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We're toast.

Haven't you had enough?

So, what do you think? I think we need more business/ market threads around here. My intention is that Freepers NOT loose their shirts. I'll say no more than I must.

Second Judge Blocks Do-Not-Call List By DAVID HO WASHINGTON (AP) - With remarkable speed and near unanimity, Congress on Thursday passed legislation intended to ensure consumers can block many unwanted telemarketing calls. But whether the service millions of Americans signed up for takes effect next week was thrown into doubt when a second federal judge ruled the list violates free speech protections. U.S. District Judge Edward W. Nottingham in Denver blocked the list late Thursday, handing another victory to telemarketers who argued the national registry is unconstitutional and will devastate their industry. His decision came shortly after the House and...

June 1999 Postscript Maharishi's Final Warning: The Destroyer Will be Destroyed by Dr. Bevan Morris The horrors of war being witnessed in Yugoslavia have created fear in the hearts of every one everywhere. And this fear is completely justified. Maharishi says: "Those who destroy will be destroyed. It is inevitable—it is just a Law of Nature." Maharishi recently remarked to Dr. John Hagelin that for the United States it is not a question of this war or that war. The issue is the trend of the U.S. to deal with conflicts through destruction —if someone doesn’t agree with you, then ...

Someone I know has been in a terrible car accident where the driver died an the others were put in the hospital. My friend has sustained unknown injuries to her eyes/brain. I ask freepers to say a prayer for Elena. She is fragile, yet strong; it is a crossroads. She will never know that I have petitioned for her prayers here on FR.

Purpose and Goals The Alliance for Bio-Integrity is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organization dedicated to the advancement of human and environmental health through sustainable and safe technologies. To this end, it aims (a) to inform the public about technologies and practices that negatively impact on health and the environment and (b) to inspire broad-based, responsible action that helps correct the problems and uphold the integrity of the natural order. In approaching these issues, it integrates the perspectives of both science and religion and coordinates the participation of both communities. The Alliance's initial project is to gain a more rational and prudent ...

July 1999 Baby Parts for Sale A batch of eyes by UPS - 30 livers by FedEx By J. C. Willke, MD After fighting abortion for 30 years I thought I had seen and heard it all, but not so. Here is a new development, a coordinated high-tech industry functioning for the specific purpose of obtaining and selling high-quality fetal organs for research. Partial-Birth abortions seemed to be so horrible that most of us wondered how such procedures could be defended. Many of us chalked it up to the fact that the pro-abortion advocates and the abortion industry didn't want ...

Y2K Preparedness Week Underway - (STATEWIDE) -- This is the week Texas gets ready for Y2K. Shannon Porterfield, who heads the state's Y-2-K efforts, says all state agencies will have an opportunity to test their systems. She says Texans should have a three days supply of food and money on hand, but is warning against withdrawing large sums of cash, making people vulnerable to thieves.