Archive for December 30th, 2007
Grigory Pasko: Post-election Metastases
Post-election Metastases
By Grigory Pasko, journalist
Scientists at Cornell University (USA) in 2005 succeeded in identifying the mechanism for the spread of metastases of a cancerous tumor. The scientists established that the appearance of metastases in any organ is preceded by the formation of colonies of bone marrow cells, preparing a kind of “landing site” for the cancer cells.
The scientists discovered that during the formation of metastases, bone marrow cells receive biochemical signals from the “mother” tumor, forcing them to migrate throughout the entire body of the sick organism.
Colonies of chekists – former members of the KGB – are spreading throughout all of Russia at incredible speed. The “biochemical signals” are being spread throughout the entire country from the Kremlin. Former and current chekists, catching these signals, start to migrate throughout the entire body of the big country in the search for any kind of power at all. Nowadays, it is hard to find an agency, all the more so a federal one, in which chekists do not occupy the leadership posts.
Posted: December 30th, 2007 under Czech Republic, Prague, Prague Old Town.
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Eight wishes for 2008
I was tagged by Grendel to do an eight wishes meme. The meme was started by Iain Dale. Well here goes:
1. Good health for my parents. My father turns 82 next week, my mother turns 80 in the summer. They are in reasonable shape for their age but both need to undergo procedures in the coming months. I hope that these procedures ensure they continue to have a good quality of life.
2. Better health for me in the coming year. That means, inter alia: no cracked ribs, no lingering chest or eye infections, no sebaceous cyst problems and no thinking I’ve put my foot on a stair only to find it’s a cat….. with the back pain that causes.
3. The favourable resolution of some work related issues
4. West Ham to be in the 3rd round draw in next season’s UEFA cup
5. Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness continue their close working relationship. Their close collaboration has been one of the most pleasant political surprises for me this year.
6. Peace in Darfur, the Congo, peaceful regime change in Burma and Zimbabwe. Far too many people in the world deserve better prospects. The people of these nations certainly do.
7. Labour to find its way again.
8. A marked increase in the amount of drivel spouted here….
Who to pass this on to?
Posted: December 30th, 2007 under Czech Republic, Prague, Prague Old Town.
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He’s turned Emo
This is just silly!
Posted: December 30th, 2007 under Czech Republic, Prague, Prague Old Town.
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