The Book of THoTH Newsletter Issue 160

[ReverendChaos]

Newsletter for the week of September 14th to September 20th

Hello to everyone! To all of our new subscribers out there, welcome
to the book of THoTH Newsletter and to our Book of THoTH Google
group. Thanks for taking the time to subscribe and thanks for joining
our group. We're glad that you've joined our mailing list and hope
that you enjoy what we have to offer in its pages.

As of this newsletter, we've have had 36 new members to join us at BoT
since last week. To those who've joined, we say thanks for taking the
time to be a part of the greatest paranormal site on the web! Due to
this new addition of members, we now stand at 8,299 members strong. A
huge thanks to each and everyone of you for helping to make this site
what it has become! We couldn't do it without you.


This Week at BoT:
Major apologies go out to those who were waiting for the BoT Quiz this
past Saturday. Due to some unfortunate internet troubles that THoTH
was experiencing, the quiz had to be canceled. But the good news is
that a new one has been scheduled for October 3rd. The time should
once again be 11:00 pm BST (11:00 pm GMT plus one hour).

For more information and to ask any questions about the quiz, please
keep an eye out in the Main News section of our forums for more
information.

We hope to see you there!

Crux was our last winner of the GoldStar award and this week he has
passed it on to someone else who is most deserving. That someone is
Kira. According to Crux, Kira has earned the shining and spinning
token for doing all that she does for her family, but still finding
time for BoT and it's many members. As Crux has said, a brilliant
sparkle has been passed to a "Brilliant Sparkle". Congratulations,
Kira! As the First Lady of BoT, you are more than deserving of it's
grand splendor.

After a short absence, Juno54 is back and has awarded the BoT LabCoat
to the one who most closely answered her question. That question was:
"Explain why some people's hair turns green-ish in the summer (other
than using hair products that make it so)".

BubbaEarlIII was the winner with his correct answer of:
"Serious Answer: It isn't the chlorine that turns blonde hair green.
Oxidized metals in the water bind to the protein in the hair shaft and
deposit their color. The metal that produces the green tint is copper,
which is most commonly found in algicides, though it naturally occurs
in some water. The bleach that is added to a pool may be responsible
for oxidizing the metal, but it's not the cause of the color."
Congratulations, Bubba!

Bubba hasn't come up with a question yet, so please keep your eyes
peeled in the "Bot LabCoat Quiz Part IX thread" in the Science section
of our forums.
http://www.book-of-thoth.com/ftopic-21115-90.html


This Week in the Forums:
There's lots of interesting articles in our Articles/Longer Posts
section of the forums. There, you'll find lots of articles by our
very own members on a wide assortment of subjects. Whether it's UFOs
or Spirituality, you'll find it in there. And if you're an aspiring
writer, it's an excellent place to practice your skills. It's also a
great place to submit an article for publishing on BoT's front page.
If you haven't taken a look there, now's a great time.
http://www.book-of-thoth.com/forum-40.html

Was a UFO filmed in a thunderstorm? That's the subject of Kira's
thread in the UFO Sighting sub-forum. To view a 9 minute video and to
lend your comments, don't miss "UFO in Thunderstorm".
http://www.book-of-thoth.com/ftopict-21663.html

Sirius_B has a couple of questions in the Aliens/Extraterrestrial
section. Are extraterrestrials using humans for something? Why don't
they make "overt contact" with us? Are they as sentient toward us as
many of us are toward cattle? To read more and to toss in your views,
see "Are ET Using Us For Something?"
http://www.book-of-thoth.com/ftopict-21657.html

"Unknown Creature Stoned and Beaten to Death" is a thread by Entity
that tells of a strange creature that was killed after it was spotted
emerging from a cave in Panama by a group of teenagers. Is this real,
or a hoax? Is it an escaped experiment? To find out more and to join
in on the discussion, be sure to see Entity's thread in the Animal
Kingdom & Cryptozoology section.
http://www.book-of-thoth.com/ftopict-21674.html

We all know what molecules are, but do we know what they look like?
In the Edge of Science section, Lonecat reports on the first ever
photograph of the chemical structure of a molecule. To see this
ground-breaking picture, take a look at Lonecat's thread, "Molecule
photographed".
http://www.book-of-thoth.com/ftopict-21531.html

Has the world's oldest map been discovered? That's the subject of
mad30's thread in the History of the World section. Found in a
Spanish cave, this small 7 inch by 9 inch find has archaeologists
excited. To find out more and to see a picture of this map, see
"World's Oldest Map Discovered in Cave?"
http://www.book-of-thoth.com/ftopict-21484.html


Random Site Feature of the Week:
We have a vast library that covers everything from Atlantis to
Cryptozoology. In it you will find articles by our own members as
well as essays from well known researchers, entire books, and academic
research papers. The Library is there for your pleasure and research
needs, so please take advantage of it and have a browse around in it.
You can view the Library here:
http://www.book-of-thoth.com/sections.html


Strange Fact of the Week:
A theory proposed by British physicist Edward Harrison says that our
universe could be an experiment. He once told the Independent News
that, "our universe could easily be the outcome of an experiment
carried out by a superior intelligence in another universe." Harrison
proposed that these intelligent beings are just like us, but much
further advanced. In creating our universe, according to his theory,
they created one very similar to their own.


