french 9/11 denier makes '52 most dangerous american officials' card deck

2003-09-26 Thread The Fool
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2cid=518u=/ap/20030926/ap_on_re_eu /france_us_card_deck_2printer=1 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: [humor]A most unusual musical act

2003-09-26 Thread Sonja van Baardwijk
Jim Sharkey wrote: This French fellow plays bike horns...on his jumpsuit. I thought some of you might get a kick out of it, watching him do Beethoven and Vivaldi and more on his horns. http://grab.orsm.net/update20030917/maestro.wmv LOL, Brav, Brav. Nice one. Sonja :o) xGCU:

Week 4 NFL Picks

2003-09-26 Thread John D. Giorgis
Why do we always come here, I guess we'll never know, its a kind of torture to make these picks you know?Now that I'm off to my worst picking start ever, at this point, I might be able to do better by flipping a coin. Last week, I went 7-7 leaving me at 23 - 46, an even .500 for the season.

Re: french 9/11 denier makes '52 most dangerous american officials'card deck

2003-09-26 Thread Alberto Monteiro
BTW, they are not 9/11 deniers, they believe that there were USA government people manipulating the terrorists. It's racism: they can't accept the idea that arabs can have some planning, even if it's for Evil. They also believe that W is just a puppet of the Real G*vernment Behind. Alberto

Microsoft: a threat to global IT and job security?

2003-09-26 Thread William T Goodall
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/33082.html Security consulting company @Stake has drawn further attention to an unfavourable study on Microsoft's impact on global computer security by firing one of the authors. Dan Geer was CTO of @Stake until the publication of CyberInsecurity: the

RE: depleted uranium and iraq [L3]

2003-09-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Chad Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [I wrote] I think that 'local hot spots' will cause disease in those who live in them, but probably little otherwise; yet the use of DU munitions in heavily populated areas is irresponsible to me, particularly in view of genetic damage and

Re: depleted uranium and iraq [L3]

2003-09-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 02:13 PM 9/25/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: A PubMed search is a little frustrating because many of the more recent articles don't have available abstracts; here are a few, however: snip

Re: Scouted: The Daily Mislead

2003-09-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.misleader.org A daily chonicle of W's distortions and lies. I found the commentary on the domestic portion of the State of The Union Address...grim: http://www.misleader.org/in_the_spotlight/ ...His first goal, he said, is an economy that grows

RE: depleted uranium and iraq [L3]

2003-09-26 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip But evidence that high levels of radiation cause cancer and genetic damage is strong - I will try to find that post in the archives later, although I may not have time today. Not the one I meant, but it does list some increased cancers in

Re: depleted uranium and iraq [L3]

2003-09-26 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:36 AM 9/26/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 02:13 PM 9/25/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: A PubMed search is a little frustrating because many of the more recent articles don't have available abstracts; here are a few, however: snip

SFBC

2003-09-26 Thread G. D. Akin
I just received my periodic SFBC mailing. Two things of note: first, the hardback edition of Kiln People (#153262) is on sale for $5.00. Quite a bargain. Also Greg Bear's Vitals (#146423) is $5.00. Second, in one of the many additional flyers included in the package, there are two omnibus

Re: SFBC

2003-09-26 Thread The Fool
-- From: G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just received my periodic SFBC mailing. Two things of note: first, the hardback edition of Kiln People (#153262) is on sale for $5.00. Quite a bargain. Also Greg Bear's Vitals (#146423) is $5.00. Second, in one of the many additional

Peace through industrial parks

2003-09-26 Thread Erik Reuter
Peace through industrial parks Sep 18th 2003 From The Economist print edition Israeli entrepreneur Stef Wertheimer wants to convert the Middle East to capitalism EVEN an optimist would have to concede that this is an awkward moment to arrange business deals in the Middle East. Political

Gov't Recalls All Segway Scooters

2003-09-26 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A5175-2003Sep26?language=printer The maker of the Segway Human Transporter has agreed to recall the motorized scooters because riders have been injured falling off when its batteries are low. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall

Re: SFBC

2003-09-26 Thread Reggie Bautista
George wrote: I just received my periodic SFBC mailing. Two things of note: [snip] Second, in one of the many additional flyers included in the package, there are two omnibus editions of B5 novels. One is The Passing of the Techno-Mages by Jeanne Cavelos (contains: Casting Shadows, Summoning

Re: Gaiman's Endless Nights

2003-09-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: I'd pay premium prices for anything with P. Craig Russell's art in it. Yeah, he's a heck of a talent; I generally buy most things he draws, except for his run on Dr. Strange, as I've ever been a big fan of the good Doctor. Russell did an adaptation of Gaiman's Murder

Re: Congrats!

