.com/). Please forward this newsletter widely. > If this was forwarded to you and you would like to receive future > mailings, e-mail (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) a request

[scifinoir2] Fw: Important Election Day Hotline

2005-11-07 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Voters in many states will be deciding important issues by voting Tuesday, November 8, 2005. No matter where you stand on any of the issues or candidates, all eligible voters should have the chance to cast their ballots effectively. If you experience any problem casting you

[scifinoir2] Fw: Fuel's paradise? Power source that turns physics on its head

2005-11-06 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll believe this when I see autos and busses running on this "whatever"! I'm still thinking about "Cold Fusion"! URL to an article that appeared in the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,3605,1627424,00.html A fuel source that generates this kind of power

[scifinoir2] Fw: Zimbabwean Activists Attacked take action

2005-11-06 Thread Amy Harlib
Zimbabwean Activists Attacked [EMAIL PROTECTED] Zimbabwean Activists Attacked On October 25, 2005, pro-democracy activists Officen Nyaungwe, Claris Madhuku, Sozwaphi Masunungure, Isaiah Makatura and Wilson Shonhiwa were at

[scifinoir2] Fw: How is a Rocket like a Guitar?

2005-11-05 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Way cool. NASA Science News for October 21, 2005 Guitars and rockets have a lot in common, but what's good for a musician might spell trouble for an astronaut. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/21oct_clintblack.htm?list86684 Check out our RSS feed at htt

[scifinoir2] Fw: Pharmaceuticals passing unaltered from humans into nation's waterways

2005-11-05 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Scary stuff! Folks, we have to eat healthier food and get more exercise and stop taking so many pills!! Pharmaceuticals passing unaltered from humans into nation's waterways > > by Tom Pelton (Baltimore Sun; October 16, 2005) > > Over the last two years, scientists working on

[scifinoir2] And Sometimes, the Island Is Marooned on You

2005-11-05 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] A fascinating ecological phenomenon that is not very widely-known. I could imagine some interesting stories could be made up about living on a floating island. November 6, 2005 And Sometimes, t

[scifinoir2] Just Hang On a Second

2005-11-05 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's an undeservedly obscure and fascinating dilemma to ponder, thanks to the NY Times for pointing this out. November 5, 2005 Op-Ed Contributor Just Hang On a Second By MICHAEL BENSON Ljublja

[scifinoir2] After 34 Years, His Antiwar Song Is Still Not Out of Style

2005-11-05 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Finally revealed! The creator of one of the world's greatest ballads! (I weep every time I hear this song! November 5, 2005 After 34 Years, His Antiwar Song Is Still Not Out of Style By ANDRE

[scifinoir2] Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

2005-11-04 Thread Amy Harlib
Hello! We have one last chance to protect the US's largest wildlife refuge and stop the drilling of oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The House will vote on this issue in the next week or two. Please protect the wildlife, water, and cultural resources of this pristine land today.

[scifinoir2] Waging a Battle, Losing the War

2005-11-03 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bolsters eloquently all the arguments against the Bush regime. November 4, 2005 Books of The Times | 'The Next Attack' Waging a Battle, Losing the War By MICHIKO KAKUTANI "We are losing. "Four

[scifinoir2] Fw: Vatican wants an end to battle with science

2005-11-03 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Vatican wants an end to battle with science URL to an interesting article that appeared in MSNBC http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9913712/ It has only taken 405 years, since Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake, for the Catholic Church to start to become reconciled wi

[scifinoir2] Fw: Stop Arctic Drilling with Last-Minute Amendment

2005-11-02 Thread Amy Harlib
Activism Message from ActForChange [EMAIL PROTECTED] ACTFORCHANGE ACTIVISM UPDATE: November 2, 2005 You are receiving this newsletter because you have previously taken action on ActForChange in support of progressive values. Save the Arctic Wildlife R

[scifinoir2] Astronomers Say They Are on the Verge of Seeing a Black Hole

2005-11-02 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Approaching a truly cosmic moment. November 2, 2005 Astronomers Say They Are on the Verge of Seeing a Black Hole By DENNIS OVERBYE Astronomers said they had moved one notch closer to seeing the

[scifinoir2] On Gravity, Oreos and a Theory of Everything

2005-11-02 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Delightful portrait of a woman physicist and her "spaced-out" work. November 1, 2005 Scientist at Work | Lisa Randall On Gravity, Oreos and a Theory of Everything By DENNIS OVERBYE The portal to

[scifinoir2] Terrific articles about Rosa Parks

2005-11-02 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do check these out. http://villagevoice.com/news/0544,tate,69522,6.html Superb! http://villagevoice.com/news/0544,fmurphy,69558,6.html This 2nd piece answers curious and long-neglected aspects of the Rosa Parks story. [Non-text portions of this message have been remove

[scifinoir2] Fw: New Moons of Pluto

2005-11-01 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Way cool! NASA Science News for November 1, 2005 Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that Pluto may have not one, but three moons. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/01nov_moonsofpluto.htm?list86684 Find out about the [EMAIL P

