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From: john on 15 May 2010 18:07
On May 15, 10:40 am, Uncle Al <Uncle...(a)hate.spam.net> wrote:
> Sam Wormley wrote:
>
> > > WHAT’S NEW   Robert L. Park   Friday, May 14, 2010   Washington, DC
>
> [snip]
>
> > > 2. HOLY WATER:  SHOULD A PRIEST ALSO BLESS THE CONTAMINENTS?
> > > After all, the Presidents Cancer Panel finds BPA, which is said to have
> > > estrogenic effects, to be present in numerous consumer products.  It’s
> > > detectable at biologically active levels in the urine of an estimated 93%
> > > of Americans.  BPA is used to harden plastics including water and baby
> > > bottles. Canada banned its use in baby bottles and infant formula cans in
> > > 2008, and a number of U.S. municipalities are set to follow suit.  Has
> > > anyone identified a reduction in Canadian cancers as a result of the ban?
>
> [snip]
>
> Has the Ozone Hole changed after 40 years of Freon bans?  Management
> is about process nto product.  If you want a man's blood you whip him
> to make it flow.
>
> > > The panel report
> > > does not stop with suspected chemical carcinogens; it also includes a
> > > warning against frequent medical x-ray use and even cell phones.
>
> [snip]
>
> Testicle-frying Homeland Severity x-ray booths at airports are
> exempt.  Cf: 4th Amendment whining about constitutionally illegal
> warrantless search and seizure.  A Muslim using cash to buy a one-way
> trip to Pakistan "fell through the cracks."  Good thing he was too
> stooopid to light a fuse to set off a NY Times Square car bomb.  Faith
> only takes you so far.
>
> > > 4. ISS:  ANOTHER STUDY IN HOW NOT TO DO SCIENCE.
> > > This peculiar issue of WN wouldn't be complete without mentioning the
> > > International Space Station. They are rushing to launch the shuttle to the
> > > ISS today, before the Russians take over that part of the job.  One of
> > > these days Earth will have to worry about getting it down safely.
> > > Meanwhile, it was an expensive lesson in how not to do science
>
> The Shire of Esperance should tunnel 1000 feet underground.  Take
> pictures of the Uluru (Ayers Rock) monolith before it is thumped to
> aggregate.
>
> Uncle Al proposes building a second, identical International Space
> Station Freedom FUBAR Space Hole One Alpha in counterorbit.  All one
> need do is hit them head on, canceling all momentum for both, and the
> pieces will harmlessly flutter straight down onto Ponca City, OK for
> retrieval and reassembly at the US Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville,
And if they impact them hard
enough, they'll
be able to identify exactly what
they're made of.
john
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