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# Valley veteran tells of training for alien contact. SAN MATEO- Dan Sherman
has decided to come out of the closet - the UFO closet. He has written a
book about his experiences as an "intuitive communicator" for the USAF.
In "Above Black," Sherman claims he was recruited into the ultra-elite
"Project Preserve Destiny" program whose members were trained to receive
messages from aliens. http://modbee.com/metro/story/0,1113,101048,00.html
: Have you trained for contact with aliens? Are you professional or amateur?
Are you alien? Do you prefer contacting Pros, Ams? Who's easier to control??
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# Suspected NYC encephalitis cases up. (AP) Thousands of acres in New York
City were sprayed with the insecticide Malathion after more people were
suspected of being infected with St. Louis Encephalitis, a virus spread
by mosquitoes. 37 people are now suspected of having the viral brain in-
fection. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561048321-53f
# Pre-human skull found in NYC shop. (AP) A fossil skull, presumably of a
Homo erectus believed up to 1 million years old, was found in a Manhattan
shop. Paleoanthropologists concluded that the skull is a genuine specimen
from Indonesia that could be crucial in determining the place on the human
family tree of the East Asia branch of Homo erectus. Worth US$500,000:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561048915-268
# NYC cop found in subway, unsure why. NEW YORK (AP) An off-duty cop insists
he doesn't know how he ended up deep inside a subway tunnel, covered with
soot, with one ankle broken and a gun emptied of all its bullets. Routine:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561052151-07f
: What is it with NewYawkCity and heads? Have you ever lost your head there?
Has your brain, nervous system ever been infected there? Do ETs live there??
Do ETs take over the brains of NYC cops? Are you in NYC? Are you controlled?
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$ NEW LANDSAT 7 IMAGES OF EARTH NOW AVAILABLE. After launching last spring,
NASA's latest Earth-imaging satellite has completed its checkout phase and
is now "open for business." New images from Landsat 7 are now available
for viewing and purchase by scientific researchers and the general public
via the Internet from the USGS and NASA. See http://landsat7.usgs.gov
: What's your favorite Earth image? Would you rather buy/steal images from
NASA, ESA, RSA, MTV, aliens, me? Whaddya do with Earth images? Is it kinky?
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# Scientist Raises Hackles at Ars. LINZ, Austria - Even after Jeremy Rifkin
returned to Washington DC, the mostly European assemblage here at the Ars
Electronica festival was still not sure what to make of him and his
message. But he definitely got their attention. "Ah, the preacher!"
: Are we doomed by technology? Is knowledge dangerous? Is Rifkin spooky? Are
you skeptical of techno-skeptics? Who controls Rifkin? Who controls you? Eh?
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@ THE FORCE. A programmer in New Zealand is reproducing the entire Star Wars
(Episode IV) film in animated ASCII on the web -likely because he's bored.
Needs Java 1.1 support. May not work on Netscape Navigator, but is OK on
Explorer 5 here. You can see it so far at: www.asciimation.co.nz/
: Do you have a life? Are mania or boredom required for extraordinary work?
Have you manually translated Genesis into Klingon yet? Will you finish soon?
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SkeptiBriefs:
# Soothsayer: 9-9-99 Will Be Good Day For Thais. BANGKOK - The date 9 Sept,
which sparked fears of a 9-9-99 computer bug, will actually be a lucky day
for Thailand's people, the country's most sought-after fortune teller sez.
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990908/08/odd-leisure-thailand-soothsayer
# NASA Reveals New Plasma Model For Planet Earth. Seen from space, the Earth
looks like it's floating in a black void. But, unseen by our eyes and most
cameras, the Earth is actually surrounded by a complex system of interact-
ing electric/magnetic fields, electric currents and charged particles.
PLASMA: http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast07sep99_1.htm
# NRC Says 28 U.S. Nuclear Reactors Need Y2K Fix. WASHINGTON (Reuters) The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission says 28 nuclear power reactors in the U.S.
need to upgrade their computers to avoid possible Y2K computer problems,
though none of the work still to be done involves computer safety systems.
Hopefully. http://news.excite.com/news/r/990908/02/science-yk-nuclear
# Once A Sci-Fi Dream, Skycar Nears Reality. DAVIS, Calif. (Reuters) Once
the stuff of science fiction fantasy, the Skycar is rocketing toward
reality fast enough to make Buck Rogers' head spin. Up, up and away:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990908/02/science-life-skycar
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# 9-9-99 could cause computer problems - ya sure, by golly <yawn>
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561049401-6c5
# Greece And Turkey On Pane Of Glass - Seismologist:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990908/11/science-quake-greece
# Most U.S. Drug Users Are Employed - Study:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990908/13/science-health-drugs
# Test Predicts Some Schizophrenia Cases - Study:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990908/02/science-health-schizophrenia
# Computer Ads Beat Human Ones In Creativity Study:
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990908/02/science-science-creativity
@ The Paranormal Research Primer http://www.tje.net/para/main/
@ Skywatch International Inc: http://home.earthlink.net/~skywatcher22
# UFO Enthusiasts Scheduled To Invade San Antonio - Sept. 25-26:
http://expressnews.com:80/pantheon/news-bus/metro/0505bufos_0905nz.shtml
# Bay Area UFO Expo - Pushing the outer limits:
http://www.modbee.com/metro/story/0,1113,101063,00.html
@ Biotechnology & the Global Economy: http://www.iisd.ca/sd/har/index.html
# Y2K - Senators Warn Against Y2K Stockpiling:
http://news.excite.com/news/u/990908/15/tech-science-y2k
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