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Maximus
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Biopure's Announcement (PURE SPIN!!!!!!!!!!)
by hawkaw inin another thread maximus ( http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=10757&site=3 ) posted an upbeat announcement about biopure's hemopure - hemoglobin based product derived from stored cow's blood that the hospital information service of the watchtower has said a witness can take, conscience premitting of course.. well, don't get your hopes up too fast.
this reminds me of the congressman gary condit (or should i say "con-did-it") interview the other night.
he denies an affair with two women but the "facts" say otherwise.. below is what the street.com has to say about biopure's announcement.
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To clarify information about Hemopure, which the news release calls "a protein."
What is it?
"Each unit of Hemopure consists of 30 grams of hemoglobin that has been extracted from bovine red blood cells, ultra-purified, chemically cross-linked and formulated in 250 milliliters of a balanced salt solution. These stabilized, non-cellular hemoglobin molecules circulate in plasma (the fluid part of blood) when infused and are much smaller, have lower viscosity (resistance to flow) and more readily release oxygen to tissues than red blood cells." See http://www.biopure.com/oxy_therapeutics/home_oxyther.html
No hocus pocus that transubstantiates a protein fraction into something else. It is HEMOGLOBIN.
"Bovine" means COW.
Bovine red blood cells means COW BLOOD.
COW BLOOD that was not poured out on the ground and that had to be stored in some fashion.
Is that inconsistent with your idea of policy, or what?
You might want to link threads somehow, Hawk.
Max
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Blood, Hemopure, Stock Market: Society Investments
by Maximus inbiopure soars on hemopure trial results.
new york (reuters) - biopure corp. (nasdaq:bpur - news), a biotechnology company seeking to commercialize a substitute blood product, on monday said a late-stage clinical trial showed the product is comparatively safe.. the phase iii trial was conducted to determine whether the blood substitute, called hemopure, met its "primary endpoint,'' which was to show that patients receiving the product were as safe as those receiving donated red blood cells.. "this clinical milestone is an important step toward addressing the critical issue of blood availability on a worldwide basis,'' carl rausch, the company's chief executive, said in a statement.. the news comes two weeks after cambridge, massachusetts-based biopure was accused by online news site thestreet.com of delaying and covering up negative trial results.
the report sent the stock plummeting 11 percent.
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Looks like Biopure has been taking instructions from spin doctors.
Please note the above wording: "a protein"
What is it?
"Each unit of Hemopure consists of 30 grams of hemoglobin that has been extracted from bovine red blood cells, ultra-purified, chemically cross-linked and formulated in 250 milliliters of a balanced salt solution. These stabilized, non-cellular hemoglobin molecules circulate in plasma (the fluid part of blood) when infused and are much smaller, have lower viscosity (resistance to flow) and more readily release oxygen to tissues than red blood cells." See http://www.biopure.com/oxy_therapeutics/home_oxyther.html
No hocus pocus that transubstantiates a protein fraction into something else. It is HEMOGLOBIN.
"Bovine" means COW.
Bovine red blood cells means COW BLOOD.
COW BLOOD that was not poured out on the ground and that had to be stored in some fashion.
Is that inconsistent with your idea of policy, or what?
Max
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JW Child Abuse: An Insider's Insight
by silentlambs ini post the following at the request of barbara anderson.. .
as a result of the newspaper report calling attention to my actions i feel compelled to provide further information that has come to light and deserves full exposure.. the society is very much aware of my intentions, because of a private e-mail i innocently wrote someone was forwarded to the society without my permission.
you can read it in its entirety, below.
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A marvelous Gilead instructor and keen writer, Ed suffered a very painful facial nerve ailment. He never let that affect his wonderfully good nature.
He embodied the Christian ethos. I can say it no better.
When he was being punished by brutal work in a stifling-hot Brooklyn book bindery with no air conditioning, he responded to puzzled questioners who asked why he was there:
"The doctor said exercise would be good for me."
A follower of his? Of course I was not. Did he make an enormous impression on me? You bet he did! His punishment by exile was unspeakably cruel.
Max
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ATTN Maximus!!!
by normie67 inmaximus, .
i would like to start by saying your posts are very informative.
it speaks volumes of one who has seen things from a different perspective(i.e "inside").
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Maximus
Larc, you ratty old codger! (I can say that now that you have admitted you look like Gabby Hayes.) Who you judging as having said something too direct? Have you ever read the four-letter insults flying around here??
You're right. I'm tired. Frayed. But you can never let them see you sweat.
Steph, forget it. Consider yourself hugged, and go check out my post on Blood. If you really want to cream someone, here's a dandy vehicle: See http://ship-of-fools.com/Features/Curses/index.html
"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs--jolted by every pebble in the road."
---Henry Ward Beecher, preacher and writer (1813-1887)
Beecher was the guy in Brooklyn who lived in the Bible House before Pastor Russell.
Max
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Blood, Hemopure, Stock Market: Society Investments
by Maximus inbiopure soars on hemopure trial results.
new york (reuters) - biopure corp. (nasdaq:bpur - news), a biotechnology company seeking to commercialize a substitute blood product, on monday said a late-stage clinical trial showed the product is comparatively safe.. the phase iii trial was conducted to determine whether the blood substitute, called hemopure, met its "primary endpoint,'' which was to show that patients receiving the product were as safe as those receiving donated red blood cells.. "this clinical milestone is an important step toward addressing the critical issue of blood availability on a worldwide basis,'' carl rausch, the company's chief executive, said in a statement.. the news comes two weeks after cambridge, massachusetts-based biopure was accused by online news site thestreet.com of delaying and covering up negative trial results.
the report sent the stock plummeting 11 percent.
