Today's Topics:
carnivorous turtles rip my flesh!
They Live/We Sleep
Weddings
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1989 15:37:39 EDT
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Subject: Turtles Clean Up Ganges
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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 89 18:03:13 EDT
From: Stan Voket <harvard!gaboon!asv@EDDIE.MIT.EDU>
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NEW DELHI - Partially burned human bodies wil be cleared form the sacred
Ganges River by carnivorous turtles under a new anti-pollution plan here.
The Press Trust of India )PTI) said the turtles were being released by
officials in Uttar Pradesh state, which has set up breeding centers
in Kukrail and the holy city of Varanasi, which are situated along the
Ganges.
Similar centers would be opened dependig on how successfully the turtles
eat their way along the Ganges, PTI said.
There were no details about the number of turtles engaged.
Last year, Hindu devtoees cremated more than 40,000 bodies along the river,
according to official estimates, but a large number were only partially
burnt.
India is spending R68 million in five years to clean the 2,500 km Ganges.
Taken from the H.A.A. Newsletter No. 10
H.A.A. = Herpetological Association of Africa
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Message-Id: <8906262207.AA16297@BEETHOVEN.MIT.EDU> From: "The Rt. Rev. Wor. Dr. Y. Foo" <dryfoo@athena.mit.edu> Subject: They Live/We Sleep Date: Mon, 26 Jun 89 18:07:19 EDT
Last night I saw the John Carpenter's movie _They Live_
If you are a regular reader of this list, and have not yet seen this film, do so! Immediately. Never mind what the movie's about. No spoilers here. Just rent it and see it.
It's not a great flick, and it does appear to take awhile to get rolling, but it deserves a place in the SubG canon. (1hr 35 min -- not incl. popcorn)
-- dr foo
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Date: Mon, 26 Jun 89 21:25:58 EDT From: drw@BOURBAKI.MIT.EDU Message-Id: <8906270125.AA14007@laurent.mit.edu> Subject: Weddings
Last Saturday, I went to a very nice, rather traditional Protestant wedding. Although I found it esthetically pleasing in a number of ways, I also started gagging on the overdose of sentimentality. I also couldn't help noticing how incredibly Pink the whole proceeding was. Especially CON-ridden was the long dissertation by the minister on "this is how God intends for you to live your lives" And it was clear that this was not just in the instance of these two people, but *this was how everybody was supposed to live*. Gak! Has the CON enslaved God also???
Dale
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