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# Nostradamus fever grips Japan. TOKYO (AP) Every week, millions of Japanese
TV viewers tune in to watch a couple of men building a bunker for the end of
the world. It's a race against time. They have to finish before July. As the
end of the century nears, Japan has come under an odd spell -- the apocalyp-
tic preachings of the 16th Century soothsayer Nostradamus. "Will mankind be
extinguished?" - http://www.herald.com/content/today/digdocs/036775.htm
: Who is your favorite doomsday prognosticator? Have they ever been right?
Are you ready for apocalypse? You won't need your money then, right? Gimmee.
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# L.A. Transcendental - Bodywork for the new millennium. From Islam's
whirling Sufi dervishes to medieval Christianity's Gregorian chants, most
all religious traditions have mapped external roads to inner contemplation.
With our thriving Eastern and New Age communities, L.A.'s the perfect place
for curious novices and seasoned spiritual pilgrims alike. What follows is
but a sampling of options for discovering, and rediscovering, the inner
arts. http://www.laweekly.com/ink/99/24/spirituality-pikler.shtml
: Does your inner art involve, meditating, chanting, whirling, boozing, or
splattering your colorful innards all over a blank canvas? What's most fun?
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# Witnesses Recognized In Russia. The Jehovah's Witnesses, one of Russia's
fastest-growing faiths, won a surprise victory this week by gaining nation-
wide government recognition as an authentic religion. The move will help
smooth the way for the registration by local authorities of 900 Jehovah's
Witnesses congregations across Russia by year's end, the deadline estab-
lished under a controversial and restrictive 1997 religion law. Opposed by
Orthodoxoi: http://www.sltrib.com/1999/may/05081999/religion/103895.htm
# JWs registered: http://www.russiatoday.com/rtoday/news/1999050915.html
: How can you distinguish between authentic religions and bogus faiths? What
hallmarks lend authenticity to religion? Who do you have to bribe? How much?
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# OFF THE BEATEN SPIRITUAL PATH Looking for the gods, for the light, for the
truth. All religion is an attempt to get off the beaten path of ordinary
living - a reach upward, outward, to grasp the divine with one's own hands.
In the West, with its profoundly ingrained Judeo-Christian tradition, the
quest for a life set apart and transformed involves a constant search for
new avenues, unexplored territories, unread signs. Some seekers find ancient
traditions of spirituality unfamiliar to the Occident, and thus new and
stimulating to the contemporary American devotee. Others brave uncharted
waters, inventing a fresh language and methodology of faith. Here are a
smattering of resources available to those who desire an unconventional
encounter with the intangible, and a community with which to share the
journey. www.laweekly.com/ink/99/24/spirituality-shaftel.shtml
: Is "off the beaten path" equivalent to "lost", "caught in the brambles",
"stuck in the mud", "over the edge", "abducted by aliens", "vulnerable"???
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SkeptiShorts:
# Plant-Based Fat Inhibits Growth Of Breast-Cancer Cell Line. A plant-based
fat abundant in vegetarian diets and shown to inhibit the growth of prostate
and colon cancer cells in vitro, also retards growth in vitro of one line of
breast-cancer cells: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990506070147.htm
: Do you prefer vegetarianism, cancer, alien implantation or Bilderbergers?
# Trees, Green Space Foster Social Ties Among Families In Urban Housing.
Having grass and trees that are easily visible and readily accessible helps
to grow social ties and a sense of community among residents in low-income,
inner-city housing: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990510063610.htm
: Do high-income, suburban residents benefit from trees and green space too?
# Discovery Of "Cloaking" Device A Breakthrough In Microbial Disease. In a
major breakthrough in treatment/prevention of infectious disease, research-
ers have disarmed microbial pathogens with the discovery of a "cloaking"
device, effectively stopping them in their tracks. The findings will be
applied toward the development of a new generation of vaccines and anti-
biotics. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990507072155.htm
: Did the Romulans aid in this discovery? What will we owe them for it? Why?
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SkeptiLinks:
@ Omnology.Com - Damn Know-It-Alls: www.omnology.com/om-knowitall.html
@ Lobby Database etc: www.tray.com/fecinfo/ & www.publicdisclosure.org
@ Hypnotism, Trance Phenomena, MIND CONTROL: http://www.hypnotism.org/
@ Web site: Nikola Tesla, Project HAARP, Causal Research Fertility Group:
http://www.meninblack.com/meninblackmag/Volume2/tableocont.html
# Algorithms Used In Military Radar Systems May Improve Medical Ultrasonic
Imaging: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990506065805.htm
# Polyester Blend Aids In Scientific Pursuit Of Future Composites:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990506065443.htm
# WHITE HOUSE SUMMIT PROBES YOUTH VIOLENCE: gun advocates, entertainment
stung: http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/05/10/youth.violence.summit/
See also: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559499135-da0
# Schools' role: www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559499440-f80
# Relaxation And Music Significantly Reduce Patients' Postoperative Pain:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990510064413.htm
# Biochemical Marker Targets Brain Injury Leading To Movement Problems After
Stroke: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990510064301.htm
# Knife-Less Brain "Surgery" Offers New Treatment Options - less messy too:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990507071336.htm
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'Twas in the middle of the morning that Eulalie, awakened by the mournful
dirge of her dear lately departed husband's pet cats and mules (who would
not leave his body unattended, even though there was hardly room for them
all on the front porch, where the coffin conveniently awaited pickup from
the Cloudtop Memorial Park), looked up and saw her husband's favorite gold-
plated golf putter - the missing murder weapon, as it turned out - slowly
circling above her, attached to the bedroom ceiling fan. --Mary W. Towner
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