arachne-digest Saturday, February 1 2003 Volume 01 : Number 2040
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 09:48:58 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Quoting SPAM ... Ahh. I learned something new. Thanks Steve. Bob On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If you quote spam, your entire e-mail is processed as > spam, i.e., it *becomes* spam. > -- > Steve Ackman ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:13:04 -0800 From: "Ray Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: arachne-digest V1 #2039 Hi gregy, > All of which helps to explain WHY??? Sir Fred Hoyle (a devout and > practicing Evolutionist) made the comment (I paraphrase) that, "to > believe that all this complexity arose by mere chance is equivalent > to believing that a 747 can be constructed by a tornado blowing > through a junkyard."... > ....and... > WHY??? Francis Crick (co-discoverer of DNA, and also a militant, > devout and practicing Evolutionist) seriously proposed the theory > that life on earth arose from microbes, designed by extraterrestrials, > and shipped here in space ships. This IS a serious theory called > Directed Pan-Spermia.. Gee, did I forget to mention the panspermia hypothesis in my earlier post? Thanks for mentioning it. Ray Andrews, Vancouver, Canada - -- Arachne V1.71;UE01, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 18:15:44 -0400 From: "L.D. Best" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: OT: Folks here in USA -- help for pets of military personnel I saw a news article yesterday about two reservists, husband and wife, who are having to leave their children behind with grandparents because they have been called to active duty. Snit happens, and that's a part we don't often think of but can understand. However, how many of you have thought of the fact that both married and unmarried soldiers have pets -- cats, dogs, birds -- that are having to be left behind? Pets don't ask to be born, and as a consequence I feel we owe them a chance to live in relative security and comfort. But no soldier can afford to board an animal for two years -- not at $15 to $35 a day, and no one wants his/her pet to be a prisoner in a cage for a number of years. What options are left? Turn the animal loose to fend for itself? Euthenasia? Find a new owner who might also be shipped out, or about whom you know little or nothing? I will admit I hadn't thought about this aspect of war, and I'm a pet owner and even work when I can with a pet recue group. Luckily, I have a friend who does think such things are important and who found out about options for those pets left behind. If you care, or know of someone who might, please act upon or share the information she sent to me: - ----- Forwarded message begin ----- How about helping spread the word about Operation Noble Foster (pets) to help the people fighting for our country: NetPets Foster http://www.netpets.org/netp/foster.php Better yet, maybe sign up as a foster for a pet or two?? Maybe we can help do something to help our military people keep their animals. Many are having to leave their pets behind as they deploy for the Middle East. Yes, they should have thought all this over long ago, but many need help now. - ------ Forwarded message end ------ If you're from outside the USA, but likely to have people from your home country facing the same types of problems when it comes to beloved pets, consider seeing what needs to be done to set up something similar. I'm sure the people at NetPets.Org, and other links on their site, would be glad to help you as much as they can. Thanks for bearing with my OT post[s] l.d. P.S. Before anyone starts to get up in the air about caring more for pets than kids... Please be aware that (unless things have changed drastically) single parents and married couples with children -- who are active duty or reservists subject to being called to active duty -- are required to provide the military with "letters" or other documents from someone who is "on standby" to assume guardianship of minor children in the case of overseas deployment to a "non-accompanied" assignment, whether in a war zone or other special duties. Those persons who cannot provide such care for their children are given discharges [type dependent upon circumstances]. I am certain that if someone lied about being able to have their children properly cared for during an unaccompanied assignment would face more than just discharge ... the U.S. military has been very pro-active on the welfare of dependent children for decades now. - -- Arachne V1.71;UE01, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ ------------------------------ End of arachne-digest V1 #2040 ******************************
