Wednesday, 30. October 2002

NASA takes steps to end myth of fake moon walk


To all those scoffers who think that "One small step for man" bit was a giant bleep to mankind, the nation's space agency is taking notice.

More than 33 years after NASA says it first landed men on the moon, the agency is spending more than $15,000 in an attempt to rebut conspiracy theorists who say its six Apollo-program moon landings.

¬><a href="www.freep.com"target="_blank">FREE PRESS

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Is this man Jack the Ripper?


Millionaire mystery writer Patricia Cornwell says she has unmasked Jack the Ripper -- and he was actually a respected British artist. In her quest to prove her theory, Ms. Cornwell has hired art and forensics experts and bought 30 paintings by impressionist artist.

"I do believe 100 per cent that the artist Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper," she said in a recent interview. "Sickert led a horrifying double life, painting by day and killing by night. The case will soon be closed."

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Nevada's big gamble whether to legalize pot
Plan would allow possession of 3 ounces


Nevada, with a century-old tradition of minting money by sanctioning vice, now aims to be the first state in the country to legalize marijuana for recreational use. On election day, Silver State voters will decide on Question 9, which would amend the state constitution to allow possession of up to 3 ounces of marijuana by anyone over 21. The so-called "reeferendum" also must win a second general election two years from now to take effect on Jan. 1, 2005.

¬><a href="www.sfgate.com"target="_blank">San Francisco Chronicle

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Sniper Suspect May Have Been Exposed to Chemicals Linked to Gulf War Syndrome


The alleged Washington sniper, John Allen Muhammad, may have been exposed to chemical weapons that have been linked to Gulf War Syndrome, an illness which experts said can result in unexplained bouts of intense violence. Muhammad, arrested early Thursday as a prime suspect in the Washington area shootings, served with the Army's 84th Engineer Company during the Persian Gulf War, military officers said.

¬> <a href="www.newhouse.com"target="_blank">Newhouse News Service ¬> Ether Zone

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A History of Chemical & Biological Warfare


v1.0.3 / 1 of 4 / 01 may 02 / public domain

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Play the Game "Bong-o-Matic"


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Bomb blasts rock Soweto


A series of bomb explosions has hit Soweto township, in South Africa, killing at least one person. Another was badly injured. Police say nine bombs exploded and one more has been defused. The blasts began at about midnight, rocking parts of the sprawling township one after the other. Several of the explosions targeted railway lines linking Soweto to Johannesburg.

¬> BBC

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Court: Don't tread on doctors who recommend medical marijuana


For the first time ever a federal appeals court has ruled that the government cannot revoke the prescription drug licenses of doctors who recommend marijuana to sick patients. The court also ruled Tuesday the Justice Department cannot investigate doctors for merely recommending marijuana. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that such investigation would interfere with the free-speech rights of doctors and patients.

¬> Sacramento Bee

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Did Jesus Eat Magic Mushrooms At Last Supper?


Chew on this: An ethnobotanist in Santa Cruz, California, thinks Jesus was munching magic mushrooms at the Last Supper. Clark Heinrich says man has enjoyed the psychedelic effects of mushrooms since thousands of years before Christ -- and figured the King of Kings probably turned on as well. In fact, he thinks Jesus was high on a psychedelic 'shroom known as "fly agaric" which was hailed for its taste as well as its trips.

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Dead Kennedys No Longer `Banned From San Francisco'


Punk band The Dead Kennedys made press recently when it was "banned" from playing in its hometown of San Francisco, but a kind-hearted venue has come to the rescue. Guitarist "East Bay Ray" says friends of the band's former singer, Jello Biafra, upset that the band is touring without him, banned the group from playing two of the city's largest venues, and then spread word to other venues, and pretty soon the band was blacklisted.

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Fahndung nach der zweiten Erde


Dass es im All weitere erdähnliche Planeten gibt, halten Astronomen für sehr wahrscheinlich. In wenigen Jahren sollen Satelliten solche Welten erstmals aufspüren - den Anfang macht die europäische Corot-Mission.

¬> <a href="www.spiegel.de"target="_blank">Hier gehts ins All

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Teslaplatten


Alles was sie schon immer über Teslaplatten wissen wollten aber bisher nicht zu fragen wagten.

¬> <a href="www.teslaplatten.ch"target="_blank">Hier gehts zu den Teslaplatten

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