Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia - Nostradamus
Nostradamus, (December 14, 1503 – July 1, 1566) born Michel de Nostredame, is one of the world's most famous authors of prophecies. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Misquotes And Hoaxes
Nostradamus enthusiasts have credited him with predicting numerous events in world history, including the French Revolution, the atom bom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Misquotes And Hoaxes
Nostradamus enthusiasts have credited him with predicting numerous events in world history, including the French Revolution, the atom bom...   » Read the article

Article - Astrology: The Truth About Nostradamus: Nonsense Or Reality?
Recent knowledge indicates that Nostradamus may have been in contact with the Mayan Elders in his development of certain skills in his ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bathtub Hoax: Encyclopedia - Bathtub Hoax
On December 28, 1918, a completely fictional article titled "A Neglected Anniversary" by H.L. Mencken was published in the New York Eveni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations
Proponents of the Apollo moon landing hoax accusations allege that the Apollo Moon Landings never took place, and were faked by NASA with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Keyword: Encyclopedia - Keyword
Keyword may mean: Keyword (computer), an identifier in a computer language that indicates a specific command Keyword (linguistics), a wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quotation: Encyclopedia - Quotation
A quotation is a fragment of a human expression that has been inserted into another human expression. It is most often a written or oral ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valerio Evangelisti: Encyclopedia - Valerio Evangelisti
Valerio Evangelisti (June 20, 1952, Bologna) is one of the most popular Italian writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. He is kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Few Acres Of Snow: Encyclopedia - A Few Acres Of Snow
"A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "Quelques arpents de neige") is a quotation from Voltaire popularly understood to be a sne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blowin' In The Wind: Encyclopedia - Blowin' In The Wind
"Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in April 1962, and released on his 1963 album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. It is a pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Short: Encyclopedia - William Short
William Short can refer to: Willam J. Short was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Willam Short was the Mayor of Edmonton...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cycling Shorts: Encyclopedia - Cycling Shorts
Cycling shorts are shorts designed for cycling. Historically cycling shorts have been made of black wool and had a leather chamois. Most ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quotation: Encyclopedia Ii - Quotation - Misquotations
The art of quotation is fraught with difficulties. If the source of a quotation is not given it can lead readers to think that the author...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Google's Hoaxes: Encyclopedia Ii - Google's Hoaxes - Hoaxes
Google's hoaxes - 2000: Google MentalPlex. Google announced a new "MentalPlex" search technology that supposedly read the user's mind t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Hoax - Hoax Traditions
During certain events and at particular times of year, hoaxes are perpetrated by many people and groups. The most famous of these is cert...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taxil Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Taxil Hoax - Conflicting View
Some critics of Freemasonry say that although the Taxil Hoax was a 'sting' against the Church in France because of its teachings regardin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Wall Of China Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Wall Of China Hoax - The Hoax Comes To Life
Each reporter told the story to his particular newspaper editor with the utmost earnestness and apparent honesty, which obviously convinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Wall Of China Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Wall Of China Hoax - Origins Of The Hoax
The hoax began when four Denver newspaper reporters – Al Stevens, Jack Tournay, John Lewis and Hal Wilshire – met by chance at Denver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taxil Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Taxil Hoax - The Luciferian Quote
The quote most frequently associated with the Taxil Hoax reads: That which we must say to the world is that we worship a god, but it is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taxil Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Taxil Hoax - Taxil And Freemasonry
Léo Taxil (whose original name was Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès) was an atheist who had been accused earlier of libel on a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dihydrogen Monoxide Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Dihydrogen Monoxide Hoax - Terminology
The water molecule has the chemical formula H2O, meaning each molecule of water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dihydrogen Monoxide Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Dihydrogen Monoxide Hoax - Terminology
