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When we were visiting our good friend in Texas, saying goodbye, Whitley overheard some of her caretakers saying, “We can’t let Whitley speak at the funeral.” He assumed they were afraid he would mention one of the last the “taboo topics” in our society? UFOs and close encounters?so we decided not to go. This got me to thinking about the fact that being “anti-UFO,” and making fun of people who have had close encounters, or are simply interested in the UFO subject, is one of the last acceptable prejudices.
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Global warming worries most agricultural experts, since it means that we will have to find new places to grow crops. But there’s one group that is HAPPY about it: the people who bring us genetically-modified food.

Pressure for consumer acceptance of genetically modified foods will intensify as global warming brings even harsher environments for our food crops. Australian researcher Mark Tester says, “Trying to grow plants in Australian conditions, as in many countries around the world where the conditions are harsh, is challenging, and it is likely to get harder under the effects of climate change.”
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Before this, the worst danger we heard of to do with Ipods was a repetitive stress injury known as Ipod finger. Now it turns out that your Ipod or MP3 player can affect your pacemaker.

A new study that shows being near an Ipod can inhibit pacemaker functioning, affecting your heart rhythm. In Newsfactor.com, Frederick Lane reports that Ipods caused “various types of interference in pacemakers in 50% of the patients tested.”
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