Hope someone else is keeping up the flow of almost relevant info in my absence. Just in case not, here's an offering. Significant number of interesting / relevant items. http://www.newscientist.com/news/ Includes: - Indications that global warming is several times greater than expected but temporarily reduced by reflective effects of aerosols. Full impact is delayed but will occur in due course. (Listen for the howls :-) ) - Mars Explorer - Columbia wing / foam damage. - Stem cell immortality gene found. - Gecko tape :-) - Complexity based web attack forces complex hashing to overload recipients. - Drug company funded research is biased towards favourable results by about 4:1 - Equine clones - Handsome men have the best sperm - Galileo "GPS (1 metre resolution) - Ariane Espace 5 woes and triumphs more ............ -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu