Are federal dollars available now for stem cell research? Has there been an official change in the last four years? - I haven't kept up with it. Dilip =====================================================================
--- On Wed, 11/14/12, amlan saha <a.s...@alumni.tufts.edu> wrote: > From: amlan saha <a.s...@alumni.tufts.edu> > Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA > To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam from around the world" > <assam@assamnet.org> > Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 9:14 AM > Except that, sometimes, loons like > these can have real impact - recall the > lack of federal dollars for stem cell research during the > Republican years. > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Dilip Deka <dilipd...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > What saves our reputation is that the committee members > do not represent > > the USA in the international scientific community. The > professors and > > graduate students from universities and the researchers > from the science > > industry do.So, who cares what these committee members > say - they are there > > to warm the chairs our political system has put in > D.C. > > It'd help if there was a way to remove some of these > chairs and put them > > in the basement. > > Dilip > > > =================================================================== > > > > --- On Wed, 11/14/12, Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > From: Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA > > > To: "A Mailing list for people interested in Assam > from around the > > world" <assam@assamnet.org> > > > Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 8:50 AM > > > Maybe so Dilip, but it looks > > > terrible! While the world looks up to America's > scientific > > > might, we put these buffoons to represent us. It > > > demonstrates a certain attitude, one that is > eating American > > > basic education out from the guts. Not good! > > > > > > > > > On Nov 14, 2012, at 7:46 AM, Dilip Deka <dilipd...@yahoo.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Think of the reason why the science committee > gets such > > > members. > > > > To start with, science is not an attractive > subject in > > > USA. So, anything to do with science gets lower > ranking than > > > say economy, finance, health,social security etc. > Thus, the > > > science committee does not attract the star > players. The > > > rejects who do not get selected to any other > committee opt > > > for the likes of science committee.The common man > does not > > > care what rubbish the science committee puts out > or what the > > > members utter in the name of science. The > importance of a > > > committee is measured in terms of how many dollars > it > > > influences. > > > > Dilip > > > > > > > > ======================================================================= > > > > > > > > --- On Tue, 11/13/12, Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> From: Chan Mahanta <cmaha...@gmail.com> > > > >> Subject: Re: [Assam] Hot News from USA > > > >> To: "A Mailing list for people interested > in Assam > > > from around the world" <assam@assamnet.org> > > > >> Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 9:42 > PM > > > >> If it is not theater of the absurd, I > > > >> can't imagine what would be! > > > >> Faat diya boxumoti paatale' lukaon! ( > Please Mother > > > earth, > > > >> split asunder, so I can hide from this > shame). > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On Nov 13, 2012, at 9:35 PM, amlan saha > <a.s...@alumni.tufts.edu> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> Ah, the ever amusing Science > Committee, which > > > counts > > > >> among its members the > > > >>> likes of > > > >>> > > > >>> - *Todd Akin* - "If > it’s a > > > >> legitimate rape, the female body has ways > to > > > >>> try to shut that whole > thing > > > down.” > > > >>> - *Paul Broun* - “All > that stuff > > > I > > > >> was taught about evolution and > > > >>> embryology and the Big > Bang > > > Theory, > > > >> all that is lies straight from the pit > > > >>> of Hell,” > > > >>> - *Roscoe Bartlett* - > “There > > > are > > > >> very few pregnancies as a result of > > > >>> rape, fortunately, and > incest — > > > >> compared to the usual abortion, what is > the > > > >>> percentage of abortions > for rape? > > > It > > > >> is tiny. It is a tiny, tiny > > > >>> percentage.” > > > >>> - *Randy Neugebauer* - > "join > > > together > > > >> in prayer to humbly seek fair > > > >>> weather conditions” > after > > > several > > > >> destructive tornadoes and droughts. > > > >>> - *Dana Rohrabacher* - > “We > > > don’t > > > >> know what those other cycles [of global > > > >>> warming] were caused by > in the > > > past. > > > >> Could be dinosaur flatulence, you > > > >>> know, or who knows?” > > > >>> - *Jim Sensenbrenner* - > railed > > > against > > > >> "scientific fascism" and called > > > >>> climate change research > an > > > >> "international conspiracy". > > > >>> - *Sandy Adams* - voted > in favor > > > of a > > > >> bill to teach theories that > > > >>> contradict the theory > of > > > evolution. > > > >>> > > > >>> Rohrabacher and Sensenbrenner are now > in the > > > running to > > > >> take the gavel of > > > >>> the Committee in the 113th Congress! > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 10:05 PM, > Chan Mahanta > > > <cmaha...@gmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> He is still a Congressman you > know, lame > > > duck as he > > > >> is. But it is > > > >>> appalling to see the pea-brained > people that > > > are in the > > > >> Science > > > >>> Subcommittee. It is a pathetic joke. