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	<title><em>Alien</em> Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon, Dead At 63</title>
	<author>ScuttleMonkey</author>
	<datestamp>1261218840000</datestamp>
	<htmltext><a href="http://www.cs.unc.edu/~knott" rel="nofollow">Dave Knott</a> writes <i>"The notable science fiction screenwriter and director Dan O'Bannon has <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dan-obannon19-2009dec19,0,4358785.story">died at the age of 63</a>.  O'Bannon's career began with a writing credit for John Carpenter's <em>Dark Star</em> and he went on the write many enduring science fiction and horror films such as <em>Blue Thunder</em>, <em>Lifeforce</em>, <em>Screamers</em> and <em>Total Recall</em>.  He was also an occasional director, whose credits include <em>The Return Of The Living Dead</em>, the campy horror film that made popular the zombie chant of 'braaiiiinnnsss.'  However, he will be best remembered as the writer of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748"> <em>Alien</em></a>, one of the all-time classics of both the science fiction and horror genres.  O'Bannon died after a 30 year battle with Crohn's disease and is survived by his wife, Diane, and son, Adam."</i></htmltext>
<tokenext>Dave Knott writes " The notable science fiction screenwriter and director Dan O'Bannon has died at the age of 63 .
O'Bannon 's career began with a writing credit for John Carpenter 's Dark Star and he went on the write many enduring science fiction and horror films such as Blue Thunder , Lifeforce , Screamers and Total Recall .
He was also an occasional director , whose credits include The Return Of The Living Dead , the campy horror film that made popular the zombie chant of 'braaiiiinnnsss .
' However , he will be best remembered as the writer of Alien , one of the all-time classics of both the science fiction and horror genres .
O'Bannon died after a 30 year battle with Crohn 's disease and is survived by his wife , Diane , and son , Adam .
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<sentencetext>Dave Knott writes "The notable science fiction screenwriter and director Dan O'Bannon has died at the age of 63.
O'Bannon's career began with a writing credit for John Carpenter's Dark Star and he went on the write many enduring science fiction and horror films such as Blue Thunder, Lifeforce, Screamers and Total Recall.
He was also an occasional director, whose credits include The Return Of The Living Dead, the campy horror film that made popular the zombie chant of 'braaiiiinnnsss.
'  However, he will be best remembered as the writer of  Alien, one of the all-time classics of both the science fiction and horror genres.
O'Bannon died after a 30 year battle with Crohn's disease and is survived by his wife, Diane, and son, Adam.
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	<title>NACC in the UK</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261234740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>For those in the UK, there is <a href="http://www.nacc.org.uk/" title="nacc.org.uk" rel="nofollow">The National Association for Colitis and Crohn's (NACC)</a> [nacc.org.uk]  the site looks a bit 90s but it is a registered charity in the UK</htmltext>
<tokenext>For those in the UK , there is The National Association for Colitis and Crohn 's ( NACC ) [ nacc.org.uk ] the site looks a bit 90s but it is a registered charity in the UK</tokentext>
<sentencetext>For those in the UK, there is The National Association for Colitis and Crohn's (NACC) [nacc.org.uk]  the site looks a bit 90s but it is a registered charity in the UK</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Merchandising</title>
	<author>rsmoody</author>
	<datestamp>1261231680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>You forgot all above iterations plus the blu-ray versions.</htmltext>
<tokenext>You forgot all above iterations plus the blu-ray versions .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You forgot all above iterations plus the blu-ray versions.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30500548</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>selven</author>
	<datestamp>1261217400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I would recommend not having children. If you have it and refuse to spread the genes, you're accelerating the disease's eventual extinction.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I would recommend not having children .
If you have it and refuse to spread the genes , you 're accelerating the disease 's eventual extinction .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I would recommend not having children.
If you have it and refuse to spread the genes, you're accelerating the disease's eventual extinction.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498544</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>misexistentialist</author>
	<datestamp>1261239240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Everyone should make that decision for himself. Time will certainly bring additional suffering to each one of us, and the majority of people do end up outliving themselves. It is something of a miracle to continue, and not to be discouraged, but it is hardly "most logical."</htmltext>
<tokenext>Everyone should make that decision for himself .
Time will certainly bring additional suffering to each one of us , and the majority of people do end up outliving themselves .
It is something of a miracle to continue , and not to be discouraged , but it is hardly " most logical .
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<sentencetext>Everyone should make that decision for himself.
Time will certainly bring additional suffering to each one of us, and the majority of people do end up outliving themselves.
It is something of a miracle to continue, and not to be discouraged, but it is hardly "most logical.
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	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261226940000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>A nasty illness to be sure</p><p>Symptoms:</p><p>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * persistent diarrhoea<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * abdominal pain<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * cramping<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * rectal bleeding<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * fever<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * weight loss<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * skin or eye irritations<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * delayed growth in children.</p><p>More links</p><p>Ireland: http://www.iscc.ie/<br>Europe: http://www.efcca.org/</p><p>p.s Alien is easily one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time if not the best. Like Yorkie, it's not for girls! (except bad-ass girls)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>A nasty illness to be sureSymptoms :         * persistent diarrhoea         * abdominal pain         * cramping         * rectal bleeding         * fever         * weight loss         * skin or eye irritations         * delayed growth in children.More linksIreland : http : //www.iscc.ie/Europe : http : //www.efcca.org/p.s Alien is easily one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time if not the best .
Like Yorkie , it 's not for girls !
( except bad-ass girls )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>A nasty illness to be sureSymptoms:
        * persistent diarrhoea
        * abdominal pain
        * cramping
        * rectal bleeding
        * fever
        * weight loss
        * skin or eye irritations
        * delayed growth in children.More linksIreland: http://www.iscc.ie/Europe: http://www.efcca.org/p.s Alien is easily one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time if not the best.
Like Yorkie, it's not for girls!
(except bad-ass girls)</sentencetext>
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	<title>He mostly wrote scripts</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261227240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>.. mostly<nobr> <wbr></nobr>..</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>.. mostly . .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>.. mostly ..</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497666</id>
	<title>Unfortunate</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261223340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>That's sad, I wonder whether he got to see Avatar.

Alien is a masterwork of a sci-fi movie though. I almost put it on when I got home today.</htmltext>
<tokenext>That 's sad , I wonder whether he got to see Avatar .
Alien is a masterwork of a sci-fi movie though .
I almost put it on when I got home today .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>That's sad, I wonder whether he got to see Avatar.
Alien is a masterwork of a sci-fi movie though.
I almost put it on when I got home today.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497802</id>
	<title>Re:Will be watching Dark Star again</title>
	<author>S-100</author>
	<datestamp>1261226880000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>O'Bannon not only wrote Dark Star, he plays Sgt. Pinback in the movie.</htmltext>
<tokenext>O'Bannon not only wrote Dark Star , he plays Sgt .
Pinback in the movie .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>O'Bannon not only wrote Dark Star, he plays Sgt.
Pinback in the movie.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30499476</id>
	<title>Re:Alien Influence</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261247880000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>It works the other way, too. Alien shows clear signs of influence by the Ixtl sequence in A.E. Van Vogt's classic "Voyage of the Space Beagle." A book that also presaged Star Trek -- being an episodic novel about a crew of humans on board an exploratory vessel, travelling out into the stars for the first time and facing strange alien worlds and civilizations.</p><p>
&nbsp; It also has the two greatest Bug-Eyed-Monsters in SF history, the aforementioned Ixtl, and the panther-like Coeurl.<br>
&nbsp; Highly recommended. Van Vogt was one of the best SF writers of his era, at least until he got involved with Scientology in the 60's, when his writing turned to utter crap thanks to e-brainwashing.</p><p>
&nbsp; - mantar</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>It works the other way , too .
Alien shows clear signs of influence by the Ixtl sequence in A.E .
Van Vogt 's classic " Voyage of the Space Beagle .
" A book that also presaged Star Trek -- being an episodic novel about a crew of humans on board an exploratory vessel , travelling out into the stars for the first time and facing strange alien worlds and civilizations .
  It also has the two greatest Bug-Eyed-Monsters in SF history , the aforementioned Ixtl , and the panther-like Coeurl .
  Highly recommended .
Van Vogt was one of the best SF writers of his era , at least until he got involved with Scientology in the 60 's , when his writing turned to utter crap thanks to e-brainwashing .
  - mantar</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It works the other way, too.
Alien shows clear signs of influence by the Ixtl sequence in A.E.
Van Vogt's classic "Voyage of the Space Beagle.
" A book that also presaged Star Trek -- being an episodic novel about a crew of humans on board an exploratory vessel, travelling out into the stars for the first time and facing strange alien worlds and civilizations.
  It also has the two greatest Bug-Eyed-Monsters in SF history, the aforementioned Ixtl, and the panther-like Coeurl.
  Highly recommended.
Van Vogt was one of the best SF writers of his era, at least until he got involved with Scientology in the 60's, when his writing turned to utter crap thanks to e-brainwashing.
  - mantar</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498286</id>
	<title>Return of the Living Dead = Best B Movie EVER</title>
	<author>Vu1turEMaN</author>
	<datestamp>1261235700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I've got alot of love for Return of the Living Dead. If you read the IMDB for it, it actually gets good ratings, despite being campy.</p><p>First Movie with Running Zombies? Check</p><p>Tarman? Check</p><p>Running around naked in a cemetary? Check</p><p>BBBRRRRAAAAAAIIIINNNNSSSSS and zombies that eat them? Check</p><p>A movie where every line is a memorable quote? Check</p><p>Character names like Trash, Scuz and Suicide? Check</p><p>Go BUY it from FYE, Amazon, or KMart now. It's more funny than it is scary, but that doesn't detract from it still being a good movie. Alot of zombie movie lovers keep a place in their heart for this movie, even though it isn't a true George Romero movie.</p></div>
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<tokenext>I 've got alot of love for Return of the Living Dead .
If you read the IMDB for it , it actually gets good ratings , despite being campy.First Movie with Running Zombies ?
CheckTarman ? CheckRunning around naked in a cemetary ?
CheckBBBRRRRAAAAAAIIIINNNNSSSSS and zombies that eat them ?
CheckA movie where every line is a memorable quote ?
CheckCharacter names like Trash , Scuz and Suicide ?
CheckGo BUY it from FYE , Amazon , or KMart now .
It 's more funny than it is scary , but that does n't detract from it still being a good movie .
Alot of zombie movie lovers keep a place in their heart for this movie , even though it is n't a true George Romero movie .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I've got alot of love for Return of the Living Dead.
If you read the IMDB for it, it actually gets good ratings, despite being campy.First Movie with Running Zombies?
CheckTarman? CheckRunning around naked in a cemetary?
CheckBBBRRRRAAAAAAIIIINNNNSSSSS and zombies that eat them?
CheckA movie where every line is a memorable quote?
CheckCharacter names like Trash, Scuz and Suicide?
CheckGo BUY it from FYE, Amazon, or KMart now.
It's more funny than it is scary, but that doesn't detract from it still being a good movie.
Alot of zombie movie lovers keep a place in their heart for this movie, even though it isn't a true George Romero movie.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30510366</id>
	<title>Re:Alien Influence</title>
	<author>tehcyder</author>
	<datestamp>1261393680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>I just did a rewatch of Alien last week</p></div>
</blockquote><p>
Translation into English:  I watched Alien again last week.</p></div>
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<tokenext>I just did a rewatch of Alien last week Translation into English : I watched Alien again last week .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I just did a rewatch of Alien last week

