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Bits & Pieces 43 Bits & Pieces 43 Starr's Cave Angel Both led down a slight incline. I chose Survey Finds Many Embrace Lan Songzhu, engineer of Starr's Cave Angel by Beth M. by Beth M. the one to the right. It looked more Some 'Pseudosciences' Xinglong Observation Station of worn, and I was soon at a full run. The Beijing Astronomical Observatory, grade made it easier to fly along and Despite the dizzying advances says there have been more than 10,000 soon the sounds of the others were far of science, many Americans still recorded UFO sightings in the last 100 behind. The enjoyment of freedom, the embrace such concepts of years. wind in my hair, the smell of "pseudoscience" as the ability to He says about 95% of these everything fresh and new gave me a posses psychic powers, the notion that sightings have been shown to be renewed burst of speed. some UFOs are space vehicles from related to astronomy, the atmosphere What happened next will stay other civilizations, and astrology. or the global magnetic field. with me to my dying day, and as many Those are just some of the times as I've gone over it in my mind, I conclusions of a new, biennial report Witchcraft blamed for killer still come back to... something from the National Science Foundation crocodiles miraculous happened that day. (news - web sites) on the state of I'd never been to that woods science understanding, research and A series of killer crocodile before. I'd heard of it through the kids investment, reports the Associated attacks is being blamed on witchcraft at school. They mostly laughed when Press. by villagers in Papua New Guinea. they spoke of it and this gave me the Among the findings: 60 Locals in Aure village blame impression that it was a big joke or percent of the 1,574 people surveyed sorcery perpetrated by a neighbouring there was something funny that went agreed or strongly agreed that some village. Both fish in the same stretch of It was a fine, early summer on there. It was no doubt the latter. people possess psychic powers or water. day. It was a good thing because the Meanwhile, I was running full speed extrasensory perception; 57 percent Aure villagers are reportedly smell of engine oil was strong, down a slight grade that was getting disagreed that UFOs came to Earth contemplating a full scale attack on especially after that last fly over the steeper. Ahead I could see only trees. with aliens, but about 30 percent their neighbours after a young boy was railroad-crossing hump. My friends Everything was green and I was believed that some reported objects in attacked and dragged off by a and I all thought it was loads of fun admiring how beautiful it was there. the sky were really space vehicles crocodile. though, until the smell came up. We Thinking mostly of the glorious day from other civilizations. Police have pleaded for locals had the windows down and the gravel and that I'd be at that cave before the While 60 percent rejected the not to let their superstitions lead them road was lined with trees. others crossed the fence, I ran on. scientific validity of astrology, 43 to take the law into their own hands. "We better pull over on top of Suddenly, out of nowhere, a voice said, percent said they nevertheless read The boy's death was the 18th this next hill," my boyfriend said, "in "Stop!" astrology charts in newspapers at least attack along the crocodile-infested case it won't start next time. That hill's I looked to the right, no one occasionally. Ope River in recent weeks. steep enough. If it won't start by the was there, so I kept running. Again the And when it comes to the Provincial police chief Teddy time it reaches that bottom, it will voice said, "Stop!" a little louder this cloning of barnyard animals -- even if Tei said the crocodile took the boy as never start again." time. Realizing this time it was felt in the technique helped make drugs to he and his father pulled their dugout My boyfriend pulled over my head not heard in my ears, I finally treat humans -- the respondents were canoe up the riverbank. under some trees and next to and old stopped and stared in unbelief. Right at just about evenly divided, with 48 He's not been seen since and is fence that was mostly broken down. my feet was a shear drop-off. The percent moderately or strongly presumed dead, reports the country's On the other side, through the briars green before me that I was seeing was opposed, and 47 percent in favor of the The National newspaper. and brambles, there was what looked the tops of the trees down and on the practice. Mr Tei appealed to the to be a well-worn path. It had the other side of the cliff. The land was flat villagers not to take the law into their appearance of being visited