DAY ONE: That the Ten Commandments refer to such anthropologically arcane particulars as graven images and asses does not render them any less morally relevant now than when they were propounded (Exodus XX 1-17): even sworn agnostics worship a bewildering array of false gods; and covetousness of sexual partners or private property is not unknown. So my proposed Decalogue is strictly additional and brought about in the main by two circumstances not peculiar to our time but peculiarly prominent.... --- KEVIN CAREY, "Commandments" G21 EUROPE: In contrast to majority of people living in Central Europe and the neighborhood who celebrated Christmas and the Millennium not doing any kind of work --- a lot of them are just searching for their roots trying to dig up some Orthodox predecessor who will give them an alibi for truancy according to the unreformed calendar --- Mr.Life was very agile in the creation of his stories during the holidays. HDZ (Croatian Democratic League) party, which led Croatia for ten years, was beaten in the recent Parliamentary elections. Mr. Yeltzin [of Russia] gave up before the end of his mandate. A tribunal of the World Court in the Hague took a look at materials which suggest that the NATO Flying Circus in Yugoslavia wasn't so far from the business of war crimes. Former German Chancellor Mr. Kohl meets a nightmare which could make him a beauty sleeping in jail for next five years... RASTISLAV DURMAN, "Busy Season on the Edge of the Millennium" MEMOIRS OF THE INFORMATION AGE: If you work the Web, Necessity often goes by the name "Poverty." A large number of us are contractors, which means we work "at will," have no benefits and pay extremely high taxes. It took me until August of last year to pay off my 1999 tax installments. I'm sure a number of you Web workers out there know *exactly* what I'm talking about.... ANONYMOUS, "The Mother of Invention"

MY GLASS HOUSE: Let's face it, if we look at the evidence of the decade which has just expired, Americans want a President who has the "Dr. Feel Good" routine down. He can sell guns and drugs for hostages, or not-quite shag a girl old enough to be his daughter in the Oval Office. But we'll forgive anything if he's tall and handsome and makes us feel good. That said, you don't need a Gallup Poll or a New Hampshire primary to tell you who'll be our next President... ROD AMIS "My Glass House" PLANETARY MADNESS: We finish our jaunt through ambitious Capricorn. Capricorn rules the public persona (roles in the public spectacle, en masse, offer tangible evidence of the dominating zeitgeist; often individuals find that they must adapt and "get with the--prevailing--Program"). Business is the business of Capricorn.... JENNIFER BLUE, "Current Forecast" POWERSSOUND: The most intriguing new release I've heard in 2000 is Longineu Parsons' brilliant CD called "Spaced: Collected Works 1980-1999" (Ubiquity Records). Parsons is one of those multi-threat musicians whose energy and ability combine for an outstanding album. A music professor at Florida A&M University, Parsons plays trumpet and other instruments, composes, and sings. He has performed with many name players, including Doc Severinson, Branford Marsalis, Herbie Mann, Philly Joe Jones, Sun Ra and Nat Adderley.... BOB POWERS, "Old Sounds Seem New" VOX POPULI: FROM William T., (No City Provided,) New Hampshire, USA - "If you are about to revolutionalize web magazines you need to be fiery,volatile,and opinionated as hell,...I will take all yah got on displaced,disabled and poor human rights type of stories. Thanking you in advance! William "Bill" T. December 19,1999 --- Letters from Our Readers

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