-Caveat Lector- SkeptiNews 990723a - - - - - - - - - - - All The News That's Fit To Question SkeptiNews will be suspended for a week and a half while the listowner/ editor has a complete implant replacement/reprogramming/upgrade. I'm getting rid of these cheap Vegan implants, getting a bright new shiny set of the best from Altair; and the OS is being upgraded from In98 to In2000, for more assured master-control and cleaner retransmission of monitored signals. I urge all my implanted colleagues to undergo the same procedure - you'll be glad you did, and so will you alien masters. In fact, they'll probably insist on it. Go quietly. Resistance is futile. I am Flatulus of Borg - pull my finger. <bzzt> Damn implant... - - - - - - - - - - On a more serious note: Just down the road from my hilltop aerie is a fascinating nursery, California Carnivores, the only public-access nursery devoted to carnivorous plants. CC has the world's largest display of carnivores. [Nope, I have no financial interest in CC.] CC grows their own stock, is behind efforts to save endangered species and their habitats, backs cloning developments, and has a great book & website dealing with these treasures. Venus fly-traps, pitcher plants, sundews, etc - sure, they're cute, macabre, endangered - but they are also GREAT for non-toxic insect control. If you have flies, hornets, any indoor infestation of unwanted flying arthropods [and/or their predators], easy-to-grow carnivores may be exactly what you need. But don't believe me; check out: http://www.californiacarnivores.com If you're in Northern California, stop in for a visit. They're right next to a great winery, Mark West Vineyards, on Trenton-Healdsburg Road off River Road west of US-101 north of Santa Rosa. Come on out, see the carnivores, taste some wonderful wine; then continue north another couple miles to the Ya-Ka-Ama [yah kah ah-MA] Native American Nursery, on the site of a former CIA/NSA monitoring post, just above a nude beach on the Russian River. It's a great place to have your implants serviced, too. You'll be glad you did. PS - There are fine places nearby to cut crop circles. Bring your scythe. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://www.sonic.net/~ric * ICQ# 19633976 * * email INFO or SUBSCRIBE SKEPTICHAT to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * (sorry, I can't answer all email - but thanks for your feedback) * SkeptiChat archives: http://www.sonic.net/~ric/sc/files.htm * * 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