night shifts

2003-06-05 Thread The Fool
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/06/04/cancer.nightshifts.reut/ Nurses who work regular night shifts have a higher risk of colon cancer, a study found, suggesting a relationship between the amount of sunlight exposure and the cancer. The study by researchers at Harvard Medical School

Re: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread G. D. Akin
Years in prison: 8.5 Potential fine: £7500 George A ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 10:13 PM 6/4/2003 -0400, you wrote: Find out just how much of a model citizen you are A word of caution... remember that this is a British website and them British tend to do things a bit different :-) http://www.thesite.org/magazine/dodgy.html I had potentially 17 years in prison :-)

Re: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 6/4/2003 9:12:06 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, the upside-down postage stamp is legal in the US, and if I'm to believe a certain Peanuts cartoon, indicates love. How much was that one worth? Julia Not much... For me: Years in

Re: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
Gary posted: Find out just how much of a model citizen you are A word of caution... remember that this is a British website and them British tend to do things a bit different :-) http://www.thesite.org/magazine/dodgy.html I had potentially 17 years in prison :-) Years in prison: 97

RE: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Gary Nunn
Gheeezzz Compared to the rest of y'all, I feel like The List Criminal. Hey, on the positive side, that bad boy image always seems to attract women (for everyone else that is), just hopefully not a 6 ft, 300 lb bearded cellmate named Bubba that keeps referring to me as My Bitch Gary Hard

RE: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Gary Nunn
Years in prison: 97 Potential fine: £7000 You guys wouldn't last 10 seconds in my world! Adam C. Lipscomb Woo - hoo ! A fellow List Criminal ! :-) Gary ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: night shifts

2003-06-05 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:57 AM 6/5/03 -0500, The Fool wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/conditions/06/04/cancer.nightshifts.reut/ Nurses who work regular night shifts have a higher risk of colon cancer, a study found, suggesting a relationship between the amount of sunlight exposure and the cancer. So

Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage, so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...] [F] http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38

Re: Use of cameras

2003-06-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Russell Chapman wrote: My questions are: 1. Does your state/province have photo radar? 2. Has it ever? (I'm pretty sure Colorado stopped using them, and Ontario as well) 3. What stops them parking one on the side of an interstate and generating HUGE amounts

Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-05 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage, so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...] You are correct [F]

Re: night shifts

2003-06-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: And what about those of us who keep bizarre hours anyway; will our cancer risk be higher? Hmm, better keep those multivitamins and fresh veggies coming... Veggies good. The more vitamins you can get from your food, rather than supplementally with vitamin pills, the

Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [I think the post-line isn't correct for my snippage, so I'm putting little tags for who I think wrote...] [F]

Re: L3: World cancer death rates have increased by 35% from1987to1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020.

2003-06-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Han Tacoma wrote: WHO report: alarming increase in cancer rates http://www.wsws.org/articles/2003/apr2003/canc-a26.shtml By Joanne Laurier 26 April 2003 Global cancer rates are expected to increase 50 percent by the year 2020, according to the latest report from the International

Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-05 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:51 AM 6/6/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/5/2003 8:45:04 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The gentle and gentile geriatric German general was a genuine genius at geography, geology, and geometry. As do many of his generation, he likes to

Re: Use of cameras

2003-06-05 Thread Ray Ludenia
Chad Cooper wrote: What about this idea for a start. Each speed zone has three speed limit values, based upon vehicle class. Each class is represented by a symbol, like a diamond, triangle and circle. Each class of vehicle is defined through criteria such as weight, brakeing distance, use,

Re: Use of cameras

2003-06-05 Thread Ray Ludenia
Julia Thompson wrote: One feature that the ones I saw more recently had was, if you were going at or under 5 miles above the speed limit, the numbers were displayed in green, but if you were going over 5 miles above the speed limit, they were displayed in red. For the non-color-blind, this

Re: The Borg are coming!

2003-06-05 Thread Ray Ludenia
Jan Coffey wrote: Look in at the members page, I'm the guy hovering over Greg Benford ;-) Seems I was so thrilled to meet him I followed him around like a puppy asking silly questions just to be communicating with the man. GB was a most impressive guest of honour at Aussiecon a few years ago.

