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Posted in UFO Report on January 11th, 2008 by RoswellUFOs.com

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The telephone at the air traffic
control tower at Joe Foss Field was ringing off the wall early
Saturday with callers reporting a bright silver light in the
predawn sky.
There were so many calls that after a while, tower personnel
were answering their telephone with this greeting: “UFO Watch
Center.”
But it wasn’t a UFO. It was a 340-foot-tall high-altitude
balloon on a scientific experiment.
The balloon, launched Friday evening from Ainsworth, Neb., was
part of an experiment by the University of New Mexico and NASA to
gather anti-matter particles and investigate how stars evolved and
how they are changing, according to Bob Golden, an electrical
engineering professor at the Albuquerque, N.M., school
There hasn’t been much research into anti-matter, so not much is
known about the tiny particles, he said in an interview.
The unmanned balloon was 340 feet in diameter when inflated and
550 feet long when stretched out on the ground uninflated,
according to a worker at Raven Industries in Sioux Falls. The
balloon was made in Sioux Falls, the unidentified worker said.
The gondola was 15 feet high, 5 feet wide and had a 4,300-pound
payload, including a computer, according to Golden. A 12-member
NASA crew launched the craft. The ground team included researchers
from the Goddard Space Center in Maryland.
The balloon was expected to land Saturday, but scientists
weren’t sure where it would come to rest.
People in Sheldon and Sioux City, Iowa, reported seeing the
balloon, as did people in parts of Nebraska, authorities said.
Golden said it will take from three months to 12 months to
analyze the data gathered during the balloon flight and that the
results will be published in international scientific journals.
The balloon was so bright in the early morning sky because it
was high enough to reflect sunlight before the sun rose, he said.
The balloon, which also was visible in southwestern Minnesota,
was designed to rise to 120,000 feet, according to a statement from
the National Weather Service’s Sioux Falls office. The balloon
carried sensitive instruments to measure cosmic ray particles, the
NWS said.

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The Wishing Well -or – Releasing The Butterfly of Chaos

Tags: Science
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11th, 2008 by RoswellUFOs.com

The Wishing Well -or – Releasing The Butterfly of Chaos

by Frater Choronzon

The general function of a Wishing Well is understood from an early
age by most people. The user projects some required outcome of
events, or “wish” into the well, perhaps accompanied by a symbolic
financial donation, and waits for events to take their course.
Similar properties are attributed in popular tradition to acts of
cutting a birthday cake and breaking a wish-bone while devouting
certain species of poultry.

In every sense, the act of making a wish using any of the above
ritual props is a magical operation though experience suggest that
Wells tend to be more effective than both chicken bones and all but
the most esoterically decorated cakes in achieving the intended
result.

As of late, many Wishing Wells have been withdrawn from public
access; and, moreover, recent opinion polls have indicated high
levels of dissatisfaction with the scarcity of wish-fulfillment
opportunities, particularly among vegetarians. This paper attempts
some analysis of the dynamics involved in successful wish-making,
and offers a ritual procedure which readers may find useful pending
the launch of another “Wishing Well Withdrawal” from the public eye.

Anyone who has studied non-linear dynamics (or Chaos Mathematics) as
applied to the interaction of complex systems (for instance life-in-
general) will be aware of the extreme sensivity of such systems to
initial conditions. This is illustrated by the so called Butterfly
Effect; a model of the process by which a butterfly flapping its
wings on the Carribean Islands can set in train a series of
atmospheric interactions which may culminate, after some elapsed
time, in the occurence of a hurricane in London.

The hypothesis in this context is that the ritual act of making a
wish sets up initial conditions for a Chao/dynamic process which
culminates, after some elapse time, in the occurrence of whatever
event was the original objective of the wish; hence the subtitle
“Releasing the Butterfly of Chaos”. Atmospheric effects are often
synchronous with successful magickal operations as was observed, for
example, by those who were present for (or within earshot of) the
4,000 watt “Enochian Verse Recital” in South London, 17.30 Hrs,
Monday, 28 May, 1990; but where magic is concerned the atmospherics
are felt to be little more than by-products of casual sequence which
is primarily electromagnetic in character.

