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Interview with Exopolitics.org's Dr. Michael Salla
BUFO talks with Dr. Michael Salla on his extensive research and report done on the Dulce, New Mexico UFO/Government Underground Facilites, as well as other UFO/Government facilities around the world.
Dr. Salla tells you how these underground facilities are being financed and by who. This interview also touches on subjects such as the 'ufo' interests of the United States in Iraq, the Nazi/U.S. race for alien technology secrets, Civilizations of the Inner World, Assassinations of Informants (physical and character). (scroll down)
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My First Clue
We walk along the top of a short cliff that looks out over the ocean. The moon is making the beach glow. The ocean has pulled back, leaving acres of flatland. It's cold and windy and very late. We descend the stairway that leads to the beach.
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The H.P.Lovecraft Library
The Works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft
The Lovecraft Library eagerly accepts contributions to the content of this site. If you have copies of anything written by H. P. Lovecraft that is not here, please consider sharing it with your fellow fans of the Gentleman from Providence.
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Alanis Morissette Random Lyric Generator
Don't you just love Alanis Morissette? Doesn't her music just set your heart afire with the passion of misspent youth? Don't you wish you could write catchy pop hits just like she does?
The Anti-Alanis Morissette Webpage
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White Face: The Movie
White Face is a mockumentary that explores the problems clowns might have if they were a real race of people living in America. The film does this by following the lives of three Clown-Americans and their families, each from a different strata of society.
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Philips boosts DVD capacity
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Dutch company Philips Electronics says it has developed a new technology with Japan's Mitsubishi Kagaku Media that nearly doubles the storage capacity of data on recordable DVD discs.
Philips, Europe's largest maker of consumer electronics and lighting, said Friday that its new dual-layer technology raised the capacity of recordable DVDs (DVD+R) to 8.5GB from 4.7GB for single-layer DVD discs.
The company said in a statement that consumers would be able to record four hours of DVD-quality video or 16 hours of VHS-quality video without the need to turn over the discs.
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Lasers reveal invisible Stonehenge carvings
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Laser scanning has revealed ancient carvings on the pillars of Stonehenge that are invisible to the naked eye.
The experiment scanned just part of three of the 83 stones that make up the famous prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, UK. The archaeologists, from the Wessex Archaeology and Archaeoptics companies, hope a full survey could provide compelling evidence that Stonehenge was a memorial for the dead, at least at the time the carvings were made.
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Farmers blow away 'fart tax'
FRIDAY , 17 OCTOBER 2003
By NICK VENTER
The Government has abandoned its plans for a flatulence tax in the face of fierce farmer opposition and international derision.
The "flatulence levy" was proposed by the Cabinet's climate change convenor, Pete Hodgson, to fund $8.4 million of research into livestock emissions.
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Who Was ABRAHAM?
In his History of the Jews, the Jewish scholar and theologian Flavius Josephus (37 - 100 A.D.), wrote that the Greek philosopher Aristotle had said: "...These Jews are derived from the Indian philosophers; they are named by the Indians Calani." (Book I:22.)
Clearchus of Soli wrote, "The Jews descend from the philosophers of India. The philosophers are called in India Calanians and in Syria Jews. The name of their capital is very difficult to pronounce. It is called 'Jerusalem.'"
"Megasthenes, who was sent to India by Seleucus Nicator, about three hundred years before Christ, and whose accounts from new inquiries are every day acquiring additional credit, says that the Jews 'were an Indian tribe or sect called Kalani...'" (Anacalypsis, by Godfrey Higgins, Vol. I; p. 400.)
Martin Haug, Ph.D., wrote in The Sacred Language, Writings, and Religions of the Parsis, "The Magi are said to have called their religion Kesh-î-Ibrahim.They traced their religious books to Abraham, who was believed to have brought them from heaven." (p. 16.)
