Sorry Keith but its the reverse. The diaphragm descends inflating the lungs while the gravity of the earth forces us to deflate. The process of exhalation is the normal result of presure on both visceral sac and lungs. It also does other things like digestion and messaging the organs. Good system. When you sing you just control the rate of exhalation but you can't prevent it.
REH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Hudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 2:37 PM Subject: RE: [Futurework] Bush's impossible problem of same-sex marriage > Lawry, > > At 11:33 28/11/03 -0500, you wrote: > >Good point, Arthur. > > > >What I have never understood, though, is this thing of breathing in AND > >out. I mean, wouldn't that just cancel everything out? Like, why > >bother? Well, OK, some argue that we do need oxygen. I can accept that, > >at least in theory. But then why not just breathe in? You know, do half > >the work, and therefore live twice as long. Seems to me that that would > >make lots of sense. > > But that's exactly what happens anyway! Our diaphragm muscles do the work > of breathing out -- breathing in happens of its own accord. (Nature abhors > a vacuum or some such.) My problem these days is that I'm a magnificent > breather-out, but my lungs don't want to breath in too much. (My vacuity is > lessening these days instead of increasing.) > > Keith > > > > >Cheers, > >Lawry > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Fri, November 28, 2003 11:06 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [Futurework] Bush's impossible problem of same-sex marriage > > > >And I understand that breathing in and out seems to correllate very > >strongly with eventual death. It seems there is a perfect fit between > >breathing in and out and eventual death. We have the best minds working > >on this very interesting research problem. > > > >arthur > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Lawrence DeBivort [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 8:59 PM > >To: Harry Pollard; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [Futurework] Bush's impossible problem of same-sex marriage > > > >I did some research -- the numbers are available if you are willing to > >really look for them -- and the news is really a lot worse. The simple > >truth is that most lives end in death, I calculate about 98%, plus or > >minus 4%. This is based on careful sampling, and, though it may seem > >counter-intuitive, seems to be true of all cultures. Also, I found out > >that Eskimos have many words for death, if you include euphemisms. > > > >There is also some research that suggests that if enough people die, then > >more will die -- a sort of 100th Monkey effect. > > > >Cheers, > >Lawry > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Harry Pollard > >Sent: Thu, November 27, 2003 3:14 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [Futurework] Bush's impossible problem of same-sex marriage > > > >Bill, > > > >Good! > > > >What I was reacting to - as you know - is the deliberate attack on > >marriage as a sometime thing. Marriages and divorces in a year are > >supposed to show that marriage is on the rocks. > > > >You seem to adopt my attitude. When in doubt, count. > > > >Since you came in to the discussion so well, I think I am going to > >broadcast the appalling statistic that half of all marriages end in death! > > > >That should stop people from getting married. > > > >Harry > > > >******************************************** > >Henry George School of Social Science > >of Los Angeles > >Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 > >Tel: 818 352-4141 -- Fax: 818 353-2242 > ><http://haledward.home.comcast.net/>http://haledward.home.comcast.net > >******************************************** > > > > > > > > > >---------- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 10:45 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Futurework] Bush's impossible problem of same-sex marriage > > > > > >Harry, you are correct if you consider ever divorced, viz: > > > > > >Young Adults Were Postponing Marriage > > > >_ > > > >The proportion of divorced persons increased markedly at > > > >the national level in recent decades, but the increases were > > > >not the same for all areas of the country. In fact, by 1990, > > > >sharp regional and State differences were noted in the > > > >prevalence of divorce (see map). > > > >_ > > > >One measure often used to highlight the differences in the > > > >level of divorce is the divorce ratio, defined as the number > > > >of divorced persons per 1,000 married persons living with > > > >their spouse. > > > >_ > > > >The West had the highest divorce ratio of any region > > > >in 1990, with 182 divorced persons per 1,000 persons > > > >in intact marriages. In contrast, the Northeast had the > > > >lowest ratio (130 per 1,000). The ratios for the South and > > > >Midwest were 156 and 151, respectively. > > > >_ > > > >Not surprisingly, Nevada led the States in 1990 with the > > > >highest divorce ratio (268 per 1,000), more than double > >the ratio for North Dakota (101), with the lowest. > > > >If you divide all divorces by all marriages, you get a higher figure. I'm > >looking for that. > > > >Bill > > > > > > > >--- > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.541 / Virus Database: 335 - Release Date: 11/14/2003 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- > > Keith Hudson, General Editor, Handlo Music, http://www.handlo.com > 6 Upper Camden Place, Bath BA1 5HX, England > Tel: +44 1225 311636; Fax: +44 1225 447727; mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
