Thursday, October 05, 2017

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Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Oct 04 06:52AM -0500

On 10/4/17 00:46, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This brain center is critical to the integration of the senses,
> receiving information from almost all the senses and transmitting
> this to the cerebral cortex. Name it.
 
Thalamus
 
> input into the cerebral cortex. This sense is believed to be
> reduced in humans due to our large cerebral cortex. Which sense
> is it?
 
Smell
 
> 3. Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Merkel cell complexes,
> and Rufinni endings are all receptors for one of our senses.
> In which organ would you find these mechanoreceptors?
 
Ear
 
> vaare. Gur bhgre rne'f checbfr vf gur shaaryvat bs fbhaq sebz
> gur raivebazrag vagb gur rne. Jung vf gur nangbzvpny anzr sbe
> gur cneg bs gur rne gung jr frr ba gur bhgfvqr bs gur uhzna obql?
 
Pinna
 
> pryyf naq genafzvggrq gb gur oenva. Gur unve pryyf ner va gur
> onfvyne zrzoenar va gur betna bs Pbegv, juvpu vf sbhaq va *jung
> fcveny fgehpgher* va gur vaare rne?
 
Cochlea
 
> 6. Nppbeqvat gb rkcregf, juvpu frafr vf zbfg yvxryl gb or vzcnverq
> evtug nsgre rngvat n ynetr zrny?
 
Taste
 
> fbzr vaqvivqhnyf unir 4-5 gvzrf gur erthyne qrafvgl, terngyl
> urvtugravat gurve frafr bs gnfgr. Jung anzr vf tvira gb
> fhpu crbcyr?
 
Supertasters
 
> hfrq va fpbgbcvp be ybj-yvtug ivfvba. Guerr glcrf bs pbarf
> ner hfrq va pbybe ivfvba: gurl rnpu frafr qvssrerag jniryratguf
> bs yvtug. Anzr nal bs gur guerr glcrf.
 
Medium
 
 
> A1. What was the original name of the baseball team that joined
> the National League in 1962 along with the New York Mets?
> Full name required.
 
Houston Colt 45s
 
> city and has a different name. What is his nickname?
 
> * B. Entertainment: Shooters
 
> B1. Name the 1976 movie with John Wayne in his last role.
 
The Shootist
 
> was a play on a 1960 French movie by François Truffaut
> ["Troo-FOH"]. In English, give the title of *either*
> the movie or the album. Full and exact answer required.
 
Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player
 
> foreign dignitaries. Within 2, how many guns are fired in
> salutes for provincial lieutenant-governors on occasions
> such as the Speech from the Throne?
 
15
 
 
> E1. Firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson was founded in 1852
> by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. In which northeastern
> US state is the company headquartered?
 
Massachusetts
 
> E2. Name the Austrian gunmaker whose pistols account for an
> estimated 65% of the market share for handguns for American
> law-enforcement agencies.
 
Glock
 
> the 100 top American movie quotes of all time. #94 on
> the list was "I feel the need -- the need for speed."
> Name the 1986 Tom Cruise movie it comes from.
 
Top Gun
tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Oct 04 12:26PM


> 1. This brain center is critical to the integration of the senses,
> receiving information from almost all the senses and transmitting
> this to the cerebral cortex. Name it.
 
hippocampus; cerebellum
 
> input into the cerebral cortex. This sense is believed to be
> reduced in humans due to our large cerebral cortex. Which sense
> is it?
 
scent
 
> 3. Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Merkel cell complexes,
> and Rufinni endings are all receptors for one of our senses.
> In which organ would you find these mechanoreceptors?
 
tongue; nose
 
> pryyf naq genafzvggrq gb gur oenva. Gur unve pryyf ner va gur
> onfvyne zrzoenar va gur betna bs Pbegv, juvpu vf sbhaq va *jung
> fcveny fgehpgher* va gur vaare rne?
 
cochlea
 
> 6. Nppbeqvat gb rkcregf, juvpu frafr vf zbfg yvxryl gb or vzcnverq
> evtug nsgre rngvat n ynetr zrny?
 
