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: No stars were eclipsed to produce of this bulletin. But some supernovaed.
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Eclipse-O-Rama-Rooter:
# Man Kills Wife, "Too Busy" Watching Eclipse. CAIRO (Reuters) An Egyptian
man killed his wife after she refused to make him a cup of tea because she
was too busy watching Wednesday's solar eclipse on television. Should be
more subservient: http://news.excite.com/news/r/990812/08/odd-tea
# Earth wonders at heaven's gift. (BBC) A total eclipse of the Sun turns
day into night across Europe and Asia, prompting prayers, cheers and
tears from millions of spectators. And they only happen on Earth:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_417000/417694.stm
# Man Burned Trying To See Eclipse. BERLIN (Reuters) - A 24-year-old German
was in hospital with severe burns Wednesday after he climbed a power pylon
to get a good view of the solar eclipse and then touched the 20,000-volt
electricity cable. http://news.excite.com/news/r/990811/14/odd-shock
@ Edited video of the solar eclipse, as seen from Amasya, Turkey:
http://www.space.com/media/eclipse991.mov and other e-images:
http://www.space.com/images/h_eclipse_811_wg_03.gif
http://www.space.com/images/h_eclipse_811_wg_02.gif
# Eclipse spurs prayers, pizza. CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Earthquakes and an unsea-
sonable hailstorm intensified solar eclipse unease in the Middle East. "Is
this... the end of the world?" said Andreas Christou, who fled his home in
Cyprus after a series of earthquakes jolted large parts of the Middle East
early Wednesday. A woman was killed in Iran and 15 people were injured in
other countries. In eastern Lebanon, an unseasonable hailstorm pelted the
Bekaa Valley town of Baalbek Tues. night; residents blamed the impending
eclipse. Muslim tradition holds that the Prophet Mohammed, the founder of
Islam who lived more than 1,400 years ago, prayed for the duration of an
eclipse. Millions emulated him Wednesday and attended special eclipse
prayers in mosques from Algeria to Iran. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560669634-922
# Also: Eclipse causes economic slowdown, see
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560669520-871
# Eclipse Leaves Some Ruing Two Reckless Minutes. ISFAHAN, Iran (Reuters)
The last total solar eclipse of the 20th century swept across Europe to
the Middle East and India Wednesday, giving millions of people a look at
one of nature's most spectacular shows. Unless they were too busy.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990812/09/science-eclipse-leadall
: Do you have a good personal eclipse story? Did the eclipse injure/kill ya?
Did your eyes burn out? Did you pray? Are you planning for future eclipses?
Did you make/sell/eat any eclipse pizzas? Did you join an orgy? Was it fun?
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# Missed The Eclipse? Look Up. Meteors Are Coming. WASHINGTON (Reuters) If
you missed the solar eclipse Wednesday, take heart: another celestial show
is almost literally on the horizon. And all you need to watch it is a lawn
chair and a patch of dark sky to look at.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990812/00/science-space-meteors
# Catch a Shooting Star# (ABC) Not quite as dramatic as a solar eclipse,
this week's Perseid meteor showers are nonetheless a pretty sight. Here's
when and where to look for the white streaks across the night sky.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/perseids990811.html
# Meteors to shower Earth. (BBC) The annual Perseid meteor shower on
Thursday should be particularly good this year. Get a bucket:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_416000/416163.stm
@ Thoughts about the eclipse and the Perseids:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/MichaelGuillen/Michael_Guillen.html
: Do you prefer meteors or eclipses? Are supernovae better than black holes?
Who engineers astronomical events? Who markets them? Where's the most gain?
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SkeptiLinks:
# FBI helped Bono quit Scientology: http://msnbc.com/news/290781.asp
# Kentucky school displays 10 Commandments - nobody notices:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560675738-c34
# BOY SCOUTS ISSUE 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' POLICY TOWARD GAYS:
http://cnn.com/US/9908/11/gay.scouts.ap/index.html
@ THAT'S WHAT CHRISTIANS DO NOW - sacred anti-Semitism:
http://www.afa.net/afajournal/1999/august/pres.htm
# Internet Sales of 'Mein Kampf' Probed - banned in Germany:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560672769-5be
@ DID MAN ACTUALLY SET FOOT ON THE MOON? http://www.houddini.com/Moonhoax
@ ILLUMINATI NEWS: http://www.islandnet.com/~persewen/illum_index.htm
@ Liars And Whores Of The Press - Sherman Skolnick Sounds Off:
http://www.konformist.com/skolnick/1999/ss080799.htm
# UNICEF FINDS DRAMATIC INCREASE IN IRAQ CHILD DEATHS:
http://cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9908/11/PM-UN-Iraq-ChildDeaths.ap/
# German man back on trial in Iran - unwed sex a capital offense:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560670763-c25
# BIOWAR IN COLUMBIA - U.S. gene-mod fungus attacks drug plants:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19990806/ts/colombia_usa_1.html
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98.n952.a09.html
http://www.freepress.org/hemp/fungus.html
# IBM Supercomputer To Study Weather Mysteries:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990812/00/science-weather-ibm
# Ukraine Study Links Mental Activity, Air Pressure:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990812/00/science-science-pressure
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