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# 2 students arrested in plot. PALATKA, Florida (AP) - Two boys at a school
for troubled children were arrested on charges they were plotting a return
to their former high school to kill students and teachers. Better than
Columbine: http://infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560871423-97a
: How young were you when you first plotted killings? Did the mindcontrol
programs implanted in you work correctly? Did you succeed? Were you caught?
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@ WORKSHOP: Rumors, Hoaxes, Frauds & Urban Legends. Mohawk College (Fennell
Campus) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada will hold a 1-day workshop on rumors,
hoaxes and urban legends on Saturday, October 16, from 9 am to 4 pm. This
course looks at how misinformation gets into different outlets, why they
are believed and how to spot them. There will be plenty of case studies,
from the infamous to the obscure. Course code is LLM32. This course is for
anyone who is interested in being a savvier news consumer. For more info,
call Mohawk College at 1 905 575 1212 or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: What are your favorite rumors, hoaxes, legends? Have you created/dissemi-
nated many? What actions are you planning against workshop attendees? Why?
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# Thai monk surrenders to cops. BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) A renegade Thai monk
accused of illegally amassing a personal fortune from donations gave him-
self up after riot police surrounded his sprawling temple complex. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560871080-a7a
: Is the leader of your belief subsystem wealthy? Do you lead a sect? Are ya
rich yet? Why not? Have the police come for you yet? Will they soon? Where?
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# Kin of man in cult suit abducted. TOKYO (AP) The daughter of a man suing
the cult blamed for a deadly 1995 nervegas attack on the Tokyo subways
was briefly kidnapped by a man who warned her to make her father drop the
suit. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560865776-360
: Does your belief system promote kidnapping, intimidation, mass murder? Do
you have any plans beyond Doomsday? Would you kill to hasten Doomsday? Who?
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@ Cult mind control - The 10 themes of cult membership:
http://members.aol.com/SMARTNEWS/Sample-Issue-08.htm
1) The Doctrine is Reality - The cult's beliefs allow no interpretation,
or opposing views to be valid.
2) Reality is Black and White, Good Versus Evil - no outside group is
valid, "no room for interpretation or deviation".
3) Elitist Mentality - they are the chosen ones.
4) Group Will Over Individual Will -"the self must submit to the group";
"individuality is bad"; "conformity is good".
5) Strict Obedience: Modeling the Leader - the leader is imitated by all.
6) Happiness through good performance - behaviors are controlled by
shaming, competition; friendships are discouraged.
7) Manipulation through fear - "each group has its devil... around the
corner waiting" to kill you or whatever.
8) Emotional highs and lows - from great productivity to crashing
(always due to the individual's inadequacies, according to the cult).
9) Changes in Time Orientation - pre-cult life is bad, the present is
crucial (pressure to meet quotas, etc.) the future is known by the
leader, reward or punishment, the world will end, etc.
10) No Way Out - "there is never a legitimate reason for leaving"
A) Cults also use "love bombing," lots of flattery early on to "suck
people in." This disappears later once a person is in deeper.
: What's your favorite cult? Who's your favorite cult leader? Do you lead a
cult? Is it fun? Do you enjoy sex & drugs & adulation? Does one or more god
speak thru you? What do they say? Do you ever edit them? Are they pleased??
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# Demand soars for pope's cakes. WARSAW, Poland (AP) The endorsement of the
pope has sent sales of cream cakes in a southern Polish town skyrocketing.
Demand for cream cakes in Wadowice soared more than 10 times after John
Paul II casually told residents of his hometown during a June visit that
he had enjoyed the treats as a boy. Bakery shops say they now sell 2,500
kremowki or cream cakes a day to local residents and tourists. Before the
pope's visit, they averaged 200 a day. ###
: "Gimme that old-time kremowki, Gimme that old-time kremowki, It was good
enough for J.P., And it's good enough for me!" (tune: Old-Time Religion)
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# Entrance to Holy Sepulcher not made. JERUSALEM (AP) A second exit to the
crowded Church of the Holy Sepulcher may not be ready in time for the
millions of pilgrims expected to visit in the year 2000. The Christian
sects controlling the church, held to be the site of Jesus' crucifixion,
burial and resurrection, have been unable to agree on a location for the
entrance. The government insists on building another gateway for safety
reasons. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2560870373-970
: Do your holy sites have safe entrances and exits? Do unsafe portals tend
to weed-out the unfaithful? Do your deities decree death for gate-jumpers?
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SkeptiLinks:
@ Pollution Scorecard U.S.A - rate your home: http://www.scorecard.org/
@ NECRONOMICON of Abdhul Alhazred: http://www.chesco.com/~aconry/dex.htm
@ Al Azif ("Necronomicon"): http://www.chesco.com/~aconry/AlAzif.htm
@ THE R'LYEH TEXT - Hidden Leaves: http://www.chesco.com/~aconry/rlyeh.htm
# BRAIN 'PACEMAKER' MAY PREVENT EPILEPTIC SEIZURES:
http://cnn.com/HEALTH/9908/25/brain.pacemaker/index.html
# "Undead" Star Torpedoes Current Theories - star isn't supposed to exist:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/08/990825183711.htm
# A radio pulsar with an 8.5-second period that challenges emission models:
http://www.nature.com/server-java/Propub/nature/400848A0.abs_frameset
# NASA PICKS FLAT SITE FOR NEXT MARS TOUCHDOWN - soft spot at S. Pole:
http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9908/25/mars.polar.lander/index.html
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cuckoo land." --Twonky
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