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Most people didn't care...hell, still don't care, who the nodder was.

I am so disappointed! I thought, "wow, finally a thread about organic chemistry!".

There is a Houston company called Tanox that has developed anti-IgE antibodies for treatment of asthma(Xolair, TNX-901) in collaboration with Novartis and Genentech. It turns out it also has application in peanut allergy which is also IgE mediated. There are clinical trials under weigh. Apparently, since Xolair is approved for one disease, doctors have the right to prescribe off-label for peanut allergy if they wish, even though the drug is not approved for that use. Good luck getting your doctor to do that.

Having a peanut allergy is like having the Sword of Damocles hanging over your head for your entire life.

We're going to come up there to steal your white treasure.

Yes, easy to untie but without the advantage of being less prone to hanging up, like the EDK.

Damn, I keep forgetting to buy chains for the car!

You shouldn't have said all those bad things about Fido.

The IRS- they've got you coming and going.

I just put weatherstipping around the an access door to the attic space. I put foam behind all the cover plates on the outlets (on the exterior walls).

It was a Char-Broil Promo H2O Smoker (465430105). The size is about 18 in. in diameter. Large enough for a small roasting pan. We cooked a 13 lb bird for 8 hours, using mesquite charcoal plus hickory wood chips. There are apparently two methods. One involves use of wood chunks soaked in water. The other uses wood chips, soaked in water and packaged in foil. I used the latter and don't like it because the packet gets in the way of inserting more briquettes and cuts of oxygen to the coals. Next time I use wood chunks.

Smoked my own turkey for the first time. It's a lot of work with a charcoal-fired smoker, but the results were magnificent. The meat was moist, flavorful and tender.

I hate the way work often interferes with my spray time.

It goes without saying that one should use the triple fishermans when using Tech cord (5.5 mm Spectra or Technora core). EDK is fine for 6 mm or 7 mm perlon (Nylon) cord.

Why use the knot in your cordellettes? What is the advantage over the double fisherman?

No one retreads tires anymore except for truckers. It's not really worth the cost.

I don't know the answer. Intuitively, it would seem there would be a limit on dissimilar sizes, but don't know what that would be. I probably wouldn't use it to join 6 mm cord to 10 mm rope, for example. I know for a fact that the double fisherman works no matter what the size differential.

It's unlikely anyone would ever get permission to drill for oil, even if they bought the mineral rights, but the way things are going, you never know.

And that explains, perfectly, your avatar- "sweatinoutliquor"

Dude, better stay away. Forewarned is forearmed.

Story This reminds me of a story in a book on brain disorders*. A young fellow left home to be with the Hare Krishnas, without telling his parents where he was going. They finally tracked him down and found him "meditating". He had this beatific smile on his face. Somehow they dragged him out of there and got him to a doctor. Turns out his ability to meditate was actually due to a large tumor that was rapidly displacing the frontal lobes of his brain. The tumor was successfully removed, but the man lost all ability to form new memories. *An Anthropologist on Mars, by Oliver Sacks (author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat)

Self-rescue practice at Marymoor Rock or Gasworks Park is good from some strange looks from passers by.

Right, don't forget Dave, especially as he was sitting right across from me. Doh.

I think the reason people are seeking out alternative treatments is because the mental or if you will spiritual aspects of healing are not being adequately addressed by modern medicine. I suppose that is a result of the compartmentalization of internal medicine and psychiatry. Whatever the cause. Many people feel dissatisfied with the Western scientific approach to medicine. When new drugs are approved, witness the fact that the placebo effect in clinical trials is often equal to or larger than the effect of the drug being tested.

Fun time at Latona with Toast, mattp, Gary_Yngve, Geek_the_Greek, Roboboy, and a couple of lovely ladies named Lindsey and Stephanie.