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# Skywatchers plan to shoot the moon - Video shots of occultation will help
chart lunar surface. (REUTERS) Calling all camcorders! Astronomers want as
many home videos as they can get of the moon's eclipse of the bright star
Regulus, hoping to capture a pointillist picture of lunar craters and moun-
tains. No telescopes are required, because this eclipse - known to astrono-
mers as an occultation - will be visible to the naked eye in most of the
United States, Canada and Mexico late May 21 and early May 22. You can do
your part for science - http://www.msnbc.com/news/269643.asp
: Will any alien, Nazi or Libyan lunar bases be revealed? Is this a ploy for
gov't agencies to co-opt well-meaning citizens in a huge surveillance plan?
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# ARE WE HARD-WIRED FOR DEPRESSION? Researchers have found a "button" in the
brain that, when stimulated by electric impulses, triggers depression. This
brings up all kinds of questions - are we "hard-wired" for depression? Could
it serve some evolutionary function? What about cases of depression trigger-
ed by environmental and behavioral factors? Maybe someday we will be able to
control moods and emotions by "hot wiring" the brain. Or we could use more
drugs - http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=12269
: How many mood-controlling implants do you want? Will a neighbor's garage-
door opener 'accidentally' activate them? Will the CIA? Would you mind? Why?
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# FISH OILS: MOOD FOOD? Maybe fish really is brain food: in a study of folks
who are manic-depressive, a regular dose of omega 3 fatty acid, or fish oil,
was shown to help control mood swings. Other studies have shown that fish
oils might be beneficial to the brain - so be smart, and eat some more fish
today. http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=12272
: Have you ever seen a moody fish? Would you rather control your moods with
fish oils, electrical implants, psychotropic drugs, mind-control rays, sex?
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@ PROPHETS CONFERENCE 1999. Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Joe Firmage, Robert Anton
Wilson with special guest Tom Robbins, Joan Ocean, Dr. Jack Sarfatti, Gregg
Braden, James Twyman, and Ilona Selke are coming together in the beautiful
setting of Port Townsend, Washington for The Prophets Conference, the week-
end of August 27-29. http://www.greatmystery.org/prophets.html
: Who is your favorite prophet? Would you rather go to a prophets confab, a
nude be-in, an alien abduction party, a bluegrass festival, or Las Vegas?
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@ You may be interested in my audio "Vortex Daily Reality Report & Unreality
Trivia Quiz"; the main topics often relate to matters of interest to the
"skeptical" community. These reports are an adjunct to my longstanding
efforts as the moderator of the PRIVACY Forum, and my commentaries on
National Public Radio. Each is a daily brief (just a minute or two) blast of
opinionated commentary focusing on exposing the fallacies of muddy thinking,
crazy ideas, misguided concepts, alien technology proponents, and the like.
A new audio report (and its associated Unreality Trivia Quiz Question) can
be heard each day M-F via RealAudio at: http://www.vortex.com/reality.ram
Archived previous segments are at: http://www.vortex.com/realityar.html
Please feel free to forward or link as you feel appropriate.
Thanks very much!
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
Vortex Technology
Moderator, PRIVACY Forum
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
http://www.vortex.com
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SkeptiLinks:
# NATO Bombs Pizzeria in Brooklyn - collateral damage 'minimal':
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/9610/
# Help for the Map-Challenged CIA: aol://5863:126/alt.conspiracy:523576
@ Spies A-Go-Go - the MI6 List: http://www.konformist.com/1999/mi6.htm
@ Space Exploration News - Universe Today: http://www.universetoday.com/
@ An interactive adaptation of Einstein's Dreams: www.einsteinsdreams.com/
@ Pagan/Christian Holi-Days: http://www.california.com/~rpcman/holiday.htm
# Area51 Hasn't Moved: http://www.parascope.com/articles/0697/area51.htm
@ Aussie NewAge stuff: http://www.newage.com.au
@ NASA alien exposure law etc: www.abovetopsecret.com
@ The Art of the Cigar Label: http://www.cigallery.com
@ Where Capitalist Pigs Get News: http://www.allEC.com
@ We're watching you at SpOOk Central: www.watchingyou.com
# Mohamed al-Fayed: Denies role in leaking MI6 names - is revenge a motive?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_345000/345662.stm
# DoD Year 2000 (Y2K) Support to Civil Authorities - operational readiness:
http://www2.army.mil/army-y2k/depsecdef_dod_civil_support.htm
@ UFOs in Russia and a Russian Hanger 18 with ETs:
http://www.wrn.org/audio/1700_usa.ram
@ 1999 Bay Area UFO Expo - September 4-5, 1999:
http://www.padrak.com/baufoexpo
@ Discovery of true history of Mankind - The audio files:
http://ambassadorformankind.org/ri-bulletins/livesessions.htm
# Having babies sleep with a night light may make them more prone to near-
sightedness. www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=12275
# WESTERN MEDICINE FINDING SOME CHINESE REMEDIES EFFECTIVE - but not all:
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=12274
@ The Mysteries of Rennes-le-Chateau and the Prieure du Sion:
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/seeker1/fortpages/rennes-sion.html
@ A Haunting Story - personal experience:
http://www.xproject-paranormal.com/OpenVault/v10_haunting.html
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through the slimy sewers of Paris in search of clues to the mysterious
disappearance of Sir Cedric Fey, head of the British Secret Service,
who was last seen attempting to drink absinthe through his nose at the
Moulin Rouge." --Bill Sweeny
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