From: "Gary Britt" 

That violation probably refers to the new supplemental permit that Cheney
didn't have and for which he has now paid $7.

Gary

"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:43f12674{at}w3.nls.net...
> FWIW Ii agree.  Way back when I tried going to public ranges to do target
> and trap shooting.  We quickly decided we were taking our lives in our
> hands - got peppered quite a few times on agreed upon breaks while hunting
> for unbroken clay pigeons or the clowns at the rifle range that start
firing
> at the targets while most are still downrange. The range officer was kept
> quite busy kicking people out.
>
> Well Cheney managed to get his violation posted at
>
> http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0213061cheney1.html
>
> The "Game Law Violated" box was checked, with the violation listed as
> section "P&W Code 43.652."
>
>
>
> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
> news:43f11464{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Anyone whose ever gone quail hunting knows just how easy it is to get
> > sprayed.  Things can get pretty nuts on a long line dove hunt also.  Its
> > really a miracle there aren't more such accidents.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> > news:43f0f8dd{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> Thinks to live by
> >>
> >> Wash your hands
> >>
> >> Don't go hunting with Cheney
> >>
> >>
> >> "Mark"  wrote in message
news:43f0f5c4{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> > Ted Nugent was right after all?
> >> >
> >> > Seriously though, all those tips sound like the standard safety
> > procedures
> >> > to avoid salmonella from chicken, so shouldn't be anything new for
any
> >> > responsible cook -- does make one want to eat in more
often than out
> >> > though.
> >> >
> >> > "Rich Gauszka" 
wrote in message
> >> > news:43f0dd1e{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >> It looks like cats can only spread Toxoplasma via their feces.
> >> >>
> >> >> The CDC reports that more than 60 million Americans
are infected
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/toxoplasmosis/factsht_toxoplasmosis.htm
> >> >> No, cats only spread Toxoplasma in their feces for a few weeks
> > following
> >> >> infection with the parasite. Like humans, cats
rarely have symptoms
> > when
> >> >> first infected, so most people do not know if their
cat has been
> >> >> infected. The infection will go away on its own;
therefore it does
not
> >> >> help to have your cat or your cat's feces tested for
Toxoplasma.
> >> >>
> >> >> How can I prevent toxoplasmosis?
> >> >>
> >> >> There are several general sanitation and food safety
steps you can
> >> >> take
> >> >> to reduce your chances of becoming infected with Toxoplasma.
> >> >>
> >> >> Wear gloves when you garden or do anything outdoors
that involves
> >> >> handling soil. Cats, which may pass the parasite in
their feces,
often
> >> >> use gardens and sandboxes as litter boxes. Wash your
hands well with
> > soap
> >> >> and water after outdoor activities, especially
before you eat or
> > prepare
> >> >> any food.
> >> >>
> >> >> When preparing raw meat, wash any cutting boards,
sinks, knives, and
> >> >> other utensils that might have touched the raw meat
thoroughly with
> > soap
> >> >> and hot water to avoid cross-contaminating other
foods. Wash your
> >> >> hands
> >> >> well with soap and water after handling raw meat.
> >> >>
> >> >> Cook all meat thoroughly; that is, to an internal
temperature of
160ø
> >> >> F
> >> >> and until it is no longer pink in the center or
until the juices
> >> >> become
> >> >> colorless. Do not taste meat before it is fully cooked.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
> >> >> news:43f0d833{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >>> As a cat owner with one cat that regularly eats
wild mice, it
> >> >>> concerns
> >> >>> me
> >> >>> that cats are a prevalent carrier.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> I'd be interested if you get more info on it,
and what it takes to
> > kill
> >> >>> the
> >> >>> parasite, etc.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Thanks,
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Gary
> >> >>>
> >> >>> "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote in message
> >> >>> news:43f0b963$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >>>> Start with Cheney - keep all shotguns away
from him temporarily at
> >> >>>> least
> >> >>> :-)
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Ideology aside - that half the worlds
population is affected by
> >> >>>> Toxoplasma
> >> >>>> parasites  is interesting. I wonder if there
are any studies by
> >> >>>> geographic
> >> >>>> location?
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> "Gary Britt"
 wrote in message
> >> >>>> news:43f0ac7e{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >>>> > Bush is a dog person.  The common
thread in all of this is the
> >> >>>> > host
> >> >>>> > engages
> >> >>>> > in behavior calculated to lead to its
death.  In other words the
> >> >>>> > hosts
> >> >>> are
> >> >>>> > trying to commit suicide.  This would
explain not neocon
behavior,
> >> >>>> > but
> >> >>>> > liberal neo surrender monkey behavior. 