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 7:02 PM, > "Alpana B. > > > >> Sarangapani" < > > > >>> absarangap...@hotmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> I meant - if it were a hot > topic, > > > then!. : ) > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> I can see why > Bobby Jindal > > > is > > > >> urging HIS people to “stop being the > > > >>> stupid party” . > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> What about him, in spite of > being > > > Rhodes > > > >> Scholar being a gung-ho > > > >>> supporter of the NRA? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> I thought Todd Akin lost. Can > he still > > > serve at > > > >> a (any) Congressional > > > >>> Committee? > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> Sent from my iPad > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 3:20 PM, > "Chan > > > Mahanta" > > > >> <cmaha...@gmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>> I didn't get that, A. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at 3:14 > PM, > > > "Alpana B. > > > >> Sarangapani" < > > > >>> absarangap...@hotmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> But that would have > made > > > India's cases > > > >> similar to that, stronger, > > > >>> don't you think, C-da? : ) > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, at > 2:58 PM, > > > "Chan > > > >> Mahanta" <cmaha...@gmail.com> > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Oh, darn A! > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Looks like I had > been > > > losing sleep > > > >> over nothing. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> But anyway, it > was fun > > > reading > > > >> about it. Where else can we get such > > > >>> interesting news from? I mean > > > >>>>>>>> other than > Missouri. Did > > > you > > > >> know our very own Todd Akin serves > at > > > >>> the Congressional Science > Sub-committee? > > > >>>>>>>> I can see why > Bobby Jindal > > > is > > > >> urging HIS people to “stop being the > > > >>> stupid party” . > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Used to think > that India > > > had > > > >> problems, you know? > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> On Nov 13, 2012, > at 2:44 > > > PM, > > > >> "Alpana B. Sarangapani" < > > > >>> absarangap...@hotmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> It has (or > is) never > > > been a hot > > > >> topic even to think or discuss > > > >>> about it, let alone be tensed about > it. : ) > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> Sent from my > iPhone > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> On Nov 13, > 2012, at > > > 12:29 PM, > > > >> "Chan Mahanta" <cmaha...@gmail.com> > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Folks, > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> I am > greatly > > > relieved to > > > >> share a terrific piece of news that many > > > >>> of us Markhowas have been sweating > under since > > > November > > > >> 6: That the leader > > > >>> of the Secessionist movement from > Texas is a > > > real > > > >> Gandhian, says "---We > > > >>> walk in the same vein as Gandhi and > those > > > guys" > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> For more > on it, > > > look up: > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Read > more: > > > >>> http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83776.html#ixzz2C8161Xxo > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Now my > question to > > > our > > > >> friends from Texas is if they too are > > > >>> equally relieved. > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> cm :-) > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> PS: I > understand > > > that Texas > > > >> Governor 'Oops' Perry, once a > > > >>> secessionist himself, will not back > the new > > > freedom > > > >> seekers. > > > >>>>>>>>>> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>>>>>>> assam > mailing list > > > >>>>>>>>>> assam@assamnet.org > > > >>>>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>>> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>>>>>> assam mailing > list > > > >>>>>>>>> assam@assamnet.org > > > >>>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>>>>> assam mailing > list > > > >>>>>>>> assam@assamnet.org > > > >>>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >>>>>>> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>>>> assam mailing list > > > >>>>>>> assam@assamnet.org > > > >>>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>>> assam mailing list > > > >>>>>> assam@assamnet.org > > > >>>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >>>>> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>> assam mailing list > > > >>>>> assam@assamnet.org > > > >>>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > >>>> assam mailing list > > > >>>> assam@assamnet.org > > > >>>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > >>> assam mailing list > > > >>> assam@assamnet.org > > > >>> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > >> assam mailing list > > > >> assam@assamnet.org > > > >> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > assam mailing list > > > > assam@assamnet.org > > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > assam mailing list > > > assam@assamnet.org > > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > assam mailing list > > assam@assamnet.org > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > > > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