The actual process by which a successful wish is transformed into
its outcome is, of course, magic; at least in the sense that modern
TV receiver might be acknowledged as such by Agrippa or Abra-Melin
the Mage – Was there ever a more effective acrostic “for divers
visions” than an infrared remote control?

A detailed explanation of how the magical process appears to work
would fill a book (reasonable offers from reputable publishers
accepted); suffice it to say that no rewrite of either the Laws of
Physics or the Axioms of Mathematics is required, and to mention
that the Astrological elements of the hypothesis will form the
substance of a paper to be presented to a forth coming meeting of
the “Talking Stick”.

For the purpose of this exercise, the process may be appropriately
visualized by consideration of nothing more complicated than a
humble smoke-ring. In mathematical terms this is a Torus (a ring-
doughnut shaped structure) which has a clearly defined, coherent and
self-contained existence for an extended period within a
fundamentally chaotic matrix; ie. it can hung around for several
seconds retaining its structure in the turbulent air of a
smoke-filled room. Such ordered structures fall quite naturally out
of the Chaos Mathematics which models the behavior of gases and
liquids (Fluid Dynamics for the technically inclined). Examples of
such ordered structures in a chaotic environment abound, and not
only on this planet. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter, for instance,
has been in existence at least since Galileo observed it in 1610,
though the chaotic nature of that planets atmosphere was not
appreciated until the flypast of the Voyager spacecraft of 1979.

A perfect smoke-ring requires very little expenditure of energy to
be brought into existence, though that energy, in the form of a
controlled pulse of gas projected from its creator lips has to be
quite precise – ie. smoke-rings don`t always work, particular if
someone is watching, and the best ones of all usually happen quite
by accident! Significantly, the only way an observer can know if a
smoke-ring is there because it has smoke in it. If an identical
pulse of gas is projected from a non-smoker, the Toroidal ring
structure will be established in the just the same way within the
atmosphere, but its presence is almost impossible to detect, even
with the most sophisticated of scientific instruments.

The atmosphere is not the only chao/dynamic envelope surrounding our
planet; there also exists the magnetosphere, which we perceive at
ground level as the earths magnetic field. At present it exerts a
force which causes a compass needle to point approximately towards
the North Pole.

The magnetosphere extends out into so-called empty space well beyond
the atmosphere of the planet, and is anything but static in
character. Complete polarity reversals can occur. A record of these
is preserved in the sequence of North and South oriented volcanic
rocks which have been mapped in the ocean floor extending outwards
from mid-oceanic ridges, such as that which runs the lenght of the
Atlantic. The magnetosphere exhibits its own “weather” patterns
which, like the atmospheric weather, are driven primilarily by
radiation from the Sun/Solar Winds. Magnetic and electric storms
which affect TV and radio reception are a phenomena of
magnetospheric weather, and interaction between the magnetosphere
and the atmosphere can result in phenomena such as the Aurora
Borealis or Northern Lights. Other manifestations include ball-
lightning and St. Elmo`s fire.

The ritual procedure put forward here postulates a process whereby a
sudden pulse of electro-chemical energy, through an operators
nervous system, establishes a magnetic structure which is the
mathematical equivalent of a smoke-ring. It is suggested that this
can occur on the onset of orgasm or accompanying a powerful
martial-arts styled shout or KIAI, by a process akin to that of the
Faraday Induction described in any half-decent textbook. The
“magical” part of the process involves injecting a
flash-visualisation of the eventual desired outcome of the magneto-
smoke-ring as it is being established. The rest of the process of
wish fulfillment is left to the wondrous dynamics of Chaos. It may
be helpful for the operator to face towards the geographical
(magnetic) North Pole.

