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    'The Men Who Stare at Goats'  Nov 7, 2009
    Instead, first-time director Grant Heslov has come up with something wackier and more whimsical, a quirky comedic drama about one of the stranger aspects of the modern American Army, a time when certain high-ranking officers felt that the New Age techniques and beliefs of the counterculture could transform military practice as we know it ... Wilton is the audience surrogate here, the nominally regular guy who reacts with predictable disbelief to the shenanigans the New Age Army is up to. (FOX59, IN)

    Ranking Zemeckis  Nov 7, 2009
    Never mind the whole muddled, Matthew McC arc as some kind of new age "faith dude," the opening pull back through the universe and the use of you-are-there special effects make the movie worth watching, as does its success at making space a place of wonder and hope again. "I can feel your look, Wilson. All I'm saying is - I'm in the red. And it ain't a good thing to have a race car, in the red."Cast Away is two-thirds of a great movie, about learning what living really is when he's forced to... (IGN FilmForce)

    At Brandeis, Israel's guilt and innocence on display  Nov 7, 2009
    In his welcoming remarks, Brandeis president Jehuda Reinharz observed that we live in a new age of warfare, in which civilized nations confront terrorists able to mix and melt into the civilian population. Asked Gold, after describing the thousands of rockets launched by Hamas at Israeli communities: What would you do if your population was facing repeated attacks for eight years. (Boston Globe)

    Doomsday sect's future is in doubt  Nov 7, 2009
    In the waning days of Prophet's reign as the church's divinely chosen messenger, its focus shifted from civilization's end to the development of a New Age publishing juggernaut, producing hundreds of books and recordings drawn from Prophet's mystical declarations. The church still keeps its 750-person shelters stocked with food -- "insurance," its leaders say, against possible dark days ahead. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    Reviews: 'The Box,' 'Goats,' 'Precious'  Nov 7, 2009
    Clooney plays a prodigy of this New Age militarism, with Jeff Bridges as his Dude-like mentor, Kevin Spacey as a psychic rival and Ewan McGregor as a reporter uncovering the story amid the war in Iraq. The movie opens with the promise of a Catch-22 or Strangelove-style satire, but while it maintains much of the book's drolly incredulous spirit, the dots of absurdity just don't connect that well. (KFOXTV.com, TX)

    Review: 'Stare at Goats' is baaaaaad  Nov 7, 2009
    Spinning out the tall tale of a battalion of New Age paranormal soldiers who were trained, during Vietnam, to don cloaks of invisibility, kill goats with their minds, and generally turn war into a groovy thing, Heslov slaps gags together and never begins to find a point of view. Actors like Jeff Bridges (in a ponytail) and Kevin Spacey (in the worst hairpiece of his career) jabber away as if locked in their own private acting classes, and Ewan McGregor, as the reporter who tags along with... (CNN)

    Its ‘Mother' dead, doomsday sect's future is in doubt  Nov 7, 2009
    As many as 1,000 followers of a New Age spiritual leader and doomsday prophet are expected for her memorial service this weekend at the sprawling Montana ranch she used as a headquarters ... In the waning days of Prophet's reign as the church's divinely chosen messenger, its focus shifted from civilization's end to the development of a New Age publishing juggernaut, producing hundreds of books and recordings drawn from Prophet's mystical declarations. (Montana Standard, MT)

    The goats stared back  Nov 7, 2009
    Ronsons book chronicles military efforts to harness New Age techniques in order to fight nonlethal wars, and details a post-Vietnam unit of psychic warriors whose goals included making themselves invisible, passing through walls and reading enemy thoughts. Heslov figures 65 percent of his Men Who Stare at Goats, is lifted from the book, with more madcap shenanigans and some hollow-horned escapees thrown in. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    'Goats' takes good with the b-a-a-a-d  Nov 6, 2009
    The lightweight satire, based on a nonfiction book by British journalist Jon Ronson, is a sort of New Age "Catch-22." It recounts a period in the 1980s when senior officials in the U.S. military, the intelligence services and Washington began to believe bizarre things ... Clooney plays a prodigy of this New Age militarism, with Jeff Bridges as his Dude-like mentor, Kevin Spacey as a psychic rival and Ewan McGregor as a reporter uncovering the story amid the war in Iraq ... "We will be the first... (Fresno Bee)

