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@ Letter: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/letter_from_america/
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# Planetary Alignments in 2000. (GO) The news is out! There will be a series
of planetary alignments in the year 2000. Will Earth tilt over? No. Will
tidal forces trigger earthquakes? No. Will polar ice caps melt? No. Will
you even be able to see the alignments? Not really. But lotsa folks want
to know what is going on: http://www.griffithobs.org/SkyAlignments.html
: Has your planet been disrupted lately? Do you blame alignments? What have
you done about this? Have you joined Californians Against Earthquakes yet?
Or the Society for the Prevention of Planetary Alignment? Did'ya contribute?
# Volcano erupts in rebel-held Congo - Earth gods attack insurrectionists:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563731711-95f
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# CAMPAIGNING ON THE FRINGE. You're sitting at a table eating breakfast with
friends, maybe bagel-biting & coffee-sipping, when the unexpected happens.
A strange man with dark-rimmed glasses and out-of-control hair approaches
your table with a crazed smile. He's wearing rubber gloves & he's holding
a toilet brush. His slogan: "Jim Taylor for president: Because everything
is crappy." http://www.politicslive.com/2000/013000/fringe013000.asp
# Bush & Kiddy Porn: http://www.hightimes.com/News/2000_01/gopfront.tpl
: Who's your favorite politico? Are they controlled by corporations, aliens,
conspiracies, deities/demons, robots, me? Are they crazed? Aren't we all??
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@ THE 13TH STEP? (Nina Gregory) NG: alt.recovery.from-12-steps - Helping
people damaged by 12-step programs such as AA or NA, 'arf12s' offers
support & successful alternatives to such programs. The road to recovery
for addicts is often long & uphill, and choosing the wrong route can lead
to a dead end. Tho 12-step programs are great for some, for others their
foundation, principles, and philosophy offer faulty logic & psychological
profiling, religious incompatibility, and other complex incompatibilities,
which cause these programs to fail to address their problems or offer
viable solutions. This newsgroup features intelligent, logical postings,
and can be a good resource for recovering addicts who have problems with
some part of the 12-step philosophy. news:alt.recovery.from-12-steps
: Have you modified y'r behavior lately? Did you follow a specific strategy?
Was that strategy imposed on you? D'ya feel controlled? Can you break free?
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# VOYEURS FOR VIOLENCE: "Starting in Violence 101, 'Introduction to the
Comparative Study of Violence,' and on through 'The Causes of Crime and
Violence' and 'Violence in Film and History,' students are encouraged to
look at history, arts and sciences through a single lens: the infliction
of injury and death." But are such classes anything more than voyeuristic
rubbernecking? http://www.salon.com/books/it/2000/01/31/violent/
# [ via http://www.obscurestore.com/ ] They say their "gentle" pal wouldn't
dump her headless, armless, legless hubby in a trash bin. Sometimes people
surprise you, though. http://www.azcentral.com/news/0131torso.shtml
: Does violence arouse you? Are your nipples stiff? Do you pant, sweat, rub
yourself? What's your favorite violence.porn? Who controls your access? How?
# Myanmar children's army under siege: Can urchins-with-guns save downtrod-
den people of Myanmar's ethnic Karen minority with their mystical powers?
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2563760865-22a
# Rescuing God's Army - Thais bid to save Burmese pre-teen guerrillas:
www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/sti/2000/01/30/stifgnfar02001.html?999
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# Computer Problem Delays Endeavour. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) A last-
minute problem with a critical computer delayed space shuttle Endeavour's
launch today on a mission to map a still-unknown planet: our own. Alien
interference: http://news.excite.com/news/ap/000131/12/space-shuttle
# NSA Suffers Intelligence Blackout. The super-secret spy agency downplays
a computer failure that kept it from processing intelligence reports for
3 days last week. http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33986,00.html
: What's your favorite computer glitch? Have your systems failed lately? Do
you trust your electronic systems? Are you absolutely dependent on them for
life, truth, progress, profit? Do you worship systems? Do you sacrifice??
# Special counsel uses polygraph on Waco commando; Soldier passes test after
disputing testimony about whereabouts. DALLAS - The Waco special counsel,
responding to questions about a Delta Force commando's whereabouts at the
end of the Branch Davidian siege, used a polygraph on him last week to
confirm that he wasn't actively involved in the FBI's assault on the
sect's compound. http://dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/24560_WACO31.html
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# Flowers Don't Wither In The Virtual Graveyard. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) The
world's first virtual cemetery is now offering Argentines the chance to
be "buried" in cyberspace where mourners can cherish memories of the dear
departed at graves complete with photos, film and audio. Sojourning with
the lovely dead: http://news.excite.com/news/r/000131/08/odd-cemetery
# Greek Church Leader: Make More Love. ATHENS (AP) Prompting Greeks to have
more children, the outspoken leader of the country's Orthodox Church said
married couples should not feel guilty about having sex & may do so with-
out specific intent to conceive. Archbishop calls lovemaking as "a blessed
act" - http://news.excite.com/news/ap/000130/15/greece-blessed-knowledge
: Should/can/will life/death/love/hate/fear/worship all be virtual someday?
D'ya prefer real/virtual/no experiences? Is your belief system irrelevant?
# 10 Commandments in Colorado? "Since Columbine, we're dealing with a new
level of concern" http://208.246.212.80/national/news5-=01302000.htm
# ZetaJones to Judaism? 1st Fonda goes Xian, now Welsh actress may convert:
www.scmp.com/News/World/Article/FullText_asp_ArticleID-20000131025627377.asp
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SkeptiMediBriefs - YOU can think up some questions:
# Copies upon copies - A patent for human clones is just the next step.
It may be early yet, but it looks as if 2000 is shaping up to be the
year of the clone. http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/000207/cloning.htm
# Who Controls Birth Control? (Wired) Birth control is a controversial area,
so many pharmaceutical companies are reluctant to pay for research into
newer, safer methods. Some scientists are crying foul. Fundy jeezoids
intimidate: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,32927,00.html
# Studies Find AIDS Differs in Men And Women. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)
It may be, as one researcher says, "blindingly obvious," but women
are different from men, and AIDS researchers are just beginning to
realize it. http://news.excite.com/news/r/000131/08/science-aids-gender
# Mouse Virus May Be Linked To Human Breast Cancer:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000127/hl/dsd_12.html
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