Re: Hello (hello, hello) (Or, The thread that will not die)
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Re: Hello (hello, hello) (Or, The thread that will not die)
David Land wrote: ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l There was more to the original message, but I think Nick's server may have gobbled it up. I'll talk to him tomorrow and see if that's the case. In the meanwhile, talk (or sing) amongst yourselves. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Hello (hello, hello) (Or, The thread that will not die)
At 02:15 AM Monday 4/3/2006, David Land wrote: ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l Simon & Garfunkle? --Ronn! :) "Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?" -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Hello (hello, hello) (Or, The thread that will not die)
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 02:15 AM Monday 4/3/2006, David Land wrote: ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l Simon & Garfunkle? Garfunkel. And have you been reading the comic Get Fuzzy? http://www.comics.com/comics/getfuzzy/archive/getfuzzy-20060328.html (Ronn! might appreciate some of the ones for the rest of that week, as well.) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Hello (hello, hello) (Or, The thread that will not die)
From: David Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion To: Killer Bs Discussion Subject: Re: Hello (hello, hello) (Or, The thread that will not die) Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:15:52 -0700 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings... -Twavis _ Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented Microsoft® SmartScreen Technology. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN® Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Hello (hello, hello) (Or, The thread that will not die)
On Apr 3, 2006, at 5:26 AM, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 02:15 AM Monday 4/3/2006, David Land wrote: ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l Simon & Garfunkle? Garfunkel. And have you been reading the comic Get Fuzzy? http://www.comics.com/comics/getfuzzy/archive/getfuzzy-20060328.html (Ronn! might appreciate some of the ones for the rest of that week, as well.) I love this group: give them nothing, and they riff on that! BTW: Never heard of Get Fuzzy before, but thanks for the recco: great stuff. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link
Acoustic neuromas are slow-growing noncancerous tumors that develop on a nerve linking the brain and the inner ear." Technically these tumors are more accurately called vestibular schwannomas (They arise from the vestibular branch (balance controlling) rather than the cochlear (hearing contolling - thus acoustic) branch of the 8th cranial nerve and the cells are scwhann cells not neural cells). They are benign neoplasms (not sure where the popularly stated notion that benign tumors are not cancers comes from but this is not really a good distinction since the border between benign and malignant tumors of many types is not sharp). ""We looked at DNA damage in animals, not in humans, and found that cell phone radiation can damage DNA," he said. The body's immune system has the ability to repair DNA breaks, but sometimes it can make a mistake and cause a mutation, which could be the first step toward cancer, Lai said." In instances like this dose is all important. How much radiation over how long a period of time? What size are the animals? (Radiation may penetrate to the vestibular nerves more easily in a small animal than a human). The fact of the matter is that I have been doing neuroradiology for about 30 years and I have seen no rise in the incidence of vestibular scwhannomas in my practice and none of my colleagues has commented to me that they have seen any increased incidence. I will hold an informal poll at the next national neuroradiology meeting in May and get back to you all but for the moment I remain very skeptical ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link
Q. for Dr. Z: Is an acoustic neuroma considered a type of "brain tumor"? (Based on what I have read on the subject, ISTM the answer is "No," but then IANAMD, nor do I play one on TV . . . ) It is not a tumor of the brain but rather a tumor arising from cells (schwann cells) that cover nerves leaving the brain. Most but not all are benign. Generically we lump all of these together and central nervous system tumors but they do not arise from the cells that typically cause tumors in the brain itself. "Brain tumor most often arise from support cells in the brain (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymocytes) and lest commonly from neurons (Ganglioglioma, Central Neurocytoma, Primitive neuroectodermal tumors). Nerves cells rarely divide after developement and therefore are not subject to harmful mutations. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link
On Apr 3, 2006, at 12:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Brain tumor most often arise from support cells in the brain (astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, ependymocytes) and lest commonly from neurons (Ganglioglioma, Central Neurocytoma, Primitive neuroectodermal tumors). Nerves cells rarely divide after developement and therefore are not subject to harmful mutations. From my experience, I recommend a nice Mixed Oligo-Astrocytoma of the frontal lobe over, for example, Anaplastic Ependymoma. The former, in my experience, is a happy little indolent tumor that is easily removed and treated with just about the gentlest chemotherapy that can be had. The latter, in my experience is a rotten, murdering bastard that is evil and should be eradicated. So there, Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link
In a message dated 4/2/2006 8:40:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Alternative hypothesis explaining the correlation between brain > tumors and cell phone use which afaik the study has not ruled > out: it is the behavioral effects of a pre-existing brain tumor > which causes certain people to drive everywhere and walk everywhere > with a cell phone stuck in their ear because they apparently believe > someone is interested in hearing them talk constantly and give a > running commentary on their lives . . . > > So everyone in New York has a brain tumor? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link