    The Men Who Stare At Goats Review  Nov 6, 2009
    Inspired by British journalist Jon Ronson s investigative book about the U.S. Army s brush with the New Age movement, The Men Who Stare at Goats assembles an impressive cast around its stranger-than-fiction premise but only produces mixed results. stars as Bob Wilton, a journalist whose recently dissolved leads him to Iraq to prove his worth as a war reporter. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    ‘Goats’ suffers from a lack of concentration  Nov 6, 2009
    George Clooney as New Age warrior Lyn Cassady in The Men Who Stare at Goats ... Imagine that a Vietnam veteran in the early 1970s dropped out, did a ton of drugs, absorbed every New Age bromide the Left Coast had to offer, then created an experimental unit of hippie warriors trained in psychic arts like remote viewing (i. (Boston Globe)

    Royal Enfield launches 'Classic 500'  Nov 5, 2009
    Part of the Eicher group, the company is revamping its product portfolio with new age engine technology like electronic fuel-injection system. The company on Wednesday launched a new model in India the 500cc Classic that is designed around Royal Enfields J2, a model that shot to prominence in early 1950s. (India Times)

    Sound of music  Nov 5, 2009
    At Lihu e Library, you will find that volumes of musical scores, mostly for keyboard, guitar and voice, are available for a wide variety of music including barbershop, campfire, children s, Christian, Christmas carols, country, disco, Hawaiian, jazz, Motown, musicals, new age, patriotic, rock and roll, movies and TV themes, ukulele, and wedding. He Mele Aloha Hawaiian Song Book edited by Carol Wilcox features a huge collection of Hawaiian backyard music songs and ukulele chords. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    We shall all be changed  Nov 4, 2009
    Personalised religion is much more obvious, though, in the various New Age enterprises, whch are unabashedly about the individual, about personal fulfilment. They also provide a spiritual outlet for those put off by institutional or orthodox religion. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Michael Jackson film tops UK box office  Nov 4, 2009
    "Couples Retreat," the story of four couples trying to heal their relationships at a New Age therapeutic resort, was down at six from four. Animated sci-fi movie "9" came in at seven with the apocalyptic tale of puppets fighting to the death with an army of exterminating machines. (India Times)

    The Men Who Stare At Goats Author Jon Ronson  Nov 4, 2009
    " Thirty years later, British journalist Jon Ronson explored the legacy of Channon's New Age manual and the U.S. military's surprising and often sinister enthusiasm for supernatural warfare in his 2004 book, The Men Who Stare At Goats. TIME spoke with Ronson about turning his book into a Hollywood film, and why he thinks Channon's vision of the future is still in the works. Related Stories I noticed that Jim Channon has been in the run-up to the film's release. How'd that come about? Well, I... (Time.com)

    Few aftershocks in inevitable rate rise  Nov 4, 2009
    That's close to what might become normal in a new age of debt wariness. Source. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    'Men Who Stare at Goats' has fuzzy vision  Nov 4, 2009
    Something of a stand-in for Ronson, McGregor's Bob Wilton is a reporter who stumbles onto the story of the New Earth Army, founded by Vietnam vet Bill Django (Bridges), the pioneer of New Age techniques meant to give his troops a spiritual edge and superpowers to win over enemies -- or wipe them out. Django's prize pupil is Lyn Cassady (Clooney), whom Wilton accompanies through a series of mishaps on a mission in Iraq. (Albany Times Union)

    New age art creates a stir  Nov 3, 2009
    KOLKATA: Its the dawn of new age art in India ... Its the dawn of new age art in India. (India Times)

    Editorial: Students must have voice at polls  Nov 3, 2009
    This upcoming election will redefine the political landscape of State College in a new age. Worried about the nuisance ordinance and how it might affect one's ability to throw any sort of gathering. (Daily Collegian, PA)

    Karadzic to continue trial boycott  Nov 3, 2009
    He was first indicted in 1995 and was arrested 14 months ago on a Belgrade bus disguised as a New Age healer. Since then, he has been working on his defense in his cell at the tribunal's detention center. (Florida Today)

