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# Biohazard bacteria stolen. (BBC) A vial containing live and dangerous
tuberculosis bacteria has been stolen by an unwitting robber in San Fran-
cisco. The bacteria would be dangerous to anyone who inhales or touches
the contents of the vial, which bears a "biohazard" label, should it be
opened or broken. The disease could easily be contracted and spread.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_381000/381511.stm
@ Links - WHO Tuberculosis report: http://www.who.int/gtb/
@ National TB Center (US): http://www.nationaltbcenter.edu/
@ Tuberculosis factsheet: http://www.who.int/inf-fs/en/fact104.html
: Have you stolen any biohazards lately? Do you like to spread diseases? Is
it fun, especially STDs? Should I leave the San Francisco area immediately?
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# U.S. MISSIONARY RELEASED FROM CAPTIVITY IN CHECHNYA. A U.S. missionary was
freed in the breakaway republic of Chechnya, following a 7-month ordeal in
which his captors cut off one his fingers to press their ransom demands.
"I am very happy to be back," said Herbert Gregg, 51. He arrived in Moscow
after Russian security forces secured Gregg's release. Chechen bandits
hold hundreds captive: http://cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9906/29/chechnya.free/
: What portion of a missionary's anatomy would you most like to amputate?
Would you devour it? Does your belief system promote abduction/mutilation of
proponents of other belief systems? Do Chechen rebels collaborate with ETs?
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# Saving stories from dreamtime. (BBC) Time is running out to record the
tales and myths of the sky passed down from generation to generation of
Australian Aborigines Aborigines since the dreamtime - the time in the
past when the world was young. For Aborigines, the sky was a textbook
of morals and stories retold around campfires. More cultural genocide:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_381000/381736.stm
@ Australian Museum http://www.austmus.gov.au/exhib/indig/cult.htm
@ U. of Western Sydney Macarthur: http://www.macarthur.uws.edu.au/
: Does your belief system obliterate/preserve/distort/ossify/devalue/honor
the cultural artifacts of other belief systems? Do we need culture zoos??
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@ When Worlds Collide - Velikovsky's Amazing Visions Of Planetary Clashes.
Dr. Velikovsky remains an obscure figure 20 years after his death, but in
his time he developed stunning and controversial new theories about Earth
and the history of humanity. His work not only infuriated his colleagues,
but also threatened the existence of long-standing scientific, cultural,
and religious paradigms. If Velikovsky's vision was correct, our distant
ancestors witnessed unimaginable battles between celestial titans. Or
they were just drunk: http://www.llewellyn.com/fate/9906/velikovsky.htm
: Have you seen any planets crash lately? Would you like to crash planets?
Is it more fun than crashing computers? Did ETs escape from crashed planets?
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# Religious rift brews in rural Georgia - Nuwaubians combine Christian and
ancient Egyptian philosophical beliefs - Group claims harassment; county
wants building code enforced; Padlocked pyramid church; 'Our rights viol-
ated'; Belief in UFOs. EATONTON, Georgia (CNN) Suspicion and apprehension
are rising between local authorities in rural central Georgia and a black
religious group, the Nuwaubians, who have declared themselves a separate
nation and deny they are a cult. Followers have erected Egyptian-style
pyramids, obelisks and statues on the 476 acres the Nuwaubians own south-
east of Atlanta - see http://cnn.com/US/9906/29/nuwaubians/index.html
@ Nuwaubu Factology: http://www.factology.com/
@ The Ancient ones: http://users.netropolis.net/moorish/default.htm
@ Identifying the Ethnicity Of The Moors:
http://www.worldafricannet.com/blackhistory/blackhistory5974.html
@ United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors:
http://www.wanonline.com/blackhistory/blackhistory3564.html
: Is your belief system exempt from legal jurisdiction? Have you declared
yourself a separate nation? Do you enforce your sovereignty with weapons,
prayers, magic, mind-control rays, divine intervention, pyramid power, cash?
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@ Mind Body Spirit Summer 1999. From a workout for tots to placenta parties,
the Voice's Mind Body Spirit package has the essentials for a healthful
summer. But, Dangerous Moves: Is 'Yoga Therapy' an Oxymoron?
http://www.villagevoice.com/features/9926/mbs.shtml
: Have you ever attended a placenta party? Do you need yoga therapy? If they
have you by the balls, do your mind and body and spirit follow? Where else?
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# "I Saluted a Witch". An Army base in Texas becomes the hotbed for earth-
goddess worshippers called Wiccans. While card-carrying witches might seem
remarkable enough, these are more exotic still. They are Army witches:
colonels and sergeants and captains and privates. To be armed and pagan:
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/articles/0,3266,27389,00.html
@ Links: The Wiccan Pagan Times: http://www.twpt.com/home.htm
@ Pagan/Wiccan: http://paganwiccan.miningco.com/mbody.htm?PID=2818&COB=home
@ Pagan Wiccan Chat: http://geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/1539/chat.html
@ The Wiccan Church of Canada: http://www.wcc.on.ca/
@ Rep. Bob Barr: http://www.house.gov/barr/
@ Sen. Strom Thurmond: http://www.senate.gov/~thurmond/
: Would you rather salute a witch, wizard, warlock, goddess, priest, druid,
priestess, televangelist, pope, patriarch, matriarch, grand boo-hoo, saint?
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# TOKYO TOPS COST LIST: http://cnnfn.com/1999/06/30/worldbiz/city_costs/
news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/your_money/newsid_381000/381351.stm
# NAILING NET HATE MAIL. CA man sentenced for emailing hate messages:
http://www.wired.com/news/news/email/tip/politics/story/20470.html
# IS BUYING DRUGS ON THE WEB TOO EASY? "No prescription necessary":
http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9906/29/drugs.idg/index.html
# Patriarch of Armenian Apostolic Church, His Holiness Karekin I, has died:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_381000/381181.stm
@ Man-Made Flying Saucers - Patents, bibliography, videos, pics, etc:
http://personal.bna.bellsouth.net/bna/r/d/rdcook/saucers.htm
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