Re: Star Trek [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?]

2003-02-25 Thread G. D. Akin
Reggie wrote: And some ST fan(atic)s say that Trelane in The Squire of Gothos, was probably a young Q. -- There is novel titled Q-Squared by Peter David (I think) where Q and Trelane battle it out. Not bad as far as Trek novels. George A

Re: Head Injuries ADD (was Re: Anger )

2003-02-25 Thread Ticia
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Of everything I was able to read about ADD, the best texts I can recommend on ADD are Answers to Distraction and Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell MD and John Ratey MD. If you are curious about the condition, or if you think you are affected by it, get

Nobel peace prize winner calls for Iraq war

2003-02-25 Thread Erik Reuter
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/25/opinion/25HORT.html War for Peace? It Worked in My Country By JOSÉ RAMOS-HORTA ILI, East Timor I often find myself counting how many of us are left in this world. One recent morning my two surviving brothers and I had coffee together. And I found myself

Re: GWB may owe Saddam a thank you for being stupid note

2003-02-25 Thread Alberto Monteiro
JDG wrote: He's played a poor hand rather well for the last 11+ years. He was playing against Clinton, what did you expect? I saw in TV when Clinton almost let the USA be destroyed by an asian conspiracy, just because the asians told him that they were harmless because they had small

Re: Gods and Generals was Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU WarnsIraq It Faces 'Last Chance')

2003-02-25 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 09:37 PM 2/24/2003 -0800, you wrote: Kevin Tarr wrote: Kevin T. - VRWC Girding myself to see Gods and Generals. Have you read the book? Doug Yes, when I saw the movie posters I got the book. First time I've used the local library. I have not seen the movie Gettysburg or read The Killing

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Reggie Bautista wrote: Marvin wrote: Ok, I just had to check... http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html which has the quote as Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. When I was looking for that quote to post it, I found not 1, not 2, but 3 pages that

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: From: Marvin Long, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ahhh...I had the 1701 ERTL model for a long time - I still have a die-cast TOS Enterprise that shoots little yellow round photon torpedos and has a detachable shuttle. I bought it from Sears in the

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: And TOS doesn't have holodeck episodes. Marvin Long Does the continuity of The Animated Series count? They did have the holodeck there! Courtesy of DC Fontana, I believe. :) Interesting! I never saw many of the animated episodes, though

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Unfortunately, 16+ years of ST:TNG episodes on re-runs aren't helping that. Maybe somebody in Paramount hopes that if they re-run the episodes long enough, the characters will achieve the same legendary status. Tough luck. 16+ years$#!*,

Question for Dutch members

2003-02-25 Thread Russell Chapman
Greetings, One of you has in the past chastised list members for referring to the Netherlands as Holland, and explained the difference. I am curious as to why the World Cup cricket team currently playing in Africa is playing as Holland (complete with really natty orange uniforms, eclipsed only

Re: Star Trek [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?]

2003-02-25 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: G. D. Akin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Star Trek [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?] Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 17:41:51 +0900 Reggie wrote: And some ST fan(atic)s say that Trelane in

RE: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance')

2003-02-25 Thread Horn, John
From: Deborah Harrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For me personally to sentence someone to death, I'd have to be absolutely convinced that they were guilty of a heinous crime. However, for a lesser sentence I'd be OK with the most serious affairs reasonable doubt definition. Maybe I

RE: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Horn, John
From: Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] That is the first thing that struck me as odd in Enterprise. Capt. Archer also follows this style of command. OK. I've only watched a few episodes of Enterprise before I decided it wasn't worth the effort to find it (we've no UPN

Re: Nobel peace prize winner calls for Iraq war

2003-02-25 Thread Jon Gabriel
He's also a Catholic Bishop, if I'm not mistaken, as is Bishop Carlo who shared the prize with him. Thanks for posting this. Very well written. :) It would be nice if more winners spoke out about the war. Of course, I should probably be careful what I wish for -- Henry Kissinger and Yasser

Re: Nobel peace prize winner calls for Iraq war

2003-02-25 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 11:09:40AM -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: Thanks for posting this. You're welcome. But it would make me happy in the future if you didn't include the entire article I posted in your reply. TIA. ___

Re: Nobel peace prize winner calls for Iraq war

2003-02-25 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nobel peace prize winner calls for Iraq war Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:14:44 -0500 On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 11:09:40AM -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: Thanks for

Re: signs, astrology, numerology and other prattling

2003-02-25 Thread Jean-Louis Couturier
At 19:38 2003-02-24 -0500, Gary wrote: Warning, this post is the result of a long day and a tired mind mixed with a little bit of sentimentality, so no flames, virtual bricks or snide comments please :-) Now come on, play fair! I am not a big believer in signs or astrology, but sometimes the

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Unfortunately, 16+ years of ST:TNG episodes on re-runs aren't helping that. Maybe somebody in Paramount hopes that if they re-run the episodes long enough, the characters will achieve the same legendary status.

