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“The Skeptical Environmentalist” by Bjorn Lomborg, which says global warming isn’t real and there is no chance of sudden climate change, has been censored by the Danish Committee on Scientific Dishonesty, according to the New York Times of January 8. Although it hasn’t sold well in the U.S., the book has been widely promoted by conservative politicians and talk show hosts. Cambridge University Press has also been criticized for publishing the book in English in 2001.
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Three Oklahoma helicopter pilots took some intriguing photos of lenticular clouds, which are often mistaken for UFOs because of their circular shape. However, the third photo shows a small round object in the center of the cloud, so the question is: do the photos show clouds, a UFO?or both?

Pilot Luis Monroy says, “I’ve never seen anything like that cloud. That thing (is) putting off heat, maybe. Something is going on. It’s doing something to make those clouds open and swirl around. I’ve never seen this before.”
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Low-level lead poisoning may be one cause of juvenile crime. A study of 194 young offenders tried in a Pennsylvania court found that the concentrations of lead in their bones was much higher than in non-delinquent teenagers. Researchers don’t know if the lead was the cause of the crimes, or if it’s just a symptom of the poor living conditions that led the person to become an offender.
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Your kids are already tired of their Christmas toys?what will you get them 10 years from now? In the future, your daughter won’t just change Barbie’s clothes, they’ll discuss what to wear together. A Disney dinosaur will tell your kid what life was like 300 million years ago. A character from “Toy Story” will watch the DVD with your kids and tell them how a particular scene was shot. Your children will no longer have any reason to use their imaginations at all.
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