They are trying to do
> >> >>>> > everything
> >> >>>> > they can to interfere with their
defense in the face on an
> >> >>>> > intractable
> >> >>> and
> >> >>>> > deadly enemy (i.e., they are trying to
commit suicide).  Maybe
we
> >> >>>> > should
> >> >>>> > start testing Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi,
Cindy Sheehan, everyone
at
> >> >>>> > Daily
> >> >>>> > KOS, Monte, etc for these parasites.
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > Gary
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> > "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote in message
> >> >>>> > news:43efa227{at}w3.nls.net...
> >> >>>> >> Maybe the neocons have a valid
excuse. The Toxoplasma didn't
like
> >> >>> Saddam?
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060211/sc_space/mindcontrolbyparasites
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Mind Control by Parasites
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Half of the world's human
population is infected with
Toxoplasma,
> >> >>>> > parasites
> >> >>>> >> in the body-and the brain. Remember that.
> >> >>>> >> Toxoplasma gondii is a common
parasite found in the guts of
cats;
> > it
> >> >>>> >> sheds
> >> >>>> >> eggs that are picked up by rats and
other animals that are
eaten
> > by
> >> >>> cats.
> >> >>>> >> Toxoplasma forms cysts in the
bodies of the intermediate rat
> > hosts,
> >> >>>> >> including in the brain.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Since cats don't want to eat dead,
decaying prey, Toxoplasma
> >> >>>> >> takes
> >> >>>> >> the
> >> >>>> >> evolutionarily sound course of
being a "good" parasite, leaving
> > the
> >> >>> rats
> >> >>>> >> perfectly healthy. Or are they?
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Oxford scientists discovered that
the minds of the infected
rats
> >> >>>> >> have
> >> >>>> >> been
> >> >>>> >> subtly altered. In a series of
experiments, they demonstrated
> >> >>>> >> that
> >> >>>> >> healthy
> >> >>>> >> rats will prudently avoid areas
that have been doused with cat
> >> >>>> >> urine.
> >> >>> In
> >> >>>> >> fact, when scientists test
anti-anxiety drugs on rats, they use
a
> >> >>>> >> whiff
> >> >>>> >> of
> >> >>>> >> cat urine to induce neurochemical panic.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> However, it turns out that
Toxoplasma-ridden rats show no such
> >> >>> reaction.
> >> >>>> > In
> >> >>>> >> fact, some of the infected rats
actually seek out the cat
> >> >>>> >> urine-marked
> >> >>>> > areas
> >> >>>> >> again and again. The parasite
alters the mind (and thus the
> >> >>>> >> behavior)
> >> >>> of
> >> >>>> > the
> >> >>>> >> rat for its own benefit.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> If the parasite can alter rat
behavior, does it have any effect
> >> >>>> >> on
> >> >>>> >> humans?
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Dr. E. Fuller Torrey (Associate
Director for Laboratory
Research
> > at
> >> >>>> >> the
> >> >>>> >> Stanley Medical Research Institute)
noticed links between
> > Toxoplasma
> >> >>> and
> >> >>>> >> schizophrenia in human beings,
approximately three billion of
> >> >>>> >> whom
> >> >>>> >> are
> >> >>>> >> infected with T. gondii:
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>   a.. Toxoplasma infection is
associated with damage to
> > astrocytes,
> >> >>> glial
> >> >>>> >> cells which surround and support
neurons. Schizophrenia is also
> >> >>>> >> associated
> >> >>>> >> with damage to astrocytes.
> >> >>>> >>   b.. Pregnant women with high
levels of antibodies to
Toxoplasma
> >> >>>> >> are
> >> >>>> >> more
> >> >>>> >> likely to give birth to children
who will develop
schizophrenia.
> >> >>>> >>   c.. Human cells raised in petri
dishes, and infected with
> >> >>>> >> Toxoplasma,
> >> >>>> > will
> >> >>>> >> respond to drugs like haloperidol;
the growth of the parasite
> > stops.
> >> >>>> >> Haloperidol is an antipsychotic,
used to treat schizophrenia.
> >> >>>> >> Dr. Torrey got together with the
Oxford scientists, to see if
> >> >>>> >> anything
> >> >>>> > could
> >> >>>> >> be done about those
parasite-controlled rats that were driven
to
> >> >>>> >> hang
> >> >>>> > around
> >> >>>> >> cat urine-soaked corners (waiting
for cats). According to a
> >> >>>> >> recent
> >> >>> press
> >> >>>> >> release, haloperidol restores the
rat's healthy fear of cat
> >> >>>> >> urine.
