Re: More on North Korea

2003-01-14 Thread Bemmzim
If so then, given the fact that he has consistently outmanuevered his opponents in contest after contest, time after time - just how dumb are the people he's beaten? It always amuses me that so many liberals, having been defeated time and again by the most tactically adept Administration

Re: More on North Korea

2003-01-14 Thread Bemmzim
You must be talking about Karl Rove, Gautam.. Bush's own political acumen seems misoverestimated ;) I don't think Bush should be underestimated. He is much more than Regan (more of front if you ask me). I think Bush has superb instincts and a deep understanding of the political process just

Re: Child abuse (was: More on North Korea)

2003-01-15 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/14/2003 5:37:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Deborah Harrell wrote in respons to JDG rethorics on how abortion kills 'children'. An interesting perspective on abortion is found in Steven Pinker's The Blank Slate (imho a terrific book in general;

Re: Child abuse (was: More on North Korea)

2003-01-15 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/14/2003 5:37:33 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Deborah Harrell wrote in respons to JDG rethorics on how abortion kills 'children'. An interesting perspective on abortion is found in Steven Pinker's The Blank Slate (imho a terrific book in general;

Re: Is Anyone Else Offended By This?

2003-01-15 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/14/2003 3:37:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Just as FYI..the *Jewish* view... I thought the Jewish view was that life does not begin until the child graduates from med school (rim shot) ___

Re: A new type of brain scanner

2003-01-15 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/14/2003 11:06:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Scientists call it M.E.G. — short for Magnetoencephalography — a scanner capable, unlike any before it, of showing activity in the brain as it happens. Lets not get carried away; MEG

Re: A new type of brain scanner

2003-01-16 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/15/2003 10:17:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The intended applications of MEG - as far as I can see from reading two papers on it - are in studying brain conditions rather than individual patients. It's a powerful research tool which may for the

Re: Child abuse (was: More on North Korea)

2003-01-16 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/16/2003 8:27:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: are we devote resources to saving these humans despite there poor chance of surviving? I think that you answered your own question. these abortions happen because the child cannot survive. But

Re: Turkish Reluctance

2003-01-17 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/17/2003 12:18:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I read the article, and I didn't see anything about Kurds. Can you elaborate? Thanks! I have a colleague who is turkish. He explained that the problem is two fold. The kurdisn territory stretches over

Re: Alpha Mails (fun with SQL - L3ish)

2003-01-17 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/17/2003 6:04:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Oh, come on! I'd rather have 6 identical messages from Bemmzim that I can read, than 1 message that is unreadable! I am doing my best to make my messages as unreadable as possilbe

Re: A new type of brain scanner

2003-01-17 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/16/2003 9:44:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes, but the MR data isn't - I believe - real time as the MEG data is. Is that correct? Functional MR data is absolutely real time. When portions of the brain are active there is increased blood flow

Re: Alpha Mails (fun with SQL - L3ish)

2003-01-18 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/18/2003 8:20:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In that case, you'll have to try harder. They were much more unreadable in the past. You must be losing you touch. I am posting via the aol web site rather than through aol. I had to forward my emails

Re: FW: Possible virus detected - Re: A new type of brain scanner

2003-01-18 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/18/2003 11:10:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ... A quick check reveals that the rejected message was sent by Bob Zimmerman. I suspect that there is some (hidden?) code in his message that the scanner on our mailserver interprets as

Re: A new type of brain scanner

2003-01-18 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/18/2003 12:04:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At 09:25 PM 1/16/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MR is the tool of choice for studying brain function. In our institution ADHD is a major area of research. The head of this program BJ Casey

Re: About My Copyright Notice

2003-01-18 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/18/2003 5:53:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: DISCLAIMER: By reading, glancing at, downloading, transmitting or otherwise interacting with this email you acknowledge Richard Baker as your absolute ruler and grant him unlimited powers over your

Re: FW: Possible virus detected - Re: A new type of brain scanner

2003-01-19 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/18/2003 10:52:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Heck, I could put up with 10X the error messages if it would mean Bob posting 10X as much. :)You will turn my head young lady. ___

Re: Football coverage observations

2003-01-20 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/20/2003 10:18:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No, that was Chris Simms' dad, Phil. Only in Texas would Phil Sims would Phil Sims be referred to as Chris's dad. Phil did have a pretty good career leading the Giants to their first superbowl win

Re: List member is a mavan

2003-01-20 Thread Bemmzim
Did anyone else notice that in Paul Krugman's op ed piece in the NYT there is a reference to Bradford Delong's well respected website. Now I know I sometimes don't pay attention for long periords of time but I did not know that Brad (I assume it is our Brad but I could be wrong) was such an

