Re: SCOUTED: Houston

2004-02-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:57 AM 2/1/04, Doug Pensinger wrote: Ronn! wrote: Here's another opinion: http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/comment/story.html?id=d8f662bb-b354-4e05-9dfe-f2f9117f96fd Adds for prostitution? Pornogrification? Someone want to explain the last paragraph to me? This weekend's

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

2004-02-01 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 12:57 AM Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Houston Ronn! wrote: Here's another opinion:

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

2004-02-01 Thread Davd Brin
Where is the leftist plan for education other than writing blank checks? As opposed to the conservative plan of writing no checks at all? You miss the point. The staggering stupidity of the statement is that the mainstream dems aren't proposing hardly any new spending at all, other

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

2004-02-01 Thread Davd Brin
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban A non-medical inflammatory descripition of a rarely used procedure done to protect the woman. It's worse than that. Almost all cases involve anencephaly, a sysndrome in which it is not discovered until very late... beyond the normal legal limit for abortions...

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

2004-02-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Dan Minette wrote: At that time, Wisconsin frats were filled with guys who joined because beer was part of the frat costs. Like most stereotypes, the drunken frat boy has some basis in truth. Our chapter was no exception in that regard at times (including a night at McSorley's in NYC by yours

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

2004-02-01 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:59 PM 1/31/04, Dan Minette wrote: I've lived in Houston for 19 out of the last 22 years I spent a week there one week. I've never spent a whole *week* in Houston. I think the longest I've ever been there all at once was a long weekend, Thursday through

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

2004-02-01 Thread Julia Thompson
Robert Seeberger wrote: Who would listen to me? You all know I would be biased on this subject! G I'd listen. :) And I've got tons of friends who get all excited about going to Houston for this or that cultural or sporting event, so I know there's plenty of good about it. What do you think

Re: vatican head astronomer - lecture

2004-02-01 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Miller, Jeffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:22 PM Subject: vatican head astronomer - lecture http://kuow.org/Full_Program_Story.asp?NewsPage_Action=Find('ID','4972') George Coyne, the

Gibson, The Passion, and Holocaust Denial

2004-02-01 Thread The Fool
In Respect to a Film Only JDG could Love: http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2004_01_25_dneiwert_archive.html#1075578058 93121726 Mel Gibson, evidently, is dreading the worst when his film about Christ's crucifixion, The Passion of the Christ, is released later next month. He probably should -- and

RE: The MATRIX Project

2004-02-01 Thread Travis Edmunds
The potential for abuse of information always exists. I don't think that will ever go away. So I suppose one must, to a certain degree, accept what is. Note however that I don't champion complacency by no means. It's just that I've learned, that acceptance of certain situations, which we as

Re: Re: new wonder drug scours arteries clean

2004-02-01 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:24 PM Subject: Fwd: Re: new wonder drug scours arteries clean On , Julia Thompson wrote: Maybe the US government should be involved in drug

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

2004-02-01 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 9:03 AM Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Houston Robert Seeberger wrote: Who would listen to me? You all know I would be biased on this subject! G I'd

Re: Gibson, The Passion, and Holocaust Denial

2004-02-01 Thread Travis Edmunds
Ah. Well that explains much. I do not however, condone such generalization in matters of destructive criticism of ones work, or oneself. And of course such criticism of ones work does reflect back to the very character of the person being scrutinized. Of course such is to be expected from the

Re: No teeth in this tiger

2004-02-01 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 05:49 PM 1/27/2004, you wrote: Kevin Tarr wrote: *It's in a section's food cubicle. The books are all mysteries and thrillers. I asked why no sci-fi? The section leader nearly jumped down my throat. This Clancy book was the first I've ever borrowed, working there two years now. When I

Something to be Angry About

2004-02-01 Thread The Fool
http://www.sacbee.com/content/politics/ca/budget/story/8191113p-9122383c html Cancer treatments cut Prostate patients on wait list By Clea Benson and John Hill -- Bee Staff Writers Published 2:15 a.m. PST Saturday, January 31, 2004 Dr. Mark Litwin got the call from California health officials

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

2004-02-01 Thread Kevin Tarr
Robert Seeberger wrote: Having seen the preparations being made here for The Super Bowl (something like a 10 day event with parties and festivals and such), and having seen the city prepare for other events of slightly lesser import, it is my belief that the IOC was foolish and short sighted to

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

2004-02-01 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/1/2004 3:31:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now please, again, remove Brin: from subject lines. Thanks. Sorry - got into the fray late yesterday and was answering along before a realized you needed to stop. = .