often. I over there and a creek ran at the TV nightmares return this own hands because of superstition. asked what it was. The answer that bottom. I knew without looking around autumn He said: "I am appealing to came back was total disbelief and any further, there was no human them to refrain from such acts as these shock, or something like it. person there warning me to stop. That ITV is to give another airing beasts are animals, who will not listen "You don't know where we was a Divine voice and so soft and to a TV Nightmares show featuring to any man on this earth because that's are?" my friend said. "You don't know gentle, with only a hint of strictness. GMTV presenter Penny Smith. the way God created them." where this path leads? You really don't God was someone I just knew She admitted getting drunk know?" as being there. I knew he had a Son, while filming a holiday show on the Computer burglars paralyse a They were in such shock that I Jesus, and that He died for all our sins, Greek island of Mykonos. city was quite a bit embarrassed and was past, present and future. At that time I Kevin Keegan, Pierce afraid to ask again. So I just stood had no idea how much he really did Brosnan, Anne Diamond and Richard Burglars have stolen there with the question on my face and love me. I was shown a great gift there Madeley are among those also taking computers used to co-ordinate traffic that look in my eye like, come on guys, at that cliff, a love that will always be part. lights, leaving the Chilean capital's haven't you embarrassed me enough with me and no one could ever take it Penny revealed how she had traffic in chaos. over this? away. Walking back up the path was a to swig glass after glass of retsina The burglars broke into the My friend finally came to my faint memory. I struggled with myself because producers kept doing re-takes. office of the Traffic Control Centre in rescue and said, "This is Starr's Cave." to tell the others. Would they believe TV Nightmares 5, hosted by Santiago and stole 17 computers. I could have stood there with me? I didn't think so. I kept it to myself Steve Penk, will be repeated in the They included those used to that look on my face a little longer, but and didn't share the happening with autumn. co-ordinate traffic lights in the main teens are wise to not being anyone for years. avenues, said Fernando Jofre, the embarrassed about the same thing two What happened? I kept asking UFOs spotted hovering over centre's director. times in a row, especially in the same myself that question over and over. If I Beijing Residents in the city of 5.5 afternoon. What a lovely afternoon it told anyone they might see in my face million faced mammoth traffic jams. was. The sun was warm, only slightly the wonder, but what if they take it for Residents in a Chinese city Some drivers complained that it took to the west and the leaves were full and something else, like a prank. By the contacted local media to report UFOs twice as long to get to work. dancing in the gentle breeze. The birds time I got back to the car, the others hovering in the sky. Jofre said it would take at least were singing and the smell of early were climbing back in and anxious to The four UFOs surrounded by three days to fully restore the system. summer was all about. New energy get rolling again. My boyfriend had the a bright yellow light were spotted seemed to come from the smells of the motor revving and the others were flying over Beijing. When visiting Niagara, you can day and I hollered at my friend to come hollering, "Let's go." It was forgotten They were reportedly flying at have Internet Dial-Up service for on, that I'd race her to the cave. for the time. When I did remember it a height of 10 kilometres and moving $6.00 a Day! Crossing the ditch and not stopping to later, I still had the feeling I would get in pairs. see if she was coming or not, I sprinted laughed at, so I kept it to myself longer. The Shanghai Star quotes the For more information or to on toward something new, never The memory never faded. Whenever I Beijing Times as saying they appeared order your $6.00 a day Dial-Up experienced before. It felt so good to doubt that God really cares or that He on Monday evening for around an Connection from InterPC, be out of that hot, smelly car. My legs is out there, whenever things go bad, hour. wanted to stretch out and I gave in to and there have been lots of those times, However, the Beijing contact InterPC, (905) 704-1755 the feeling of newfound freedom. I get a feeling of pure wonder Planetarium says it has not been or on line at Right across the fence the path split. remembering the voice of the angel at www.InterPC.ca or email the top of the cliff. proved that UFOs exist. xmediagroup@xzone-radio.com