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NEXUS MAGAZINE Volume 7, Number 6 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2000 PUBLISHED BY NEXUS Magazine Pty Ltd, ABN 80 003 611 434 EDITOR Duncan M. Roads CO-EDITOR Catherine Simons ASSISTANT EDITOR/SUB-EDITOR Ruth Parnell EDITORS’ ASSISTANT Richard Giles OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Janine Carmichael CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE Richard Hood; Stephen Dorril; Sharry Edwards, MEd; Maureen Hickman; James Maxlow; Jerry Decker; Robert Calloway; David W. Allan; David Hatcher Childress; Andy Thomas CARTOONS Phil Somerville COVER GRAPHIC John Cook, jscook@ozemail.com.au PRINTING Warwick Daily News, Queensland, Australia AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTION Newsagents Direct Distribution HEAD OFFICE - All Correspondence PO Box 30, Mapleton, Qld 4560, Australia Tel: (07) 5442 9280; Fax: (07) 5442 9381 E-mail: editor@nexusmagazine.com Web page: www.nexusmagazine.com NEW ZEALAND OFFICE RD 2, Kaeo, Northland Tel: +64 (0)9 405 1963; Fax: +64 (0)9 405 1964 E-mail: nexusnz@xtra.co.nz USA OFFICE - 2940 E. Colfax, #131, Denver CO 80206 Tel: 303 321 5006; Fax: 603 754 4744 E-mail: nexususa@earthlink.net UK OFFICE - 55 Queens Rd, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 1BG. Tel: +44 (0)1342 322854; Fax: +44 (0)1342 324574 E-mail: nexus@ukoffice.u-net.com EUROPE OFFICE - PO Box 372, 8250 AJ Dronten, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 (0)321 380558; Fax: +31 (0)321 318892 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE NEXUS recognises that humanity is undergoing a massive transformation. With this in mind, NEXUS seeks to provide ‘hard-to-get’ information so as to assist people through these changes. NEXUS is not linked to any religious, philosophical or political ideology or organisation. PERMISSION-TO-REPRODUCE POLICY While reproduction and dissemination of the infor- mation in NEXUS is actively encouraged, anyone caught making a buck out of it, without our express permission, will be in trouble when we catch them! Editorial Welcome to yet another info-packed edition of NEXUS. This issue marks our tenth anniversary of publishing NEXUS Magazine. The first issue published after | purchased the magazine was the October 1990 issue (volume 2, no. 1). In fact, | realised the other day that | have spent 18 years (that's nearly half my entire life so far!) working for alternative news magazines, all of which have had deadlines every two months. | have even evolved my own form of PMT (pre-magazine ten- sion, that is!) according to the rest of the team here. Our recent articles on the dangers of soy products (NEXUS 7/03, April-May 2000) and the Sai Baba exposé last issue have certainly caused controversy. Judging from the volume and the content of correspondence, it would appear that some readers love it when we attack the "sacred cows" of mainstream society but don't like it when we apply the same standards to the "sacred cows" of alternative society. When it comes to soy products, there are clearly many, many people who suffer adverse reactions from consuming them. In this issue we reprint, in full, the protest letter written by two FDA "whistleblowers" Daniel Sheehan, PhD, and Daniel Doerge, PhD, which outlines the reasons for their concerns. Bearing in mind that soy products are a multi-billion-dollar transnational industry, I'd say these Daniels are certainly in the lion's den. Their concerns should also be yours, particularly if you consume large amounts of soy products. The testimonies revealing Sai Baba's sexual misconduct are still the subject of calls, letters and e-mails every day here. Interestingly, not one Sai Baba organisa- tion representative to whom | have spoken has denied any of the allegations. They have all sought either to deflect or justify Sai Baba's actions. Needless to say, we have since become aware of more information, including fresh testi- monies, all indicating more of the same. Maybe this should serve as a timely reminder that we are responsible for our own lives. The growing debate on the safety and effectiveness of vaccinations has resulted in our commissioning another article linking "shaken baby" deaths with adverse reactions to vaccines. There is also growing attention being given to the adju- vants used in vaccines (adjuvants allegedly act as the "trigger" for the body's immune system). Already, mercury-based adjuvants (e.g., Thimersol) have come under fire in the USA and Europe, and more recently the use of aluminium in vac- cines has been the subject of scrutiny (see Science, 26 May 2000). On a completely different subject, we are proud to present the Global Expansion Tectonics article. This postulates that planet Earth has been expanding since ancient times. It suggests that since the Archaean aeon, continents have broken up and dispersed due to crustal extension, in an orderly, pre-determined manner. | hope you find it as fascinating and as stimulating a concept as | do. This issue also contains our annual focus on the "crop circle" phenomenon. As usual, we are treated to dozens of stunning formations of geometric beauty. As usual, some are hoaxed, and some are, well, unclaimed and unexplained. Colin Andrews, the former UK-based author/researcher now living in the USA, stunned and disappointed circle-watchers this season with a statement reflecting his belief that 80% of formations are hoaxes, with the other 20% being due to the Earth's magnetic field. He presented no evidence to back up either claim, leaving many researchers scratching their heads. Needless to say, the global media gave it plenty of coverage and, once again, millions of people believe the mystery to be "solved". Be sure to visit www.cropcircleconnector.com on the Internet to see all the formations, in colour, along with more information. The mystery lives on. Long live the mystery! 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