[scifinoir2] The Long History of a Bus Ride

2005-10-31 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Terrific! Rosa Parks in proper context. October 31, 2005 Op-Ed Contributor The Long History of a Bus Ride By JUAN WILLIAMS Washington ROSA PARKS led an inspiring life. Unfortunately, we rarely

[scifinoir2] The Comic-Strip Revolution Will Be Televised

2005-10-30 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] I think this is of great interest. I hope this achieves the greatest success! This deserves to be OUT THERE! Cheers! Amy October 30, 2005 The Comic-Strip Revolution Will Be Televised By LOLA OG

[scifinoir2] Nation Pays Tribute to Rosa Parks

2005-10-30 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] One of my heroines gets the honors she deserves but will this be more than fancy lip service? Only if we keep on fighting against the Bushites! October 30, 2005 Nation Pays Tribute to Rosa Parks

[scifinoir2] Fw: What Rice Can't See from Wash Post

2005-10-28 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting but leaves out one very important factor about Rice - the allure of power. She's too wrapped up in being part of the powerful elite to understand the suffering of so many others of her race and even those who are not Black. What Rice Can't See By Eugene Robinson

[scifinoir2] Fw: Stop the "Global Warming Zombies" This Halloween

2005-10-28 Thread Amy Harlib
Please let me know whether you support these goals as well, and what you are doing to reduce the threat of global warming. Sincerely, Amy Harlib cc:

[scifinoir2] Fwd: Camille Cosby's Speech - PLEASE READ AND PASS IT ON...

2005-10-27 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Fwd: Camille Cosby's Speech - PLEASE READ AND PASS IT ON... Note: forwarded message attached. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. M

[scifinoir2] Fw: Mouse Balls

2005-10-26 Thread Amy Harlib
Message [EMAIL PROTECTED] ROTFL!!! The funniest thing I've read in ages! MOUSE BALLS I don't know how they wrote this with a straight face... This apparently was a real memo sent out by a computer company to its employees in all seriousness. It wen

[scifinoir2] The Exciting Adventures of Spider Man

2005-10-26 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] A true scientific hero. October 25, 2005 Scientist at Work | Norman Platnick The Exciting Adventures of Spider Man By MOHI KUMAR Hundreds of glass vials with rubber stoppers sit in boxes on Norm

Fw: [scifinoir2] The Ig Nobel awards 2005

2005-10-24 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] I love these. NPR's Science Friday broadcasts the Ig Nobel Awards every year in Nov. Definitely worth a listen. BOSTON - Gregg Miller mortgaged his home and maxed out his credit cards to mass produce his invention - prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs. What started 10

[scifinoir2] DON'T 'FOX' WITH LOCAL NEWS

2005-10-24 Thread Amy Harlib
Fox News Channel's political agenda is coming to a television station near you. Roger Ailes, the architect behind the right-wing tilt of cable news, is now remaking 35 local television stations -- broadcasting to nearly 40 percent of America's homes -- in Fox News Channel's image. Help stop Ne

[scifinoir2] Fw: Iraq Dispatches: “Violence leads only to more viol ence.”

2005-10-23 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] You'd never know this from mainstream corporate propaganda media! > ** Dahr Jamail's Iraq Dispatches ** > ** http://dahrjamailiraq.com ** > > > October 08, 2005 > > > “Violence leads only to more violence.” > > Ongoing military operations continue unabated in Al-Anbar

[scifinoir2] We need lower gas prices

2005-10-23 Thread Amy Harlib
Dear Friend, I just signed a letter to the CEO's of energy companies asking them "Why in the face of national tragedy and record profits for your companies are American’s paying 50% more at the pump than they did one year ago?" Please join me by signing this letter: http://www.giveemhellharr

Re: [scifinoir2] TYSON FOODS BOYCOTT

2005-10-23 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Wow! Hurricane Katrina aftermath and Bennett's comments and this! When will "they" ever learn!!?? Being a vegetarian I have already been boycotting Tyson Foods forever. Outraged Amy Subject: [scifinoir2] TYSON FOODS BOYCOTT TYSON FOODS SUED FOR RACE BIAS AND RETALIATIO

[scifinoir2] Tell 'Intelligent Design' Clients They Have Support

2005-10-23 Thread Amy Harlib
ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union Protect Religious Freedom from 'Intelligent Design': Send a Message of Solidarity Click here to view a printable version of this message. http://action.aclu.org/site/Ecard?tl_id=-zlYm_Z8Xdw0Bw_FI7-dwQ.&s_oo=rpmKAtR32fpMH49UB9QMkQ..&s_tlid=62352 . [No

[scifinoir2] It's not too late to save the Arctic Refuge!

2005-10-21 Thread Amy Harlib
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is under attack and we don't have a minute to spare. Your help is needed right now to stop oil drilling in the Arctic Refuge before it's too late. Click here to take action: http://ga1.org/campaign/arctic_vote?source=200510_adv_arcvir As you read this, the oil

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