] Three-dimensional tubes of living tissue have been
] printed using modified desktop printers filled with
] suspensions of cells instead of ink.

I wonder what kind of DPI (CPI?) they get . . .

New Scientist - Ink-jet printing creates tubes of living tissue

So *that's* what happened to The One Ring....

To Rule Them All . . .

Rattle wrote:
] Elonka wrote:
] ] A valid concern... Then again, those weapons could be given
] ] to Al Qaeda regardless of whether we attack or not.
]
] And they may already have. Who knows?
]
] ] An even bigger decision factor with me, has to do with the
] ] stance of Iraq's military against us. They're already
] ] shooting at us, and have been for years. If I were Bush, I
] ] would wait for the U.N. Inspector official report next week,
] ] give the State of the Union, and then wait for the next time
] ] the Iraqis fire at one of our planes (or do a radar lock in
] ] preparation for firing), and then I'd start moving troops
] ] in.
] ]
] ] As you can see, I'm definitely on the "hawk" side of the
] ] dove/hawk debate. The main thing that does give me pause
] ] though, is that I wonder, "Okay, if we attack Iraq, just what
] ] exactly is the mission?" Are we going in to prove that the
] ] WMD are there? Is our goal to kick Saddam out of the country?
] ] Change the government? Enforce a free election? I mean, if
] ] Bush were to order the attack now I'd still support it, but I
] ] still have misgivings. Before giving my *full* support to an
] ] invasion, I personally would want to know, "How will we know
] ] when we've won??"
]
] I guess I'd be a dove.. I got peace turned up so loud.
]
] I can't support unilateral military actions. I can't support
] military actions without a clear goal. Too many unanswered
] questions.

"peace turned up so loud..." Heh, nice way of putting it!

How did you feel about invading Afghanistan? Do you think we did the right thing, kicking out the Taliban after September 11th?

Elonka :)

Reknamorken wrote:
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I actually found this to be a fairly comprehensive, but a bit abstract, paper on providing information security with a "Defense in Depth" strategy. Recommended reading if you are looking to fill out the edges of your knowledge or are doing research.
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NSA's 'Defense in Depth' Paper

] People who hope cloning will resurrect a pet will be
] disappointed, said Duane Kraemer, one of A&M's animal
] cloning experts. Experts say environment is as important
] as genes in determining a cat's personality. And as far
] as appearance, having the same DNA as another calico cat
] doesn't always produce the same coat pattern.

CNN.com - Copied cat hardly resembles original - Jan. 22, 2003

] Iraq has failed to explain or account for:
]
] -- large quantities of anthrax, botulinum toxin, and the
] carcinogen aflatoxin;
]
] -- ballistic missiles that exceed a U.N.-mandated range
] of 150 kilometers;
]
] -- efforts to procure uranium from abroad for its nuclear
] weapons program;
]
] -- 1.5 tons of the powerful nerve agent VX;
]
] -- 550 mustard gas-filled artillery shells and 400
] biological weapons-capable aerial bombs, and hundreds,
] possibly thousands, of tons of chemical precursors;
]
] -- 30,000 empty munitions that could be filled with
] chemical agents;

I've been hungry for more data on just what we think that Iraq has. I wanted to know -- do we have information on current weapons that they possess, or are we just looking for data on the stuff that we knew that they *did* possess? This report answers some of those questions.

Now as for the claim that we should wait for weapons inspectors to *find* it again in order to have proof -- I disagree. Yes, it would be nice if we *could* track some of it down ourselves, but I find myself looking around my own city and thinking, "If someone wanted to hide a truckload of missile warheads even as close as within a 100-mile radius of my own home, I don't know if *I* could find it, in an area that I'm familiar with." So, having a team of a few hundred inspectors combing an area the size of France, looking for something that other people may be trying very hard to keep hidden? It does feel more like a needle in a haystack problem.

This report raises some good points. If we have data on large amounts of prohibited material that Iraq had in the past, then I think the burden should now be on Iraq to explain what happened to that material, rather than the burden being on *us* to prove that they still have it.

White House Report Details Iraq's Efforts to Block U.N. Inspections

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis have updated their expectations for earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.

The new forecasts estimate a 7 to 10 percent chance, in the next 50 years, of a repeat of a major earthquake like those that occurred in 1811-1812, which likely had magnitudes of between 7.5 and 8.0.

There is a 25 to 40 percent chance, in a 50-year time span, of a magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquake.

USGS News Release - Scientists Update New Madrid Earthquake Forecasts

"San Diego, Calif. -- Hoping for a simultaneous marketing and military coup, the Bush administration today officially set a war date, announcing that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq will be part of the Super Bowl XXXVII halftime show."

Brilliant satire. :)

U.S.-Led Iraq War Slated For Super Bowl Halftime Show

Website for Saudi Arabia's English-language newspaper (circulation reported to be approximately 50,000)

ArabNews

] Most of the bible illustrated with legos!

The Brick Testament