Star Trek nativity scene
All I can say is that the three wise men are a Klingon, a Gorn and Balok (from The Corbomite Maneuver) http://fatrobot.blogspot.com/2006_12_01_archive.html ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Coalition Seeks Elimination of Incandescent Light Bulb
http://enews.penton.com/enews/powerquality/power_quality_news_beat/2007_march_16_march_16_2007/display http://tinyurl.com/2orhxz A recent article in the New York Times reports that a coalition of industrialists, environmentalists, and energy specialists is banding together to try to eliminate the incandescent light bulb in about 10 years. In a recently announced agreement, the coalition members, including Philips Lighting, the largest manufacturer of incandescent light bulbs; the Natural Resources Defense Council; and two efficiency organizations, are pledging to press for efficiency standards at the local, state, and federal levels. The standards would phase out the ordinary screw-in bulb, technology that arose around the time of the telegraph and the steam locomotive, and replace it with compact fluorescents, light-emitting diodes, halogen devices, and other technologies that may emerge. The article goes on to say that the agreement is a compromise among the participants. Some favored an outright ban on incandescent bulbs, like the one Australia said last month it would seek by 2009 or 2010. Philips, a unit of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, has pledged with others doing business in Europe to seek a shift to more efficient lighting there, too. The announcement commits coalition members to seek "a market phaseout" by 2016. General Electric, the largest American manufacturer of lighting, has recently been campaigning against the elimination of incandescent bulbs, and promising instead to bring out a new model that is twice as efficient as its current bulbs. The company is not part of the new coalition, but has allied itself with the Natural Resources Defense Council in another group called the United States Carbon Action Program, which seeks to control emissions of greenhouse gases through energy conservation. xponent A Good Idea Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Bad Sci-Fi
> Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > ...after all, horses are far more likely > > to appear in fantasies than good SF! Except, of > > course, for the Jijo horse aunties and dear Tycho > > of Garth. > Some of Elizabeth Moon's space opera stuff has > horses I have *got* to do more reading...I now belong to two book clubs, though, so I've a little less 'free literature' time. One just finished _The Milagro Beanfield War_ (old, but picked by Denver's mayor as the book in a city-wide literacy program...the writing is dated, but the issues are sadly still relevent), and I've started the next, a mini-biography of 6 Denver women from the turn of the century (um, 1900, not 2000 ). Debbi who actually got a teeny nose sunburn from being outside all weekend! Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Bad Sci-Fi
Deborah Harrell wrote: >> jon louis mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> i've noticed that a lot of the fantasy novels being >> published now are aimed at that target sci-fi >> audience. fortunately there are enough authors like >> brin to keep me my stack of books to read happily >> high... > > I do love really good science fiction, but also enjoy > good fantasy...after all, horses are far more likely > to appear in fantasies than good SF! Except, of > course, for the Jijo horse aunties and dear Tycho of > Garth. > > Debbi > Sunflower In The Corner Of His Mouth Maru:) Some of Elizabeth Moon's space opera stuff has horses Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: No accounting for taste . . .
> Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Andrew Crystall wrote: > >> (Klaus wrote) > >> And humans cannot digest milk products. This can, > or so I'm told, easily be > >> proven if you conduct your research in China. > > No, that's not quite true. > > > > All Human babies can digest milk products. Adults, > only if they have > > the right genes (to produce the right enzymes). In > Europe and > > America, 90%+ do. Other parts of the world? Less. > Down to 10% in some African countries. > > Klaus knows that, as the second sentence shows. He > was making a point > on sampling bias, not human lactose intolerance. Lt. Saavik would understand the confusion...as I expected Ronn to insert. Debbi whose Bashir has a massive does of spring silliness...Tigger in grey! :D Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: No accounting for taste . . .
On 20/03/2007, at 3:46 AM, Andrew Crystall wrote: >> And humans cannot digest milk products. This can, or so I'm told, >> easily be >> proven if you conduct your research in China. > > No, that's not quite true. > > All Human babies can digest milk products. Adults, only if they have > the right genes (to produce the right enzymes). In Europe and > America, 90%+ do. Other parts of the world? Less. Down to 10% in some > African countries. Klaus knows that, as the second sentence shows. He was making a point on sampling bias, not human lactose intolerance. Charlie ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: No accounting for taste . . .
On 19 Mar 2007 at 17:39, Klaus Stock wrote: > > > STRANGE BUT TRUE: Cats Cannot Taste Sweets > > > There is a reason cats prefer meaty wet food to dry > > > kibble, and disdain sugar entirely. > > > > opened a package of apple turnovers...he immediately > > > jumped up and ...licked > > > the sugar off each and every one of the turnovers. > > > Perhaps he could > > > not read the newsletter and didn't know that he was > > > supposed to eat > > > the "meaty wet food" and "disdain [the] sugar > > > entirely." Or perhaps > > > he was following a higher law of being a cat: to do > > > the opposite of what he is expected to do . . . > > And humans cannot digest milk products. This can, or so I'm told, easily be > proven if you conduct your research in China. No, that's not quite true. All Human babies can digest milk products. Adults, only if they have the right genes (to produce the right enzymes). In Europe and America, 90%+ do. Other parts of the world? Less. Down to 10% in some African countries. AndrewC Dawn Falcon ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: No accounting for taste . . .
> > STRANGE BUT TRUE: Cats Cannot Taste Sweets > > There is a reason cats prefer meaty wet food to dry > > kibble, and disdain sugar entirely. > > opened a package of apple turnovers...he immediately > > jumped up and ...licked > > the sugar off each and every one of the turnovers. > > Perhaps he could > > not read the newsletter and didn't know that he was > > supposed to eat > > the "meaty wet food" and "disdain [the] sugar > > entirely." Or perhaps > > he was following a higher law of being a cat: to do > > the opposite of what he is expected to do . . . And humans cannot digest milk products. This can, or so I'm told, easily be proven if you conduct your research in China. Perhaps they checked cats whose family trees converge towards same saber tooth tiger which didn't care about sugar, but a lot about reproducing it's genetic material. It's also proven that cats won't eat more than it would be good for them. That's why there are no fat cats. Best regards, Klaus _ This mail sent using V-webmail - http://www.v-webmail.orgg ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
