Re: Cell Phone Signal Excites Brain Near the Cell Phone
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 09:52 AM Friday 6/30/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 12:20 PM Wednesday 6/28/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Klaus Stock wrote: What was that about cell-phone radiation not being able to penetrate the skull again? Gee. Smoking is harmful, alcolhol is harmful, cell phones are harmful... ...what will come next? Something really stupid like buring mineral oil products is harmful? Doing fun things with fire has the potential to be harmful, but the likelihood of harm isn't as high as you might think. (Even with a flamethrower.) And the potential for fun is usually judged to be greater than the potential for harm. Even if the judger is sober. -- Ronn! :) If you have a handle on basic fire safety, you're usually OK. Of the 500+ people I know were playing with fire last month, only one really got burned. You want a spotter with a wet towel around, and you want to be sure you're doing it in a space that is not, itself, going to combust. Once you have those covered, you're probably OK. I wouldn't mess with it drunk. And if I were doing anything with fire, I'd put my hair up and make sure my shirt were tight-fitting. Which in itself might cause a safety problem for some. -- Ronn! :) Trust me, if I'm playing with fire, I'm doing so in the presence of women who are hotter, pardon the pun, than I am. Really. Or not around anyone who'd find the tight shirt distracting. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: SCOUTED: Bush is Not Incompetent
Chris Frandsen wrote: I agree with your analysis of the incumbent problem. I live in Texas and the travesty of gerrymandering hit very close to home after a mid census redistricting. I have heard from one source that incumbents now have a 98% return rate due to this type of redistricting. What ever happened to Newt's Contract with America and the pledge to not run again not to mention a balanced budget? Once again incumbents who do not have to worry about reelection are moving away from the social contract to represent them and are more likely to pay attention to the dollars offered to their campaigns by big business. Please also note that there is very little interest in Congress or the Executive branch to push civics education in our schools. Very little if any dollars that I know of have been earmarked for that purpose in the No Child Left Behind programs. Hey, Chris, good to have you here! Dan is in Texas, as am I. What district are you in (or do you not want to share that?). I'm in 31. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Introductions (Was:Re: SCOUTED: Bush is Not Incompetent)
Robert G. Seeberger wrote: On 6/30/2006 3:48:49 PM, Chris Frandsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Howdy Chris! Don't feel like the Lone Texas RangerG Dan and I live in opposite ends of Houston and Julia is in Austin. There are several former Texas posters here and may still be a few current members still hanging around. Shouldn't have hit send so soon. :) I'm not IN Austin, I'm NEAR Austin. If anyone in Austin asks, and I tell them what city it is whose ETJ I live in and get a blank look, I just say Northeast of Pflugerville which is about right for where my house is, anyway. I'm EAST of the SH 130 currently under construction (and whose construction is making it take longer to GET anywhere but up to town, and we don't go up to town except to go to the school and get pizza, there's an awesome pizza place on US 79 on that little stretch where it's concurrent with FM 1660), but once the highway network is in place, all it's going to take to get anywhere is toll money and the ability to do it using MoPac instead of I-35 (but you don't want to take I-35 anyway, right?). Blathering. Right. I'll shut up for a few more minutes Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Physics Prof Finds Thermate in WTC Physical Samples
I've seen that one. Not recently. But they gave a good explanation as to how the design contributed to that sort of collapse, IIRC. Julia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe so... Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: Trumpeter's Marder I auf GW 38(h) Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld. -Original Message- From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:01:22 To:Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Subject: Re: Physics Prof Finds Thermate in WTC Physical Samples [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The History Channel occasionally runs its 9/11 special. IIRC their conclusion was that the heat caused the structural beams to sag, pulling away from the anchors and thus causing the floors to pancake on top of each other. At a sufficient weight the lower floors were no longer able to support the weight... Is that the one where they have some footage with the architect? Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: SCOUTED: Bush is Not Incompetent
Dan Minette wrote: But, that's mostly hindsight. Looking forward, I see only one Democrat on the national scene who gets it: Barack Obama. He had some interesting statements on the way Democrats deal with people of faith yesterday. I can provide links if people want. This person wants, anyway. :) TIA! Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Physics Prof Finds Thermate in WTC Physical Samples