    In absentia, Karadzic blamed for ’95 Srebrenica massacre  Nov 3, 2009
    Karadzic says that he did not have enough time to prepare his defense, despite having been first indicted in 1995 and arrested 14 months ago on a Belgrade bus, disguised as a New Age healer. Since then, he has been working on his defense in his cell at the tribunal s detention center. (Boston Globe)

    Imperialism and the birth of the UN  Nov 1, 2009
    A. That in 1945 a new age was declared of human rights and international law in which international matters would be adjudicated not on the basis of power but rather on the basis of rights and of the values enshrined in the UN Charter. Q. And the more accurate version. (Boston Globe)

    Another View: James Ray and the dangers of self help  Nov 1, 2009
    Alihandero wrote on Oct 29, 2009 3:20 PM:" Not only should the profiteering and opportunistic Ray himself be held accountable in so many different ways, but our societys secular and/or liberal and virtually omnipotent TV personalities such as the redoubtable Oprah Winfrey, primordial Larry King, and the trendy Ellen DeGeneres have all encouraged their own widespread audiences into swallowing this New Age, its all about Me, personal wealth seeking mindset. ". kermit the frog wrote on... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    6th Athens Xclusive Designers Week opens  Nov 1, 2009
    Angelos Frentzos' creations in faded black, purple and green on the other hand are characterized by new age and art rock elements, while Dionisis Chalikias- behind the brand Sense_nu (in catalan it means "without nudity") is inspired by the Amazons. Editor: Li Xianzhi. (Xinhuanet, China)

    Politics: Menino looms  Nov 1, 2009
    But talking about his approach to conflict resolution early last week, he sounded more like a New Age guru than a rough-and-tumble man of the streets, saying that, as mayor, he wouldn t keep a naughty list of critics and political opponents - a reference to a phrase found in the e-mails of a top aide to Menino. If you come to a community meeting or you come to a press conference or you offer a concern or a different point of view or you re critical, we re going to hug it out, Flaherty said at a... (Boston Globe)

    Read the story  Nov 1, 2009
    They don't exist because the visionary real men of NASA in the 1960's have been replaced by new age bean counters who are quite comfortable doing as little as possible. They certainly don't want to take any risks that might endanger there cozy desk jobs, health care, and retirement plans. (CBS News -- Evening News)

    Hot 'n' spicy babes  Nov 1, 2009
    We let you know the hottest est new age actresses who don't shy away from showing off that luscious body any more ... One of the hottest and the spiciest new age actress, Jiah Khan truely left us speechless about her bold performance in her movie 'Nishabd. (India Times, India)

    Spirituality with a twist  Nov 1, 2009
    These new age therapies are customized to meet your hectic and demanding lifestyles ... More and more people in the urban areas are resorting to new age therapies to deal with stress ... These new age therapies are customized to meet your hectic and demanding lifestyles. (India Times, India)

    Miss Millet's food fest  Nov 1, 2009
    She's derisive about New Age pill therapy. "Nowadays, beta-carotene is the in-thing but as supplements, in capsules. Why go for pills when bajra, ragi and jowar have so much nutritional value? Almost 90% women in Punjab are anaemic. They need a millet diet," declares Kaur. (India Times, India)

    Lake Ashton danceevent set Nov. 8  Nov 1, 2009
    From the tango to torah, from Irish to new age, the company offered an exceptional evening of dance, wrote the Charleston Gazette. Tickets can be purchased at Lake Ashton Activities Office at 4141 Aston Club Drive in Lake Wales or by calling 863. (Lake Wales News, FL)

    Are your tweenagers trick-or-treating without you?  Oct 31, 2009
    Oh for crying out loud new age Mommies and Daddies let a 12 year old trick or treat ALONE start leaving your kid alone. Pansy parents. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)

