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@ Nostradamus 1999 and the 'King Of Terror' Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What does the famous '1999' prophecy say? 2. What interpretations have
been put forward? 3. Does one interpretation involve a asteroid impact?
4. When would the asteroid first be visible? 5. Do any quatrains describe
the comet's approach? 6. How big is the asteroid? 7. Which quatrains des-
cribe the impact and immediate consequences? 8. Where would the asteroid
strike? 9. What would be the physical effects of the asteroid impact? 10.
Does Nostradamus give any other clues about the eclipse and the asteroid?
11. Do any other prophetic sources support the idea of an asteroid impact?
12. Wouldn't astronomers have seen the comet by now? 13. Does scientific
research support the idea of an asteroid impact? 14. Where can I find out
more information? 15. Is this fun? http://www.sightings.com/ufo4/quat.htm
: Are you ready for planetary devastation? Do you have an escape pod? Where
will you take refuge? Can I come too? Do you have enough food, water, drugs?
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# Japanese invent world's tiniest robot. (CNN) It's people versus robots in
the latest "Star Wars" movie as Jedi knights battle the mechanized minions
of the galaxy's Dark Side. But in Japan, robots aren't the enemy. They are
the good guys. They are also getting smaller, a lot smaller. Scientists in
Tokyo have invented what may be the world's tiniest robot, measuring just
10 millimeters long and weighing less than half a gram. Researchers hope
to use the micro-robots to repair equipment in nuclear and thermal plants.
Cute, too: http://cnn.com/TECH/ptech/9907/13/japan.microrobot/index.html
: Do you want little itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny robots crawling around your per-
sonal space, 'fixing' stuff, cleaning up your debris, moving stuff around so
you can't find it any more, 'improving' you, messing with your gerbils? Why?
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# Moon walk anniversary celebrations lift off. 30th anniversary celebrations
begin on Friday of the "giant leap for mankind" - the first Moon landing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_396000/396128.stm
@ Links: Nasa: http://www.nasa.gov/
@ Apollo 11: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo11/
# Also: Robot space plane arrives:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_332000/332714.stm
# Space Tourism ready for take-off:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_324000/324846.stm
: Are you celebrating/mourning/ignoring the first Moonwalk? How are Reptoids
reacting? Have you Moonwalked yet? Which moon do you prefer to walk on? Why?
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# Rights abuses in Sudan cited. WASHINGTON (AP) Defending the appointment of
a special human rights envoy for Sudan, a top State Dept official called
that country "perhaps the world's worst" rights abuser. US Asst.Sec.State
Susan Rice said slavery and religious persecution are widespread in Sudan,
and she also cited the horrible consequences of its long running civil war
on the civilian population. Military Muslims vs. Christian and animist
bushfolk - see http://infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560305386-6c1
: Does your belief system support enslaving and killing your competition? Do
you like slaving? Do you enslave for fun, profit, tradition, duty, strategy?
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# Crusades apology comes 900 years late. JERUSALEM (AP) To most the Crusades
are ancient history. Not to Prince Albrecht zu Castell-Castell, descendant
of Christian knights who nearly a millennium ago conquered Jerusalem and
massacred Muslims & Jews in God's name. The old German aristo finally got
a chance to apologize to descendants of Muslim warrior Saladin for his an-
cestor's crimes, which burdened his conscience for years. Castell-Castell
was one of dozens of Western Christians who sang apologies to Israel's
chief rabbi, top Muslim clerics, anyone in the streets of Jerusalem who'd
listen on the 900th anniversary of the Crusader conquest of Jerusalem, 15
July 1099. Muslim apologies for taking the Balkans haven't been scheduled
yet: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560302047-2f4
: Should you apologize for your distant ancestors' mis/deeds? Do centuries-
late apologies heal old wounds? Do you resent what some bastards did to your
(10x-grand-father)? D'ya wanna kill their descendants? Is blood for blood
the only justice? Do you glory in your ancestors' crimes? D'ya really care?
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SkeptiLinks:
# White House plays down China bomb report, solicits bribes:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560305443-d60
# Congress e-mails Y2K bill to Clinton but he'll sign the snailmail copy:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560307281-38b
# Tehran under tight security - "Iran's Tianinmin" crackdown, mop-up:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560302064-bdd
# Bus hijacker killed in Greece, anti-Albanian furor escalates:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560301115-9b2
# Racist protesters in Spain clash, Moroccan immigrants attacked:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560305581-e32
@ The 20th Century: 100 years of history ... online: http://cnn.com/100
@ CURRENCY CALCULATOR: http://www3.dynamind-llc.com/currency/input.cfm
# Australian UFO Flap Underway: http://www.sightings.com/ufo4/aust.htm
# Study: Exclusive breast-feeding cuts obesity risk in later life:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560305521-636
# Dog flea powder can be fatal for cats - permethin is toxic:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560299055-521
# TICK-BORNE ILLNESS KNOWN TO INFECT DOGS FOUND IN HUMANS - Four human
cases this season: http://cnn.com/HEALTH/9907/14/ticks.ap/index.html
# Newest computer headache: 'Cult of the dead cow':
http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/10/dead.cow.program.01/index.html
# Trojan horse BACK ORIFICE 2000 under control - "There is no panic":
http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9907/15/backorifice.idg/index.html
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where it obligingly regurgitated its meal onto the grounds." --Wendy Lawton
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