Re: [opinion] America Under Siege

2003-01-22 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/21/2003 10:47:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: His critics thought he had other agendas, like using conscription to sabotage the war effort. Apparently his critics were correct. Americans who care about their country and its future should think

Re: Football coverage observations

2003-01-22 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/22/2003 12:33:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The reality of pro sports is that winning is all that matters. By watching and going to games, we contribute to this, and must share the blame. In short, we set up a structure in which only those

Re: Football coverage observations

2003-01-24 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/22/2003 10:30:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Out of curiosity, do you watch as many Yankee games when they are 30 games out as when they are in a pennant race? Did you follow the Knicks closely when they were out of the playoffs? I have not

Re: [Listref] Environment

2003-01-24 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/24/2003 10:25:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I also went to his website and read the commission report. Quoting a popular science magazine as one's primary source? Any physicist who would do that would be laughed out of the room. But the SA

Re: Helen Thomas on bush

2003-01-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/24/2003 11:32:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is the worst president ever, she said. He is the worst president in all of American history. Apparently Bill Clinton never sexually harassed her.. Same old problem. a confusion of

Re: Helen Thomas on bush

2003-01-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/25/2003 1:27:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No. Those of us who don't want such things as her version of nationalized health care see her main, if not only reason, for running for Senator was as a stepping stone to running for President. Well

Re: First real post - Hugo Noms

2003-01-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/25/2003 12:20:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The caveat I place on _Darwin's Radio_ is, do NOT read it if you are a woman considering becoming pregnant in the next couple of months, because it may freak you out on that front just a bit. I

Re: [Listref] Environment

2003-01-25 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/25/2003 1:11:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The worst he could be is wrong. To call that an attack on science is simply a polemic. It well might be the publishers fault, but the book was SOLD as hard science. I see that as a problem. It is

Re: First real post - Hugo Noms

2003-01-26 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/26/2003 6:38:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Darwin's Radio, the Nebula winner a year or so back. Looking forward to Darwin's Children due out in April I think. I could not enjoy the story because the science was so flawed. Darwin is turning over

Re: Darwin Radio [was: First real post - Hugo Noms]

2003-01-27 Thread Bemmzim
Bob Zimm [you never sign your messages. I never know how to address you] wrote: I will sign from now on; Bob is what most people call me. . :-))) So I guess you hated the Uplift books because the science is also flawed, with the 17 or so ways of cheating Einstein?

Re: Darwin Radio [was: First real post - Hugo Noms]

2003-01-27 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/27/2003 6:48:39 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But isn't speciation itself a jump? You can't change from a being with, say, 44 chromosomes per cell to a being with 46 without a jump. A few more thoughts. The notion of an evolutionary jump is

Re: Darwin Radio [was: First real post - Hugo Noms]

2003-01-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/27/2003 11:23:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do you know why it's called a saltation? I think it was explained to me once in college, but I've forgotten. : No; My knowledge of saltation comes from essays by Gould who admired his work and had

Re: Fareed Zakaria on Iraq

2003-01-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/28/2003 1:37:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But why not keep working with our allies and the U.N. and keep the pressure on Hussain while continuing to support internal dissent. Actively seeking a peaceful solution has the potential of

Re: Darwin Radio [was: First real post - Hugo Noms]

2003-01-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/28/2003 2:08:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Couple of sources: (Oh, and Dr. Zim, your spelling of Richard Goldschmidt was inventive. :)) Wow someone thinks my speellling is inventive how kool ___

Re: Darwin Radio [was: First real post - Hugo Noms]

2003-01-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/28/2003 4:12:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is just not true. There have been plenty of sf stories with interstellar travel and no FTL, even ones with vast amounts of such travel. Yes of course it is true that interesting sci fi can be

Re: Book query

2003-01-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/28/2003 5:07:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: TIA! Julia p.s. that's thanks in advance and *not* referring to anything involving Poindexter fyi TIA in medicine is Transient Ischemic Attack; A stroke precessor

Re: Darwin Radio [was: First real post - Hugo Noms]

2003-01-29 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/28/2003 11:32:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sun revolving around the earth, no. Celestial spheres? If a good enough case were made, I could buy it. :) Real spheres with the stars painted on. The universe confined to those spheres. Can't see

Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...