Translation into English:  I watched Alien again last week.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498462</id>
	<title>Credit where due</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261238100000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The Alien screenplay was based on O'Bannon's and Ronald Shusett's story.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The Alien screenplay was based on O'Bannon 's and Ronald Shusett 's story .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The Alien screenplay was based on O'Bannon's and Ronald Shusett's story.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30513434</id>
	<title>Re:Return of the Living Dead = Best B Movie EVER</title>
	<author>elrous0</author>
	<datestamp>1261417620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I actually saw it in a theater in Louisville. The ending got a huge round of applause (and laughs).</htmltext>
<tokenext>I actually saw it in a theater in Louisville .
The ending got a huge round of applause ( and laughs ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I actually saw it in a theater in Louisville.
The ending got a huge round of applause (and laughs).</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498574</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>MartinSchou</author>
	<datestamp>1261239540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>But I know there are some people who carry on despite terrible diseases and constant pain, so I know it must be possible somehow.</p></div></blockquote><p>I can't say I know how he feels. Or you feel. Obviously you feel that taking your own life is a bad idea, but - why make the choice illegal? Or rather, why make aiding it illegal.</p><p>My dad watched his dad lie hooked up to machines for about a month before passing away. Then a few years later he watched his mom in the same situation. This October he saw his youngest daughter pass away after having spent almost two weeks in an induced coma, hooked up to an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecmo" title="wikipedia.org">ECMO</a> [wikipedia.org] as doctors worked frantically to try to save her from dying of complications from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp's\_syndrome" title="wikipedia.org">Sharp's Syndrome</a> [wikipedia.org], with I think ten IV-tubes running into her, breathing tube in her mouth, two massively thick tubes handling the blood flow in and out of her body as well as dialysis apparatus.</p><p>Sadly I wasn't there when she was finally let go. And my mom is pissed that the first thing my dad said after she was declared dead, was that if he ever ended up in a situation like that, he didn't want to be saved. That's where euthanasia comes into play. Even before then.</p><p>Euthanasia can be done in really simple ways as well. Doesn't even have to be expensive, messy or painful. You could go out with a huge sense of euphoria on your lips. I present to you: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen\_asphyxiation" title="wikipedia.org">Nitrogen asphyxiation</a> [wikipedia.org]. All you really need is a tight fitting face mask for ventilation and pure nitrogen. Essentially a slightly modified SCUBA kit.</p><p>It takes about 15 seconds for someone to lose conciousness and about 7 minutes until brain death sets in. The organs are, I believe, unharmed, which is a good thing if you plan on being a donor. There is a very minute risk (I think I read 1:1,000,000) of painful side effects, but these will only last until the person is unconscious, again no more than 15 to 20 seconds, and then they'll be at peace.</p><p>As for the "<i>what ifs</i>", they're just silly.</p><blockquote><div><p>What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Gandhi?</p></div></blockquote><p>What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Hitler? Are those two lives (yours and your child's) really worth the lives and suffering of millions? If we just go by 'what if', we should never have children, as for every Ghandi, Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, we also end up with a Hitler, Stalin, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol\_pot" title="wikipedia.org">Pol Pot</a> [wikipedia.org] and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa\_Doc" title="wikipedia.org">Papa Doc</a> [wikipedia.org]. For every <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman\_Borlaug" title="wikipedia.org">Norman Borlaug</a> [wikipedia.org], the agronomist and humanitarian who essentially saved a billion people from starvation, we also end up with a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas\_Midgley" title="wikipedia.org">Thomas Midgley</a> [wikipedia.org], the man behind such wonderful innovations as leaded engines and CFCs. Both were effective at what they were designed for, sure, but the man essentially made a hole in the ozone layer the size of Antarctica and gave every single child in the world lead poisoning - by himself.</p><p>Do you really want to be responsible for the next Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Papa Doc or Thomas Midgley? Those are the risk we take when we think we might be the proud parents of the next Ghandi, Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela or Norman Borlaug.</p><p>My point still stands. Euthanasia needs to be legal, and it needs to be a cheap and simple one at that. I'd go for nitrogen asphyxiation.</p></div>
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<tokenext>But I know there are some people who carry on despite terrible diseases and constant pain , so I know it must be possible somehow.I ca n't say I know how he feels .
Or you feel .
Obviously you feel that taking your own life is a bad idea , but - why make the choice illegal ?
Or rather , why make aiding it illegal.My dad watched his dad lie hooked up to machines for about a month before passing away .
Then a few years later he watched his mom in the same situation .
This October he saw his youngest daughter pass away after having spent almost two weeks in an induced coma , hooked up to an ECMO [ wikipedia.org ] as doctors worked frantically to try to save her from dying of complications from Sharp 's Syndrome [ wikipedia.org ] , with I think ten IV-tubes running into her , breathing tube in her mouth , two massively thick tubes handling the blood flow in and out of her body as well as dialysis apparatus.Sadly I was n't there when she was finally let go .
And my mom is pissed that the first thing my dad said after she was declared dead , was that if he ever ended up in a situation like that , he did n't want to be saved .
That 's where euthanasia comes into play .
Even before then.Euthanasia can be done in really simple ways as well .
Does n't even have to be expensive , messy or painful .
You could go out with a huge sense of euphoria on your lips .
I present to you : Nitrogen asphyxiation [ wikipedia.org ] .
All you really need is a tight fitting face mask for ventilation and pure nitrogen .
Essentially a slightly modified SCUBA kit.It takes about 15 seconds for someone to lose conciousness and about 7 minutes until brain death sets in .
The organs are , I believe , unharmed , which is a good thing if you plan on being a donor .
There is a very minute risk ( I think I read 1 : 1,000,000 ) of painful side effects , but these will only last until the person is unconscious , again no more than 15 to 20 seconds , and then they 'll be at peace.As for the " what ifs " , they 're just silly.What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Gandhi ? What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Hitler ?
Are those two lives ( yours and your child 's ) really worth the lives and suffering of millions ?
If we just go by 'what if ' , we should never have children , as for every Ghandi , Mother Theresa , Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela , we also end up with a Hitler , Stalin , Pol Pot [ wikipedia.org ] and Papa Doc [ wikipedia.org ] .
For every Norman Borlaug [ wikipedia.org ] , the agronomist and humanitarian who essentially saved a billion people from starvation , we also end up with a Thomas Midgley [ wikipedia.org ] , the man behind such wonderful innovations as leaded engines and CFCs .
Both were effective at what they were designed for , sure , but the man essentially made a hole in the ozone layer the size of Antarctica and gave every single child in the world lead poisoning - by himself.Do you really want to be responsible for the next Hitler , Stalin , Pol Pot , Papa Doc or Thomas Midgley ?
Those are the risk we take when we think we might be the proud parents of the next Ghandi , Mother Theresa , Martin Luther King Jr. , Nelson Mandela or Norman Borlaug.My point still stands .
Euthanasia needs to be legal , and it needs to be a cheap and simple one at that .
I 'd go for nitrogen asphyxiation .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>But I know there are some people who carry on despite terrible diseases and constant pain, so I know it must be possible somehow.I can't say I know how he feels.
Or you feel.
Obviously you feel that taking your own life is a bad idea, but - why make the choice illegal?
Or rather, why make aiding it illegal.My dad watched his dad lie hooked up to machines for about a month before passing away.
Then a few years later he watched his mom in the same situation.
This October he saw his youngest daughter pass away after having spent almost two weeks in an induced coma, hooked up to an ECMO [wikipedia.org] as doctors worked frantically to try to save her from dying of complications from Sharp's Syndrome [wikipedia.org], with I think ten IV-tubes running into her, breathing tube in her mouth, two massively thick tubes handling the blood flow in and out of her body as well as dialysis apparatus.Sadly I wasn't there when she was finally let go.
And my mom is pissed that the first thing my dad said after she was declared dead, was that if he ever ended up in a situation like that, he didn't want to be saved.
That's where euthanasia comes into play.
Even before then.Euthanasia can be done in really simple ways as well.
Doesn't even have to be expensive, messy or painful.
You could go out with a huge sense of euphoria on your lips.
I present to you: Nitrogen asphyxiation [wikipedia.org].
All you really need is a tight fitting face mask for ventilation and pure nitrogen.
Essentially a slightly modified SCUBA kit.It takes about 15 seconds for someone to lose conciousness and about 7 minutes until brain death sets in.
The organs are, I believe, unharmed, which is a good thing if you plan on being a donor.
There is a very minute risk (I think I read 1:1,000,000) of painful side effects, but these will only last until the person is unconscious, again no more than 15 to 20 seconds, and then they'll be at peace.As for the "what ifs", they're just silly.What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Gandhi?What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Hitler?
Are those two lives (yours and your child's) really worth the lives and suffering of millions?
If we just go by 'what if', we should never have children, as for every Ghandi, Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela, we also end up with a Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot [wikipedia.org] and Papa Doc [wikipedia.org].
For every Norman Borlaug [wikipedia.org], the agronomist and humanitarian who essentially saved a billion people from starvation, we also end up with a Thomas Midgley [wikipedia.org], the man behind such wonderful innovations as leaded engines and CFCs.
Both were effective at what they were designed for, sure, but the man essentially made a hole in the ozone layer the size of Antarctica and gave every single child in the world lead poisoning - by himself.Do you really want to be responsible for the next Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Papa Doc or Thomas Midgley?
Those are the risk we take when we think we might be the proud parents of the next Ghandi, Mother Theresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela or Norman Borlaug.My point still stands.
Euthanasia needs to be legal, and it needs to be a cheap and simple one at that.
I'd go for nitrogen asphyxiation.
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498354</id>
	<title>Re:Alien Influence</title>
	<author>Dexter Herbivore</author>
	<datestamp>1261236420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Say thankyou to <a href="http://www.hrgiger.com/" title="hrgiger.com" rel="nofollow">HR Giger</a> [hrgiger.com] for that magnificent artwork.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Say thankyou to HR Giger [ hrgiger.com ] for that magnificent artwork .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Say thankyou to HR Giger [hrgiger.com] for that magnificent artwork.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30501404</id>
	<title>Don't miss "The Resurrected"...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261229760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><nobr> <wbr></nobr>...directed by Dan O'Bannon.</p><p>IMO, the best adaption of an H.P. Lovecraft story ever brought to the screen.</p><p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105242/" title="imdb.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105242/</a> [imdb.com]</p><p>R.I.P. Dan!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...directed by Dan O'Bannon.IMO , the best adaption of an H.P .
Lovecraft story ever brought to the screen.http : //www.imdb.com/title/tt0105242/ [ imdb.com ] R.I.P .
Dan !</tokentext>
<sentencetext> ...directed by Dan O'Bannon.IMO, the best adaption of an H.P.
Lovecraft story ever brought to the screen.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105242/ [imdb.com]R.I.P.
Dan!</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497780</id>
	<title>Merchandising</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261226340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Alien Memorial Collection Box Set in 5.... 4.... 3.... 2....</p><p>two months later..</p><p>Alien Memorial Collection Box Set - Director's Cut</p><p>two months later..</p><p>Alien Memorial Collection Box Set - Deluxe Edition with Bonus DVD!</p><p>two months later..</p><p>Alien - The Original Films Special Collectors Edition Deluxe Super Tribute</p><p>two months later..</p><p>Black hole created by writer spinning in grave consumes the known universe</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Alien Memorial Collection Box Set in 5.... 4.... 3.... 2....two months later..Alien Memorial Collection Box Set - Director 's Cuttwo months later..Alien Memorial Collection Box Set - Deluxe Edition with Bonus DVD ! two months later..Alien - The Original Films Special Collectors Edition Deluxe Super Tributetwo months later..Black hole created by writer spinning in grave consumes the known universe</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Alien Memorial Collection Box Set in 5.... 4.... 3.... 2....two months later..Alien Memorial Collection Box Set - Director's Cuttwo months later..Alien Memorial Collection Box Set - Deluxe Edition with Bonus DVD!two months later..Alien - The Original Films Special Collectors Edition Deluxe Super Tributetwo months later..Black hole created by writer spinning in grave consumes the known universe</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498144</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>sbbshoe058</author>
	<datestamp>1261233780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext>
<a href="http://www.etradingitems.com/" title="etradingitems.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.etradingitems.com/</a> [etradingitems.com]

Hello, dear ladies and gentlemen,
Christmas gifts ready for you be proud?
If it is not so. I am here to introduce you to the best use of things.
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Buy now proposed a "Christmas gift '. A rare opportunity, what are you waiting for? Quickly move your mouse bar.
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1. sport shoes : Jordan<nobr> <wbr></nobr>,Nike, adidas, Puma, Gucci, LV, UGG , etc. including women shoes and kids shoes.
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<a href="http://www.etradingitems.com/" title="etradingitems.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.etradingitems.com/</a> [etradingitems.com]</htmltext>
<tokenext>http : //www.etradingitems.com/ [ etradingitems.com ] Hello , dear ladies and gentlemen , Christmas gifts ready for you be proud ?
If it is not so .
I am here to introduce you to the best use of things .
Christmas factory outlets .
Buy now proposed a " Christmas gift ' .
A rare opportunity , what are you waiting for ?
Quickly move your mouse bar .
Activities As of December 26 1. sport shoes : Jordan ,Nike , adidas , Puma , Gucci , LV , UGG , etc .
including women shoes and kids shoes .
2. T-Shirts : BBC T-Shirts , Bape T-Shirts , Armani T-Shirts , Polo T-Shirts,etc .
3. Hoodies : Bape hoody , hoody , AFF hoody , GGG hoody , ED hoody ,etc .
4. Jeans : Levis jeans , Gucci jeans , jeans , Bape jeans , DG jeans ,etc .
http : //www.etradingitems.com/ [ etradingitems.com ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>
http://www.etradingitems.com/ [etradingitems.com]

Hello, dear ladies and gentlemen,
Christmas gifts ready for you be proud?
If it is not so.
I am here to introduce you to the best use of things.
Christmas factory outlets.
Buy now proposed a "Christmas gift '.
A rare opportunity, what are you waiting for?
Quickly move your mouse bar.
Activities As of December 26

1. sport shoes : Jordan ,Nike, adidas, Puma, Gucci, LV, UGG , etc.
including women shoes and kids shoes.
2. T-Shirts : BBC T-Shirts, Bape T-Shirts, Armani T-Shirts, Polo T-Shirts,etc.
3. Hoodies : Bape hoody, hoody, AFF hoody, GGG hoody, ED hoody ,etc.
4. Jeans : Levis jeans , Gucci jeans, jeans, Bape jeans , DG jeans ,etc.
http://www.etradingitems.com/ [etradingitems.com]</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497748</id>
	<title>Re:Stephen King dies also...</title>
	<author>selven</author>
	<datestamp>1261225620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Ok, that one post of news years in advance makes up for all the two days late news on Slashdot, right?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Ok , that one post of news years in advance makes up for all the two days late news on Slashdot , right ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Ok, that one post of news years in advance makes up for all the two days late news on Slashdot, right?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30501814</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Bourdain</author>
	<datestamp>1261236540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I'd imagine you've researched this to the hilt though have you considered some alternative strategies such as: <br>
<br>

-low dose naltrexone (ideally of high quality ordered from a compounder such as irmat pharmacy)<br>

-helminthic therapy (e.g. <a href="http://www.wormtherapy.com/products.html" title="wormtherapy.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.wormtherapy.com/products.html</a> [wormtherapy.com])<br>

-alternating courses of elemental diets (e.g. vivonex), nonabsorbable antibiotics (e.g. xifaxan), strong probiotics (e.g. vsl3)
<br>
(potentially starting/coinciding any of these with a significant dose of prednisone w/taper)</htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'd imagine you 've researched this to the hilt though have you considered some alternative strategies such as : -low dose naltrexone ( ideally of high quality ordered from a compounder such as irmat pharmacy ) -helminthic therapy ( e.g .
http : //www.wormtherapy.com/products.html [ wormtherapy.com ] ) -alternating courses of elemental diets ( e.g .
vivonex ) , nonabsorbable antibiotics ( e.g .
xifaxan ) , strong probiotics ( e.g .
vsl3 ) ( potentially starting/coinciding any of these with a significant dose of prednisone w/taper )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'd imagine you've researched this to the hilt though have you considered some alternative strategies such as: 


-low dose naltrexone (ideally of high quality ordered from a compounder such as irmat pharmacy)

-helminthic therapy (e.g.
http://www.wormtherapy.com/products.html [wormtherapy.com])

-alternating courses of elemental diets (e.g.
vivonex), nonabsorbable antibiotics (e.g.
xifaxan), strong probiotics (e.g.
vsl3)

