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# Scientologists trial ends. MARSEILLE, France (AP) The fraud trial of seven
Scientologists concluded Thursday as the defense asked the court to ignore
the anti-Scientology rhetoric strong in France and to drop all charges
arguing that "fraud cannot exist in the domain of religion." Huh? How's
that? See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561299610-b20
: Are no/some/all religions fraudulent? Is religion so inherently bogus that
believers deserve what happens to them? Have you defrauded believers lately?
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# HERBAL DIET SUPPLEMENT COULD BE DANGEROUS. An ingredient in many popular
herbal supplements has been associated with a number of illnesses and
deaths in users. One poison control center has even issued a warning
about ephedrine, calling it extremely dangerous. Mormon Tea kills:
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=17147
: Do you pick your own ephedra plants to get your stimulant fix? Have you
ever brewed Mormon Tea? Do you see visions? Do you want to breed and breed?
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# Spider-woman nabbed by customs. FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Customs cops made
a huge capture of illegal passengers at Frankfurt's airport: 1,300 hairy
Mexican bird hidden in the luggage of a French woman. The woman was busted
for smuggling a protected species; the estimated value of the spiders was
$14,000. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561306658-850
: Do you smuggle/worship/eat spiders? Do spiders worship you? What rituals
do you perform with your spiders? Do you get naked? Do they crawl over you?
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# MOONSTRUCK. Brian Trochelmann pleaded guilty Thursday and may face up to
5 years in prison for trying to sell a fake moon rock. Backyard geology:
http://wired.com/news/news/explode-infobeat/story/21935.html
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990924/10/odd-crime-moonrock
: Have you falsified any interplanetary artifacts lately? Were you caught??
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# Gorilla born captive turns 40. BASEL, Switz. (AP) The 1st gorilla born in
captivity in Europe celebrated her 40th birthday Thursday. Goma was born
at Basel Zoo in 1959 and was raised for her first two years by the zoo
director and his family amid wide public interest. Midlife crisis?
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561291520-5ad
: Were you born in captivity? Are you held against your will by superior(?)
beings? Do they observe you constantly? Do you resent them? Do you care??
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# Tiny Plane Closes On Military Goal For Size & Cost. A U.Florida aerospace
engineering team is a step closer to reaching the ambitious goals of a
military research program aimed at developing tiny, affordable airplanes
for use in battlefield surveillance and other military situations. Try
aerobots: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/09/990923084436.htm
: Have you developed any tiny aircraft lately? Do you use them for espion-
age, attacks, smuggling? Do you use alien technology, antigravity, Xfields?
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# Your own private air scooter, backed by NASA. While it may be a few years
before we all buzz around with Lost in Space-style jet packs, a small Cal-
ifornia firm recently got a boost in its effort to provide such a craft.
The boost came in a vote of confidence from NASA, which will support the
firm's efforts. http://www.explorezone.com/archives/99_09/24_solotrek.htm
: Would you like to shoot around in the air in a jet pack? If millions of
people are buzzing around, how many will crash into each other? Is it fun?
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# MOSCOW MAYOR'S SITE: HACKSKI'D! Yuri Luzhkov, mayor of Moscow, is quickly
becoming one of Russia's most prominent politicians... and hackers prey.
http://wired.com/news/news/politics/story/21931.html
http://news.excite.com/news/r/990924/10/odd-election
# CRACKING FOR THE MAN. There are plenty of ex-hackers hanging around
corporate America these days, says DefCon's founder. Breaking into
networks is always better when you're paid for it. Always? Really?
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/business/story/21879.html
: Do you crack nets for fun, money, obligation, guilt, ideology, randomness?
Do you hack/crack/infest political/govt/military/biz sites? Which are best?
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# Miami stone circle examined. MIAMI (AP) A stone circle at the mouth of the
Miami River marks a place where people gathered hundreds of years ago to
exchange goods and build arts & crafts. Evidence shows ancient Miamians
maintained robust trade and cultural links with distant tribes. And beach
orgies: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561305443-de6
: What's your favorite ancient gathering place? Is it comfortable, classic,
messy? How does it smell? Are such places good for alien abductions? Yeah?
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SkeptiLinks:
@ GNOSTICISM REBORN - The Matrix as Shamanic Journey:
http://www.konformist.com/flicks/matrix/matrix.htm
@ Beast of the Month 9/99 - Matt Hale, Hate Group Superstar:
http://www.konformist.com/botm/volume03/botm0999.htm
# Kinkel pleads guilty to murder - shot parents, schoolmates:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561309047-3f6
# GOP Senators form Waco probe - Demos boycott the farce:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561305001-444
# IKONOS II LAUNCHES, DOESN'T BURN UP LIKE ITS PREDECESSOR:
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/business/story/21942.html
# 2 arrested in Iran for playwriting - crackdown on thought proceeds:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2561306117-f73
# Y2K - SCHOOLS MAY NOT BE Y2K-SAFE. Education dept exec tells US Congress
that school safety, student loans may be vulnerable to Y2K complications.
http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/21912.html
# Y2K - 100 Day Countdown Begins On WorldNetDaily
http://worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_hyatt/19990922_xcmhy_the_y2k_10.shtml
# Y2K - Y2-Cave? "World's Most Dangerous Resort Offers Night to Remember!"
http://cnn.com/TRAVEL/NEWS/9909/13/y2k.cave.ap/index.html
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