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In two days Libya will be announcing the verdict on 5 nurses and 1 doctor that it accuses of infecting children in their care with AIDS. The allegations are likely to be false and a death sentence is in the pipeline. Here's a link to the story in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/libya/story/0,14139,1476234,00.html

And here is a link to a site where you can put a bit of pressure on the case. It's in French, but the story is right there under Action Urgente.
Click on "Signez l'Appel" and follow through

http://www.abolition.fr/ecpm/index.php

Maybe with enough pressure there'll be a trial with procedure approximating fair.

On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets:

http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet/

A peek at what MIT does in its spare time...
Here's the abstract - it's a conspiracy I say!


Among a fringe community of paranoids, aluminum helmets serve as the protective measure of choice against invasive radio signals. We investigate the efficacy of three aluminum helmet designs on a sample group of four individuals. Using a $250,000 network analyser, we find that although on average all helmets attenuate invasive radio frequencies in either directions (either emanating from an outside source, or emanating from the cranium of the subject), certain frequencies are in fact greatly amplified. These amplified frequencies coincide with radio bands reserved for government use according to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). Statistical evidence suggests the use of helmets may in fact enhance the government's invasive abilities. We speculate that the government may in fact have started the helmet craze for this reason.
 

Science Musings Blog

Just for fun...

"If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life."

http://www.sciencemusings.com/blog/2005/11/prie-dieu.html