2003-02-02 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/30/2003 12:25:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I wonder who is the longest married on the list? I'm guessing it might be Jo Anne or Zimmy. Jo Anne? I thought my wife was Ellen and we have been married for 33 years

Re: The Axis of Weasel

2003-02-02 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/30/2003 7:37:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Let's be really clear on this. French and German policy has consistently been to weaken any and all attempts to depose or weaken Saddam. Re: France and Germany: See Thomas Friedman's op ed piece in

Re: The Films They Dare Not Make Today

2003-02-02 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/30/2003 10:47:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Those are some of the shocking but unavoidable post-9/11 messages of many Hollywood films shot pre-9/11 - films that would likely not get produced today. (At least, not uncensored.) As to Dune: As a

Re: Marriage Anneversaries(sic)

2003-02-02 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 1/30/2003 11:08:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A sense of humour. Also, since neither Zim or I can spell (I did finally catch that 'anniversary' in the subject was wrong), maybe that has something to do with it I smell a scientific study

Re: Darwin Radio [was: First real post - Hugo Noms]

2003-02-02 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/1/2003 12:11:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In fact, I had an interesting existing story in mind. An actual on-topic story, perhaps? Got it in one. Now, I can't remember which collection it was in. Do I go upstairs and look that up, or

Re: Slightly unusual book suggestion request

2003-02-03 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/2/2003 11:24:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Interesting. I recall that Tesla intrigued me, but I can't quite remember the context. Something to do with creativity and innovation. Maybe Norbert Wiener. Well he was really the mad scientist come

Re: Slightly unusual book suggestion request

2003-02-03 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/2/2003 11:24:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Interesting. I recall that Tesla intrigued me, but I can't quite remember the context. Something to do with creativity and innovation. Maybe Norbert Wiener. Well he was really the mad scientist come

Re: Marriage Anneversaries(sic)

2003-02-03 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/2/2003 10:24:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Julia displays good spelling. Are you predicting the worst for her marriage? To every rule there is an exception. We have always known that Julia is exceptional

Re: Teens and mild concussion

2003-02-05 Thread Bemmzim
For teenage athletes, even mild concussions can cause memory problems lasting up to a week. Huh? Whazzat? The first study of its kind evaluates the effects of and recovery from mild head injuries in high school sports. The short-term effects are more serious than most people

Re: Brin: Condolences

2003-02-10 Thread Bemmzim
Let me add my condolences as well. I would guess that your dad must have gotten a great deal of pleasure being the prototype for the progenitors ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright

2003-02-11 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/11/2003 7:45:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It is your list, Nick. So alas you can do whatever you please, without asking any of us. This is clearly unfair. Nick has been trying to do his best for all of us. I have had disagreements with him (in

Re: Darwin's Radio (was RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright)

2003-02-12 Thread Bemmzim
I have composed a long and brilliant explanation of the scientific absurdity of Darwin's Radio. Unfortunately by the time I finished aol had logged me off. So now it is sitting on my computer. I can't send it; I can't cut and paste it. Oh the agony

Re: Darwin's Radio (was RE: POLICY PROPOSAL: The list and copyright)

2003-02-15 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/12/2003 9:27:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why can't you cut and paste it? Do you have a scanner? Can you do screen dumps and scan it back in? Sorry it has taken me so long to reply; (first look at the list in 3 days over 500 messages). I am

Re: Chapter by Chapter summary/discussion of a different Brin book?

2003-02-16 Thread Bemmzim
Earth is good for me as well ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Let's hit the French where it hurts....

2003-02-17 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/16/2003 3:06:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, Medievalbk writes: Ban French wine? Yeah, right, that'll work. I think the USA tried to do this with alchool a century ago, and with cocaine for the past 50 or so years - with little success But of course we would not be

Re: snowstorm in the Midwest

2003-02-17 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/16/2003 6:04:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone else stuck at home in this snowstorm? From looking at the radar it looks like this storm is covering all the way from Illinois to the east coast. We got over a foot in NY. Started last night

Re: snowstorm in the Midwest

2003-02-17 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/16/2003 10:37:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I never had to. I think if there were more than X snowdays ( I can't remember what X is) then we would have to make it up. But we never exceeded X. In New Jersey where I grew up the schools are

Re: Anger (was Re: JVB flames (was RE: POLICY ...))

2003-02-19 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/18/2003 9:37:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks for the clarification - I should have defined significant concussion/CHI more accurately. However, even minor head trauma/concussions, if repeated over time, can cause subtle neurological

Re: EU thought crimes

2003-02-19 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/19/2003 1:10:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I would side with Rich here. Deniers of the Holocaust should be fought with the truth. It is not a good idea for the government to decide what is false and then deny people the right to voice that

Re: Head Injuries (was Re: Anger (was Re: JVB flames (was RE:POLICY...)))

