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I wish you could come up with a more aesthetic nickname for a digital projector. "Digiproc" conjures up images of a rectal exam.

I'll be at Stone Gardens at 3 pm today, if anyone wants to join me.

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Brain Trust, by Colm A. Kelleher, Ph.D. You must read this book.

Just for kicks you should go and google [cattle mutilation prion] and see what you get. The UFO folks always liked to think that cattle mutilation was being performed by aliens. Well, guess again. The government was interested in prion diseases because of its possible utility in biowarfare. They infected a huge variety of different species at Patuxent, MA in the early 1960's and the prion disease escaped into wildlife becoming known as "chronic wasting disease". Apparently, the government has been financing a covert prion testing program for the past 40 years. What is amazing is that no one has ever shot down one of the helicopters used in the illegal testing. I'll bet they've been shot AT.

First thing you get when you google "Big Bodies":

Trask left a huge void when he was banned, but you're moving in the right direction.

Nifty trip report. Right on! Super pictures.

So you've no doubt heard that there was a cow that was "suspicious". They used a new "high sensitivity" test which caught the case. I presume this is a biochemical test for the actual variant prion protein. They sent it off for the "definitive" testing, which is the microscopic examination of the brain tissue for the characteristic holes in the neurons. This was done twice and in both cases was negative. Reassuring until you realize that infected individuals can be asymptomatic. This cow may have had very early stage disease. There have been documented cases of humans in whom the prion protein has been isolated from nasal surfaces. I'm reading a book called Brain Trust which suggests that tens to hundreds of thousands of people in the US may be dying of BSE which is misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's Disease. Why is it that the incidence of Alzheimer's disease has increased dramatically since 1979? I'll likely write more about this after I finish the book. Meanwhile, enjoy your beef.

Destined to become Jon's new avatar image.

Yeah, he tried to type "ass sexual" and didn't realize it was two words.

I have a serious problem. There are three desserts just sitting on the table, a cheese cake, a key lime pie, and a custard tart, all made by my wonderful daughter. The problem is I am too full to eat any more. Time spent spraying should produce a void in my stomach large enough to fit a sample of each.

I think that we have to do what the LAW allows, not what seems like a good idea a the time. My understanding is that if the difference is less than 150 votes, either side can request a hand recount. It would seem to me that hand counting would be even less accurate than machine counting, but who knows?

What's a matta, eh? Iz a compound word. Combination of the words "permanent" and "permeate". Compound words aren't too good for our fearless leader in Washington, DC. You tink dey is too good fo' youze?

Yes, it took out two or three routes with it, among them a chimney climb called Tammy Faye's Dildo. It must have been three years ago. There is a new 5.10a crack climb exposed that has seen a FA.

Dave_Schuldt - a chauffeur, ready and waiting to whisk him to and from Pub Club, wherever it may be.

I know there are a lot of poor students and bachelors up in Bellingham. It wouldn't be too bad for a climber except for the weather and the skiing not really in yet.

Grapefruit contains Naringenin which inhibits one of many Cytochrome C isozymes. The result of which is that certain drugs may be metabolized more slowly than normal. This could lead to higher blood concentrations and potential toxicities.

Are there any of you climbers stuck at home alone for Thanksgiving? Maybe too far away from family and can't afford to travel? If so, perhaps if there are there are those who would offer to share their table?

She once posted as OneToole, didn't she?

Nuts to size 11, hexes from size 4 or 5 up.

I just want to barf. God, I hope you are kidding.

It would seem to me that the wings, being swept back significantly, and being of significantly lower mass than the fusilage of the plane would fold back on impact. The Pentagon was constructed of reinforced concrete. It is hard to compare the damage to the Pentagon to damage created by airplanes in other buildings. It is quite possible that the wings may have begun to fold back even before impact.

First ask yourself the question, "How would I feel about getting fired from my job or being forced to quit?". If the answer is, "I don't care", then by all means, go for it.

Word was he was turned away and came back with the assault rifle.