1. March 27,
2006 (ATLANTA, GA) – A
controversial new talk show kicks off April 5, 2006, on Atlanta’s
radio station WRFG 89.3 FM. Jean Barnes and Melody Paris,
both Atlanta residents and long-time animal rights activists will
host the show every Wednesday during prime drive time. Promising
that no topic is off limits when it comes to animal rights issues,
the co-hosts have a penchant for controversy www.secondopinion.com 2. In the aftermath of the Dubai ports dispute, the
Bush administration is hiring a Hong Kong conglomerate to help
detect nuclear materials inside cargo passing through the Bahamas
to the United States and elsewhere. The administration acknowledges
the no-bid contract with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. represents the
first time a foreign company will be involved in running a sophisticated
U.S. radiation detector at an overseas port without American customs
agents present. www.apnews.myway.com/article/20060324 3. A plate unearthed in Bulgarian land which dates back to
the times of Mesopotamia civilization has provided the code for
reading the ancient letters of Thracians. The sensational breakthrough
was announced by Bulgaria-born Dr. Stefan Guide, an expert in linguistics,
cryptography and transcendent analysis. The decoded alphabet showed
terms such as“territory of Thracia” to have existed
seven centuries before Christ. This area is thought to hold the
roots of ancient Orphic mysteries. www.novinite.com/view_news.php 4. Magnetic forces at the center of the galaxy have twisted a nebula
into the shape of DNA, a new study reveals. The double helix
shape is commonly seen inside living organisms, but “Nobody
has ever seen anything like that before in the cosmic realm,” said
the study’s lead author, Mark Morris of UCLA. “Most
nebulae are either spiral galaxies full of stars or formless amorphous
conglomerations of dust and gas-space weather. What we see indicates
a high degree of order.” www.space.com 5. European Space Agency Satellite Reveals
Yellowstone’s
Deep Secret. Satellite images acquired by ESA’s ERS-2 revealed
the recently discovered changes in Yellowstone’s caldera
are the result of molten rock movement 15 kilometres below the
Earth’s surface. About 640,000 years ago, a massive volcano
erupted in Yellowstone, creating the caldera, which measures some
45 kilometres wide and 75 kilometres long, in the centre of Yellowstone
National Park. At the same time the northern rim of the caldera
began rising – referred to as the North Rim Uplift Anomaly
(NUA) – in 1997, the floor of the caldera began sinking.
Nature Magazine 6. CHICAGO, 3/22/06 - Election officials here resumed counting
ballots Wednesday after problems with new electronic voting machines
around Cook County forced them to halt the count in a key local
race in Tuesday’s primary that also had voters casting ballots
for governor and Congress. Washington Post 7. CONSUMER WARNING - Don’t give your animals “Greenies” They
are causing an intestinal blockage in some animals! The manufacturer
is refusing to pull them from the market stating that it is not
prevalent enough to discontinue distribution. CNN
