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Air Force Satellite to Track UFOs
November 28, 2000Reuters - IBM announced that it has sold the U.S. Air Force a supercomputer to help it identify unidentified flying objects. The Air Force?s Space Surveillance Team, based in Maui, Hawaii, will use the supercomputer to hunt for old satellites,... continued
UK to Require Cellphone Warning Label
November 28, 2000Reuters, CNN - The British government plans to compel stores selling cell phones to give customers written health warnings. The proposed pamphlet would explain that current research is going on to establish safety guidelines for cell phones and they should... continued
Monsoons Kill Hundreds as Climate Talks Fail
November 28, 2000UPI, AP, NYT - Monsoon rains inundated the island of Sumatra Monday, causing landslides that swept more than 100 people into raging rivers and death. The Jakarta Post described the flooding as the worst since 1953. "We are looking for... continued
Rotenone May Be Parkinson Culprit
November 27, 2000New Scientist - COMMON PESTICIDE MAY CAUSE PARKINSON'S Rats that are given small doses of a common pesticide develop symptoms that are eerily similar to Parkinson?s Disease. "It?s a very provocative study," says Abraham Lieberman, medical director of the National... continued
Listeners Report Dreamland Genfoods Show Cut
November 27, 2000On November 26, Dreamland ran a program with Ben Lilliston of the Institute for Agricultural and Trade policy. Mr. Lilliston, co-author of Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide For Consumers, advocates testing, control and labeling of genetically altered foods. This... continued
Gene-Altered Corn is on the Loose
November 25, 2000Reuters, Kyodo News Service - It was discovered in September that many brands of taco shells and chips contained StarLink, a biotech variety of corn that has not been approved for human consumption. It was announced Tuesday, November 21, that... continued
Solar Max to the Max – FIVE Storms A-Comin’!
November 25, 2000An unusual sequence of five consecutive solar storms will result in disrupted radio transmissions and possible effects on power systems, according to NASA's Spaceweather.com. However, this storm does not carry radioactive particles, and air travelers and astronauts are not at... continued
UFO Flap Problem
November 24, 2000On 11/17/00 Whitleysworld published a story about numerous UFO sightings in Texas and Oklahoma that included accounts of a massive UFO being observed in Elk City, Oklahoma, and a series of extremely bright flashes of light in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We... continued
The Recount: An Insider’s Story
November 19, 2000This fascinating insider's story of the recount process in action has been prepared by Democratic activist Angela Glover Blackwell. She makes no secret of which side she's on, but she provides all of us with an inside look at what... continued
The Leonids Are Coming And It’s Gonna Be Fun!
November 17, 2000The Leonids are coming, and it's a pretty decent meteor storm! Sky watchers in North America may be able to spot an unusually beautiful type of meteor called Earthgrazers during this year's Leonid shower.Earthgrazers are long, bright shooting stars that... continued