The water molecule has the chemical formula H2O, meaning each molecule of water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ern Malley: Encyclopedia Ii - Ern Malley - The Hoaxers And The Hoaxed
On 17 June the Adelaide Daily Mail raised the possibility that Harris was the hoaxed rather than the hoaxer. Alarmed, Harris hired a priv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tasaday: Encyclopedia Ii - Tasaday - Press Hoax Claims And Debunking The Hoax
After President Marcos was deposed in 1986, Swiss anthropologist and journalist Oswald Iten, accompanied by Joey Lozano (a journalist fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - People Claimed To Be Included In The Hoax
Apollo moon landing hoax accusations - Stanley Kubrick. It has been claimed, without any evidence, that in early 1968 (while 2001: A Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Desiderata: Encyclopedia Ii - Desiderata - The Baltimore Hoax
Around 1965, copies of the poem were circulated to various publications with the fraudulent (or perhaps simply mistaken) attribution "Fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Wall Of China Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Wall Of China Hoax - The Rebellion And Aftermath
Eventually the story reached China about the American plans to tear down the Great Wall. One missionary in China reported, "The story was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alternative 3: Encyclopedia Ii - Alternative 3 - Hoax
Perhaps the most persuasive evidence that Alternative 3 was an utter fiction comes from Nick Austin, who was editorial director of Sphere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Wall Of China Hoax: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Wall Of China Hoax - China: The Tinder Box
The backdrop of this was the geopolitics of China in the late 19th-century. At the time, China was feeling threatened by foreigners more ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Motives
Several motives have been suggested for the U.S. government to fake the moon landings - some of the recurrent elements are: Distraction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Introduction
Hoax proponents believe that the Moon landings of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969 and subsequent missions may never have happened, but were in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Octavarium: Encyclopedia Ii - Octavarium - Pre-release And Hoax Samples
As is the case with many highly anticipated albums, there have been several hoaxes perpetrated in the lead up to the album's release. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Issues And Controversies
A brief treatment of some of the arguments and counter-arguments is given below. For more detail and discussion see the external links. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jt Leroy: Encyclopedia Ii - Jt Leroy - Literary Hoax
Negative backlash over the literary hoax overwhelmingly focuses on Laura's credibility to speak on the issues which had supposedly impact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clayton Waagner: Encyclopedia Ii - Clayton Waagner - Anthrax Hoax
Waagner is most famous for a hoax in November of 2001, in which he sent envelopes containing a white powder to more than 500 abortion pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Circle: Encyclopedia Ii - Crop Circle - Hoaxed Circles
In 1991, more than a decade after the phenomena began, two men announced that many crop circles were a hoax of their doing. Doug Bower an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Conspiracy Theory
Moon landing hoax accusations are commonly treated as an instance of conspiracy theory — a claim that conspirators in the possession of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beale Ciphers: Encyclopedia Ii - Beale Ciphers - Truth Or Hoax?
There has been considerable debate over whether the remaining two ciphertexts are real or hoaxes. In 1934, Dr. Clarence Williams, a resea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Beale Ciphers: Encyclopedia Ii - Beale Ciphers - Truth Or Hoax?
There has been considerable debate over whether the remaining two ciphertexts are real or hoaxes. In 1934, Dr. Clarence Williams, a resea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Observing The Landing Sites
Some hoax advocates have proposed that the only convincing evidence that the landings did indeed occur would be in the form of observatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crop Circle: Encyclopedia Ii - Crop Circle - Hoaxed Circles
In 1991, more than a decade after the phenomena began, two men announced that many crop circles were a hoax of their doing. Doug Bower an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Issues Cited In Accusations
A brief treatment of some of the arguments and counter-arguments is given below. For more detail and discussion see the external links. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations: Encyclopedia Ii - Apollo Moon Landing Hoax Accusations - Individuals Featuring In The Controversy
Apollo moon landing hoax accusations - Stanley Kubrick. It has been claimed, without any evidence, that in early 1968 (while 2001: A Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Report From Iron Mountain: Encyclopedia Ii - The Report From Iron Mountain - Contents Of The Hoax
The hoax claimed that a panel, called the Special Study Group, was set up in 1963 to examine what problems would occur if the US entered ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goodtimes Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Goodtimes Virus - A Hoax -- Or A Thought Virus?