Trivia Question of the Week:
In 1993, Dr. Stanley McDaniel published a report that called for NASA
to to what?


Answer to Last Weeks Trivia Question:
What is telempathy?

Telempathy is the ability to sense or to feel the same emotions as
another person, even when that person is not within sight or hearing
distance, or is a complete stranger.


This Week in History:
September 20, 1870: Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of modern
Italy, seized the Papal States from the French.

September 20, 1881: Chester A. Arthur was sworn in as the 21st
president of the United States, succeeding James A. Garfield, who had
been assassinated.

September 21, 1937: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein was first
published.

September 21, 1949: The People's Republic of China was proclaimed.

September 22, 1776: Nathan Hale was hanged by the British as a spy
during the Revolutionary War.

September 22, 1862: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued the
preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, proposing to free all slaves of
rebel states as of Jan. 1, 1863.

September 23, 1806: After a three-year journey to the Pacific
Northwest, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Lewis.

September 23, 1846: German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle
discovered the planet Neptune.

September 24, 1960: The Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier, was launched.

September 24, 1969: The trial of the "Chicago Eight," radical antiwar
and counterculture activists accused of conspiring to incite riots at
the 1968 Democratic convention, began.

September 25, 1789: The first Congress adopted 12 amendments to the
Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. The first
ten became the Bill of Rights.

September 25, 1957: Nine black teenagers, now known as the Little
Rock Nine, challenged racial segregation by attending the all-white
Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

September 26, 1789: Thomas Jefferson was appointed America's first
Secretary of State.

September 26, 1950: United Nations troops recaptured Seoul, the
capital of South Korea, from the North Koreans.


This Week's Birthdays:
Sir James Dewar (September 20, 1842) - Sir James Dewar was a Scottish
chemist and physicist. Dewar is most probably best remembered for his
invention of the Dewar flask, which he used in conjunction with
extensive research into liquefaction of gasses. He was also interested
in atomic and molecular spectroscopy, working in these fields for over
25 years.

Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866) - Better known as H. G.
Wells, he was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction.
Though he produced works in many different genres, including history
and social commentary, it is only his early science fiction novels
that are widely read today. He, along with Jules Verne, is sometimes
referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction". His most noted works
are "The Time Machine", The Island of Doctor Moreau", "The Invisible
Man", and "The War of the Worlds".

Michael Faraday (September 22, 1791) - Faraday was an English chemist
and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and
electrochemistry. He studied the magnetic field around a conductor
carrying a DC electric current and established the basis for the
magnetic field concept on physics. His inventions of electromagnetic
rotary devices formed the foundation of electric motor technology. As
a chemist, he discovered benzene, invented an early form of the bunsen
burner, and also formed the system of oxidation numbers.

Euripides (September 23, 480 or 485) - Euripides was the last of the
three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being
Aeschylus and Sophocles). He is known mostly for having reshaped the
formal structure of traditional Attic tragedy by showing strong women
characters and intelligent slaves, and by satirizing many heroes of
Greek mythology. Seeming modern in comparison to those of his
contemporaries, his plays focused on the inner lives and motives of
his characters in a way that was previously unknown to Greek
audiences.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896) - Fitzgerald was an American
author of novels and short stories. Regarded as one of the greatest
twentieth century writers, he was from the "Lost Generation" of
Americans who were born in the 1890s and came of age during World War
I. He completed four novels, left a fifth unfinished, and wrote
dozens of short stories dealing with subjects such as youth, despair,
and age.

Claude Perrault (September 25, 1613) - Though Perrault is best known
as the architect of the eastern range of the Louvre in Paris, he also
achieved success as a physician and anatomist, and as an author who
wrote treatises on physics and natural history.

Ivan Pavlov (September 26, 1849) - Pavlov was a Russian and Soviet
physiologists, psychologist, and physician. he was awarded the Nobel
Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research pertaining to the
digestive system. He is widely known for first describing the
phenomenon of classical conditioning. One of his most famous
experiments used a variety of stimuli to signal the occurrence of food
to his dogs.

There are two members of BoT who had/have birthdays this week.
Pcfreakske2000 celebrates in a few days on the 26th of September.
Painterfrog's birthday has already passed and was on the 20th. Happy
belated birthday, painterfrog, and happy birthday to come,
Pcfreakske2000! Here's to some fun and exciting celebrations and a
fantastic year to look forward to!


Tech Tip of the Week:
For those of you who use Mozilla Firefox as your browswer, you may
find this week's little tip handy if you use the built in Firefox
search toolbar.

As you may have noticed, when a word is typed into the search toolbar
and Enter is clicked, the search is opened in the current tab. This
can be a little annoying, especially if you don't want to navigate
away from the page that you're on.

To remedy this, type your word in the search toolbar and then click
Alt and Enter at the same time. When you do this, the search will
open up in a new tab instead of in the one that you're currently on.


Quote of the Week:
"Man is free at the moment he wishes to be."
- Voltaire


That concludes this week's edition of the BoT newsletter. We hope
that you've enjoyed it, found it a nice change in your inbox, and are
looking forward to receiving the next one. As always, we should have
lots more waiting in store for you.

Until next time, keep your eyes to the skies and the door to your mind
unlocked. You never know who might drop by for a visit.