Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:16 PM 6/5/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: [snip] yes, I'm feeling a little surly, why do you ask? ;) At 08:45 AM 6/6/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: Jan, Julia - 'scuse me, *Jul-yer* - Don't. Ever. Call. Me. That. Again. Please. I was going to ask if

Re: English language (was: China RFID tracking people)

2003-06-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:37 PM 6/6/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deborah Harlem wrote: ^^ Never been there. Is this a word-play I'm just too dense to figure out? Why Isn't It Plural Meese And Hice? Maru (if you have more than one moose in more than

SCOUTED: Massive Tsunami Sweeps Atlantic Ocean In AsteroidImpact Scenario For March 16, 2880

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=355 May 27, 2003 Contact: Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495; [EMAIL PROTECTED] UC Santa Cruz Press Release Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario for March 16, 2880 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SANTA CRUZ, CA--If an

ATTN THE LIST: Re: The nut that holds the wheel . . .

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:05 AM 5/27/03 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: [Before someone puts an aircar in every garage . . . ] [snip] A list member contacted me off-list to tell me that this message arrived in that member's inbox with the formatting messed up. I looked at the message on-list and it looks fine

Re: Pregnancy update

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:51 PM 5/27/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: I had my first (but not my last) ultrasound exam with this pregnancy. Both twin girls are fine so far. Same question as before: How'd THAT happen?! Their parents, on the other hand, are in a bit of shock at the news. As are the rest of us.

Think you have the right stuff?

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Al Feinberg Headquarters, Washington May 27, 2003 (Phone: 202/358-4504) Doug Peterson Johnson Space Center, Houston (Phone: 281/483-5111) RELEASE: 03-183 NASA OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR NEW ASTRONAUT CLASS NASA is accepting applications for mission specialist and pilot astronaut

SCOUTED: Congress passes Citizenship Redefinition AndIncome-Based Relocation Act of 2003

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Terrifying Bill Passed During NBA Playoffs WASHINGTON, DC—With the nation safely distracted by the NBA playoffs, Congress passed the terrifying Citizenship Redefinition And Income-Based Relocation Act of 2003 with little opposition Monday. This piece of legislation is essential, both for more

Science Fiction Predictions That Didn't Come True

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
== TOPFIVE.COM'S LITTLE FIVERS -- SCIENCE http://www.topfive.com/fivers.shtml == May 27, 2003

Re: Pregnancy update

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:01 PM 5/27/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: Debbi who thinks garage sales are a lot of fun, with the finding of occasional little treasures... Though other times they would be more accurately billed as garbage sales . . . -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside

Re: Pregnancy update ...um Dor-hinuf's

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:11 PM 5/27/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Jon Gabriel wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pregnancy update ...um Dor-hinuf's Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 14:15:52 EDT In a message dated 5/27/2003 10:47:23 AM

Re: Pregnancy update

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:28 PM 5/27/03 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 7:46 PM Subject: Re: Pregnancy update Damon wrote: Um, unprotected sex around the time of ovulation?

RE: uranium

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:16 AM 5/28/03 -0700, Chad Cooper wrote: Other researchers suggest new types of radioactive weapons may have been used in Afghanistan. I am not a nuclear physicist, but I would think that weapons scientists would use some other (man-made) radioactive material other than Uranium. AFAIK,

Re: uranium

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:03 PM 5/25/03 -0500, The Fool wrote: A small sample of Afghan civilians have shown astonishing levels of uranium in their urine, an independent scientist says. And in a related story, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory reported today that recent shipments of uranium arriving at

Re: The Geek Test

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:57 AM 5/28/03 -0700, Joshua Bell wrote: I'm stumped on one of the questions: I WANT... to work for Microsoft Do I get zero, one, or two points for this one? Minus infinity. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light

RE: The Geek Test

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:48 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: From: Chad Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: The Geek Test Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 09:27:03 -0700 The Nerd From Hell comes in at a pathetic... 28.20513% -

RE: uranium

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:10 PM 5/28/03 -0700, Gautam Mukunda wrote: --- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No. Naturally-occurring uranium is about 99.3% U-238 (half-life 4.5 billion years) and 0.7% U-235. Only the U-235 is fissionable, so the two isotopes must be separated for use in nuclear power