The Good Times virus warning was a hoax; there was never any such virus. Indeed, at the time when the warning first appeared it was not t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rosie Ruiz: Encyclopedia Ii - Rosie Ruiz - Theories Behind The Hoax
In 2006, the Game Show Network aired a documentary on the marathon scandal. In it, marathon officials and other experts offered up their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patterson-gimlin Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Patterson-gimlin Film - Hoax Allegations
Patterson-Gimlin film - Patterson and/or Gimlin. When considering the possibility of a hoax, many critics immediately suspected one or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lonnie Zamora: Encyclopedia Ii - Lonnie Zamora - Hoax Claims And Rebuttals
Some debunkers suggested that the affair was a hoax. There was, however, no evidence to support such speculation. Harvard astronomer Dona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Space Cadets: Encyclopedia Ii - Space Cadets - 'double Hoax' Theory
As the attention to detail in the hoaxed environment became clear, some viewers expressed suspicions - in particular on Channel 4's messa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April Fool's Day: Encyclopedia Ii - April Fool's Day - Well-known Hoaxes
Annual BMW Innovations see a new "cutting-edge invention" by BMW advertised across British newspapers every year , examples including: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Helios Airways Flight 522: Encyclopedia Ii - Helios Airways Flight 522 - Hoaxes
News media widely reported that shortly before the crash a passenger sent a SMS transmission indicating that one of the flight crew had b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Super Smash Bros. Melee: Encyclopedia Ii - Super Smash Bros. Melee - Popular Hoaxes
There have been a number of hoaxes that were created and have since become extremely popular. Super Smash Bros. Melee - Sonic and Tails....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Super Smash Bros. Melee: Encyclopedia Ii - Super Smash Bros. Melee - Popular Hoaxes
There have been a number of hoaxes that were created and have since become extremely popular. Super Smash Bros. Melee - Sonic and Tails....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Super Smash Bros. Melee: Encyclopedia Ii - Super Smash Bros. Melee - Popular Hoaxes
There have been a number of hoaxes that were created and have since become extremely popular. Super Smash Bros. Melee - Sonic and Tails....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Octavarium: Encyclopedia Ii - Octavarium - Speculation On The Title
Due to its unusual name, many Dream Theater fans speculated on what they believe to be the meaning of the album's title. First it is rema...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bigfoot: Encyclopedia Ii - Bigfoot - Description
Individuals claiming to have seen Bigfoot generally describe a 7 to 10 feet (2.1 to 2.7 m) tall, ape-like (or some would say more human-l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wilhelmus: Encyclopedia Ii - Wilhelmus - The Short Version
For official occasions, usually only the first stanza is sung. When another stanza is sung, it is usually the sixth. This is the first st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short-beaked Echidna: Encyclopedia Ii - Short-beaked Echidna - Physical Description
Short-beaked Echidnas are typically 30 to 45 centimetres in length, have a 75-millimetre snout, and weigh between two and five kilog...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sql: Encyclopedia Ii - Sql - Sql Keywords
SQL keywords fall into several groups. SQL - Data retrieval. The most frequently used operation in transactional databases is the data ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quotation: Encyclopedia Ii - Quotation - Common Quotation Sources
Chiefly for reference and accuracy, famous quotations are frequently collected in books that are sometimes called quotation dictionaries ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quotation: Encyclopedia Ii - Quotation - Quotations And The Internet
Chiefly a text medium in the beginning, the World Wide Web gave rise to any number of personal quotation collections that continue to flo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michel Henry: Encyclopedia Ii - Michel Henry - Description Of Selected Titles
Michel Henry - On the Problems of Society. La barbarie (Babarity): The culture, which is the self-development of the life, is threaten...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voynich Manuscript: Encyclopedia Ii - Voynich Manuscript - Description
By current estimates, the book originally had 272 pages in 17 quires of 16 pages each [2]. Only about 240 vellum pages remain today, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Message Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Message Service - History
As for most other services and modules of functionality of the GSM system, no individual can claim the fatherhood of SMS. The idea of add...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pascal And C: Encyclopedia Ii - Pascal And C - Keywords
Both C and Pascal use keywords, or words reserved for use by the language itself. Examples are "if", "while", "const", "for" and "goto", ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthrax: Encyclopedia Ii - Anthrax - Description Of The Bacterium
Bacillus anthracis is a rod-shaped Gram-positive bacterium of size about 1 by 6 micrometres. It was the first bacterium ever to be shown ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Experimental Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Experimental Music - Keywords
Aleatoric Music- Also called 'chance music' (Cage's habitual usage). Music in which the composer introduces the elements of chance or unp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Message Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Message Service - Popularity
Short message services are developing very rapidly throughout the world. By mid-2004 texts were being sent at a rate of 500 billion messa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valerio Evangelisti: Encyclopedia Ii - Valerio Evangelisti - Biography
Evangelisti earned his degree in Political Science in 1976 with a historical-political thesis. He lives in Bologna, spending some time ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sauropoda: Encyclopedia Ii - Sauropoda - Description
They were herbivorous (plant-eating), usually long-necked quadrupeds (four-legged), with spatulate (spatula-shaped: broad at the base, na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short-beaked Echidna: Encyclopedia Ii - Short-beaked Echidna - Taxonomy