taste; smell
 
> fbzr vaqvivqhnyf unir 4-5 gvzrf gur erthyne qrafvgl, terngyl
> urvtugravat gurve frafr bs gnfgr. Jung anzr vf tvira gb
> fhpu crbcyr?
 
supertasters
 
> hfrq va fpbgbcvp be ybj-yvtug ivfvba. Guerr glcrf bs pbarf
> ner hfrq va pbybe ivfvba: gurl rnpu frafr qvssrerag jniryratguf
> bs yvtug. Anzr nal bs gur guerr glcrf.
 
red
 
> 10. What is the scientific name for the sensing of our body's
> positioning in space and sense of movement in muscles?
 
kinesthesia
 
 
> A1. What was the original name of the baseball team that joined
> the National League in 1962 along with the New York Mets?
> Full name required.
 
Houston Astronauts
 
> * B. Entertainment: Shooters
 
> B1. Name the 1976 movie with John Wayne in his last role.
 
The Shootist
 
> was a play on a 1960 French movie by Fran?ois Truffaut
> ["Troo-FOH"]. In English, give the title of *either*
> the movie or the album. Full and exact answer required.
 
Day for Night
 
> foreign dignitaries. Within 2, how many guns are fired in
> salutes for provincial lieutenant-governors on occasions
> such as the Speech from the Throne?
 
13; 18
 
> * D. Literature: Killings
 
> D1. In the novel "The Great Gatsby", who murders Gatsby?
 
Daisy Buchanan
 
 
> E1. Firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson was founded in 1852
> by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. In which northeastern
> US state is the company headquartered?
 
New Hampshire
 
> E2. Name the Austrian gunmaker whose pistols account for an
> estimated 65% of the market share for handguns for American
> law-enforcement agencies.
 
Ruger
 
> * F. History: Gun Quotes
 
> F1. Who said "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"?
 
Mao Tse-Tung
 
> the 100 top American movie quotes of all time. #94 on
> the list was "I feel the need -- the need for speed."
> Name the 1986 Tom Cruise movie it comes from.
 
Top Gun
 
--
_______________________________________________________________________
Dan Blum tool@panix.com
"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Oct 04 02:36PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
 
> 1. This brain center is critical to the integration of the senses,
> receiving information from almost all the senses and transmitting
> this to the cerebral cortex. Name it.
Hippocampus
> input into the cerebral cortex. This sense is believed to be
> reduced in humans due to our large cerebral cortex. Which sense
> is it?
Smell
> 3. Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Merkel cell complexes,
> and Rufinni endings are all receptors for one of our senses.
> In which organ would you find these mechanoreceptors?
Tongue
> cells and transmitted to the brain. The hair cells are in the
> basilar membrane in the organ of Corti, which is found in *what
> spiral structure* in the inner ear?
Cochlea
> 6. According to experts, which sense is most likely to be impaired
> right after eating a large meal?
Smell
> used in scotopic or low-light vision. Three types of cones
> are used in color vision: they each sense different wavelengths
> of light. Name any of the three types.
Red
> foreign dignitaries. Within 2, how many guns are fired in
> salutes for provincial lieutenant-governors on occasions
> such as the Speech from the Throne?
13
> the 100 top American movie quotes of all time. #94 on
> the list was "I feel the need -- the need for speed."
> Name the 1986 Tom Cruise movie it comes from.
Top Gun
 
Peter Smyth
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Oct 04 11:06PM +0200

> 1. This brain center is critical to the integration of the senses,
> receiving information from almost all the senses and transmitting
> this to the cerebral cortex. Name it.
 
Hyopthalamus

> input into the cerebral cortex. This sense is believed to be
> reduced in humans due to our large cerebral cortex. Which sense
> is it?
 
Sensitity

> pryyf naq genafzvggrq gb gur oenva. Gur unve pryyf ner va gur
> onfvyne zrzoenar va gur betna bs Pbegv, juvpu vf sbhaq va *jung
> fcveny fgehpgher* va gur vaare rne?
 
