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[Guest guest]

Thank you for this, Deb - I've passed it on to several places. I didn't know

the history of Suez, btw - somehow that wasn't taught in my British school.

I wonder why??!!!

fa

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[Guest guest]

Hi fa, all,

Hope you are thriving. We all depend on it. We all depend

upon each other.

Blair--I have no idea.

It's hard to make sense of anything. But those focus

questions come again and again: who do the military, the

intelligence, the leaders serve? If we can't answer that

quick and clean, when are we a democracy?

The illegality of this war.* The economic dealings we don't

see**, all the done deals and big plans no one was consulted

about***... makes you feel democracy is illusion. I laugh

and cry when they trot it out as the plan to rescue Iraq.

*

http://www.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,3604,909275,00.htm

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**

http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,9083

01,00.html

**

http://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses

..pdf

I try not to be bitter. I try to do good work, and when I

see people also doing that, it inspires.

13myths turned out pretty good. Everyone is welcome to join

in the project:

http://islandimage.net/oc/13myths/Factsheet.cfm?ID=5

Re Religion and soul... I know we all yearn for an age when

we feel aligned as one with the universe. We project the

human psyche onto the stars. We want to see its meaning. But

there's a line that crosses into psychosis, and some (see

http://jungcircle.com/lahaye ) who seem perfectly sane--are

not.

Woodruff's REVERENCE has been a voice of inspiration:

http://jungcircle.com/muse/woodruff.html ... an antidote to

pain and poison.

Re Bush and Fundamentalism: this week there's a been a rash

of articles orchestrated to put a good face on it. I think

the letters from the NYTimes below are more honest, and

honest is what we need to be.

re: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/05/opinion/L05KRIS.html

Evangelicals and Their Critics

o the Editor:

Re " God, Satan and the Media " (column, March 4):

As D. Kristof notes, the world, not just America,

is turning to

fundamentalism and evangelism.

Not only Christians but Islamists and Jews, too, are

reaching for the

certainties of ancient dictums and beliefs.

Here is the great division: modernity versus patriarchal

values.

The modern world is producing great fear - fear that

evolutionary theory and

scientific advance are stripping away the ancient comforts

of God and moral

absolutism.

Hierarchical religious and political institutions everywhere

are losing

their bases, and religious and political leaders are

begging, from Iran to

Jerusalem to Alabama, for some " old-time religion. "

MICHAEL O'REILLY

Santa Fe, N.M., March 4, 2003

..

To the Editor:

As D. Kristof says ( " God, Satan and the Media, "

column, March 4),

mockery of religious faith is inexcusable.

But President Bush - conservative Christianity's No. 1

spokesman because he

doesn't believe in evolution, abhors abortion and would love

to see prayer

put back into public schools - encourages use of the death

penalty; itches

to go to war; uses intimidation and bribes to garner

support; rolls back

environmental protections; and promotes tax relief for the

rich and cuts in

programs for the poor.

The suspicion that secular society has for such evangelicals

is not directed

at their religious faith but at their hypocrisy.

One need only consider secular society's embrace of the Rev.

Dr.

Luther King Jr. to understand this.

DAVID SUTTER

New York, March 4, 2003

..

To the Editor:

Re " God, Satan and the Media, " by D. Kristof

(column, March 4): I

cannot respect the beliefs of evangelicals who deny basic

scientific fact.

I will not sneer at them, but neither can I accept their

right to impose

their worldview on others.

Should President Bush, who denies a central tenet of

biology, make decisions

about stem cell research that are binding on those who don't

share his

parochial and unscientific views?

Should a literal reading of the Book of Revelation have

anything to do with

American Middle East policy?

MICHAEL KEMPSTER

Andover, Mass., March 4, 2003

..

To the Editor:

Re " God, Satan and the Media " (column, March 4):

D. Kristof concludes with a conundrum when he

asserts that both

evangelicals and those who represent secular society need to

" reach out,

drop the contempt and display some of the inclusive wisdom "

expressed in

Albert Einstein's celebrated quotation: " Science without

religion is lame,

religion without science is blind. "

But isn't fundamentalist religion by definition the

antithesis of " inclusive

wisdom " ?

KAREN KRANE

New York, March 4, 2003

..

To the Editor:

As a Baptist New Yorker, I take exception to D.

Kristof's March 4

column, " God, Satan and the Media. "

The media give attention to Americans' religious beliefs

only when those

beliefs have an effect on politics. The evangelical squeaky

wheel gets the

grease.

Christians like me who are not evangelicals get short

shrift.

I attend church regularly, but I also believe in the theory

of evolution. I

am not alone.

Please acknowledge that Christian belief is varied and

diverse.

