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    Quackwatch

    ......To the best of my knowledge ALL reasearch drug is done by the drug companies that intend to market said drugs. That said, it's in their best interest (finacially and criminally) not to bring anything to market that will get them sued or arrested later........ Unfortunatly that little...
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    London Pub Meet 9

    Father Woodpoet forgive me, its been 6 weeks since my last meet up! Say six Ray Mary's and two Grill Fathers my child. Sounds like a plan to me so, October?! sandsnakes you know we could do this via a whatsapp chat as it is cross platform
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    London Pub Meet No 8

    Sorry I could not make it all, son was unwell. But now all resolved:)... so next time! S
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    London Pub Meet No 8

    Colin, sorry to hear your news, please pass on my thoughts and condolences to your wife and her family. See you tomorrow dudes:)
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    `If you think I am a Tengu...`

    But the odd thing is you can eat more and loose weight. Just depends on what you eat.. which is the entire thermodynamics, endocrine, hormonal pathway argument.
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    if you could?

    The first person to have a domesticated wolf in there tribe... that would be a wonderful point in human history, when an animal was not just viewed as a food resource.
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    Rosemary and deer

    Sandbender, I do know they leave seabuckthorn alone! nore will they wade through it as it shreds them to bits! S
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    Kevlar Protection items

    Scott getting back to your question. Having worn a vest a few times with a ballistic plate...they are dam heavy! So if you are going to use it for fun an pleasure you had best get some upper body work in! Add a vest to a bergan and the load you are carrying is horrendus! Dave Southey et...
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    Rosemary and deer

    To the horticultural minded, can you tell me if deer eat rosemary bushes? Thinking on doing some planting and just wanted to know if they will survive. Thanks S ps I know that deer taste nice with rosemary, but thats another subject.:lmao:
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    What works and what does not work. Medicine

    Comfrey root and stems mashed and applied as a poultice for knocks, twists and trauma not involving cuts. Works dam well, contains a plant based steriod called Allantonin promoting cell proliferation and wound healing; and a soothing, anti-irritant, and skin protectant effect by forming...
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    I would like to borrow an artefact...

    American Indian arrow head? Ploughed up by an Armish farmer with a modern 18c horse pulled plough?
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    `If you think I am a Tengu...`

    a very acurate statment Stu, but try telling that to a personal trainer or those who think the overweight are 'self indulgent'.
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    `If you think I am a Tengu...`

    Pennington A W Treatment of Obesity:developments in the past 150 years. American Journal of digestive disease - A Reorientation on obesity. New England journal of med. - Calorific Requirments of the obese. Industrial medicine and sugery - Use of fat in weight reduction diets. Delaware State...
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    `If you think I am a Tengu...`

    The calories in energy out principle does not apply to human nutriton. The law of thermo dynamics does not apply to the human endocrine system. It is not rocket science (which is simple by comparison) human weight gain involves the law of conservation, insulin, thyroid, liver and adrenal...
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    `If you think I am a Tengu...`

    Tengu, If you wish to do it effortlessly and do a paleolithic diet at the same time. Read Gary Taubes Why we get fat:And what to do about it. Its a reduced version of Good Calories:Bad Calories, this tome is over 700 pages long, but Taubes is scientific and easy, makes a lot of sense to a...
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    Hello from West London

    Charlotte, Welcome, another Westie here! So if you fancy the London pubmeet or a stoll on Horsenden Hill, drop me a line. Sandsnakes
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    Make fire with just a newspaper

    Can we add string as a binder? I ask this because if you wet the paper to make it soild it will take about a week to dry, if its instant fire, you have to have a binder. S
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    swann and morton scalpel blades

    TGS I plan on doing a cannister under the eye of Dave Budd. Just looking around for the time at the moment. Probably going to be a small drop point bowie shape. But lets see what the hammer produces. Dave.... 'Hmmm, that looks interesting!' Me...'Yeah, my mum will be so pleased with a kukuri...
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    swann and morton scalpel blades

    And the Guru of sharp things, Dave Budd, has been on to Swann ........Spoke to old school Sheffield toolmaker who told me that it is a 1.2% carbon steel with a little manganese and a touch or chrome. He is going to dig out the actual spec and email it to me on monday. So it looks like a nice...
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    swann and morton scalpel blades

    As usual The Great Southey has it right :notworthy Its official you will now be known as TGS :cool: The blades I am using are all 'non sterile carbon steel'. Also have some silver steel and copper handled acupuncture needles i may throw in as well. going to be some interesting paterns on...