Wear It Proudly!
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NASA Chief Questions Whether Global Warming Is a Problem
NASA initiated damage control Thursday as it tried to clarify remarks made earlier in the day by the space agency's administrator, who told a national radio audience that he doubted whether global warming was really a problem. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276722,00.html Big Mouth Maru -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: U.S. health care
At 08:44 PM Friday 5/25/2007, Robert Seeberger wrote: I've worked in a few hospitals here in Houston and everyone of them is undergoing large expansions. One is left to wonder who is paying for all this construction if not the end customers. In every hospital I have worked in, doctors are daily treated to sumptuous meals (for free of course) in a lavish (as compared to any other hospital facility) dining room. And the food served is of a quality not seen in any other part of the hospital, prepared in a separate kitchen solely for the doctors. I've seen this at St. Joseph, a relatively poor hospital, and at M.D. Anderson, a rich state run hospital. I know this to be the case at the other hospitals in the Houston Medical Center because my company works in pretty much all of them. If one were to drive through the medical center and observe all the construction (every bit of it medical expansion) one would be hard pressed to understand how we would need medical care rationing. FWIW: Why you still can't find a builder Home building is in free fall but construction employment is steady, a sign housing won't tank the job market. By Chris Isidore, CNNMoney.com senior writer May 31 2007: 3:36 PM EDT NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- There's no doubt the bottom has fallen out of the home-building market in the last year. But if you're trying to find an out-of-work carpenter or skilled craftsman today, you'd think the nation was still in the middle of a building boom. Employment in home building has fallen 4 percent from a year ago, according to government figures, but construction employment overall has slipped just 0.2 percent over that period. The difference? A 2.7 percent jump in the number of workers on construction sites for hospitals, roads and other projects aside from homes and residences. And the shift may be even more dramatic than those numbers suggest. http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/31/news/economy/jobs_construction_outlook/index.htm?postversion=2007053115 Bigger Is Better Maru -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: NASA Chief Questions Whether Global Warming Is a Problem
On 1 Jun 2007, at 13:30, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: NASA initiated damage control Thursday as it tried to clarify remarks made earlier in the day by the space agency's administrator, who told a national radio audience that he doubted whether global warming was really a problem. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276722,00.html It looks bad having a crank as the head of a serious scientific body. Just a theory Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all time. - Bill Gates, 1987 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Wear It Proudly!
On Jun 1, 2007, at 4:55 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: http://www.cafepress.com/globaldenier Am I the only one saw this and started thinking of fine fabrics? Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Wear It Proudly!
At 10:35 AM Friday 6/1/2007, Dave Land wrote: On Jun 1, 2007, at 4:55 AM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: http://www.cafepress.com/globaldenier Am I the only one saw this and started thinking of fine fabrics? Dave Not by several weeks . . . (Another article posted on another list drew comments on the two meanings of that word.) Wonder What The Thread In Their Shirts Is Maru -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Grade A
. . . stars, that is: Altair: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6709345.stm Planets: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/Retired_A_Star_Planets.html And you have to love the ad attached to the second article: Planets Browse a huge selection now. Find exactly what you want today. www.eBay.com -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Most peaceful country
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2091513,00.html The only reason Iraq is below the U.S. is the violence occurs there. Any insurgents in the U.S. have been pacified, or decimated. Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Most peaceful country
Antarctica. -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Most peaceful country
Antarctica. -- Ronn! :) i don't believe antarctica can be considered a country, although several countries claim territories in the region. it certainly is a peaceful continent and hopefully it will remain so, despite climactic climate change... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica Knowledge is Power Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Most peaceful country
At 01:56 PM Friday 6/1/2007, jon louis mann wrote: Antarctica. -- Ronn! :) i don't believe antarctica can be considered a country, although several countries claim territories in the region. it certainly is a peaceful continent and hopefully it will remain so, despite climactic climate change... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica Knowledge is Power As is sarcasm . . . -- Ronn! ;) Humor...it is a difficult concept. --Lt. Saavik (Kirstie Alley) to Admiral Kirk (William Shatner) in _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn_ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Political Dementia
- Original Message - From: Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 1:39 AM Subject: Re: Political Dementia At 01:57 AM Friday 6/1/2007, Doug wrote: Ronn! wrote: Insert Old Submarine Joke Maru Con, Sonar, we have a hammerfor bearing 129, drawing right; turncount 197. Sonar, Con, what's a hammerfor? Doug Alternative: henweigh Maru I suppose it's only in the Air Force that the new guy gets detailed to bring back a bucket of prop wash . . . We send apprentices after fluorescent tube benders or skyhooks or a bucket of amps for grins. xponent Tapeworms Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Stranger than fiction...
