RE: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome???
http://www.rls.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=261srcid=200 When I went for a sleep study (I have obstructive Sleep Apnea), one of the questions on the form Was about restless leg syndrome. I don't have, it, by the way. I'm with your husband, Tracey! I get a good laugh after they tell you how good the drug is, how it will Cure your disease. Then, they 'fine print' the side effects: Use lip cleaner. It will remove the acne from your lips forever! But don't use it if you have lips, have ever had lip acne, have a liver, breathe, stand up, or fart. If you have these symptoms, contact your doctor immediately: death, lip acne, nose acne, diarrhea, nausea, death, death, heart palpitations... In the event you have chronic fart attacks, stay away from open flame... YIKES!!! I have a theory about disease in America: NOBODY wants to cure disease, at least not medical and corporate America. Disease is a perfect marketing target. Raise awareness about the disease, scare the crap out of those who have it, make everybody else THINK they might have it, and sell a drug to treat symptoms. Call the drug a cure. This is true for Cancer, Allergies, OSA, RLS, EIEIO, every mental condition, every childhood normal problem...have a walk/march/run...parade those with the disease who are still alive, in remission, 'cured'... Diabetes: This is a laziness disease. It's not even really a disease. We get fat. We eat American food, We grow up on white sugar, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, eat all the fat in the world...So Pharmaceutical Companies GIVE us the little finger prickers. Why? They make LOTS of money off of the little disposal needles And the blood measuring devices...not to mention Diabetic candy, lozenges, drinks, etc... But they don't tell us: You fat dummy! You're ruining your pancreas! How long do you think you can squeeze that Poor organ into pumping enough insulin to counteract all the sugar you're eating? And your cells can't absorb that Sugar, so you're going to piss your brains out trying to get the sugar out of your body. Oh...and you think your kidneys Like THAT extra activity? HAH! Not a complaint...just an observation... When I visit my doctor, there are more drug pushers than patients! And doctors are constanly giving out samples Of the drugs to us... We don't even take responsibility for our own health. We turn it over to doctors. BIG mistake! Ok...I'm done...burp! Where's my donut? Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:27 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com; GIRLFRIEND Subject: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome??? My husband, has a thing about the pharmaceutical industry the manipulative nature their ads. Up until now, at least the ads we saw were for real illnesses. The other day some ads began running for Restless Leg Syndrome Please tell me that this is a real condition and these profit hungry companies are not just trying to find another way to bilk the public. Does anyone know what it is or know anyone who has it? Tracey Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome???
You just described the pharmaceutical industry's long-term strategy. Never cure anything, do not fund research for cures, use lobbying and other nefarious techniques to block public awareness of non-patentable cures and treatments, make non-patentable cures and treatments illegal. I think they have a joint venture with the Corn industry. Corn Syrup in every processed food helps create the target market for weight loss treatments, diabetes treatments and a host of other treatments. Tracey Reece Jennings wrote: I have a theory about disease in America: NOBODY wants to cure disease, at least not medical and corporate America. Disease is a perfect marketing target. Raise awareness about the disease, scare the crap out of those who have it, make everybody else THINK they might have it, and sell a drug to treat symptoms. Call the drug a cure. This is true for Cancer, Allergies, OSA, RLS, EIEIO, every mental condition, every childhood normal problem...have a walk/march/run...parade those with the disease who are still alive, in remission, 'cured'... Diabetes: This is a laziness disease. It's not even really a disease. We get fat. We eat American food, We grow up on white sugar, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, eat all the fat in the world...So Pharmaceutical Companies GIVE us the little finger prickers. Why? They make LOTS of money off of the little disposal needles And the blood measuring devices...not to mention Diabetic candy, lozenges, drinks, etc... But they don't tell us: You fat dummy! You're ruining your pancreas! How long do you think you can squeeze that Poor organ into pumping enough insulin to counteract all the sugar you're eating? And your cells can't absorb that Sugar, so you're going to piss your brains out trying to get the sugar out of your body. Oh...and you think your kidneys Like THAT extra activity? HAH! Not a complaint...just an observation... When I visit my doctor, there are more drug pushers than patients! And doctors are constanly giving out samples Of the drugs to us... We don't even take responsibility for our own health. We turn it over to doctors. BIG mistake! Ok...I'm done...burp! Where's my donut? Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:27 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com; GIRLFRIEND Subject: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome??? My husband, has a thing about the pharmaceutical industry the manipulative nature their ads. Up until now, at least the ads we saw were for real illnesses. The other day some ads began running for Restless Leg Syndrome Please tell me that this is a real condition and these profit hungry companies are not just trying to find another way to bilk the public. Does anyone know what it is or know anyone who has it? Tracey Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] 39,000 pets killedby Tainted Food
Tainted Food May Have Hurt 39,000 Pets Monday, April 09, 2007 10:08:24 PM WASHINGTON(AP) Pet food contaminated with an industrial chemical may have sickened or killed 39,000 cats and dogs nationwide, based on an extrapolation from data released Monday by one of the nation's largest chains of veterinary hospitals. Banfield, The Pet Hospital, said an analysis of its database, compiled from records collected by its more than 615 veterinary hospitals, suggests that three out of every 10,000 cats and dogs that ate the pet food contaminated with melamine developed kidney failure. There are an estimated 60 million dogs and 70 million cats in the United States, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. The hospital chain saw 1 million dogs and cats during the three months when the more than 100 brands of now-recalled contaminated pet food were sold. It saw 284 extra cases of kidney failure among cats during that period, or a roughly 30 percent increase, when compared with background rates. It has meaning, when you see a peak like that. We see so many pets here, and it coincided with the recall period, said veterinarian Hugh Lewis, who oversees the mining of Banfield's database to do clinical studies. The chain continues to share its data with the Food and Drug Administration. FDA officials previously have said the database compiled by the huge veterinary practice would probably provide the most authoritative picture of the harm done by the tainted cat and dog food. From its findings, Banfield officials calculated an incidence rate of .03 percent for pets, although there was no discernible uptick among dogs. That suggests the contamination was overwhelming toxic to cats, Lewis said. That is in line with what other experts have said previously. At least six pet food companies have recalled products made with imported Chinese wheat gluten tainted with the chemical. The recall involved about 1 percent of the overall U.S. pet food supply. Measuring the tainted food's impact on animal health has proved an elusive goal. Previous estimates have ranged from the FDA's admittedly low tally of roughly 16 confirmed deaths to the more than 3,000 unconfirmed cases logged by one Web site. On a percentage basis it's not breathtaking, but unfortunately it's a number that, if it was your pet that was affected, it's too high, veterinarian Nancy Zimmerman, Banfield's senior medical adviser, said of the newly estimated incidence rate. In another estimate Monday, the founder of a veterinary group said 5,000 to 10,000 pets may have fallen ill from eating the contaminated food, and 1,000 to 2,000 may have died. The estimate was based on a Veterinary Information Network survey of 1,400 veterinarians among its 30,000 members. About one-third reported at least one case, said Paul Pion, the Network's founder. He cautioned that a final, definitive tally isn't possible, and that even his estimate could be halved _ or doubled. Nobody is ever going to know the truth, Pion said. It's always going to be a guess. Also Monday, the Web site petconnection.com said it had received reports of 3,598 pet deaths, split almost evenly between dogs and cats. The site cautioned that the numbers were unconfirmed. Banfield's veterinarians treat an estimated 6 percent of the nation's cats and dogs. After the first recall was announced, the chain beefed up its software to allow those veterinarians to plug in extra epidemiological information to help track cases, Zimmerman said. The new template allowed vets to log what a sick pet had eaten, any symptoms its owner may have noticed, the results of a physical examination, any urine and blood test results and other observations. Lewis said there is no reason to believe the company's findings _ including an apparently heightened vulnerability of kittens to the contaminant _ wouldn't hold for other veterinary practices as well. In outbreaks of foodborne disease in humans, the FDA leans on its sister agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to help track and confirm cases. During the ongoing pet food scare, FDA officials have repeatedly reminded the nation that there is no CDC for dogs and cats. A spokesman for the American Veterinary Medical Association said the lack of hard numbers has worried pet owners eager to understand the extent of the problem. He suggested the recall could spur the creation of an animal counterpart to the CDC. This might be something that would push this in the future, AVMA spokesman Michael San Filippo said. Another large veterinary chain, Los Angeles-based VCA Antech Inc., has not tallied reports from its nearly 400 VCA animal hospitals around the country, a spokesman said. ___ On the Net: Banfield, The Pet Hospital: http://www.banfield.net/
[scifinoir2] When Did The X-Files Jump the Shark?