If performed as a solo working, this ritual may usefully be preceded
by a banishing and visualisation exercise. The ritual text is
written in the Enochian language of the angelic calls which were
devised or discovered by Dr. John Dee in the 16th Century. In the
sense that Enochian can be seen as a system of control (or cyber-)
language for “life, the universe, and everything” it has many of the
characteristics of a computer programming language. Among such
properties would be those of recursive self-reference (ie. the
ability to modify itself), and some of the phraseology of the
preamble to the ritual is designed to apply ideas developed by
Douglas Hoffstadter in his book Godel, Escher, Bach to the Enochian
language. Specifically, the text of the ritual should increase its
own potency with repetition.

After the Enochian preamble, the participant(s) should make a
vocalized statement of a “wish” or willed endpoint for the working,
at the same time strongly visualizing the desired outcome. This
“wish” may be of a benefic or malefic intent, but beware! the
Enochian preamble carries a force of personal honor, in wishes of a
dishonorable character they are likely to backfire.

The pre-climatic mantrum “Zarzas Zarzas Nasatanata Zarzas” is held
to be untranslatable. It is, by tradition, a formula which opens the
Gates of Hell or the Abyss; in this context it is used to invoke the
dynamic process of Chaos by which the wish can be fulfilled. Some
occult authorities, Crowley among them, assert that the Zarzas
formula is dangerous and advise against using it. Modern Chaos
magicians do not share that view and, besides having employed it for
years with no particular ills impacting the user, is consistently
been found to enhance the effectiveness of most categories of
magical working.

The final climatic KIAI may be shout such as that projected by a
martial arts practioner in the process of shattering a concrete
block (or someone`s sternum), or else an exaggerated cry of orgasmic
ecstasy. Prospective participants with orgiastic inclinations may
care to experiment with variant techniques to effect the final KIAI
exclamation which sets the magical “butterfly effect” process in
motion. For example, the Enochian couplet following the statement of
the wish might be committed to memory by operator of either gender,
and repeated while other participants stimulate that operator to a
frenzied pitch of ecstasy, culminating in the final KIAI. Such
variants are for the more experimentaly inclined, but it is the sort
of experiments which magicians of an unhibited frame of mind (or
body) may find it enjoyable to carry out as an end in itself. Any
feedback on results would be welcome!

…continued by ritual text…

Ritual text / Enochian Invocation:

COMSELH I P MALPURG DSI
The circle with eight fiery darts which is

DRILPA EMETGIS DE CHAOS
the great seal of chaos

AS IOADAF DE TOL GLO
was in the of all things.
beginning
T I TA HUBAR BLIOR
It is as a continual of comfort
burning lamp
NONCA GMICALZOMA CRIP I CORAXO
to you of power & but is as thunders of judgement
understanding & wrath
CIAOFI DE PAR AG IAIADIX
to the of them of no honor
terror
SOLPHETH BIEN:
hearken to my voice:

VOMSARG IADNAMAD GOHULIM:
unto every one of you of undefiled knowledge it is said:

“OI EMETGIS LONSHI OVOF SA
“This seal of power may be in
magnfied
MIAN I SAPAH DE OI
continuancewith the mighty of this
sounds
LU IA HE BAHAL”
song of honor cried with a loud voice”

VLCININ DS I ZA ZAZ
Happy is s/he who has framed

ANGELGARD MANIN PRGE
thoughts in the mind with the fire

ANANAEL PI
of this secret wisdom, s/he

I VGEG T CAPMIALI FISIS
is become also successively to execute
strong
BUTMONA ATH OD AMMA EMNA:
By mouth the works and curses herein:

>> MAKE YOUR WISH HERE <<

SA CHAOS ANGELGARD HARG
Into chaos the thoughts are planted

OD IONAS AZIAGIAR.
and they will become like unto the harvest

ZARZAS ZARZAS NASATANATA ZARZAS

!!! KIAI !!!