MARGARET JAY

New Rochelle, N.Y., March 4, 2003

And this about the myopia of leaders:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,908351,00.htm

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We have moved on, but our politicians are stuck on war

Democracy is in danger when we can't recognize ourselves in

our rulers.

Anyway--we, as individuals, need to keep to our highest

light somehow. Keep envisioning and working for a peaceful

future. I send love across the water, the land, the ethers.

This from mike:

’DZAM LING CHI DANG YÜL K’AM ’DI DAG TU

In the world at large and in this region in

particular,

NE MUG TS’ÖN SOG DUG NGÄL MING MI DRAG

May not even the names ‘sickness’, ‘despair’ and ‘war’

be heard.

CHÖ DEN SÖ NAM PÄL’JOR GONG DU ’PEL

May the meritorious qualities, honour and prosperity

of those who act in accord with Dharma greatly increase,

TAG TU TRA SHI DE LEG P’ÜN TS’OG SHOG

And may there always be an absolute perfection of good

fortune, happiness and auspicious circumstances.

Jñâna.

HH Düd'jom Rinpoche

English translation by Mike Dickman

Love

[Guest guest]

I too have an AVM. I had surgery (chiari) in 99 , infact 4 surgeries. Staph

and could not get my incision to heal. They missed the AVM in that series of

MRI'S. Another Dr. found the AVM about two years ago. It is close to my right

ear and right optic nerve. I am profoundly Deaf and have been for many years

but have lost agood bit of hearing in last year. Also my right eye has dropped

and I cannot see but about two feet away.

I saw a NS and he said he was afraid operation would only cause more problems.

That is not my only problem as my right diaphgram is paralized and has pushed my

right lung out. I am on oxygen 24 hrs.

dI have many more diagnoses. I am overweight, 72 years old, and would be a poor

surgery candidate. I am homebound now but the Lord is supplying all my needs

and I am blessed everyday. I had to give up my wants and accept where I am.

You are probable younger and your AVM may be where they can halp you.

I hope you can find help. I would like to know more about AVM'S. Please keep

us informed abour your AVM. I think its connected to the chiari malformation.

mk

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I had decompression 6 years ago on October 4th. Before I was sent for

MRI, I had CT scan that found AMV (arteriovenous malformation) in the

brain. The AMV kind of was forgotten about when the MRI found the

chiari! I would still have headaches on occasion, but for the most

part things were wonderful. My attitude was even for the better, but

the past couple of years my headaches have been coming back even more

feirce and lasting a lot longer, and my attitude has gone down hill

again almost causing me to get fired from my job. Does anyone know if

AMV is linked in some way to chiari? They both have a lot of

similarities and I just want to have all my ducks in a row before I go

to the doc again. Does anyone else have AMV? I don't want to be a

hypochondriac, but I do want to get treatment for the right thing.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Well, my endo suggested I see a rehumotologist, only because she believes with the Hshmoto's that I could have more things. I am desperate to feel better so I will do whatever it takes to get that way. I get blood work again next month to check my TSH levels and unless they are bad that is the only way she will put me on synthroid. I shouldn't be tired all the time, pretty soon I won't have any hair and so on. Unless my nodules grow she won't do another biopsy so, eventhough the nuclear scan showed one as being "cold" she still doesn't feel it will be cancer. I pray its not but the not knowing kills me. If only the biopsy came back saying no cancer I would be happier but instead it was undiagnostic. I just need to feel normal again.

Joy

[Guest guest]

Thank you for the information.

To: Thyroiditis Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:38:01 AMSubject: Re: Question

Hi Joy:

Sorry you are feeling so badly. I agree with Jeff, you need to find a dr. who will treat your symptoms and not just blood work. It sounds like you may need some thyroid meds. and supplements. Have you had your hormone levels checked? Sometimes imbalance can cause hair loss.

If you are interested at all in iodine supplementation or reading more about thyroid support, you can check out these websites, iodine , also, stopthethyroidmadness.com.

The more I read about Hashi's and my hypo symptoms, the more prepared I was to ask my doctors lots of questions. I left two endos because they were not taking my symptoms seriously.

Good luck,

Subject: QuestionTo: "thyroiditis " <Thyroiditis >Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 8:47 AM

Hi,

Well, my endo suggested I see a rehumotologist, only because she believes with the Hshmoto's that I could have more things. I am desperate to feel better so I will do whatever it takes to get that way. I get blood work again next month to check my TSH levels and unless they are bad that is the only way she will put me on synthroid. I shouldn't be tired all the time, pretty soon I won't have any hair and so on. Unless my nodules grow she won't do another biopsy so, eventhough the nuclear scan showed one as being "cold" she still doesn't feel it will be cancer. I pray its not but the not knowing kills me. If only the biopsy came back saying no cancer I would be happier but instead it was undiagnostic. I just need to feel normal again.

Joy