Dear Amlan, Thanks for the reminder. There were some lawsuits and counter suits after 2009. Is there a clear path now? - that is what I am not sure of. Are federal grants flowing for independent stem cell research in places like M.D.Anderson Center? I heard that some of their programs stopped due to lack of money. Dilipda ================================================================ --- On Wed, 11/14/12, amlan saha <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: amlan saha <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA > To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world" > <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 9:26 AM > http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/09/obama.stem.cells/index.html > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 10:23 AM, Dilip Deka <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Are federal dollars available now for stem cell > research? Has there been > > an official change in the last four years? - I haven't > kept up with it. > > Dilip > > > ===================================================================== > > > > --- On Wed, 11/14/12, amlan saha <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > From: amlan saha <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA > > > To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam > from around the > > world" <[email protected]> > > > Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 9:14 AM > > > Except that, sometimes, loons like > > > these can have real impact - recall the > > > lack of federal dollars for stem cell research > during the > > > Republican years. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Dilip Deka > <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > What saves our reputation is that the > committee members > > > do not represent > > > > the USA in the international scientific > community. The > > > professors and > > > > graduate students from universities and the > researchers > > > from the science > > > > industry do.So, who cares what these > committee members > > > say - they are there > > > > to warm the chairs our political system has > put in > > > D.C. > > > > It'd help if there was a way to remove some > of these > > > chairs and put them > > > > in the basement. > > > > Dilip > > > > > > > > =================================================================== > > > > > > > > --- On Wed, 11/14/12, Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA > > > > > To: "A Mailing list for people > interested in Assam > > > from around the > > > > world" <[email protected]> > > > > > Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 8:50 > AM > > > > > Maybe so Dilip, but it looks > > > > > terrible! While the world looks up to > America's > > > scientific > > > > > might, we put these buffoons to > represent us. It > > > > > demonstrates a certain attitude, one > that is > > > eating American > > > > > basic education out from the guts. Not > good! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Dilip Deka > <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Think of the reason why the science > committee > > > gets such > > > > > members. > > > > > > To start with, science is not an > attractive > > > subject in > > > > > USA. So, anything to do with science > gets lower > > > ranking than > > > > > say economy, finance, health,social > security etc. > > > Thus, the > > > > > science committee does not attract the > star > > > players. The > > > > > rejects who do not get selected to any > other > > > committee opt > > > > > for the likes of science committee.The > common man > > > does not > > > > > care what rubbish the science committee > puts out > > > or what the > > > > > members utter in the name of science. > The > > > importance of a > > > > > committee is measured in terms of how > many dollars > > > it > > > > > influences. > > > > > > Dilip > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ======================================================================= > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Tue, 11/13/12, Chan Mahanta > <[email protected]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> From: Chan Mahanta <[email protected]> > > > > > >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News > from USA > > > > > >> To: "A Mailing list for people > interested > > > in Assam > > > > > from around the world" <[email protected]> > > > > > >> Date: Tuesday, November 13, > 2012, 9:42 > > > PM > > > > > >> If it is not theater of the > absurd, I > > > > > >> can't imagine what would be! > > > > > >> Faat diya boxumoti paatale' > lukaon! ( > > > Please Mother > > > > > earth, > > > > > >> split asunder, so I can hide > from this > > > shame). > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> On Nov 13, 2012, at 9:35 PM, > amlan saha > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > >>> Ah, the ever amusing > Science > > > Committee, which > > > > > counts > > > > > >> among its members the > > > > > >>> likes of > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> - *Todd Akin* > - "If > > > it’s a > > > > > >> legitimate rape, the female > body has ways > > > to > > > > > >>> try to shut > that whole > > > thing > > > > > down.” > > > > > >>> - *Paul Broun* > - “All > > > that stuff > > > > > I > > > > > >> was taught about evolution and > > > > > >>> embryology and > the Big > > > Bang > > > > > Theory, > > > > > >> all that is lies straight from > the pit > > > > > >>> of Hell,” > > > > > >>> - *Roscoe > Bartlett* - > > > “There > > > > > are > > > > > >> very few pregnancies as a > result of > > > > > >>> rape, > fortunately, and > > > incest — > > > > > >> compared to the usual abortion, > what is > > > the > > > > > >>> percentage of > abortions > > > for rape? > > > > > It > > > > > >> is tiny. It is a tiny, tiny > > > > > >>> > percentage.” > > > > > >>> - *Randy > Neugebauer* - > > > "join > > > > > together > > > > > >> in prayer to humbly seek fair > > > > > >>> weather > conditions” > > > after > > > > > several > > > > > >> destructive tornadoes and > droughts. > > > > > >>> - *Dana > Rohrabacher* - > > > “We > > > > > don’t > > > > > >> know what those other cycles > [of global > > > > > >>> warming] were > caused by > > > in the > > > > > past. > > > > > >> Could be dinosaur flatulence, > you > > > > > >>> know, or who > knows?” > > > > > >>> - *Jim > Sensenbrenner* - > > > railed > > > > > against > > > > > >> "scientific fascism" and > called > > > > > >>> climate change > research > > > an > > > > > >> "international conspiracy". > > > > > >>> - *Sandy > Adams* - voted > > > in favor > > > > > of a > > > > > >> bill to teach theories that > > > > > >>> contradict the > theory > > > of > > > > > evolution. > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> Rohrabacher and > Sensenbrenner are now > > > in the > > > > > running to > > > > > >> take the gavel of > > > > > >>> the Committee in the 113th > Congress! > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at > 10:05 PM, > > > Chan Mahanta > > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> He is still a > Congressman you > > > know, lame > > > > > duck as he > > > > > >> is. But it is > > > > > >>> appalling to see the > pea-brained > > > people that > > > > > are in the > > > > > >> Science > > > > > >>> Subcommittee. It is a > pathetic joke. > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at > 7:02 PM, > > > "Alpana B. > > > > > >> Sarangapani" < > > > > > >>> [email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >>>> > > > > > >>>>> I meant - if it > were a hot > > > topic, > > > > > then!. : ) > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> I can > see why > > > Bobby Jindal > > > > > is > > > > > >> urging HIS people to “stop > being the > > > > > >>> stupid party” . > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> What about him, in > spite of > > > being > > > > > Rhodes > > > > > >> Scholar being a gung-ho > > > > > >>> supporter of the NRA? > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> I thought Todd Akin > lost. Can > > > he still > > > > > serve at > > > > > >> a (any) Congressional > > > > > >>> Committee? > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> Sent from my iPad > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at > 3:20 PM, > > > "Chan > > > > > Mahanta" > > > > > >> <[email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >>>>> > > > > > >>>>>> I didn't get > that, A. > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>> On Nov 13, > 2012, at 3:14 > > > PM, > > > > > "Alpana B. > > > > > >> Sarangapani" < > > > > > >>> [email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>> But that > would have > > > made > > > > > India's cases > > > > > >> similar to that, stronger, > > > > > >>> don't you think, C-da? : ) > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>> Sent from > my iPhone > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>> On Nov 13, > 2012, at > > > 2:58 PM, > > > > > "Chan > > > > > >> Mahanta" <[email protected]> > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> Oh, > darn A! > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> Looks > like I had > > > been > > > > > losing sleep > > > > > >> over nothing. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> But > anyway, it > > > was fun > > > > > reading > > > > > >> about it. Where else can we get > such > > > > > >>> interesting news from? I > mean > > > > > >>>>>>>> other > than > > > Missouri. Did > > > > > you > > > > > >> know our very own Todd > Akin serves > > > at > > > > > >>> the Congressional Science > > > Sub-committee? > > > > > >>>>>>>> I can > see why > > > Bobby Jindal > > > > > is > > > > > >> urging HIS people to “stop > being the > > > > > >>> stupid party” . > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> Used to > think > > > that India > > > > > had > > > > > >> problems, you know? > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>> On Nov > 13, 2012, > > > at 2:44 > > > > > PM, > > > > > >> "Alpana B. Sarangapani" < > > > > > >>> [email protected]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>> It > has (or > > > is) never > > > > > been a hot > > > > > >> topic even to think or discuss > > > > > >>> about it, let alone be > tensed about > > > it. : ) > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > Sent from my > > > iPhone > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>> On > Nov 13, > > > 2012, at > > > > > 12:29 PM, > > > > > >> "Chan Mahanta" <[email protected]> > > > > > >>> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > Folks, > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > I am > > > greatly > > > > > relieved to > > > > > >> share a terrific piece of news > that many > > > > > >>> of us Markhowas have been > sweating > > > under since > > > > > November > > > > > >> 6: That the leader > > > > > >>> of the Secessionist > movement from > > > Texas is a > > > > > real > > > > > >> Gandhian, says "---We > > > > > >>> walk in the same vein as > Gandhi and > > > those > > > > > guys" > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > For more > > > on it, > > > > > look up: > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > Read > > > more: > > > > > >>> > > http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83776.html#ixzz2C8161Xxo > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > Now my > > > question to > > > > > our > > > > > >> friends from Texas is if they > too are > > > > > >>> equally relieved. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > cm :-) > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > PS: I > > > understand > > > > > that Texas > > > > > >> Governor 'Oops' Perry, once a > > > > > >>> secessionist himself, will > not back > > > the new > > > > > freedom > > > > > >> seekers. > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > assam > > > mailing list > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > [email protected] > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> > 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