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hi

 

i have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be in hospital

for a week.

 

how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice, without

starving?

 

any ideas?

 

catherine

 

> " Christy " <seevegan

>

>

>RE: Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet

>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800

>

>Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee what will they think of

>next?

>I wonder, at which point do hunters consider ethics enter into their set of

>actions - at all? Stupid point I suppose.assuming people that could do

>this

>truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for sharing.

>

>

>

>Christy

>

>

>

>~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

>

> " All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See

>yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? "

>-Buddha

>

>

>

> _____

>

>_morgaana_ [morgaana]

>Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM

>

> Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet

>

>

>

>

>

>Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.

>Laura

>--------------------------------

>

>By Reuters

>http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t

>o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html

>

>Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM PST

>

>Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at

>animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state

>wildlife officials up in arms.

>

>A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com, already offers target

>practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot at

>deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said

>Tuesday.

>

>Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web

>site, but they may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet hunting

>does not get out of hand.

>

> " This is the first one I've seen, " said Mike Berger, wildlife director

>at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. " The current state

>statutes don't cover this sort of thing. "

>

>Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto body shop, has invested

>$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can be

>remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas ranch by anyone on the

>Internet anywhere in the world.

>

>The idea came last year while viewing another Web site on which

>cameras posted in the wild are used to snap photos of animals.

>

> " We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said,

>'If you just had a gun for that.' A little lightbulb went off in my

>head, " Underwood said.

>

>Internet hunting could be popular with disabled hunters unable to get

>out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant hunters who cannot afford

>a trip to Texas.

>Digital agenda

>

>Berger said that state law only covers " regulated animals " such as

>native deer and birds and that it cannot prevent Underwood from

>offering Internet hunts of " unregulated " animals such as non-native

>deer, which many ranchers have imported, and wild pigs.

>

>He has proposed a rule that will come up for public discussion in

>January that anyone hunting animals covered by state law must be

>physically on site when they shoot.

>

>Berger expressed reservations about remote-control hunting but noted

>that humans have always adopted new technologies to hunt.

>

> " First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a

>stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless power

>and optics, " Berger said. " Maybe this is the next technological step

>out there. "

>

>Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting as soon as he gets a

>fast Internet connection to his remote ranch that will enable hunters

>to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.

>

>He said an attendant would retrieve shot animals for the shooters, who

>could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist. They could also have

>the meat processed and shipped home, or donated to animal orphanages.

>

>Story Copyright C 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

>

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>

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>To send an email to -

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Hi Catherine

 

I'm sorry you have to go to hospital. I really don't know about the food.

I know Lloyd Grossman re-invented our hospital meals and included veggie

options, but I doubt any are totally vegan. You will need plenty of protein

to help mend properly, so it's a good idea to take lots of bags of nuts with

you, and maybe some cartons of soya milk - you can get small Alpro, which

wouldn't go off before you've finished them. You could also take raisins

and apples, bananas, and other fruits. It might be a good idea to contact

the hospital a week or two beforehand, and let them know you are a vegan,

and ask to speak to their caterers. Do you have a friend who would be able

to bring extra supplies in, if you are left to starve?

 

I have a Hindu friend at work, and (admittedly back in the 70s) when she had

her baby in hospital, she stayed in for a week, and there was no veggie food

at all. After three days of not eating anything, because there was nothing

suitable, her family brought in meals for her.

 

Anyway, good luck.

 

BB

Jo

 

>

> hi

>

> i have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be in

hospital

> for a week.

>

> how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice, without

> starving?

>

> any ideas?

>

> catherine

>

> > " Christy " <seevegan

> >

> >

> >RE: Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by

Internet

> >Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800

> >

> >Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee what will they think of

> >next?

> >I wonder, at which point do hunters consider ethics enter into their set

of

> >actions - at all? Stupid point I suppose.assuming people that could do

> >this

> >truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for sharing.

> >

> >

> >

> >Christy

> >

> >

> >

> >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

> >

> > " All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See

> >yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? "

> >-Buddha

> >

> >

> >

> > _____

> >

> >_morgaana_ [morgaana]

> >Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM

> >

> > Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.

> >Laura

> >--------------------------------

> >

> >By Reuters

> >http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t

> >o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html

> >

> >Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM PST

> >

> >Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at

> >animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state

> >wildlife officials up in arms.

> >

> >A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com, already offers target

> >practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot at

> >deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said

> >Tuesday.

> >

> >Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web

> >site, but they may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet hunting

> >does not get out of hand.

> >

> > " This is the first one I've seen, " said Mike Berger, wildlife director

> >at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. " The current state

> >statutes don't cover this sort of thing. "

> >

> >Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto body shop, has invested

> >$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can be

> >remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas ranch by anyone on the

> >Internet anywhere in the world.