RE: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance')

2003-02-25 Thread Horn, John
From: William T Goodall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/24/national/24DNA.html?pagewanted=1 Judge Laura Denvir Stith seemed not to believe what she was hearing. A prosecutor was trying to block a death row inmate from having his conviction reopened on the basis

Re: GWB may owe Saddam a thank you for being stupid note

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Alberto Monteiro wrote: JDG wrote: He's played a poor hand rather well for the last 11+ years. He was playing against Clinton, what did you expect? I saw in TV when Clinton almost let the USA be destroyed by an asian conspiracy, just because the asians told him that they were

Re: Wealth trends and Bush's tax cuts

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Bryon Daly wrote: John D. Giorgis wrote: At 10:02 AM 2/22/2003 -0600 Dan Minette wrote: Bush has another double taxation he could have eliminated: taxes on the money which pays the Social Security tax. Is the fact that that mainly benefits individuals who make 75k/year and that he

Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'

2003-02-25 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance' Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 00:32:30 -0500 At 09:34 PM 2/24/2003 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote: Aren't there a significant

Save Farscape

2003-02-25 Thread Ticia
Anybody seen the commercial? http://www.savefarscape.com/ Ticia ',:) -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Jon Gabriel wrote: From: John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance' Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 00:32:30 -0500 Of course, your original point also stands, that

RE: Gods and Generals was Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns IraqIt Faces 'Last Chance')

2003-02-25 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: Doug Pensinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 09:38 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Gods and Generals was Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance') Kevin Tarr wrote: Kevin T. - VRWC

more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread The Fool
http://www.interwoven.com/news/press/2003/021803patent.html ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread Nick Arnett
Why do you think this is a bad patent? With 13 fairly specific claims, it seems to me that it is very narrow...? Not that I favor software patents. Furthermore, this looks like a process patent, which would make it even less signficant. (I was offered a job at that company when it was a

RE: ADD/ADHD (was RE: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger)

2003-02-25 Thread Horn, John
-Original Message- The only Gustav Mahler I know of is http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/mahler/ One of the greatest composers of the late 19th Century. Also a minor character in Greg Bear's _Infinity Concerto_. And the subject of a great song by Tom Lehrer. OK. Actually the

Re: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:43:14AM -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: Why do you think this is a bad patent? With 13 fairly specific claims, it seems to me that it is very narrow...? The quadratic equation is fairly narrow and specific, but it should not be patentable. Think of things like prior art

RE: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Horn, John
From: Marvin Long, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unfortunately, 16+ years of ST:TNG episodes on re-runs aren't helping that. Maybe somebody in Paramount hopes that if they re-run the episodes long enough, the characters will achieve the same legendary status. Tough luck. 16+

Re: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread The Fool
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why do you think this is a bad patent? With 13 fairly specific claims, it seems to me that it is very narrow...? Not that I favor software patents. Furthermore, this looks like a process patent, which would make it even less signficant. (I was offered

RE: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 10:51 AM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: more bad patents On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:43:14AM -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: Why do you think this is a bad patent? With 13

US Plans Iraqi Occupation

2003-02-25 Thread J.D. Giorgis
and Krugman is again all wet. JDG U.S. makes plans for post-Saddam Iraq From Barbara Starr CNN Washington Bureau Monday, February 24, 2003 Posted: 1:16 PM EST (1816 GMT) U.N. weapons inspectors pass an Iraqi soldier Monday in Baghdad. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Bush administration is

Researchers link fatty diet with Alzheimer's disease

2003-02-25 Thread The Fool
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/scitech/SciTechRepublish_787269.htm Researchers link fatty diet with Alzheimer's disease Tuesday, 18 February 2003 A diet high in unsaturated, unhydrogenated fats such as vegetable products and some oils may help lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease but

peanut butter and jelly: the patent

2003-02-25 Thread The Fool
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/02/24/Opinion/Patently_ridiculous.shtml A Times Editorial Patently ridiculous When peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are getting their own patent, the system intended to protect creativity is in need of a major overhaul. © St. Petersburg Times published February

RE: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Erik Reuter ... The quadratic equation is fairly narrow and specific, but it should not be patentable. Think of things like prior art and (admittedly less easy to prove) obviousness. Yes... but until

Breast cancer stem cells

2003-02-25 Thread The Fool
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2793393.stm Breast cancer danger cells found Key cells appear to stimulate cancer growth Scientists have pinpointed the cells within a breast cancer that are capable of forming new malignant tumours. They believe that as few as one in 100 cells within a

Re: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:19 PM Subject: RE: more bad patents -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Erik Reuter ...

