-Caveat Lector-
SkeptiNews 990909d - - - - - - - - - - - All The News That's Fit To Question
: Passages starting with ':' are editorial comments to provoke discussion.
: Nothing contained herein is ever endorsed for truth, accuracy or meaning.
: No fire-breathing women were harmed during production of this bulletin.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
# THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT MIGHT. The Entropy engine sucks heat from
the atmosphere to produce nonpolluting power that requires no fuel
whatsoever. Skeptics abound. But they're outnumbered by suckers.
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/technology/story/21641.html
: What's your favorite perpetual motion device? Have you ever bought such a
device? Does it hold a cherished place in your collection? Wanna buy more??
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
# Magnet Therapy: What's The Attraction? (ScienceDaily) Magnet therapy: it's
a billion dollar biz worldwide. Firms sell magnets that promise to relieve
chronic pain. A 1997 double-blind test concluded that magnets reduced pain
in post-polio patients. But a U. Maryland physics professor casts doubts
on magnet therapy - with some simple experiments you can try at home.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/09/990909071842.htm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
# TURNING STRUCTURES INSIDE OUT. Scientists use sound waves to scout for
flaws and cracks in concrete structures -- an advance that could lead
to safer buildings, bridges, and freeways. Why not scan people, too?
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/technology/story/21650.html
: Have you ever done ultrasound analysis of UFOs, aliens, MIBs, cultists, a
planet? Is your head structurally sound? Have you been turned inside out???
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
# New Type Of Proto-Planetary Nebula Hints At Stellar Superwind. (SD) Find-
ing a new type of low-surface-brightness reflection nebula around aging
stars gives important clues about how stars lose mass and form planetary
nebulae. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/09/990909080653.htm
: Who's your favorite aging star? Is William Shatner a stellar superwind?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
@ The Phoenix Lights: The Truth. Why the many sightings & videos of a giant
triangular craft, and flashing rows of brilliant lights over Phoenix AZ?
The US govt & Lockheed have jointly designed and built a gigantic stealth
blimp; 1000 feet long, it flies silently. The stealth technology features
an array producing a fluctuating star field, making it virtually invisible
to the naked eye. While flying over Arizona this was not utilized due to
the amount of air traffic in the area, thus the triangular light pattern
seen in the video. When reports started coming in, the military deployed
aircraft over Phoenix, dropping flares to redirect attention away from the
highly classified blimp. (Menin Black) news:alt.paranet.ufo:150335
: Have you ever designed/built/flown/detected/destroyed a stealth blimp? Do
they make good weaponry/surveillance/broadcast platforms? Are they common?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
# FRAGADELIC FEMALES DUKE IT OUT. Women from across America gather
for Female Frag Fest '99, the annual Quake contest for grrls only.
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/culture/story/21624.html
# SOUTH PARK AS ART, SCIENCE. The controversial TV show offers a
weekly study in genetic engineering, according to one highbrow.
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/culture/story/21623.html
: Do you employ/exploit video/gaming technology for mind-control? Are you
reprogramming entire generations of humans? What are your goals? Who gains?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Millennium-A-Rama:
# 9-9-99 A PIECE OF CAKE. US Energy Dept billed this supposedly problematic
date as a power-grid dress rehearsal for Y2K. Surprise - no problems.
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/technology/story/21654.html
# DRESSED TO THE 9-9-99S. Is 9-9-99 a significant problem date for the
world's computers or a non-event being exploited by the power industry
to calm doomsayer fears? Would they lie to you? Have they ever? What?
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/technology/story/21637.html
# De Beers shows millennium jewels. LONDON (AP) A flawless, 203-carat pear-
shaped diamond was among the rare jewels displayed by De Beers in London
as part of its Millennium collection. The stone, called the Millennium
Star, was discovered several years ago in Zaire. It is more than four
times the weight of the 45.52-carat Hope Diamond. Perfect for a laser -
see http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561067546-fce
# RUSSIA NOT RUSHING TO Y2K CRISIS. The safety of nuclear weapons built by
the former USSR is very much a question as Y2K approaches. But Russia
still hasn't committed itself to help staff a vital US command center.
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/politics/story/21642.html
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Skeptilinks:
# CORRECTION. URL was inadvertently left off an item in SkeptiNews 990908a:
Scientist Raises Hackles at Ars. LINZ, Austria... "Ah, the preacher!"
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/culture/story/21614.html
@ Even more scumbags: http://www.olywa.net/angels/kaos.html
@ Why? http://www.timecities.com/members/alchemist/dEAtH_cHuRCh.hTmL
@ Info & comparisons between QSO & Mystery star:
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
@ The full spectrum data for the mystery star:
http://astro.caltech.edu/~george/dposs/pecspec.gif
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
# Bonus: Topless woman causes power outage. SEATTLE (AP) - A fire-breathing
woman danced topless on an electrical tower beside a freeway bridge for
more than an hour this morning, snarling rush-hour traffic and forcing a
power outage to 5,000 homes and businesses. The 37-year-old Olympia woman
donned a halter top and descended at the urging of police shortly before 9
a.m. She was arrested for investigation of criminal trespass and indecent
exposure, cops said. The woman was first reported at 7:26 a.m. on a tower
that carries electrical lines next to an interstate bridge over the Lake
Washington Ship Canal. Wearing only shorts, she was gyrating, drinking
vodka, spitting the liquor out of her mouth and lighting it on fire.
Seattle City Light cut power to protect the woman, leaving 5,000
customers without electricity. ### (another mindcontrol experiment)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"The truth is only as good as the person telling it. You can only
believe me half the time." --Menin Black <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* http://skepticon.da.ru (updated) * ICQ# 19633976 * FAX: 603-415-3736
* email INFO or SUBSCRIBE SKEPTICHAT to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
* (sorry, I can't answer all email - but thanks for your feedback)
* SkeptiChat/SkeptiNews archives: http://skeptifiles.da.ru (belated)
* Fringe * Science * Faith * Sex/Drugs * UFO/PSI/Y2K * Conspiracy *
DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER
==========
CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic
screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters
and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright
frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects
spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL
gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers;
be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and
nazi's need not apply.
Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector.
========================================================================
Archives Available at:
http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html
http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
========================================================================
To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:
SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:
SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Om