> >

> >The idea came last year while viewing another Web site on which

> >cameras posted in the wild are used to snap photos of animals.

> >

> > " We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said,

> >'If you just had a gun for that.' A little lightbulb went off in my

> >head, " Underwood said.

> >

> >Internet hunting could be popular with disabled hunters unable to get

> >out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant hunters who cannot afford

> >a trip to Texas.

> >Digital agenda

> >

> >Berger said that state law only covers " regulated animals " such as

> >native deer and birds and that it cannot prevent Underwood from

> >offering Internet hunts of " unregulated " animals such as non-native

> >deer, which many ranchers have imported, and wild pigs.

> >

> >He has proposed a rule that will come up for public discussion in

> >January that anyone hunting animals covered by state law must be

> >physically on site when they shoot.

> >

> >Berger expressed reservations about remote-control hunting but noted

> >that humans have always adopted new technologies to hunt.

> >

> > " First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a

> >stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless power

> >and optics, " Berger said. " Maybe this is the next technological step

> >out there. "

> >

> >Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting as soon as he gets a

> >fast Internet connection to his remote ranch that will enable hunters

> >to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.

> >

> >He said an attendant would retrieve shot animals for the shooters, who

> >could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist. They could also have

> >the meat processed and shipped home, or donated to animal orphanages.

> >

> >Story Copyright C 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >To send an email to -

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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hi jo

 

thank you for the advice about nuts etc, i will bear it in mind and take

some with me. i will have to think of thing s that i can take with me, and

which wont go off.

 

its doesnt help that i will be in over crimbo, and friends will be out of

london lol

 

thanks for good luck jo

 

catherine

 

> " Jo bb " <Heartwork

>

>

>Re: nhs hospital food

>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 23:13:30 -0000

>

>Hi Catherine

>

>I'm sorry you have to go to hospital. I really don't know about the food.

>I know Lloyd Grossman re-invented our hospital meals and included veggie

>options, but I doubt any are totally vegan. You will need plenty of

>protein

>to help mend properly, so it's a good idea to take lots of bags of nuts

>with

>you, and maybe some cartons of soya milk - you can get small Alpro, which

>wouldn't go off before you've finished them. You could also take raisins

>and apples, bananas, and other fruits. It might be a good idea to contact

>the hospital a week or two beforehand, and let them know you are a vegan,

>and ask to speak to their caterers. Do you have a friend who would be able

>to bring extra supplies in, if you are left to starve?

>

>I have a Hindu friend at work, and (admittedly back in the 70s) when she

>had

>her baby in hospital, she stayed in for a week, and there was no veggie

>food

>at all. After three days of not eating anything, because there was nothing

>suitable, her family brought in meals for her.

>

>Anyway, good luck.

>

>BB

>Jo

>

> >

> > hi

> >

> > i have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be in

>hospital

> > for a week.

> >

> > how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice, without

> > starving?

> >

> > any ideas?

> >

> > catherine

> >

> > > " Christy " <seevegan

> > >

> > >

> > >RE: Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by

>Internet

> > >Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800

> > >

> > >Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee what will they think of

> > >next?

> > >I wonder, at which point do hunters consider ethics enter into their

>set

>of

> > >actions - at all? Stupid point I suppose.assuming people that could do

> > >this

> > >truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for sharing.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >Christy

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

> > >

> > > " All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See

> > >yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? "

> > >-Buddha

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > _____

> > >

> > >_morgaana_ [morgaana]

> > >Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM

> > >

> > > Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.

> > >Laura

> > >--------------------------------

> > >

> > >By Reuters

> > >http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t

> > >o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html

> > >

> > >Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM PST

> > >

> > >Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at

> > >animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state

> > >wildlife officials up in arms.

> > >

> > >A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com, already offers target

> > >practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot at

> > >deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said

> > >Tuesday.

> > >

> > >Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web

> > >site, but they may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet hunting

> > >does not get out of hand.

> > >

> > > " This is the first one I've seen, " said Mike Berger, wildlife director

> > >at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. " The current state

> > >statutes don't cover this sort of thing. "

> > >

> > >Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto body shop, has invested

> > >$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can be

> > >remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas ranch by anyone on the

> > >Internet anywhere in the world.

> > >

> > >The idea came last year while viewing another Web site on which

> > >cameras posted in the wild are used to snap photos of animals.

> > >

> > > " We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said,

> > >'If you just had a gun for that.' A little lightbulb went off in my

> > >head, " Underwood said.

> > >

> > >Internet hunting could be popular with disabled hunters unable to get

> > >out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant hunters who cannot afford

> > >a trip to Texas.

