<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems this thread is dying and I = hope it won't die in vain.  Before rigor mortis sets in I'd like to add a few comments.  I had planned on making it private to Sarah, but just = today I decided to send it to the list.  Many have been involved and could = be interested.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have known of Sarah"s web site for = some time.  We have exchanged e-mails about subjects we are both = interested in.  She was the only one to respond to my comments on cholesterol = and had checked some of the references I gave.  After she has recovered = from this stressful period I'll continue my dialog with her on related subjects.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had long poh-pohed the idea that = people were born homosexual or what ever.  I now have reason to think that = might actually be true in a certain context.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A Dr. Wallack BS,DVM,ND Author of "Dead = Doctors don't Lie" has written a book entitled "Rare Earth Forbidden = Cures".  He is the "Mineral Doctor" and promotes colloidal minerals.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A point he makes in his book is that = veterinarians have completely eliminated birth defects in farm animals by = supplementing with minerals.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A cow must be fed certain minerals for = several months before impregnation to assure healthy offspring.  Animals in = the wild and people don't necessarily get the proper nutrition and so = defects do happen.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>He states "Mineral deficiency of the = mother at time of conception can cause defects such as homosexuality and criminal tendency"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The term "defect" may not be welcome, = but we all have them more or less.  We don't make fun or ostracize a child = born with a cleft lip do we?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not trying to do anything but add = more information, not create more stress for anyone.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I wish Sarah and all who were involved = in this thread my best.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa Clara, = Ca.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr href="mailto:quentin.codevelle@tiscali.fr">Quentin Codevelle</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 19, 2004 = 9:42 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Reality Check </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi list,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In order to conclude this = chapter-subject, I suggest Rob could apolologize for what happened here, so that = everybody recover a peaceful mind.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After that we could talk about = pianos, some day..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And Sarah, be sure of my total = support in this story.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe this event will stay in our = memories and make us think a bit more before posting something that could hurt someone.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>