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*** New dinosaur species identified. CLEVELAND (AP) - Bones found over the
past two years have led to the identification of two new species of heavily
armored dinosaurs larger than elephants. The species, both 30-feet long, are
of an ankylosaur, or club-tailed armored dinosaur, and a clubless armored
dinosaur or nodosaur. They were identified as new species because the bones
differ from those of known dinosaurs. The bones include two partial skulls,
limb bones, a handful of armor and some backbones of the ankylosaur and a
shoulder blade and several dozen smaller bones of the nodosaur. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559322370-034
: How do you distinguish between fossils of Earthly and extraterrestrial
lifeforms? Are ancient Reptilioids mistakenly identified as carnosaurs?
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# HEALTH NUTS. For those of us who swear by Nyquil, this is divine justice
indeed: A Seattle researcher has determined that echinacea, hailed by the
roots-and-berries crowd as a magic herb for warding off colds and viruses,
not only fails to prevent respiratory illnesses but may actually increase
your chance of getting sick. A six-month study found that those receiving
echinacea developed sore throats and runny noses 20 percent more often than
those who received placebos. The researcher said he wasn't surprised to find
echinacea did nothing to prevent illness. But he was at a loss to explain
the herb's negative effects, suggesting that perhaps it somehow weakens the
immune system. By the way, Nyquil comes in a nifty cherry flavor.
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/story/19354.html
: Do you prefer natural herbs, like hemlock, nightshade, poison oak, datura?
Is gravity organic? Is river water homeopathic? Do you prefer cherry Nyquil?
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@ I'd like to invite you to a meeting which will take place on August 19,
1999 at the exact geographical center of the continental United States.
The center lies slightly ouside the city of Castle Rock, South Dakota.
There, the future of humanity will be discussed, and plans will be made.
This meeting may be as significant as antigravity, or perhaps more so.
http://www.freez.com/joshua/gathering.html
: Do you ever do anything as significant as antigravity, if not more so? If
an asteroid fell onto the meeting site, would the world gain or lose? Why?
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*** Buddhist monks accused of greed. TOKYO (AP) You get what you pay for in
life. But even in the afterlife? Japan's Buddhist establishment is increas-
ingly under attack over the practice of charging bereaved and vulnerable
relatives huge fees for afterlife names given to the dead at their funerals.
The tradition is ancient, and began with names conferred only on Buddhist
priests. When temples began according afterlife names to lay people, the
names became something akin to a ranking system reflecting the deceased's
noble actions during life. Now, however, the decision is based almost
exclusively on money. And lots of it. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559332677-7ff
: Can you buy your way into your belief-system's paradise? Is it expensive?
Is it worth it? Would you convert to a belief-system with a cheaper heaven?
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Short Takes:
# SATELLITE ZOOMING IN. Feeling watched? Maybe it's the new hi-res cameras
that will soon be storing and selling pictures of cars, crosswalks, and
people. www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/technology/story/19352.html
# Magnet therapy helps severe depression. A magnetic coil used to
stimulate the brain appears to ease some patients' severe depression
with few side effects, and may eventually replace electroconvulsive
treatment. Zap. See http://www.anomalous-images.com/news/news418.html
# Congress: The Net Must Pay. Whenever a new form of evil extrudes into
US society, demands for Internet regulation seem to arrive faster than a
greyhound on crack. www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/19359.html
# IS THE SPECTRUM A TRIBAL RIGHT? New Zealand says it has tried to be fair
with the aboriginal Maoris, especially when it comes to sharing natural
resources. But how do you share the islands' radio spectrum? Beam right
over: http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/business/story/19345.html
# Chernobyl virus causes Asian meltdown. The West was prepared for the mali-
cious Chernobyl computer virus, but it wreaked havoc in Asia and the Middle
East. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_329000/329688.stm
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SkeptiLinks:
# Chinese cult draws many followers - Falun Gong is a formidable social
network: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559322847-16a
# China tries to soothe protesters - cult demonstration unnerved Chinese
leaders: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559329796-dff
# China cult could be formidable foe - hopefully not modeled on Aum Shin
Rikio: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559329836-3c5
# CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM - Chemical Testing on Civilian
Populations: http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/50/1520.html
# A Dutch laboratory sent a nerve gas similar to Sarin to Israeli research
labs: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559331311-c21
# Researchers clone goats - their milk is medicine for heart attack/stroke
victims: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559328900-eca
and: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_329000/329107.stm
@ Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting [FAIR]: http://www.fair.org/issue-news/
@ The Institute for Public Accuracy [IPA]: www.accuracy.org/articles.htm
@ MasonicInfo - Freemasonry and Anti-Masonry: http://www.masonicinfo.com/
# Media Sensationalism: http://www.fair.org/9901/rolling-stone.html
@ Writings on Antigravity: http://www.freez.com/joshua/other.html
@ Germanic Myths, Legends, and Sagas: www.pitt.edu/~dash/mythlinks.html
@ Confessions of a Skeptic: http://hail.icestorm.net/twistory/4-30-99.htm
@ NEW WORLD ORDER INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: http://www.inforamp.net/~jwhitley
@ CKLN-FM Mind Control Series: http://www.mk.net/~mcf/ckln-hm.htm
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American Bar Association was holding its annual convention. More than 500
lawyers were taken as hostages. The terrorist leader announced that, unless
their demands were met, they would release one lawyer every hour." --anon.
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