> > >Digital agenda

> > >

> > >Berger said that state law only covers " regulated animals " such as

> > >native deer and birds and that it cannot prevent Underwood from

> > >offering Internet hunts of " unregulated " animals such as non-native

> > >deer, which many ranchers have imported, and wild pigs.

> > >

> > >He has proposed a rule that will come up for public discussion in

> > >January that anyone hunting animals covered by state law must be

> > >physically on site when they shoot.

> > >

> > >Berger expressed reservations about remote-control hunting but noted

> > >that humans have always adopted new technologies to hunt.

> > >

> > > " First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a

> > >stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless power

> > >and optics, " Berger said. " Maybe this is the next technological step

> > >out there. "

> > >

> > >Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting as soon as he gets a

> > >fast Internet connection to his remote ranch that will enable hunters

> > >to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.

> > >

> > >He said an attendant would retrieve shot animals for the shooters, who

> > >could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist. They could also have

> > >the meat processed and shipped home, or donated to animal orphanages.

> > >

> > >Story Copyright C 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >To send an email to -

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

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good luck catherine!

 

i know most hospitals here have to cater to certain diets and such

then again, with the insurance premiums we pay, they should feed you after you

get home as well....

sheesh

fraggle

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fraggle thank you for your good wishes x

 

>fraggle <EBbrewpunx

>

>

>Re: nhs hospital food

>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 15:26:39 -0800 (GMT-08:00)

>

>

>good luck catherine!

>

>i know most hospitals here have to cater to certain diets and such

>then again, with the insurance premiums we pay, they should feed you after

>you get home as well....

>sheesh

>fraggle

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I would also speak

with your physician on this matter and ask the physicians office that when

making your arrangements to include your dietary needs. If there is any trouble

you will know in advance and your doctor should be able to deal with the

hospitals staff appropriately, including the dietician. Good luck! Where are

you located?

 

 

Christy

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

" All beings

tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others.

Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? "

-Buddha

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catherine Harris

[cait2]

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

2:48 PM

 

RE: nhs

hospital food

 

 

hi

 

i have to have an operation at christmas, and i

will have to be in hospital

for a week.

 

how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no

vegan choice, without

starving?

 

any ideas?

 

catherine

 

> " Christy "

<seevegan

>

>

>RE: Texas officials wary

of plan to hunt by Internet

>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800

>

>Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee

what will they think of

>next?

>I wonder, at which point do hunters consider

ethics enter into their set of

>actions - at all? Stupid point I

suppose.assuming people that could do

>this

>truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for

sharing.

>

>

>

>Christy

>

>

>

>~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

>

> " All beings tremble before violence. All

fear death, all love life. See

>yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt?

What harm can you do? "

>-Buddha

>

>

>

> _____

>

>_morgaana_

[morgaana]

>Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM

>

> Texas officials wary of

plan to hunt by Internet

>

>

>

>

>

>Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.

>Laura

>--------------------------------

>

>By Reuters

>http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t

>o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html

>

>Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM

PST

>

>Hunters soon may be able to sit at their

computers and blast away at

>animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a

prospect that has state

>wildlife officials up in arms.

>

>A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com,

already offers target

>practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could

soon let hunters shoot at

>deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator

John Underwood said

>Tuesday.

>

>Texas officials are not quite sure what to

make of Underwood's Web

>site, but they may tweak existing laws to make

sure Internet hunting

>does not get out of hand.

>

> " This is the first one I've seen, "

said Mike Berger, wildlife director

>at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

" The current state

>statutes don't cover this sort of thing. "

>

>Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto

body shop, has invested

>$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and

camera that can be

>remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas

ranch by anyone on the

>Internet anywhere in the world.

>

>The idea came last year while viewing another

Web site on which

>cameras posted in the wild are used to snap

photos of animals.

>

> " We were looking at a beautiful

white-tail buck and my friend said,

>'If you just had a gun for that.' A little

lightbulb went off in my

>head, " Underwood said.

>

>Internet hunting could be popular with disabled

hunters unable to get

>out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant

hunters who cannot afford

>a trip to Texas.

>Digital agenda

>

>Berger said that state law only covers

" regulated animals " such as

>native deer and birds and that it cannot

prevent Underwood from

>offering Internet hunts of

" unregulated " animals such as non-native

>deer, which many ranchers have imported, and

wild pigs.

>

>He has proposed a rule that will come up for

public discussion in

>January that anyone hunting animals covered by

state law must be

>physically on site when they shoot.

>

>Berger expressed reservations about

remote-control hunting but noted

>that humans have always adopted new

technologies to hunt.

