Anything that says "Please circulate to everyone on your e-mail list" is 99.9% SPAM mail. Johns Hopkins has already denied putting this out. It has been around for several years now. To check the validity of one of these mass e-mails, check www.snopes.com and plug in JOHNS HOPKINS into the search box. James Thomas Rosenbaum 310 Melvin Street Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA 15904-1219 814-266-6855