There are certain striking similarities between the Hindu god Brahma and his consort Saraisvati, and the Jewish Abraham and Sarai, that are more than mere coincidences. Although in all of India there is only one temple dedicated to Brahma, this cult is the third largest Hindu sect.
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A Hazy Forecast
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After drought, deluge and disaster, only time - not the forecasters - will tell what this winter's weather will do.
Don't be surprised if the upcoming winter is just like last year's: colder and snowier than normal in the Northeast. Then again, don't be surprised if it's the exact opposite of last year: warmer and drier. What if it's somewhere in between, with normal temperatures and normal precipitation?
Well, don't be surprised by that either.
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Prince goes Jehovah
Prince appears to have swapped performing for preaching, according to a US couple. The pair said the singer, who is now a committed Jehovah’s Witness, called at their home recently and tried to convert them from their Jewish faith.
The couple, from Minneapolis, said when they told the star that they were not interested, he said: “Can I just finish?”
They told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that Prince, 45, then left in a car, accompanied by a woman they believed to be his wife Manuela Testolini.
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Advertising withers for Matrix 3: "Movie too advertiser-unfriendly"
Powerhouse marketers Samsung, General Motors and Heineken, which spent more than $100 million in product tie-in advertising around the summer release of The Matrix: Reloaded, are sitting out the sequel after finding the movie too advertiser-unfriendly.
The three marketers believed, following the success of the original The Matrix cult classic, that the sequels would be powerful vehicles for their brands. Their massive global media and promotional spending around the first of those sequels, last summer's Reloaded, likely helped the Warner Bros. film hit $770 million in worldwide box office receipts.
But the advertisers are largely leaving the studio to market the third film, The Matrix: Revolutions, alone. The Keanu Reeves thriller hits theaters Nov. 5.
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In Defense of Wicca
Americans generally believe that their Constitution guarantees their freedom to worship as they please. That is a false belief. The USA Constitution recognizes that right: it is the citizen's duty (and obligation) to defend it. If this were Pangloss's "best of all possible worlds" (Candide, by Voltaire), the United States government would defend that right against people who would deny other people that right. It does not.
Even as I write this, there is an appeal being filed in a child custody battle by a Fundamentalist Christian father that insists the child's mother (Isha Martin-Hammer) is "unfit" because she is Wiccan. That she is Wiccan has no bearing on her fitness as a parent: yet she has spent over US$50,000 defending herself.
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Conservatives Against Bush
I'm now suffering from cognitive dissonance. - z
[PS - after I returned from a happy place, I decided anybody against Bush is OK with me.]
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votescam?
A growing concern over the inadequacies of election equipment in the United States has recently been heightened by the problems of the 2000 Presidential election. Unfortunately, election technology has not advanced to the point where it can provide us with electronic systems that are reliable enough to trust with our democracy. In other words, we just aren’t there yet.
In July 2003, computer researchers from Johns Hopkins and Rice Universities published a scathing review of one of the most widely used electronic voting computers, the Diebold touch screen. Their analysis showed that the software was badly designed, full of errors, and open to fraud. [via verifiedvoting.org]
In a related story: Walden O'Dell, chief executive of North Canton-based Diebold Inc., confirmed in an interview with Plain Dealer editors that he has been a top fund-raiser for the Republican president, but said he intends to lower his political profile and "try to be more sensitive" in light of the national criticism he has faced.
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More RIAA Lawsuits
The recording industry has started the second round of its campaign against American music fans by sending letters threatening them with lawsuits and offering to discuss settlement. "The record companies still aren't listening to their fans; instead of continuing their litigation crusade, the labels should give their customers the option to pay a reasonable fee to continue file-sharing," said EFF Staff Attorney Wendy Seltzer. [via EFF]
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'Warped' vision threatens the Internet
Michael Copps, one of two Democrats on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and frequently at odds with FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell, said Thursday the agency is pursuing an "ill-advised" policy for the future of the Internet, favoring closed networks over its traditional open nature.
