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*** Islamic legislators meet in Iran. DUBAI, UAE (AP) Iran's supreme leader
appealed to Muslim states for more cooperation to fight a "Western cultural
onslaught" he said corrupted Islamic youth. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke to
legislators from 40 Muslim nations at the first Organization of Islamic
Parliaments conference in Iran's capital, Tehran. Khamenei leads a hard-
line faction that insists on maintaining a ban on satellite dish antennas
in Iran. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559945483-9b2
: Does your belief system prescribe or proscribe modern communications? Do
you want to be cut off from the rest of the world? Should the rest of the
world just drop dead, not bother you any more? Is your culture corrupted?
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# Holy Land evidence of Turin shroud. JERUSALEM (AP) Plant imprints and
pollen on the Shroud of Turin, revered by many as Jesus' burial shroud,
support the premise that it originated in the Holy Land, two Israeli
scientists said. The scientists did not address the issue of the age
of the linen cloth, which was brought to France by a 14th-century
crusader and has been enshrined since 1578 in a cathedral in Turin,
Italy. http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559944355-336
: Do you require physical memorabilia to bolster your belief system? If the
shroud is a fake will you lose your faith? Was the shroud planted by aliens?
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# Thieves return sacred Mohammed relic. ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) Thieves stole
a sacred relic of the Prophet Mohammed - a single beard hair - from a 16th
century mosque in Istanbul before returning it later. The glass case holding
the hair was taken from the Gazi Ahmet Pasa Mosque as the imam, or religious
leader, was preparing for noon prayers. It was returned hours later, left
outside the mosque. www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559945268-dac
: What religious relic would you most like to steal? Would you keep it, sell
it, burn it, ransom it, desecrate it, stash it, give it to evil wizards????
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# Wrecked ship may be Blackbeard's. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Circumstantial
evidence is mounting that a shipwreck off the Atlantic coast is Blackbeard
the pirate's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. Radiocarbon dating shows
several pieces of wood taken from the wreckage near Beaufort Inlet were
from the same time period as Blackbeard's ship. Scientists determined the
wood was cut and milled about the time work was completed on Queen Anne's
Revenge, a 90-foot former slave ship that sank in 1718. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559944585-2d6
: Do you collect pirate memorabilia? Do you have a treasure map? Have aliens
pointed you towards hidden loot? Did they keep any for themselves? Why not?
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# Electric fields, cancer link nixed. WASHINGTON (AP) Six years of research
have produced little hard evidence that the magnetic fields around electric
power lines cause cancer, yet some lingering concerns remain, a NIH division
said. But the report to Congress said there is some statistical association
between the fields and some leukemias in people exposed to the fields. See
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559945894-695
: Have you been zapped by electric fields? Do cellphones fry your brain? Do
you think better, faster, smarter, cheaper? Do you plug wires in your head?
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# Gates describes high-tech future. WASHINGTON (AP) Microsoft Chairman Bill
Gates urged Congress to avoid burdensome regulations on the booming high-
tech industry and to encourage investment. Then he threw out golden jelly
beans: http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559945292-bfd
: What industrial sectors do you want to see burdened by gov't regulation?
Would you expect Gates to call for regulation? Really? Want to buy a bridge?
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# DRIVEWAYS OF THE RICH & FAMOUS. You won't find OJ Simpson's famous drive-
way here, but you will find the asphalt entrances to more than 100 of your
favorite celebs' houses. Yeah Robin Leach, eat your heart out. Choose your
own path: Click thru photos, see pizza delivery testimonials ("The Spellings
are always good tippers"), or read the horrifying tale of the site creator's
arrest at Martha Stewart's quaint domicile. The official site of a local
access cable TV show, this is a good spot for a quick laugh or to review
the latest developments in high-security fencing. http://www.driveways.com
: Do the voices in your head tell you to stalk someone prominent? Who? Do
you want to see them, touch them, fuck them, kill them, breathe their air?
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# Crocodile numbers up in S. Florida. FORT LAUDERDALE (AP) - The endangered
American crocodile appears to have made a strong comeback in the past two
decades, nesting in parts of Florida's Biscayne Bay for the 1st time this
century. The crocodile was declared an endangered species in 1975 when its
population dwindled to 20 nesting females, all of them in a 20-square-mile
area in Miami-Dade County and the Keys. But U. of Florida biologists said
that they have seen more than 100 crocodiles and two nests over the past
three years. www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559942046-0b8
: Have ET reptoids assisted the survival of their terrestrial brethren? Can
you locate alien Reptilioids by tracking crocs and gators? Have you tried?
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SkeptiLinks:
@ "Did we both dream that, or were we abducted by a UFO?"
http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/wizardslair/wizard1.html
# Just Passing By Venus - Luna will skim by Venus for a dazzling sky show
on June 16th: http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast14jun99_1.htm
# US Gov't Y2K bill to hit $8 bln, taxpayers to pony up:
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559950664-87b
@ UFOS, JFK, & Richard Belzer: www.villagevoice.com/features/9924/vest.shtml
@ UFO Sighting reports: http://members.xoom.com/ufosnmw/reports/cover.html
# Ill pope cancels: www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559943257-7c5
@ The current & possible future popes: http://CNN.com/SPECIALS/1999/pope/
@ Kosova: What now? www.CNN.com/SPECIALS/1999/century/episodes/07/currents/
@ SPREAD THE WORD - UFOs: http://www.arts.arizona.edu/v2/main.html
@ UNITED KINGDOM UFO NETWORK: http://www.holodeck.demon.co.uk/
@ CROP CIRCLE CONNECTOR: http://cropcircleconnector.com/1999/1999.html
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