2003-02-23 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/23/2003 6:54:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm bad with names, but also bad with faces. I'm better with names than some other people who tell me they're bad with names, but I'm worse with faces than most people I know. My mother is about as bad

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

2003-02-23 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/23/2003 6:56:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What were we talking about? Thread creep. ;) No, seriously, this thread hasn't crept as much as some others I actually think we are all over the place here. Maybe the list has ADD; can that be

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

2003-02-23 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/23/2003 6:59:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I like Welbutrin. 150mg SR. Sweeet. I take this as well although more as an anti-depressant. My therapist suggested that I had ADD after I described my life. I have always been skeptical of this

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

2003-02-24 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/23/2003 11:37:18N PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, I don't think they'll win the Super Bowl. The Penguins will. Not if Gustav Maler has anyting to do wit it. ___

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

2003-02-24 Thread Bemmzim
One of the problems with diagnosing just what deficits traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause is the inability to image the injury(s); what is believed to cause some of these deficits is shearing damage to individual nerve axons and/or dendrites. IOW, the acceleration/deceleration of the

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

2003-02-24 Thread Bemmzim
One of the problems with diagnosing just what deficits traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cause is the inability to image the injury(s); what is believed to cause some of these deficits is shearing damage to individual nerve axons and/or dendrites. IOW, the acceleration/deceleration of the

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

2003-02-26 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/26/2003 8:47:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He never asked nor worked for such support.President George W. Bush has. And we know that Clinton did not attempt to get consent to keep pressure on Iraq how? You are privy to the diplomatic efforts

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

2003-02-26 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/26/2003 8:47:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He never asked nor worked for such support.President George W. Bush has. And we know that Clinton did not attempt to get consent to keep pressure on Iraq how? You are privy to the diplomatic efforts

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

2003-02-26 Thread Bemmzim
Let me start with the first WTC bombing about which Clinton did nothing. Well we caught the guys who did it. What were we to do next? We had enough evidence to know that he was launching terrorist attacks against the United States, and was planning on doing so again. We should, of course,

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

2003-02-27 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/26/2003 10:28:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As for the other stuff - Bush didn't try to get Israel to commit suicide, no, the only thing which could have placated the Palestinians. You're okay with that, I'm guessing. The rest of it - while the

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

2003-02-27 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/26/2003 10:28:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As for the other stuff - Bush didn't try to get Israel to commit suicide, no, the only thing which could have placated the Palestinians. You're okay with that, I'm guessing. The rest of it - while the

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

2003-02-27 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/26/2003 10:28:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He would, eventually, have admitted everything, certainly. I didn't suggest reading him his rights. If we couldn't get information out of him, well, the Israelis or the Egyptians could. We _did_ all

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

2003-02-27 Thread Bemmzim
. Bob, get a grip. You know I like you, so I'm not saying this lightly. To go - very briefly - over the arsenic thing, the Bush Administration decided to _review_ a decision by the Clinton Administration to _decrease_ acceptable levels of arsenic below current levels, a decision

Re: Clinton, Bush, Israel, PalestineRe: GWB may owe Saddam a thankyou for being stupid note

2003-02-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/28/2003 10:11:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Of course, it is worth noting that Israel and Palestine had forged a more or less stable, peaceful relationship until a certain US President tried to get them to do something, and indeed tried to get

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

2003-02-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/28/2003 10:18:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, which results producing, quote, :consensus, did you want again John you cannot actually believe that the current adminstration has been building a consensus. It has been buying and bullying other

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

2003-02-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/28/2003 10:18:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, which results producing, quote, :consensus, did you want again John you cannot actually believe that the current adminstration has been building a consensus. It has been buying and bullying other

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

2003-02-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/28/2003 10:25:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Why Zim, you warmonger, you! I wish we had Brin-L archives back to 1991 to see if you were truly among that small minority that advocated pushing for Baghdad. I am pretty sure I didn't comment

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

2003-02-28 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/28/2003 10:25:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Nevertheless, I can't believe that you are criticizing Bush I for choosing the path of peace over the path of war.Iraq was defeated, it made a deal with us, and agreed to let in inspectors.Of

Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-09 Thread Bemmzim
So let's discuss it. Do any of you have access to more information about this awful thing? A web site? A list of the producers? Plot summaries? For what is worth I read a books on tape a few years ago that also used earthquakes as a weapon (forget the name of the book and author

Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-09 Thread Bemmzim
So let's discuss it. Do any of you have access to more information about this awful thing? A web site? A list of the producers? Plot summaries? For what is worth I read a books on tape a few years ago that also used earthquakes as a weapon (forget the name of the book and author

Re: brin: Re: a call to the irregulars!