D. D. Harriman, Call Your Office

2004-02-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=96ncid=96e=1u=/space/20040129/sc_space/flymystufftothemoonprivatemissionslatedforfalllaunch Fly My Stuff to the Moon: Private Mission Slated for Fall Launch Thu Jan 29, 7:42 AM ET By Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer, SPACE.com While President

Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives

2004-02-01 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 05:15:33PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/1/2004 3:31:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now please, again, remove Brin: from subject lines. Thanks. Sorry - got into the fray late yesterday and was answering along before a

New Elements?

2004-02-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
February 1, 2004 NEW YORK TIMES Uut and Uup Add Their Atomic Mass to Periodic Table By JAMES GLANZ A team of Russian and American scientists are reporting today that they have created two new chemical elements, called superheavies because of their enormous atomic mass. The

Re: Scouted: Nuclear waste court woes

2004-02-01 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:58 PM Subject: Re: Scouted: Nuclear waste court woes Dan wrote I've looked up the total risk, and after 200 years it approaches that of the

Missile Defense Plans Call for Early Summer Deployment

2004-02-01 Thread Robert Seeberger
From The Drudge Report: Pentagon plans operation of a national missile defense system this summer, WASH POST planning to report on Monday, newsroom sources tell DRUDGE... MORE... accelerated schedule would enable President Bush to claim fulfillment of a major 2000 campaign pledge earlier than

Re: New Elements?

2004-02-01 Thread TomFODW
element 115 will be designated Ununpentium Except it might be 114 or 116... Tom Beck www.mercerjewishsingles.org I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the last. - Dr Jerry Pournelle ___

Re: Virus and Spam

2004-02-01 Thread Reggie Bautista
rob wrote: I'm getting hit with copies of Novarg. Anyone else? I'm also getting spam from names similar to those on Brin-L and Culture. Could someone be harvesting our mailing lists membership lists without detection? The Fool replied: I've had a grand total of 0 spam, for the past

Re: Doing Business With The Enemy

2004-02-01 Thread Reggie Bautista
Gautam Mukunda wrote: He's not alone. Ted Kennedy claimed that the Iraq war was cooked up in Texas for corrupt oil reasons. Sending us to war to pay off your buddies would, again, be treason in my book - maybe not legally, but morally. Teddy was probably drunk off his ass, or too busy

Re: [L3] Re: Scouted: Nuclear waste court woes

2004-02-01 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:03 PM Subject: [L3] Re: Scouted: Nuclear waste court woes Even mining tailings are considered hazardous: NRC regulations require that a cover be

Justice

2004-02-01 Thread The Fool
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_860904.html Television thief still in jail after 33 years A US man who was jailed in 1970 for his first and only criminal conviction - stealing a television - says he hopes to be released in December. Junior Allen, 63, says he has applied again to the North

Janet Jacksons Right Breast Provokes Outrage

2004-02-01 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://www.drudgereport.com/mattjj.htm Top CBS executives approved a musical skit where Janet Jackson would expose her breast during the MTV-produced Super Bowl half-time concert, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. The decision to go forward went to the very top of the network, a well-placed source

Assurances of Vendors

2004-02-01 Thread The Fool
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/7849090.htm ... Lucky he was there. For an unknown reason, the computerized tally program had begun to award votes for Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante to Burton, a socialist from Southern California. Similar mishaps have occurred across the country since