This the Announcement of the X-files two movie and the overwhelming excitement, I thought I would ask this question I saw on the web When Did The X-Files Jump the Shark? Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] OT: Imus Gets Two Week Suspension
Basically, Imus gets to take a vacation. Big deal. I guarantee you the friendship, support, and possibly even future business deals he'll get from this will more than offset the loss of two weeks' pay. Glen Beck--another person whose existence in media I question--has already done the Common, he's sorry, enough already thing. Comments I've heard from others, like some of the the ignorant stalwarts at my job, show me the Limbaugh crowd feels Imus is being unfairly attacked for a bad (but funny, I'm sure) joke. The more people like Sharpton clamor for his firing, the more such people rally around him. But that's America in all its glorious diversity: you have the right to remain ignorant, so help you God. I think the real lesson to be learned here is that racism, ignorance, bigotry--call it what it is--is alive and well. As we struggle with issues of the new millennium such as gay rights, immigration, religion, American relations with Islamic countries, the shrinking dominan ce of the white man in culture, expect to hear more junk like this. Those used to being in power just can't handle the changes in our world. I am proud that Sharpton and others stayed on this, that they handled it with aplomb, and I'm *really* glad that Sharpton now has a radio show where he can respectfully but firmly take people like Imus to task. No longer just a guy who marches and protests to gain attention, Sharpton can in a small way use his radio and TV presence to combat the ultra-conservative/racist guys who've dominated for so long. We certainly aren't going to be able to get the Imus' and Limbaugh's fired anytime soon, but by taking them on from a position of confidence and savy, I think we can at least get some companies to think more about their blind support of the fools. Imus has said things as bad if not worse in the past, and nothing was done. So while I think his racist friends will ultimately help him out, I also think the protests force stations like MSNBC and halfway intelligent people to at least distance themselves, so that it's clear exactly what kind of people continue to support Imus and his ilk. * Imus Gets Two Week Suspension Don Imus gets paid a bundle for opening his big mouth on a daily basis. Now, he's desperately trying to extricate his foot from said orifice to save his job. So far it's working. Following a flurry of on-air apologies from the shock jock Monday, CBS Radio and MSNBC announced they were suspending Imus for two weeks effective Apr. 16 for his comments last week referring to Rutgers University's predominantly African-American women's basketball team as nappy-headed hos. The companies stopped short at terminating the popular host, whose Imus in the Morning radio show is syndicated nationally by CBS Radio and simulcast on MSNBC. Our continued relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word, MSNBC said in a statement, citing Imus' mea culpa as the reason he was not terminated. CBS Radio declined comment beyond explaining that Imus' show will be allowed to continue for the rest of this week due to previously scheduled fundraisers for Thursday and Friday. For his part, Imus told listeners that the controversy taught him to measure his remarks more carefully. Here's what I've learned: that you can't make fun of somebody, because some people don't deserve it, he said. Because the climate on this program has been what it's been for 30 years doesn't mean it's going to be what it's been for the next five years or whatever because that has to change, and I understand that. Imus explained away his statements by saying he was only trying to be funny last Wednesday during a conversation with producer Bernard McGuirk about the women's college basketball finals, which Rutgers lost to the University of Tennessee the day before. That's some rough girls from Rutgers, Imus quipped to McGuirk. Man, they got tattoos. To which the producer added, Some hard-core hos. That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that, Imus replied. On Monday, Imus said he regretted his words. I'm not a bad person, I'm a good person, but I said a bad thing. But these young women deserve to know it was not said with malice, he said. The outspoken radio personality pointed to his charitable work founding the Imus Ranch for Sick Children on his cattle ranch in New Mexico, noting that he works with children of many races and ethnicities.I'm not a white man who doesn't know any African-Americans, he continued. Also on Monday, Imus appeared as a guest on the Reverend Al Sharpton's radio show hoping to do further damage control. Sharpton has been one of Imus' most vocal critics, calling on Imus' corporate bosses at CBS Radio to give him the boot for his diabolical and racist remarks. Our agenda is to be funny and sometimes we go too far. And this time we went way too far, Imus told Sharpton. This is not about
Re: [scifinoir2] When Did The X-Files Jump the Shark?
When Duchovny's head got too big to fit within the confines of the Cosmos? Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This the Announcement of the X-files two movie and the overwhelming excitement, I thought I would ask this question I saw on the web When Did The X-Files Jump the Shark? Yahoo! Groups Links There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Sucker-punch spam with award-winning protection. Try the free Yahoo! Mail Beta. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message
Astro, ever read any of Glen Cook's Black Company series? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All of those are good examples of military science fiction...I wish Kevin Randle was still writing it...My favorite series by him was called Jefferson's War. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) Anywho, I've kind of migrated into miniatures gaming (real gaming that video game stuff doesn't count). From my experience, there are very few blacks that are into that kind of stuff. I'm assuming it's mostly due to a combination exposure, time, and cost. I'm currently playing Heavy Gear. I'm currently working on an armored division based on the 761st Tank Battalion. Also, a friend as also talked me into playing href=http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/default.htm;Warhammer 40k. I'm doing a Imperial Guard base on the 92nd Infantry Division (circa WWII). As for scifi on tv, for right now it's all about Stargate: Atlantis. I still enjoy SG1, but the turn in the storyline is a little hard to keep track of (they should have left the Gould alone). As for what I'm reading, other then the occasional gaming book, unfortunately I'm haven't been reading much. Although I was reading Starfist and Hammer's Slammers. I kind of have a thing for military scifi books and even do a some writing myself. Anywho, it's good to be back. --Jason ps:- A friend's sister just published a scifi book based on life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It looks pretty interesting. Would it be alright if I posted the link. Yahoo! Groups Links Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome???