2003-03-13 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 3/13/2003 4:09:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: stupid producers An oxymoron (or maybe a real moron) if I ever heard one ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Low doses of X-rays may be damaging to genes

2003-04-02 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 4/2/2003 8:48:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The paper does not indicate that X-rays should not be used, she said. If you are having a spinal X-ray it is for an important reason. You must weigh the risk of the damage against the outcome of the X-ray.

Re: Political Compass

2003-05-29 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 5/25/2003 7:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't think so. I've watched Star Trek many times, as well as a bunch of other future documentaries. They show that races exist in the same way in the future as they do now. :-) That is because

Re: Political Compass

2003-05-29 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 5/25/2003 10:29:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Correction: Mules are the sterile offspring of horses and donkeys. (ass == donkey). Bob Z: Yeah you are right I always confuse donkeys asses and mules. Specifically, breeding a male donkey and a

Re: Political Compass

2003-05-29 Thread Bemmzim
I'm curious: Do those specific genetic differences cover 100% of the population of a given race and exclude other races? Could you do a blind DNA test on a person and with 100% certainty decide what race that person is? What if that person was multiracial? No you cannot determine

Re: Political Compass

2003-05-30 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 5/28/2003 10:52:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That is because they are really stories about us not our ancestors. No, they are the history of our decendents. They just used time reversal to send the stories back to us. The issues raised in sf

Re: Fiction and the Tax Cut

2003-06-01 Thread Bemmzim
Fiction and the Tax Cut A personal anecdote. I saw my accountant on Thursday (needed an extension because I was traveling too much in March and April to see him). He is a rich guy because he provides an excellent and honest service to a clientle of people like me; physicians making

Re: H.I.P.A.A.

2003-06-01 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 5/31/2003 4:00:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To say that these new rules and regulation are to protect your medical privacy is bureaucratic double-speak at its worst. Let me way in from the provider side of this debate. HIPA is going to make the

Re: Picking apart the Matrix - no spoilers

2003-06-07 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 6/7/2003 2:36:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In addition, how does this all work? where does the energy to power the humans come from? We get out energy from food, which inevitably get's it's energy from Sol. So in the story, where does the energy for

Re: Picking apart the Matrix - no spoilers

2003-06-07 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 6/7/2003 2:36:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In addition, how does this all work? where does the energy to power the humans come from? We get out energy from food, which inevitably get's it's energy from Sol. So in the story, where does the energy for

Re: Where are the European hypocrites?

2003-06-14 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 6/13/2003 12:46:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What right did the UN have to tell Arabs how they would be governed, or to take away their homes? For whatever its worth; Palestine was part of the british empire after the breakup of the Otomen Empire.

Re: Where are the European hypocrites?

2003-06-14 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 6/13/2003 3:25:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well, I'm not Steve, but you're getting into what might be the single most contentious issue in all of historical research right now. I think one of Leon Uris's novels actually does a really good job of

Re: Constantine's cross may have been mushroom cloud from meteorimpact

2003-06-24 Thread Bemmzim
That's the thing about empires. They squeeze out competitive forces and it's those competitive forces that keep innovation and progress alive. For example there was one point when china was all set to conquer Europe, they had a massive fleet the likes never seen up to that time, and their

Re: Constantine's cross may have been mushroom cloud from meteorimpact

2003-06-24 Thread Bemmzim
That's the thing about empires. They squeeze out competitive forces and it's those competitive forces that keep innovation and progress alive. For example there was one point when china was all set to conquer Europe, they had a massive fleet the likes never seen up to that time, and their

Re: 28 Days Later

2003-07-04 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 6/29/2003 11:43:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sounds like _Lifeforce_ without Mathilda May. Bah Or that Richard Matheson novel that got made into The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price, Omega Man with Charlton Heston, and yet another planned

Re: 28 Days Later

2003-07-04 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 6/29/2003 11:43:33 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Sounds like _Lifeforce_ without Mathilda May. Bah Or that Richard Matheson novel that got made into The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price, Omega Man with Charlton Heston, and yet another planned

Re: 28 Days Later

2003-07-05 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 7/4/2003 10:01:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: More than a bit of night of the dead as well. Just saw this today. Despite or in spite of its wholly unoriginal plot this is a terrific movie. See it Are there any explosions? I like

Sandy Kofax

2003-07-05 Thread Bemmzim
No baseball for a while so I thought I might stir the pot. Just finished Jane Leavy's excellent if reverential bio. It provides some insight into this extrarordinarly private man. She dispells notions that he did not really like baseball, or that he was aloof from teamates. But the main thing

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