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SCIENTISTS RECORD FLASHES AS MYSTERY CIRCLES

Tags: Circles, Middle Ages, Science
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11th, 2008 by RoswellUFOs.com

SCIENTISTS RECORD FLASHES AS MYSTERY CIRCLES
FORM IN ENGLISH CORNFIELDS

LONDON (JULY 25) REUTER – Excited scientists said they recorded evidence on Wednesday that could solve the centuries-old mystery of circles in English cornfields which have aroused speculation of visitors from outer space.

Experts filmed two big circles being made during the night amid a barrage of unexplained flashing lights in a field in the southern county of Wiltshire.

It was the first known recording of the formation of symmetrical circles that have puzzled Englishmen since the Middle Ages.

Theories of what causes them range from earthworms to whirlwinds to spaceships. In medieval times, countryfolk believed they were the work of the Devil.

Scientists from Britain, Japan, West Germany and the United States monitored Wiltshire cornfields round the clock this week with thermal imagers and low-light cameras.

On Wednesday, they recorded two circles being made, one about 100 metres (330 feet) across, the other half that size, said Colin Andrews, leader of the project coordinated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Analyzing their recordings hours later, they sent in helicopters to take daylight pictures of the find and said they had made a significant scientific discovery.

“We do have a major event here, very much excitment as you can imagine,” Andrews said. “We do have two major ground markings in front of all the surveillance equipment performing absolutely to form,” he told BBC television.

“We had a situation at approximately 3.30 this morning on monitor — a number of orange lights taking the approximate form of a triangle and within that triangular form was a second triangle,” Andrews said.

“We had many lights, following that a whole complex arrangement of lights doing all sorts of funny things. It’s a complex situation, we are actually analysing it at this very moment. But there is undoubtedly something here for science.” Andrews said the circles could not be a hoax.

“We have high-quality equipment here and we have indeed secured on
high-quality equipment a major event,” he said.

Asked what caused the circles, Andrews said: “As you can imagine, this only happened some hours ago. We have experts arriving by the minute here now to analyze this. We do have something of great, great significance.”

Describing the circles, he said: “One formation is about 100 metres in diameter, a circle with two satellites and two concentric rings, another brother nearby about 50 per cent of the size of its nearby neighbour.”

Andrews said the field had been cordoned off. “We’re doing nothing more now until we have helicopters over the top to film in detail what we have before anybody enters that field.”

The authoritative New Scientist journal published an article last month which said corn circles, more than 300 of which appeared last year, were caused by weather conditions creating whirlwinds and electrical discharges in the atmosphere.

Author Terence Meaden said his theory could explain flashing lights seen by eyewitnesses and patterns of flattened corn.

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WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?

Tags: Science
Posted in Uncategorized on January 11th, 2008 by RoswellUFOs.com

WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES? By Andrew Fraknoi and Sherwood Harrington

JUST TWO DECADES ago, black holes were an interesting footnote to our
astronomical theories that few non-specialists had heard about. Today, black
holes have “arrived” – one hears about them in Hollywood thrillers, in cartoon
strips, and more and more on the science pages of your local newspaper.

What exactly are these intriguing cosmic objects and why have they so
captured the imagination of astronomers and the public?

A black hole is what remains after the death of a very massive star.
Although stars seem reasonably permanent on human time scales, we know that
over the eons all stars will run out of fuel and eventually die. When smaller
stars like our own Sun burn out, they simply shrink under there own weight
until they become so compact they cannot be compressed any further. (This will
not happen to the Sun for billions of years, so there is no reason to add a
rider to your home owners policy at this time!)

When the largest (most massive) stars have no more fuel left, they have a
much more dramatic demise in store for them. These stars have so much material
that they just cannot support themselves once their nuclear fires go out.
Current theories predict that nothing can stop the collapse of these huge
stars. Once they begin to die, whatever remains of them will collapse FOREVER.

