Edition 5-15-06

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"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—’tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning." - Mark Twain

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement.
The opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.
Niels Bohr (1885-1962), physicist

"Beware the man of one book."
Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274), Theologian, philosopher

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming:
WOW - What a Ride!"

"Consciously or unconsciously we all strive to make the kind of a world we like."
Oliver Wendell Holmes

"We Lakota have a close relationship to the buffalo. He is our brother. You can't understand about nature, about the feeling we have toward it, unless you understand how close we were to the buffalo. That animal was almost like a part of ourselves, part of our souls." Lame Deer, Lakota

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TALLAHASSEE – “Preserving this vast expanse of environmentally-sensitive land in Southwest Florida has remained a priority for Governor Bush and the State of Florida for more than a year. Acquiring 74,000 acres of Babcock Ranch will protect wildlife habitat and safeguard a valuable water-recharge area as the economy of Southwest Florida continues to grow. I thank the Florida Legislature for lending their unwavering support toward the acquisition of this, the single largest tract of contiguous conservation lands in the state’s history, which not only creates a wildlife corridor from Lake Okeechobee to the Gulf of Mexico, but also has the potential to become one of the most enjoyed pieces of public land in Florida. Governor Bush and the Florida Cabinet, the Legislature, local governments and thousands of Babcock preservation supporters have worked diligently to make this purchase a reality and secure this environmental legacy for all Floridians.	Ex-cop gets house arrest Shamed and disgraced, the nine-year veteran is given a 12-month conditional sentence. By JANE SIMS, FREE PRESS JUSTICE REPORTER He sold confidential police information knowing it could land in the hands of the Hells Angels motorcycle club. He sold anabolic steroids while wearing a London police uniform. He hid marijuana in an in-line skate in his basement. And yesterday, shamed and disgraced, Frank Boros was allowed to go home. Boros, 36, a nine-year veteran of the London force, pleaded guilty in January to three charges -- criminal breach of trust, trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. Yesterday, in the courthouse where his lawyer said Boros "used to walk with his head high," he was given a 12-month conditional sentence and a $250 fine. "You have disgraced yourself and you alone will have to live in the shadow of that shame," Ontario Court Justice Deborah Livingstone said. During his sentence, Boros will be required to perform 150 hours of community service in the first 10 months. Boros must be in his home each day from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., unless he is travelling to and from work. Outside of court, Boros's lawyer, Glenn Donald, declined comment.
In 1858, Minnesota, dubbed the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," joined the United States as the 32nd state. For best and long lasting results with your fresh cut flowers, be sure to cut them early in the morning. They will be moist and not heat stressed during this time of the day. Also be sure to use very sharp pruning shears when cutting. Place the flowers in water right away.	ROCKVILLE, Md., -- Rockville, Md.-based Celera Genomics said Wednesday it has developed a genetic test to help determine which Hepatitis C sufferers are at greatest risk. The test that focuses on seven genes is intended to predict which of the nearly 4 million U.S. residents with Hepatitis C are most likely to develop cirrhosis or cancer, and those that can avoid the estimated $30,000 annual cost to take drug cocktails. "The current thera pies to treat hepatitis C are fairly noxious," Dr. Scott Friedman of Mount Sinai School of Medicine told The New York Times. "One of the tough decisions we face as clin icians is who should be treated with current antiviral therapies and who can afford to wait," said Friedman, who collaborated with Celera in devising the genetic test. Celera President Kathy Ordonez said the company hopes to license the test to a laboratory by the end of the year. Celera planned to introduce its test Friday to a Vienna meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.