RE: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of The Fool ... CVS. Not even close. There's no way that patent could affect CVS. It is a specific way of using a hierarchical file system for collaborative website development. Take out any *one* of the

Re: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Dan Minette [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:33 PM Subject: Re: more bad patents - Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: more bad patents

2003-02-25 Thread The Fool
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of The Fool ... CVS. Not even close. There's no way that patent could affect CVS. It is a specific way of using a hierarchical file system for collaborative

Octopus

2003-02-25 Thread The Fool
Zoo Octopus Learns To Open Shrimp Jar By Watching MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimp by watching zoo attendants perform the act underwater. Frida, a 5-month-old female octopus, opens the jars by pressing her body on the lid and

Comet NEAT

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Got this URL from someone on another list. http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/swpod2003/21feb03/soho1.gif SOHO images of Comet NEAT's close approach with the sun. Pretty cool, if you ask me! Julia ___

Re: Octopus

2003-02-25 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Brin-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Octopus Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 15:20:15 -0600 Zoo Octopus Learns To Open Shrimp Jar By Watching MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open

RE: Gods and Generals was Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU WarnsIraq It Faces 'Last Chance')

2003-02-25 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 10:23 AM 2/25/2003 -0800, you wrote: -Original Message- From: Doug Pensinger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 09:38 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Gods and Generals was Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance') Kevin Tarr

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 08:22 PM 2/24/2003 -0600, you wrote: Reggie Bautista wrote: Marvin wrote: Ok, I just had to check... http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html which has the quote as Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. When I was looking for that quote to post it, I found not 1, not 2, but 3

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: At 08:22 PM 2/24/2003 -0600, you wrote: Reggie Bautista wrote: Marvin wrote: Ok, I just had to check... http://www.samueljohnson.com/refuge.html which has the quote as Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. When I was looking for that quote

Re: Question for Dutch members

2003-02-25 Thread S.V. van Baardwijk-Holten
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003 23:33:40 +1000, Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings, One of you has in the past chastised list members for referring to the Netherlands as Holland, and explained the difference. I am curious as to why the World Cup cricket team currently playing in Africa is

Bad afternoon

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
We got hit by sleet/ice last night. The temperature was 23F when I came downstairs this morning (at least, that's what it was in Pflugerville according to the Weatherbug). It's up to 26F now. So the driveway and my car, and, oh yeah, at least the first mile of road out of here are covered with

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
I quoted: The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense. -- E. W. Dijkstra: Kevin replied: I didn't see this originally. What did he mean by this, what's wrong with COBOL? In my shop they have tested other systems and nothing can perform

Re: Bad afternoon

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
Julia wrote: We got hit by sleet/ice last night. [snip] Then sometime between 1:30 and 2, Sammy tripped and hit his forehead on the box his alphabet blocks live in, and it cut him. Deep. About half an inch long. [snip] (And we're going to have to try to get him to the doctor's office tomorrow

Re: GWB may owe Saddam a thank you for being stupid note

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
Julia wrote: I remember a sitcom where a guy had gotten a mid-life crisis car, a woman borrowed it (wife? ex-wife? girlfriend?) and wrecked it, and he was saying it was OK, and she believed him, and then he totally broke down later explaining that it *wasn't* all right, and she should have known

Re: Bad afternoon

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Reggie Bautista wrote: Julia wrote: We got hit by sleet/ice last night. [snip] Then sometime between 1:30 and 2, Sammy tripped and hit his forehead on the box his alphabet blocks live in, and it cut him. Deep. About half an inch long. [snip] (And we're going to have to try to get him

Re: signs, astrology, numerology and other prattling

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
Gary wrote: I am not a big believer in signs or astrology, but sometimes the coincidences are simply too amazing. And sometimes the horoscopes are so close to the mark, it is scary. I don't mean the generalized predictions that that could apply to half of the population, I mean straight to the

RE: Question for Dutch members

2003-02-25 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: S.V. van Baardwijk-Holten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 02:24 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Question for Dutch members People down south are more levelheaded and have more sense. grin Sonja GCU Care to

Re: Octopus

2003-02-25 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Zoo Octopus Learns To Open Shrimp Jar By Watching This is no news. I've heard of similar feats by Octopus ever since I was a kid - which is years ago, in the last millenium Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Question for Dutch members

2003-02-25 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Sonja wrote: The Dutch calling themselves 'Hollanders' has it's roots in history (I believe somewhere in the 80 years war (...) Which war is that? A 50 year extension of the 30 Years War, or a 20 year truce in the 100 Years War? :-) Alberto Monteiro

RE: Bad afternoon

2003-02-25 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Julia Thompson ... Then sometime between 1:30 and 2, Sammy tripped and hit his forehead on the box his alphabet blocks live in, and it cut him. Deep. About half an inch long. Ouch. Not a place

Re: Star Trek [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?]