>

> " First it was rocks and clubs, then we

sharpened it and put it on a

>stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black

powder, smokeless power

>and optics, " Berger said. " Maybe

this is the next technological step

>out there. "

>

>Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting

as soon as he gets a

>fast Internet connection to his remote ranch

that will enable hunters

>to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.

>

>He said an attendant would retrieve shot

animals for the shooters, who

>could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist.

They could also have

>the meat processed and shipped home, or

donated to animal orphanages.

>

>Story Copyright C 2004 Reuters

Limited. All rights reserved.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>To send an email to

-

>

>

>

>

>

>

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they have physicians in the UK?

i thought they just wheel maggie thatcher past and she makes the appropriate

cuts

*ducks and runs*

 

 

Christy <seevegan

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >i have to have an operation at christmas, and i

will have to be in hospital </font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >for a week.</font></tt><br>

<br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no

vegan choice, without </font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >starving?</font></tt><br>

<br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >any ideas?</font></tt><br>

<br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >catherine</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >> " Christy "

<seevegan</font></tt><br>

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</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>RE: Texas officials wary

of plan to hunt by Internet</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04

-0800</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee

what will they think of </font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>next?</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>I wonder, at which point do hunters consider

ethics enter into their set of</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>actions - at all?  Stupid point I

suppose.assuming people that could do </font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>this</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for

sharing.</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Christy</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >> " All beings tremble before violence. All

fear death, all love life. See</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt?

What harm can you do? " </font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>-Buddha</font></tt><br>

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AM</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >> Texas officials wary of

plan to hunt by Internet</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Well, this is pretty freaking

disgusting.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Laura</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>--------------------------------</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>By Reuters</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >><a

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xas+officials+wary+of+plan+t</a></font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Hunters soon may be able to sit at their

computers and blast away at</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a

prospect that has state</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>wildlife officials up in arms.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com,

already offers target</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could

soon let hunters shoot at</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator

John Underwood said</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Tuesday.</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Texas officials are not quite sure what to

make of Underwood's Web</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>site, but they may tweak existing laws to make

sure Internet hunting</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>does not get out of hand.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >> " This is the first one I've seen, "

said Mike Berger, wildlife director</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

" The current state</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>statutes don't cover this sort of

thing. " </font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto

body shop, has invested</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and

camera that can be</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas

ranch by anyone on the</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Internet anywhere in the world.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>The idea came last year while viewing another

Web site on which</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>cameras posted in the wild are used to snap

photos of animals.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >> " We were looking at a beautiful

white-tail buck and my friend said,</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>'If you just had a gun for that.' A little

lightbulb went off in my</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>head, " Underwood said.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Internet hunting could be popular with disabled

hunters unable to get</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant

hunters who cannot afford</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>a trip to Texas.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Digital agenda</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Berger said that state law only covers

" regulated animals " such as</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>native deer and birds and that it cannot

prevent Underwood from</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>offering Internet hunts of

" unregulated " animals such as non-native</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>deer, which many ranchers have imported, and

wild pigs.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>He has proposed a rule that will come up for

public discussion in</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>January that anyone hunting animals covered by

state law must be</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>physically on site when they

shoot.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Berger expressed reservations about

remote-control hunting but noted</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>that humans have always adopted new

technologies to hunt.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >> " First it was rocks and clubs, then we

sharpened it and put it on a</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black

powder, smokeless power</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>and optics, " Berger said. " Maybe

this is the next technological step</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>out there. " </font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting

as soon as he gets a</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>fast Internet connection to his remote ranch

that will enable hunters</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>to aim the rifle quickly at passing

animals.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>He said an attendant would retrieve shot

animals for the shooters, who</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist.

They could also have</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>the meat processed and shipped home, or

donated to animal orphanages.</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier New " >>Story Copyright  C 2004 Reuters

Limited.  All rights reserved.</font></tt><br>

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I'd call the hospital ahead of time and tell them you will eat only whole grains, fruits and vegetables. How can they complain about this?? If possible, get your doctor to put in the word as well. Then, eat only what fits. Catherine Harris <cait2 wrote:

hii have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be in hospital for a week.how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice, without starving?any ideas?catherine>"Christy" <seevegan> >>RE: Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800>>Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee what will they think of >next?>I wonder, at which point do hunters consider ethics enter into their set of>actions - at all? Stupid point I suppose.assuming people that could do >this>truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for

sharing.>>>>Christy>>>>~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~>>"All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See>yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?">-Buddha>>>> _____>>_morgaana_ [morgaana]>Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM> > Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet>>>>>>Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.>Laura>-------------------------------->>By Reuters>http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t>o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html>>Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM

PST>>Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at>animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state>wildlife officials up in arms.>>A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com, already offers target>practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot at>deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said>Tuesday.>>Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web>site, but they may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet hunting>does not get out of hand.>>"This is the first one I've seen," said Mike Berger, wildlife director>at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "The current state>statutes don't cover this sort of thing.">>Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto body shop, has invested>$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can

be>remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas ranch by anyone on the>Internet anywhere in the world.>>The idea came last year while viewing another Web site on which>cameras posted in the wild are used to snap photos of animals.>>"We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said,>'If you just had a gun for that.' A little lightbulb went off in my>head," Underwood said.>>Internet hunting could be popular with disabled hunters unable to get>out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant hunters who cannot afford>a trip to Texas.>Digital agenda>>Berger said that state law only covers "regulated animals" such as>native deer and birds and that it cannot prevent Underwood from>offering Internet hunts of "unregulated" animals such as non-native>deer, which many ranchers have imported, and wild pigs.>>He has proposed a rule

that will come up for public discussion in>January that anyone hunting animals covered by state law must be>physically on site when they shoot.>>Berger expressed reservations about remote-control hunting but noted>that humans have always adopted new technologies to hunt.>>"First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a>stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless power>and optics," Berger said. "Maybe this is the next technological step>out there.">>Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting as soon as he gets a>fast Internet connection to his remote ranch that will enable hunters>to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.>>He said an attendant would retrieve shot animals for the shooters, who>could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist. They could also have>the meat processed and shipped home, or donated to

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On Wed, 17 Nov 2004, Catherine Harris wrote:

 

>

> hi

>

> i have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be in hospital

> for a week.

>

> how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice, without

> starving?

 

Last time I was in the hospital, I gave the hospital dietician information

about what brand of frozen, microwaveable vegan meals was available

locally. They were supposed to have some on hand by the time I checked in.

Then, when it turned out they didn't get them, I got a friend to bring me

food until the hospital got around to sending someone out to buy the vegan

meals for me.

 

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Hi Fraggle

 

> i thought they just wheel maggie thatcher past and she makes the

appropriate cuts

 

They retired Maggie Thatcher a few years ago... we now have the

" new-improved " Thatcher...aka Tony Blair... BTW, am I particularly slow, or

has anyone else noticed that he has the same initials as a nasty disease???

 

BB

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HAHA! I am in the states

so I have no idea what it’s like in your neck of the woods! J

 

 

Christy

Washington State

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

" All beings

tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See yourself in others.

Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? "

-Buddha

 

 

 

 

 

 

fraggle

[EBbrewpunx]

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

5:06 PM

 

RE: nhs

hospital food

 

 

they have physicians in the UK?

i thought they just wheel maggie thatcher past and

she makes the appropriate cuts

*ducks and runs*

 

 

Christy <seevegan

Nov 17, 2004 4:48 PM

 

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17, 2004

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<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >i have to have an operation at christmas, and i

will have to be in hospital

</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >for a week.</font></tt><br>

<br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no

vegan choice, without

</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >starving?</font></tt><br>

<br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

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<tt><font face= " Courier

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<seevegan</font></tt><br>

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<tt><font face= " Courier

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</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

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of plan to hunt by

Internet</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04

-0800</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >></font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >>Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee

what will they think of

</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >>next?</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >>I wonder, at which point do hunters consider

ethics enter into their set

of</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >>actions - at all? Stupid point I

suppose.assuming people that could do

</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >>this</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >>truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for

sharing.</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

New " >></font></tt><br>

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fear death, all love life.

See</font></tt><br>

<tt><font face= " Courier

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Hi Catherine

 

Animal Aid did a survey about hospital food for vegans and veggies

quite recently. They have a hospital catering pack on their website.

 

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/veggie/archive.htm

 

Hope this is useful and I hope the operation and recovery goes well.

 

Debbie

, " Catherine Harris " <cait2@h...>

wrote:

> hi

>

> i have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be in

hospital

> for a week.

>

> how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice,

without

> starving?

>

> any ideas?

>

> catherine

>

> > " Christy " <seevegan@t...>

> >

> >

> >RE: Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by

Internet

> >Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800

> >

> >Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee what will they

think of

> >next?

> >I wonder, at which point do hunters consider ethics enter into

their set of

> >actions - at all? Stupid point I suppose.assuming people that

could do

> >this

> >truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for sharing.

> >

> >

> >

> >Christy

> >

> >

> >

> >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

> >

> > " All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love

life. See

> >yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? "

> >-Buddha

> >

> >

> >

> > _____

> >

> >_morgaana_ [morgaana@a...]

> >Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM

> >

> > Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by

Internet

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.