You nailed it! And I forgot the Corn Syrup connection. And we're trying to fight a war on drugs! Ptew! Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:21 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome??? You just described the pharmaceutical industry's long-term strategy. Never cure anything, do not fund research for cures, use lobbying and other nefarious techniques to block public awareness of non-patentable cures and treatments, make non-patentable cures and treatments illegal. I think they have a joint venture with the Corn industry. Corn Syrup in every processed food helps create the target market for weight loss treatments, diabetes treatments and a host of other treatments. Tracey Reece Jennings wrote: I have a theory about disease in America: NOBODY wants to cure disease, at least not medical and corporate America. Disease is a perfect marketing target. Raise awareness about the disease, scare the crap out of those who have it, make everybody else THINK they might have it, and sell a drug to treat symptoms. Call the drug a cure. This is true for Cancer, Allergies, OSA, RLS, EIEIO, every mental condition, every childhood normal problem...have a walk/march/run...parade those with the disease who are still alive, in remission, 'cured'... Diabetes: This is a laziness disease. It's not even really a disease. We get fat. We eat American food, We grow up on white sugar, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, eat all the fat in the world...So Pharmaceutical Companies GIVE us the little finger prickers. Why? They make LOTS of money off of the little disposal needles And the blood measuring devices...not to mention Diabetic candy, lozenges, drinks, etc... But they don't tell us: You fat dummy! You're ruining your pancreas! How long do you think you can squeeze that Poor organ into pumping enough insulin to counteract all the sugar you're eating? And your cells can't absorb that Sugar, so you're going to piss your brains out trying to get the sugar out of your body. Oh...and you think your kidneys Like THAT extra activity? HAH! Not a complaint...just an observation... When I visit my doctor, there are more drug pushers than patients! And doctors are constanly giving out samples Of the drugs to us... We don't even take responsibility for our own health. We turn it over to doctors. BIG mistake! Ok...I'm done...burp! Where's my donut? Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:27 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com; GIRLFRIEND Subject: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome??? My husband, has a thing about the pharmaceutical industry the manipulative nature their ads. Up until now, at least the ads we saw were for real illnesses. The other day some ads began running for Restless Leg Syndrome Please tell me that this is a real condition and these profit hungry companies are not just trying to find another way to bilk the public. Does anyone know what it is or know anyone who has it? Tracey Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links
RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Imus Gets Two Week Suspension
I didn't read your whole post. Gotta go move my mom. I say kill him, and if he comes back in two weeks, he can have his show back... Extreme? Well, I'm gettin' a little tired...never mind. You know where this is going! Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:00 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: Imus Gets Two Week Suspension Basically, Imus gets to take a vacation. Big deal. I guarantee you the friendship, support, and possibly even future business deals he'll get from this will more than offset the loss of two weeks' pay. Glen Beck--another person whose existence in media I question--has already done the Common, he's sorry, enough already thing. Comments I've heard from others, like some of the the ignorant stalwarts at my job, show me the Limbaugh crowd feels Imus is being unfairly attacked for a bad (but funny, I'm sure) joke. The more people like Sharpton clamor for his firing, the more such people rally around him. But that's America in all its glorious diversity: you have the right to remain ignorant, so help you God. I think the real lesson to be learned here is that racism, ignorance, bigotry--call it what it is--is alive and well. As we struggle with issues of the new millennium such as gay rights, immigration, religion, American relations with Islamic countries, the shrinking dominan ce of the white man in culture, expect to hear more junk like this. Those used to being in power just can't handle the changes in our world. I am proud that Sharpton and others stayed on this, that they handled it with aplomb, and I'm *really* glad that Sharpton now has a radio show where he can respectfully but firmly take people like Imus to task. No longer just a guy who marches and protests to gain attention, Sharpton can in a small way use his radio and TV presence to combat the ultra-conservative/racist guys who've dominated for so long. We certainly aren't going to be able to get the Imus' and Limbaugh's fired anytime soon, but by taking them on from a position of confidence and savy, I think we can at least get some companies to think more about their blind support of the fools. Imus has said things as bad if not worse in the past, and nothing was done. So while I think his racist friends will ultimately help him out, I also think the protests force stations like MSNBC and halfway intelligent people to at least distance themselves, so that it's clear exactly what kind of people continue to support Imus and his ilk. * Imus Gets Two Week Suspension Don Imus gets paid a bundle for opening his big mouth on a daily basis. Now, he's desperately trying to extricate his foot from said orifice to save his job. So far it's working. Following a flurry of on-air apologies from the shock jock Monday, CBS Radio and MSNBC announced they were suspending Imus for two weeks effective Apr. 16 for his comments last week referring to Rutgers University's predominantly African-American women's basketball team as nappy-headed hos. The companies stopped short at terminating the popular host, whose Imus in the Morning radio show is syndicated nationally by CBS Radio and simulcast on MSNBC. Our continued relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word, MSNBC said in a statement, citing Imus' mea culpa as the reason he was not terminated. CBS Radio declined comment beyond explaining that Imus' show will be allowed to continue for the rest of this week due to previously scheduled fundraisers for Thursday and Friday. For his part, Imus told listeners that the controversy taught him to measure his remarks more carefully. Here's what I've learned: that you can't make fun of somebody, because some people don't deserve it, he said. Because the climate on this program has been what it's been for 30 years doesn't mean it's going to be what it's been for the next five years or whatever because that has to change, and I understand that. Imus explained away his statements by saying he was only trying to be funny last Wednesday during a conversation with producer Bernard McGuirk about the women's college basketball finals, which Rutgers lost to the University of Tennessee the day before. That's some rough girls from Rutgers, Imus quipped to McGuirk. Man, they got tattoos. To which the producer added, Some hard-core hos. That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that, Imus replied. On Monday, Imus said he regretted his words. I'm not a bad person, I'm a good person, but I said a bad thing. But these young women deserve to know it was not said with malice, he said. The outspoken radio personality pointed to his charitable work founding the Imus Ranch for Sick
[scifinoir2] Re: New guy's Original Message
-- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was going to just welcome tdlists...but then he got MY attention by developing units based on Black military units. The 761st is one of my favorites! Hey, can you check out these guys, td? http://hometown.aol.com/shahwk2/The555Airborne.html The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion America's First All African American Parachute Unit yeah i'm a student of the black presence in wwII. i did my history paper on the tuskegee airmen and this was before they were so popular. try finding info on an (at the time) obscure unit in the preinternet days. ahh good times. but yes i know about the tuskegee airmen. i even got to meet a couple of the guys from the OH-five, as they were called after they were integrated into the 82nd. i used to have the site that listed all of the all black units in. i have a special place in my heart for infantrymen. dunno what it is i really like ground hog units. i guess that's why i like the 92nd so much. plus they have the coolest patch (gotta love the buffalo against the olive drab). i keep saying that i'm gonna make myself a replica m41 with 92nd inf and wwII era rank insignias. thanks for the extra info tho i dont' think i have that site. i'll have to look for that all black unit site.
