-Caveat Lector- SkeptiNews 990122b - - - - - - - - - - - All The News That's Fit To Question # Papal Blessing Unlikely For Saint Of Narcotics. CULIACAN, Mexico (Reuters) Pope John Paul may not know or approve, but the country where he was due to arrive for a four-day visit Friday has a "Patron Saint of Drug Traffickers" in its panoply of icons. Jesus Malverde, a Mexican-style Robin Hood attracts a following of misfits - see http://nt.excite.com/news/r/990122/11/odd-pope : Do you prefer drugs or saints? Which are more effective, faster, cheaper? # Town Puzzles Over Hole In Iced-Over Lake. ATWATER, Minn. (Reuters) - The fire department in this Minnesota town is investigating what caused a sound like a "sonic boom" and cracked the ice covering Lake Tadd. The hole was roughly 4 feet in diameter at the entry point and surrounded by a starburst pattern, described as "pretty cool." The object may have been hot, melting through the ice in a funnel shape. nt.excite.com/news/r/990122/11/odd-ufo : Is this a small hot UFO landing, er icing? Will Micro-Draco-Borgs [see http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/5840/AlienTypes2.txt for details] begin the takeover of northern Minnesota now? Is Lake Wobegon at risk? Why? -Ric # FAITH INVADERS. To judge from archetypal images, themes, and characters that populate so many computer games, players remain attracted to the deeper patterns of myth. We are not talking Homer here, or even Beowulf. Taken in toto, the virtual world of gaming resembles some savage disembodied theme park infested by deer hunters, F-16s, and kick-boxing Japanese school girls. And yet the fact remains: the world of computer games is saturated with occult, mythological, and even spiritual themes. At Play On the Screens Of Our Lord - see http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es162_master.html?alert : Is gaming a religion? Is religion a Game? Is software spiritual? Are you? Do you worship your computer, your games, Bill Gates, Duke Nukem, me? -Ric # Large Gene Study Questions Cambrian Explosion - Ancestors of major groups of animal species began populating Earth more than 600 million years earlier than indicated by their fossil remains. This research suggests that animals have been evolving steadily into different species for at least 1200 million years, challenging the Cambrian Explosion theory that proposes the sudden appearance of most major animal groups, known as phyla, 530 million years ago. See http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/01/990121073459.htm : Did life on earth originate from chance, chaos, inevitability, aliens, deities, implantation, malice? How slowly did/will we evolve? Why? -Ric # Climate May Affect Cultural Evolution - Regional climate changes may have helped to shape the evolution of ancient human societies. Like, duh, man - see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/01/990121163742.htm : Are societies shaped by chance, chaos, inevitability, aliens, deities, malice, weather, fuzzy animals, video games, conspiracies, plagues? -Ric # The Little Engine That Couldn't: Why a 19th-century computer had to wait for the 20th century. IT IS ELEVEN feet long, seven feet tall, and weighs three tons - see http://www.feedmag.com/essay/es160_master.html?alert : Are steam-powered computers better than electronic ones? Are they better for use in cold climates? Are they a not-so-advanced alien technology? -Ric # Y2K: Chip Failures May Thwart Industry Safety Controls - Chemical industry efforts to keep Y2K bugs from shutting down safety controls may be further behind than previously thought, especially at smaller chemical companies. Disaster? http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/01/990122073145.htm : Will Armageddon come in a wave of toxic chemical releases, explosions? -R @ Richard Sauder: Underground tunnels and bases researcher now tackles the realm of consciousness. He talk's about his own Kundalini and Out-Of-Body experiences, and electronic mind-control techniques, devices and patents. So who is using devices that can monitor and alter brain waves remotely, or a "biomagnetic analytical system using Fiber-Optic magnetic sensor," or can induce mental, emotional, and physical states of consciousness. Newest book: "Kundalini Tales". http://www.lauralee.com/audio/01_09_99/hour1.ram http://www.lauralee.com/audio/01_09_99/hour2.ram http://www.lauralee.com/audio/01_09_99/hour3.ram http://www.lauralee.com/audio/01_09_99/hour4.ram : Is your mind electronically remotely controlled? Is that why you've been acting strange lately? Is your implant alien or fibre-optic or magnetic? -R Short takes - science & plots: # Fossil Shows Dinosaurs Were "Turbocharged": http://www.anomalous-images.com/news/news319.html # TWA Flight 800: Reasonable Doubt? http://www.anomalous-images.com/news/news318.html # Mir To Unfold Giant Space Mirror That Will Reflect Sun: http://www.anomalous-images.com/news/news317.html # Underground Volcanic Activity Unleashed Martian Floods: http://www.anomalous-images.com/news/news316.html # Wine May Slow Cancer Growth, French Lab Says: http://www.anomalous-images.com/news/news314.html # FDA Rules Allowed Fatal Blood Trials Without Consent: http://www.anomalous-images.com/news/news313.html # Rest Home For Drug Addicts To Open: http://nt.excite.com/news/r/990122/11/odd-addicts # Poe Ritual Continues After Mystery Visitor Dies: http://nt.excite.com/news/r/990120/09/odd-poe Demoting Pluto - alien plot? # Tiny, Misfit Pluto May Lose Planet Status: http://www.abqjournal.com/scitech/1sci01-19.htm # Pluto may be stripped of planetary status: http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9901/20/puny.pluto/ # "It's not being demoted, let's make that perfectly clear."... http://www.cbs.com/prd1/now/template.display?p_story=109244&p_who=network # Pluto will have 'dual citizenship': http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_259000/259767.stm # Pluto behind the eight ball http://www.flatoday.com/space/today/012299b.htm # Pluto may be demoted: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_257000/257360.stm # Pluto's planet status safe ... for the time being: http://www2.nando.net/noframes/story/0,2107,9668-16628-118581-0,00.html the latest in protecting your privacy tech(?) http://www.biomouse.com http://www.verivoice.com http://www.cybersign.com http://www.digitalpersona.com http://www.miros.com http://www.iriscan.com http://www.sensar.com http://www.iosoftware.com http://www.truetouch.com * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.sonic.net/~ric * ICQ# 19633976 * DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. 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