July 2004

Kerry is a mass-murderer. Bush is psycho. What’s a voter to do?

by Haitham Sabbah July 31, 2004

A Question of Character! by Justin Raimondo The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced that we’re reliving the last days of the Roman Empire. Of course, that’s not all bad, especially if you like peeled grapes, gladiatorial games, and those cute little tunics on men: but it isn’t all fun and games, [...]

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Clone Steak Safe, Unless It Isn’t

by Haitham Sabbah July 30, 2004

Milk and meat from cloned animals probably is safe for human consumption, but there are still a lot of unknowns, according to a new report. A National Academy of Sciences report released Wednesday said there’s no evidence that milk or meat from cloned animals will make anyone sick. But it also said researchers need better [...]

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European Satellites Track ‘Killer Waves’

by Haitham Sabbah July 27, 2004

Cataclysmic waves that smash ships to bits are considered the stuff of sailors’ tales. But data gathered by the European Space Agency proves otherwise: rogue waves exist and surface more frequently than previously known. More than 200 massive cargo ships sank over the past two decades and some of them could have fallen victim to [...]

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Space Technology Aids Life on Earth

by Haitham Sabbah July 25, 2004

Earthly spin-offs of technology developed for space travel has long been a bonus for nations launching humans and machines into orbit. Two new machines developed with the help of NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have found their way into hospitals on Earth, where physicians have put them to use sniffing out harmful microbes [...]

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Flying Robots

by Haitham Sabbah July 25, 2004

Fort Benning’s International Aerial Robotics Competition tests ingenuity. What if there was a robot that could fly? Perhaps, even save a life or gather information on an enemy? That’s what future scientists and engineers set out to do Thursday at the 14th Annual International Aerial Robotics Competition at Fort Benning’s McKenna Urban Operations Site. The [...]

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Nano Refrigerators

by Haitham Sabbah July 21, 2004

Nanomaterial Yields Cool Results A pinch of iron dramatically boosts the cooling performance of a material considered key to the development of magnetic refrigerators, report researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the June 24 issue of the journal Nature. The achievement might move the promising technology closer to market, opening [...]

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Nigerian Killer Calls

by Haitham Sabbah July 20, 2004

Mobile phone use has taken off in Nigeria in recent years Nigerian mobile phone users have been anxiously checking who is calling them before answering them in recent days. A rumour has spread rapidly in the commercial capital, Lagos, that if one answers calls from certain “killer numbers” then one will die immediately. A BBC [...]

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Whomever You Are They Will Kill You

by Haitham Sabbah July 18, 2004

On 6 July 2004 Professor Khaled Salah of An-Najah National University, along with son Muhammad, were killed by an Israeli attack unit. The Salah home was later demolished by six helicopter rockets. A press conference by the wife and daughter of Prof. Khaled Salah “If I am Palestinian they will kill me…If I am American [...]

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BLOODY UNIFORM

by Haitham Sabbah July 17, 2004

Q. You’re married? A. Right. Q. Children? A. Two. Q. How old? A. The boy is two and a half, and the little girl is a year and a half. Q. Obviously, the question comes to my mind… the father of two little kids like that… how can he shoot babies? A. I didn’t have [...]

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Phones On Planes

by Haitham Sabbah July 16, 2004

Airplane 3G mobile phone test successful American Airlines and Qualcomm have completed a test flight of a new system to allow airplane passengers to use their mobile phones while in the air. The 3G “picocell” network used on the 2 hour proof-of-concept flight out of Dallas allowed passengers to place calls, send text messages, and [...]

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Free Meal Promotion For Relatives of Genghis Khan

by Haitham Sabbah July 15, 2004

It is estimated that 17 million people worldwide, including the British Royal Family, Iranian Royalty, and the family of Dracula, are direct descendents of Genghis Khan. A London restaurant chain is offering customers free DNA testing to see if they’re descended from Genghis Khan. Restaurant Shish has promised free meals for any found to be [...]

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Novel to come out in SMSs

by Haitham Sabbah July 15, 2004

A Chinese author is bringing out a novel that will only be available as a sequence of text messages. BBC Online, quoting China’s official Xinhau news agency, says Qian Fuchang has reduced his novel Outside the Fortress Besieged into 60 chapters of 70 characters each. And pundits insists the novel, described as a steamy tale [...]

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A Letter from the Hunger Strikers’ Tent

by Haitham Sabbah July 12, 2004

Protesting Israel’s Apartheid Wall By TOUFIC HADDAD writing from day 5 of the solidarity tent in Ar Ram where at least 17 people have joined in on the hunger strike protesting Israel’s apartheid wall. Despite the heat wave (36 centigrade) there is a good atmosphere in the tent, and the hunger strikers – though visibly [...]

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Blue Moon

by Haitham Sabbah July 9, 2004

The month of July 2004 has two full moons, which means one of them is a Blue Moon. But will it really be blue? Believe it or not, scientists say blue-colored moons are real. When you hear someone say “Once in a Blue Moon…” you know what they mean: Rare. Seldom. Maybe even absurd. After [...]

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US media and Israeli “Gaza pullout” charade

by Haitham Sabbah July 7, 2004

A Palestinian youth, bearing signs of physical violence, is seen in an undated picture which was shown in a Jerusalem court by the Israel Justice Ministry, June 1, 2004 at the start of a trial against three Israeli border policemen. The policemen were arrested this week for allegedly abusing two 17-year old Palestinians about a [...]

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