(potentially starting/coinciding any of these with a significant dose of prednisone w/taper)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498626</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Hurricane78</author>
	<datestamp>1261240080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Sorry, but that &lsquo;don&rsquo;t kill yourself&rdquo; usually comes from people who can&rsquo;t imagine a situation, where killing yourself actually <em>is</em> the best option.<br>Yes, this is very hard to swallow for everyone of us. Because these situations are very rare. And that&rsquo;s why we say &ldquo;don&rsquo;t kill yourself&rdquo; in the first place, and why it&rsquo;s a good idea to use that mindset in general.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)</p><p>But, man. There are things that are so horrible, that forcing someone who is in that situation, to live anyway, is just being a heartless selfish bastard, and also is torture.<br>(Please don&rsquo;t think I&rsquo;d say that you are like that. I think not &ldquo;walking past&rdquo; by closing the window, is a wonderful character trait.)</p><p>As someone who already was in situations worse than dead (Not your emo &ldquo;worse than dead&rdquo;. Horrible nightmarish seemingly never ending &ldquo;worse than dead&rdquo;), I can tell you that the only reason I still exist, is that I KNEW... NOT guessed... KNEW, that this would end some day.<br>If it would be without end, then from a rational standpoint of a healthy thinking human, I would be dead already. And I would be happy with it. I don&rsquo;t see death as something bad. In many cultures it is celebrated as something good. And we&rsquo;re just bio-mass with ideas anyway. If we pass those on to *anyone*, then we *literally* continue to exist. Only a part went away. And that&rsquo;s not bad at all, is it?</p><p>But no, please do not misunderstand this as me advocating death (I know you did<nobr> <wbr></nobr>;). As I said, in <em>general</em>, I <em>fully</em> agree with you and the &ldquo;don&rsquo;t kill yourself&rsquo;.</p><p>I just learned, that there <em>are</em> (rare) situations, where that would be delusional, irrational, cruel, and all around bad. Therefore I can&rsquo;t be that generalizing in my views anymore.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)<br>Hey, I seriously wish that you will never know such situations for yourself.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)<br>And I wish that if you face such a situation, that you aren&rsquo;t irrationally cruel too.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Sorry , but that    don    t kill yourself    usually comes from people who can    t imagine a situation , where killing yourself actually is the best option.Yes , this is very hard to swallow for everyone of us .
Because these situations are very rare .
And that    s why we say    don    t kill yourself    in the first place , and why it    s a good idea to use that mindset in general .
: ) But , man .
There are things that are so horrible , that forcing someone who is in that situation , to live anyway , is just being a heartless selfish bastard , and also is torture .
( Please don    t think I    d say that you are like that .
I think not    walking past    by closing the window , is a wonderful character trait .
) As someone who already was in situations worse than dead ( Not your emo    worse than dead    .
Horrible nightmarish seemingly never ending    worse than dead    ) , I can tell you that the only reason I still exist , is that I KNEW... NOT guessed... KNEW , that this would end some day.If it would be without end , then from a rational standpoint of a healthy thinking human , I would be dead already .
And I would be happy with it .
I don    t see death as something bad .
In many cultures it is celebrated as something good .
And we    re just bio-mass with ideas anyway .
If we pass those on to * anyone * , then we * literally * continue to exist .
Only a part went away .
And that    s not bad at all , is it ? But no , please do not misunderstand this as me advocating death ( I know you did ; ) .
As I said , in general , I fully agree with you and the    don    t kill yourself    .I just learned , that there are ( rare ) situations , where that would be delusional , irrational , cruel , and all around bad .
Therefore I can    t be that generalizing in my views anymore .
: ) Hey , I seriously wish that you will never know such situations for yourself .
: ) And I wish that if you face such a situation , that you aren    t irrationally cruel too .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Sorry, but that ‘don’t kill yourself” usually comes from people who can’t imagine a situation, where killing yourself actually is the best option.Yes, this is very hard to swallow for everyone of us.
Because these situations are very rare.
And that’s why we say “don’t kill yourself” in the first place, and why it’s a good idea to use that mindset in general.
:)But, man.
There are things that are so horrible, that forcing someone who is in that situation, to live anyway, is just being a heartless selfish bastard, and also is torture.
(Please don’t think I’d say that you are like that.
I think not “walking past” by closing the window, is a wonderful character trait.
)As someone who already was in situations worse than dead (Not your emo “worse than dead”.
Horrible nightmarish seemingly never ending “worse than dead”), I can tell you that the only reason I still exist, is that I KNEW... NOT guessed... KNEW, that this would end some day.If it would be without end, then from a rational standpoint of a healthy thinking human, I would be dead already.
And I would be happy with it.
I don’t see death as something bad.
In many cultures it is celebrated as something good.
And we’re just bio-mass with ideas anyway.
If we pass those on to *anyone*, then we *literally* continue to exist.
Only a part went away.
And that’s not bad at all, is it?But no, please do not misunderstand this as me advocating death (I know you did ;).
As I said, in general, I fully agree with you and the “don’t kill yourself’.I just learned, that there are (rare) situations, where that would be delusional, irrational, cruel, and all around bad.
Therefore I can’t be that generalizing in my views anymore.
:)Hey, I seriously wish that you will never know such situations for yourself.
:)And I wish that if you face such a situation, that you aren’t irrationally cruel too.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30501656</id>
	<title>Re:Alien plagiarist Dan O'Bannon Dead at 63</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261233660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>What? The guy who ripped off A.E. van Vogt's</p></div><p>Who?</p><p><div class="quote"><p>Voyage of the Space Beagle</p></div><p>Never heard of it. Sorry.</p><p><div class="quote"><p>Man, I'm glad that the studio settled out of court making them technically correct to dismiss the charges but who settles out of court when they are innocent in the first place?</p></div><p>Sorry Comic Book Guy, but you're the only one in this room who cares. If O'Bannon really was a plagiarist, then I commend him for taking whatever good ideas were in "Space Beetle" and making them into something interesting... for the rest of us who don't live in basements and pee in bottles.</p><p>^\_^</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>What ?
The guy who ripped off A.E .
van Vogt'sWho ? Voyage of the Space BeagleNever heard of it .
Sorry.Man , I 'm glad that the studio settled out of court making them technically correct to dismiss the charges but who settles out of court when they are innocent in the first place ? Sorry Comic Book Guy , but you 're the only one in this room who cares .
If O'Bannon really was a plagiarist , then I commend him for taking whatever good ideas were in " Space Beetle " and making them into something interesting... for the rest of us who do n't live in basements and pee in bottles. ^ \ _ ^</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What?
The guy who ripped off A.E.
van Vogt'sWho?Voyage of the Space BeagleNever heard of it.
Sorry.Man, I'm glad that the studio settled out of court making them technically correct to dismiss the charges but who settles out of court when they are innocent in the first place?Sorry Comic Book Guy, but you're the only one in this room who cares.
If O'Bannon really was a plagiarist, then I commend him for taking whatever good ideas were in "Space Beetle" and making them into something interesting... for the rest of us who don't live in basements and pee in bottles.^\_^
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497724</id>
	<title>Rockne S.</title>
	<author>pipingguy</author>
	<datestamp>1261225080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I always wondered if he was related to Rockne S. O'Bannon (apparently not, despite the same name and field of work).</htmltext>
<tokenext>I always wondered if he was related to Rockne S. O'Bannon ( apparently not , despite the same name and field of work ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I always wondered if he was related to Rockne S. O'Bannon (apparently not, despite the same name and field of work).</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497738</id>
	<title>Will be watching Dark Star again</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261225440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I shall watch Dark Star again today, one of my favourite films, in his memory.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I shall watch Dark Star again today , one of my favourite films , in his memory .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I shall watch Dark Star again today, one of my favourite films, in his memory.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30499964</id>
	<title>Re:Stephen King dies also...</title>
	<author>abigor</author>
	<datestamp>1261252740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This is a reference to an ancient Slashdot meme that was probably well before your time.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This is a reference to an ancient Slashdot meme that was probably well before your time .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This is a reference to an ancient Slashdot meme that was probably well before your time.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30500070</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261254240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>My little sister had her large intestine removed due to Chrons disease. It didn't help immediately due to complications like infections, etc. But she's doing much better now. She used to get very frequent blood transfusions, and she was frequently spending long periods of time in the hospital. She was 10 when it started and now she's 16.<br>Just don't give up hope if everything isn't great after your surgery, it may take some time.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>My little sister had her large intestine removed due to Chrons disease .
It did n't help immediately due to complications like infections , etc .
But she 's doing much better now .
She used to get very frequent blood transfusions , and she was frequently spending long periods of time in the hospital .
She was 10 when it started and now she 's 16.Just do n't give up hope if everything is n't great after your surgery , it may take some time .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>My little sister had her large intestine removed due to Chrons disease.
It didn't help immediately due to complications like infections, etc.
But she's doing much better now.
She used to get very frequent blood transfusions, and she was frequently spending long periods of time in the hospital.
She was 10 when it started and now she's 16.Just don't give up hope if everything isn't great after your surgery, it may take some time.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497970</id>
	<title>UN Global WarmingSummit also dead...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261230780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>as Obamapelosi races home to beat the snowstorm hammering Washington DC.  In other news, Global Warming Zombies lack sense of irony.</p><p>Lord Monckton reports on Pachauri&rsquo;s eye opening Copenhagen presentation<br>17.12.2009<br>From The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley in Copenhagen</p><p>In the Grand Ceremonial Hall of the University of Copenhagen, a splendid Nordic classical space overlooking the Church of our Lady in the heart of the old city, rows of repellent, blue plastic chairs surrounded the podium from which no less a personage than Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the IPCC, was to speak.</p><p>I had arrived in good time to take my seat among the dignitaries in the front row. Rapidly, the room filled with enthusiastic Greenies and enviro-zombs waiting to hear the latest from ye Holy Bookes of Ipecac, yea verily.</p><p>The official party shambled in and perched on the blue plastic chairs next to me. Pachauri was just a couple of seats away, so I gave him a letter from me and Senator Fielding of Australia, pointing out that the headline graph in the IPCC&rsquo;s 2007 report, purporting to show that the rate of warming over the past 150 years had itself accelerated, was fraudulent.</p><p>Would he use the bogus graph in his lecture? I had seen him do so when he received an honorary doctorate from the University of New South Wales. I watched and waited.</p><p>Sure enough, he used the bogus graph. I decided to wait until he had finished, and ask a question then.</p><p>Pachauri then produced the now wearisome list of lies, fibs, fabrications and exaggerations that comprise the entire case for alarm about &ldquo;global warming&rdquo;. He delivered it in a tired, unenthusiastic voice, knowing that a growing majority of the world&rsquo;s peoples &ndash; particularly in those countries where comment is free &ndash; no longer believe a word the IPCC says.</p><p>They are right not to believe. Science is not a belief system. But here is what Pachauri invited the audience in Copenhagen to believe.</p><p>1. Pachauri asked us to believe that the IPCC&rsquo;s documents were &ldquo;peer-reviewed&rdquo;. Then he revealed the truth by saying that it was the authors of the IPCC&rsquo;s climate assessments who decided whether the reviewers&rsquo; comments were acceptable. That &ndash; whatever else it is &ndash; is not peer review.</p><p>2. Pachauri said that greenhouse gases had increased by 70\% between 1970 and 2004. This figure was simply nonsense. I have seen this technique used time and again by climate liars. They insert an outrageous statement early in their presentations, see whether anyone reacts and, if no one reacts, they know they will get away with the rest of the lies. I did my best not to react. I wanted to hear, and write down, the rest of the lies.</p><p>3. Next came the bogus graph, which is featured three times, large and in full color, in the IPCC&rsquo;s 2007 climate assessment report. The graph is bogus not only because it relies on the made-up data from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia but also because it is overlain by four separate trend-lines, each with a start-date carefully selected to give the entirely false impression that the rate of warming over the past 150 years has itself been accelerating, especially between 1975 and 1998. The truth, however &ndash; neatly obscured by an ingenious rescaling of the graph and the superimposition of the four bogus trend lines on it &ndash; is that from 1860-1880 and again from 1910-1940 the warming rate was exactly the same as the warming rate from 1975-1998.</p><p>click to enlarge<br>4. Pachauri said that there had been an &ldquo;acceleration&rdquo; in sea-level rise from 1993. He did not say, however, that in 1993 the method of measuring sea-level rise had switched from tide-gages to satellite altimetry against a reference geoid. The apparent increase in the rate of sea-level rise is purely an artefact of this change in the method of measurement.</p><p>5. Pachauri said that Arctic temperatures would rise twice as fast as global temp</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>as Obamapelosi races home to beat the snowstorm hammering Washington DC .
In other news , Global Warming Zombies lack sense of irony.Lord Monckton reports on Pachauri    s eye opening Copenhagen presentation17.12.2009From The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley in CopenhagenIn the Grand Ceremonial Hall of the University of Copenhagen , a splendid Nordic classical space overlooking the Church of our Lady in the heart of the old city , rows of repellent , blue plastic chairs surrounded the podium from which no less a personage than Dr. Rajendra Pachauri , chairman of the IPCC , was to speak.I had arrived in good time to take my seat among the dignitaries in the front row .
Rapidly , the room filled with enthusiastic Greenies and enviro-zombs waiting to hear the latest from ye Holy Bookes of Ipecac , yea verily.The official party shambled in and perched on the blue plastic chairs next to me .
Pachauri was just a couple of seats away , so I gave him a letter from me and Senator Fielding of Australia , pointing out that the headline graph in the IPCC    s 2007 report , purporting to show that the rate of warming over the past 150 years had itself accelerated , was fraudulent.Would he use the bogus graph in his lecture ?
I had seen him do so when he received an honorary doctorate from the University of New South Wales .
I watched and waited.Sure enough , he used the bogus graph .
I decided to wait until he had finished , and ask a question then.Pachauri then produced the now wearisome list of lies , fibs , fabrications and exaggerations that comprise the entire case for alarm about    global warming    .
