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   :) Not by the real Turin an' not who Turin is. The people using this   
   tactic are a gang of cyber criminals, here's a borrowed quote wrt to   
   some of their other activities:   
      
      
   "...a gang of online thieves who do specialize in identity theft and   
   forgeries among other cyber activities.   
      
   The purpose of this post was not trolling or fun or personal vendettas.   
   It was gang intimidation oriented toward facilitating criminal   
   activities; which, includes the trading of drugs, pornography and   
   copyrighted works. This group uses "alt.usenet.kooks" as an operating   
   base on Usenet. They are well known for stalking and intimidation of a   
   much more serious nature against targeted individuals.   
      
   You are encouraged to report such behavior to federal authorities   
   whenever it is encountered."   
      
      
   On 03/12/2017 01:30 AM, Turin Turd wrote:   
   > On 11/03/2017 16:56, Marxette wrote:   
   >> :) Not by the real Turin an' not who Turin is. The people using   
   >> this tactic are a gang of cyber criminals, here's a borrowed quote   
   >> wrt to some of their other activities:   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> "...a gang of online thieves who do specialize in identity theft   
   >> and forgeries among other cyber activities.   
   >>   
   >> The purpose of this post was not trolling or fun or personal   
   >> vendettas. It was gang intimidation oriented toward facilitating   
   >> criminal activities; which, includes the trading of drugs,   
   >> pornography and copyrighted works. This group uses   
   >> "alt.usenet.kooks" as an operating base on Usenet. They are well   
   >> known for stalking and intimidation of a much more serious nature   
   >> against targeted individuals.   
   >>   
   >> You are encouraged to report such behavior to federal authorities   
   >> whenever it is encountered."   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> On 03/11/2017 03:13 AM, Turin Turd wrote:   
   >>> On 11/03/2017 02:04, & wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> fake flooding from drug dealer scum posting junk messages to   
   >>>> hide behind traffic they steal your credit card numbers too its   
   >>>> from peter j ross greg hall and alt usenet kooks report   
   >>>> identity thieves and pirates to fbi . i win   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> On 03/10/2017 08:38 PM, Daily Doper wrote:   
   >>>>> New research analyzing millions of U.S. medical records   
   >>>>> suggests that marijuana use raises an adult’s risk of stroke   
   >>>>> and heart failure.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The study couldn’t prove cause-and-effect, but the   
   >>>>> researchers said they tried to account for other heart risk   
   >>>>> factors.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> “Even when we corrected for known risk factors, we still   
   >>>>> found a higher rate of both stroke and heart failure in these   
   >>>>> patients,” explained lead researcher Dr. Aditi Kalla, a   
   >>>>> cardiologist at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> “That leads us to believe that there is something else going   
   >>>>> on besides just obesity or diet-related cardiovascular side   
   >>>>> effects,” Kalla said in a news release from the American   
   >>>>> College of Cardiology (ACC).   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Her team is slated to present its findings March 18 at the   
   >>>>> ACC’s annual meeting, in Washington, D.C.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> In the study, Kalla’s group looked at 20 million health   
   >>>>> records of patients aged 18 to 55 who were discharged from   
   >>>>> one of more than a thousand hospitals across the United   
   >>>>> States in 2009 and 2010.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Of those patients, 1.5 percent said they’d used marijuana.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Such use was associated with a much higher risk for stroke,   
   >>>>> heart failure, coronary artery disease and sudden cardiac   
   >>>>> death. Pot use was also tied to common heart disease risk   
   >>>>> factors such as obesity, high blood pressure, smoking and   
   >>>>> drinking, the researchers said.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> After adjusting for those risk factors, the researchers   
   >>>>> concluded that marijuana use was independently associated   
   >>>>> with a 26 percent increased risk of stroke and a 10 percent   
   >>>>> increased risk of heart failure.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> “More research will be needed to understand the [reasons]   
   >>>>> behind this effect,” Kalla said.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Not everyone agreed the findings are cause for alarm,   
   >>>>> however.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Paul Armentaro is deputy director of NORML, a marijuana   
   >>>>> advocacy group. He called the increase in heart risk, “a   
   >>>>> relatively nominal one,” and said the study “is inconsistent   
   >>>>> with the findings of several other longitudinal studies   
   >>>>> finding that those who consume cannabis, but not tobacco,   
   >>>>> suffer no greater likelihood of adverse events compared to   
   >>>>> those with no history of use.”   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> NORML agrees that certain groups -- adolescents, pregnant or   
   >>>>> nursing mothers, people with a history of psychiatric   
   >>>>> illness, or those with a prior history of heart disease --   
   >>>>> may want to avoid marijuana due to the potential effects on   
   >>>>> health.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> But others may want to talk the issue over with their   
   >>>>> doctors. “As with any medication, patients should consult   
   >>>>> thoroughly with their physician before deciding whether the   
   >>>>> medical use of cannabis is safe and appropriate,” Armentaro   
   >>>>> said.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Study author Kalla noted that medical or recreational   
   >>>>> marijuana use is now legal in more than half of U.S. states   
   >>>>> -- so a better understanding of its health effects is   
   >>>>> needed.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The good, bad and unknown about marijuana’s health effects   
   >>>>> “Like all other drugs, whether they’re prescribed or not   
   >>>>> prescribed, we want to know the effects and side effects of   
   >>>>> this drug,” Kalla said. “It’s important for physicians to   
   >>>>> know these effects so we can better educate patients, such as   
   >>>>> those who are inquiring about the safety of cannabis or even   
   >>>>> asking for a prescription for cannabis.”   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Two heart specialists agreed.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> The new study “suggests that marijuana may not be as safe as   
   >>>>> proponents for its legalization claim,” said Dr. Andrew   
   >>>>> Rogove, who directs stroke care at Southside Hospital in Bay   
   >>>>> Shore, N.Y. He believes that “further studies need to be   
   >>>>> performed to elucidate how marijuana use can increase risk   
   >>>>> for stroke and heart failure and if any particular way that   
   >>>>> it is used confers a higher risk.”   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Dr. Shazia Alam directs inpatient stroke services at   
   >>>>> Winthrop- University Hospital, in Mineola, N.Y. She believes   
   >>>>> there’s a growing number of patients of all ages with a   
   >>>>> history of marijuana use.   
   >>>>>   
      
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