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Scott The US already lags behind the UK, China, Singapore, Israel and Australia in embryonic stem cell research due to lack of federal support according to posts I just put on PIEN. Don Reed is probably showing foresight in studying Mandarin. Your speaking seven languages is really something to be proud of. I hope PWP understand just how anti-science the Republican Party has become in the last 7-8 years. I guess it has been coming on for awhile due to the growing influence of the religious right, but think it is so important that people understand where they stand when they vote this November. Ray Rayilyn Brown Board Member AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott E. Antes" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 12:36 PM Subject: Re: Ohio research ban > Hi Ray! It is incredibly sad when such a large number of Americans are so > terribly ignorant that they would be so alarmingly ant-life. Speaking of > ignorance, I missed that e-mail criticizing you for reporting on the > requests > for Mandarin-speaking nannies. I would have jumped to your defense. I > speak > seven languages. Mandarin is not one of them, but it is the next one I'll > learn. One out of four people on Earth, after all, speak Mandarin or a > closely-related Sino-Tibetan language. If the US continues on its current > path, China soon will outshine us in terms of economy, military strength > (the > only category in which the US is undeniably still in the lead), > technology, > and medical prowess. As I know you are aware, any country that impedes > scientific and medical development is going to fall rapidly behind otehr > countries. Patriotic American realize this. If they don't, their > patriotism > certainly is misdirected. Be well. Scott > >>===== Original Message From Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > <[log in to unmask]> ===== >>Scott >> >>Republican governor of MN Pawlenty just vetoed a stem cell research bill. >> >>What I don't understand is why so many people in the US are against >>science >>and insist on voting against their own interests. >> >>This is a very serious situation - -witnessing the decline and fall of >>the >>US. Don Reed is learning Mandarin as part of his backup plan to go to >>China >>eventually to help his paralyzed son. >> >>Not so long ago I was criticized on this List for reporting that in NY >>people were wanting nannies who spoke Mandarin. I was told I could just >>leave the US because I am not "patriotic" enough. >> >>Ray >> >>Rayilyn Brown >>Board Member AZNPF >>Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation >>[log in to unmask] > > Scott E. Antes > Department of Anthropology > Northern Arizona University > Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn