BIGUN

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  1. Google can pick whomever they want to be champeen on thier site, but me thinks that HH can choose who he wants to be champeen on his site. HH kinda brings a new meaning to "Technical Knockout." Hey!! There's an idea... instead of "ban," TKO'd for a month!!
  2. I'll have the Uzi omelette with 9mm hashbrowns and a side order of pryed from my dead cold hand fries, please. Does that come with the blowtorch toast? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  3. BIGUN

    GONZO ALERT

    Well, Gonzo is making progress on his trip to Pensacola. He left Kansas City this morning, stopped by for a visit and lunch here in Tulsa. He's on his way to Houston and will try to make it in tonight. Houstonians Beware! Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  4. Thanks for clarifying my point. It's the whole chain from cradle to grave (no pun intended, but its out there). Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  5. In mud Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  6. Amazon Bolas It's practically in my backyard... Smile Chaoskitty -disorganizing CSpenceFLY organizing Freefalle and others from Team Dirty Sanchez I'm sure gonzalesna -DD: Designated Drinker Katiebear21 Lauraliscious mnealtx (in spirit) mouth namgrunt nannerbanner Popsjumper PsychoBob (whoremonger Tongue) Rkymtnhigh(if I'm still in the SE in June) Sunshine - keeping upndownshop in line Thanatos340 - Organizing Poker Tournament, Bringing Jello Shots, Chasing Women and ACTUALLY Jumping.ShockedTongueLaugh upndownshop BIGUN - SCRs and Anvil Brother Dives Gary Mac - SCRs and Anvil Brother Dives Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  7. I am unreceptive because - living here in cattle/beef country, there are improprieties... Ranchers dumping hormones into the feed without measurement, they administer their own antibiotics, rather than calling a vet... Chickens have abnormal amounts of hormones, antibiotics in them, etc. In addition, I did ask one DVM [who just so happened to have worked for the department years ago that conducted this study] and before I had even finished my discussion, she said, "Not a good idea." Which I'll probe for more information later. She was busy. So, my initial remark is no thanks, but I am receptive to additional independent and long-term testing. I remain receptive because on a bigger scale; greater supply reduces prices and on a bigger picture, couldn't this be the beginning of solving a lot of the world's hunger problems? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  8. The areas that I bolded and italicized. _A_ 14 week study on rats? IMO - not long or in-depth enough. Wasn't it the FDA who yanked PPA off the shelves post-testing? The _Uncertainties_ make me uncertain... And the whole third one. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  9. This is Talent - Bianca Ryan Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  10. Me thinks they should go outside and rub penis heads - first one to smile loses. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  11. That's what I thought, guys. A very distinguished tribute of warriors honoring warriors. And, while I know Vietnam seems like a thousand years ago to some, or as unfamiliar to the next generation as WWII was to the Vietnam generation... In keeping with the POW motto, "Never Forget." Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  12. Conclusions from Allergenicity and Feeding Studies in Rodents The second prong of this risk assessment is based on the hypothesis that edible products from healthy cloned animals and their progeny are as safe to eat as edible products from conventionally produced livestock. CVM reviewed three studies in which the rat was used as a surrogate animal model to investigate possible biological effects of eating meat or milk from cattle clones. One of these feeding studies was conducted over an extended period (14 weeks) and included standard toxicological endpoints as well as a functional observational (behavior) battery. None of these studies demonstrated any change in the physiology or pathology of the rat following consumption of meat or milk from clones. Moreover, no evidence has been found to indicate that the allergenic potential of meat or milk from cloned cattle is greater than that of meat or milk from non-cloned cattle. No behavioral changes were observed. These findings are consistent with our conclusions using the Compositional Analysis approach, i.e., that meat and milk from clones and their progeny are not materially different from meat and milk derived from conventional counterparts and thus do not pose any additional food consumption risks relative to food from conventional animals. Source: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/CloningRA_ChapterVI_Final.htm E. Weight of Evidence Evaluations As is the case for all risk assessments, the amount of data and information available on endpoints varied in quantity, with respect to both number of studies and number of data points available to evaluate. In some cases, evaluation of one endpoint indicated different outcomes in different laboratories. This Risk Assessment took such differences into account by applying the criteria listed above to consider the overall weight of evidence— that is, the extent to which the data supported each other, and where