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LY BD © oF VEN? VITAMIN A MAY HELP VACCINE-DAMAGED AUTISTIC CHILDREN PEOPLE WANT IMPLANTS? hat started out as a humorous test in psychology over the Internet has turned into a shocking glimpse of the future. Located at and headlined "Building a Cashless World", the website is run by Global Monetary LLP which claims US$5 billion in assets, offices in Seattle, Zurich, Nairobi, Monte- video and Singapore, and headquar- ters in Bentonville, Arizona. Over the Internet, Global Monetary is offering qualified per- sons US$250 if they take a below- the-skin electronic implant in the palm of their hand! According to the Global Monetary website: "The IDchip™ implant is a very small electronic device that is painlessly implanted into the tissue of your right palm. It leaves no scar and is not visible in any way. You will not be able to feel it in your hand, as the device is mostly soft, flexible plastic. It will never need to be removed as it is con- tinually recharged by the proprietary mouse." The computer mouse "interfaces directly with the electronic implant in your palm, thus establishing a foolproof elec- tronic ID system for e-commerce over the Internet and in stores... Once operational, you will be able to purchase everything without the need of cash or even a credit card!" On top of all this, we are told: "Global Monetary is very active in the world com- munity and is an avid supporter of and contributor to the United Nations." Being big fans of the UN, Global Monetary even offers a computerised link to the organisa- tion's website and a gallery of photos and information about recent wonderments of global intervention performed by the UN. Of course, it is not real. The website is part of an intriguing project run by Bill Cross. He wants to record a glimpse of how humans will react when such chip technology actually becomes available in the 21st century. And according to him, visitors are sign- ing up for his imaginary implants in droves. Cross is totally confounded that so many people are willing to receive the "Mark of the Beast". (Source: From a commentary by author Jim Keith, at website , August 1999) Aus children are "waking up" as a result of a pioneering approach created by Mary N. Megson, MD, a developmental pae- diatrician in the United States. Megson is testing the effects of natural vitamin A on children with autism. So far, results seem promising. "Many of these kids are waking up," Megson says. Many autistic children develop normally until about 15 to 18 months of age. "Then all of a sud- den, they shut down," says Megson, the former director of developmen- tal paediatrics at the Children's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia. But why do they shut down in the first place? Megson's theory is that the receptors in the brain, controlling vision, language and perception, may already be weakened in some children. These recep- tors may depend on natural forms of vita- min A, found in sources like cold water fish such as salmon. For these at-risk children, Megson theo- rises it's possible that some vaccines may act as an "off switch" to the already weak- ened receptors. "The kids stop talking" and descend into a world of their own, she High dosages can be toxic, she cautions. Bernard Rimland, PhD, of the Autism Research Institute (ARI), and Portia Iverson, of Cure Autism Now (CAN), both report that many parents of autistic chil- dren note symptoms soon after vaccina- tions. The US-based National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) reports signifi- cant increases in vaccine reactions, includ- ing immune system dysfunction and autis- tic behaviours as the required number of vaccinations increases. (Source: Vaccine Information & Aware- ness, e-mail , website , 5 August 1999) says. Natural vitamin A may "switch on" these receptors, Megson says. Her patients take safe doses that she carefully monitors. 6 = NEXUS OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 1999