As the collapsing star falls in on itself, pull of gravity near its surface
will increase. Eventually its pull will become so great that nothing – not
even light – can escape, the star will look BLACK to an outside observer. And
anything you throw into it will never return. Hence astronomers have dubbed
these collapsed stellar corpses “black holes.”

Alert readers will quickly note that this expanation of black holes does not
bode well for finding one. How do we detect something that cannot give off any
light (or other form of radiation)? You might suggest that we can spot a black
hole as it blocks the light of stars that happens to lie behind it. That might
work if the black hole hovered near the Earth, but for any black holes that are
a respectful distance away in space, the part of the sky it would cover would
be so small as to be invisible.

To make matters worse, the sort of black hole that forms from a single
collapsing star would be only 10 or 20 miles across – totally insignificant in
size compared to most objects astronomers study and much too small to help a
distant black hole hunter on Earth.

The size of a black hole, by the way, is not the size of the collapsing star
remnant. The stuff of the former star does continue to collapse forever inside
the black hole. What gives the hole its “size” is a special zone around the
star’s collapsing core, called the “event horizon.” If you are outside this
zone, and you have a powerfull rocket, you still have a chance to get away.
Once you passed inside this zone, the gravitational pull of the collapsing
stuff is so great, nothing you can do can help you from being pulled inexorably
to your doom. The name “event horizon” comes from the fact that once objects
are inside the zone, events that happen to them can no longer be communicated
to the outside world. It is as if a tight “horizon” has been wrapped around
the star.

How then could we detect these bizzare objects and verify the strange things
predicted about them? It turns out that far away from a black hole the only
way to detect it is to “watch it eating.”

If a black hole forms in a single star system, there is very little material
close to the collapsed remnant for its enormous gravity to pull in. But we
believe that more than half of the stars form in double, triple or multiple
systems. When two stars orbit each other in proximity, and one becomes a black
hole, the other one may have some difficult times ahead.

Under the right circumstances, material from the outer regions of the normal
star will begin to flow toward its black hole companion. As particles of this
stolen material are pulled into a twisting, whirling stream around the black
hole’s event horizon, they are heated to enormous temperatures. They quickly
become so hot that they glow – not just with visable light, but with far more
energetic X-rays. (Of course, all this can be seen only above the event
horizon; once the material falls into the horizon, we have no way of ever
seeing it again.)

Astronomers began searching in the 1970s for the tell-tale X-rays that
indicate that a black hole is consuming a part of its neighbor star. Since
cosmic X-rays are blocked by the Earth’s atmosphere, these observations became
possible only when we could launch sensitive X-ray telescopes into space. But
in the last decade and a half, at least three excellent candidates for a
“feeding” black hole have been identified.

Probably the best-known case is called Cygnus X-1, a system in the
constellation of Cygnus the swan, in which we see a normal star that appears to
be going around a region of space with nothing visable in it. Smack dab from
the middle of that region, we see just the sort of X-rays that reveal the
stream of material being sucked into the hole.

While this sort of indirect evidence is not quite as satisfying as seeing a
black hole “up close,” for now (and perhaps fortunately) it will have to do.
What is intriguing astronomers these days is the posibility that enormous black
holes may have formed in crowded regions of space. These may not just eat part
of a companion star, but may actually consume many of their neighbor stars
eventually. What we would then have is an even larger black hole, able to eat
even more of the material in its immediate neighborhood.

In the most populated areas of a galaxy – for example, its center – black
holes may ultimately form that contain the material of a million or billion
stars. In recent years, astronomers have begun to see tantalizing evidence
from the center of our own galaxy and from violent galaxies in the distant
reaches of space indicating that such supermassive black holes may be more
common than we ever imagined. If this evidence is further confirmed, we may
find that the strange black hole plays an important role not only in the death
of a few stars but even in the way entire galaxies of stars evolve.

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