He delivered it in a tired , unenthusiastic voice , knowing that a growing majority of the world    s peoples    particularly in those countries where comment is free    no longer believe a word the IPCC says.They are right not to believe .
Science is not a belief system .
But here is what Pachauri invited the audience in Copenhagen to believe.1 .
Pachauri asked us to believe that the IPCC    s documents were    peer-reviewed    .
Then he revealed the truth by saying that it was the authors of the IPCC    s climate assessments who decided whether the reviewers    comments were acceptable .
That    whatever else it is    is not peer review.2 .
Pachauri said that greenhouse gases had increased by 70 \ % between 1970 and 2004 .
This figure was simply nonsense .
I have seen this technique used time and again by climate liars .
They insert an outrageous statement early in their presentations , see whether anyone reacts and , if no one reacts , they know they will get away with the rest of the lies .
I did my best not to react .
I wanted to hear , and write down , the rest of the lies.3 .
Next came the bogus graph , which is featured three times , large and in full color , in the IPCC    s 2007 climate assessment report .
The graph is bogus not only because it relies on the made-up data from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia but also because it is overlain by four separate trend-lines , each with a start-date carefully selected to give the entirely false impression that the rate of warming over the past 150 years has itself been accelerating , especially between 1975 and 1998 .
The truth , however    neatly obscured by an ingenious rescaling of the graph and the superimposition of the four bogus trend lines on it    is that from 1860-1880 and again from 1910-1940 the warming rate was exactly the same as the warming rate from 1975-1998.click to enlarge4 .
Pachauri said that there had been an    acceleration    in sea-level rise from 1993 .
He did not say , however , that in 1993 the method of measuring sea-level rise had switched from tide-gages to satellite altimetry against a reference geoid .
The apparent increase in the rate of sea-level rise is purely an artefact of this change in the method of measurement.5 .
Pachauri said that Arctic temperatures would rise twice as fast as global temp</tokentext>
<sentencetext>as Obamapelosi races home to beat the snowstorm hammering Washington DC.
In other news, Global Warming Zombies lack sense of irony.Lord Monckton reports on Pachauri’s eye opening Copenhagen presentation17.12.2009From The Viscount Monckton of Brenchley in CopenhagenIn the Grand Ceremonial Hall of the University of Copenhagen, a splendid Nordic classical space overlooking the Church of our Lady in the heart of the old city, rows of repellent, blue plastic chairs surrounded the podium from which no less a personage than Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the IPCC, was to speak.I had arrived in good time to take my seat among the dignitaries in the front row.
Rapidly, the room filled with enthusiastic Greenies and enviro-zombs waiting to hear the latest from ye Holy Bookes of Ipecac, yea verily.The official party shambled in and perched on the blue plastic chairs next to me.
Pachauri was just a couple of seats away, so I gave him a letter from me and Senator Fielding of Australia, pointing out that the headline graph in the IPCC’s 2007 report, purporting to show that the rate of warming over the past 150 years had itself accelerated, was fraudulent.Would he use the bogus graph in his lecture?
I had seen him do so when he received an honorary doctorate from the University of New South Wales.
I watched and waited.Sure enough, he used the bogus graph.
I decided to wait until he had finished, and ask a question then.Pachauri then produced the now wearisome list of lies, fibs, fabrications and exaggerations that comprise the entire case for alarm about “global warming”.
He delivered it in a tired, unenthusiastic voice, knowing that a growing majority of the world’s peoples – particularly in those countries where comment is free – no longer believe a word the IPCC says.They are right not to believe.
Science is not a belief system.
But here is what Pachauri invited the audience in Copenhagen to believe.1.
Pachauri asked us to believe that the IPCC’s documents were “peer-reviewed”.
Then he revealed the truth by saying that it was the authors of the IPCC’s climate assessments who decided whether the reviewers’ comments were acceptable.
That – whatever else it is – is not peer review.2.
Pachauri said that greenhouse gases had increased by 70\% between 1970 and 2004.
This figure was simply nonsense.
I have seen this technique used time and again by climate liars.
They insert an outrageous statement early in their presentations, see whether anyone reacts and, if no one reacts, they know they will get away with the rest of the lies.
I did my best not to react.
I wanted to hear, and write down, the rest of the lies.3.
Next came the bogus graph, which is featured three times, large and in full color, in the IPCC’s 2007 climate assessment report.
The graph is bogus not only because it relies on the made-up data from the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia but also because it is overlain by four separate trend-lines, each with a start-date carefully selected to give the entirely false impression that the rate of warming over the past 150 years has itself been accelerating, especially between 1975 and 1998.
The truth, however – neatly obscured by an ingenious rescaling of the graph and the superimposition of the four bogus trend lines on it – is that from 1860-1880 and again from 1910-1940 the warming rate was exactly the same as the warming rate from 1975-1998.click to enlarge4.
Pachauri said that there had been an “acceleration” in sea-level rise from 1993.
He did not say, however, that in 1993 the method of measuring sea-level rise had switched from tide-gages to satellite altimetry against a reference geoid.
The apparent increase in the rate of sea-level rise is purely an artefact of this change in the method of measurement.5.
Pachauri said that Arctic temperatures would rise twice as fast as global temp</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Alien Influence</title>
	<author>Culture20</author>
	<datestamp>1261235160000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>The artwork in Alien underlies and embues the artwork of almost every FPS game with a science fiction setting. The narrow, steam filled, water dripping innards of a space ship's mechanical works and bays hiding the alien threat was done best in Alien.</p></div><p>Indeed, the AvP series of games uses that artwork almost exclusively.  It's like he was prescient.</p></div>
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<tokenext>The artwork in Alien underlies and embues the artwork of almost every FPS game with a science fiction setting .
The narrow , steam filled , water dripping innards of a space ship 's mechanical works and bays hiding the alien threat was done best in Alien.Indeed , the AvP series of games uses that artwork almost exclusively .
It 's like he was prescient .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The artwork in Alien underlies and embues the artwork of almost every FPS game with a science fiction setting.
The narrow, steam filled, water dripping innards of a space ship's mechanical works and bays hiding the alien threat was done best in Alien.Indeed, the AvP series of games uses that artwork almost exclusively.
It's like he was prescient.
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	<title>Re:Alien plagiarist Dan O'Bannon Dead at 63</title>
	<author>elrous0</author>
	<datestamp>1261419240000</datestamp>
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	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Every time a big sci-fi movie comes out, Harlan Ellison and a hundred other sci-fi hack writers come out of the woodwork claiming "Hey this has a spaceship with a crew in it, and MY story had a spaceship with a crew in it...so you've obviously ripped me off!" and proceeds to sue. And often, the studio just settles with said hacks for $20 in gift certificates--just to avoid the hassle of the lawsuit. Harlan Ellison in particular has turned this into an artform--making way more from lawsuits (and threats of lawsuits) than he ever did from his actual shitty writing.</p><p>And if you think that "Voyage of the Space Beagle" is the first sci-fi novel to feature ANYTHING seen in Alien, you don't know jack-shit about science fiction or its history.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Every time a big sci-fi movie comes out , Harlan Ellison and a hundred other sci-fi hack writers come out of the woodwork claiming " Hey this has a spaceship with a crew in it , and MY story had a spaceship with a crew in it...so you 've obviously ripped me off !
" and proceeds to sue .
And often , the studio just settles with said hacks for $ 20 in gift certificates--just to avoid the hassle of the lawsuit .
Harlan Ellison in particular has turned this into an artform--making way more from lawsuits ( and threats of lawsuits ) than he ever did from his actual shitty writing.And if you think that " Voyage of the Space Beagle " is the first sci-fi novel to feature ANYTHING seen in Alien , you do n't know jack-shit about science fiction or its history .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Every time a big sci-fi movie comes out, Harlan Ellison and a hundred other sci-fi hack writers come out of the woodwork claiming "Hey this has a spaceship with a crew in it, and MY story had a spaceship with a crew in it...so you've obviously ripped me off!
" and proceeds to sue.
And often, the studio just settles with said hacks for $20 in gift certificates--just to avoid the hassle of the lawsuit.
Harlan Ellison in particular has turned this into an artform--making way more from lawsuits (and threats of lawsuits) than he ever did from his actual shitty writing.And if you think that "Voyage of the Space Beagle" is the first sci-fi novel to feature ANYTHING seen in Alien, you don't know jack-shit about science fiction or its history.</sentencetext>
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	<title>I had Christmas dinner at his house once</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261241220000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>A good friend did a Christmas dinner with O'Bannon and his wife. They invited a few friends to join them. James Karen from Return of the Living Dead was there. Sadly my friend died a year or two later from a drunk driver so I never saw O'Bannon again. He was quiet and kept to himself. He seemed to like having the people around but he kept disappearing into the kitchen while everyone else sat around and talked. I still remember a story my friend told me back in the late 70s. He said Dan was around when they put the actor in the Alien suit the first time. Geiger hadn't built a rubber suit before and Dan said he bet it would rip in three steps. He later admitted he was wrong, it ripped in two steps. My friend used to tell me about the lawsuit Dan had with 20th over alien. They were claiming Alien lost money. He finally won and received a settlement but it was better than ten years later. I think he largely retired after that. Probably due to health. I tried back in the 80s to get Vestron, long dead company, to produce his script "They Bite". A fun little script and a favorite among animators. Ask any old time animation fan about the Collie Beetles. I got Vestron in touch with O'Bannon but I think they had a string of flops by then and they weren't willing to risk the money on a big stop motion film. The script never did get produced although I take it he retitled it "Omnivore" years ago. I'm not sure how many unproduced scripts he had but that one dated to the late 70s.</p><p>I just realized another O'Bannon story. I can actually tell this one now. Anyone hear of Dead and Buried? O'Bannon's name was on it with Ron Shussett for screenplay. Well the first time O'Bannon heard about it was when he opened a newspaper and saw the ad for the film with his name on it. He calls up Ron saying, Ron what's up with this Dead and Buried film? Ron says I'll give you 20 grand, I can't remember the actual amount, if you don't say anything. Dan just says "Okay" and that was the last they said of it. Ron had been adding Dan's name to scripts to give them more weight but it was the first one he sold. Both my friend and Dan are gone now so it's safe to tell. Just a little Hollywood backstory.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>A good friend did a Christmas dinner with O'Bannon and his wife .
They invited a few friends to join them .
James Karen from Return of the Living Dead was there .
Sadly my friend died a year or two later from a drunk driver so I never saw O'Bannon again .
He was quiet and kept to himself .
He seemed to like having the people around but he kept disappearing into the kitchen while everyone else sat around and talked .
I still remember a story my friend told me back in the late 70s .
He said Dan was around when they put the actor in the Alien suit the first time .
Geiger had n't built a rubber suit before and Dan said he bet it would rip in three steps .
He later admitted he was wrong , it ripped in two steps .
My friend used to tell me about the lawsuit Dan had with 20th over alien .
They were claiming Alien lost money .
He finally won and received a settlement but it was better than ten years later .
I think he largely retired after that .
Probably due to health .
I tried back in the 80s to get Vestron , long dead company , to produce his script " They Bite " .
A fun little script and a favorite among animators .
Ask any old time animation fan about the Collie Beetles .
I got Vestron in touch with O'Bannon but I think they had a string of flops by then and they were n't willing to risk the money on a big stop motion film .
The script never did get produced although I take it he retitled it " Omnivore " years ago .
I 'm not sure how many unproduced scripts he had but that one dated to the late 70s.I just realized another O'Bannon story .
I can actually tell this one now .
Anyone hear of Dead and Buried ?
O'Bannon 's name was on it with Ron Shussett for screenplay .
Well the first time O'Bannon heard about it was when he opened a newspaper and saw the ad for the film with his name on it .
He calls up Ron saying , Ron what 's up with this Dead and Buried film ?
Ron says I 'll give you 20 grand , I ca n't remember the actual amount , if you do n't say anything .
Dan just says " Okay " and that was the last they said of it .
Ron had been adding Dan 's name to scripts to give them more weight but it was the first one he sold .
Both my friend and Dan are gone now so it 's safe to tell .
Just a little Hollywood backstory .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>A good friend did a Christmas dinner with O'Bannon and his wife.
They invited a few friends to join them.
James Karen from Return of the Living Dead was there.
Sadly my friend died a year or two later from a drunk driver so I never saw O'Bannon again.
He was quiet and kept to himself.
He seemed to like having the people around but he kept disappearing into the kitchen while everyone else sat around and talked.
I still remember a story my friend told me back in the late 70s.
He said Dan was around when they put the actor in the Alien suit the first time.
Geiger hadn't built a rubber suit before and Dan said he bet it would rip in three steps.
He later admitted he was wrong, it ripped in two steps.
My friend used to tell me about the lawsuit Dan had with 20th over alien.
They were claiming Alien lost money.
He finally won and received a settlement but it was better than ten years later.
I think he largely retired after that.
Probably due to health.
I tried back in the 80s to get Vestron, long dead company, to produce his script "They Bite".
A fun little script and a favorite among animators.
Ask any old time animation fan about the Collie Beetles.
I got Vestron in touch with O'Bannon but I think they had a string of flops by then and they weren't willing to risk the money on a big stop motion film.
The script never did get produced although I take it he retitled it "Omnivore" years ago.
I'm not sure how many unproduced scripts he had but that one dated to the late 70s.I just realized another O'Bannon story.
I can actually tell this one now.
Anyone hear of Dead and Buried?
O'Bannon's name was on it with Ron Shussett for screenplay.
Well the first time O'Bannon heard about it was when he opened a newspaper and saw the ad for the film with his name on it.
He calls up Ron saying, Ron what's up with this Dead and Buried film?
Ron says I'll give you 20 grand, I can't remember the actual amount, if you don't say anything.
Dan just says "Okay" and that was the last they said of it.
Ron had been adding Dan's name to scripts to give them more weight but it was the first one he sold.
Both my friend and Dan are gone now so it's safe to tell.
Just a little Hollywood backstory.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498316</id>
	<title>Was it from chest pains?</title>
	<author>thetoadwarrior</author>
	<datestamp>1261236060000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext>Someone had to ask it.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Someone had to ask it .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Someone had to ask it.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498062</id>
	<title>not "just" a screenwriter</title>
	<author>owlnation</author>
	<datestamp>1261232640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>The work he did on Alien is amazing. I think it remains the best-written screenplay I've ever seen. Not so much about the story, but the way in which it is written.<br> <br>