they did not, to provide a framework for determining the underlying basis for the differences. Because the weight of evidence considers all of the information in one framework, it does not require any particular number of studies on any particular endpoint in order to be valid; rather, by considering all of the information together, it is able to develop a coherent perspective that takes into account biological assumptions, mechanisms, and empirical evidence. It also allows for the identification of uncertainties, and provides a science-based path for further investigations to resolve those uncertainties. The judgment that cattle, swine, and goat clones meeting the same federal and state requirements as conventionally bred food animals would not likely pose food consumption risks, of course, contains some residual uncertainty. The source(s) of the uncertainty may be sorted into three categories: Uncertainties associated with empirical observations. Uncertainties are lowest for those individual clones whose health has been thoroughly evaluated and, by inference, other clones produced using the same methodology. The uncertainties associated with the evaluation of empirical observations can be a function of the size, consistency, and quality of the data being evaluated. For example, the degree of confidence that can be placed in judgments arising from a well-conducted, consistent, and extensive dataset is much higher than from a small, poorly designed, and highly variable datasets. Further, because datasets tend to arise from an individual laboratory or producer, the uncertainties associated with that producer and method are lower than for other laboratories or producers for which less information is available. Uncertainty stemming from biological sources can be minimized by the evaluation of the clones themselves. The most important factor in this evaluation is the healthy survival and functionality of individual clones, indicating that either the animal has minimal epigenetic dysregulation, or that any initial epigenetic dysregulation has been resolved. Uncertainty would be the lowest for individual clones demonstrating successful reproduction. Uncertainties stemming from technological or methodological grounds encompass the degree to which judgments regarding clones arising from technologies in use when this risk assessment was conducted can be applied to modifications of the technology. These may only be resolved by the evaluation of the outcomes of those technological changes (i.e., the actual clones). Source: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/CloningRA_ChapterVII_Final.htm Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  13. I have a lot of homework to do before offering an opinion. Hyperlink to the final Risk Assessment: http://www.fda.gov/cvm/CloneRiskAssessment_Final.htm Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  14. If I am falling off anything; don't fight it, take the PLF. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  15. The Hanoi Taxi (tail #66-0177) was retired from active service in May 2006. She was the last of the 285 C-141s built by Lockheed to leave active service. She flew 100 POWs out of Hanoi on 12 February 1973, some of them tasting freedom for the first time in six years. Each POW put their shot-down date on the face of the oxygen panel during their flight to Clark AB in the Philippines. For her retirement ceremony, the POWs she brought home were brought back for the ceremony and one last flight by this gracious lady. Most of them are old men now but their enthusiasm, emotions, and excitement were evident during this flight and retirement ceremony. She was then flown to Dayton, OH where she will spend her final days in the Air Force Museum. A very touching video. http://www.c141heaven.us/movies/C141retire.wmv Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  16. http://www.parachutecenter.com/ Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  17. The first says that if an action is obligatory, it is also permissible. The second says that an action is permissible if and only if it is not forbidden. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  18. Allow the five to die and the one to recover. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  19. Throw the switch such that one dies. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  20. Your input is appreciated, Max. On one hand, I felt like it _could_ be a steroid issue if they do indeed give him an advantage; whereas, I also believe in someone with any physical disability showing the world - their abilities. And, what better medium than the Olympics. Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  21. LMAO Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  22. What an interesting situation. Should he be allowed to compete in the Olympics? Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  23. http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0081551.html EDIT: You'll notice the source is a .uk Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  24. BIGUN

    You've been...

    Bolas - Is cocheese on the DD list? Maybe you can RickRoll him by message? BWAHAHHAHAHA Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
  25. I couldn't see what was going on in the first picture so I brightened it up a bit for others... Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.