Re: uranium

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:46 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:13:52PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: _gallium_, which has a melting point of about 30°C and so will melt in your hand. What good is THAT? The real money is in elements that melt in your mouth but NOT in your hand, like

Re: Mules, Donkeys and Horses (was Re: Political Compass)

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:26 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Han Tacoma wrote: Bryon Daly (Sun, 25 May 2003 23:29:37 -0400) wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Donkeys are the sterile offspring of horses and asses. They are hybrids. Correction: Mules are the sterile offspring of horses and donkeys. (ass == donkey).

Re: SCOUTED: Massive Tsunami Sweeps Atlantic Ocean InAsteroid Impact Scenario For March 16, 2880

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:55 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote: At 05:28 PM 5/27/2003 -0500, you wrote: http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=355 May 27, 2003 Contact: Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495; [EMAIL PROTECTED] UC Santa Cruz Press Release Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid

RE: The Geek Test [Adult URL Warning]

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:48 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: From: Chad Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can anyone else think up some vintage Geek values? Own(ed) a Star Trek or Star Wars Toy anything after the age of 21. Arrived this morning on another list: quote [From] www.fuckedcompany.com's Internal Memos.

Re: Scouted: Hormone Replacement Therapy started after age 65increases dementia risk

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:40 PM 5/28/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: sigh HRT, at least with PremPro, actually increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's-type dementia, as well as ischemic stroke. So while we thought we were lowering the risk of heart and other vascular diseases, and fighting off dementia, we were

From CNN: Iraqi missile targeted coalition HQ during war

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Iraqi missile targeted coalition HQ during war From Henry Schuster CNN CAMP DOHA, Kuwait (CNN) --The Iraqi military came within seconds of possibly wiping out the headquarters of the coalition ground forces with a missile on March 27, U.S. military officials said. The missile was intercepted

Re: More Medical Controversies: PSA test

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:57 PM 5/29/03 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: [snip] Apropos of nothing, something you've probably seen already: History of Modern Medicine: 2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root. 1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer. 1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this

Re: uranium

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:21 PM 5/29/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Erik Reuter wrote: On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:58:39PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 06:46 PM 5/28/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:13:52PM -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: _gallium_, which has a melting point

Re: Bitter battle over sugar findings

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:31 PM 5/29/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: who was, at one point, getting about 20% of her calories from Coca-Cola every day, but cut way, way, way back (and is willing to share the secret of what worked for *her* if anyone asks) Being too poor to have change for the machine? Works For

Re: SCOUTED: This is what happens when governments try to ban guns

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:25 PM 5/29/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote: Meanwhile in the 'Don't leave us Roy!' state: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_1974671,00.html Ah yes, the Rocky Mountain News. Generally much more interesting and informative than the Denver Post, but a lot harder

Re: Bitter battle over sugar findings

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:11 PM 5/29/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: My iced tea consumption went up, but considering where I went to school, that wasn't inappropriate. Clearly not BYU . . . DC 89 Maru -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a

Re: Bitter battle over sugar findings

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:20 PM 5/29/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 03:11 PM 5/29/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: My iced tea consumption went up, but considering where I went to school, that wasn't inappropriate. Clearly not BYU . . . UT. I thought that's what you did _after_

Re: Bitter battle over sugar findings

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:41 PM 5/29/03 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: Huh? Every once in a great while I need a joke translated... [Junior-high-quality humor which was old when I was that age, which means it's old enough not to be P.C.] Q: Did you hear about the Indian who drank 40 gallons of iced tea in one

Re: The Borg are coming!