If anyone out there is interested in writing for the screen, find a copy of Alien and study it. It's a minimalist masterpiece, only the absolutely necessary words are there to describe scenes. That sounds simple and obvious, but it's really very rare indeed. Most screenwriters tend to add too much description and direction.</htmltext>
<tokenext>The work he did on Alien is amazing .
I think it remains the best-written screenplay I 've ever seen .
Not so much about the story , but the way in which it is written .
If anyone out there is interested in writing for the screen , find a copy of Alien and study it .
It 's a minimalist masterpiece , only the absolutely necessary words are there to describe scenes .
That sounds simple and obvious , but it 's really very rare indeed .
Most screenwriters tend to add too much description and direction .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The work he did on Alien is amazing.
I think it remains the best-written screenplay I've ever seen.
Not so much about the story, but the way in which it is written.
If anyone out there is interested in writing for the screen, find a copy of Alien and study it.
It's a minimalist masterpiece, only the absolutely necessary words are there to describe scenes.
That sounds simple and obvious, but it's really very rare indeed.
Most screenwriters tend to add too much description and direction.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261306500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As a Crohn's sufferer in Scotland, I also urge anyone who knows anyone with any sort of auto-immune disease, including Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis, Multiple Sclerosis and even conditions like autism, HIV/AIDs and fertility problems to read up on Low Dose Naltrexone and seriously consider it as a treatment option, particularly if you are recently diagnosed and your condition hasn't progressed too far so far. LDN is no cure, but it has been shown to be very effective in stopping immune disease progression and inducing remission and it has eliminated 99\% of my Crohn's symptoms with no side effects, unlike the more commonly used drugs. LDN's story is of particular relevance to many slashdotters - It's just a smaller dose of Naltrexone a drug that has been out of patent as long as the lower dose effect on the immune system has been known of. So, although LDN is cheap, there is nowhere near enough robust clinical trial data on it since the pharma companies have no profit motive to do the work.</p><p>Sounds too good to be true? Bear in mind the huge range of conditions that steroids like prednisone works on and you can see how a drug like LDN could work on the immune system to assist with these illnesses.</p><p>Check out http://lowdosenaltrexone.org and the work of Drs Ian Zagon and Jill Smith at Penn State U for some science on this. In quick summary, LDN blocks opiate receptors in the brain which causes more endorphins to be produced after the blockade ends and this causes a tendency to equilibirum between the Th1 and Th2 immune helper cells, re-balancing the immune system and preventing the over-abundance of Th1 cells that cause inflammation.</p><p>In Scotland the patient lead activist group, LDN Now of which I am member (http://ldnnow.com) has petitioned the Scottish Parliament to make LDN more widely available on the NHS - video of the first meeting, which was very successful is on youtube - http://bit.ly/SPLDNvideo<br>And at a UK level, a petition for NHS LDN trials reached over 13,000 signatures in a year, 4th in the Health category and was handed in to 10 Downing Street by Dr Chris Steele MBE (UK TV celebrity doctor).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As a Crohn 's sufferer in Scotland , I also urge anyone who knows anyone with any sort of auto-immune disease , including Crohn 's and Ulcerative Colitis , Multiple Sclerosis and even conditions like autism , HIV/AIDs and fertility problems to read up on Low Dose Naltrexone and seriously consider it as a treatment option , particularly if you are recently diagnosed and your condition has n't progressed too far so far .
LDN is no cure , but it has been shown to be very effective in stopping immune disease progression and inducing remission and it has eliminated 99 \ % of my Crohn 's symptoms with no side effects , unlike the more commonly used drugs .
LDN 's story is of particular relevance to many slashdotters - It 's just a smaller dose of Naltrexone a drug that has been out of patent as long as the lower dose effect on the immune system has been known of .
So , although LDN is cheap , there is nowhere near enough robust clinical trial data on it since the pharma companies have no profit motive to do the work.Sounds too good to be true ?
Bear in mind the huge range of conditions that steroids like prednisone works on and you can see how a drug like LDN could work on the immune system to assist with these illnesses.Check out http : //lowdosenaltrexone.org and the work of Drs Ian Zagon and Jill Smith at Penn State U for some science on this .
In quick summary , LDN blocks opiate receptors in the brain which causes more endorphins to be produced after the blockade ends and this causes a tendency to equilibirum between the Th1 and Th2 immune helper cells , re-balancing the immune system and preventing the over-abundance of Th1 cells that cause inflammation.In Scotland the patient lead activist group , LDN Now of which I am member ( http : //ldnnow.com ) has petitioned the Scottish Parliament to make LDN more widely available on the NHS - video of the first meeting , which was very successful is on youtube - http : //bit.ly/SPLDNvideoAnd at a UK level , a petition for NHS LDN trials reached over 13,000 signatures in a year , 4th in the Health category and was handed in to 10 Downing Street by Dr Chris Steele MBE ( UK TV celebrity doctor ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As a Crohn's sufferer in Scotland, I also urge anyone who knows anyone with any sort of auto-immune disease, including Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis, Multiple Sclerosis and even conditions like autism, HIV/AIDs and fertility problems to read up on Low Dose Naltrexone and seriously consider it as a treatment option, particularly if you are recently diagnosed and your condition hasn't progressed too far so far.
LDN is no cure, but it has been shown to be very effective in stopping immune disease progression and inducing remission and it has eliminated 99\% of my Crohn's symptoms with no side effects, unlike the more commonly used drugs.
LDN's story is of particular relevance to many slashdotters - It's just a smaller dose of Naltrexone a drug that has been out of patent as long as the lower dose effect on the immune system has been known of.
So, although LDN is cheap, there is nowhere near enough robust clinical trial data on it since the pharma companies have no profit motive to do the work.Sounds too good to be true?
Bear in mind the huge range of conditions that steroids like prednisone works on and you can see how a drug like LDN could work on the immune system to assist with these illnesses.Check out http://lowdosenaltrexone.org and the work of Drs Ian Zagon and Jill Smith at Penn State U for some science on this.
In quick summary, LDN blocks opiate receptors in the brain which causes more endorphins to be produced after the blockade ends and this causes a tendency to equilibirum between the Th1 and Th2 immune helper cells, re-balancing the immune system and preventing the over-abundance of Th1 cells that cause inflammation.In Scotland the patient lead activist group, LDN Now of which I am member (http://ldnnow.com) has petitioned the Scottish Parliament to make LDN more widely available on the NHS - video of the first meeting, which was very successful is on youtube - http://bit.ly/SPLDNvideoAnd at a UK level, a petition for NHS LDN trials reached over 13,000 signatures in a year, 4th in the Health category and was handed in to 10 Downing Street by Dr Chris Steele MBE (UK TV celebrity doctor).</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30499472</id>
	<title>Colectomy</title>
	<author>AlpineR</author>
	<datestamp>1261247820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What part of your intestines is malfunctioning? A person can lead a nearly normal life without a colon (large intestines). They just have to go to the bathroom in a special way. But that's better than being tethered to a bathroom by a tantrum-throwing colon. I suspect a person can also lose a big chunk of small intestine before they're any worse than having that chunk misbehaving.</p><p>I went for six months without using my colon after surgery for colon cancer. After healing it was reconnected minus eighteen inches of colon and a foot or two of small intestine (about a meter total). My digestive function is pretty normal now and I don't have any of the pain, bleeding, and unpredictable bowel movements that the tumors caused.</p><p>So I'd be hopeful that the surgery to remove part of your intestines could lead to a big improvement in quality of life. As much as I dislike the plumbing modifications that I've had to make, it's vastly better than suffering with malfunctioning plumbing.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What part of your intestines is malfunctioning ?
A person can lead a nearly normal life without a colon ( large intestines ) .
They just have to go to the bathroom in a special way .
But that 's better than being tethered to a bathroom by a tantrum-throwing colon .
I suspect a person can also lose a big chunk of small intestine before they 're any worse than having that chunk misbehaving.I went for six months without using my colon after surgery for colon cancer .
After healing it was reconnected minus eighteen inches of colon and a foot or two of small intestine ( about a meter total ) .
My digestive function is pretty normal now and I do n't have any of the pain , bleeding , and unpredictable bowel movements that the tumors caused.So I 'd be hopeful that the surgery to remove part of your intestines could lead to a big improvement in quality of life .
As much as I dislike the plumbing modifications that I 've had to make , it 's vastly better than suffering with malfunctioning plumbing .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What part of your intestines is malfunctioning?
A person can lead a nearly normal life without a colon (large intestines).
They just have to go to the bathroom in a special way.
But that's better than being tethered to a bathroom by a tantrum-throwing colon.
I suspect a person can also lose a big chunk of small intestine before they're any worse than having that chunk misbehaving.I went for six months without using my colon after surgery for colon cancer.
After healing it was reconnected minus eighteen inches of colon and a foot or two of small intestine (about a meter total).
My digestive function is pretty normal now and I don't have any of the pain, bleeding, and unpredictable bowel movements that the tumors caused.So I'd be hopeful that the surgery to remove part of your intestines could lead to a big improvement in quality of life.
As much as I dislike the plumbing modifications that I've had to make, it's vastly better than suffering with malfunctioning plumbing.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30500640</id>
	<title>Re:Alien Influence</title>
	<author>Gulthek</author>
	<datestamp>1261218720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Sounds like you appreciate the work of one Sir Ridley Scott more than Dan O'Bannon.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Sounds like you appreciate the work of one Sir Ridley Scott more than Dan O'Bannon .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Sounds like you appreciate the work of one Sir Ridley Scott more than Dan O'Bannon.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30499416</id>
	<title>Alien plagiarist Dan O'Bannon Dead at 63</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261247280000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What? The guy who ripped off A.E. van Vogt's Voyage of the Space Beagle is dead?<br>Man, I'm glad that the studio settled out of court making them technically correct to dismiss the charges but who settles out of court when they are innocent in the first place?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What ?
The guy who ripped off A.E .
van Vogt 's Voyage of the Space Beagle is dead ? Man , I 'm glad that the studio settled out of court making them technically correct to dismiss the charges but who settles out of court when they are innocent in the first place ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What?
The guy who ripped off A.E.
van Vogt's Voyage of the Space Beagle is dead?Man, I'm glad that the studio settled out of court making them technically correct to dismiss the charges but who settles out of court when they are innocent in the first place?</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498600</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Polybius</author>
	<datestamp>1261239780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>If it doesn't gross you out too much you may want to find and take part in a controlled study like this:
<a href="http://www.drugs.com/forum/alternative-medicine/worms-crohns-disease-23351.html" title="drugs.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.drugs.com/forum/alternative-medicine/worms-crohns-disease-23351.html</a> [drugs.com]
<br>
Purposely infecting oneself with parasitic worms (helminths) and reaping the benefits of their immunosuppression. The results look promising.</htmltext>
<tokenext>If it does n't gross you out too much you may want to find and take part in a controlled study like this : http : //www.drugs.com/forum/alternative-medicine/worms-crohns-disease-23351.html [ drugs.com ] Purposely infecting oneself with parasitic worms ( helminths ) and reaping the benefits of their immunosuppression .
The results look promising .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If it doesn't gross you out too much you may want to find and take part in a controlled study like this:
http://www.drugs.com/forum/alternative-medicine/worms-crohns-disease-23351.html [drugs.com]

