-Caveat Lector- SkeptiNews 991202a - - - - - - - - - - - All The News That's Fit To Question * Passages starting with ':' are editorial comments to provoke discussion. * Nothing contained here is ever endorsed for truth, accuracy, or meaning. * PLEASE DO NOT INCLUDE THE ENTIRE BULLETIN WHEN YOU REPLY; CUT/PASTE, EH? * No prophets were verbally abused during the production of this bulletin. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ @ Grafica Obscura: http://www.sgi.com/grafica/ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # What next, Leonids? (NASA) The Leonids of 1999 gave skywatchers in Europe and the Middle East a tremendous show of over 1500 meteors per hour at the peak. What lies in store for stargazers next year and in the early 21st century? http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast02dec99_1.htm # DOOM! I have made no bones about prophesying that America will meet its destruction by Almighty God before Bill Clinton leaves office on January 20, 2001. See the documentation at: http://www.rt66.com/~bandsrpt/FAQ.html : What's your favorite prognostication? Do you trust the prophesies of UFOl- ogists, astronomers, soothsayers, politicos, economists, aliens, robots, me? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # WORRY. Specifically, the FBI worries about "violent white supremacists who seek to initiate a race war; apocalyptic cults that anticipate a violent Armageddon; radical elements of private citizen militias who fear that the United Nations will initiate an armed takeover of the United States and subsequently establish a One World Government, and other groups or indivi- duals who promote violent millennial agendas". ETs don't make the list: www.nando.net/noframes/story/0,2107,500063593-500105212-500471217-0,00.html : Do you worry more about Nazi/KKK warriors, deathcults, militias, Reptoids, megacorps, plagues, zeroes, lawyers, robots, spies, demons, dwarves, hackers or me? Is a One World Govt an idea whose time has come? Can you use it? Eh? @ An Introduction to the UFO Phenomenon -- Start here: http://www.xprojectmagazine.com/archives/ufo/ufointro.html @ Evidence of the Extraterrestrial Theory - weighing the evidence supporting the theory that UFOs are of extraterrestrial origin. http://www.xprojectmagazine.com/archives/ufo/et_evidence.html _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # PISSED-OFF. "Why Don't The Damn Things Swim - so we can turn them over to the Navy!" This is how an Air force investigator summed up his exaspera- tion in trying to sift UFO facts from fancy. From 1951-53, the author headed up Project Blue Book, the now-famous official investigation into UFO's. Here is what he learned: http://users.ev1.net/~seektress/swim.htm : Do you trust anyone to adequately investigate UFOs? Are military personnel appropriate for investigations of the paranormal? If you were assigned to probe UFOs, onto who would you slough off the task? Can they worm out of it? # NO ALIENS: http://news.excite.com/news/bw/991130/ny-simon--schuster-ache @ Astral Projection as a Means of Alien Transportation --- What if ETs use astral projection to bridge the gap between their planet and Earth? http://www.xprojectmagazine.com/archives/ufo/alienastral.html _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ # Web Appliances: Get ready to plug in the 1st batch of easy-to-use gadgets. All the hype about the future of Web devices that are simple to use, slee- kly designed, and easy on the wallet will peak this spring when the first big batch is scheduled to arrive. These machines offer just an inkling of what's ahead in the post-PC era, or as Microsoft likes to say, the PC-plus era. http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/stories/trends/0,7607,2401567,00.html : When everything you own is wired, when YOU are wired, will disconnection be death? Do Web.appliances lead to total slavery? Will you go willingly? # Information-brokers on the Web - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER IS WEALTH IS CONTROL IS KNOWLEDGE: http://www.newscientist.com/ns/19991204/netro.html _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ @ The Moon Is practically all Water frozen or Ice It was formed By water evaporating From the earth Which arose and gathered Between the Earth and Sun It is hollow Like a pumpkin The inside is composed of that part of the air known as Nitrogen And very very cold Consequently its water is frozen. If the crust of the moon Was removed, it would be a Sun bright enough To destroy the earth. http://www.mjt.org/exhibits/letters/edward.htm : Are all planets and moons hollow like pumpkins? Can humans exploit this structure to gain dominance over the solar system? Did ETs already do so? @ Animal Mutilations -- A look at the baffling phenomena of mutilated animals. http://www.xprojectmagazine.com/archives/ufo/mutilate.html @ Alien Snuff - Real alien or silicon-made fake? "Alien Autopsy" footage: http://www.xprojectmagazine.com/archives/ufo/aliensnuff.html _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bruce H.G. Calder's THIS-DAY-IN-HISTORY - December 2, 1987 - The Rev. Jerry Falwell vs. Hustler Mag publisher Larry Flynt in the U.S. Supreme Court. At issue is a Hustler cartoon depicting a drunken Jerry Falwell having sex with his mother in an outhouse. Altho a lower court had earlier ruled out libel, Falwell had been awarded $200,000 for "intentional infliction of emotional distress." Hustler lawyer Alan Isaacman argues, "Hustler is saying, 'Let's deflate this stuffed shirt. Let's bring him down to our level.'" On 24 Feb 1988 the Court will vote 8-0 to overturn the lower court's ruling. Chief Justice William Rehnquist will state that even "outrageous statements of opinion must be protected under the Fifth Amendment." # Flynt's career (with the law) http://www.cincypost.com/news/larry102297.html # Flynt and Falwell face to face http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9701/11/falwell.v.flynt/index.html # Chief Justice William Rehnquist http://www2.cybernex.net/~vanalst/william.html # Critique - The People vs. Larry Flynt - Columbia Journalism Review http://www.cjr.org/year/97/1/flynt.asp # Epinions.Com - The People vs. Larry Flynt http://www.epinions.com/mvie-review-A97-7C79DA4-37E9AF42-prod1 # Larry Flynt vs. God - In this latest Oliver Stone fantasy flick... http://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/02-01-97/cultural_2.asp # Movie Takes By James Bowman - The People vs. Larry Flynt http://www.spectator.org/movies/larryflynt.html # How a drooling pornographer... - Larry Flynt, Hero? http://ing.azcentral.com/depts/movies/features/flynt.shtml # Purchase the movie "The People vs. Larry Flynt" http://service.bfast.com/bfast/click?bfmid=115297&siteid=6663180&bfpid=12505 &bfmtype=tape _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "she said she loved me / she bit my neck she drained me dry / but what the heck we'll sleep below you / we'll prey from above we'll live forever / with vampire love" http://www.sonic.net/~ric/music/mysongs4.htm#vlov * Rev. 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