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
G. D. Akin wrote: There is novel titled Q-Squared by Peter David (I think) where Q and Trelane battle it out. Not bad as far as Trek novels. Jon replied: I like his work. When it comes to Trek authors David is a rare gem, IMO, because each character speaks in their own established, realistic

Re: ADD/ADHD (was RE: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger)

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/24/2003 10:19:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not if Gustav Maler has anyting to do wit it. OK, you got me on that one. Who's Gustav Maler? Early 20th century composer. ___

Re: ADD/ADHD (was RE: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger)

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/24/2003 10:53:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: See, I'd back Brahms against Mahler any day. And I say Aikman could kick their germanic butts any day of the week ___

Re: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger ...) and a bit on ADD etc.

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/24/2003 10:59:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Wow! That's so cool! When do you think that this technique will make it to the general teaching hospitals? Sure will change the perception of mild brain injury, I'll bet. DTI data can be obtained on

Re: GWB may owe Saddam a thank you for being stupid note

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/25/2003 12:00:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He was playing against Clinton, what did you expect? This is an incredibly cheap shot. Clinton had no support at home or abroad for a policy to confrount Iraq. And let us not forget that a president

Re: GWB may owe Saddam a thank you for being stupid note

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/25/2003 12:00:24 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He was playing against Clinton, what did you expect? This is an incredibly cheap shot. Clinton had no support at home or abroad for a policy to confrount Iraq. And let us not forget that a president

Re: ADD/ADHD (was RE: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger)

2003-02-25 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 6:28 PM Subject: Re: ADD/ADHD (was RE: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger) In a message dated 2/24/2003 10:19:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Not

Re: GWB may owe Saddam a thank you for being stupid note

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/25/2003 1:07:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Out of curiosity, what is your policy prescription for the situation in DPRK? Out of curiosity what would have been yourf policy prescription given the existant situation for Clinton visa Iraq after

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
Bryon wrote: Even though I wasn't enjoying it very much, I watched Voyager out of force of (ST-watching) habit up until the (second season?) episode Threshold, which was the worst, most god-awful piece of rediculous crud I'd ever seen come out of the ST franchise. Far worse than Spock's Brain,

Re: ADD/ADHD (was RE: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger)

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/25/2003 1:49:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OK. Actually the song was about a woman who married him and 2 other great minds but that's besides the point... On this list everything is beyond the point. I know the woman's name was Alma and one of

Re: Octopus

2003-02-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/25/2003 4:33:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A common octopus in a German zoo has learned to open jars of shrimp by watching zoo attendants perform the act underwater. Frida, a 5-month-old female octopus, opens the jars by pressing her body on the

Re: The Day the Protest Music Died

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
Marvin wrote: The solution, of course, is to actually go somewhere and listen to real live musicians who don't owe their souls to David Geffen with other real live people who have decided, like you, that pop radio sucks. (Easier said than done, depending on where you live, but still.) It won't

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Medievalbk
When DS9 ended, Ron Moore moved on to Voyager, and he tried to make some changes and add new ideas, so they booted him. I think those are the reasons why the ST franchise is dying. As I stated before, Moore's Dyson Sphere + 1000 identical Enterprises should have been the

Re: GWB may owe Saddam a thank you for being stupid note

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He was playing against Clinton, what did you expect? [EMAIL PROTECTED] replied: This is an incredibly cheap shot. Clinton had no support at home or abroad for a policy to confrount Iraq. And even still, I wonder how much further Clinton would have gone in 1998 if he

Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Reggie Bautista
William T. Goodall wrote: Or of course 'Once More With Feeling' from BtVS series 6... My wife made stop playing that around her when it got to the point that either one of us could sing any of the three or four lines that are all going at the same time in Walk Through the Fire. :-) Reggie

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
From: Bryon Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack? Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 21:15:01 -0500 Reggie Bautista wrote: Well, JMS wrote probably 80% (or more!) of

Scouted; Earth Bids Farewell to Remote Pioneer Space Craft

2003-02-25 Thread Gary L. Nunn
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Earth has bid its final farewell to the Pioneer 10 space craft 31 years after the probe set off for the outer regions of the solar system. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said on Tuesday that it had received Pioneer's last signal last month and added it

Re: All Things Trek Was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] Of course, TOC could be construed to be the crew of the Enterprise under Captain Robert April, the first captain of a Federation Starship Enterprise, or Captain Johnathan Archer, the first captain of an Earth Starship named Enterprise, pre-Federation...