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:21 PM 5/29/03 -0400, Bryon Daly wrote: From: Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED] The US has every intention of deploying weapons in space, ... What is interesting is not this statement, but that it has been more than 40 years since the US first tested a nuclear weapon in space. Why

SCOUTED: Autopsy Finds Laci Peterson's Baby Had Tape WrappedAround Its Neck

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Autopsy: Laci's Baby Had Tape Around Neck Autopsy Finds Laci Peterson's Baby Had Tape Wrapped Around Its Neck, Associated Press Learns The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. May 29 — An autopsy found that Laci Peterson's infant son had plastic tape wrapped around his neck and a significant

SCOUTED: Bill of Rights `unconstitutional'

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Charlotte Observer http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/5965286.htm Posted on Thu, May. 29, 2003 Bill of Rights `unconstitutional' Court squelches the founding fathers' open invitation to anarchy DIANE STINGLEY Special to The Observer In a 9-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled today in

Re: Mules, Donkeys and Horses (was Re: Political Compass)

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:17 AM 5/30/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/AP-Cloned- Mule.html?ex=1369627200en=1b24b49879d0b0fdei=5007partner=USERLAND I couldn't get that link to work, but this one seems to: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/science/AP-Cloned-Mule.html and

Top5 Science Fiction - 5/30/03: The Top 9 Signs a VampireSlayer Should Think About Retirement

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
== You ruined my jacket! Kill him A LOT! TOPFIVE.COM'S LITTLE FIVERS -- SCIENCE FICTION http://www.topfive.com/fivers.shtml ==

Re: Scouted: Hormone Replacement Therapy started after age 65increases dementia risk

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:13 PM 5/29/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: sigh HRT, at least with PremPro, actually increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's-type dementia, as well as ischemic stroke

Re: teflon

2003-05-30 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:00 PM 5/29/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ewg.org/reports/toxicteflon/es.php In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks

Re: The Borg are coming!

2003-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
. Or not, as you wish. Unofficial Welcome Wagon Maru -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated otherwise, any opinions contained herein are the personal opinions of the author and do

Re: teflon

2003-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:35 AM 5/30/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: --- The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.ewg.org/reports/toxicteflon/es.php In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon

Re: Scouted: Hormone Replacement Therapy...

2003-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:08 AM 5/30/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/30/03 7:46:35 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gosh, I love the Northeast. All we have to worry about up here are spiders. :) Jon (Standard warningHighly slanted political response to

Re: The Borg are coming!

2003-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:06 PM 5/30/03 -0500, Reggie Bautista wrote: Ronn! wrote: FWIW, the informal consensus that seems to have developed here over the years is (1) snip all the irrelevant portions of the post you are replying to and (2) reply at the bottom. ...which is kind of strange. I typically see snipping

Re: Bottom-posting.

2003-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:32 PM 5/30/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will do no bottom-posting. Thank you. I doubt there's anyone here who really wants to see a post of your bottom . . . -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from

SCOUTED: [Ghost] Sliced Cheese

2003-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
http://www.electricearl.com/fart/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: teflon

2003-05-31 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:52 PM 5/30/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Birds have very very sensitive resperatory systems. It is not supprising that they would die from the fumes of any type of pot or pan heated to the point that, well, it gave off fumes. wry Keeping a

Re: teflon silliness

2003-06-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:28 PM 5/30/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: Would an Uplifted chimp be able to use tingers and tumbs to drive while reading a laptop and eating? And still have one extremity free for New York's official bird . . . Flip Remarks Maru -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love!

Re: Br¡n: Br¡n 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:41 PM 5/31/03 +1000, Ray Ludenia wrote: d.brin wrote: He said the oversight was a lesson about unforeseen tools being used. No. The lesson is to let all passenger KEEP their pocket knives. thanks for showing this. I don't think this is what is likely to happen. There are strong calls

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

2003-06-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:44 PM 5/30/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: Out of curiosity, Fool, about what percentage of articles that you read (all the way through) on the web do you post to Brin-L? Another question might be: What percentage of said articles do you read all the way through before you post them to

Re: Too Smart To Be So Dumb

2003-06-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:55 PM 5/31/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/730avutr.asp (And yes, I know these folks have a bias, and it comes out in the political examples -- but the non-political ones make the point I wanted to share.) One major point is

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

2003-06-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:40 PM 5/31/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Julia who hates hearing about plonking on-list, actually Boinking, on the other hand, is apparently a different matter . . . -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a

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

2003-06-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:47 PM 5/31/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:40 PM 5/31/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Julia who hates hearing about plonking on-list, actually Boinking, on the other hand, is apparently a different matter . . . Talking about specific instances

Re: Taxes anyone (L3?)