> >Laura

> >--------------------------------

> >

> >By Reuters

> >http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t

> >o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html

> >

> >Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM PST

> >

> >Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away

at

> >animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has

state

> >wildlife officials up in arms.

> >

> >A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com, already offers target

> >practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot

at

> >deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said

> >Tuesday.

> >

> >Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web

> >site, but they may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet

hunting

> >does not get out of hand.

> >

> > " This is the first one I've seen, " said Mike Berger, wildlife

director

> >at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. " The current state

> >statutes don't cover this sort of thing. "

> >

> >Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto body shop, has

invested

> >$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can be

> >remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas ranch by anyone on

the

> >Internet anywhere in the world.

> >

> >The idea came last year while viewing another Web site on which

> >cameras posted in the wild are used to snap photos of animals.

> >

> > " We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said,

> >'If you just had a gun for that.' A little lightbulb went off in my

> >head, " Underwood said.

> >

> >Internet hunting could be popular with disabled hunters unable to

get

> >out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant hunters who cannot

afford

> >a trip to Texas.

> >Digital agenda

> >

> >Berger said that state law only covers " regulated animals " such as

> >native deer and birds and that it cannot prevent Underwood from

> >offering Internet hunts of " unregulated " animals such as non-native

> >deer, which many ranchers have imported, and wild pigs.

> >

> >He has proposed a rule that will come up for public discussion in

> >January that anyone hunting animals covered by state law must be

> >physically on site when they shoot.

> >

> >Berger expressed reservations about remote-control hunting but

noted

> >that humans have always adopted new technologies to hunt.

> >

> > " First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a

> >stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless

power

> >and optics, " Berger said. " Maybe this is the next technological

step

> >out there. "

> >

> >Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting as soon as he

gets a

> >fast Internet connection to his remote ranch that will enable

hunters

> >to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.

> >

> >He said an attendant would retrieve shot animals for the shooters,

who

> >could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist. They could also

have

> >the meat processed and shipped home, or donated to animal

orphanages.

> >

> >Story Copyright C 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >To send an email to -

 

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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Oh yes - very apt!

 

BB

Jo

>

> They retired Maggie Thatcher a few years ago... we now have the

> " new-improved " Thatcher...aka Tony Blair... BTW, am I particularly slow,

or

> has anyone else noticed that he has the same initials as a nasty

disease???

>

> BB

> Peter

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Hi Catherine

 

Some further thoughts on your hospital supplies...

 

I really would take lots of nuts and raisins, and small cartons of alpro and

apples and bananas. You could also take some tomatoes - they would last

quite well. You could take bread rolls to last the first couple of days.

Maybe after that time the hospital catering will have sorted itself out and

be able to feed you properly. You may be able to eat the vegetables from

the dinners, and if their Cornflakes/Rice Krispies are Kellogs they are

vegan. You can pour water on them if necessary - not so nice but it would

help fill you up. You could ask them to find out if their bread/toast is

vegan, and eat it with jam as it is unlikely that they would have vegan

margarine. There are Trufree vegan pot rices (like pot noodles only better)

in two flavours. You could take some of them with you and ask for near

boiling water to put on them.

 

BB

Jo

 

 

-

" Catherine Harris " <cait2

 

Wednesday, November 17, 2004 10:48 PM

RE: nhs hospital food

 

 

>

> hi

>

> i have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be in

hospital

> for a week.

>

> how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice, without

> starving?

>

> any ideas?

>

> catherine

>

> > " Christy " <seevegan

> >

> >

> >RE: Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by

Internet

> >Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800

> >

> >Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee what will they think of

> >next?

> >I wonder, at which point do hunters consider ethics enter into their set

of

> >actions - at all? Stupid point I suppose.assuming people that could do

> >this

> >truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for sharing.

> >

> >

> >

> >Christy

> >

> >

> >

> >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

> >

> > " All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See

> >yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? "

> >-Buddha

> >

> >

> >

> > _____

> >

> >_morgaana_ [morgaana]

> >Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM

> >

> > Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.

> >Laura

> >--------------------------------

> >

> >By Reuters

> >http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t

> >o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html

> >

> >Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM PST

> >

> >Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at

> >animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state

> >wildlife officials up in arms.

> >

> >A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com, already offers target

> >practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot at

> >deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said

> >Tuesday.

> >

> >Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web

> >site, but they may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet hunting

> >does not get out of hand.

> >

> > " This is the first one I've seen, " said Mike Berger, wildlife director

> >at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. " The current state

> >statutes don't cover this sort of thing. "

> >

> >Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto body shop, has invested

> >$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can be

> >remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas ranch by anyone on the

> >Internet anywhere in the world.

