Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-09 Thread Standing Bear
Howdy again sports fans, Watch this surprising developement in France. The other shoe has not dropped yet. French right wing politician Jean Claude LePen of the National Front Party or some such has not spoken. That he has yielded the limelight in this to 'Wolfovitch' (his nickname in Russia

Re: O.T. : Disclosure project ??

2005-11-09 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to RC Macaulay's message of Wed, 9 Nov 2005 20:47:05 -0600: Hi, [snip] >BlankWho is Dr. Steven Greer? Is he an advocate of free energy or just a UFO >and conspiracy buff? > http://www.disclosureproject.org/ Both. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Com

Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-09 Thread Jones Beene
Stephen, Even if this is not true, don't be surprised if the French start blaming US interests for the unrest. Pfui. The French-language press is doing no such thing. http://fr.news.yahoo.com/07112005/202/violences-urbaines-en-france-la-faute-la-cia-selon-jirinovski.html OK, it's French-l

Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-09 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jones Beene wrote: Stephen A. Lawrence Even if this is not true, don't be surprised if the French start blaming US interests for the unrest. Pfui. The French-language press is doing no such thing. http://fr.news.yahoo.com/07112005/202/violences-urbaines-en-france-la-faute-la-cia-selon

Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-09 Thread Jones Beene
Stephen A. Lawrence Even if this is not true, don't be surprised if the French start blaming US interests for the unrest. Pfui. The French-language press is doing no such thing. http://fr.news.yahoo.com/07112005/202/violences-urbaines-en-france-la-faute-la-cia-selon-jirinovski.html

Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-09 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Standing Bear wrote: We actually DID betray the French, in wartime, in Dien Bien Phu back in the last century ... [fascinating post snipped -- thank you, SB!] Holy Moly! Is this true? Can you provide a reference to anything more complete on this? I always thought DeGaulle was just obn

Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-09 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vortexians- The situation in France is a preview of coming attractions. I would be more inclined to think the Al-quada is helping to encourage the unrest. It's certainly conceivable that they're fanning the flames, though as I've already menti

O.T. : Disclosure project ??

2005-11-09 Thread RC Macaulay
Who is Dr. Steven Greer? Is he an advocate of free energy or just a UFO and conspiracy buff?  http://www.disclosureproject.org/ Richard

Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-09 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Jones Beene wrote: Paris is burning... A little more precision seems called for. For the most part, it's the suburbs, not Paris itself -- in particular, it's the poor Muslim suburbs, not the well-to-do Catholic city. "Banlieue de paris", not "ville de paris". As usual, the angry youth of

Lichens on mars? - space experiment results

2005-11-09 Thread Rick Monteverde
Horace (and others) here on Vortex noticed the similarity between certain features seen in the microphotographs of mars rocks and lichens here on earth. I checked some lichens on a garden rock in my front yard with a 10x loupe, and was surprised to see how similar the features were to the mars phot

Re: Nanotech Breakthrough - Organic Solar Cells at 6%

2005-11-09 Thread Wesley Bruce
OrionWorks wrote: Vorts, Not sure if this is a rehash of old news but here's an interesting article on a recent Nanotech breakthrough pertaining to organic solar cells. Researchers at Wake Forest and New Mexico State University have reached 6 percent efficiency. The ultimate goal is to reach

Re: ISS OT

2005-11-09 Thread Wesley Bruce
Robin van Spaandonk wrote: In reply to Standing Bear's message of Mon, 7 Nov 2005 12:52:00 -0500: Hi, [snip] Hasn't Iraq provided the military industrial complex with enough profit yet? They need a war with China as well? I assure you, after any such war, there would be no military industrial

Vertical Axis wind turbine

2005-11-09 Thread Merlyn
http://opensourceenergy.org/txtlstvw.aspx?LstID=99b82ae5-287f-4bb4-868d-2a44417a564b "Design creates pull on the back side, contributing to 40%+ wind conversion efficiencies; doesn't kill birds; runs more quietly; and doesn't need to be installed as high, blending better with landscape. Generating

Re: OT: The French Connection

2005-11-09 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Vortexians- The situation in France is a preview of coming attractions. I would be more inclined to think the Al-quada is helping to encourage the unrest. The only real and long time solution is a repatronization of the Muslim's and others back to t

Nanotech Breakthrough - Organic Solar Cells at 6%

2005-11-09 Thread OrionWorks
Vorts, Not sure if this is a rehash of old news but here's an interesting article on a recent Nanotech breakthrough pertaining to organic solar cells. Researchers at Wake Forest and New Mexico State University have reached 6 percent efficiency. The ultimate goal is to reach 10 percent efficienc

Re: ISS OT

2005-11-09 Thread Robin van Spaandonk
In reply to Standing Bear's message of Tue, 8 Nov 2005 22:21:00 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Robin and all, > Nobody wishes more than I that we not be in our present >situation. I spent many years in the service of my nation and >know first hand about this enemy and what they are capable of. >My ex wife