Purposely infecting oneself with parasitic worms (helminths) and reaping the benefits of their immunosuppression.
The results look promising.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30499036</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261244340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>My doctor currently has me on a different immune suppressor as well as collazide and a small dose (30mg or so a week) of prednisolone for my relatively mild case (thank your deity of choice) of crohns, its dealing with it quite well, however the main side effect of the damn steroid is rapid weight gain, I am struggling constantly to maintain my body weight (without that particular drug I would be dropping about a kilo a fortnight).</p><p>Might ask my specialist if he could consider that drug in my case, would be damn good to be able to eat a regular amount of food again.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>My doctor currently has me on a different immune suppressor as well as collazide and a small dose ( 30mg or so a week ) of prednisolone for my relatively mild case ( thank your deity of choice ) of crohns , its dealing with it quite well , however the main side effect of the damn steroid is rapid weight gain , I am struggling constantly to maintain my body weight ( without that particular drug I would be dropping about a kilo a fortnight ) .Might ask my specialist if he could consider that drug in my case , would be damn good to be able to eat a regular amount of food again .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>My doctor currently has me on a different immune suppressor as well as collazide and a small dose (30mg or so a week) of prednisolone for my relatively mild case (thank your deity of choice) of crohns, its dealing with it quite well, however the main side effect of the damn steroid is rapid weight gain, I am struggling constantly to maintain my body weight (without that particular drug I would be dropping about a kilo a fortnight).Might ask my specialist if he could consider that drug in my case, would be damn good to be able to eat a regular amount of food again.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30502624</id>
	<title>Re:Unfortunate</title>
	<author>Blakey Rat</author>
	<datestamp>1261340760000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I'm guessing in 20 years, they'll still be teaching Alien in film school while Avatar will only be a footnote.</p><p>I've been wrong before. But Alien is such an innovative, creative, masterpiece... it's hard to imagine otherwise. And other than the DOS-looking computer screens, the movie hasn't aged in twenty years.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I 'm guessing in 20 years , they 'll still be teaching Alien in film school while Avatar will only be a footnote.I 've been wrong before .
But Alien is such an innovative , creative , masterpiece... it 's hard to imagine otherwise .
And other than the DOS-looking computer screens , the movie has n't aged in twenty years .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I'm guessing in 20 years, they'll still be teaching Alien in film school while Avatar will only be a footnote.I've been wrong before.
But Alien is such an innovative, creative, masterpiece... it's hard to imagine otherwise.
And other than the DOS-looking computer screens, the movie hasn't aged in twenty years.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498188</id>
	<title>Not just scripts</title>
	<author>Tapewolf</author>
	<datestamp>1261234320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Damn, that's a great shame.  Wasn't he also responsible for the special effects in Dark Star and parts of Star Wars?</htmltext>
<tokenext>Damn , that 's a great shame .
Was n't he also responsible for the special effects in Dark Star and parts of Star Wars ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Damn, that's a great shame.
Wasn't he also responsible for the special effects in Dark Star and parts of Star Wars?</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30501236</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261227360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>http://needhealthcare.com/how-to-cure-crohns-disease/</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>http : //needhealthcare.com/how-to-cure-crohns-disease/</tokentext>
<sentencetext>http://needhealthcare.com/how-to-cure-crohns-disease/</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30501848</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261237260000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>All I can tell you is that I have personally seen what suicide does to a family and there is no death that does more damage to a family.  I have had friends and family members die suddenly because of disease, accidents, or even be murdered. But as far as psychological damage to a family, I have seen nothing worse than when my father in law jumped off a bridge.  There is no way to rationalize it as an freak occurrence or  as God's will.  If you commit suicide, your family will have nothing but self blame.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>All I can tell you is that I have personally seen what suicide does to a family and there is no death that does more damage to a family .
I have had friends and family members die suddenly because of disease , accidents , or even be murdered .
But as far as psychological damage to a family , I have seen nothing worse than when my father in law jumped off a bridge .
There is no way to rationalize it as an freak occurrence or as God 's will .
If you commit suicide , your family will have nothing but self blame .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>All I can tell you is that I have personally seen what suicide does to a family and there is no death that does more damage to a family.
I have had friends and family members die suddenly because of disease, accidents, or even be murdered.
But as far as psychological damage to a family, I have seen nothing worse than when my father in law jumped off a bridge.
There is no way to rationalize it as an freak occurrence or  as God's will.
If you commit suicide, your family will have nothing but self blame.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498646</id>
	<title>Does anyone know..</title>
	<author>drewsup</author>
	<datestamp>1261240320000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Is he related to Rockne S. O'Bannon of Farscape fame??? Can't find any links between them online.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Is he related to Rockne S. O'Bannon of Farscape fame ? ? ?
Ca n't find any links between them online .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Is he related to Rockne S. O'Bannon of Farscape fame???
Can't find any links between them online.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30501262</id>
	<title>Benson Arizona</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261227660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I remember watching Dark Star in college at the Student Union friday films at CSULB. The song at the end always cracked me up " Benson Arizona" A few years late I was traveling down 1-10 and there she be: Benson, Arizona. I had to stop!</p><p>One weird and convoluted story and I find myself living in "Benson, Arizona" I helped the  Karaoke DJ at the local dive/country bar here to find and MP3 and we put it in the karaoke machine where I occasionally will play and sing it. It has now become a staple and is part of the rotation on Karaoke night.</p><p>This week I will dedicate my singing this song to Dan O' Bannon and thank him and John Carpenter fro putting it in the film!<br>RIP Dan!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I remember watching Dark Star in college at the Student Union friday films at CSULB .
The song at the end always cracked me up " Benson Arizona " A few years late I was traveling down 1-10 and there she be : Benson , Arizona .
I had to stop ! One weird and convoluted story and I find myself living in " Benson , Arizona " I helped the Karaoke DJ at the local dive/country bar here to find and MP3 and we put it in the karaoke machine where I occasionally will play and sing it .
It has now become a staple and is part of the rotation on Karaoke night.This week I will dedicate my singing this song to Dan O ' Bannon and thank him and John Carpenter fro putting it in the film ! RIP Dan !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I remember watching Dark Star in college at the Student Union friday films at CSULB.
The song at the end always cracked me up " Benson Arizona" A few years late I was traveling down 1-10 and there she be: Benson, Arizona.
I had to stop!One weird and convoluted story and I find myself living in "Benson, Arizona" I helped the  Karaoke DJ at the local dive/country bar here to find and MP3 and we put it in the karaoke machine where I occasionally will play and sing it.
It has now become a staple and is part of the rotation on Karaoke night.This week I will dedicate my singing this song to Dan O' Bannon and thank him and John Carpenter fro putting it in the film!RIP Dan!</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30500346</id>
	<title>Re:Will be watching Dark Star again</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261214400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Good god, that guy was talented. The way he delivered his lines as Pinback had me rolling. Like when he recounted how he wanted to be an astronaut, but you had to get above 700-something on a standardized test to get past the first round, and he scored "58". Something about the way he delivered that shockingly low number just had me howling with laughter. RIP, dude.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Good god , that guy was talented .
The way he delivered his lines as Pinback had me rolling .
Like when he recounted how he wanted to be an astronaut , but you had to get above 700-something on a standardized test to get past the first round , and he scored " 58 " .
Something about the way he delivered that shockingly low number just had me howling with laughter .
RIP , dude .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Good god, that guy was talented.
The way he delivered his lines as Pinback had me rolling.
Like when he recounted how he wanted to be an astronaut, but you had to get above 700-something on a standardized test to get past the first round, and he scored "58".
Something about the way he delivered that shockingly low number just had me howling with laughter.
RIP, dude.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30503106</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261310220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Well.. Picture the scenario where euthanasia has been legalized and hospitals incorporate it as a choice. You kinda open the door for quite allot of very hard ethical dilemmas. Where do you set the limit? Say e.g. the hospital is pressed for space. They lean on their doctors to suggest Euthanasia to the elderly to "free up room" for young patients. Or the elderly might feel pressed to choose Euthanasia for that same reason; they feel old and do not want to take up space for someone that they feel would have more need for it. Or a ton of other reasons. Your imagination is the roof here. Death is final. There is no recovery for that. One could argue that one would have strict regulations on Euthanasia. I would counter that argument with a picture of a dam with a leak. The dam is the principle that life is sacred, and cant be taken away by any man. One little leak isn't that dangerous, but one can intuitively understand by that picture the concept of incremental-ism. The hole will, given time, grow larger. So if we legalize euthanasia we loose 100 \% of the principle and we open up the possibility for people needlessly getting killed or killed against their will.<br>So I would argue that the basis for euthanasia is flawed if one goes into the potential consequences, and it is feelings rather than logic that press the will to stand for euthanasia as an legal option.</p><p>My deepest sympathies goes to those that suffer. I can not really understand the situation, and I might change my stand if I did. But I hope I wouldn't because I think now that the stand would be changed my emotions and not my rational side.</p><p>I feel it's a bit eery to think of the notion that doctors could get the power to kill you intentionally. I would argue that they are in the business of giving, extending and soothing life. Not ending it.<br>You can argue the point of abortion, but abortion is in a grey zone of what life is and it is literally directed connected to another life, hence I would label it to another category.<br>Capital punishment I would argue is just wrong. It's blind revenge. I would say that capital punishment hardens a society. Makes one less emphatic, more brutal. What gives someone the right to take another mans life?</p><p>Euthanasia I would say is an ill-conceived gest that have a very high probability to have grave consequences given time with the phenomena incremental-ism. Ergo, it sounds very harsh, but the truth as I would like do define it, when it comes to euthanasia, is that nature must be allowed to run uninterrupted in it's course with the consequence that some must unfortunately endure the natural occurred suffering so that others might live.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Well.. Picture the scenario where euthanasia has been legalized and hospitals incorporate it as a choice .
You kinda open the door for quite allot of very hard ethical dilemmas .
Where do you set the limit ?
Say e.g .
the hospital is pressed for space .
They lean on their doctors to suggest Euthanasia to the elderly to " free up room " for young patients .
Or the elderly might feel pressed to choose Euthanasia for that same reason ; they feel old and do not want to take up space for someone that they feel would have more need for it .
Or a ton of other reasons .
Your imagination is the roof here .
Death is final .
There is no recovery for that .
One could argue that one would have strict regulations on Euthanasia .
I would counter that argument with a picture of a dam with a leak .
The dam is the principle that life is sacred , and cant be taken away by any man .
One little leak is n't that dangerous , but one can intuitively understand by that picture the concept of incremental-ism .
The hole will , given time , grow larger .
So if we legalize euthanasia we loose 100 \ % of the principle and we open up the possibility for people needlessly getting killed or killed against their will.So I would argue that the basis for euthanasia is flawed if one goes into the potential consequences , and it is feelings rather than logic that press the will to stand for euthanasia as an legal option.My deepest sympathies goes to those that suffer .
I can not really understand the situation , and I might change my stand if I did .
But I hope I would n't because I think now that the stand would be changed my emotions and not my rational side.I feel it 's a bit eery to think of the notion that doctors could get the power to kill you intentionally .
I would argue that they are in the business of giving , extending and soothing life .
Not ending it.You can argue the point of abortion , but abortion is in a grey zone of what life is and it is literally directed connected to another life , hence I would label it to another category.Capital punishment I would argue is just wrong .
It 's blind revenge .
I would say that capital punishment hardens a society .
Makes one less emphatic , more brutal .
What gives someone the right to take another mans life ? Euthanasia I would say is an ill-conceived gest that have a very high probability to have grave consequences given time with the phenomena incremental-ism .
Ergo , it sounds very harsh , but the truth as I would like do define it , when it comes to euthanasia , is that nature must be allowed to run uninterrupted in it 's course with the consequence that some must unfortunately endure the natural occurred suffering so that others might live .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Well.. Picture the scenario where euthanasia has been legalized and hospitals incorporate it as a choice.
You kinda open the door for quite allot of very hard ethical dilemmas.
Where do you set the limit?
Say e.g.
the hospital is pressed for space.
They lean on their doctors to suggest Euthanasia to the elderly to "free up room" for young patients.
Or the elderly might feel pressed to choose Euthanasia for that same reason; they feel old and do not want to take up space for someone that they feel would have more need for it.
Or a ton of other reasons.
Your imagination is the roof here.
Death is final.
There is no recovery for that.
One could argue that one would have strict regulations on Euthanasia.
I would counter that argument with a picture of a dam with a leak.
The dam is the principle that life is sacred, and cant be taken away by any man.
One little leak isn't that dangerous, but one can intuitively understand by that picture the concept of incremental-ism.
The hole will, given time, grow larger.
So if we legalize euthanasia we loose 100 \% of the principle and we open up the possibility for people needlessly getting killed or killed against their will.So I would argue that the basis for euthanasia is flawed if one goes into the potential consequences, and it is feelings rather than logic that press the will to stand for euthanasia as an legal option.My deepest sympathies goes to those that suffer.
I can not really understand the situation, and I might change my stand if I did.
But I hope I wouldn't because I think now that the stand would be changed my emotions and not my rational side.I feel it's a bit eery to think of the notion that doctors could get the power to kill you intentionally.
I would argue that they are in the business of giving, extending and soothing life.
Not ending it.You can argue the point of abortion, but abortion is in a grey zone of what life is and it is literally directed connected to another life, hence I would label it to another category.Capital punishment I would argue is just wrong.
It's blind revenge.
I would say that capital punishment hardens a society.
Makes one less emphatic, more brutal.
What gives someone the right to take another mans life?Euthanasia I would say is an ill-conceived gest that have a very high probability to have grave consequences given time with the phenomena incremental-ism.
Ergo, it sounds very harsh, but the truth as I would like do define it, when it comes to euthanasia, is that nature must be allowed to run uninterrupted in it's course with the consequence that some must unfortunately endure the natural occurred suffering so that others might live.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497676</id>
	<title>Stephen King dies also...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261223520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Flamebait</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>New is appearing that Stephen King has passed away also.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>New is appearing that Stephen King has passed away also .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>New is appearing that Stephen King has passed away also.</sentencetext>
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	<title>in usa 95 years to get his works free</title>
	<author>CHRONOSS2008</author>
	<datestamp>1261235760000</datestamp>
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	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>haha<br>yea whose the lazy inheritors of his stuff</p><p>P.S. whenever the work was created +50 years in Canada</p><p>its all still sick<br>good works crappy system for society to enjoy his stuff.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>hahayea whose the lazy inheritors of his stuffP.S .
whenever the work was created + 50 years in Canadaits all still sickgood works crappy system for society to enjoy his stuff .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>hahayea whose the lazy inheritors of his stuffP.S.
whenever the work was created +50 years in Canadaits all still sickgood works crappy system for society to enjoy his stuff.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261250760000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p>Er, maybe you should check where you are storing your sword.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Er , maybe you should check where you are storing your sword .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Er, maybe you should check where you are storing your sword.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498024</id>
	<title>Game over man...</title>
	<author>bmecoli</author>
	<datestamp>1261231860000</datestamp>
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	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext>Game over...</htmltext>
<tokenext>Game over.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Game over...</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30500120</id>
	<title>The Long Tomorrow - scifi comic story</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261254780000</datestamp>
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	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Dan O'Bannon wrote this far future noir detective short story illustrated by Moebius. It was in Metal Hurlant and Heavy Metal magazine in the late 70s, and both William Gibson creator of 'Neuromancer', and Ridley Scott, director of 'Blade Runner', site it as a seminal influence in their works.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Dan O'Bannon wrote this far future noir detective short story illustrated by Moebius .
It was in Metal Hurlant and Heavy Metal magazine in the late 70s , and both William Gibson creator of 'Neuromancer ' , and Ridley Scott , director of 'Blade Runner ' , site it as a seminal influence in their works .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Dan O'Bannon wrote this far future noir detective short story illustrated by Moebius.
It was in Metal Hurlant and Heavy Metal magazine in the late 70s, and both William Gibson creator of 'Neuromancer', and Ridley Scott, director of 'Blade Runner', site it as a seminal influence in their works.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497870</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Mycroft\_VIII</author>
	<datestamp>1261228440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>  My sympathies go out to his family as this hit close to home for me for different reasons.<br>My father also just died (Nov 25th)at 63 in a car accident, my brother also in the same crash. I miss them both<br>pretty badly. Especially my brother as he was my best friend also.<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; It's something you more get used to than over as the pain becomes a reminder of the love in your heart and the good memories allow you to cope more as time goes on.<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; My advice is to say the things you'd regret not saying to those you care about NOW, my brother was only 35 and you just don't know when someones number is up. My dad's house and my brother's room in our apartment look like they just stepped out for a couple hours and indeed they had. Don't wait for tomorrow or next week, it might be to late then.<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I hope his family can find solace in one another and the knowledge that he left good works that will persist in the memories of so many fans.<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; No comfort can equal the pain, but I wish them all they can find.  And the fewer that truly understand this, the better.<br><br>Mycroft</htmltext>