In a message dated 4/3/2006 4:54:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > From my experience, I recommend a nice Mixed Oligo-Astrocytoma of > the frontal lobe over, for example, Anaplastic Ependymoma. The > former, in my experience, is a happy little indolent tumor that is > easily removed and treated with just about the gentlest chemotherapy > that can be had. The latter, in my experience is a rotten, murdering > bastard that is evil and should be eradicated The word anaplastic is always bad. By far the best brain tumor to have is Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma of the cerebellum. Totally benign completely resectable. If you are going to have an oligo it is betterf to be a pure oligo but the right anterior ftontal lobe is a good place because a wide resection is possible. On balance however the best is no tumor at all. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Delay steps down
The news seems to be that Tom Delay is dropping out of the race for Congressional re-election. Having been recently absorbed into his collective I'm breathing a sigh of relief. xponent Politics Today Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link
On Apr 4, 2006, at 4:26 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The word anaplastic is always bad. By far the best brain tumor to have is Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma of the cerebellum. Might I suggest that "least worst" might be a better descriptive ranking when talking about tumours? Charlie ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Delay steps down
Robert G. Seeberger wrote: The news seems to be that Tom Delay is dropping out of the race for Congressional re-election. Having been recently absorbed into his collective I'm breathing a sigh of relief. xponent Politics Today Maru rob Got a link? (I'm pretty happy, as well, if that's what's going on. Now there's just that mess with Ronnie Earle to keep him in our paper here) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Brin: A New James Morrow
In The Last Witchfinder, James Morrow covers some of the same territory Doctor Brin points us toward and should be a novel of interest. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw12472.html Quote: A second tributary feeding the cataract that became Witchfinder was the creeping theocracy, gimcrack spirituality and anti-Enlightenment irrationality that saturated my native republic during the '80s and '90s. These tendencies are flowering fully under George W. Bush, but they go back to the Reagan era. Then, as now, the American affection for nonsense was ubiquitous. On the one hand, you had postmodern academics dismissing the Enlightenment because it supposedly places destructive technologies and specious arguments at the disposal of oppressors. On the other hand, you had religious conservatives detesting the Enlightenment because it leads to secularism and the satanic Mr. Darwin. On the third hand, there were the New Age mysticism-mongers, who hated the Enlightenment for allegedly engendering a cosmically clueless scientism. My satiric bone began to vibrate. I postulated that if you ever got the postmodern left, the religious right and the mystic fringe agreeing on anything, it couldn't possibly be trueand so I resolved to write a novel celebrating the Enlightenment. xponent Topical Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Another study show cell-phone tumor link
At 08:21 PM Monday 4/3/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 4/2/2006 8:40:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Alternative hypothesis explaining the correlation between brain > tumors and cell phone use which afaik the study has not ruled > out: it is the behavioral effects of a pre-existing brain tumor > which causes certain people to drive everywhere and walk everywhere > with a cell phone stuck in their ear because they apparently believe > someone is interested in hearing them talk constantly and give a > running commentary on their lives . . . So everyone in New York has a brain tumor? Thou hast said . . . --Ronn! :) "Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?" -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Delay steps down
At 11:09 PM Monday 4/3/2006, Julia Thompson wrote: Robert G. Seeberger wrote: The news seems to be that Tom Delay is dropping out of the race for Congressional re-election. Having been recently absorbed into his collective I'm breathing a sigh of relief. xponent Politics Today Maru rob Got a link? (I'm pretty happy, as well, if that's what's going on. Now there's just that mess with Ronnie Earle to keep him in our paper here) Julia Approved-By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Authentication-Warning: ema8adm1.turner.com: listapprover set sender to [EMAIL PROTECTED] using -f Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 22:27:06 -0400 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: CNN Breaking News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: CNN Breaking News To: TEXTBREAKINGNEWS@CNNIMAIL12.CNN.COM -- Rep. Tom DeLay will drop out of his re-election race, two Republican congressional sources tell CNN. Watch CNN or log on to http://CNN.com and watch FREE video, plus live, commercial-free video with CNN Pipeline. More Americans watch CNN. More Americans trust CNN. * Do not miss live breaking news unfold, commercial-free, all on CNN pipeline. Get your Free Trial now. http://www.CNN.com/pipeline * To unsubscribe from CNN.com's Breaking News E-Mail Alert, log on to: http://CNN.com/EMAIL/breakingnews.html To sign up for additional e-mail products, go to http://CNN.com/EMAIL (c)2006. Cable News Network, LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. --Ronn! :) "Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?" -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Delay steps down
On 4/3/2006 11:09:31 PM, Julia Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Robert G. Seeberger wrote: > > The news seems to be that Tom Delay is dropping out of the race > > for > > Congressional re-election. > > Having been recently absorbed into his collective > I'm breathing a sigh > > of relief. > > > > > > xponent > > Politics Today Maru > > rob > > Got a link? > http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/04/04/delay.election/index.html Just a month after easily winning a contested primary for his House seat in suburban Houston, embattled Rep. Tom DeLay has decided to drop out of his re-election race and plans to resign from Congress by the end of May. xponent Happy Happy Joy Joy Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