2003-06-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:20 AM 6/1/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote: Now a tangent. Along the same lines, I don't like people saying 'it takes two incomes to do X'. How about the argument that it takes two incomes because one of the couple's member's earnings is essentially going to pay taxes, i.e., when you add up

Re: Europe goes to Mars

2003-06-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
All of it? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: A PNAC Primer [L3]

2003-06-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:06 PM 6/1/03 -0500, The Fool wrote: http://www.counterpunch.org/weiner05282003.html A PNAC Primer How We Got Into This Mess By BERNARD WEINER [snip] So, a large part of our job in the run-up to 2004 is to get this information out to those able to hear it and understand the implications of

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

2003-06-02 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:58 PM 6/1/03 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 5:05 PM Subject: Re: Brin: Brin 9/11 statement shown accurate again [snip] All other types - including Assault

Re: A PNAC Primer [L3]

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:57 AM 6/2/03 -0500, The Fool wrote: -- Mt 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice. Act i, sc. 3, 1. 99. The devil can cite Scripture for his

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

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:29 AM 6/2/03 -0700, d.brin wrote: d.brin wrote: What's stupid is the notion that cowboy six shooters are a good model for the coming century. That's just plain dopey. Can't argue with this last paragraph. We have come a long way since then. We have so much more advanced firepower

Re: Bran: Bran 7/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:23 PM 6/2/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/2/2003 11:47:46 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh I have to strongly disagree. Most breakfast cereals sold at convenience markets are high sugar content because

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

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:33 PM 6/2/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Fool wrote: snip I thought I plonked You. snip Julia who hates hearing about plonking on-list, actually OK, newbie question (in all your spare time! ;} ): is plonking the same as

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

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:16 PM 6/2/03 -0700, Chad Cooper wrote: plonk excl.,vt. [Usenet: possibly influenced by British slang `plonk' for cheap booze, or `plonker' for someone behaving stupidly (latter is lit. equivalent to Yiddish `schmuck')] The sound a newbie makes as he falls to the bottom of a kill

Re: Bran: Bran 7/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:04 PM 6/2/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh I have to strongly disagree. Most breakfast cereals sold at convenience markets are high sugar content because it's very inconvenient when the kids start complaining.

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

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:08 PM 6/2/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: There's responsible gun culture and irresponsible gun culture. The former is more likely found in rural areas, the latter more likely found in urban areas. There are still gun deaths in rural areas, but they're not as likely as ones in urban

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

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:07 PM 6/2/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: --- d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snipped a lot But I am also a father, and I do NOT want schoolteachers armed to the teeth. I want only rifles in peoples, home, stored high with the bolts removed and locked elsewhere. We'll have our

My night . . .

2003-06-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
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 the string around my gyroscope in order to use it to demonstrate precession, when the county sheriff who does security

RE: Brin: Brin 9/11 statement shown accurate again

2003-06-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:42 AM 6/3/03 -0700, Chad Cooper wrote: My suspicion is that there is a strong correlation between drunk (or high) and irresponsible gun use. Then there was the guy about an hour's drive from here who over the weekend responded to his wife's request for a divorce by going to her house,

Re: ADMIN: List interruption today

2003-06-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:20 AM 6/3/03 -0700, Nick Arnett wrote: Sometime today, there will be a list interruption when we switch Internet services. Although the changeover here will only take a few minutes as we change addressing, there may be a delay of up to an hour or so while the domain name system propagates

Re: Fwd: OFFLIST mistake!

2003-06-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:53 PM 6/3/03 -0700, Deborah Harrell wrote: Hey, I save my ranting and slavering and foaming at the mouth for the list's edification! Or exasperation, as the case may be... Good Thing There's No Virtual Spittle Maru ;} *** Oh, But There Is... ;P (Speaking of mucousy fluids, Darby blew a

Re: My night . . .

2003-06-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
meets at a landfill! And they have a bigger Dobson than the UK club! Kevin T. - VRWC ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL

Re: My night . . .