SAN FRANCISCO, -- University of California scientists have determined garlic's active ingredients work the same in the same way as the chemicals in chili peppers and wasabi. Researchers at the University of California-San Francisco's Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology said garlic's pungent aroma and its effects on the body, such as dilating blood vessels, are due to a variety of sulfur-based chemicals, especially allicin. Little is known about how those compounds produce their effects on a molecular level, but researchers David Julius and colleagues demonstrated garlic extracts, as well as purified allicin, excite a subset of sensory pain neurons from rats by activating a cell membrane channel called TRPA1. The excited neurons then release brain chemicals stimulating blood vessel dilation and inflammation in rats. Interestingly, the scientists said, both capsaicin, found in chili peppers and allyl isothiocyanate, found in mustard plants also activate the TRP channel pathway, suggesting the different plant species have developed convergent strategies of chemical irritation. The study appears in this week's online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
When buying a non food item, always look in the back to see if you can find the identical item marked at a lower price. Often when prices increase, it doesn't apply to the items already marked. If you have a second phone line for your computer, or even other reasons, you may be paying for long distance access which you never use. Look on your bill; then call the phone company and ask to have the long distance access removed from that number only. It can save you up to five dollars a month. Put your sponges in your dishwasher every few days, and dispose of them every few weeks. They breed germs because they do not get the opportunity to dry out in between uses.	Subject: [Fwd: Nursing Home Humor] Ethel was a bit of a demon in her wheelchair, and loved to charge around the nursing home, taking corners on one wheel and getting up to maximum speed on the long corridors. Because the poor woman was one sandwich short of a picnic, the other residents tolerated her, and some of them actually joined in. One day Ethel was speeding up one corridor when a door opened and Kooky Clarence stepped out with his arm outstretched. "STOP!," he shouted in a firm voice. "Have you got a license for that thing?" Ethel fished around in her handbag and pulled out a Kit Kat wrapper and held it up to him. "OK," he said, and away Ethel sped down the hall. As she took the corner near the TV lounge on one wheel, Weird Harold popped out in front of her and shouted "STOP! Have you got proof of insurance?" Ethel dug into her handbag, pulled out a drink coaster and held it up to him. Harold nodded and Said "Carry on, ma'am." As Ethel neared the final corridor before the front door, Crazy Craig stepped out in front of her, stark naked, holding his "you-know-what" in his hand. "Oh, good grief," yelled Ethel, " Not the breathalyzer test again!!!"
Nepal Travel Warning May 11, 2006 This Travel Warning is being issued to alert American citizens that the Department of State has authorized the lifting of the Ordered Departure Status for the Embassy and the Embassy has returned to normal operations. This Travel Warning also provides updated information on the security situation in Nepal. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on April 24, 2006. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal. Despite the announcement of a ceasefire, Maoist extortion and abductions continue. Maoists are now free to roam about the countryside, sometimes still openly bearing their weapons. Travel via road in some areas outside of the Katmandu valley continues to be dangerous and should be avoided. There have been attacks in the countryside involving foreigners. Trekkers and other individuals who resist Maoist extortion demands have been threatened, sometimes assaulted, and risk being detained. In March 2006, Maoists detained several Polish trekkers after the trekkers refused to pay extortion.
Sydney - Skinny-dipping is a hallowed part of Australian culture with five of six states setting aside certain beaches for nudists. The odd one out is Queensland, which used to calling itself the "sunshine state" but now, more implausibly, calls itself the "smart state." In Queensland, the only jurisdiction where motorists get subsidized petrol, it's still against the law to go naked on the beach. South Australia was the first state to legalize nudism back in 1973. "I think it is really 15th-century attitudes," Cate Molloy, who represents Queensland in the federal parliament, said of the ban on nudity. "If the Queensland community isn't comfortable with a free beach in designated areas, they need to get out and travel." But Brisbane is adamant that it won't fall into line and accept a proposal from lobby group Free Beaches Australia that the six unofficial nude beaches be designated official nude beaches. "Non-nudists who are not offended by our nudity are welcome to share the beach and they could choose to remain clothed as long as they did not harass people who chose to go nude," Free Beaches Australia spokeswoman Anita Grigg said. "We believe in the 21st century, those people genuinely offended by nudity in western society are very much a minority."

Edition 5-15-06	If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it. --Margaret Fuller, Feminist and poet	Young riders pick a destination and go. Old riders pick a direction and go
Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before. Jacob A. Riis
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