> >> >>>> >> In
> >> >>>> > fact,
> >> >>>> >> antipsychotic drugs were as
effective as pyrimethamine, a drug
> > that
> >> >>>> >> specifically eliminates Toxoplasma.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Are parasites like Toxoplasma
subtly altering human behavior?
As
> > it
> >> >>> turns
> >> >>>> >> out, science fiction writers have
been thinking about whether
or
> > not
> >> >>>> >> parasites could alter a human
being's behavior, or even take
> > control
> >> >>>> >> of
> >> >>> a
> >> >>>> >> person. In his 1951 novel The
Puppet Masters, Robert Heinlein
> > wrote
> >> >>> about
> >> >>>> >> alien parasites the size of dinner
plates that took control of
> >> >>>> >> the
> >> >>> minds
> >> >>>> > of
> >> >>>> >> their hosts, flooding their brains
with neurochemicals. In this
> >> >>> excerpt,
> >> >>>> >> a
> >> >>>> >> volunteer strapped to a chair
allows a parasite to be
introduced;
> >> >>>> >> the
> >> >>>> >> parasite rides him, taking over his
mind. Under these
conditions,
> > it
> >> >>>> >> is
> >> >>>> >> possible to interview the parasite;
however, it refuses to
answer
> >> >>>> >> until
> >> >>>> >> zapped with a cattle prod.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>   He reached past my shoulders with
a rod. I felt a shocking,
> >> >>> unbearable
> >> >>>> >> pain. The room blacked out as if a
switch had been thrown.. I
was
> >> >>>> >> split
> >> >>>> >> apart by it; for the moment I was masterless.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>   The pain left, leaving only its
searing memory behind. Before
I
> >> >>>> >> could
> >> >>>> >> speak, or even think coherently for
myself, the splitting away
> >> >>>> >> had
> >> >>> ended
> >> >>>> > and
> >> >>>> >> I was again safe in the arms of my master...
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>   The panic that possessed me
washed away; I was again filled
> >> >>>> >> with
> >> >>>> >> an
> >> >>>> >> unworried sense of well being...
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>   "What are you?"
"We are the people... We have studied you and
> >> >>>> >> we
> >> >>>> >> know
> >> >>>> > your
> >> >>>> >> ways... We come," I went on,
"to bring you peace.. and
> >> >>>> >> contentment-and
> >> >>>> >> the
> >> >>>> >> joy of-of surrender." I
hesitated again; "surrender" was not
the
> >> >>>> >> right
> >> >>>> > word.
> >> >>>> >> I struggled with it the way one
struggles with a poorly grasped
> >> >>>> >> foreign
> >> >>>> >> language. "The joy," I
repeated, "-the joy of . . .nirvana."
That
> >> >>>> >> was
> >> >>> it;
> >> >>>> >> the word fitted. I felt like a dog
being patted for fetching a
> >> >>>> >> stick; I
> >> >>>> >> wriggled with pleasure.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Still not sure that parasites can
manipulate the behavior of
host
> >> >>>> > organisms?
> >> >>>> >> Consider these other cases:
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>   a.. The lancet fluke Dicrocoelium
dendriticum forces its ant
> > host
> >> >>>> >> to
> >> >>>> >> attach to the tips of grass blades,
the easier to be eaten. The
> >> >>>> >> fluke
> >> >>>> > needs
> >> >>>> >> to get into the gut of a grazing
animal to complete its life
> > cycle.
> >> >>>> >>   b.. The fluke Euhaplorchis
californiensis causes fish to
shimmy
> >> >>>> >> and
> >> >>>> >> jump
> >> >>>> >> so wading birds will grab them and
eat them, for the same
reason.
> >> >>>> >>   c.. Hairworms, which live inside
grasshoppers, sabotage the
> >> >>>> > grasshopper's
> >> >>>> >> central nervous system, forcing
them to jump into pools of
water,
> >> >>>> >> drowning
> >> >>>> >> themselves. Hairworms then swim
away from their hapless hosts
to
> >> >>> continue
> >> >>>> >> their life cycle.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >> Not all science-fictional parasites
are harmful; read about the
> >> >>> Crosswell
> >> >>>> >> tapeworm from Brian Aldiss' 1969
story Super-Toys Last All
Summer
> >> >>>> >> Long
> >> >>>> > (the
> >> >>>> >> basis for the Kubrick/Spielberg
film AI), which keeps people
who
> >> >>> overeat
> >> >>>> >> from becoming obese. Not to mention
robots based on parasites.
> > Read
> >> >>> press
> >> >>>> >> release on evidence for link
between Toxoplasma and
> >> >>>> >> schizophrenia,
> >> >>>> > Suicidal
> >> >>>> >> grasshoppers. Story via blogger
Carl Zimmer and his readers.
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >>
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>> >
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
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