[scifinoir2] Re: New guy's Original Message
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a fellow black guy who's also watches and loves those anime mecha shows (ever heard of Mars Daybreak? A surprisenly good show about underwater mecha). ooh under water mecha. i gotta see that. it'll give me ideas for gears for atlantis. :) i don't like alot of the newer stuff. too computery **shudder** plus i'm really picky. i'll have to look for mars daybreak it sounds interesting. sea quest meets gundam?? Again same here (though I can't find anyone who's into heavy gear. And I have a friend that's trying to get me into warhammer 40k by giving me his old Tau collection for me to repaint (yes I also do models). i feel you on the heavy gear thing. the best thing i can tell you is to get gears from both sides. and indoctrinate someone. or you could start you're own heavy gear league. that's an idea i'm toying with. i'm planning on trying to run a heavy gear demo at the church picnic. have you seen the new blitz minis. i don't know if you own any but they are definitely worth the price. you get 5 gears and the equivalent of a weapons blister. my only regret is that i didn't get a chance to get any of the 3rd edition squad sets. which i really don't like. i got the paxton general purpose squad set to help inspire someone into modelling. as for 40k, am i the only one that is a little creeped out by some of the outfits of that the inquistion wears especially if you've read any warhammer monthlys. some of there stuff looks almost like the clan. i tried to chalk them just being british until i got laserburn and i read that africans formed their own league (the red demptionists) didn't want anything to do with the imperium of man. still i don't like the lack of brown faces reflected in their books, which is a stark contrast to heavy gear. every now and again i toy with the idea of doing my own game (i suppose every gamer goes through that.) of course i would probably have to get into resin casting. (woohoo hard core modelling at its finest) Well I'm glad to have a friend that reads' both and kinda tips me off to those which i should pay interrest in (he's the reason why I'm looking at the Honor Harriton series. And since I'm also a gamer I'm slowly been working on a Hammers Slammers mecha campaign idea (but that's geekdom-but one that also likes to have a real life). you know there's a hammer's slammers miniatures game. old crowe makes the blowers, and ground zero (of full thrust, star grunt fame) makes the infantry. and i forget the company that makes the rules. who'd thunk such a great game would be developed in all its parts. also i took the concept of the combat car and am in the process of a conversion to heavy gear for the cef/ port arthur. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All of those are good examples of military science fiction...I wish Kevin Randle was still writing it...My favorite series by him was called Jefferson's War. yeah i agree. it can be expensive. i think i'm at about the $400 mark. it is possible if you're patient enough to wait for something good to pop up on ebay. i recently picked up 5 hunters for 13 bucks shipping included. i started with one miniature and 2 books five years ago. now i'm up to... well let's just say that i have enough to run a heavy gear game with north, south and cef. (man i love hovertanks). do you play any games??
Re: [scifinoir2] When She Graduates as He]
Wow, this is fascinating. I won't pretend to understand the culture. My experience with transgender is extremely limited. I do, however, have some experience with young gays and lesbians. One thing I have noticed among some young women--not all, but some--is that they turn to lesbianism not because they're inately that way, but as a reaction to life pressures and problems. I've seen young women who've been sexually molested and raped turn away from men and toward women, an obvious inability to deal with the male gender. What I believe is a reaction that's not real, (that is, they weren't born gay) can, after years of living the life, become almost indistinguishable. I know someone now who's going through that. His daughter was molested, and before that was hetereo. Over the last five years or so, she's sworn off men, and has markedly changed her clothign, her hair, her speech, her walk, all to look more masculine. I worry that one day she'll reach a point where she'll never even attempt to be with a man again, having found a type of safety in women. I also think some young girls play with lesbianism almost as an expected or accepted thing to do. Witness a culture in which Madonna french kisses Britany Spears on TV, something I thought was unnecessary. Or how some stars like Anne Heche jumping back and forth over the fence. I do wonder if some youngsters don't see it as something trendy to play with for a while, or as a previously unavailable avenue to deal with loneliness and rejection from boys. That being said, I wonder how many young people would go the transgender route--either the dressing up or the medicine/surgery--unless they truly, deeply, felt they were in the wrong body? Maybe I can see the dress up/playacting thing, but when it comes to changing the body itself, I wonder if they weren't born with an internal conflict that wasn't caused by societal pressures? -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Original Message Subject: [Blackfolks] When She Graduates as He Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2007 22:52:42 -0400 From: The Village Idiot Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: Village Idiot Productions To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] When She Graduates as He There's a battle brewing at the Seven Sisters over the growing population of transgender students. The question at its core: What kind of women's college awards diplomas to men? By Adrian Brune | April 8, 2007 Though born a girl, raised a girl, and now attending a womens college, Isaiah Bartlett didnt feel quite right being female. Old pictures show a very feminine, rosy-cheeked Allison Bartlett with chin-length dark brown hair. Yet every time her mother coaxed her into a dress for one of those photographs, Allisons skin would crawl and her mind would race with insecurities. Even coming out as a butch lesbian in her freshman year at Mt. Holyoke College and getting rid of those dresses for good didnt seem to solve the problem. Not long after Allison enrolled, in the fall of 2005, she shaved most of her hair into a mohawk and picked up a few pairs of boxer shorts. Soon she started binding her breasts with an Ace bandage every day before going out. After a year of struggling in school and a semester off to sort out her emotions, the popular 20-year-old psychology major returned to school and went to a talk by fellow student Kevin Murphy. Then things began to make sense. Allison realized that though she was a biological woman, she wanted nothing more than to be a man. She adopted the name Isaiah. When I heard Kevins story, his talk about struggling with coming out as a lesbian, then realizing that he really wanted to be a man, I felt as if he was telling bits of my own story, Bartlett says one October afternoon in his room in Mt. Holyokes Buckland Hall dormitory, just before a friend comes barreling up in a robe and a green face mask to offer a quick hug and some dish. Soon after, I came out as a transman. This is the latest subculture to emerge at the elite womens colleges in the Northeast known as the Seven Sisters young women, some still teenagers, who, like Bartlett, are exploring the possibility of growing up to be men. And its creating a social upheaval at these historically all-female enclaves as they wrestle with what to do about all this gender bending. The Seven Sisters colleges were founded in the 19th century, and famous graduates have ranged from anthropologist Margaret Mead (Barnard) to actresses Stockard Channing (Radcliffe) and Meryl Streep (Vassar) to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (Wellesley). Vassar started accepting male students in 1969, and Radcliffe officially merged with Harvard College in 1999, leaving just five sisters Mt. Holyoke, Bryn Mawr, Smith, Barnard, and Wellesley. But the same
Re: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome???