Damon wrote: The History Channel occasionally runs its 9/11 special. (...) My cable TV recently added THC to the line-up. I have enjoyed most of its programs. Alberto Monteiro, who will be echeloned for mentioning tetrahydrocanabiol and WTC in the same message... ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: SCOUTED: Bush is Not Incompetent
On 7/1/2006 11:22:34 AM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Dan Minette wrote: But, that's mostly hindsight. Looking forward, I see only one Democrat on the national scene who gets it: Barack Obama. He had some interesting statements on the way Democrats deal with people of faith yesterday. I can provide links if people want. This person wants, anyway. :) TIA! Yes, same here! Ever since the DNC speech he gave during the last presidential election I have been won over by him. He *gets* it and I do not limit it to only matters concerning people of faith. I would fully be behind him if he ran for President. xponent He Gets Promoted If The Dems Are Smart Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Very unlikely story: Hasselhoff injures arm while shaving
Ok, I have a good imagination, but this story just reeks of total bullsh*t The picture with the story makes David Hasselhoff look like a game show host that's had too many Botox treatments. Draw your own conclusions David Hasselhoff Undergoes Surgery Jun 30, 1:21 PM EST The Associated Press LONDON -- Former Baywatch star David Hasselhoff had surgery after severing a tendon in his right arm in an accident in a London gym bathroom, his spokeswoman said Friday. The 53-year-old actor, who played lifeguard Mitch Buchannon on the TV beach drama for 11 years, was shaving at a gym in the Sanderson Hotel on Thursday when he hit his head on a chandelier, showering his arm with broken glass, his publicist, Judy Katz, said. Doctors operated to repair the injury and Hasselhoff spent one night at St. Thomas' Hospital in central London, Katz said. He's fine, Katz said by phone from New York. He's out of the hospital and will resume filming tomorrow. Hasselhoff is working on an ad campaign for Pipex, a British internet company, she said. http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=226449GT1=7703 The REAL story probably reads: While doing a private impersonation of his Knight Rider character for an enamored female fan, David Hasselhoff was injured in a bizarre accident that involved a suspended ceiling sex swing, a jealous husband, a dairy cow, and several pints of warm Guinness. The injury occurred, during a rescue mission, that was preformed by PenDutch 1 - the Amish Black Ops squad. The cow is now safe and resting comfortably in her stall. Messages left for Hasselhoff's manager, by BS News, were not returned. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: SCOUTED: Bush is Not Incompetent
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julia Thompson Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 11:23 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Bush is Not Incompetent Dan Minette wrote: But, that's mostly hindsight. Looking forward, I see only one Democrat on the national scene who gets it: Barack Obama. He had some interesting statements on the way Democrats deal with people of faith yesterday. I can provide links if people want. This person wants, anyway. :) TIA! Julia Here's the text of the speech: http://www.wfn.org/2006/06/msg00594.html Dan M. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Very unlikely story: Hasselhoff injures arm while shaving
At 02:32 PM Saturday 7/1/2006, Gary Nunn wrote: Ok, I have a good imagination, but this story just reeks of total bullsh*t [snip] The 53-year-old actor, who played lifeguard Mitch Buchannon on the TV beach drama for 11 years, was shaving at a gym in the Sanderson Hotel on Thursday when he hit his head on a chandelier, showering his arm with broken glass, his publicist, Judy Katz, said. Years ago I came home from class to discover that one of my roommates had sliced his arm when he was doing jumping jacks in the living room of the apartment and hit the light fixture and showered himself with broken glass. So it's not too unreasonable, although I am not sure how shaving would require him to raise his arms that high, unless he was shaving parts of his body that I personally don't regularly shave. My roommate was more fortunate, in that he only needed stitches to sew up the cuts on his arm and shoulder, and didn't slice a tendon or anything like that -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Very unlikely story: Hasselhoff injures arm while shaving
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 02:32 PM Saturday 7/1/2006, Gary Nunn wrote: Ok, I have a good imagination, but this story just reeks of total bullsh*t [snip] The 53-year-old actor, who played lifeguard Mitch Buchannon on the TV beach drama for 11 years, was shaving at a gym in the Sanderson Hotel on Thursday when he hit his head on a chandelier, showering his arm with broken glass, his publicist, Judy Katz, said. Years ago I came home from class to discover that one of my roommates had sliced his arm when he was doing jumping jacks in the living room of the apartment and hit the light fixture and showered himself with broken glass. So it's not too unreasonable, although I am not sure how shaving would require him to raise his arms that high, unless he was shaving parts of his body that I personally don't regularly shave. My roommate was more fortunate, in that he only needed stitches to sew up the cuts on his arm and shoulder, and didn't slice a tendon or anything like that My chandalier story includes a wedding bouquet. Not mine. Nobody was hurt, but it might have been otherwise. I don't know what to think of the Hasselhoff story. It's beyond my knowledge to visualize how the account could be accurate. (If I went to the place in question, maybe it would all fall into place, or I'd be saying, Huh? He must have been shaving X, and I don't know guys who do that except extremely serious swimmers.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: SCOUTED: Bush is Not Incompetent
