[nw_arizona_granny]

Cindy Sheehan, the so-called Peace Mom, has been brainwashed and is
functioning according to plan it appears.<<<<

The lady is going to build a fence she will never be able to go around.

Her husband filed for divorce, the family dumped her.

When she starts to realize what she has done, it will be
difficult to live in her skin.

Today, the talk shows are playing clips of her saying that the terrorists are only "freedom fighters".

On the Denver station tonight, one of the 'nutty but nice'
relief hosts was filling in for the regular host. I rarely
listen to him, as he is an 'old hippy' his words, who won't let it go.

I missed part of the first hour, but he had taken off on the Cindy back in Texas, then went to "Is it better to live in
Iraq today, or was it better under Saddam".

7 out of 10 calls (approx) were in favor of Saddam, using the same words that Cindy and her crowd would use.

Then an elderly Iraq man phoned, he is now an American citizen, but did live there under Saddam and has family there still.

The Iraqi man set the fools straight.

There were 10 callers waiting to talk to Shawn. They all
hung up, none dared to support Saddam after listening to the Iraqi gentleman.

A caller echoed what I was thinking, "we thought you were a
light in the head host, until tonight, we appaluad your daring to take on a subject that most would not and having handled it very well"...............

I know the fools are out there, but they still shock me, when they say they are Americans and hate us so much.

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1] Date: Wed 24 Aug 2005 From: ProMED-mail Human bocavirus, a new pathogen of childhood: Background ----------------------------------------------- In 2001, Allander et al. described an innovative molecular method for discovery of previously unknown viral agents in serum or plasma samples, incorporating DNase treatment and its application to the identification of 2 novel virus species. The method is based on DNase treatment of serum followed by restriction enzyme digestion and sequence-independent single primer amplification of the fragments. Experimental validation of the method confirmed that both DNA and RNA viruses could be reproducibly identified at concentrations of approximately 10(6) genome equivalents per ml in 50 micro liters of serum. In the initial application of the method, 2 previously unknown parvoviruses were discovered in bovine sera used as diluent. These 2 novel parvoviruses proved to be frequent contaminants of bovine sera (see: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Sep 25;98(20):11609-14. Epub 2001 Sep 18). --------------------------------------------------------------- Application of this methodology has now identified a novel human pathogen of childhood. A preliminary description was reported by Reuters on 22 Aug 2005 (see ProMED-mail post: Human bocavirus, a new pathogen of childhood 20050823.2487), and a full description is now available in the 23 Aug 2005 Early Edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA ------------------------------------------------------------- . The abstract of the paper by Tobias Allander et al., entitled "Cloning of a human parvovirus by molecular screening of respiratory tract samples," states the following: "The identification of new virus species is a key issue for the study of infectious disease but is technically very difficult. We developed a system for large-scale molecular virus screening of clinical samples based on host DNA depletion, random PCR amplification, large-scale sequencing, and bioinformatics. The technology was applied to pooled human respiratory tract samples. The 1st experiments detected 7 human virus species without the use of any specific reagent. Among the detected viruses were one coronavirus and one parvovirus, both of which were at that time uncharacterized. The parvovirus, provisionally named human bocavirus, was in a retrospective clinical study detected in 17 additional patients and associated with lower respiratory tract infections in children. The molecular virus screening procedure provides a general culture-independent solution to the problem of detecting unknown virus species in single or pooled samples. We suggest that a systematic exploration of the viruses that infect humans, 'the human virome,' can be initiated." ------------------------------------------------------------- Parvoviruses are among the smallest, simplest eukaryotic viruses. They are widespread in nature. Essentially, they fall into 2 groups: defective viruses, which are dependent on helper virus for replication, and autonomous and replication-competent viruses. In all, more than 50 parvoviruses have been identified. The family is divided into 2 subfamilies: the subfamily _Parvovirinae_ comprises 5 genera of vertebrate viruses (_Parvovirus_, _Erythrovirus_, _Dependovirus_ , _Amdovirus_ and _Bocavirus_). The genus _Bocavirus_ comprises 3 species; the previously recognized _Bovine parvovirus_ and _Canine minute virus_, and now the newly discovered Human bocavirus. The genomes of these viruses are linear, single-stranded monopartite DNA, about 5.5 kb long with hairpin loops at both ends of the genome. The hairpin structures at both ends of the genome are characteristic of the sub-family _Parvovirinae_. The virions are isometric (icosahedral), not enveloped, 18-26 nm in diameter, with 60 units of the capsid protein. The viruses classified in the 5 genera are phylogenetically distinct. -- ProMED-mail ------------------------------------------------------------- ****** [2] Date: Wed 24 Aug 2005 From: ProMED-mail Source: BBC News online, Sun 21 Aug 2005 [edited] ------------------------------------------------------------- Discovery of Unique Chest Infection Virus ----------------------------------------------- Scientists have identified a unique virus linked to serious chest infections in children and babies. All of the 17 children with what the researchers are calling human bocavirus had distressed breathing and fever and were hospitalized. In most cases, the virus causing the lower respiratory tract infection is known; most commonly, it is respiratory syncytial virus. But in around 1/3rd of cases, no obvious pathogen is found. Dr. Tobias Allander and colleagues at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm tested 378 respiratory tract samples collected from patients in the hospital who had chest infections for which no obvious cause had been found. ------------------------------------------------------------- Rather than looking for well known viruses, the team used technology similar to that used to crack the code of human DNA in the Human Genome Project to see what viruses were present. They detected 7 virus species in the samples, one of which was a parvovirus that had never been characterized before, which they called human bocavirus (HBoV). All of these samples containing HBoV had come from children or infants. ------------------------------------------------------------- The researchers then checked for the virus in 540 children with lower respiratory tract infections being treated in the hospital. In the 17 children found to have HBoV, this virus was the only one present, suggesting that it was indeed the cause of their illness. Although the findings will not directly change the way childhood chest infections are treated in the short-term, the researchers say their findings are important. ------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Allander said: "This is quite a prevalent virus, and it has remained undetected until now. It tells us that there is a lot we do not know. Also, maybe this virus, which is a parvovirus, can cause other conditions." He said it was likely there were many more viruses yet to be discovered but that are causing illness in humans. "Finding these might be important for treating disease," he said. He urged scientists to search for more of these unrecognized viruses. ------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Maria Zambon, a virologist at the Health Protection Agency, said the detection was welcome. "The detection of human bocavirus is the latest in a long line of recently discovered respiratory viruses." And she added: "The sort of molecular detection methods used to uncover human bocavirus will undoubtedly lead to the discovery of more viruses in the coming years." Dr. Warren Lenney of the British Thoracic Society said: "We need to know more about the cause of infections in the respiratory tract, and this research helps us with this. One of the difficulties, however, is that even though viruses are isolated from nasopharyngeal specimens, we cannot be sure that they are responsible for problems that occur lower down in the lung. -- ProMED-mail ------------------------------------ [see also: Human bocavirus, a new pathogen of childhood 20050823.2487] .......................cp/msp/mpp