I think I mentioned this before, about how i hate the taste of corn syrup as a sweetener versus good old cane sugar. I've also read that the biofuel programs starting to gear up are also focusing on the wrong type of biofuels, which I believe also benefits the corn guys? I think I read there's a better type of biofuel to get, but the corn folks are strong... -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] You just described the pharmaceutical industry's long-term strategy. Never cure anything, do not fund research for cures, use lobbying and other nefarious techniques to block public awareness of non-patentable cures and treatments, make non-patentable cures and treatments illegal. I think they have a joint venture with the Corn industry. Corn Syrup in every processed food helps create the target market for weight loss treatments, diabetes treatments and a host of other treatments. Tracey Reece Jennings wrote: I have a theory about disease in America: NOBODY wants to cure disease, at least not medical and corporate America. Disease is a perfect marketing target. Raise awareness about the disease, scare the crap out of those who have it, make everybody else THINK they might have it, and sell a drug to treat symptoms. Call the drug a cure. This is true for Cancer, Allergies, OSA, RLS, EIEIO, every mental condition, every childhood normal problem...have a walk/march/run...parade those with the disease who are still alive, in remission, 'cured'... Diabetes: This is a laziness disease. It's not even really a disease. We get fat. We eat American food, We grow up on white sugar, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, eat all the fat in the world...So Pharmaceutical Companies GIVE us the little finger prickers. Why? They make LOTS of money off of the little disposal needles And the blood measuring devices...not to mention Diabetic candy, lozenges, drinks, etc... But they don't tell us: You fat dummy! You're ruining your pancreas! How long do you think you can squeeze that Poor organ into pumping enough insulin to counteract all the sugar you're eating? And your cells can't absorb that Sugar, so you're going to piss your brains out trying to get the sugar out of your body. Oh...and you think your kidneys Like THAT extra activity? HAH! Not a complaint...just an observation... When I visit my doctor, there are more drug pushers than patients! And doctors are constanly giving out samples Of the drugs to us... We don't even take responsibility for our own health. We turn it over to doctors. BIG mistake! Ok...I'm done...burp! Where's my donut? Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:27 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ; GIRLFRIEND Subject: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome??? My husband, has a thing about the pharmaceutical industry the manipulative nature their ads. Up until now, at least the ads we saw were for real illnesses. The other day some ads began running for Restless Leg Syndrome Please tell me that this is a real condition and these profit hungry companies are not just trying to find another way to bilk the public. Does anyone know what it is or know anyone who has it? Tracey Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies
Correcting myself in my last comment about this- the movie I wanted to remake in order to fit in that song was Demon Seed. Seen one insane-computer-bent-on-world-domination flick, you've seen 'em all... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yup...the book based upon Colossus, a novel witten by D.F. Jones...After the success of the movie, Jones stretched it out into a trilogy...I wish that they would come out with a series of of 'telenovels' (I don't know if that word exists), a series of teleplays never meant to become a series, but possibly used to convert a novel into a more faithful and accurate screenplay...I do so hate how they had to hack up books like Starship troopers, Contact and Dune to make it fit a format that the studio execs refuse to experiment with... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What was that movie...The Forbin Project, I think...where the American supercomputer started taking over, killing people, etc...then it said...There is another computer like me...? Then they started learning from each other or something...? YIKES!!! I always got a chuckle out of these mythical computer abilities listed below! Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 4:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies Gotta git me one o' them-thar computers... Brent Wodehouse Brent_Wodehouse@ mailto:Brent_Wodehouse%40swiftnet.org swiftnet.org wrote: http://theprogrammi http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ ngblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ Writing by admin on Sunday, 8 of April , 2007 1. Word processors never display a cursor. 2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. 3. Movie characters never make typing mistakes. 4. All monitors display inch-high letters. 5. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or some such governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces. 6. Those that don't have graphical interfaces will have incredibly powerful text-based command shells that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in plain English. 7. Note: Command line interfaces will give you access to any information you want by simply typing, ACCESS THE SECRET FILES on any near-by keyboard. 8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing UPLOAD VIRUS. (See Fortress.) 9. All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villain's desktop computer even if it's turned off. 10. Powerful computers beep whenever you press a key or the screen changes. Some computers also slow down the output on the screen so that it doesn't go faster than you can read. (Really advanced computers will also emulate the sound of a dot-matrix printer.) 11. All computer panels operate on thousands of volts and have explosive devices underneath their surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright flash of light, a puff of smoke, a shower of sparks and an explosion that causes you to jump backwards. 12. People typing on a computer can safely turn it off without saving the data. 13. A hacker is always able to break into the most sensitive computer in the world by guessing the secret password in two tries. 14. You may bypass PERMISSION DENIED message by using the OVERRIDE function. (See Demolition Man.) 15. Computers only take 2 seconds to boot up instead of the average minutes for desktop PCs and 30 minutes or more for larger systems that can run 24 hours, 365 days a year without a reset. 16. Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will be accomplished in under three seconds. Movie modems usually appear to transmit data at the speed of two gigabytes per second. 17. When the power plant/missile site/main computer overheats, all control panels will explode shortly before the entire building will. 18. If you display a file on the screen and someone deletes the file, it also disappears from the screen (See Clear and Present Danger). 19. If a disk contains encrypted files, you are automatically asked for a password when you insert it. 20. Computers can interface with any other computer regardless of the manufacturer or galaxy where it originated. (See Independence Day.) 21. Computer disks will work on any computer has a floppy drive and all software is usable on any platforms. 22. The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it will have (See Aliens.) 23. Note: You must be highly trained to operate high-tech computers because the buttons have no labels except for the SELF-DESTRUCT button. 24. Most computers, no matter how small, have reality-defying three-dimensional active animation, photo-realistic graphics
Re: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome???
In Brazil they have been using sugar cane as a bio-fuel pretty successfully for more than 20 years , but if you look at hoe corn syrup has replaced sugar as a sweetener hear in the states, I seriously doubt if they will either discuss viable alternatives Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think I mentioned this before, about how i hate the taste of corn syrup as a sweetener versus good old cane sugar. I've also read that the biofuel programs starting to gear up are also focusing on the wrong type of biofuels, which I believe also benefits the corn guys? I think I read there's a better type of biofuel to get, but the corn folks are strong... -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com You just described the pharmaceutical industry's long-term strategy. Never cure anything, do not fund research for cures, use lobbying and other nefarious techniques to block public awareness of non-patentable cures and treatments, make non-patentable cures and treatments illegal. I think they have a joint venture with the Corn industry. Corn Syrup in every processed food helps create the target market for weight loss treatments, diabetes treatments and a host of other treatments. Tracey Reece Jennings wrote: I have a theory about disease in America: NOBODY wants to cure disease, at least not medical and corporate America. Disease is a perfect marketing target. Raise awareness about the disease, scare the crap out of those who have it, make everybody else THINK they might have it, and sell a drug to treat symptoms. Call the drug a cure. This is true for Cancer, Allergies, OSA, RLS, EIEIO, every mental condition, every childhood normal problem...have a walk/march/run...parade those with the disease who are still alive, in remission, 'cured'... Diabetes: This is a laziness disease. It's not even really a disease. We get fat. We eat American food, We grow up on white sugar, drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, eat all the fat in the world...So Pharmaceutical Companies GIVE us the little finger prickers. Why? They make LOTS of money off of the little disposal needles And the blood measuring devices...not to mention Diabetic candy, lozenges, drinks, etc... But they don't tell us: You fat dummy! You're ruining your pancreas! How long do you think you can squeeze that Poor organ into pumping enough insulin to counteract all the sugar you're eating? And your cells can't absorb that Sugar, so you're going to piss your brains out trying to get the sugar out of your body. Oh...and you think your kidneys Like THAT extra activity? HAH! Not a complaint...just an observation... When I visit my doctor, there are more drug pushers than patients! And doctors are constanly giving out samples Of the drugs to us... We don't even take responsibility for our own health. We turn it over to doctors. BIG mistake! Ok...I'm done...burp! Where's my donut? Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 -Original Message- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:27 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ; GIRLFRIEND Subject: [scifinoir2] Restless Leg Syndrome??? My husband, has a thing about the pharmaceutical industry the manipulative nature their ads. Up until now, at least the ads we saw were for real illnesses. The other day some ads began running for Restless Leg Syndrome Please tell me that this is a real condition and these profit hungry companies are not just trying to find another way to bilk the public. Does anyone know what it is or know anyone who has it? Tracey Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[scifinoir2] Re: 39,000 pets killedby Tainted Food