According to Copps, "This Internet may be dying. It may be dying because entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the Internet's choke-points and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them."
[via internetnews][via The Washington Times][via BOYCOTT-RIAA.COM]
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Libertarian Party: ''America owes talk host Rush Limbaugh a debt of gratitude''
Press release: Libertarian Party
WASHINGTON, DC -- The entire nation owes radio broadcaster Rush Limbaugh a debt of gratitude, Libertarians say, because his ordeal has exposed every drug warrior in America as a rank hypocrite.
"One thing we don't hear from American politicians very often is silence," said Joe Seehusen, Libertarian Party executive director. "By refusing to criticize Rush Limbaugh, every drug warrior has just been exposed as a shameless, despicable hypocrite.
"And that's good news, because the next time they do speak up, there'll be no reason for anyone to listen."
The revelation that Limbaugh had become addicted to painkillers -- drugs he is accused of procuring illegally from his Palm Beach housekeeper -- has caused a media sensation ever since the megastar's shocking, on-air confession last week.
As the Limbaugh saga continues, here's an important question for Americans to ask, Libertarians say: Why are all the drug warriors suddenly so silent?...
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Lethal Virus from 1918 Genetically Reconstructed
The 1918 Spanish Flu was highly infectious and - in comparison to contemporary flu viruses - killed a very high percentage of those infected, including many younger people. The Spanish Flu alone caused the medium life expectancy in the US in 1918 to drop by 10 years. Hence, flu viruses are perceived today as a serious biological warfare threat. Just two weeks ago, a 15 million dollar research grant was awarded in the US to develop protective measures especially against a bioterrorist attack with flu viruses.
Despite the very dangerous nature of the 1918 virus, efforts to reconstruct it started in the mid 1990s, when Dr Jeffrey Taubenberger from the US Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington DC succeeded in recovering and sequencing fragments of the viral RNA from preserved tissues of 1918 victims. In the current issue of the scientific journal Emerging Infectious Diseases new genetic details of the 1918 flu virus will be published.
But after (partially) unravelling the genetic sequence of the virus, the scientists went a step further and began bringing the Spanish flu back to life. Unnoticed by the public, they succeeded in creating a live virus containing two 1918 genes that proved to be very lethal in animal experiments. This experiment is only one genetic step away from taking the 1918 demon entirely out of the bottle.
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Los Lethem Bros.
Unlike Eggers, Lethem is worth the hype.
This is a beautiful, beautiful masterpiece of a novel which I cannot rave too highly about.
See also: J. Lethem's brother Blake gets picked up for graff.
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Techno§hamanic got a facelift
As always, do check out http://alexgrey.com/
But also see: http://www.incunabula.org/techno/
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David Adair Interview
Space technology consultant David Adair goes on the record about his extraordinary experiences at Area 51 when, as a mere teenager, he was testing one of his electromagnetic fusion engine prototypes.
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Headed to the Joint - Free Tommy Chong
From The Seattle Times: "On the eve of my jail term, if you had told me Arnold Schwarzenegger would be the next governor of California, I would have said, 'What are you smoking?' " he quipped.
The 65-year-old half of a comic duo known for their marijuana-related routines is serving a nine-month prison term for selling drug paraphernalia across state lines. Friends and defense attorneys describe him as a model citizen and accuse the government of using an obscure statute for grandstanding. But prosecutors say his case is a victory in the war on drugs.
While all bongs sold by Chong Glass and Nice Dreams were labeled "For Tobacco Use Only," a rarely enforced federal statute specifically names bongs as drug paraphernalia, and in 1994 the Supreme Court ruled that those who sell bongs across state lines can be sent to prison. The Justice Department under Ashcroft has expanded efforts to crack down on such trafficking.
"I've never heard of this statute," said Michael Nasatir, a partner of Chong's attorney who specializes in drug law. "And neither had experienced U.S. attorneys in the narcotics division in this district (which covers Los Angeles). Not that it hadn't been prosecuted — they had never heard of it. I've been in this business for 35 years."