2003-06-04 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
. . . -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Disclaimer: Unless specifically stated otherwise, any opinions contained herein are the personal opinions of the author and do not represent the official position

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: 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

Re: senior analysts question claims about iraqi mobile trailers

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:15 AM 6/7/03 -0500, The Fool wrote: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/07/international/worldspecial/07TRAI.html?e x=1055563200en=736a006ea9e39eacei=5062partner=GOOGLE Some Analysts of Iraq Trailers Reject Germ UseBy JUDITH MILLER and WILLIAM J. BROAD I might, too, if I knew what JUDITH MILLER

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

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
and assistant chair of the chemistry department in the chemistry storeroom a few years ago . . . I Doubt They Could Make Much Drugs With The Tiny Amount Of Ether They Got Maru -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary Science University of Montevallo Montevallo, AL Disclaimer

Re: newspapers proclaiming people dead again

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:29 AM 6/7/03 -0500, The Fool wrote: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/stromobit1.html Two months after TSG discovered pre-prepared obituaries for Ronald Reagan, Bob Hope, and other notable figures sitting on an easily accessible CNN web server, we've found another premature death notice

Re: L3: World cancer death rates have increased...

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:58 AM 6/7/03 -0500, The Fool wrote: From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is also the possibility that these growth hormones might stimulate already primed cells to transform from pre-cancerous into full-blown malignancy. Which is why I drink organic milk also (no growth

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:39 AM 6/7/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote: Even though there are Tarr's listed in Boston and Providence from before the revolution, it seems that my branch was actually named Tarbot until the middle late 1900's. Why it was changed, don't know yet. Um, wouldn't the middle late 1900's be about

Re: World cancer death rates have increased by 35% from 1987to 1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020.

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:27 PM 6/7/03 -0400, Han Tacoma wrote: My personal opinion (I'm omnivore -- I love my burgers, veggies, fish and most anything you put in front of me) is tigers, dogs, cats, and other carnivores (other than hûman) IIRC have short digestive tracts i.e. a tiger is about 5 ft. so the meat in

Re: English rules exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:05 PM 6/7/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Han Tacoma wrote: Debbi explains the origins of fish on (Fri, 6 Jun 2003 01:22:12 -0700 (PDT)) [..gone snip crazy...] I don't remember all the words it comes from, but IIRC ghoti is an alternative spelling for the sound fish [enou_gh_, ??,

Re: Farts Re: World cancer death rates

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:32 PM 6/7/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Han Tacoma wrote: My personal opinion (I'm omnivore -- I love my burgers, veggies, fish and most anything you put in front of me) is tigers, dogs, cats, and other carnivores (other than hûman) IIRC have short digestive tracts i.e. a tiger is

Re: English rules Ex or current ceptions.

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:42 PM 6/7/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/7/2003 2:33:19 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Conceive fits the part about after 'c'. Julia No no no. Not after the sea. During the sea voyage is more likely.

Re: Farts Re: World cancer death rates

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:46 AM 6/8/03 -0400, Bryon Daly wrote: From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] A carnivore's protein-rich diet produces relatively small amounts of intensely stinky gas because proteins contain lots of sulfur. A dog's or cat's farts are rarely audible, but the odor is overwhelming.I have

Re: The evils of eating vegetables (was Re: L3: World cancerdeath rates have increased...)

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:21 PM 6/6/03 -0600, Michael Harney wrote: Hell, one of my dogs is allergic to poultry. If I feed her even just a bit of turkey, eggs, or chicken her ears turn red and she starts scratching herself and biting herself all over. One of my cats (the 18-lb one) is apparently allergic to milk.

Re: Picking apart the Matrix - no spoilers

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:41 AM 6/8/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: On Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 10:11:54PM -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: My opinion, the sun didn't go out, or if it did the machines are not enslaving mankind. My guess, mankind no-longer exists as humanoids, or if they are, they escaped into the matrix. Or

Re: Farts Re: World cancer death rates

2003-06-07 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:16 PM 6/7/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Robert Seeberger wrote: why dogs and cats generally fart silently, and their theories include: (1) the amount of gas produced is small, but potent, (2) the horizontal orientation of their