> >

> >The idea came last year while viewing another Web site on which

> >cameras posted in the wild are used to snap photos of animals.

> >

> > " We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said,

> >'If you just had a gun for that.' A little lightbulb went off in my

> >head, " Underwood said.

> >

> >Internet hunting could be popular with disabled hunters unable to get

> >out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant hunters who cannot afford

> >a trip to Texas.

> >Digital agenda

> >

> >Berger said that state law only covers " regulated animals " such as

> >native deer and birds and that it cannot prevent Underwood from

> >offering Internet hunts of " unregulated " animals such as non-native

> >deer, which many ranchers have imported, and wild pigs.

> >

> >He has proposed a rule that will come up for public discussion in

> >January that anyone hunting animals covered by state law must be

> >physically on site when they shoot.

> >

> >Berger expressed reservations about remote-control hunting but noted

> >that humans have always adopted new technologies to hunt.

> >

> > " First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a

> >stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless power

> >and optics, " Berger said. " Maybe this is the next technological step

> >out there. "

> >

> >Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting as soon as he gets a

> >fast Internet connection to his remote ranch that will enable hunters

> >to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.

> >

> >He said an attendant would retrieve shot animals for the shooters, who

> >could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist. They could also have

> >the meat processed and shipped home, or donated to animal orphanages.

> >

> >Story Copyright C 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >To send an email to -

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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Hi Catherine,

 

When I was in hospital for a week when my first child was born i was surprising how obliging they were. They asked me if I had any special dietary requests and I said that I was vegan and they asked me what I ate,- I said my partner was bringing in most of my food , but if they could get me some soya milk and make me some beans on toast and a jacket potatoe with some veg and they did it,- most of the veg was overcooked but they got me soya milk and came up with a few other ideas aswell,

 

hope this helps,

 

Jo

 

 

 

 

-

Jo bb

Thursday, November 18, 2004 10:36 PM

Re: nhs hospital food

Hi CatherineSome further thoughts on your hospital supplies...I really would take lots of nuts and raisins, and small cartons of alpro andapples and bananas. You could also take some tomatoes - they would lastquite well. You could take bread rolls to last the first couple of days.Maybe after that time the hospital catering will have sorted itself out andbe able to feed you properly. You may be able to eat the vegetables fromthe dinners, and if their Cornflakes/Rice Krispies are Kellogs they arevegan. You can pour water on them if necessary - not so nice but it wouldhelp fill you up. You could ask them to find out if their bread/toast isvegan, and eat it with jam as it is unlikely that they would have veganmargarine. There are Trufree vegan pot rices (like pot noodles only better)in two flavours. You could take some of them with you and ask for nearboiling water to put on them.BBJo-"Catherine Harris" <cait2Wednesday, November 17, 2004 10:48 PMRE: nhs hospital food>> hi>> i have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be inhospital> for a week.>> how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice, without> starving?>> any ideas?>> catherine>> >"Christy" <seevegan> > > >> >RE: Texas officials wary of plan to hunt byInternet> >Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800> >> >Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee what will they think of> >next?> >I wonder, at which point do hunters consider ethics enter into their setof> >actions - at all? Stupid point I suppose.assuming people that could do> >this> >truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for sharing.> >> >> >> >Christy> >> >> >> >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~> >> >"All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See> >yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?"> >-Buddha> >> >> >> > _____> >> >_morgaana_ [morgaana]> >Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM> > > > Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet> >> >> >> >> >> >Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.> >Laura> >--------------------------------> >> >By Reuters> >http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t> >o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html> >> >Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM PST> >> >Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away at> >animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state> >wildlife officials up in arms.> >> >A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com, already offers target> >practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot at> >deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said> >Tuesday.> >> >Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web> >site, but they may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet hunting> >does not get out of hand.> >> >"This is the first one I've seen," said Mike Berger, wildlife director> >at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "The current state> >statutes don't cover this sort of thing."> >> >Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto body shop, has invested> >$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can be> >remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas ranch by anyone on the> >Internet anywhere in the world.> >> >The idea came last year while viewing another Web site on which> >cameras posted in the wild are used to snap photos of animals.> >> >"We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said,> >'If you just had a gun for that.' A little lightbulb went off in my> >head," Underwood said.> >> >Internet hunting could be popular with disabled hunters unable to get> >out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant hunters who cannot afford> >a trip to Texas.> >Digital agenda> >> >Berger said that state law only covers "regulated animals" such as> >native deer and birds and that it cannot prevent Underwood from> >offering Internet hunts of "unregulated" animals such as non-native> >deer, which many ranchers have imported, and wild pigs.> >> >He has proposed a rule that will come up for public discussion in> >January that anyone hunting animals covered by state law must be> >physically on site when they shoot.> >> >Berger expressed reservations about remote-control hunting but noted> >that humans have always adopted new technologies to hunt.> >> >"First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a> >stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless power> >and optics," Berger said. "Maybe this is the next technological step> >out there."> >> >Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting as soon as he gets a> >fast Internet connection to his remote ranch that will enable hunters> >to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.> >> >He said an attendant would retrieve shot animals for the shooters, who> >could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist. They could also have> >the meat processed and shipped home, or donated to animal orphanages.> >> >Story Copyright C 2004 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >To send an email to - > >> >> >> >> >> >> >