[nw_arizona_granny]

Note the 27th...........

Upcoming Significant Events:
August 25, 1825 - Uruguay
Independence Day
No information provided.

August 25, 1944 - France
Liberation Day
Paris liberated by Allied troops.

August 26, 1847 - Philippines
National Heroes' Day
Commemorates the revolt against the Spanish.

August 26, 1930 - Philippines
Founding of the PKP
The Partido Kommunista Ng Pilipinas (PKP) was founded by Evangelista Cristo in Manila.

August 26, 1945 - Hong Kong
Liberation Day
No information provided.

August 26, 1945 - Japan
American Occupation Begins
The six-year American occupation of Japan began with the landing of U.S. military forces
in Japan.

August 27, 1966 - Namibia
Placed Under U.N. Control
The United Nations canceled the previous League of Nations mandate which gave South
Africa administrative control of Namibia in 1920. South Africa rejected the U.N.
resolution, and the South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) began its guerrilla
war against South African rule.

August 27, 1979 - Ireland
Earl Mountbatten Assassinated
Earl Mountbatten was killed off the coast of Ireland by an Irish Republican Army (IRA)
bomb planted on his boat.

August 27, 1980 - Lebanon
U.S. Ambassador Attacked
No information provided.

August 27, 1982 - Canada
Turkish Attache Assassinated
The Turkish military attache was assassinated by Armenian extremists.

August 27, 1982 - Turkey
Attache In Canada Assassinated
The Turkish military attache in Canada was assassinated by Armenian extremists.

August 27, 1985 - Nigeria
General Babangida Seizes Power
General Ibrahim Babangida seized power, overthrowing the Buhari regime.

August 27, 1987 - Philippines
Failed Coup Attempt
Mutinous soldiers began attacks on the presidential palace in an unsuccessful bid to
overthrow the Aquino government. On August 28, rebel military units led by Lieutenant
Colonel Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan attacked Camp Aguinaldo and television stations in
the metro Manila area.

August 28, 1985 - Colombia
Death of M-19 Leader
April 19 Movement (M-19) leader Ivan Marino Ospina was killed in a clash with
government troops.

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planners out of Iraq and into other countries to conduct attacks

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