RE: Janet Jackson

2004-02-01 Thread Jim Sharkey
Robert Seeberger wrote: CBS's main New York switchboard was immediately bombarded with complaints about the stunt, network sources said late Sunday. Well, it made me happy, anyway. Of course, that was after five SoCo 100 and Cokes, so I might not be the best gauge on that one. :) Jim If my

Re: More good reasons to Distrust Corporations and Drug Companies

2004-02-01 Thread Reggie Bautista
The Fool posted: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A58130-2004Jan28? language=print er Makers of popular antidepressants such as Paxil, Zoloft and Effexor have refused to disclose the details of most clinical trials involving depressed children, denying doctors and parents

May

2004-02-01 Thread The Fool
Senior American officials concluded at the beginning of last May that there were no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq, The Observer has learnt. http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1136351,00.html ___

Re: Janet Jacksons Right Breast Provokes Outrage

2004-02-01 Thread Damon Agretto
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Re: Janet Jacksons Right Breast Provokes Outrage

2004-02-01 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 9:40 PM Subject: Re: Janet Jacksons Right Breast Provokes Outrage Yeah, yeah, yeah. Pictures? http://www.drudgereport.com/ xponent The Easy Way Maru

Re: Doing Business With The Enemy

2004-02-01 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Personal attacks make for good arguements since when? Maybe you've been working such long hours that you've forgotten that one of the principles of this list is to attack the argument, not the person who made it. Tell us why Ted Kennedy's

Re: Doing Business With The Enemy

2004-02-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:23 PM 2/1/04, Reggie Bautista wrote: Gautam Mukunda wrote: He's not alone. Ted Kennedy claimed that the Iraq war was cooked up in Texas for corrupt oil reasons. Sending us to war to pay off your buddies would, again, be treason in my book - maybe not legally, but morally. Teddy was

Super Sunday today.

2004-02-01 Thread Medievalbk
Three booksales going today. Two ending with bag day. Picked up 14 grocery bags of books for $125.00 Super. ...oh yes, I got home in time to see half of a football game. William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

My Dad

2004-02-01 Thread Reggie Bautista
My father has had another heart attack. One of his bypasses from about 15 years ago had gotten clogged and he had been ignoring the symptoms for a couple of weeks. Some of the symtoms may have been masked by the pain he's been feeling from having shingles. They catheterized the blocked

Re: Janet Jackson

2004-02-01 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Jim Sharkey wrote: If my kids were watching I'd have been more upset Maru How weird. My kids watch breasts and nipples all the time and they don't give a damn Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Janet Jackson

2004-02-01 Thread Julia Thompson
Jim Sharkey wrote: Robert Seeberger wrote: CBS's main New York switchboard was immediately bombarded with complaints about the stunt, network sources said late Sunday. Well, it made me happy, anyway. Of course, that was after five SoCo 100 and Cokes, so I might not be the best gauge on

Re: Doing Business With The Enemy

2004-02-01 Thread Reggie Bautista
- Original Message - From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 10:00 PM Subject: Re: Doing Business With The Enemy At 08:23 PM 2/1/04, Reggie Bautista wrote: Gautam Mukunda wrote: He's not alone. Ted

Re: My Dad

2004-02-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:31 PM 2/1/04, Reggie Bautista wrote: My father has had another heart attack. One of his bypasses from about 15 years ago had gotten clogged and he had been ignoring the symptoms for a couple of weeks. Some of the symtoms may have been masked by the pain he's been feeling from having

Re: My Dad

2004-02-01 Thread Robert Seeberger
Praying for you and yours. rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

W's of Mass Deception

2004-02-01 Thread Doug Pensinger
Video of Bush pushing the war. http://www.moveon.org/false/video/ -- Doug Anybody but Bush, '04 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

No Child's Behind Left

2004-02-01 Thread Doug Pensinger
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43173-2004Jan23.html?nav=hptop_tb Va. Seeks To Leave Bush Law Behind Republicans Fight School Mandates RICHMOND, Jan. 23 -- The Republican-controlled Virginia House of Delegates sharply criticized President Bush's signature education program