<tokenext>My sympathies go out to his family as this hit close to home for me for different reasons.My father also just died ( Nov 25th ) at 63 in a car accident , my brother also in the same crash .
I miss them bothpretty badly .
Especially my brother as he was my best friend also .
    It 's something you more get used to than over as the pain becomes a reminder of the love in your heart and the good memories allow you to cope more as time goes on .
    My advice is to say the things you 'd regret not saying to those you care about NOW , my brother was only 35 and you just do n't know when someones number is up .
My dad 's house and my brother 's room in our apartment look like they just stepped out for a couple hours and indeed they had .
Do n't wait for tomorrow or next week , it might be to late then .
      I hope his family can find solace in one another and the knowledge that he left good works that will persist in the memories of so many fans .
      No comfort can equal the pain , but I wish them all they can find .
And the fewer that truly understand this , the better.Mycroft</tokentext>
<sentencetext>  My sympathies go out to his family as this hit close to home for me for different reasons.My father also just died (Nov 25th)at 63 in a car accident, my brother also in the same crash.
I miss them bothpretty badly.
Especially my brother as he was my best friend also.
    It's something you more get used to than over as the pain becomes a reminder of the love in your heart and the good memories allow you to cope more as time goes on.
    My advice is to say the things you'd regret not saying to those you care about NOW, my brother was only 35 and you just don't know when someones number is up.
My dad's house and my brother's room in our apartment look like they just stepped out for a couple hours and indeed they had.
Don't wait for tomorrow or next week, it might be to late then.
      I hope his family can find solace in one another and the knowledge that he left good works that will persist in the memories of so many fans.
      No comfort can equal the pain, but I wish them all they can find.
And the fewer that truly understand this, the better.Mycroft</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497898</id>
	<title>Alien Influence</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261229040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext>I just did a rewatch of Alien last week. It's one of those movies I revisit once every year or so, like Bladerunner. Bladerunner was said even by W. Gibson to be widely influential across a swath of cultural fields, but I think the artwork in Alien to have had a more lasting cultural wide influence. The artwork in Alien underlies and embues the artwork of almost every FPS game with a science fiction setting. The narrow, steam filled, water dripping innards of a space ship's mechanical works and bays hiding the alien threat was done best in Alien.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I just did a rewatch of Alien last week .
It 's one of those movies I revisit once every year or so , like Bladerunner .
Bladerunner was said even by W. Gibson to be widely influential across a swath of cultural fields , but I think the artwork in Alien to have had a more lasting cultural wide influence .
The artwork in Alien underlies and embues the artwork of almost every FPS game with a science fiction setting .
The narrow , steam filled , water dripping innards of a space ship 's mechanical works and bays hiding the alien threat was done best in Alien .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I just did a rewatch of Alien last week.
It's one of those movies I revisit once every year or so, like Bladerunner.
Bladerunner was said even by W. Gibson to be widely influential across a swath of cultural fields, but I think the artwork in Alien to have had a more lasting cultural wide influence.
The artwork in Alien underlies and embues the artwork of almost every FPS game with a science fiction setting.
The narrow, steam filled, water dripping innards of a space ship's mechanical works and bays hiding the alien threat was done best in Alien.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:He mostly wrote scripts</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261245120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Fine, I'll say it.
<br> <br>
Game over, man, game over.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Fine , I 'll say it .
Game over , man , game over .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Fine, I'll say it.
Game over, man, game over.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Getting enough Vitamin D?</title>
	<author>Paul Fernhout</author>
	<datestamp>1261246380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Here are science papers on Vitamin D and Inflammatory Bowel Disease:<br><a href="http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/science/research/vitamin-d-and-inflammatory-bowel-disease.shtml" title="vitamindcouncil.org">http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/science/research/vitamin-d-and-inflammatory-bowel-disease.shtml</a> [vitamindcouncil.org]</p><p>Example:<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19269107" title="nih.gov">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19269107</a> [nih.gov]<br>"""<br>The peculiar geographic distribution of inflammatory bowel disease is a puzzle for researchers. A low vitamin D status has now been linked to several Th1-mediated autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, with the strongest evidence for the vitamin's protective role in multiple sclerosis. Sunlight and vitamin D may be potent immunomodulatory agents by down-regulating Th1-driven immune responses and inducing the synthesis of antimicrobial peptides considered as natural antibiotics of the immune system. Similarly to multiple sclerosis, we propose in CD the so-called north-south gradient may be partly explained by variations in the degree of sun exposure, with vitamin D being a "seasonal stimulus". These observations may yield a better understanding of the pathophysiology of Crohn's disease and pave the way for developing new therapeutic approaches for an incurable disease. Whether a low vitamin D status is associated with an increased risk of Crohn's disease in the general population and whether vitamin D and heliotherapy may be effective in treating Crohn's disease will require additional investigations.<br>"""</p><p>How to get adequate vitamin D:<br>
&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/treatment.shtml" title="vitamindcouncil.org">http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/treatment.shtml</a> [vitamindcouncil.org]</p><p>You could try a blood test for vitamin D right now as recommended there to see if you are deficient in vitamin D, and, if you are seriously deficient, you might talk with your doctors about trying vitamin D3 supplements first (or maybe even an injection of a megadose by a doctor in your situation) before trying surgery (or maybe a UV-B lamp if you can't absorb vitamin D supplements well right now). Have you noticed any correlation with the seasons? Is it a little better in summer? A little worse in winter?</p><p>Do you avoid the sun? I would think it would be common in writer types like Dan O'Bannon, or some other media people who work indoors a lot. Vitamin D deficiency is at epidemic levels across the USA and may be linked to a host of issues from cancer through autism to depression. Even if adequate vitamin D did not help with Crohn's, it might at least help with other issues that stem from it.</p><p>Obviously, there may be other factors as well (other vitamins -- vitamin A relates to membrane health but every one might be an issue, or other environmental issues). Best of luck finding something that works for you, and then afterwards in rebuilding strong roots in your life whatever they may be, relationships, hobbies, philosophies, laughter, helping others, enjoying time in nature, and so on, to help you weather the storms of life and Crohn's disease.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Here are science papers on Vitamin D and Inflammatory Bowel Disease : http : //www.vitamindcouncil.org/science/research/vitamin-d-and-inflammatory-bowel-disease.shtml [ vitamindcouncil.org ] Example :     http : //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19269107 [ nih.gov ] " " " The peculiar geographic distribution of inflammatory bowel disease is a puzzle for researchers .
A low vitamin D status has now been linked to several Th1-mediated autoimmune diseases , including multiple sclerosis , type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis , with the strongest evidence for the vitamin 's protective role in multiple sclerosis .
Sunlight and vitamin D may be potent immunomodulatory agents by down-regulating Th1-driven immune responses and inducing the synthesis of antimicrobial peptides considered as natural antibiotics of the immune system .
Similarly to multiple sclerosis , we propose in CD the so-called north-south gradient may be partly explained by variations in the degree of sun exposure , with vitamin D being a " seasonal stimulus " .
These observations may yield a better understanding of the pathophysiology of Crohn 's disease and pave the way for developing new therapeutic approaches for an incurable disease .
Whether a low vitamin D status is associated with an increased risk of Crohn 's disease in the general population and whether vitamin D and heliotherapy may be effective in treating Crohn 's disease will require additional investigations .
" " " How to get adequate vitamin D :     http : //www.vitamindcouncil.org/treatment.shtml [ vitamindcouncil.org ] You could try a blood test for vitamin D right now as recommended there to see if you are deficient in vitamin D , and , if you are seriously deficient , you might talk with your doctors about trying vitamin D3 supplements first ( or maybe even an injection of a megadose by a doctor in your situation ) before trying surgery ( or maybe a UV-B lamp if you ca n't absorb vitamin D supplements well right now ) .
Have you noticed any correlation with the seasons ?
Is it a little better in summer ?
A little worse in winter ? Do you avoid the sun ?
I would think it would be common in writer types like Dan O'Bannon , or some other media people who work indoors a lot .
Vitamin D deficiency is at epidemic levels across the USA and may be linked to a host of issues from cancer through autism to depression .
Even if adequate vitamin D did not help with Crohn 's , it might at least help with other issues that stem from it.Obviously , there may be other factors as well ( other vitamins -- vitamin A relates to membrane health but every one might be an issue , or other environmental issues ) .
Best of luck finding something that works for you , and then afterwards in rebuilding strong roots in your life whatever they may be , relationships , hobbies , philosophies , laughter , helping others , enjoying time in nature , and so on , to help you weather the storms of life and Crohn 's disease .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Here are science papers on Vitamin D and Inflammatory Bowel Disease:http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/science/research/vitamin-d-and-inflammatory-bowel-disease.shtml [vitamindcouncil.org]Example:
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19269107 [nih.gov]"""The peculiar geographic distribution of inflammatory bowel disease is a puzzle for researchers.
A low vitamin D status has now been linked to several Th1-mediated autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, with the strongest evidence for the vitamin's protective role in multiple sclerosis.
Sunlight and vitamin D may be potent immunomodulatory agents by down-regulating Th1-driven immune responses and inducing the synthesis of antimicrobial peptides considered as natural antibiotics of the immune system.
Similarly to multiple sclerosis, we propose in CD the so-called north-south gradient may be partly explained by variations in the degree of sun exposure, with vitamin D being a "seasonal stimulus".
These observations may yield a better understanding of the pathophysiology of Crohn's disease and pave the way for developing new therapeutic approaches for an incurable disease.
Whether a low vitamin D status is associated with an increased risk of Crohn's disease in the general population and whether vitamin D and heliotherapy may be effective in treating Crohn's disease will require additional investigations.
"""How to get adequate vitamin D:
    http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/treatment.shtml [vitamindcouncil.org]You could try a blood test for vitamin D right now as recommended there to see if you are deficient in vitamin D, and, if you are seriously deficient, you might talk with your doctors about trying vitamin D3 supplements first (or maybe even an injection of a megadose by a doctor in your situation) before trying surgery (or maybe a UV-B lamp if you can't absorb vitamin D supplements well right now).
Have you noticed any correlation with the seasons?
Is it a little better in summer?
A little worse in winter?Do you avoid the sun?
I would think it would be common in writer types like Dan O'Bannon, or some other media people who work indoors a lot.
Vitamin D deficiency is at epidemic levels across the USA and may be linked to a host of issues from cancer through autism to depression.
Even if adequate vitamin D did not help with Crohn's, it might at least help with other issues that stem from it.Obviously, there may be other factors as well (other vitamins -- vitamin A relates to membrane health but every one might be an issue, or other environmental issues).
Best of luck finding something that works for you, and then afterwards in rebuilding strong roots in your life whatever they may be, relationships, hobbies, philosophies, laughter, helping others, enjoying time in nature, and so on, to help you weather the storms of life and Crohn's disease.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Will be watching Dark Star again</title>
	<author>thetoadwarrior</author>
	<datestamp>1261236960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>His work was awesome and it will be a shame that he's gone. I've just watched Alien the other night.
<br> <br>
Unfortunately I watched the rest of the Quadrilogy, including resurrection for the first time. I think my brain melted half way through that one.</htmltext>
<tokenext>His work was awesome and it will be a shame that he 's gone .
I 've just watched Alien the other night .
Unfortunately I watched the rest of the Quadrilogy , including resurrection for the first time .
I think my brain melted half way through that one .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>His work was awesome and it will be a shame that he's gone.
I've just watched Alien the other night.
Unfortunately I watched the rest of the Quadrilogy, including resurrection for the first time.
I think my brain melted half way through that one.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Will be watching Dark Star again</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261236120000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>O'Bannon not only wrote Dark Star, he plays Sgt. Pinback in the movie.</p></div><p>Co-wrote. With John Carpenter.</p><p>O'Bannon also was film editor. And production designer. And supervisor of visual special effects, for which he got a first place award in 1975 from the forerunner of the Saturn Awards.</p><p>Looks like a lot of work for one person, and perhaps it was. But keep in mind this was two guys working on a 45 minute student project up until someone paid them US$60k to expand it out to feature length. And as far as I can tell (and I'm another who watches this movie yearly or so) the difference between the original feature length and the much later 'dirctor's cut' is Doolittle's little musical bottle recital.</p><p>The focus of the student version was on the 'beach ball' alien sequence, which was comedic. Changing the theme of it to horror for the feature length without losing the impact showed a great deal of talent in both writers. A fellow USC grad's student film helped launch is career also, the final escape sequence of George Lucas's THX 1138. And just to help differentiate between success and academic success, Stephen Spielberg was also a USC grad school student, but didn't finish there due to a C average. (In fact he didn't finish until 2002 at California State University, Long Beach, having received an honorary degree from USC in 1994 and becoming a trustee there in 1996).</p><p>Just guessing based on the preponderance of SF work in O'Bannon's IMDB entry, I suspect he rather than Carpenter was the one who adapted Ray Bradbury's short story Kaleidoscope from The Illustrated Man as the ending sequence, with one astronaut carried off by some semi-mystical asteroids, the other ending in a firey re-entry. That adaptation is referenced in the Dark Star Wikipedia entry. Not mentioned anywhere but of too great similarity to ignore are Bomb 20's final act, having determined that he is alone in the universe to exclaim "Let there be light" (vs. Asimov's "The Last Question") and the post-mortem consciousness of the commander afforded by his cryogenic preservation (vs. Larry Niven's "Wait It Out"). I also used to think Talby's obsession with staying in the observation chair wasn't a phobia having to do with the commander's death, but was taken from another story which included mental changes verging on madness if one watched too much empty space, but I can't recall which one, and there's an awful lot of those.</p><p>BTW, Benson Arizona MP3 and lyrics are available at SF author Robert Sawyer's web site.</p></div>
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<tokenext>O'Bannon not only wrote Dark Star , he plays Sgt .
Pinback in the movie.Co-wrote .
With John Carpenter.O'Bannon also was film editor .
And production designer .
And supervisor of visual special effects , for which he got a first place award in 1975 from the forerunner of the Saturn Awards.Looks like a lot of work for one person , and perhaps it was .
But keep in mind this was two guys working on a 45 minute student project up until someone paid them US $ 60k to expand it out to feature length .
And as far as I can tell ( and I 'm another who watches this movie yearly or so ) the difference between the original feature length and the much later 'dirctor 's cut ' is Doolittle 's little musical bottle recital.The focus of the student version was on the 'beach ball ' alien sequence , which was comedic .
Changing the theme of it to horror for the feature length without losing the impact showed a great deal of talent in both writers .
A fellow USC grad 's student film helped launch is career also , the final escape sequence of George Lucas 's THX 1138 .
And just to help differentiate between success and academic success , Stephen Spielberg was also a USC grad school student , but did n't finish there due to a C average .
( In fact he did n't finish until 2002 at California State University , Long Beach , having received an honorary degree from USC in 1994 and becoming a trustee there in 1996 ) .Just guessing based on the preponderance of SF work in O'Bannon 's IMDB entry , I suspect he rather than Carpenter was the one who adapted Ray Bradbury 's short story Kaleidoscope from The Illustrated Man as the ending sequence , with one astronaut carried off by some semi-mystical asteroids , the other ending in a firey re-entry .
That adaptation is referenced in the Dark Star Wikipedia entry .
Not mentioned anywhere but of too great similarity to ignore are Bomb 20 's final act , having determined that he is alone in the universe to exclaim " Let there be light " ( vs. Asimov 's " The Last Question " ) and the post-mortem consciousness of the commander afforded by his cryogenic preservation ( vs. Larry Niven 's " Wait It Out " ) .
I also used to think Talby 's obsession with staying in the observation chair was n't a phobia having to do with the commander 's death , but was taken from another story which included mental changes verging on madness if one watched too much empty space , but I ca n't recall which one , and there 's an awful lot of those.BTW , Benson Arizona MP3 and lyrics are available at SF author Robert Sawyer 's web site .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>O'Bannon not only wrote Dark Star, he plays Sgt.
Pinback in the movie.Co-wrote.
With John Carpenter.O'Bannon also was film editor.
And production designer.
And supervisor of visual special effects, for which he got a first place award in 1975 from the forerunner of the Saturn Awards.Looks like a lot of work for one person, and perhaps it was.
But keep in mind this was two guys working on a 45 minute student project up until someone paid them US$60k to expand it out to feature length.
And as far as I can tell (and I'm another who watches this movie yearly or so) the difference between the original feature length and the much later 'dirctor's cut' is Doolittle's little musical bottle recital.The focus of the student version was on the 'beach ball' alien sequence, which was comedic.
Changing the theme of it to horror for the feature length without losing the impact showed a great deal of talent in both writers.
A fellow USC grad's student film helped launch is career also, the final escape sequence of George Lucas's THX 1138.
And just to help differentiate between success and academic success, Stephen Spielberg was also a USC grad school student, but didn't finish there due to a C average.
(In fact he didn't finish until 2002 at California State University, Long Beach, having received an honorary degree from USC in 1994 and becoming a trustee there in 1996).Just guessing based on the preponderance of SF work in O'Bannon's IMDB entry, I suspect he rather than Carpenter was the one who adapted Ray Bradbury's short story Kaleidoscope from The Illustrated Man as the ending sequence, with one astronaut carried off by some semi-mystical asteroids, the other ending in a firey re-entry.
That adaptation is referenced in the Dark Star Wikipedia entry.
Not mentioned anywhere but of too great similarity to ignore are Bomb 20's final act, having determined that he is alone in the universe to exclaim "Let there be light" (vs. Asimov's "The Last Question") and the post-mortem consciousness of the commander afforded by his cryogenic preservation (vs. Larry Niven's "Wait It Out").
I also used to think Talby's obsession with staying in the observation chair wasn't a phobia having to do with the commander's death, but was taken from another story which included mental changes verging on madness if one watched too much empty space, but I can't recall which one, and there's an awful lot of those.BTW, Benson Arizona MP3 and lyrics are available at SF author Robert Sawyer's web site.
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	<title>Dan O'Bannon was more...</title>
	<author>Le Tmraire</author>
	<datestamp>1261392720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>... than just a script writer. Amongst many things, he gave Moebius/Jean Giraud the idea of what later became 'The Incal.'

