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jack (sell phoes... sell phonz...celll fonez didn't make me snnenile... yet) "Mike Outmesguine [hiptop]" wrote: > This was in the news. I saw an article on Reuters. Perform a Google > news lookup and it should come up. Or try reuters.com. > > But David makes a good point. In order to educate our fellow > listmembers, please add relevant URLs or references to news items you > post. > > It makes it easier for people to say they are full of crap. > > -Mike > Blood-brain barrier integrity down to 15%. > > On Thu, 9 Oct 2003 6:33AM -0800, David Colee wrote: > > Since much of this looks like a news article, how about a better set of > > references than "I reliable source forwarded this to me:", please? I'm > > sure that such a suit will hold more than a passing interest with many > > of us. > > > > Thanx, > > David > > > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/08/03 08:51PM >>> > > I reliable source forwarded this to me: > > > > "Parents in Oak Park, Illinois, have launched a class action lawsuit > > against > > the local school board for threatening the health of children by > > installing > > WLAN technology in classrooms. The lawsuit alleges that Oak Park > > Elementary > > School District 97 has "ignored the substantial body of evidence that > > high > > frequency electro-magnetic radiation poses substantial and serious > > health > > risks, particularly to growing children." It accuses school authorities > > of > > failing to "adequately examine and assess the potential health risks > > that > > wireless LANs pose to humans, particularly children who are still > > growing." > > The suit argues that "there is a substantial and growing body of > > scientific > > literature studying and outlining the serious health risks that > > exposure to > > low intensity, but high radio frequency (RF) radiation poses to human > > beings, particularly children...[and that] prolonged exposure to low > > intensity RF radiation can break down DNA strands, cause chromosome > > aberrations and break down the blood-brain barrier, thereby permitting > > toxic > > proteins to invade the brain." For more than two years now I have > > argued > > that health concerns are a future sleeper issue which would come to the > > fore > > as WLANs become more pervasive. It appears that the future is here." > > > > Cheers, > > Geoff Shively, CTO > > PivX Solutions, LLC > > > > Are You Secure? > > http://www.pivx.com -- Jack Unger - President, Wireless InfoNet Inc. Author of the WISP Handbook - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" http://www.ask-wi.com/book.html True Vendor-Neutral WISP Training-Troubleshooting-Consulting http://www.ask-wi.com/services.html Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (818)227-4220