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, The Yokozuna Of Soul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone on the list a particular aficionado in Planet Of The Apes? Isn't this sort of how the whole thing started? Didn't the dogs and cats die off and then people took apes into their homes? Daryle as long as all the resturants don't become taco bells and arnold becomes president. oh wait, that was demolition man. --jason
[scifinoir2] Inappropriately labeled furniture
FYI, in case you hadn't read this: http://www.thestar.com/article/200265 Wow!!! At a minimum, I would say both companies mentioned in the news article need some cross-cultural training. George Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL
Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message
I sure haven't...I'll have to look into it...I sure miss this science bookstore that sold used books... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Astro, ever read any of Glen Cook's Black Company series? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All of those are good examples of military science fiction...I wish Kevin Randle was still writing it...My favorite series by him was called Jefferson's War. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) Anywho, I've kind of migrated into miniatures gaming (real gaming that video game stuff doesn't count). From my experience, there are very few blacks that are into that kind of stuff. I'm assuming it's mostly due to a combination exposure, time, and cost. I'm currently playing Heavy Gear. I'm currently working on an armored division based on the 761st Tank Battalion. Also, a friend as also talked me into playing href=http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/default.htm;Warhammer 40k. I'm doing a Imperial Guard base on the 92nd Infantry Division (circa WWII). As for scifi on tv, for right now it's all about Stargate: Atlantis. I still enjoy SG1, but the turn in the storyline is a little hard to keep track of (they should have left the Gould alone). As for what I'm reading, other then the occasional gaming book, unfortunately I'm haven't been reading much. Although I was reading Starfist and Hammer's Slammers. I kind of have a thing for military scifi books and even do a some writing myself. Anywho, it's good to be back. --Jason ps:- A friend's sister just published a scifi book based on life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It looks pretty interesting. Would it be alright if I posted the link. Yahoo! Groups Links Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies
Oh...Never mind... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Correcting myself in my last comment about this- the movie I wanted to remake in order to fit in that song was Demon Seed. Seen one insane-computer-bent-on-world-domination flick, you've seen 'em all... Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yup...the book based upon Colossus, a novel witten by D.F. Jones...After the success of the movie, Jones stretched it out into a trilogy...I wish that they would come out with a series of of 'telenovels' (I don't know if that word exists), a series of teleplays never meant to become a series, but possibly used to convert a novel into a more faithful and accurate screenplay...I do so hate how they had to hack up books like Starship troopers, Contact and Dune to make it fit a format that the studio execs refuse to experiment with... Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What was that movie...The Forbin Project, I think...where the American supercomputer started taking over, killing people, etc...then it said...There is another computer like me...? Then they started learning from each other or something...? YIKES!!! I always got a chuckle out of these mythical computer abilities listed below! Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 4:06 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Things Computers Can Do in Movies Gotta git me one o' them-thar computers... Brent Wodehouse Brent_Wodehouse@ mailto:Brent_Wodehouse%40swiftnet.org swiftnet.org wrote: http://theprogrammi http://theprogrammingblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ ngblog.com/jokes/things-computers-can-do-in-movies/ Writing by admin on Sunday, 8 of April , 2007 1. Word processors never display a cursor. 2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. 3. Movie characters never make typing mistakes. 4. All monitors display inch-high letters. 5. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or some such governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces. 6. Those that don't have graphical interfaces will have incredibly powerful text-based command shells that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in plain English. 7. Note: Command line interfaces will give you access to any information you want by simply typing, ACCESS THE SECRET FILES on any near-by keyboard. 8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing UPLOAD VIRUS. (See Fortress.) 9. All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villain's desktop computer even if it's turned off. 10. Powerful computers beep whenever you press a key or the screen changes. Some computers also slow down the output on the screen so that it doesn't go faster than you can read. (Really advanced computers will also emulate the sound of a dot-matrix printer.) 11. All computer panels operate on thousands of volts and have explosive devices underneath their surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright flash of light, a puff of smoke, a shower of sparks and an explosion that causes you to jump backwards. 12. People typing on a computer can safely turn it off without saving the data. 13. A hacker is always able to break into the most sensitive computer in the world by guessing the secret password in two tries. 14. You may bypass PERMISSION DENIED message by using the OVERRIDE function. (See Demolition Man.) 15. Computers only take 2 seconds to boot up instead of the average minutes for desktop PCs and 30 minutes or more for larger systems that can run 24 hours, 365 days a year without a reset. 16. Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will be accomplished in under three seconds. Movie modems usually appear to transmit data at the speed of two gigabytes per second. 17. When the power plant/missile site/main computer overheats, all control panels will explode shortly before the entire building will. 18. If you display a file on the screen and someone deletes the file, it also disappears from the screen (See Clear and Present Danger). 19. If a disk contains encrypted files, you are automatically asked for a password when you insert it. 20. Computers can interface with any other computer regardless of the manufacturer or galaxy where it originated. (See Independence Day.) 21. Computer disks will work on any computer has a floppy drive and all software is usable on any platforms. 22. The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it will have (See Aliens.) 23. Note: You must be highly trained to operate high-tech computers because the buttons have no labels except for the SELF-DESTRUCT button. 24. Most computers, no matter how small, have reality-defying
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New guy's Original Message
In a message dated 4/10/07 10:22:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As a fellow black guy who's also watches and loves those anime mecha shows (ever heard of Mars Daybreak? A surprisenly good show about underwater mecha). ooh under water mecha. i gotta see that. it'll give me ideas for gears for atlantis. :) i don't like alot of the newer stuff. too computery **shudder** plus i'm really picky. i'll have to look for mars daybreak it sounds interesting. sea quest meets gundam?? Actually seaquest meets gundamZ is close to what it is-only told from the view of the sea pirates (the main characters and good guys) who are sometimes pursued by the military (which are also basicly good guys). And a regaged pirate (who's one of the major bad guys), minus the sea education stuff. But this one is computer free animation-wise (But I think they use them only for layout work). But it is worth a look, -GTW ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message