Re: The Day the Protest Music Died

2003-02-25 Thread Julia Thompson
Reggie Bautista wrote: Marvin wrote: The solution, of course, is to actually go somewhere and listen to real live musicians who don't owe their souls to David Geffen with other real live people who have decided, like you, that pop radio sucks. (Easier said than done, depending on where you

Re: All Things Trek was Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy MovieSoundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wonder if some of that decline in popularity (of Trek) might have something to do with market saturation. I don't think any other story universes had more than one show on at a time back when DS9 first started (now there are several). And DS9 *was* a

Danish pizzeria bans French and Germans

2003-02-25 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_754383.html?menu=news.quirkies A Danish pizzeria has banned French and Germans from dining there because of their country's stance on a war with Iraq. Aage Bjerre, who owns Aage's Pizza on the island of Fanoe, said he's tired of French and German attitudes

Re: L3 Re: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?

2003-02-25 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Julia Thompson wrote: You can still feel old, though. Remember piling into one Jester dorm room to watch it with a zillion other geeks? :) Ah, memories. A dozen plus people chanting macho macho Picard (or whoever's in a fight at that moment, except Worf, who despite

Re: Gods and Generals was Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns IraqIt Faces 'Last Chance')

2003-02-25 Thread Doug Pensinger
Miller, Jeffrey wrote: Girding myself to see Gods and Generals. Save yourself, its awful, darn awful. Can you elaborate? Have you read the book? I did and enjoyed it, yes, enjoyed it. VFP Recommended The book or the movie, the movie? That was me recommending the book Doug GCU The

US Rebuilding Efforts

2003-02-25 Thread John D. Giorgis
From ABC News: US has spent $840 million in rebuilding Afghanistan so far. The US anticipates having a presence in Afghanistan for at least the next 5-10 years. The US provides 50% of the total worldwide budget of the World Food Programme. JDG

More Star Trek stuff

2003-02-25 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
A question about Roddenberry the the third season of TOS -- did he betray his fans? Being iced in today and having a day away from work, I took the opportunity to read Shatner's _Star Trek Memories_, which has been gathering dust for about a year on a bookshelf. His account of the fan-based

Re: GWB may owe Saddam a thank you for being stupid note

2003-02-25 Thread Doug Pensinger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As for DPRK, you say Clinton's policy failed but in fact Korea did stop its nuclear program for a time and it is the current circumstance some of it Bush's Fault that got those lunatics started again Oh, but the name calling was entirely constructive, don't you think?

Re: Gods and Generals was Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns IraqIt Faces ...

2003-02-25 Thread Medievalbk
Girding myself to see Gods and Generals. Save yourself, its awful, darn awful. But will the Disney remake of the Alamo be worse? William Taylor ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'

2003-02-25 Thread Matt Grimaldi
Erik Reuter wrote: I think the war decision is mostly dependent on the President, even if Congress technically has the power to declare war. Anyway, I can't see Congress going against the Commander-in-chief on this. They gave that away last year. He doesn't even have to get approval

Numinous Qualities Of Music

2003-02-25 Thread Robert Seeberger
Much has been made about the effect of music on the brain, and even upon the mind itself. I've been giving some thought to this lately, thinking about how I experience music, how it stimulates the activity of non-auditory sensory simulation (and even auditory participative simulations), and how

Re: Star Trek [was: Your Favorite SciFi/Fantasy Movie Soundtrack?]

2003-02-25 Thread Matt Grimaldi
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote: Hey, hey!! Don't mess with Q!!! :) The idea of an omnipotent character is something that continually surfaces in Rodenberry's work. In TOS, it was Trelane, then Q. I found Trelane really annoying. But Q is a piece of work. I think John DeLancie plays it to

Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance'

2003-02-25 Thread Erik Reuter
On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 09:46:12PM -0800, Matt Grimaldi wrote: Erik Reuter wrote: I think the war decision is mostly dependent on the President, even if Congress technically has the power to declare war. Anyway, I can't see Congress going against the Commander-in-chief on this. They