    Gerry Dulac's NFL Forecast: Week 8 (Yesterday)  Oct 31, 2009
    The skinny: Research historians are desperately needed in Detroit, where volumes of paperwork are being scoured to uncover one of the great mysteries of the new age: When was the last time the Lions were favorites. Prediction: Lions, 11-8. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Witches Among Us? Meet the Wiccan Next DoorMore Americans are Wiccan, and will celebrate Samhain not Halloween Saturday.  Oct 31, 2009
    A hodgepodge of ancient European pagan practices and new age spirituality, Wicca is practiced by a small but growing number of Americans. 1. (ABC News)

    Lust for danger: Why vampires are so sexy  Oct 30, 2009
    Edward is a very romantic, smoldering figure, explained Carrol Fry, professor emeritus at Northwest Missouri State University and author of Cinema of the Occult: New Age Satanism, Wicca and Spiritualism in Film. Hes like Byron, or, say, James Dean. (MSNBC -- Health)

    U2 to play at Brandenburg Gate  Oct 29, 2009
    Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, executive producer of the awards ceremony, said the "world's major music players" would be coming together "against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate music, freedom and the birth of a new age in Europe". The ceremony, which will be hosted by US singer Katy Perry for the second year in succession, will include performances from Robbie Williams and Jay-Z.. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Sleepy Sun shifts sounds  Oct 29, 2009
    Sleepy Sun's album opener, "New Age," summons the spirits of San Francisco's summer of love with thundering, duo drumbeats and desperate, breathless chants. The sextet evokes the past while channeling it into a soundtrack for a new age by calling to the atrocities of the present: "Dirty streets are filled with suits and televisions/ the smell cuts through glass drawing blood of the season/ heads roll down the hills/ while the kings sit still." ... As "New Age" progresses, layers of guitar grime... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    GUSA Act Considers Hate Crime Penalties  Oct 28, 2009
    The New Age movements are also part of the plan. Post New Comment. (The Hoya, Washington DC)

    Welcome to 2025  Oct 28, 2009
    They (and other events like them) represent a pattern: the shape, in fact, of a new age in formation. 1. (Asia Times Online)

    U2 To Perform at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards  Oct 28, 2009
    Commented Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, EVP, Music Brands, MTV Networks International and Executive Producer for the MTV Europe Music Awards: "The exceptional musical heritage of this year's EMAs spans genres and generations and we are extremely proud to be bringing U2 to Berlin for this extraordinary performance. This year's Awards will be remembered as the night when the world's major music players came together against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate music, freedom and the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Sparks of romance, regret in ‘Shooting Star’  Oct 28, 2009
    A resident of Austin, Texas, she tells Reed she is en route to Boston for a New Age cleansing ceremony for a friend. The clenched and harried Reed looks like he could use a good cleansing. (Boston Globe)

    Genocide trial begins; Karadzica no-show  Oct 28, 2009
    When he was captured he was posing as New Age healer Dr. Dragan Dabic, disguised behind thick glasses, a bushy beard and straggly gray hair. Tieger mentioned Biljana Plavsic as one of Karadzic's key collaborators. (MSNBC -- International)

    U2 to perform free show  Oct 28, 2009
    "This year's awards will be remembered as the night when the world's major music players came together against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall to celebrate music, freedom and the birth of a new age in Europe," said Antonio Campo Dall'Orto, executive producer of the awards. Germany marks 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the country's reunification on November 9. (iAfrica.com)

    MORE JOBS FROM CAREERBUILDER.COM  Oct 28, 2009
    com - CareerBuilder - Jobs. Email Address or Password is Invalid Email Address. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    Associate: Sweat Lodge Guru's Ego Swelled  Oct 27, 2009
    Then came Oprah Winfrey, who featured Ray and the secrets of other new age experts on her Show - sales soared, as di 00004000 d Ray's personal fortune ... That problem spans all religions be it Christianity, the current new age gurus or anything in any direction. (CBS News -- Early Show)

    Where The CIA Got It Wrong About The U.S.  Oct 27, 2009
    They (and other events like them) represent a pattern: the shape, in fact, of a new age in formation ... "I could die now and it already would have been worth it." Few said so, but in the course of the Olympic decision-making process the U.S. was summarily and pointedly demoted from sole superpower to instant also-ran, a symbolic moment on a planet entering a new age. (CBS News -- Opinion)

