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WHAT'S NEW Robert l. Park Friday, 10 Nov 06 Washington, DC |
WHAT'S NEW Robert l. Park Friday, 10 Nov 06 Washington, DC
1. PLAN B: THE ROLE OF THE WHITE HOUSE IN RESTRICTING ACCESS.
You probably noticed that there was an election this week. The
outcome won't make it easier for the Administration to block a
federal magistrate's ruling, issued Monday, allowing the Center
for Reproductive Rights to subpoena White House emails and other
documents related to FDA's decision to deny over-the-counter
access to the emergency contraceptive, Plan B, to women under 18,
http://bobpark.physics.umd.edu/WN06/wn082506.html. Under-18 is
the demographic group for whom conception is most likely to be an
emergency. The Center for Reproductive Medicine is seeking to
learn whether the White House interfered with the decision-making
process of the FDA.
2. NECESSARY ADJUSTMENT? SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASN'T ON BALLOT.
Donald Rumsfeld was voted out of office anyway. Having replaced
"stay the course" with "necessary adjustments," President Bush
replaced Rumsfeld with Robert Gates. As CIA Director, Gates was
renowned for his uncanny ability to produce intelligence that
supported whatever position the administration had already taken.
Wasn't it that sort of "intelligence" that got us into Iraq?
There is still a confirmation process to be gotten through, and
that may not be easy. Wednesday, Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), one half
of the PhD physicist block in Congress, described the Gates
nomination as "deeply troubling." He called for a "thorough and
probing confirmation hearing" for Gates.
3. SHUTTLE TO NOWHERE: A SHORTER MISSION OR A LONGER CALENDAR?
Well, here we are again. Yesterday they rolled Discovery to the
launching pad to prepare for a 12-day mission in December. NASA
insists the hurry is to be certain it's not in space when the
calendar changes to 2007; it might cause a computer glitch.
Sound familiar? Same thing happened seven years ago with the
dreaded Y2K problem. They wound up shortening the mission by two
days to get it back before 1 Jan 00. You mean NASA can't solve a
simple computer problem in seven years? Maybe there's some other
problem. You get the cost-per-launch by dividing the annual
shuttle budget by the number of launches, but the budget is by
fiscal year. For FY07 the shuttle budget is $4.6B.
4. OBESITY EPIDEMIC: DOES IT MATTER WHERE YOU PUT THE STAPLES?
Diet desperation led to the practice of stomach stapling. It's a
Disgusting idea, but I have no reason to doubt its effectiveness.
However, in Florida the state Board of Acupuncture banned "ear
stapling," not because it's not effective, but because of
"complications." Ear stapling is supposed to be a sort of long-
lasting acupuncture, and I can assure readers that it's every bit
as effective as traditional acupuncture. If you staple your
dog's ear instead, it will have the same effect on your weight.
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.
Opinions are the author's and not necessarily shared by the
University of Maryland, but they should be.
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| Title: Re: WHAT'S NEW Robert l. Park Friday, 10 Nov 06 Washington, DC |
11 Nov 2006 04:58:08 AM |
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"Sam Wormley" <swormley1@mchsi.com> wrote in message
news:0D65h.275194$1i1.220434@attbi_s72...
WHAT'S NEW Robert l. Park Friday, 10 Nov 06 Washington, DC
1. PLAN B: THE ROLE OF THE WHITE HOUSE IN RESTRICTING ACCESS.
You probably noticed that there was an election this week. The
outcome won't make it easier for the Administration to block a
federal magistrate's ruling, issued Monday, allowing the Center
for Reproductive Rights to subpoena White House emails and other
documents related to FDA's decision to deny over-the-counter
access to the emergency contraceptive, Plan B, to women under 18,
http://bobpark.physics.umd.edu/WN06/wn082506.html. Under-18 is
the demographic group for whom conception is most likely to be an
emergency. The Center for Reproductive Medicine is seeking to
learn whether the White House interfered with the decision-making
process of the FDA.
"Women under 18"?! WOMEN UNDER 18?! "Women" age 0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 13, 15
to ???! Very, very, typical of a type of deathly sick mind, philosophy,
political ideology, society and civilization, blurring to zip-nada so
absolutely the line difference between adult and child! No more is there any
female child, and presumably no male child, under the age of "18"! Under the
age of "18" they are now all men and "women," just like any other men and
"women," rather than 'children' to these so very, very, sick minds.
GLB
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