Re: Chemicals R Us

2009-11-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
Alberto Monteiro albm...@centroin.com.br wrote: Deborah Harrell quoted: A new report from the Danish Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), highlights the critical risks facing toddlers from gender bending chemicals in everyday products. Chemicals like phthalates

Nomenclature (was) Chemicals R Us

2009-11-18 Thread Deborah Harrell
From: Alberto Monteiro albm...@centroin.com.br skippage I think it was established that benzene is carninogen. But I am not aware that phthalates, just because they are aromatic, are harmful. In fact, a few aminoacids are aromatic. I'll bet there's a difference of wording -- 'organic

Weekly Chat Reminder

2009-11-18 Thread William T Goodall
The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over ten years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of regulars over

Re: Chemicals R Us

2009-11-18 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Deborah Harrell wrote: A new report from the Danish Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), highlights the critical risks facing toddlers from gender bending chemicals in everyday products. Chemicals like phthalates (found in PVC and fragrances), In fact, phthalates

Re: Nomenclature (was) Chemicals R Us

2009-11-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 11:58 AM Wednesday 11/18/2009, Deborah Harrell wrote: I'll bet there's a difference of wording -- 'organic chemistry' here primarily refers to petrochemicals; 'biochemistry' refers to life-related chemicals. This is an incorrect terminology in my opinion, but I can't change what is taught

Re: Chemicals R Us

2009-11-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 01:36 PM Wednesday 11/18/2009, Alberto Monteiro wrote: But if PVC is carcinogen than we could suffer the same doom the lead-piped romans suffered... At least we won't go plumb crazy. You Can Lead A Horse To Water But A Pencil Has To Be Lead Maru . . . ronn! :)

Re: List of The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

2009-11-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 05:42 PM Tuesday 11/17/2009, Andrew Crystall wrote: On 17 Nov 2009 at 12:48, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: starts here . . . The Best Invention of the Year: NASA's Ares Rockets The 50 Best Inventions of 2009 - TIME

Re: Chemicals R Us

2009-11-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 11:28 AM Wednesday 11/18/2009, Deborah Harrell wrote: And no, I who at one point could fill an entire blackboard with the Krebs cycle and multiple connecting metabolic pathwaysincluding peptide synthesis, had _no idea_ that some amino acids (not to mention hormones etc.) were aromatic...

Re: Nomenclature (was) Chemicals R Us

2009-11-18 Thread Rceeberger
On 11/18/2009 7:00:59 PM, Ronn! Blankenship (ronn_blankens...@bellsouth.net) wrote: At 11:58 AM Wednesday 11/18/2009, Deborah Harrell wrote: I'll bet there's a difference of wording -- 'organic chemistry' here primarily refers to petrochemicals; 'biochemistry' refers to life-related

Re: List of The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

2009-11-18 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:12 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 05:42 PM Tuesday 11/17/2009, Andrew Crystall wrote: On 17 Nov 2009 at 12:48, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: starts here . . . The Best Invention of the Year: NASA's Ares Rockets The 50 Best Inventions of 2009 - TIME

Re: Nomenclature (was) Chemicals R Us

2009-11-18 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Nov 18, 2009, at 8:09 PM, Rceeberger wrote: On 11/18/2009 7:00:59 PM, Ronn! Blankenship (ronn_blankens...@bellsouth.net ) wrote: At 11:58 AM Wednesday 11/18/2009, Deborah Harrell wrote: I'll bet there's a difference of wording -- 'organic chemistry' here primarily refers to

Re: List of The 50 Best Inventions of 2009

2009-11-18 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Nov 17, 2009, at 5:42 PM, Andrew Crystall wrote: On 17 Nov 2009 at 12:48, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: starts here . . . The Best Invention of the Year: NASA's Ares Rockets The 50 Best Inventions of 2009 - TIME

RE: Lifestyle changes better than drugs

2009-11-18 Thread Dan M
I'm sorry that this went first to just Debbi, but the mail went to me and brin-l, and my reply to user just went to her, not brin-l. Debbi convinced me that this study found a long term weight loss. From studies I'm familiar with, weight loss is usually short term...the average weight change