    Karadzic a no-show at war crimes trial  Oct 27, 2009
    Karadzic's whereabouts were unknown for years until his arrest last year, posing as New Age healer Dr. Dragan Dabic, disguised behind thick glasses, a bushy beard and straggly gray hair. Arrested in July 2008 after 13 years on the run, he has been working with a team of legal advisers for months getting ready for this trial, where he intends to defend himself. (MSNBC -- International)

    Former Bosnian Serb Leader Radovan Karadzic  Oct 27, 2009
    When he was arrested in Belgrade in July 2008, he was living under an alias as a new age healer and had grown a thick, long white beard to match his shock of white hair ... "He was eloquent and a bit strange, like a true bohemian." Goran Kojic, editor of Belgrade magazine Healthy Life, on being fooled by Karadzic's disguise as a New Age healer. (Time.com)

    Karadzic boycotts own trial  Oct 27, 2009
    He was apprehended 15 months ago, on a Belgrade bus in July 2008, posing as a bearded new age healer named Dragan Dabic. "In light of the absence of the accused ... the chamber will adjourn ... until 2:15 p.m. tomorrow," said Chief Judge O-Gon Kown of South Korea. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)

    Obama: Is he Carter or Reagan?  Oct 27, 2009
    To them, Langston said, it's the dawning of a new age, as depicted in a famous 1984 Ronald Reagan campaign ad that declared, "It's morning again in America.". Both Obama and Carter were elected into office at a time when voters were hungry for change. (CNN)

    Mumford ready to sizzle for the Swans  Oct 27, 2009
    He might be a Sensitive New Age Guy, but it's a different sort of snag for which Mumford has a reputation. While at Bunyip - and before he dropped more than 20 kilograms to get serious about his footy - he would clean up on sausages (up to 16) at the club's post-match barbecues, but he said it definitely wasn't part of his match payments. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Rachel Carson's Bay State days  Oct 26, 2009
    By many accounts, Carson s book launched a new age of environmentalism in the country that led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. Yet I never really knew the extent of Carson s relationship to Massachusetts, especially to Woods Hole and Plum Island. (Boston Globe)

    Karadzic trial set to start without Karadzic  Oct 26, 2009
    His refusal to show up at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal is a blow to survivors who hold him responsible for tens of thousands of deaths during the brutal 1992-95 Bosnian war (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    JIM DODSON: Time Flies By All Too Quickly  Oct 25, 2009
    On the other hand, another school of timely thinking, based on the cosmic views of Immanuel Kant and embraced by New Age thinkers and their ilk, points out that time cannot be seen, touched or felt -- and therefore has no material relevance whatsoever. My former brother-in-law and his wife, who never showed up to a family holiday dinner on time, fully subscribe to this view. (The Pilot Newspaper)

    Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids'  Oct 24, 2009
    New Age religious cult leader and doomsayer for whom the end of the world was repeatedly nigh. A British holidaymaker from Lancashire, Beryl Rushton, has won a 240,000 payout after biting into a poisonous black worm she found in her dinner during a Caribbean holiday. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')

    LETTER: To WHS, From Moscow with love  Oct 24, 2009
    This is an exciting New Age of cooperation that took so many centuries of horrible wars to develop. It was certainly not likely when Sen. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)

    Not much bite  Oct 24, 2009
    (Candy-ass New Age vampire that he is, Darren responds by saying he doesn't want to drink blood at all. . (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Sweat-lodge guru: A story of ups, downs  Oct 23, 2009
    "He promotes a hodge-podge of a 'thinking system' that might be described as a psychological bouillabaisse, drawing on random elements of the New Age and other facets of karmic psychobabble. . . . He tries things without a clear sense of implications or consequences.". Ray, with the flair of an evangelist, claims to have interviewed shamans on Peruvian mountaintops, witch doctors in the Amazon and a kahuna in Hawaii. (AZCentral -- News)

    Tragedy sullies sweat-lodge tradition  Oct 22, 2009
    Sedona's economy is tourism-based, and it has a significant component of New Age spiritualism, built in part on beliefs by some that its stunning rock formations contain special geomagnetic power ... Sedona is "New Agey," but essentially harmless, said Mary Cravets, who runs a Sedona company that provides services for entrepreneurs and works on an Internet radio show. (AZCentral -- News)