2003-09-26 Thread Reggie Bautista
I wrote: I'll be popping back in sometime next week to reply to some recent posts, but I'm all tied up at work right now. Jan Coffey replied: hmmm? Sounds ... kee...um...I mean,.. well, ...interesting? Working on a babby boom of your own, or is it just a figure of speach? No, that kind of tied up

Re: Google Gagged

2003-09-26 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 25 Sep 2003 at 20:09, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 02:19 PM 9/25/03 +0100, Andrew Crystall wrote: On 24 Sep 2003 at 21:36, Doug Pensinger wrote: All right, experts, when I try to go to Google I get a web page that reads in part: big snip Okay, do the hosts thing. Then,

A bit of a rant (was SFBC)

2003-09-26 Thread G. D. Akin
Top posting--deliberate. I'm 53 years old and have been a member of the SFBC for longer, I suspect, than many of you have been alive. I know the SFBC's shortcomings quite well and prefer BN and Amazon and Borders and Books-A-Million over SFBC, but if I can get an omnibus edition of something I

Re: SFBC

2003-09-26 Thread Bryon Daly
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] The three books in Jeanne Cavelos' Technomage trilogy is among the very best of the B5 novels. I wasn't as impressed by Peter David's trilogy, which surprised me because I'm generally a very big Peter David fan. Others have liked that trilogy quite a

RE: A bit of a rant (was SFBC)

2003-09-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
G. D. Akin wrote: I'm starting to think this is the David Brin Short Attention Span List. This is news? When *hasn't* almost any topic been an excuse for someone to go off on a tangent? To Reggie: thanks for answering my questions and pointing out that there is another trilogy out there,

Re: [humor]A most unusual musical act

2003-09-26 Thread Jim Sharkey
Sonja van Baardwijk wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: I thought some of you might get a kick out of it, watching him do Beethoven and Vivaldi and more on his horns. http://grab.orsm.net/update20030917/maestro.wmv LOL, Brav, Brav. Nice one. Glad you liked it. xGCU: At least my day

Re: A bit of a rant (was SFBC)

2003-09-26 Thread Bryon Daly
Funny, this showed up just seconds after I sent off my comments on the trilogy! From: G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] But, give me a break! I asked if the trilogies are worth reading. I get one non-answer and one, that does say yay or nay, but also informs me of the perils of CD clubs. A lot of

Re: Google Gagged

2003-09-26 Thread Doug Pensinger
Thanks all for the help. Google's back and Spy Bot loaded. I'm not sure how or where I got whatever it was as I'm very cautious about attachments and downloading, but others - my wife and son - have been on my machine, so I'll blame them. 8^) In any case, all's well that ends well, thanks

Re: SFBC

2003-09-26 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SFBC Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 08:16:39 +0900 I just received my periodic SFBC mailing. Two things of note: first, the hardback edition of Kiln People (#153262)

Re: A bit of a rant (was SFBC)

2003-09-26 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A bit of a rant (was SFBC) Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 13:18:08 +0900 Top posting--deliberate. I'm 53 years old and have been a member of the SFBC for longer, I

Re: A bit of a rant (was SFBC)

2003-09-26 Thread G. D. Akin
Bryon Daly wrote: snip I really expected some worthwhile comments about the trilogies since most on this list hold B5 in very high regard. I'm starting to think this is the David Brin Short Attention Span List. I think a number of people here regard B5 well, but I think Reggie and I are

Re: A bit of a rant (was SFBC)

2003-09-26 Thread G. D. Akin
Bryon Daly wrote: From: G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip I think a number of people here regard B5 well, but I think Reggie and I are the only ones who are really vociferous about it. --- I may not be vociferous about it, but I am a convert.

Re: A bit of a rant (was SFBC)

2003-09-26 Thread G. D. Akin
Jon Gabriel wrote: snip Please have patience! Some of us are really busy and don't have time to read the list more than once a day or two :-) Speaking personally, I'm 300+ emails behind again and am truly thankful the list wasn't that busy while I was away last week. I expect that