Re: Sealaunch

2003-06-05 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 4 Jun 2003 at 8:23, John D. Giorgis wrote: Interesting article here about a successful private space-launch company: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2003/05/easterbrook.htm And it sums up my issues with NASA very nicely. Ditto some of the restrictions they have to work arround. For

Re: L3: Meet Canada The Global Arms Dealer

2003-06-05 Thread freewire1
On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 16:35:00 -0400, Han Tacoma wrote: I'm appalled; should make the list's hawks less anti-canadian, I guess. Meet Canada The Global Arms Dealer by Stephen James-Kerr; May 25, 2003 This guy sounds like he thinks he's blown the lid off something. Canada's participation in the war

Re: republicans fight against tax credits for the poor

2003-06-05 Thread Michael Harney
From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] Republicans again show their true colors by denying tax credits to the poorest tax payers. Nope. Tax cuts are only for the rich. --- http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-ustax043315975jun04,0,78 02340.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines

Re: republicans fight against tax credits for the poor

2003-06-05 Thread The Fool
From: Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] Republicans again show their true colors by denying tax credits to the poorest tax payers. Nope. Tax cuts are only for the rich. ---

RE: Use of cameras

2003-06-05 Thread Chad Cooper
-Original Message- From: Andrew Crystall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:55 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: RE: Use of cameras On 3 Jun 2003 at 12:24, Chad Cooper wrote: It could provide incentive for people to buy safer and smaller cars.

RE: L3: World cancer death rates have increased by 35% from1987 to 1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020.

2003-06-05 Thread Chad Cooper
-Original Message- From: Steve Sloan II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 7:12 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: L3: World cancer death rates have increased by 35% from 1987 to 1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020. Han Tacoma forwarded:

Big Fan of GB: was Re: The Borg are coming!

2003-06-05 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Ray Ludenia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jan Coffey wrote: Look in at the members page, I'm the guy hovering over Greg Benford ;-) Seems I was so thrilled to meet him I followed him around like a puppy asking silly questions just to be communicating with the man. GB was a most

Re: Fasten, then zip or . . .

2003-06-05 Thread Reggie Bautista
Kevin wrote about jms: What season was it, the third, he wrote every episode by himself? He wrote every episode from season 2, episode 18 (out of 22), Confessions and Lamentations through season 5, episode 10, A Tragedy of Telepaths. That would be 59 episodes in a row. Season 5, episode 11 was

Re: The Format and Media consolidation of America [L3]

2003-06-05 Thread Reggie Bautista
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(Scouted) Jared Diamond on diabetes

2003-06-05 Thread David Hobby
The June 5th issue of _Nature_ has an interesting article by Jared Diamond (_Guns, Germs and Steel_) on diabetes. Here's their blurb: Feature of the week The double puzzle of diabetes Why is the prevalence of type 2 diabetes now exploding in most populations, but not in Europeans? The genetic

Re: Brïn: Brïn 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-05 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:11 PM 6/2/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: I'm not trying to toot my own horn, here, but I don't like being shortchanged in the 'sense' category. What is the actual percentage of 'adults who often wake confused too?' My cats have the sense to know that

RE: Use of cameras

2003-06-05 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:24 PM 6/3/03 -0700, Chad Cooper wrote: What about this idea for a start. Each speed zone has three speed limit values, based upon vehicle class. Each class is represented by a symbol, like a diamond, triangle and circle. Each class of vehicle is defined through criteria such as weight,

RE: Br!n: Br!n 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-05 Thread Horn, John
From: Andrew Crystall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I was working on pure reflex. ACT. When shit happens enough times you pick that one up. Not something I'm especially proud of... Isn't that the (potential) problem? You might be coherent enough to grab your gun and move. But would you be

Brin-L Chat Reminder

2003-06-05 Thread Steve Sloan II
This is just a quick reminder that the Wednesday Brin-L chat is scheduled for 3 PM Eastern/2 PM Central time in the US, or 7 PM Greenwich time, so it started about an hour ago. There will probably be somebody there to talk to for at least eight hours after the start time. See my instruction page

Re: My night . . .

2003-06-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 11:13 PM 6/3/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The problem with binoculars, or anything else that's not mounted on a stand, is keeping things steady. What I found worked best for me, anyway, was leaning my elbows on a car one way or another. Sitting on the

Re: (Scouted) Jared Diamond on diabetes

2003-06-05 Thread Jan Coffey
--- David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The June 5th issue of _Nature_ has an interesting article by Jared Diamond (_Guns, Germs and Steel_) on diabetes. Here's their blurb: coca-colonization You got to laugh at that! If Diamond et.al. are correct then we are doing ourselves a great

Re: My night . . .