Deadly spider's venom may yield super virility The spider's bite can kill children and the elderly, but among strong young farmers it leads to erections that can last for days and involve involuntary ejaculations. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18984762/wid/11915773?GT1=10109 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Most peaceful country
i don't believe antarctica can be considered a country, although several countries claim territories in the region. it certainly is a peaceful continent and hopefully it will remain so, despite climactic climate change... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica As is sarcasm . . . -- Ronn! ;) hardly, not even sardonic; more like splitting hairs... although if the four horsemen of the apocalypse have their way the earth may eventually revert back to a natural equilibrium, restored to a darwinian balance. Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Fw: NASA Chief Questions Whether Global Warming Is a Problem
- Original Message - From: BambiGal [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: Re: NASA Chief Questions Whether Global Warming Is a Problem On 6/1/2007 7:30:44 AM, Ronn! Blankenship ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: NASA initiated damage control Thursday as it tried to clarify remarks made earlier in the day by the space agency's administrator, who told a national radio audience that he doubted whether global warming was really a problem. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,276722,00.html I happened to be listening and heard that particular interview. I was struck by the notion that Griffins remarks sounded remarkably like things that Dan has said on the subject. All in all the ensuing furor seems like a tempest in a teapot. Is it not arrogant to assume that the current climate is the best climate? xponent Brownian Notions Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Aliens
jon louis mann wrote: that ranks up there with, Nothing says 'Aliens, land here!' like a 9' pyramid! Julia Message from UFO, Solve your own problems... jon Knowledge is Power Well, that particular pyramid solved a problem for its occupants -- how to keep cool while camping in Texas over Memorial Day weekend. It was noticeably cooler inside the pyramid than outside. Of course, RIGHT outside the pyramid, it was hotter, because the reflective surface was bouncing the heat at anyone who got too close. And walking by wasn't the most fun when the sun wasn't behind the clouds, because there would be the bit where you got blinding sunlight in your eyes. But if the aliens wanted to party, we had a pretty chill party space. :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: U.S. health care
Mauro Diotallevi wrote: On 5/30/07, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mauro Diotallevi wrote: -- Mauro Diotallevi Hey, Harry, you haven't done anything useful for a while -- you be the god of jello now. -- Patricia Wrede, 8/16/2006 on rasfc ___ OK, that ranks up there with, Nothing says 'Aliens, land here!' like a 9' pyramid! (My friend Patric, Saturday afternoon.) I think I would like your friend Patric. He's great. Wanna go camping in Texas? :D Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Flatulent polemics (or Polemics of Flatulence . . . take your choice)
Ronn! Blankenship wrote: At 09:15 AM Thursday 5/31/2007, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn! Blankenship wrote: Chalk up any excess of zeal in my language to my being rhetorically flatulent* . . . _ *I dunno what it means, either, but it sounds bad . . . I'm trying to decide if it's better or worse than logorrhea Or if e^logorrhea is a South American ostrich . . . Julia who is very much behind but trying to catch up As long as it is _logo_rrhea you need to catch up with . . . -- Ronn! :) Yeah, on the other sort of rrhea, I've been having the opposite problem. I need to be drinking more tea. (TMI, I know. Sorry!) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
