piracy

it's really WAY TOO MUCH OF A HASSLE TO POST MY NEWS TO THE SG NEWS BOARD AND WATCH MOST OF THEM GET IGNORED BY THE EDITORS!!!! the fuckers.

so i'll post it here. not that anyone comes to this page.



[penrose tiling is cool. this is a must see - it's my new favorite past-time!!! beautifull symetry almost makes up for all the crap in the world]
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/java/Kali/program.html


http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2004/03/10/osp_moveon/
The new Pentagon papers
A high-ranking military officer reveals how Defense Department extremists suppressed information and twisted the truth to drive the country to war.




[invasive species turn TOXIC]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/zebra_mussels_study
Study: Zebra Mussels Promote Algae Growth
PONTIAC, Mich. - A new study has found that the presence of zebra mussels in inland lakes promotes the growth of a blue-green algae that produces a toxin harmful to people and animals.
The study, conducted by researchers from Michigan State University's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, found that lakes infested with zebra mussels have, on average, levels of a blue-green algae called Microcystis three times higher than lakes without the mussels. The infested lakes also have about twice the level of microcystins poisons produced by the algae.


http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994761
Plugging into the power of sewage

The waste you flush down the toilet could one day power the lights in your home. So say researchers at Pennsylvania State University who last week revealed they have developed an electricity generator fuelled by sewage.




http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/8164060.htm
Bush administration ordered Medicare plan cost estimates withheld
WASHINGTON - The government's top expert on Medicare costs was warned that he would be fired if he told key lawmakers about a series of Bush administration cost estimates that could have torpedoed congressional passage of the White House-backed Medicare prescription-drug plan.

When the House of Representatives passed the controversial benefit by five votes last November, the White House was embracing an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office that it would cost $395 billion in the first 10 years. But for months the administration's own analysts in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had concluded repeatedly that the drug benefit could cost upward of $100 billion more than that.




http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/us_iraq_halliburton
Pentagon asks Justice Department to join Halliburton probe: defense official
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Pentagon's inspector general decided in recent weeks to bring the Justice Department into the investigation because it had reached a point where additional investigative tools were required.




http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1166966,00.html
Discredited Iraqi exiles still land US spy funds
Washington is paying the Iraqi National Congress exile group headed by Ahmad Chalabi about $340,000 (190,000) a month for intelligence about insurgents and other matters, US officials said yesterday.

Mr Chalabi, a former exile and now a member of the Iraqi governing council, pushed for years for the US to topple Saddam Hussein.




http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3503820.stm
City lifespan gap almost doubles
The gap in life expectancy between the most affluent and deprived areas of Glasgow has almost doubled over the last decade, according to NHS figures


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/liberal_radio
Franken, Garofalo to Host Liberal Radio


[compassionate conservative - apparently it's just the politics of alliteration, since it doesn't seem to mean a damn thing.]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3849203,00.html
Bush Highlights Agenda for Christians
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush told evangelical Christians what they wanted to hear Thursday, ticking off highlights of his ``compassionate conservative'' agenda, from halting late-term abortions to banning gay marriage.

``We're working to build a culture of life,'' he said, noting that he had taken ``an important step'' last November when he signed legislation outlawing certain late-term abortions.

Three federal judges immediately blocked the law, and Bush promised that, ``We will vigorously defend this law against any attempt to overturn it in the courts.''

However, Bush's Justice Department this week backed off its effort to subpoena abortion records from six Planned Parenthood affiliates as part of the government's defense of the new law.


[it's subtitled in french, but you still might want to watch this trailer - pretty awesome]
http://www.ongbak-lefilm.com/





http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1517&e=6&u=/afp/lifestyle_germany_us_space_offbeat
Germans to Bush: keep off our moon rock




[they surveyed wierdoes]
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&ncid=757&e=10&u=/nm/20040311/od_uk_nm/oukoe_life_britain_teenagers
Teenagers crave old fashioned values
LONDON (Reuters) - Teenagers are not as rebellious as previously thought, believing in traditional values such as marriage and disagreeing with the possible legalisation of cannabis, a survey says.




http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3504034.stm
Guantanamo Briton 'was tortured'


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/lifestyle_safrica_oscars_mandela_theron
'I love you' Charlize Theron tells Mandela, 'me too' he replies


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/popcorn_test
EPA Studies Chemicals From Popcorn Bags
Exposure to vapors from butter flavoring in microwave popcorn has been linked to a rare lung disease contracted by factory workers in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has said it suspects the chemical diacetyl caused the illnesses.

Thirty former workers at the Jasper plant have suing two butter flavoring manufacturers.

The Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association based in Washington, D.C., said the flavor ingredients in microwave popcorn pose no threat to consumers.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/mexico_biotech_corn
Study: GM Corn Threatens Mexico's Crops
OAXACA, Mexico - If left unchecked, modified genes spread by imported U.S. biotech corn threaten to displace or contaminate native ancestor varieties in Mexico, the birthplace of corn, a NAFTA watchdog group reported Thursday.