Trumpet snail

> 6. Nppbeqvat gb rkcregf, juvpu frafr vf zbfg yvxryl gb or vzcnverq
> evtug nsgre rngvat n ynetr zrny?
 
Smell

 
> A1. What was the original name of the baseball team that joined
> the National League in 1962 along with the New York Mets?
> Full name required.
 
Kansas City Scouts

> was a play on a 1960 French movie by François Truffaut
> ["Troo-FOH"]. In English, give the title of *either*
> the movie or the album. Full and exact answer required.
 
Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player

> E1. Firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson was founded in 1852
> by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. In which northeastern
> US state is the company headquartered?
 
Connecicut

> E2. Name the Austrian gunmaker whose pistols account for an
> estimated 65% of the market share for handguns for American
> law-enforcement agencies.
 
Glock

 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
Jason Kreitzer <jk71875@gmail.com>: Oct 04 08:08PM -0700

On Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 1:44:29 AM UTC-4, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This brain center is critical to the integration of the senses,
> receiving information from almost all the senses and transmitting
> this to the cerebral cortex. Name it.
Cerebellum
> city and has a different name. What is his nickname?
 
> * B. Entertainment: Shooters
 
> B1. Name the 1976 movie with John Wayne in his last role.
The Shootist
> was a play on a 1960 French movie by François Truffaut
> ["Troo-FOH"]. In English, give the title of *either*
> the movie or the album. Full and exact answer required.
"Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player"
> law-enforcement agencies.
 
> * F. History: Gun Quotes
 
> F1. Who said "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"?
Mao Tse-Tung
> the 100 top American movie quotes of all time. #94 on
> the list was "I feel the need -- the need for speed."
> Name the 1986 Tom Cruise movie it comes from.
"Top Gun"
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Oct 05 02:50AM -0700

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. This brain center is critical to the integration of the senses,
> receiving information from almost all the senses and transmitting
> this to the cerebral cortex. Name it.
 
Broca's area
 
> input into the cerebral cortex. This sense is believed to be
> reduced in humans due to our large cerebral cortex. Which sense
> is it?
 
smell
 
 
> 3. Meissner corpuscles, Pacinian corpuscles, Merkel cell complexes,
> and Rufinni endings are all receptors for one of our senses.
> In which organ would you find these mechanoreceptors?
 
tongue
 
> fcveny fgehpgher* va gur vaare rne?
 
> 6. Nppbeqvat gb rkcregf, juvpu frafr vf zbfg yvxryl gb or vzcnverq
> evtug nsgre rngvat n ynetr zrny?
 
smell
 
> hfrq va fpbgbcvp be ybj-yvtug ivfvba. Guerr glcrf bs pbarf
> ner hfrq va pbybe ivfvba: gurl rnpu frafr qvssrerag jniryratguf
> bs yvtug. Anzr nal bs gur guerr glcrf.
 
red
 
> sensing of pain and noxious stimuli in the body?
 
> 10. What is the scientific name for the sensing of our body's
> positioning in space and sense of movement in muscles?
 
proprioception
 
 
> A1. What was the original name of the baseball team that joined
> the National League in 1962 along with the New York Mets?
> Full name required.
 
Houston Colt .45s
 
> city and has a different name. What is his nickname?
 
> * B. Entertainment: Shooters
 
> B1. Name the 1976 movie with John Wayne in his last role.
 
The Shooter
 
> foreign dignitaries. Within 2, how many guns are fired in
> salutes for provincial lieutenant-governors on occasions
> such as the Speech from the Throne?
 
18
 
 
> E1. Firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson was founded in 1852
> by Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson. In which northeastern
> US state is the company headquartered?
 
Massachusetts
 
 
> E2. Name the Austrian gunmaker whose pistols account for an
> estimated 65% of the market share for handguns for American
> law-enforcement agencies.
 
Glock
 
 
> * F. History: Gun Quotes
 
> F1. Who said "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"?
 
Chairman Mao; Stalin
 
> the 100 top American movie quotes of all time. #94 on
> the list was "I feel the need -- the need for speed."
> Name the 1986 Tom Cruise movie it comes from.
 
Top Gun
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
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