Re: Picking apart the Matrix - no spoilers

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:27 AM 6/8/03 -0500, Reggie Bautista wrote: Gary Nunn wrote: For example, in the Matrix universe, what functional reason would the machines have for plugging humans into a simulation (besides the obvious of being a plot device)? Maybe the machines, who presumably were once enslaved by

RE: Sleep Apnea

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:52 PM 6/8/03 -0400, Gary Nunn wrote: Benadryl! She's been taking it every night before she goes to bed for a couple of months now and it has done wonders for her. She's not complaining about being tired anymore. Her behavior has improved markedly. It's wonderful. All because of a

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:49 PM 6/8/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: On Sunday, June 8, 2003, at 05:17 pm, Reggie Bautista wrote: The Fool and William Goodall react as if that person was posting from a religious extremest perspective, instead of reading what the poster actually wrote. LOL! You have got it

Re: Middle Ages were warmer than today

2003-04-06 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
than normal air in the surrounding stratosphere. [Link to site on global warming.]*** The above picture of the ozone hole was taken on September 24 by TOMS on board the orbiting Earth Probe satellite. /quote [Emphasis added.] -- Ronn! :) Ronn Blankenship Instructor of Astronomy/Planetary

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2003-06-05 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
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Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:34 AM 6/9/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 12:45 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:49 PM 6/8/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: Religion is extremist by nature. No, it's not. What makes you think that? Because it's not. -- Ronn! :) God bless America

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:05 AM 6/9/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 01:45 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:34 AM 6/9/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 12:45 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:49 PM 6/8/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: Religion

Re: Spam van Baardwijk

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:10 PM 6/8/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote: At 05:41 PM 6/8/2003 -0700, you wrote: Since I can't reply directly to Jeroens recent spamming, could someone subscribed to both lists please ask him to take me off of his spam list. TIA, Doug Yeah, I had to turn back on my blocking filters. Can I

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:19 AM 6/9/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 02:29 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 02:05 AM 6/9/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 01:45 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 01:34 AM 6/9/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote: On Monday

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:45 PM 6/8/03 -0600, Michael Harney wrote: I disagree. That might be true of dogmatic religions that require you to have specific beliefs, but there are religions that are not dogmatic, religions based upon common belief, not required dogmatic belief. A couple examples: Hicksite Quaker

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-08 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:56 PM 6/8/03 -0400, Kevin Tarr wrote: At 11:16 PM 6/8/2003 -0400, you wrote: On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 03:58:18AM +0100, Andrew Crystall wrote: ...the whole POINT of the Masorti movement is to think about our lives. Is it working? Erik Reuter I think about having a Maserati in my life.

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:06 AM 6/9/03 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: From: Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Plonkworthy? Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2003 22:47:20 -0500 At 03:19 AM 6/9/03 +0100, William T Goodall wrote

RE: World cancer death rates have increased by 35% from 1987to 1995 says WHO, and they'll double again by 2020.

2003-06-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:42 AM 6/9/03 -0700, you wrote: and... Found this little nugget on the net. ;-) The sportive lemur (Lepilemur mustelinus), a very small folivore, engages in coprophagy--it eats its own feces, for a second-stage digestion. So do rabbits. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I

RE: Picking apart the Matrix - spoilers

2003-06-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 02:07 PM 6/9/03 -0400, Bryon Daly wrote: From: Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2 points 1) With the energy needed to extract these, is it still workable? Is the energy needed for mining small enough for the system to be sustainable? 2) The human body will generate energy from the above mentioned

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:20 PM 6/9/03 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 04:14:59PM -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: Here's one: did you know that all the urinals in Pennsylvania Station say American Standard on them? :-D 4.4lpf/1.0gpf Were they imported from Canada? -- Ronn! :) God bless America,

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:22 PM 6/9/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The Japanese do low-flow toilets a lot better, because they've been doing them for longer and have had more time to experiment with what works and what doesn't. All the ones in our house are made by Toto. (Insert WoO crack here.) Is WoO a

Re: Plonkworthy?

2003-06-09 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:30 PM 6/9/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 04:22 PM 6/9/03 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The Japanese do low-flow toilets a lot better, because they've been doing them for longer and have had more time to experiment with what works and what doesn't. All

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