1.   If frenetic followers of fringe Christianity want to believe that the upcoming advertised millennium is going to be doomsday, lots of luck to them.

2.   It is the fruit in fruitcake that allows it to keep for months on end, and the fruitcake we receive this Christmas could last into the upcoming millennium.

3.   On Sunday, Arafat spoke to the Arab-American Institute, inviting guests to the region in celebration of Christmas and the upcoming millennium.

4.   The upcoming millennium celebration also is expected to carry increased sales through into the traditional slow period in January, she said.