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NEWS ... GLOBAL NEWS ... RUSSIAN ASTRONOMER closure of 25 McDonald's branches. Its The LSD experiments were conducted in PREDICTS "MINI ICE-AGE" poor performance in Britain dragged profit 1953 and 1954 by scientists working for Russian astronomer has predicted that margins from McDonald's European MI6 who were trying to discover a "truth Earth will experience a "mini ice- age". company-owned restaurants down to drug" to compel prisoners to confess. in the middle of this century, caused by low 14.9% of sales last year, from 15.6% in MI6's counterparts at the CIA also did solar activity. 2004. No new openings are planned for the LSD experiments on men without their Khabibullo Abdusamatov of the Pulkovo coming year. knowledge to try to control their minds. Astronomic Observatory in St Petersburg Even McDonald's European boss, Denis _ Both agencies finally concluded that LSD says that temperatures will begin falling six Hennequin, is struggling to puta happy _ could not be used to manipulate people. or seven years from now, when global _ face on the situation: "The UK has been in (Source: The Guardian, 24 February 2006, warming caused by increased solar activity negative territory for a couple of years —_ http://www. guardian.co.uk) in the 20th century reaches its peak, RIA now," he admitted. "The brand 15 years Novosti reported. The coldest period will ago was very trendy and modern. It is now NEW MOUSE ORGAN RAISES occur 15 to 20 years after a major solar _ tired." QUESTIONS OVER LAB STUDIES output decline—between 2035 and 2045, There is little doubt that the effects of the fter a century of scrutinising the Abdusamatov said. McLibel trial involving Helen Steel and laboratory mouse, one might imagine Dramatic changes in the Earth's surface Dave Morris coupled with Morgan _ that scientists would know the creature's temperatures are an ordinary phenomenon, Spurlock's well-watched Super Size Me body like the back of their own hands. not an anomaly, he said, and result from documentary have contributed significantly However, German researchers now say variations in the Sun's energy output and — to McDonald's decline in popularity. they have discovered a whole new organ. ultraviolet radiation. (Source: by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Common knowledge holds that in mice, The northern hemisphere's most recent The Guardian, UK, 4 March 2006) the thymus—the pinkish-grey lump of cool-down period occurred between 1645 tissue that helps to produce the infection- and 1705. The resulting period, known as MI6 PAYS OUT OVER SECRET fighting T cells of the immune system—is the "Little Ice Age", left canals in the LSD MIND-CONTROL TESTS roughly the size of a pea and nestles in the Netherlands frozen solid and forced people he British intelligence service MI6 has chest above the heart. in Greenland to abandon their houses to paid thousands of pounds in Hans-Reimer Rodewald and colleagues glaciers, the scientist said. compensation to servicemen who were fed at the University of Ulm say they have (Sources: RIA Novosti, Russia, via UPI, 7 LSD without their consent in secret mind- discovered a smaller, second thymus February 2006, http://www.upi.com) control experiments in the 1950s. hidden in the neck of lab mice. "I couldn't MI6 has agreed to an out-of-court _ believe it for the first couple of months," UK McDONALD'S IN TROUBLE settlement with the men, who said they Rodewald says. The year 2006 is "not the t last, it seems that McDonald's is were duped into taking part in the _ time that you expect to change anatomy". losing its hitherto stellar domination of | experiments and had waited years to learn The discovery raises questions about the vast fast-food market in the UK. This the truth. The men experienced vivid immunology studies in mice. Rodewald is not a regional or temporary blip, ora hallucinogenic trips when given the drugs. suggests that these studies may need to be mere tactical realignment. It really isin MI6 is also paying the cost of the men's __ re-examined. trouble. Falling sales have forced the — lawsuit, which alleged assault. "Some people are not going to like this," hha addo closure of 25 McDonald's branches. Its poor performance in Britain dragged profit margins from McDonald's European company-owned restaurants down to 14.9% of sales last year, from 15.6% in 2004. No new openings are planned for the coming year. Even McDonald's European boss, Denis Hennequin, is struggling to put a happy face on the situation: "The UK has been in negative territory for a couple of years now," he admitted. "The brand 15 years ago was very trendy and modern. It is now tired." There is little doubt that the effects of the McLibel trial involving Helen Steel and Dave Morris coupled with Morgan Spurlock's well-watched Super Size Me documentary have contributed significantly to McDonald's decline in popularity. (Source: by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, The Guardian, UK, 4 March 2006) The LSD experiments were conducted in 1953 and 1954 by scientists working for MI6 who were trying to discover a "truth drug" to compel prisoners to confess. MI6's counterparts at the CIA also did LSD experiments on men without their knowledge to try to control their minds. Both agencies finally concluded that LSD could not be used to manipulate people. (Source: The Guardian, 24 February 2006, http://www. guardian.co.uk) NEW MOUSE ORGAN RAISES QUESTIONS OVER LAB STUDIES Ane a century of scrutinising the aboratory mouse, one might imagine that scientists would know the creature's body like the back of their own hands. However, German researchers now say they have discovered a whole new organ. Common knowledge holds that in mice, the thymus—the pinkish-grey lump of tissue that helps to produce the infection- fighting T cells of the immune system—is roughly the size of a pea and nestles in the chest above the heart. Hans-Reimer Rodewald and colleagues at the University of Ulm say they have discovered a smaller, second thymus hidden in the neck of lab mice. "I couldn't believe it for the first couple of months," Rodewald says. The year 2006 is "not the time that you expect to change anatomy". The discovery raises questions about immunology studies in mice. Rodewald suggests that these studies may need to be re-examined. "Some people are not going to like this," he adds. (Source: Nature, 2 March 2006, http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060227/ful 1/060227-9.html) UK McDONALD'S IN TROUBLE t last, it seems that McDonald's is losing its hitherto stellar domination of the vast fast-food market in the UK. This is not a regional or temporary blip, or a mere tactical realignment. It really is in trouble. Falling sales have forced the (ote) ee tll PHYSICS PROFESSOR SAYS EXPLOSIVES TOPPLED WTC lhe physics of 9/1 1—including how fast and symmetrically one of the World Trade Center buildings fell—prove that official explanations of the collapses are wrong, says Brigham Young University physics professor Steven E. Jones. In fact, it's likely that there were "pre- positioned explosives" in all three buildings at ground zero, he says. In a paper posted online and accepted for peer-reviewed publication, Jones adds his voice to those of previous sceptics, including the authors of the website http://www.wtc7.net, whose research Jones quotes. Jones's article can be found at Same ew ffe 8 = NEXUS APRIL — MAY 2006 www.nexusmagazine.com