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 3:36 PM Subject: RE: SCOUTED: Bush is Not Incompetent Here's the text of the speech: http://www.wfn.org/2006/06/msg00594.html For balance, here is a dissenting opinion: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-goldberg/whats-the-matter-with-ba_b_24133.html What's the matter with Barack Obama? The trouble with Barack Obama's controversial recent speech about religion and the Democratic Party is not his embrace of religious language in the service of liberalism. Religious speech can be transcendent, and genuinely Christian ideals about justice and mercy can inspire even non-believers. The right has successfully convinced much of the country that the Democratic Party is hostile to people of faith, and speeches that work to counter that myth are valuable. Unfortunately, Obama's rhetoric ends up reinforcing Republican myths about liberal Godlessness instead of challenging them. There's much in the speech to admire, particularly Obama's call for us to take the religious right's rhetoric seriously, to engage and argue with the movement's ideas rather than brushing them off as mere fanaticism. He gets the spiritual void at the heart of American life, and the need for social movements to offer people meaning and existential solace along with practical policy solutions. Each day, it seems, thousands of Americans are going about their daily rounds -- dropping off the kids at school, driving to the office, flying to a business meeting, shopping at the mall, trying to stay on their diets -- and they're coming to the realization that something is missing, he said. They are deciding that their work, their possessions, their diversions, their sheer busyness, is not enough. They want a sense of purpose, a narrative arc to their lives. They're looking to relieve a chronic loneliness, a feeling supported by a recent study that shows Americans have fewer close friends and confidants than ever before. And so they need an assurance that somebody out there cares about them, is listening to them -- that they are not just destined to travel down that long highway towards nothingness. When I was in Dover, PA during the intelligent design controversy, a preacher's wife told that if evolution is true, life has no meaning. Where's this universe heading? she asked. What's the purpose of it all? There's no standard, no guidelines. Obviously, Democrats should not join Republicans in pretending that they have a lock on divine truth, but they can speak to people's anxiety, their hunger for community and purpose. The religious right offers people a narrative arc, not just about their own lives, but also about America's decline and imminent resurrection. Democrats need a mobilizing vision as well, one that speaks to the despair that underlies so much of our politics. Obama recognizes this, but he errs in taking Republican propaganda as fact, or, to put it in Lakoff's terms, in accepting the GOP frame. He perpetuates the fantasy that there really is a liberal war on faith. [A] sense of proportion should also guide those who police the boundaries between church and state, he says. Not every mention of God in public is a breach to the wall of separation -- context matters. It is doubtful that children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance feel oppressed or brainwashed as a consequence of muttering the phrase 'under God.' I didn't. Having voluntary student prayer groups use school property to meet should not be a threat, any more than its use by the High School Republicans should threaten Democrats. And one can envision certain faith-based programs -- targeting ex-offenders or substance abusers -- that offer a uniquely powerful way of solving problems. Let's unpack this. It is a common right-wing talking point that liberals want to take the phrase under God of the pledge of allegiance. Undoubtedly, some of us regret that, during a moment of Cold War panic in 1954, our government amended the historic pledge to put the word God in it. However, there is now no organized movement to take it out. The California man who sued over the pledge a few years ago represented no one but himself, and in 2002, when the 9th Circuit voted in his favor, many ardent defenders of church/state separation groaned. This is a godsend for the religious right, Rob Boston of Americans United for Separation of Church and State told me that day. They're going to raise millions of dollars on this issue. I'm sure even as we're speaking, there are presses running overtime printing fundraising letters saying, 'Save the Pledge of Allegiance!' Meanwhile, the Supreme Court had recently ruled that public money could be used for religious school tuition. We're on the verge of tax-supported religion in this country. It's a startling change of policy, and instead of