The Short-beaked Echidna was first described by George Shaw in 1792. He named the species Myrmecophaga aculeata, thinking it might be rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short-beaked Echidna: Encyclopedia Ii - Short-beaked Echidna - Reproduction
The solitary Short-beaked Echidna looks for a mate between May and September; the precise timing of the mating season varies with geograp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Message Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Message Service - Premium Content
SMS is widely used for delivering premium content such as news alerts, financial information, logos and ringtones. Such messages are also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Message Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Message Service - Technical Details
The Short Message Service - Point to Point (SMS-PP) is defined in GSM recommendation 03.40. This is separate from GSM 03.41 which defines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Message Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Message Service - Social Impact Of Sms
SMS has caused subtle but interesting changes in society since it became popular. News-worthy events include (in chronological order): S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Message Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Message Service - Social Impact Of Sms
SMS has caused subtle but interesting changes in society since it became popular. News worthy events include (in chronological order): S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short Message Service: Encyclopedia Ii - Short Message Service - Text Speak
Because of the limited message lengths and tiny user interface of mobile phones, SMS users commonly make extensive use of abbreviations, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short-beaked Echidna: Encyclopedia Ii - Short-beaked Echidna - Conservation Status
The Short-beaked Echidna is common throughout most of temperate Australia and lowland New Guinea, and is not listed as endangered. In Aus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short-beaked Echidna: Encyclopedia Ii - Short-beaked Echidna - Ecology And Behaviour
No systematic study of the ecology of the Short-beak Echidna has been published; however, there have been studies of several aspects of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plesiosaur: Encyclopedia Ii - Plesiosaur - Description
The typical plesiosaur had a broad body and a short tail. They retained their ancestral two pairs of limbs, which evolved into large flip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Short-beaked Echidna: Encyclopedia Ii - Short-beaked Echidna - Cultural References
Short-beaked Echidnas feature in the animistic culture of Indigenous Australians, including their visual arts and stories. The species wa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Keyword: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Keyword
keyword Descriptive term in astrology for a planet or sign   (See also: Keyword , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Short-term Policy: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Short-term Policy
Definition and meaning of Short-Term Policy :   Short-Term Policy: A policy written for a period of less time than is normal fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Short Rate Premium: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Short Rate Premium
Definition and meaning of Short Rate Premium :   Short Rate Premium: The premium required for issuing a policy for a period les...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Short Rate Premium: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Short Rate Premium
Definition and meaning of Short Rate Premium :   Short Rate Premium: The premium required for issuing a policy for a period les...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Short-term Policy: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Short-term Policy
Definition and meaning of Short-Term Policy :   Short-Term Policy: A policy written for a period of less time than is normal fo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Short Rate Cancellation: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Short Rate Cancellation
Definition and meaning of Short Rate Cancellation :   Short Rate Cancellation: A cancellation procedure in which the premium re...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Short Rate Cancellation: Insurance Terms Dictionary - Short Rate Cancellation
Definition and meaning of Short Rate Cancellation :   Short Rate Cancellation: A cancellation procedure in which the premium re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Life
Nostradamus - Childhood. Born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (see map) in the south of France in December 1503 (here), Michel de Nostredame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Preparation And Methods Of Prophecy
Nostradamus claimed to base his predictions on judicial astrology – basically, the assessment of the 'astrological quality' of expected...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Nostradamus In Popular Culture
Nostradamus - Television. The television series Alias prominently features the character Milo Rambaldi, a fictional Nostradamus-like pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Nostradamus In Popular Culture
Nostradamus - Television. The television series Alias prominently features the character Milo Rambaldi, a fictional Nostradamus-like pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Methods
Nostradamus claimed to base his predictions on judicial astrology – the assessment of the 'astrological quality' of expected future eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Biography
Born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in the south of France in December 1503, Michel de Nostredame was the son of a grain dealer who was also ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Works
The Prophecies - In this book he collected his major, long-term divinations. The first edition was published in 1555. The second, with 28...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - His Works
The Prophecies - In this book he collected his major, long-term divinations. The first edition was published in 1555. The second, with 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Skepticism
Skeptics of Nostradamus state that his reputation as a prophet is largely manufactured by modern-day supporters who shoehorn his words in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Hazards Of Interpretation
Skeptics of Nostradamus state that his reputation as a prophet is largely manufactured by modern-day supporters who shoehorn his words in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nostradamus: Encyclopedia Ii - Nostradamus - Sources
Originals (see External links below for facsimiles) Nostradamus, Michel: Orus Apollo, 1545 (?), unpublished ms Nostradamus, Michel, Alma...   » Read the article