    Entertainer Spotlight on Marston (85)  Oct 22, 2009
    A staple of the street fair for the past ten years, the impressive sight of this bigger than life musical magician bending and flowing to the strains of new age music, never ceases to delight the throngs that show up year after year to purchase his CDs ... Genre: Romantic neo-classical, new age Celtic and Spanish influenced music. (Desert Entertainer, CA)

    Survivor of Ariz. sweat lodge ceremony speaks out  Oct 22, 2009
    She was among dozens crowded into the sweat lodge on Oct. 8 at a resort just outside Sedona, a town 115 miles north of Phoenix that draws many in the New Age spiritual movement. "She always had a smile on her face, and her positive attitude was contagious to those around her," her family said in statement. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Karadzic threatens to boycott start of his trial  Oct 22, 2009
    The 64-year-old was arrested in July last year on a Belgrade bus while disguised as a New Age healer. He has repeatedly requested more time to prepare, accusing prosecutors of burying him under an avalanche of documents and other evidence. (USA Today -- News)

    Halloween Ghosts and witches are everywhere  Oct 22, 2009
    Starting Oct. 15, the Crystal Fantasy Enlightenment Center celebrates Halloween with classes in enlightenment, new age parties, and psychic fun. 268 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Downtown Palm Springs. (Desert Entertainer, CA)

    Watertown District B Councilor candidates face off  Oct 22, 2009
    Both candidates for the open Town Council seat in District B were inspired to run for the same reason to want to help usher in a new age for Watertown. Neither nor Fred Sullivan was born in Watertown, but both candidates for the seat to be vacated by Rep. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)

    Fun could be the key to selling plug-in hybrid autos  Oct 22, 2009
    "If you can do that, it's a whole new age for Detroit and a whole new age for America.". The auto industry has been looking for an alternative to gasoline for years, said , chairman of Ford Motor. (USA Today -- Autos)

    Palin to talk to Oprah  Oct 21, 2009
    Now, another one of her hinky New Age friends is in the spotlight for the inexplicable deaths of 3 people and the illness of another 19 in Sedona ... Oprah worth you idiot at least 9 Billion dollars plus; I will agree she is out there with this new age junk , however she is worth 9 billion dollars. (TheHill.com)

    Details from an emotional trip to the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena  Oct 20, 2009
    Sometimes I rush in this new age of journalism. It s often hard to edit yourself. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Elizabeth Clare Prophet, look what youve done  Oct 20, 2009
    This Thursday (aka Guru Ma), the former leader of the bizarre new age doomsday cult aka , died at the age of 70 in a nursing home in Bozeman, Montana, after suffering from Alzheimer's disease since 1998. The Summit Lighthouse was started in 1958 by Mark Prophet in Washington, D.C. He later married Elizabeth, they moved it to Colorado, and she took over the leadership after Mark's death in 1973. (Harper's Magazine)

    Brevard County excels in the pool  Oct 20, 2009
    Brevard County swimmers made a splash as the Rowdy Gaines Short Course Meters Masters Classic in Orlando this weekend, winning four different age group high-point awards and setting nine new age group Dixie Zone short course meters records. The Dixie Zone includes Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi). (Florida Today)

    3d person in sweat lodge ceremony dies  Oct 19, 2009
    She was among dozens crowded into the sweat lodge Oct. 8 at a resort outside Sedona, a city 115 miles north of Phoenix that draws many in the New Age spiritual movement. Louis Diesel, an attorney for Neuman s family, said appropriate measures were not taken to prevent her death. (Boston Globe)

    Is Detox a Cover for Fad Diets?  Oct 19, 2009
    To reach this contradictory healthy-skinny ideal, L.A. ladies have developed some disordered techniques that cross old-school self-starvation with New Age mind-body rhetoric ... The city has long had a love affair with its yoga centers, vegetarians, organic-food markets and health food stores, holistic healers and New Age religions. (ABC News)

    Age-old woes, new tactic  Oct 19, 2009
    Dramatic advances in the understanding of what causes cells to live and die are making such scientists as Guarente look less like New Age alchemists than the founders of a field of medical research. Guarente was among the scientists who took part in the Aging and Healthy Lifespan Conference at Harvard University last month. (Boston Globe)