More links: freetommychong.net
freetommychong.org/
NORML news item
NORML Gear: Free Tommy Chong including Free Tommy Chong Classic Thong
Operation: Liberty Bong
AND THIS JUST IN:
Congressman admits in writing that the true intent of Operation Pipe Dreams is to bypass the First Amendment.
"...the establishment of a pattern of use that says it is okay to break the law if you disagree with the law... Mr. Chong's celebrity status made him not only a prime target for federal prosecution but also an icon for impressionable people to mimic. "
He's clearly justifying incarcerating people because of the message they are sending out, and saying that people have to be imprisoned in order to prevent their message from reaching the people.
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Response to Martin Gardner's Attack on Reich and Orgone Research in the Skeptical Inquirer
This article was originally presented to the editors of Skeptical Inquirer in response to Martin Gardner's published article. Unfortunately, the editors of SI refused to publish it, nor even a shorter rebuttal letter. In fact, the editors of SI refused even to acknowledge that I had sent them a letter and article rebutting Gardner treating this author with additional silent contempt, as if they were the Bishops of Rome. A subsequent personal letter to CSICOP Fellows Carl Sagan, Steven Jay Gould, and Paul Macready, appealing for their help to have my rebuttal published in SI, elicited total silence also, confirming the existence of a vast academic mafia. Such a failure to acknowledge rebuttal and response to criticism is, of course, completely anti-scientific, undemocratic, and highly unethical.
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blood reigns
just a little reminder. Oh yeah, and another one. I swear, fate fucks cassandra but cassandra gets the last laugh.
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Soupstock 2003 a huge success! (Austin)
Thank you Austin Burn Community for making my first event so unforgettable. See you all at Flipside?
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New 'wrongfully accused' RIAA victim
The federal lawsuit filed against Ross Plank in Los Angeles accuses him of making hundreds of Latin songs available using KaZaA filesharing software earlier this summer. Plank does not speak Spanish and does not listen to Latin music. More importantly, his computer did not even have KaZaA installed during the period when the investigation occurred.
Plank is a website consultant who operates his business from his home. "I need my computer and Internet connection to run my business," said Plank. "I shouldn't have to feel my business and future are at risk because the RIAA has somehow linked my name to a set of Latin songs."
Comcast, Plank's ISP, notified him that they received a subpoena from the recording industry seeking his identity, but Plank disregarded the notice because he didn't didn't use KaZaA and didn't even recognize the song titles. Plank's records from the time at which the RIAA issued its subpoena indicate that he was not even using the network address for which the recording industry had sought the user's identity. [via: EFF ]
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Anti-RIAA gets a spokescharacter: Chewie the Sitting Duck
Features the SRIAA (the Society for the Random Intimidation of Average Americans), Senator Ostrich Hatchling, and Ex-CEO Rosie the Female Dog.
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Monkeys Control Robotic Arm With Brain Implants
"Then the researchers did something radical: They unplugged the joystick so the robotic arm's movements depended completely on a monkey's brain activity. In effect, the computer that had been studying the animal's neural firing patterns was now serving as an interpreter, decoding the brain signals according to what it had learned from the joystick games and then sending the appropriate instructions to the mechanical arm.
At first, Nicolelis said, the monkey kept moving the joystick, not realizing that her own brain was now solely in charge of the arm's movements. Then, he said, an amazing thing happened.
'We're looking, and she stops moving her arm,' he said, 'but the cursor keeps playing the game and the robot arm is moving around.'
The animal was controlling the robot with its thoughts."
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 Ong's Hat: The Beginning |
| "I got really into this "time-travel cult" called Ong's Hat when a computer-game programmer I know told me she was contacted by a physics scholar who said that a bunch of her recent games reflected their canon. This dude told my friend that someone from Ong's Hat had befriended her and inspired her to create certain games without her realizing it. Whoa, right?" - Jane Magazine |
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