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Sep. 2nd, 2004 02:07 amNew Deep Fried.
Sep. 2nd, 2004
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Sep. 2nd, 2004 02:09 amStealing from The Onion, I give you this disturbing little newslet:
"Tooth Fairy Helps Self To More Teeth"
"Tooth Fairy Helps Self To More Teeth"
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Sep. 2nd, 2004 02:53 amA 44-year-old woman was brought to hospital by police. Over a period of years she had isolated herself and her daughter from society, arousing the concern of neighbours. A scant history of "schizophrenia", personality disorder and intellectual disability was obtained from distant relatives.
Examination revealed classic clinical features of profound hypothyroidism. In addition, a lump was found on the patient's ring finger. Her mental state necessitated admission, after a psychiatric consultation, as an involuntary patient.
Investigations confirmed the diagnosis of hypothyroidism and indicated anaemia due to iron deficiency. An x-ray of the lump revealed a wedding ring totally encased in the soft tissue. The patient was started on thyroxine and antipsychotic medication and transferred to a psychiatric institution, with marginal improvement in her mental state. Her daughter was removed to the care of child welfare authorities. The wedding ring was surgically removed. Histopathological examination of the lump revealed a foreign body granuloma with chronic low-grade Staphylococcus aureus infection.
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With pictures, which I have graciously DECLINED to repost here because I really don't want to see them again - the x-ray of the lump with the ring is, well, deeply twisted.
Examination revealed classic clinical features of profound hypothyroidism. In addition, a lump was found on the patient's ring finger. Her mental state necessitated admission, after a psychiatric consultation, as an involuntary patient.
Investigations confirmed the diagnosis of hypothyroidism and indicated anaemia due to iron deficiency. An x-ray of the lump revealed a wedding ring totally encased in the soft tissue. The patient was started on thyroxine and antipsychotic medication and transferred to a psychiatric institution, with marginal improvement in her mental state. Her daughter was removed to the care of child welfare authorities. The wedding ring was surgically removed. Histopathological examination of the lump revealed a foreign body granuloma with chronic low-grade Staphylococcus aureus infection.
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With pictures, which I have graciously DECLINED to repost here because I really don't want to see them again - the x-ray of the lump with the ring is, well, deeply twisted.
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Sep. 2nd, 2004 02:17 pmMovies you must see:
"Wasabi". It's in French, deal with it. It's got dubbing and subtitles, if you like that kind of thing. It's a Luc Besson comedy about a hard-boiled ex-commando cop who is required by his boss to go on vacation, so goes to Japan for the funeral of the love of his life who's been missing for 20 years but who left him everything in her will. It features such wondrous moments as Jean Reno being emotionally blackmailed into playing Dance Dance Revolution.
You must see this film.
"Wasabi". It's in French, deal with it. It's got dubbing and subtitles, if you like that kind of thing. It's a Luc Besson comedy about a hard-boiled ex-commando cop who is required by his boss to go on vacation, so goes to Japan for the funeral of the love of his life who's been missing for 20 years but who left him everything in her will. It features such wondrous moments as Jean Reno being emotionally blackmailed into playing Dance Dance Revolution.
You must see this film.
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Sep. 2nd, 2004 09:38 pmSeti@Home produces... results?
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An unexplained radio signal from deep space could -- just might be -- contact from an alien civilization, New Scientist magazine reported on Thursday.
From the New Scientist:
Named SHGb02+14a, the signal has a frequency of about 1420 megahertz. This happens to be one of the main frequencies at which hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, readily absorbs and emits energy.
Some astronomers have argued that extraterrestrials trying to advertise their presence would be likely to transmit at this frequency, and SETI researchers conventionally scan this part of the radio spectrum.
SHGb02+14a seems to be coming from a point between the constellations Pisces and Aries, where there is no obvious star or planetary system within 1000 light years. And the transmission is very weak.
“We are looking for something that screams out ‘artificial’,” says UCB researcher Eric Korpela, who completed the analysis of the signal in April. “This just doesn’t do that, but it could be because it is distant.”
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rimrunnerAn unexplained radio signal from deep space could -- just might be -- contact from an alien civilization, New Scientist magazine reported on Thursday.
From the New Scientist:
Named SHGb02+14a, the signal has a frequency of about 1420 megahertz. This happens to be one of the main frequencies at which hydrogen, the most common element in the universe, readily absorbs and emits energy.
Some astronomers have argued that extraterrestrials trying to advertise their presence would be likely to transmit at this frequency, and SETI researchers conventionally scan this part of the radio spectrum.
SHGb02+14a seems to be coming from a point between the constellations Pisces and Aries, where there is no obvious star or planetary system within 1000 light years. And the transmission is very weak.
“We are looking for something that screams out ‘artificial’,” says UCB researcher Eric Korpela, who completed the analysis of the signal in April. “This just doesn’t do that, but it could be because it is distant.”