Moebius, Giger and Dan O'Bannon were all working on the aborted Dune project of Jodorowsky.</htmltext>
<tokenext>... than just a script writer .
Amongst many things , he gave Moebius/Jean Giraud the idea of what later became 'The Incal .
' Moebius , Giger and Dan O'Bannon were all working on the aborted Dune project of Jodorowsky .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>... than just a script writer.
Amongst many things, he gave Moebius/Jean Giraud the idea of what later became 'The Incal.
'

Moebius, Giger and Dan O'Bannon were all working on the aborted Dune project of Jodorowsky.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:Stephen King dies also...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261226040000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>New is appearing that Stephen King has passed away also.</p></div><p>Come on, what's the point in posting something like this? You're just wasting our time making us read this crap. I'm wasting my time replying. And others will waste their time reading my reply. And so on...</p></div>
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<tokenext>New is appearing that Stephen King has passed away also.Come on , what 's the point in posting something like this ?
You 're just wasting our time making us read this crap .
I 'm wasting my time replying .
And others will waste their time reading my reply .
And so on.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>New is appearing that Stephen King has passed away also.Come on, what's the point in posting something like this?
You're just wasting our time making us read this crap.
I'm wasting my time replying.
And others will waste their time reading my reply.
And so on...
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497674</id>
	<title>My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>vorpal^</author>
	<datestamp>1261223520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>As a 32 year old fellow sufferer of an extremely serious case of Crohn's Disease, I can tell you that it is a terrible battle: every day I face large amounts of pain and feelings of illness (e.g. my hemoglobin is 70 due to internal bleeding and should be around 170, making it difficult for me to do anything without feeling exhausted - walking up a flight of stairs nearly makes me faint). Crohn's has stripped me of my quality of life: the limitations it places on me make every day a challenge and it has stripped me of many of my dreams. Indeed, it got so bad that, seeing it as my last option, I tried to kill myself last May to escape from the ravages of this disease (I would have been successful, but I was discovered before I died). Right now I wait for surgery to remove 1 m of my intestines, which should help the situation, but euthanasia is still an option I consider to continue and will pursue if the surgery does not improve my quality of life.</p><p>Crohn's research is seriously underfunded, and the cause of this disease or its sister disease, Ulcerative Colitis, is not known. Also, the incidence of Crohn's appears to be on the rise to the point where some countries (e.g. Scotland) have deemed it a near epidemic. I urge you, if you like O'Bannon's work, to make a donation to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation in your country:</p><p>USA: <a href="http://www.ccfa.org/" title="ccfa.org">http://www.ccfa.org/</a> [ccfa.org]<br>Canada: <a href="http://www.ccfc.ca/" title="www.ccfc.ca">http://www.ccfc.ca/</a> [www.ccfc.ca]</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>As a 32 year old fellow sufferer of an extremely serious case of Crohn 's Disease , I can tell you that it is a terrible battle : every day I face large amounts of pain and feelings of illness ( e.g .
my hemoglobin is 70 due to internal bleeding and should be around 170 , making it difficult for me to do anything without feeling exhausted - walking up a flight of stairs nearly makes me faint ) .
Crohn 's has stripped me of my quality of life : the limitations it places on me make every day a challenge and it has stripped me of many of my dreams .
Indeed , it got so bad that , seeing it as my last option , I tried to kill myself last May to escape from the ravages of this disease ( I would have been successful , but I was discovered before I died ) .
Right now I wait for surgery to remove 1 m of my intestines , which should help the situation , but euthanasia is still an option I consider to continue and will pursue if the surgery does not improve my quality of life.Crohn 's research is seriously underfunded , and the cause of this disease or its sister disease , Ulcerative Colitis , is not known .
Also , the incidence of Crohn 's appears to be on the rise to the point where some countries ( e.g .
Scotland ) have deemed it a near epidemic .
I urge you , if you like O'Bannon 's work , to make a donation to the Crohn 's and Colitis Foundation in your country : USA : http : //www.ccfa.org/ [ ccfa.org ] Canada : http : //www.ccfc.ca/ [ www.ccfc.ca ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>As a 32 year old fellow sufferer of an extremely serious case of Crohn's Disease, I can tell you that it is a terrible battle: every day I face large amounts of pain and feelings of illness (e.g.
my hemoglobin is 70 due to internal bleeding and should be around 170, making it difficult for me to do anything without feeling exhausted - walking up a flight of stairs nearly makes me faint).
Crohn's has stripped me of my quality of life: the limitations it places on me make every day a challenge and it has stripped me of many of my dreams.
Indeed, it got so bad that, seeing it as my last option, I tried to kill myself last May to escape from the ravages of this disease (I would have been successful, but I was discovered before I died).
Right now I wait for surgery to remove 1 m of my intestines, which should help the situation, but euthanasia is still an option I consider to continue and will pursue if the surgery does not improve my quality of life.Crohn's research is seriously underfunded, and the cause of this disease or its sister disease, Ulcerative Colitis, is not known.
Also, the incidence of Crohn's appears to be on the rise to the point where some countries (e.g.
Scotland) have deemed it a near epidemic.
I urge you, if you like O'Bannon's work, to make a donation to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation in your country:USA: http://www.ccfa.org/ [ccfa.org]Canada: http://www.ccfc.ca/ [www.ccfc.ca]</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30501614</id>
	<title>Re:Will be watching Dark Star again</title>
	<author>sa1lnr</author>
	<datestamp>1261233300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>"The focus of the student version was on the 'beach ball' alien sequence, which was comedic"</p><p>I'm almost sure I remember it being one of these with some kind of webbed feet stuck on the bottom.</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space\_hopper" title="wikipedia.org">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space\_hopper</a> [wikipedia.org]</p><p>I'm most definitely sure that somebody will correct me if I'm wrong.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>" The focus of the student version was on the 'beach ball ' alien sequence , which was comedic " I 'm almost sure I remember it being one of these with some kind of webbed feet stuck on the bottom.http : //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space \ _hopper [ wikipedia.org ] I 'm most definitely sure that somebody will correct me if I 'm wrong .
: )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"The focus of the student version was on the 'beach ball' alien sequence, which was comedic"I'm almost sure I remember it being one of these with some kind of webbed feet stuck on the bottom.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space\_hopper [wikipedia.org]I'm most definitely sure that somebody will correct me if I'm wrong.
:)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30497688</id>
	<title>Damn</title>
	<author>Darkman, Walkin Dude</author>
	<datestamp>1261223760000</datestamp>
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	<htmltext>We'll not see his like again.</htmltext>
<tokenext>We 'll not see his like again .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>We'll not see his like again.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498532</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261239120000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I was going to make a wise-crack comment based on the juxtaposition of the words in the headline, but after reading your post, I think I will make a donation to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation as suggested.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I was going to make a wise-crack comment based on the juxtaposition of the words in the headline , but after reading your post , I think I will make a donation to the Crohn 's and Colitis Foundation as suggested .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I was going to make a wise-crack comment based on the juxtaposition of the words in the headline, but after reading your post, I think I will make a donation to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation as suggested.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498546</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Hurricane78</author>
	<datestamp>1261239300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Yeah my friend, people fear death. But that&rsquo;s because they don&rsquo;t know how bad &ldquo;life&rdquo; can be.</p><p>Choose the way that, all things considered, is the best for you.<br>When I get in such situations, I stop caring for all the stupid pointless rules of society. Wich at least makes life great in every aspect that&rsquo;s not wrecked by that big problem.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:)</p><p>I just wonder, what the cause is, in your case. I looked at the Wikipedia page, and it listed a lot of (to me) unrelated environmental causes. If it&rsquo;s not a genetic problem (dunno), then how about a complete difference analysis?<br>You know. Change *everything* in your life (even do the complete opposite), and look what that changes. (If it doesn&rsquo;t change a noticeable thing after half a year, you can still switch back. But if it *does*...)</p><p>Sometimes, and especially when doctors tell you there is no cure (which just means that <em>they</em> do not know a cure, not that it&rsquo;s incurable, which would be silly), the solutions are simpler than one thinks.</p><p>You know how autoimmune diseases are said to be incurable? Well, I stopped believing that, when I saw them vanish with my own eyes. The only change? A change in diet. (In this case, a friend of mine just stopped eating any animal-based proteins. Especially heated ones. And started eating more whole-grain-based long carbohydrates. He went from suffocating without his medicine, to not ever needing it again.)<br>Very often, in a cascade over decades, tiny things throw the whole natural system of cycles out of balance.</p><p>Now I&rsquo;m not saying that it&rsquo;s food in your case. You know that I don&rsquo;t know much about your case.<br>But I just could not close this window, without at least offering what I know about serious &ldquo;incurable&rdquo; diseases, that strangely disappear after small changes in lifestyle.</p><p>Please try to change as much in your life as possible. Go caveman and eat what you think is most species-appropriate, live that way (if possible), do things that way. I think it&rsquo;s really worth a try.<br>(Just my best shot... from my experience.)</p><p>I wish you luck, but that you don&rsquo;t even need it.<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:D</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Yeah my friend , people fear death .
But that    s because they don    t know how bad    life    can be.Choose the way that , all things considered , is the best for you.When I get in such situations , I stop caring for all the stupid pointless rules of society .
Wich at least makes life great in every aspect that    s not wrecked by that big problem .
: ) I just wonder , what the cause is , in your case .
I looked at the Wikipedia page , and it listed a lot of ( to me ) unrelated environmental causes .
If it    s not a genetic problem ( dunno ) , then how about a complete difference analysis ? You know .
Change * everything * in your life ( even do the complete opposite ) , and look what that changes .
( If it doesn    t change a noticeable thing after half a year , you can still switch back .
But if it * does * ... ) Sometimes , and especially when doctors tell you there is no cure ( which just means that they do not know a cure , not that it    s incurable , which would be silly ) , the solutions are simpler than one thinks.You know how autoimmune diseases are said to be incurable ?
Well , I stopped believing that , when I saw them vanish with my own eyes .
The only change ?
A change in diet .
( In this case , a friend of mine just stopped eating any animal-based proteins .
Especially heated ones .
And started eating more whole-grain-based long carbohydrates .
He went from suffocating without his medicine , to not ever needing it again .
) Very often , in a cascade over decades , tiny things throw the whole natural system of cycles out of balance.Now I    m not saying that it    s food in your case .
You know that I don    t know much about your case.But I just could not close this window , without at least offering what I know about serious    incurable    diseases , that strangely disappear after small changes in lifestyle.Please try to change as much in your life as possible .
Go caveman and eat what you think is most species-appropriate , live that way ( if possible ) , do things that way .
I think it    s really worth a try .
( Just my best shot... from my experience .
) I wish you luck , but that you don    t even need it .
: D</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Yeah my friend, people fear death.
But that’s because they don’t know how bad “life” can be.Choose the way that, all things considered, is the best for you.When I get in such situations, I stop caring for all the stupid pointless rules of society.
Wich at least makes life great in every aspect that’s not wrecked by that big problem.
:)I just wonder, what the cause is, in your case.
I looked at the Wikipedia page, and it listed a lot of (to me) unrelated environmental causes.
If it’s not a genetic problem (dunno), then how about a complete difference analysis?You know.
Change *everything* in your life (even do the complete opposite), and look what that changes.
(If it doesn’t change a noticeable thing after half a year, you can still switch back.
But if it *does*...)Sometimes, and especially when doctors tell you there is no cure (which just means that they do not know a cure, not that it’s incurable, which would be silly), the solutions are simpler than one thinks.You know how autoimmune diseases are said to be incurable?
Well, I stopped believing that, when I saw them vanish with my own eyes.
The only change?
A change in diet.
(In this case, a friend of mine just stopped eating any animal-based proteins.
Especially heated ones.
And started eating more whole-grain-based long carbohydrates.
He went from suffocating without his medicine, to not ever needing it again.
)Very often, in a cascade over decades, tiny things throw the whole natural system of cycles out of balance.Now I’m not saying that it’s food in your case.
You know that I don’t know much about your case.But I just could not close this window, without at least offering what I know about serious “incurable” diseases, that strangely disappear after small changes in lifestyle.Please try to change as much in your life as possible.
Go caveman and eat what you think is most species-appropriate, live that way (if possible), do things that way.
I think it’s really worth a try.
(Just my best shot... from my experience.
)I wish you luck, but that you don’t even need it.
:D</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498158</id>
	<title>Re:Will be watching Dark Star again</title>
	<author>MickyTheIdiot</author>
	<datestamp>1261234020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Since I heard about this yesterday, the song "Benson, Arizona" has been going through my head continuously...</p><p>BENSON, ARIZONA</p><p>from the film "Dark Star"</p><p>The rays of sun shine down,<br>But I see only one.<br>Try to think I'm over you,<br>I find I've just begun.</p><p>The years move faster than the days.<br>There's no warmth in the light.<br>And how I miss those desert skies,<br>Your cool touch in the night.</p><p>Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,<br>My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.<br>Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,<br>The days seemed so much kinder,<br>When we watched them,<br>You and I.</p><p>Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,<br>My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.<br>Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,<br>The days seemed so much kinder,<br>When we watched them,<br>You and I.</p><p>Now the years pull us apart,<br>I'm young and now you're old.<br>But you're still in my heart<br>And the memory won't go cold.</p><p>I dream of times and spaces<br>I left far behind<br>Where we spent our last few days<br>Benson's on my mind.</p><p>Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,<br>My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.<br>Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,<br>The days seemed so much kinder,<br>When we watched them,<br>You and I.</p><p>(This following verse is used as the ending of the film before the 1983 director's cut.)</p><p>Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,<br>My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.<br>Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,<br>The days seem so much kinder,<br>When we watched them,<br>You and I.</p><p>(The above verse and the and following three are used as the ending for the 1983 diector's cut.)</p><p>Now the years pull us apart,<br>I'm young and now you're old.<br>But you're still in my heart<br>And the memory won't go cold.</p><p>I dream of times and spaces<br>I left far behind<br>Where we spent our last few days<br>Benson's on my mind.</p><p>Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,<br>My body flies the galaxies, my heart longs to be there.<br>Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,<br>The days seemed so much kinder,<br>When we watched them,<br>You and I.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Since I heard about this yesterday , the song " Benson , Arizona " has been going through my head continuously...BENSON , ARIZONAfrom the film " Dark Star " The rays of sun shine down,But I see only one.Try to think I 'm over you,I find I 've just begun.The years move faster than the days.There 's no warmth in the light.And how I miss those desert skies,Your cool touch in the night.Benson Arizona , blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxy , my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona , the same stars in the sky,The days seemed so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I.Benson Arizona , blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxy , my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona , the same stars in the sky,The days seemed so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I.Now the years pull us apart,I 'm young and now you 're old.But you 're still in my heartAnd the memory wo n't go cold.I dream of times and spacesI left far behindWhere we spent our last few daysBenson 's on my mind.Benson Arizona , blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxy , my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona , the same stars in the sky,The days seemed so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I .
( This following verse is used as the ending of the film before the 1983 director 's cut .
) Benson Arizona , blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxy , my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona , the same stars in the sky,The days seem so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I .
( The above verse and the and following three are used as the ending for the 1983 diector 's cut .
) Now the years pull us apart,I 'm young and now you 're old.But you 're still in my heartAnd the memory wo n't go cold.I dream of times and spacesI left far behindWhere we spent our last few daysBenson 's on my mind.Benson Arizona , blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxies , my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona , the same stars in the sky,The days seemed so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Since I heard about this yesterday, the song "Benson, Arizona" has been going through my head continuously...BENSON, ARIZONAfrom the film "Dark Star"The rays of sun shine down,But I see only one.Try to think I'm over you,I find I've just begun.The years move faster than the days.There's no warmth in the light.And how I miss those desert skies,Your cool touch in the night.Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,The days seemed so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I.Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,The days seemed so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I.Now the years pull us apart,I'm young and now you're old.But you're still in my heartAnd the memory won't go cold.I dream of times and spacesI left far behindWhere we spent our last few daysBenson's on my mind.Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,The days seemed so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I.
(This following verse is used as the ending of the film before the 1983 director's cut.
)Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,The days seem so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I.
(The above verse and the and following three are used as the ending for the 1983 diector's cut.
)Now the years pull us apart,I'm young and now you're old.But you're still in my heartAnd the memory won't go cold.I dream of times and spacesI left far behindWhere we spent our last few daysBenson's on my mind.Benson Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair,My body flies the galaxies, my heart longs to be there.Benson Arizona, the same stars in the sky,The days seemed so much kinder,When we watched them,You and I.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>IllForgetMyNickSoonA</author>
	<datestamp>1261232220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Man, that sucks, sorry to hear that. I most sincerely hope the surgery will improve your condition!</htmltext>
<tokenext>Man , that sucks , sorry to hear that .
I most sincerely hope the surgery will improve your condition !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Man, that sucks, sorry to hear that.
I most sincerely hope the surgery will improve your condition!</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261229700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I have Crohns as well, but due to a strict low residue and bland diet along with the drug Infliximab [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infliximab] which I have been getting for the last two years my quality of life has improved dramatically from where it was.</p><p>As for O'Bannon, Alien is a classic that helped bring Sci-Fi to the masses imho.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I have Crohns as well , but due to a strict low residue and bland diet along with the drug Infliximab [ http : //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infliximab ] which I have been getting for the last two years my quality of life has improved dramatically from where it was.As for O'Bannon , Alien is a classic that helped bring Sci-Fi to the masses imho .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I have Crohns as well, but due to a strict low residue and bland diet along with the drug Infliximab [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infliximab] which I have been getting for the last two years my quality of life has improved dramatically from where it was.As for O'Bannon, Alien is a classic that helped bring Sci-Fi to the masses imho.</sentencetext>
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	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261235700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
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	<htmltext>Hey, I know this is just an online forum, but I feel I gotta say what I'm suprised noone else has said yet : don't kill yourself!<br>
Seriously, I won't claim I know how you feel because I can't possibly fathom what it must be like to suffer that much. But I know there are some people who carry on despite terrible diseases and constant pain, so I know it must be possible somehow. Adaptation takes time, I guess, but I think it's possible.
<br> <br>
The point is, you can never know for sure what life has in store. It may seem completely hopeless now, but what if six months after you kill yourself some researcher stumbles entirely by chance upon a new drug that works wonders for Crohn's? You won't be able to feel silly, because you'll be dead. Besides, you never know what an individual can bring to others, or just how important he can be. What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Gandhi? What if your friendship and example of courage prevents someone else from comitting suicide, and that person goes on help thousands of others somehow?<br> <br>
I don't want to appear to give you lessons, but I genuinely believe that struglling for survival is always the most logical option. Sometimes you have no power to improve your situation at all, but that possibility may come later. To take advantage of it, you have to survive long enough. You want to get rid of your suffering, and suicide will do that. But it will also rid you of the enjoyment of not suffering, making the whole thing pointless.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Hey , I know this is just an online forum , but I feel I got ta say what I 'm suprised noone else has said yet : do n't kill yourself !
Seriously , I wo n't claim I know how you feel because I ca n't possibly fathom what it must be like to suffer that much .
But I know there are some people who carry on despite terrible diseases and constant pain , so I know it must be possible somehow .
Adaptation takes time , I guess , but I think it 's possible .
The point is , you can never know for sure what life has in store .
It may seem completely hopeless now , but what if six months after you kill yourself some researcher stumbles entirely by chance upon a new drug that works wonders for Crohn 's ?
You wo n't be able to feel silly , because you 'll be dead .
Besides , you never know what an individual can bring to others , or just how important he can be .
What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Gandhi ?
What if your friendship and example of courage prevents someone else from comitting suicide , and that person goes on help thousands of others somehow ?
I do n't want to appear to give you lessons , but I genuinely believe that struglling for survival is always the most logical option .
Sometimes you have no power to improve your situation at all , but that possibility may come later .
To take advantage of it , you have to survive long enough .
You want to get rid of your suffering , and suicide will do that .
But it will also rid you of the enjoyment of not suffering , making the whole thing pointless .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Hey, I know this is just an online forum, but I feel I gotta say what I'm suprised noone else has said yet : don't kill yourself!
Seriously, I won't claim I know how you feel because I can't possibly fathom what it must be like to suffer that much.
But I know there are some people who carry on despite terrible diseases and constant pain, so I know it must be possible somehow.
Adaptation takes time, I guess, but I think it's possible.
The point is, you can never know for sure what life has in store.
It may seem completely hopeless now, but what if six months after you kill yourself some researcher stumbles entirely by chance upon a new drug that works wonders for Crohn's?
You won't be able to feel silly, because you'll be dead.
Besides, you never know what an individual can bring to others, or just how important he can be.
What if you turn out to have a child that becomes the new Gandhi?
What if your friendship and example of courage prevents someone else from comitting suicide, and that person goes on help thousands of others somehow?
I don't want to appear to give you lessons, but I genuinely believe that struglling for survival is always the most logical option.
Sometimes you have no power to improve your situation at all, but that possibility may come later.
To take advantage of it, you have to survive long enough.
You want to get rid of your suffering, and suicide will do that.
But it will also rid you of the enjoyment of not suffering, making the whole thing pointless.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498300</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261235820000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Nice work hijacking this article.  I am glad I get to read all about you and your life.  Good work!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Nice work hijacking this article .
I am glad I get to read all about you and your life .
Good work !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Nice work hijacking this article.
I am glad I get to read all about you and your life.
Good work!</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30510308</id>
	<title>Re:My heart goes out to him...</title>
	<author>tehcyder</author>
	<datestamp>1261392960000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>Alien is easily one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time if not the best. Like Yorkie, it's not for girls! (except bad-ass girls)</p></div>
</blockquote><p>
Did you not notice that the main character is a "girl"?</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Alien is easily one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time if not the best .
Like Yorkie , it 's not for girls !
( except bad-ass girls ) Did you not notice that the main character is a " girl " ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Alien is easily one of the best Sci-Fi movies of all time if not the best.
Like Yorkie, it's not for girls!
(except bad-ass girls)

Did you not notice that the main character is a "girl"?
	</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30498104</id>
	<title>Re:Unfortunate</title>
	<author>cenc</author>
	<datestamp>1261233300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I am with you. I was looking for something worthy of really testing out a new home theater system and that hits the mark perfectly.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I am with you .
I was looking for something worthy of really testing out a new home theater system and that hits the mark perfectly .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I am with you.
I was looking for something worthy of really testing out a new home theater system and that hits the mark perfectly.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_12_19_0212237.30499620</id>
	<title>Gifted Writer and Director will be missed</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1261249080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Thanks for all your efforts and insights Dan, you will be missed and remembered<br>for your innovative and clever work.</p><p>jr</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Thanks for all your efforts and insights Dan , you will be missed and rememberedfor your innovative and clever work.jr</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Thanks for all your efforts and insights Dan, you will be missed and rememberedfor your innovative and clever work.jr</sentencetext>
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