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Biopure Soars on Hemopure Trial Results
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Biopure Corp. (Nasdaq:BPUR - news), a biotechnology company seeking to commercialize a substitute blood product, on Monday said a late-stage clinical trial showed the product is comparatively safe.
The Phase III trial was conducted to determine whether the blood substitute, called Hemopure, met its "primary endpoint,'' which was to show that patients receiving the product were as safe as those receiving donated red blood cells.
"This clinical milestone is an important step toward addressing the critical issue of blood availability on a worldwide basis,'' Carl Rausch, the company's chief executive, said in a statement.
The news comes two weeks after Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Biopure was accused by online news site TheStreet.com of delaying and covering up negative trial results. The report sent the stock plummeting 11 percent. They soared $3.90, or 19.6 percent, to $23.80 in Monday morning trading on Nasdaq.
In an interview, Rausch responded for the first time publicly to the accusations in TheStreet.com report, which said the company was trying to cover up the fact that some patients taking Hemopure suffered temporary renal failure and heightened blood pressure.
"What we can say is that the incidence of these events was low in both groups,'' Rausch said. "There is no statistical significance to these events that we know of.''
Hemopure is made from a protein derived from the red blood cells of cattle and chemically modified to be able to become an oxygen-bearing blood substitute in humans.
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Biopure Soars on Hemopure Trial Results
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010827/bs/health_biopure_trial_dc_1.htmlWell, looks like the Society made a few more bucks today in the stock market, thanks to its investment in this company.
What will be of real interest is the terminology of the final paragraph. Note the term a "protein" and the words "chemically modified" to become.
Guess what religious organization has given Biopure marketing people the precise words to use so as to be more acceptable to its membership?
Please note: products such as this do absolutely nothing for the kid with cancer who needs platelets prohibited by the Society. Neither do they do anything for trauma victims who may exsanguinate or bleed out following an accident. We delight in seeing this product continue its development, but we deplore the way it fits in with the Society's wrong-headed policy on blood.
If you have followed the previous blood threads, you will know there will be more discussion to come.
See also http://www.jwbloodreview.org
Maximus
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ATTN Maximus!!!
by normie67 inmaximus, .
i would like to start by saying your posts are very informative.
it speaks volumes of one who has seen things from a different perspective(i.e "inside").
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: What is important - he will help you.
I hope these remarks are clearly understood. When people write me and ask for help, I do whatever I can. When asked questions, I respond accurately when I can do so; otherwise I do not guess. People are free to speculate here--and do, many times wildly. When I can give honest answers, I do. There are times when silence is better.
I do not choose to say anything further about my own situation; Lord knows I've said plenty on this board--perhaps way too much. I do so at great risk--especially to my family.
: is it any excuse for being rude and dismissive towards people who simply want to know the truth?
If you are speaking of me, Stephanus, you motivate me to leave the board. Really.
: Inquiring minds and independent thinkers are bound to ask these questions - would you, like the 'Tower, like to suppress that natural urge?
The questions asked on this thread are about ME. I have no desire to suppress that natural urge, but I have no mandate to share details of my life.
Wrong impressions are quickly derived here, so much so that I've seen virtual calls for pitchforks and firebrands in certain situations. That's why many potentially fine contributors will not post here; they have no stomach for it. Raise an eyebrow and watch the conflagration--funny, no one can see the eyebrow; ah, but they assume it.
Clearly my profile has become too high; I'll cut it down to size myself.
Maximus
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ATTN Maximus!!!
by normie67 inmaximus, .
i would like to start by saying your posts are very informative.
it speaks volumes of one who has seen things from a different perspective(i.e "inside").
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Normie67,
If you know I wish to remain anonymous, you will understand that I'm not going to paint a target behind my head. Have no idea what the bounty is these days. My posts will tell you where I'm coming from.
Cordially,
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JW Child Abuse: An Insider's Insight
by silentlambs ini post the following at the request of barbara anderson.. .
as a result of the newspaper report calling attention to my actions i feel compelled to provide further information that has come to light and deserves full exposure.. the society is very much aware of my intentions, because of a private e-mail i innocently wrote someone was forwarded to the society without my permission.
you can read it in its entirety, below.
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Maximus
Waiting,
Nawwwww.
I was always a follower of Ed Dunlap, y'all two ought to know that.
Billygoat,
: Is she really ready for this?
Yes! Check out the number of years she's been at it.
Max
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"Special" meeting in October?
by Esmeralda inquestion.
my mother told my husband that there is to be a 'special meeting' in october at the local sports arena (same place as dc's are held here) and that "only publishers are allowed to attend" that they will get "special cards" for admission from their local congregation and have to hand them in to get into the building.
i have no idea if this has anything to do with the "annual meeting" they always have (isn't that generally in october?
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I'm really chuckling about this one.
Will you be attending at the Nassau Center, Fred?
Going to be quite a show.
Max