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News Briefs 19-07-2004

Warning: I write html like I drive a car. Greg is a very brave man to let me drive! Without further ado, put on your seatbelts, here’s my debut news.

  • Cryptologists declare it to be medieval gibberish. No, not Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code”, but the Voynich Manuscript.

  • 50 ancient Minoan tombs uncovered.
  • Future traffic police may use radio wave blasts to knock out car electronics. Let’s hope they’re not robot-driven cars.
  • Of the 38 million people living with HIV, 14 million also have Tuberculosis. Of those with both HIV and TB, almost 70% live in Africa. Nelson Mandela calls for help.
  • A major cause of the spread of HIV is a lack of condoms in third-world countries. The solution to the problem is so simple, it’s frustrating.
  • A cd containing new songs by U2 was stolen. If you have it, please make me a copy… er, return it to Bono.
  • Odour-destroying lightbulbs.
  • Was there contact between the Ancient Chinese and the Olmecs? A great article, and the topic is a personal fave.
  • You can also see Dr Mike Xu’s evidence for Ancient Chinese in Central America.
  • An international archaeology film and video festival! Except it finishes today. I posted the link so we all know what we missed out on.
  • Another scientific study into the effects of television on kids. I wonder if they’ll ever do a similar study on TDG readers and excessive computer use.
  • Here’s a bizarre Japanese commercial that defies logic. Windows media player. All your base are belong to us.

Thanks Greg, Mr Mandela and Bono.

Quote of the Day:

You only see the tree by the light of the lamp. I wonder when you would ever see the lamp by the light of the tree.

G. K. Chesterton

  1. Facinating, Captain
    Hi Rico,

    An excellent News and theres nothing wrong with the HTML that I can see. I loved the stuff on the Chinese and Olmecs, totally fascinating. Trouble is, it poses a problem for my theory that the Celts started everything! (*joke, guys…honest….I think…)

    Best Regards,

    Cernig
    To sit in silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men

    1. Cernig,

      The only time the
      Cernig,

      The only time the Celts start anything is outside a soccer stadium! Apologies to Jen, from Scotland, if she’s reading this. 😉

      Yeah, the China/Olmec theory is intriguing. I’ll have an article done soon regarding the Pyramids of China — dozens of them, all flat-topped like Central American pyramids, but made of loam instead of stone. Although the Ancient Chinese worshipped mountains (as did the Japanese, and to this day, mountains are the least populated areas, not because of inaccessability, but due to beliefs that they are the abodes of the Gods), so it makes sense Chinese Emperors would build their own mountains to be buried in. I’d love some surveys done so I can map the actual pyramids, see if there’s a pattern etc.

      Cheers,

      Rick

    2. Nice One
      Hey Rico,

      Nice one, you and Cernig are doing well. I’m just going to sit back in my lazy chair now and catch some sun…
      ;P

      Peace and Respect
      Greg

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