    Superannuation under threat  Oct 19, 2009
    Super already has one huge and highly negative feature: once the money's invested, it can't be touched until at least age 60 and Dr Henry has even raised the possibility that this age be raised to 67, the new age pension eligibility age currently being phased in. This doesn't preclude further changes by the Government. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Elizabeth Prophet; led sect preparing for Armageddon  Oct 18, 2009
    NEW YORK - Elizabeth Clare Prophet, the retired leader of a New Age religion who called on her followers in the late 1980s to prepare for nuclear Armageddon, died Thursday at her home in Bozeman, Mont. She was 70. (Boston Globe)

    Cathy Zimmerman: Why it's right to vote yes on Referendum 71  Oct 18, 2009
    We are now in the throes of a new age of enlightenment. It s not easy; freedom never is. (Longview Daily News, WA)

    Ancient town in France is terrorized by anarchist unrest  Oct 18, 2009
    It s really strange, said Christine Simon, whose shop hawking New Age spirituality lost a display window and several art works in the rampage. Here in Poitiers, there is never anything like this. (Boston Globe)

    DOCS failed Ebony by ignoring all rules  Oct 18, 2009
    His recent special report to State Parliament on Ebonys life and death concludes that we are at the dawn of a new age of child protection in NSW.He confidently predicts the State Governments acceptance of the bulk of the recommendations of Justice James Wood, who headed a special inquiry into child protection set up after Ebonys death, will lead to a vastly changed child protection system in this state. The problem is that all the red tape under the sun will not help kids if... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    NY woman who died at Ariz. sweat lodge mourned  Oct 18, 2009
    The 49-year-old suffered multiple organ damage during the Oct. 8 ceremony at a resort near Sedona, a resort town 115 miles north of Phoenix that draws many in the New Age spiritual movement. 2 dead after hours in Ariz. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Parole absconder charged with robbery in shooting case  Oct 17, 2009
    G.Willikers wrote on Oct 15, 2009 9:33 AM:" You are spot on boscoe. The other thing I find hilarious about reunions is the girls that everyone wanted to go out with in school are NOTHING to look at now...at least at my reunions. I've remained in good shape, relatively LOL, but time has NOT been kind to most the teenage beauty queens from my high school days. And what is with the most vocal parents at kids sporting events being the parents that did NOT play sports themselves?Old MP - This new... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    That stuff about 2012? It's not going to happen  Oct 17, 2009
    In an article published in the latest issue of Skeptic magazine, Morrison explains that the 2012-as-Doomsday meme represents a convergence of New Age mysticism and Hollywood opportunism. It is, in short, a hoax. (AZCentral -- News)

    Church Universal, Triumphant leader dies  Oct 17, 2009
    Despite her disease, videos and writings of Prophet continued to dominate church teaching, transformed into a New Age publishing enterprise and spiritual university. The church was still prepared for Armageddon in recent years, and kept a bomb shelter stocked for 750 people deep in a forest near Yellowstone National Park. (Montana Standard, MT)

    Germany's Coming Energy Revolution  Oct 17, 2009
    From vast wind farms and solar arrays to smart grids and distributed power generation, Germany is moving fast into the new age of green electricity. By. (BusinessWeek)

    Sweat lodge deaths cast negative spotlight on guru  Oct 17, 2009
    It's a combination of new age spiritualism, American Indian ritual, astrology and numerology. The sweat lodge experience was intended to be an almost religious awakening for the participants. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Letter: Updated bottle bill needed  Oct 16, 2009
    An updated bottle bill would expand our container deposit system to include new age drinks such as non-carbonated beverages, water, iced tea, juice and sports drinks. It would decrease litter and increase recycling. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)

    Full Story »  Oct 16, 2009
    Elizabeth Clare Prophet, New Age Guru, Dies at Age 70 - Yahoo ... Elizabeth Clare Prophet, New Age Guru, Dies at Age 70 ... Elizabeth Clare Prophet, New Age author and spiritual leader, passed away Thursday evening at her home in Bozeman, Mont. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

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