At 01:42 PM 5/7/2008, Bev Christian wrote:
>Its ALWAYS been cool to be a modern geek - the world just didn't
>know it. Note my use of the word "modern". The original dictionary
>meaning of geek is a circus performer who bites head off chickens.
>I'm not kidding.
Then I suppose they would be known as
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now.
bonus question:
Q:Why did the punk rocker cross the road?
A: Because he was stapled to the chicken
cheers,
dw
Bat, it's what's for dinner (tastes just like chicken).
>Bev
>RIM
>Bev
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Dharma Kemp-Bresett <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Bev Christian; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wed May 07 15:43:07 2008
>Subject: RE: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list? NTC
>
>I was afraid of that... I better go study up before I have my "geek
>credentials" revoked..... Especially now that its finally "cool" to be a
>geek....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bev Christian [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:35 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list? NTC
>
>You're not a big enough geek. :)
>Bev
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: TechNet <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wed May 07 15:20:51 2008
>Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list? NTC
>
>That "fact" was brought up as an aside to the plot on CSI (las vegas) this
>week... I watched a lot of star trek but I don't remember that being brought
>up specifically. Do you need a secret decoder ring to know this or am I just
>not a big enough geek? :-) Dharma
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Creswick, Steven [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 5:59 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
>Dewey,
>
>Actually, Spock himself would likely be banned since Vulcan blood chemistry
>is based on Cu, instead of Fe, like ours ... hence the green color.
>
>Try as hard as I may, I can not come up with a suitable Deweyism this early
>in the day.
>
>Live long and prosper - Earthling
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Whittaker, Dewey
>(EHCOE)
>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:55 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
>I think that's just spoculation on your part and I think they would allow
>them based on their warped views of reality.
>Dewey
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Graham Collins
>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 11:48 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
>The StarTrek test. If it doesn't look like something they'd use on
>StarTrek, it's banned.
>
>Of course, the guys on the Enterprise had their own issues - those pesky
>warp drives... I don't think the EU would allow them.
>
>
>regards,
> - Graham
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mike Buetow
>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 3:42 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
>I will be curious to see how products are tested for illegal substances once
>all the known metals are effectively banned.
>
>
>Mike Buetow
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joe Fjelstad
>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:26 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [TN] Will copper be on the next EU banned material list?
>
>
>Some fresh news from the EU Commission below
>
>There is no argument that "uncontrolled recycling" can be hazardous just as
>drunk driving can be hazardous. And how can one be against the protection
>of children.
>
>The key is education and education is thus vital. The parents are working
>to feed their families. With the knowledge of the potential for harm them
>might cause by poor work habits, they will make as many of the right
>decisions as they are capable of.
>
>What is a bit alarming is that the author(s?) following sentence:
>
>"Of these metals, high levels of lead and copper were the greatest cause
>for concern"
>
>then going on to talk about lead issues leaving apparent guilt by
>association for copper.
>
>The there are a number of other troubling aspects to the article such as
>the use if "could be" rather than something more definite and the citing
>sweeping transdermal metal toxicity which is the first time I have seen
>that in print.
>
>The item might well have been sub-titled: "Be afraid... be very afraid"
>
>targeted not only at the recycler but also at the electronics manufacturer.
>
>And so it goes...
>
>Joe
>
>
>
>Uncontrolled electronic waste recycling threat to children's health
>
>Source: _European Commission, Environment DG_
>(http://www.environmental-expert.com/STSE_resultEach.aspx?cid=8819&idpro
>ducttype=1&idmainpage=0&level=0)
>Published May 5, 2008
>
>
>
>Current EU policy on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
>highlights the need for greater recycling of electrical and electronic
>equipment to limit the total quantity of waste going to landfill.
>However, research carried out in China suggests that if recycling is not
>carried out safely then there is a significant risk to human health and the
>environment. The researchers from Hong Kong studied Guiyu, a village in
>southeast China which has a significant electronic circuit board recycling
>industry.
>Villagers melt solder from the circuit boards and sort electrical
>components, which they sell to electrical appliance factories. Circuit
>boards contain many toxic metals. The researchers tested dust from the
>recycling workshops, and also from the nearby road, food market and
>schoolyard. They found high levels of dangerous heavy metals which would
>have an impact on the health of the recycling workers and would pose a high
>risk to children.
>The researchers tested for the metals cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper,
>nickel, lead and zinc. These metals can cause both acute and long-term
>toxicity.
>Of these metals, high levels of lead and copper were the greatest cause for
>concern. High lead levels are associated with lower IQ in children.
>Other research has shown that both workers and children in Guiyu have a
>high incidence of bone disease, as well as digestive, neurological and
>respiratory problems, which may be linked to metal toxicity.
>A risk assessment indicated that recycling workers could be exposed to 50
>times the safe oral lead dose. Workers transport the metals into their homes
>from the workshop as dust, transferring the dust to their children.
>In a separate study, children of circuit board workers were found to have
>higher levels of lead in their blood than those whose parents recycled
>plastics. The metals get into the body through the skin or when dust is
>inadvertently eaten or breathed in. The health risk to children at all
>locations around the village was around eight times greater than that to
>adults.
>Few studies to date have determined the extent of the problems caused by
>uncontrolled electronic waste recycling. Similar waste is commonly recycled
>in African countries as well as India and Vietnam. Awareness of the
>consequences of uncontrolled recycling could prevent some of the same
>mistakes being repeated in these countries. The amount of WEEE generated in
>the European Community is growing rapidly and Policy makers would like to
>see more WEEE recycling.
>The EU WEEE directive seeks to encourage safe recycling, addressing issues
>such as managing the risks of handling hazardous components, which as this
>case study shows, can cause concerns if recycling is not carried out
>safely.
>
>
>
>
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