Answers From An Ivory Tower, Marching Into the 17th Century, How Wrong Can You Get?, Tightening the Woo-Woo Limits, Oklahoma Is Not “OK” for Psychic, Official Dutch Woo-Woo, I Sense a Joke, Time-Keeping Problems, From a Different Viewpoint, Shades of Project Alpha, Advisory, More Free Energy, In The New York Times, and In Closing...

Ever since I first came upon the worldwide community of dowsers, I’ve been aware of how fearful they are of having their favored delusions questioned. Since dowsers constitute – by far – the most frequent applicants for the JREF million-dollar prize, I’ve tried to encourage them to stand back and take a look at their own claims, and that suggestion has been steadfastly resisted. In fact, a notice went out years ago to members of the American Society of Dowsers – see www.dowsers.org/join_us.htm – to ignore any offer from the JREF – or from me, personally – to test the fundamental dowsing claim, that a forked stick, pendulum, parallel wires, or other similar simple device could be used to find water, other substances, persons, dogs, or lost items. In effect, this was putting up a barrier to any and all possible questioning or investigation of the basic dowsing claim.

James "The Amazing" Randi, famed stage magician and skeptic, wants to have dinner with YOU!

This auction is different from the Dinner with Randi event that is offered with TAM registration.

When you bid on this exciting opportunity, you will be treated to:

- A One-on-One meal with Randi himself!
- Dinner at The Eiffel Tower Restaurant*
- A magical performance of a trick by Randi
- The secret to a magic trick of Randi's choice
- A special photo session with you and Randi at dinner (You will receive signed copies of the photos in the mail after the event!)

*The following will be included in your bid: An appetizer, a main course, and a dessert.** Alcoholic beverages are not included as part of your winning bid, but may be purchased separately at your own expense.

WHEN:
Friday, June 20th, 2008; 7:30pm

WHERE:
The Eiffel Tower Restaurant at Paris Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (You must have your own transportation to Las Vegas on the specified date, and please keep in mind the restaurant's dress code.) Information on the Eiffel Tower Restaurant can be found at: http://www.eiffeltowerrestaurant.com/

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Could Astrology Be Bunk?, Another Devastating Video, A Revelation, Sniff the Woo-Woo, Three Weeks to Go, A Presumption, More UK Woo-Woo, More Unfounded Hysteria, In Closing…

Perish the thought! How could it be that a belief thousands of years old might be erroneous? No, don’t hand me that tired old the-Earth-isn’t-flat parallel. Belief in astrology is very well established, and astrologers are wealthy and in demand. Even India, one of our centers of philosophical and mathematical genius, has astrology as an intimate part of it’s day-to-day life!

Well, we’re now informed that serious researchers have – beyond any reasonable doubt – tossed astrology on the scrap-pile, as a result of the completion of the most thorough scientific study ever made into it. You see, they have been tracking more than 2,000 persons, most of whom were born within minutes of each other. Now, according to classical astrology, these subjects should have had very similar traits, since birth-time is a very important factor in this ancient “science,” and should be a particularly decisive element in the fortunes of humans. Astrology has always insisted that its central claim, that human characteristics are molded by the influence of the Sun, Moon and planets at the exact time of birth, is a valid item to be examined in order to test this “science.” Up until now, they have simply pointed out whatever similarities they could find between what they call, “time-twins,” a process which to the serious investigator is categorized as “data-searching,” or looking for corroborative data rather that examining all available data.

PENN JILLETTE, the Emmy-winning, book writing, movie starring, Bullshit-pouncing, Vegas headlining, larger, louder half of comedy-magic team Penn & Teller, invites you to attend a very special day at his fabulous Las Vegas home, "THE SLAMMER."

PENN WILL GUIDE YOU ON A TOUR of his awesome two-story desert paradise, where you'll see great things such as:

- A framed tattoo on real human skin!
- A koi pond shaped like a Goldfish cracker!
- Stunning artwork by Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick!
- See a unique sculpture by avant garde artist Jose Alvarez!
- A real fire pole!
- Secret rooms in his home which Penn will reveal to you!
- Liza Minnelli's panties!
- And more!

You'll marvel at each and every room as Penn tells you about his beloved Vegas home.

All proceeds from this auction go to the Foundation. Visit the ebay listing Here

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A Great News, The Stupid Fuel Magnets Are Back, More "Qi" Discussions, A Moatter of Some Sensitivity, From An Unexpected Source, Where's that Damn Ark, The Opinion From Backstage, Beyond Parody, My UK Visit.

We have a most welcome note from Dr. Bruce L. Flamm, MD, who for the last eight years has been battling the ridiculous report that prayers intoned for infertility patients in Korea could result in a 100% increase in pregnancy rates among the subjects. We’ve followed this for some time now – just do a search on SWIFT for “Flamm,” and you’ll see. Now, the Los Angeles Superior Court has – finally – thrown out the major defamation lawsuit that Korean fertility specialist Kwang Yul Cha filed against Dr. Flamm, a California physician who had published several articles questioning the validity of the report. That lawsuit, first filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in August 2007, was thrown out last November but then reinstated in January. Now it’s finally dismissed.