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I was reading the FAIRFIELD DAILY REPUBLIC yesterday when my eyes
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suddenly caught on a headline which really grabbed me. The article
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had to do with dogs and other animals receiving small computer
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chip identification 'tags'. The miniature chips are inserted into
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the animal via an ordinary syringe and, having been programmed,
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are read with a small radio device, which is capable of
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displaying information on the animal.
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Anyone with biblical background or upbringing can readily appreciate
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what this means to the average you and me. Ever recall hearing of the
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'Mark of the Beast'? Let me refresh your memory a little. In the book
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of Revelations, chapter 13, it mentions this 'mark' and the fact that
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it will be on the right hand or the forehead. It also mentions that
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no man will be able to sell or trade without having this mark on his
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body. In Belgium, there is currently a huge computer in operation
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which is named...you got it, The Beast.
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So, what does Rover's innocent, little ID chip have to do with us and
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this so-called 'Mark of the Beast'(666)? Well, think about it for a
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second... If we can insert a small chip into our little pet which can
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be read and programmed from the outside, then we can certainly program
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a miniature chip with our Social Security, bank, employment, and other
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pertinent information which would be essential for us to carry on in
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our daily lives. Why the right hand or forehead? Scientists are
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CURRENTLY working on a chip which CAN be imbedded in HUMAN flesh and
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it just so happens that the temperatures in the forehead and right
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hand, of the human body, are perfect for recharging the chip's
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rechargeable battery. Tests which placed the device in other parts of
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the body were unsuccessful in maintaining a charge.
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I've scanned the article and have included it here for your
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convenience. Read it and draw your own conclusions as to how this
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technology has future applications.
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The following article was taken from the Monday, November 8, 1993
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Fairfield Daily Republic on page A8.
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High-tech dog tag
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TOLEDO--Rover's dog tag is
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entering the electronics age.
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The newest thing in pet identi-
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fication is a computer chip,
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implanted beneath the animal's
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skin, that has an identification
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number programmed into it.
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When a stray pet is found, an
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electronic scanner is used to read
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the number, which is then
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checked against a register of own-
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ers. The chip is a permanent
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identifier that cannot be altered.
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"It's injected with a needle
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under the scruff of the neck in a
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dog or cat explains veterinarian
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David Thornton. "Birds are done
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in the pectoral muscle, and the
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needle is only inserted part way.
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The procedure causes the pet
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no more discomfort than an ordi-
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nary rabies or distemper shot,
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adds Thornton, who has implant-
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ed 200 of the devices in pets.
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