2003-06-05 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 11:13 PM 6/3/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Yes. It's called a tripod . . . -- Ronn! :) OK, I'm not sure how you'd attach one to the binoculars we have. On most ther is a little screw hole on the bottom in

Re: My night . . .

2003-06-05 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:54 PM 6/4/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 11:13 PM 6/3/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The problem with binoculars, or anything else that's not mounted on a stand, is keeping things steady. What I found worked best for me, anyway, was leaning my elbows on a

Re: (Scouted) Jared Diamond on diabetes

2003-06-05 Thread TomFODW
If Diamond et.al. are correct then we are doing ourselves a great disservice. We are specializing in a way that generally becomes dangerous for a species. It is possible to become ~too~ adapted. Shouldn't't the word be spread in these cultures that the lifestyle they are shifting to causes

Re: (Scouted) Jared Diamond on diabetes

2003-06-05 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 4 Jun 2003 at 17:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Diabetes is a progressive disease, however, so there is no guarantee that I will not someday suffer complications and/or have to start taking insulin. Still, the longer I can put that off, the better. Also, they may someday discover a cure or

RE: Br!n: Br!n 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-05 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 4 Jun 2003 at 14:52, Horn, John wrote: From: Andrew Crystall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I was working on pure reflex. ACT. When shit happens enough times you pick that one up. Not something I'm especially proud of... Isn't that the (potential) problem? You might be coherent enough

Re: (Scouted) Jared Diamond on diabetes

2003-06-05 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: People like me who retain an extremely active metabolism into their 20's need to be careful as well, because you can suddenly surge in weight when you do finally lose it if you're not careful, and in some cases that can lead almost directly to

Public Domain Enhancement Act Petition

2003-06-05 Thread The Fool
http://www.petitiononline.com/eldred/petition.html http://www.petitiononline.com/progress/petition.html We have gathered over 6,000 signatures on our petition in a single day. That is extraordinary progress. Yet there are many who are frustrated that this doesn’t go far enough. Many on

RE: Use of cameras

2003-06-05 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 08:36 AM 6/4/2003 -0700, you wrote: -Original Message- From: Andrew Crystall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 6:55 PM To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: RE: Use of cameras On 3 Jun 2003 at 12:24, Chad Cooper wrote: It could provide incentive for people

Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Gary Nunn
Find out just how much of a model citizen you are A word of caution... remember that this is a British website and them British tend to do things a bit different :-) http://www.thesite.org/magazine/dodgy.html I had potentially 17 years in prison :-) Gary

Re: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Steve Sloan II
Gary Nunn wrote: I had potentially 17 years in prison :-) 0 years and up to 2000 pound fine for me, but I've led a sheltered life. :-) __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, Alabama = [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brin-L list pages

Re: My night . . .

2003-06-05 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 11:25 PM 6/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: At 11:28 PM 6/3/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote: At 12:16 AM 6/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: Of probably no particular interest to anyone: Tonight was the first astronomy class of the summer term, and we had gotten just about to the halfway point, and I was winding

RE: army tortures iraqi prisoners, photos show

2003-06-05 Thread Horn, John
From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] It's been a few days and I haven't heard anything of this in any other media source. many. many links snipped Hmmm... Are you trying to tell me something, Fool? - jmh I Guess I Didn't Look Hard Enough Maru

Re: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Julia Thompson
Gary Nunn wrote: Find out just how much of a model citizen you are A word of caution... remember that this is a British website and them British tend to do things a bit different :-) http://www.thesite.org/magazine/dodgy.html I had potentially 17 years in prison :-) Well, we all

Re: Are you a model citizen?

2003-06-05 Thread Jan Coffey
I got 6 months only and no fine. But of course, I answered each as if it read as an adult and...they didn't ask the right questions. 87) --- Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Find out just how much of a model citizen you are A word of caution... remember that this is a British website

China RFID tracking people

2003-06-05 Thread The Fool
http://news.com.com/2009-1088-984352.html?tag=fd_rndm#38 China raises the red tag RFID tags aren't just for tracking consumer goods any more. The Chinese Communist Party is experimenting with tagging and tracking people. Delegates to the recent Communist Party Congress were required to wear an

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