I'm afraid you'd *have* to go to a new bookstore to find this. Like most good books, they don't fall into used bookstores often. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sure haven't...I'll have to look into it...I sure miss this science bookstore that sold used books... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Astro, ever read any of Glen Cook's Black Company series? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All of those are good examples of military science fiction...I wish Kevin Randle was still writing it...My favorite series by him was called Jefferson's War. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) Anywho, I've kind of migrated into miniatures gaming (real gaming that video game stuff doesn't count). From my experience, there are very few blacks that are into that kind of stuff. I'm assuming it's mostly due to a combination exposure, time, and cost. I'm currently playing Heavy Gear. I'm currently working on an armored division based on the 761st Tank Battalion. Also, a friend as also talked me into playing href=http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/default.htm;Warhammer 40k. I'm doing a Imperial Guard base on the 92nd Infantry Division (circa WWII). As for scifi on tv, for right now it's all about Stargate: Atlantis. I still enjoy SG1, but the turn in the storyline is a little hard to keep track of (they should have left the Gould alone). As for what I'm reading, other then the occasional gaming book, unfortunately I'm haven't been reading much. Although I was reading Starfist and Hammer's Slammers. I kind of have a thing for military scifi books and even do a some writing myself. Anywho, it's good to be back. --Jason ps:- A friend's sister just published a scifi book based on life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It looks pretty interesting. Would it be alright if I posted the link. Yahoo! Groups Links Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] Inappropriately labeled furniture
Takes a lot to render me speechless. Congrats to the companies that made *that* label... George [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: FYI, in case you hadn't read this: http://www.thestar.com/article/200265 Wow!!! At a minimum, I would say both companies mentioned in the news article need some cross-cultural training. George __ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/domains/?p=BESTDEAL There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [scifinoir2] The Different Kinds of Yoga The Focus of Each Kind
A step at a time, lady. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Good advice. I can see it happened as I am encountering some of the reactions your described just coping with moving to Seattle. Up until recently, just going shopping for groceries wore me out. If friends came over for dinner, I would get sick for two days as a result of being so tired. If I visited friends, for a few hours, I would be sick the next day. Here is a funny thing. Up until this illness I considered myself a pretty decent natural dancer. But up until maybe a few days ago, if I heard a good song on the radio and danced to it, I lacked what I thought was my natural rhythm, my movements were not fluid. Not Alaine from Seinfeld - but still bad. It was truly strange. I thought I was doomed for the rest of my life, but the other day I noticed I wasn't the weird lady dancing, but me dancing. So I'm starting very slow and I will look into some of the classes you talked about. They seem like a good strategy for getting back in shape. Tracey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't know you'd been bed-ridden too! Man, you've been through it. Be sure to take it *slow* as you regain your tone, balance, and endurance. Don't get too frustrated at memories of what you used to be able to do: it'll come. I'd suggest making absolutley sure you develop good form again for whatever you do, in order to minimize damage to muscles. That's especially true for stretching. Do some exploration to see what kind of yoga appeals to you, physically and mentally. You might find that you get winded ridiculously quickly, and you might find strange things like getting light-headed and dizzy as you exert yourself in stances, especially things that require you to rise from (or drop to) the floor quickly. Power yoga is a great blend of strength, balance, and flexibility, but it has a lot of bend-over moves, aand can be strenuous, dependign on the instructor. As you get more of your old self back, look into taking Body Balance. Ofent called Body Flow, its a popular class that's a combo of Pilates, yoga, and Tai Chi. It's part of a system of exercises developed by Les Mills in Australia and exported to gyms all over the world. ANother class from that family is Body Works (aka Body Pump), an aerobic weightlighting class. I take Body Pump and Body Flow 3 -4 times weekly. Pump tones the muscles, burns fat, and increases endurance, Flow is great for gently stretching and flexibility. Check out this site, which has full descriptions and several short videos detailing the basic moves. There should be a Body Flow/Pump class near you, as just about all gyms in the US teach it. http://lesmills.com/global/en/members/bodybalance/learn-the-moves.aspx -- Original message -- From: Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) Hi You guys: I've been following the thread partially and I wanted to let you know I'm about to start doing yoga too. I've been bed-ridden for over a year and extremely out of shape. I thought Yoga would be a good way to rejoin the land of the living. Also I've being reading how yoga decreases relapses and pain with auto-immune illness. One more thing Maurice. I took your advice and put all three of us on stilled water almost exclusively since we returned to the states. Thanks for the great advice. Tracey Reece Jennings wrote: I just signed up for the newsletter. Thanks! Let's say when I do start back, I'll get back into my Yoga first. The best thing about the book is that there is a 30-day session to gently get you into Yoga without hurting yourself. Then there are three exercise series that you can rotate, stretching different muscle groups each time. It's really a great book with excellent pictures. I have a rebounder that takes up to 400 pounds. I'm 270. I have a BowFlex Ultimate II that gave me back the use of my left arm after neck surgery. I have an elliptical trainer that I use for running/jogging/trotting. And I'm selling a Chuck Norris TotalGym that I bought back in 2001. I forgot that Chuck is a shorter guy. At 6'3, I'm just a bit too tall for it. It's a great, high-quality machine, though... I've been really lazy about exercising over the winter. I'll start up again when I feel like it...LOL! Without the Yoga, I doubt that I could still run up and down a football field at 60. With my head of gray hair, it freaks out the high school football players! I'm a referee and back judge. When I referee, I can lay back and just manage the other 4 officials. But as Back Judge, I can't let a receiver get behind me, and I have to beat long runs to the goal line. So it's either eat right, exercise right, or take meth. I prefer NOT to take meth... :o) Want a
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New guy's Original Message
Have you seen the new Robotech DVD? Just picked it up today, but I probaly won't get to it until tomorrow. Just getting in, lots of catch-up to do. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/10/07 10:22:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: As a fellow black guy who's also watches and loves those anime mecha shows (ever heard of Mars Daybreak? A surprisenly good show about underwater mecha). ooh under water mecha. i gotta see that. it'll give me ideas for gears for atlantis. :) i don't like alot of the newer stuff. too computery **shudder** plus i'm really picky. i'll have to look for mars daybreak it sounds interesting. sea quest meets gundam?? Actually seaquest meets gundamZ is close to what it is-only told from the view of the sea pirates (the main characters and good guys) who are sometimes pursued by the military (which are also basicly good guys). And a regaged pirate (who's one of the major bad guys), minus the sea education stuff. But this one is computer free animation-wise (But I think they use them only for layout work). But it is worth a look, -GTW ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Imus Gets Two Week Suspension
I hear you, my friend. Some days, when you just get the feeling that conventional means just aren't getting the job done, extremism is in order. Reece Jennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I didn't read your whole post. Gotta go move my mom. I say kill him, and if he comes back in two weeks, he can have his show back... Extreme? Well, I'm gettin' a little tired...never mind. You know where this is going! Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:00 AM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: Imus Gets Two Week Suspension Basically, Imus gets to take a vacation. Big deal. I guarantee you the friendship, support, and possibly even future business deals he'll get from this will more than offset the loss of two weeks' pay. Glen Beck--another person whose existence in media I question--has already done the Common, he's sorry, enough already thing. Comments I've heard from others, like some of the the ignorant stalwarts at my job, show me the Limbaugh crowd feels Imus is being unfairly attacked for a bad (but funny, I'm sure) joke. The more people like Sharpton clamor for his firing, the more such people rally around him. But that's America in all its glorious diversity: you have the right to remain ignorant, so help you God. I think the real lesson to be learned here is that racism, ignorance, bigotry--call it what it is--is alive and well. As we struggle with issues of the new millennium such as gay rights, immigration, religion, American relations with Islamic countries, the shrinking dominan ce of the white man in culture, expect to hear more junk like this. Those used to being in power just can't handle the changes in our world. I am proud that Sharpton and others stayed on this, that they handled it with aplomb, and I'm *really* glad that Sharpton now has a radio show where he can respectfully but firmly take people like Imus to task. No longer just a guy who marches and protests to gain attention, Sharpton can in a small way use his radio and TV presence to combat the ultra-conservative/racist guys who've dominated for so long. We certainly aren't going to be able to get the Imus' and Limbaugh's fired anytime soon, but by taking them on from a position of confidence and savy, I think we can at least get some companies to think more about their blind support of the fools. Imus has said things as bad if not worse in the past, and nothing was done. So while I think his racist friends will ultimately help him out, I also think the protests force stations like MSNBC and halfway intelligent people to at least distance themselves, so that it's clear exactly what kind of people continue to support Imus