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Hi Catherine,

Sorry to hear that you will be spending Chrimbo trying to avoid MRSA?!...only joking, not cheering you up eh?! ( on that subject, try and insist that the nurses wash their hands, I read a column the other day, where they were advising patients to take antiseptic wipe to hospitol with them , advising them to keep wiping the handles to the toilets/ the bedside cabinet etc...)

I was under the impression that on admittamce , you were normally asked whether you had any dietry requirements, and that you can ask to see the hospitol nutritionist ( every hospitol should have one......allegidly)

have a scan at this link:

http://patientexperience.nhsestates.gov.uk/bhf/bhf_content/for_patients/diets.asp

 

Hope this helps.........don`t know if they accomodate Pagan ceremonys on site though!

 

The Valley Vegan....

Catherine Harris <cait2 wrote:

hii have to have an operation at christmas, and i will have to be in hospital for a week.how do vegans cope with hospital food if theres no vegan choice, without starving?any ideas?catherine>"Christy" > >>RE: Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:20:04 -0800>>Disgusting for certain but not surprising. Gee what will they think of >next?>I wonder, at which point do hunters consider ethics enter into their set of>actions - at all? Stupid point I suppose.assuming people that could do >this>truly have any ethics to speak of. Thanks for

sharing.>>>>Christy>>>>~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~>>"All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See>yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?">-Buddha>>>> _____>>_morgaana_ [morgaana]>Wednesday, November 17, 2004 9:41 AM> > Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet>>>>>>Well, this is pretty freaking disgusting.>Laura>-------------------------------->>By Reuters>http://news.com.com/Texas+officials+wary+of+plan+t>o+hunt+by+Internet/2100-1030_3-5455991.html>>Story last modified November 17, 2004, 5:23 AM PST>>Hunters soon may be able to sit at their computers and blast away

at>animals on a Texas ranch via the Internet, a prospect that has state>wildlife officials up in arms.>>A controversial Web site, www.live-shot.com, already offers target>practice with a .22 caliber rifle and could soon let hunters shoot at>deer, antelope and wild pigs, site creator John Underwood said>Tuesday.>>Texas officials are not quite sure what to make of Underwood's Web>site, but they may tweak existing laws to make sure Internet hunting>does not get out of hand.>>"This is the first one I've seen," said Mike Berger, wildlife director>at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "The current state>statutes don't cover this sort of thing.">>Underwood, an estimator for a San Antonio auto body shop, has invested>$10,000 to build a platform for a rifle and camera that can be>remotely aimed on his 330-acre southwest Texas ranch by anyone on

the>Internet anywhere in the world.>>The idea came last year while viewing another Web site on which>cameras posted in the wild are used to snap photos of animals.>>"We were looking at a beautiful white-tail buck and my friend said,>'If you just had a gun for that.' A little lightbulb went off in my>head," Underwood said.>>Internet hunting could be popular with disabled hunters unable to get>out in the woods, Underwood said, or distant hunters who cannot afford>a trip to Texas.>Digital agenda>>Berger said that state law only covers "regulated animals" such as>native deer and birds and that it cannot prevent Underwood from>offering Internet hunts of "unregulated" animals such as non-native>deer, which many ranchers have imported, and wild pigs.>>He has proposed a rule that will come up for public discussion in>January that anyone hunting

animals covered by state law must be>physically on site when they shoot.>>Berger expressed reservations about remote-control hunting but noted>that humans have always adopted new technologies to hunt.>>"First it was rocks and clubs, then we sharpened it and put it on a>stick. Then there was the bow and arrow, black powder, smokeless power>and optics," Berger said. "Maybe this is the next technological step>out there.">>Underwood, 39, said he will offer animal hunting as soon as he gets a>fast Internet connection to his remote ranch that will enable hunters>to aim the rifle quickly at passing animals.>>He said an attendant would retrieve shot animals for the shooters, who>could have the heads preserved by a taxidermist. They could also have>the meat processed and shipped home, or donated to animal orphanages.>>Story Copyright C 2004 Reuters Limited. All

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