Posted on 06/10/2003 3:03:40 AM PDT by runningbear
Thank you. I had a hunch this was going to be replayed. Will it be on MSNBC or NBC?
Weird how his mind works.
"An American Tragedy
MSNBC re-airs "Speaking for Laci," Katie Couric's interview with Laci Peterson's family.
Saturday, June 14, 10 p.m. ET.
Yes, Dateline airs on NBC, but in the past when they have had a big hit, they've rerun the program on the MSNBC channel. The Tom Brokaw interview with President Bush comes to mind. It was first shown on NBC during the week and then MSNBC replayed it two or three times over the weekend. However, being summer and all, Dateline may replay this particular interview on NBC itself. Something to keep an eye out for if one wants to watch this.
Ah--that's what they did for that President Bush interview, too, as I noted. Smart of them and appreciated, I'm sure, by those who missed the program on the first go-round.
Speaking to those who did not see last nights program on Datelline...I must say, I am not enthralled with Katie Couric. Don't know why, but I am not. However, she did do a good show last night. I am very surprised at how it was produced and directed. It was done very well. Great music, alot of footage of Laci growing up, via video's. It was like a very well produced Documentary.
You were really given an introduction to the Rocha family, and were given alot of insight into Laci. Sharon beamed talking of her. Since Laci was 2 yrs. old when her parents divorced, I think her step father must have been a great dad to her from how he talked. There was laughter as they talked about Laci and the things she would do. Her persistent chatter box mouth! The music in the background added to the drama. I can't remember seeing a documentary done like this one. They did this mostly before the interview, but mixed with the interview, they had talk about her.
I must give kudos to Couric for a sensitive interview. Sharon Rocha and her husband are people you feel akin to and comfortable with.
Having said that....I can't remember having a case in the public eye like this one, that has given rise to putting on a production such as this one. I am not enamored with the media on this, and feel it is over kill to a great degree, and have resorted like some of you , not to engolf my day with it. But I know when the Prelim starts, I will be there.
One thing is for sure, the media has power over and above our imagination. But this time, the Dateline program did a FINE JOB, and you should by all means try to watch the repeat. It is worth it, if for nothing else, to try to imagine the depth of grief that has to be endured with the whole country able to watch you as you crumble inside.
God give both families the strength to endure all of it.
Ahhhh, I think they may be in the same place he put the W. Rider sales reciepts...he just can't remember where that drawer is tho.
Potent Anticancer Agent Found In Hazelnuts
Plant Could Become Alternative Source of Taxol® Precursor
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/04/000410084755.htm
SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 — The active chemical of the anticancer drug Taxol® has unexpectedly been found in hazelnuts, says a team of researchers at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. This is the first report of the potent chemical, generically known as paclitaxel, being found in a plant other than the yew tree. This finding could reduce the cost of the commercial drug and make it more readily available, the investigators say. The study is being presented here today at the 219th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society.
“This is potentially good news for cancer patients,” says Angela M. Hoffman, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry in the university’s Department of Chemistry and Physics, and a member of the research team. Taxol® is currently one of the biggest-selling cancer drugs worldwide. An alternative source could stimulate competition among drug manufacturers, which could mean cheaper drug prices, explains Hoffman.
The study began as a search for a compound that made certain hazelnut trees resistant to a plant disease known as Eastern Filbert Blight. A chemical analysis of extracts from these hazelnut trees was conducted. Surprisingly, one of the chemicals identified from the extracts was paclitaxel, says Hoffman. The chemical was isolated from the nuts, branches and shells of the trees, she says.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Taxol® for the treatment of ovarian cancer, breast cancer and AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma. Researchers originally believed that the drug’s precursor was found only in the bark of the Pacific yew tree, a slow-growing plant found in limited quantities in the Pacific Northwest. As it takes several Pacific yew trees to make a small amount of Taxol® commercially, the trees were once the target of controversy since large scale harvesting could have risked their extinction.
Commercial supplies of Taxol® are now manufactured by a semi-synthetic method that relies on extracts from the leaves of another yew species. Although paclitaxel has been synthesized artificially in the laboratory without using any yew parts, this method is currently too complex and expensive to implement commercially, says Hoffman.
While the supply of Taxol® is generally meeting demand for currently approved cancer treatments and clinical trials, researchers are also finding an increasing number of other medical applications that are boosting demand for it. Clinical studies have shown that the drug is promising for the treatment of psoriasis, polycystic kidney disease, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s, among others.
As demand for the anticancer drug continues to increase, researchers may be wise to consider the hazelnut tree as an alternative source of paclitaxel, Hoffman says. Although the amount of the chemical found in a hazelnut tree is about one-tenth that of the yew (6 to 7 micrograms/gram dry weight of hazel vs. 60 to 70 micrograms/gram dry weight of yew), the effort required to extract paclitaxel from these sources is comparable, she says.
For those who are tempted to run to the store and stockpile hazelnuts, Hoffman urges caution. Based on her chemical analysis of raw hazelnuts, she concludes there is probably not enough paclitaxel in a handful of nuts to make a difference medically. The researcher has not tested roasted nuts, and is skeptical of any significant amounts of the chemical being found in hazelnut-flavored products like coffee, tea and candy.
Hoffman’s work, in addition to being funded by the university, is partially funded by the Oregon Hazelnut Commission.
I am not enthralled with her, either, and it is because she's a big lib with a heavy bias. (Perky, happy face when speaking with dems. Frowny, concerned face when speaking with a conservative.) However, I agree that the Rocha interview was done well.
I wonder what that means..do you know?
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