and his ilk. * Imus Gets Two Week Suspension Don Imus gets paid a bundle for opening his big mouth on a daily basis. Now, he's desperately trying to extricate his foot from said orifice to save his job. So far it's working. Following a flurry of on-air apologies from the shock jock Monday, CBS Radio and MSNBC announced they were suspending Imus for two weeks effective Apr. 16 for his comments last week referring to Rutgers University's predominantly African-American women's basketball team as nappy-headed hos. The companies stopped short at terminating the popular host, whose Imus in the Morning radio show is syndicated nationally by CBS Radio and simulcast on MSNBC. Our continued relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word, MSNBC said in a statement, citing Imus' mea culpa as the reason he was not terminated. CBS Radio declined comment beyond explaining that Imus' show will be allowed to continue for the rest of this week due to previously scheduled fundraisers for Thursday and Friday. For his part, Imus told listeners that the controversy taught him to measure his remarks more carefully. Here's what I've learned: that you can't make fun of somebody, because some people don't deserve it, he said. Because the climate on this program has been what it's been for 30 years doesn't mean it's going to be what it's been for the next five years or whatever because that has to change, and I understand that. Imus explained away his statements by saying he was only trying to be funny last Wednesday during a conversation with producer Bernard McGuirk about the women's college basketball finals, which Rutgers lost to the University of Tennessee the day before. That's some rough girls from Rutgers, Imus quipped to McGuirk. Man, they got tattoos. To which the producer added, Some hard-core hos. That's some nappy-headed hos there, I'm going to tell you that, Imus replied. On Monday, Imus said he regretted his words. I'm not a bad person, I'm a good person, but I said a bad
Re: [scifinoir2] New guy's Original Message
You're probably right, but it doesn't stop me from wishing The Stars Our Destination hadn't closed down... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm afraid you'd *have* to go to a new bookstore to find this. Like most good books, they don't fall into used bookstores often. Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sure haven't...I'll have to look into it...I sure miss this science bookstore that sold used books... Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Astro, ever read any of Glen Cook's Black Company series? Astromancer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You're right, many blacks don't do it because it can get expensive...Hammer's Slammers and Starfistare pretty good. There was a series about whole planets devoted to mercenary soldiers...All of those are good examples of military science fiction...I wish Kevin Randle was still writing it...My favorite series by him was called Jefferson's War. Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ell I'm sort of new. I remember this groups some 7 or 8 years ago, but I kind of got side tracked as well as getting busy with other things. I don't get to watch or even read as much scifi as I would like. I mostly watch old anime mostly mecha like Gasaraki, 08th Ms Team, VOTOMS (getting a theme here.) Anywho, I've kind of migrated into miniatures gaming (real gaming that video game stuff doesn't count). From my experience, there are very few blacks that are into that kind of stuff. I'm assuming it's mostly due to a combination exposure, time, and cost. I'm currently playing Heavy Gear. I'm currently working on an armored division based on the 761st Tank Battalion. Also, a friend as also talked me into playing href=http://us.games-workshop.com/games/40K/default.htm;Warhammer 40k. I'm doing a Imperial Guard base on the 92nd Infantry Division (circa WWII). As for scifi on tv, for right now it's all about Stargate: Atlantis. I still enjoy SG1, but the turn in the storyline is a little hard to keep track of (they should have left the Gould alone). As for what I'm reading, other then the occasional gaming book, unfortunately I'm haven't been reading much. Although I was reading Starfist and Hammer's Slammers. I kind of have a thing for military scifi books and even do a some writing myself. Anywho, it's good to be back. --Jason ps:- A friend's sister just published a scifi book based on life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. It looks pretty interesting. Would it be alright if I posted the link. Yahoo! Groups Links Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. Check it out. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and play hundreds of games for free on Yahoo! Games. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will get organized along the lines of the Mafia. -Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without A Country - It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Such music flow on the Fringe...and no one can resist singing to Scarlet. - The Side Street Chonicles by C.W. Badie - Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Imus Gets Two Week Suspension
Is there such a thing as 'justifiable extremism?' Chuckle... Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 _ From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:09 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] OT: Imus Gets Two Week Suspension I hear you, my friend. Some days, when you just get the feeling that conventional means just aren't getting the job done, extremism is in order. Reece Jennings mcjennings124@ mailto:mcjennings124%40yahoo.com yahoo.com wrote: I didn't read your whole post. Gotta go move my mom. I say kill him, and if he comes back in two weeks, he can have his show back... Extreme? Well, I'm gettin' a little tired...never mind. You know where this is going! Want a scholarship into the Millionaire Mind Intensive worth $2590? http://www.secretso http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 fthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 http://www.secretso http://www.secretsofthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 fthemillionairemind.com/a/?wid=399929 _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com] On Behalf Of KeithBJohnson@ mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 7:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com ups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: Imus Gets Two Week Suspension Basically, Imus gets to take a vacation. Big deal. I guarantee you the friendship, support, and possibly even future business deals he'll get from this will more than offset the loss of two weeks' pay. Glen Beck--another person whose existence in media I question--has already done the Common, he's sorry, enough already thing. Comments I've heard from others, like some of the the ignorant stalwarts at my job, show me the Limbaugh crowd feels Imus is being unfairly attacked for a bad (but funny, I'm sure) joke. The more people like Sharpton clamor for his firing, the more such people rally around him. But that's America in all its glorious diversity: you have the right to remain ignorant, so help you God. I think the real lesson to be learned here is that racism, ignorance, bigotry--call it what it is--is alive and well. As we struggle with issues of the new millennium such as gay rights, immigration, religion, American relations with Islamic countries, the shrinking dominan ce of the white man in culture, expect to hear more junk like this. Those used to being in power just can't handle the changes in our world. I am proud that Sharpton and others stayed on this, that they handled it with aplomb, and I'm *really* glad that Sharpton now has a radio show where he can respectfully but firmly take people like Imus to task. No longer just a guy who marches and protests to gain attention, Sharpton can in a small way use his radio and TV presence to combat the ultra-conservative/racist guys who've dominated for so long. We certainly aren't going to be able to get the Imus' and Limbaugh's fired anytime soon, but by taking them on from a position of confidence and savy, I think we can at least get some companies to think more about their blind support of the fools. Imus has said things as bad if not worse in the past, and nothing was done. So while I think his racist friends will ultimately help him out, I also think the protests force stations like MSNBC and halfway intelligent people to at least distance themselves, so that it's clear exactly what kind of people continue to support Imus and his ilk. * Imus Gets Two Week Suspension Don Imus gets paid a bundle for opening his big mouth on a daily basis. Now, he's desperately trying to extricate his foot from said orifice to save his job. So far it's working. Following a flurry of on-air apologies from the shock jock Monday, CBS Radio and MSNBC announced they were suspending Imus for two weeks effective Apr. 16 for his comments last week referring to Rutgers University's predominantly African-American women's basketball team as nappy-headed hos. The companies stopped short at terminating the popular host, whose Imus in the Morning radio show is syndicated nationally by CBS Radio and simulcast on MSNBC. Our continued relationship with Imus is contingent on his ability to live up to his word, MSNBC said in a statement, citing Imus' mea culpa as the reason he was not terminated. CBS Radio declined comment beyond explaining that Imus' show will be allowed to continue for the rest of this week due to previously scheduled fundraisers for Thursday and Friday. For his part, Imus told listeners that the controversy taught him to measure his remarks more carefully. Here's what I've learned: that you can't make fun of somebody, because some people don't deserve it, he
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: New guy's Original Message
In a message dated 4/10/07 8:04:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Have you seen the new Robotech DVD? Just picked it up today, but I probaly won't get to it until tomorrow. Just getting in, lots of catch-up to do. Not yet (didn't even know it was out). But I'll probally get around to doing so-but it's not on my must see list. -GTW ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
