air conditioning may be making us fat

Martin wrote:

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:29:23 +0100,
(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and
deansgate) wrote:

The Reid wrote:

Following up to David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy
of city south and deansgate

That does not apply to atonal music, or to dodecaphonic music. The
latter does not match your point about being pleasing to the ear,

Oh, but atonal music is often pleasing to _my_ ear. That's all that
matters, really. Mixi really is up the creek on this one- he doesn't
have a clue what he's talking about. Very illuminating!

he's not the only one, all this horizontal and vertical atonal
dodoecaphonic modulation stuff goes right over my head, whats
wrong with a nice tune? Do you know "Yellow submarine"?

Why did he start a musical theory argument with a composer and an
opera singer certain to see it, thats not very bright, is it?

Well, he's not very bright, is he!

On this group there must be many specialists, except Mixi.

Well, he's (e)specially annoying!

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Mxsmanic wrote:
Carole Allen writes:

Yes, the symptoms come from the immune response.

You finally looked it up? Good.

You are not
answering the question of WHY the immune responses differ in healthy
and compromised systems, thereby resulting in fewer symptoms with a
compromised immune systems.

Then again, maybe you didn't. In any case, I'm tired of explaining
it.

YOu said:
As I have explained again, and again, and again, the symptoms of a
cold come from the immune response to the virus, not the virus itself.

You haven't explained ANYTHING. Explain WHY the immune response
differs. WHAT causes the immune responses to differ, thereby
displaying different symtoms? You just keep repeating the same
assertion. Explain the physiological reactions of the immune systems,
one normal, one not, to the alleged virus ("the virus" in your posts.)

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

How odd that no one seems to accept what you claim is true!

They are the ones who haven't looked it up.

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

Tell that to all the opera singers who find it difficult to
sing in the ubiquitous air-conditioning they find in the
U.S., because it causes such dryness in the vocal apparatus!

Air-conditioning systems can be designed and adjusted to provide any
desired level of relative humidity. Those used for computer rooms,
for example, typically hold humidity at 60%.

Have those opera singers practice in a building with central
forced-air heating, and we'll see what happens.

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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

Oh? Please explain how they differ. SFAIK, both recycle
and filter air.

No, they don't.

Building air-conditioning systems use a captive refrigerant to
transfer heat from evaporator coils to condenser coils. Room air is
passed over the evaporator coils to cool and dehumidify it (through
condensation). Fresh air is added as required.

Aircraft systems pass filtered, highly compressed air bled from the
compression stages of the engines through cold portions of the
airframe, then expand it to atmospheric pressure, causing it to cool
dramatically. This cool air is then sent into the cabin.
Refrigerants are not required or used. It's similar to the ROVAC
systems once proposed for cars (although they never really became
popular).

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Mxsmanic wrote:

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

How odd that no one seems to accept what you claim is true!

They are the ones who haven't looked it up.

Where did you look up the rubbish you write about music?

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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:33:33 +0100, The Reid
wrote:

Following up to Carole Allen

By definition, those with AS have a normal IQ and many individuals
(although not all), exhibit exceptional skill or talent in a specific
area. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naiveté,

there was an autistic chap on the radio who could speak 10
languages and recite pie to 2000 places but didnt know left from
right.

Someone should show him the trick with the hands. Hold both your hands
with the palms facing out, and point the thumbs together. The thumb
and forefinger on the left hand make an 'L'.
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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:48:53 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote:

Martin writes:

There was one legionalla fatality and 18 infected in A'dam last week.

Maybe A'dam needs to learn more about how to operate A/C systems
properly.

You mean 'maintain'.
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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:07:17 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:



Martin wrote:

On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:58:41 +0200, Dave Frightens Me
wrote:


On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:15:12 GMT, (Carole Allen)
wrote:


On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:39:24 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote:

I don't know who the Aspergers are.

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Asperger's Syndrome:
Individuals with AS can exhibit a variety of characteristics and the
disorder can range from mild to severe. Persons with AS show marked
deficiencies in social skills, have difficulties with transitions or
changes and prefer sameness. They often have obsessive routines and
may be preoccupied with a particular subject of interest. They have a
great deal of difficulty reading nonverbal cues (body language) and
very often the individual with AS has difficulty determining proper
body space. Often overly sensitive to sounds, tastes, smells, and
sights, the person with AS may prefer soft clothing, certain foods,
and be bothered by sounds or lights no one else seems to hear or see.
It's important to remember that the person with AS perceives the world
very differently. Therefore, many behaviors that seem odd or unusual
are due to those neurological differences and not the result of
intentional rudeness or bad behavior, and most certainly not the
result of "improper parenting".

By definition, those with AS have a normal IQ and many individuals
(although not all), exhibit exceptional skill or talent in a specific
area. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naiveté,
those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily
become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development
seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits
in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich
and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons
with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in
a social context.

Damn, he's a textbook case.


A whole bookshelf of them.

Actually, he fits the description so well, I feel guilty
about baiting him! If it's an illness, the poor man can't
help it, so perhaps we should be urging him to seek
treatment, instead?

I have damn well be trying to get him to do that!

As he apparently can't help himself, what else is there left to do?
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"EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
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Your're crawling out onto another shaky limb, Mixi - why not stop talking
about things you know nothing about?


Pigs might fly!

JohnT