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tj mssxsaam economist suntribune millennium thursday dec 30 w99 will dawn of millennium spell end of the world doomsday fears dismissed by most bydawnliersch staff writer theyre heading for the hills with campers stocked with canned goods hunker ing down in rural outposts for what they believe are the last grim days on earth theyre converging on israel in droves expecting to witness armageddon prophecies come to life drawn by the promise of a new heaven and earth theyre spouting predic tions of world chaos and gov ernment conspiracies caus ing security officials to fear cultists are stockpiling weapons to hasten the arrival of doomsday i millennium fever appears to have hit with a vengeance a newsweek poll last month revealed 40 per cent of american adults believe the world will one day end some evangelical groups fear the last hurrah will occur as soon as the clock strikes mid night on new years eve but according to the costa ricabased online gambling firm nasa international the odds of the world coming to an end at that time are a million to one staff photosjoerd w1tteveen dave forfar of markham wiu likely celebrate the new mil lennium with a bottle of champagne in his hot tub by comparison the chance that aliens will land on the white house is 100000 to one and plenty of york resi dents believe the doomsday dronings aire all a load of hog- wash i dont believe in that stuff i wont even let my thoughts go there said a woman who appeared more concerned about her christmas shopping than impending doom but when pressed many say they know what theyd like to be doing if the wprld was to end theres this spot in hawaii where you can look out at the islands the water is turquoise and you can watch the whales going by its so beautiful said newmarkets sandy epp and tony of markham who asked that his last name not be used would travel to edinburgh scotland to spend his last days party ing with family and friends shirley rodrigues of richmond hill has no special plans her last wish would be to continue living each day to the fullest id just enjoy every day make it count that sounds like good advice considering the odds youll be struck dead by light ning tomorrow are 600000 to one bbs5g3h3 j11111 mp lliliiilli jls wi- is- mmfrmj hip g3 4 anthony bimgarc rkham real estate broker anthony bungaro sutton grous itage realty inc wins position for director at largeatme pliction for the toronto real estate board board of mikdesxm since 1977 mr bungaro has been an active member of jjtftie id has volunteered his time to many treb commit ethics and arbitration and also a director in 1998 ther prominent markham brokers representing the norit s for treb ms cynthia k lai fri manager fprg lenway realty inc and president of the real estate institateg 1 tpmr alan fok ca president of times squareir many years of experience and knowledge to thebo vi isr toronto real estate board has 16 directors and is the lar bw6tui5j suitmt fiffiiwm