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From: jimk@iscuva.ISCS.COM (Jim Kendall)
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Subject: DRIED BLOOD TURNS LIQUID
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Date: Mon, 21-Sep-87 14:30:57 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 21 14:30:57 1987
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The following article appeared in the sunday Sept. 20 paper:
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	DRIED BLOOD OF PATRON SAINT LIQUIFIES AS SIGN OF LOVE

	NAPLES, ITALY - The dried blood of St. Januarius reportedly turned
	to liquid Saturday after Archbishop Michele Giordano implored the
	city's patron saint to "give us a sign of your suffering and love".

	About 5,000 Neapolitans packing the cities cathedral prayed and 
	pleaded to the saint, while Giordano told them that "to re-establish
	the dominion of good over bad, we must suffer".

	After about 30 minutes,the dried blood contained in two glass ampules
	was reported to have liquifed, promting the congregation to erupt 
	into cheers, applause and predictions of good luck for the city.

	According to tradition, the blood of the martyred saint almost always
	turns to liquid twice a year: on Sept. 19, the date marking his 
	decapitation in 305 A.D. under the persecution of Emperor Diocletian;
	and on the first Saturday of May, commemorating the transfer of St.
	Januarius' body to Naples.

	The dried blood also reportedly turned to liquid on June 27, the
	day Giordano officially took over the archdiocese from retired
	Cardinal Corrado Ursi.

	Failure of the dry blood to liquify is seen by Neapoitans as a sign
	of bad luck and disaster to come.

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I cross posted this to sci.misc because maybe they have a response.

My questions:

1. Is this for real?

2. Where is James Randi going to be the first of next May?

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Jim Kendall                      jimk@iscuva.ISCS.COM
ISC Systems Corp.
E. 22425 Appleway
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