Health Update
kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk
In my head, I am doing the Snoopy Dance of Happiness!
The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
Given that the chemo has worked so well, he is recommending me for a
short course of radiation, 5 days on, two days rest, 5 days on. The
earliest this would be arranged is for the week starting 28 October. I
have asked him to try to arrange it for then. This means that I *may* be
able to get in to work for the week of 21 October. This remains to be
seen. I want to come in, because I am getting a bit bored with my own
company.
I will probably post more later, but right now I am just bouncing with
happiness!
Time for a Pimms!
(feel free to pass this along to whoever is interested.)
Cheers,
Kim :-)
--
KIM Campbell
Board Convenor
Interaction, 63rd World Science Fiction Convention
Glasgow, 4-8 August 2005
http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/
Ailsa Ek
kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
> In my head, I am doing the Snoopy Dance of Happiness!
>
> The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
> compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
> and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
> naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
>
That's wonderful!
--
What can you do with your days but work and hope, Ailsa C. Ek
Let your dreams bind your work to your play? ail...@mac.com
What can you do with every moment of your life Sharon, MA
But love 'til you love it away? - Bob Franke http://pages.ivillage.com/ailsaek
Marcus L. Rowland
kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
>he is recommending me for a
>short course of radiation
What super-powers are you hoping for?
--
Marcus L. Rowland http://www.ffutures.demon.co.uk/
http://www.forgottenfutures.com/
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Omega
>
>The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
>compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
>and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
>naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
>
>Given that the chemo has worked so well, he is recommending me for a
>short course of radiation, 5 days on, two days rest, 5 days on. The
>earliest this would be arranged is for the week starting 28 October. I
>have asked him to try to arrange it for then. This means that I *may* be
>able to get in to work for the week of 21 October. This remains to be
>seen. I want to come in, because I am getting a bit bored with my own
>company.
>
>I will probably post more later, but right now I am just bouncing with
>happiness!
>
>Time for a Pimms!
>
>(feel free to pass this along to whoever is interested.)
>
>Cheers,
>
--
Omega
"The hippies wanted peace and love. We wanted Ferraris, blondes and
switchblades."
Alice Cooper
kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk
2002 20:13:03 +0100 mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk (Marcus L. Rowland)
wrote:
> In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
> kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
> >he is recommending me for a
> >short course of radiation
>
> What super-powers are you hoping for?
You mean I get to *choose* !
Well, given my general light hearted outlook on life and that there is
this Worldcon thing coming up in the not too distant future, I want The
Spoonful of Sugar power to show people the Fun of working on conventions.
(and if it's not fun, why did you volunteer?)
Timothy McDaniel
Marcus L. Rowland <mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
>kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
>>he is recommending me for a
>>short course of radiation
>
>What super-powers are you hoping for?
I suggest that the most prudent option is Anti-Cancer Shazam.
--
Tim McDaniel, tm...@panix.com; tm...@us.ibm.com is my work address
Marilee J. Layman
wrote:
>
>In my head, I am doing the Snoopy Dance of Happiness!
>
>The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
>compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
>and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
>naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
Great news!
--
Marilee J. Layman
Bali Sterling Beads at Wholesale
http://www.basicbali.com
David Dyer-Bennet
> In article <CcmXxJA$+Hp9...@ffutures.demon.co.uk>, on Wed, 9 Oct
> 2002 20:13:03 +0100 mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk (Marcus L. Rowland)
> wrote:
>
> > In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
> > kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
> > >he is recommending me for a
> > >short course of radiation
> >
> > What super-powers are you hoping for?
>
> You mean I get to *choose* !
No. We're just wondering what you're *hoping* for.
:-).
> Well, given my general light hearted outlook on life and that there is
> this Worldcon thing coming up in the not too distant future, I want The
> Spoonful of Sugar power to show people the Fun of working on conventions.
>
> (and if it's not fun, why did you volunteer?)
That sounds good. Good luck!
--
David Dyer-Bennet, dd...@dd-b.net / http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/
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Del Cotter
kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk said:
>In my head, I am doing the Snoopy Dance of Happiness!
>
>The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
>compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
>and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
>naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
This is smashing news, I'm so glad to hear it, Kim!
--
. . . . Del Cotter d...@branta.demon.co.uk . . . .
JustRead:ThreeMenInABoat:WilliamGoldmanThePrincessBride:AlastairReynolds
RevelationSpace:GregEganQuarantine:KimStanleyRobinsonTheYearsOfRice&Salt
ToRead:BenJeapesHisMajesty'sStarship:JohnCrowleyLittle,Big:RobertCharles
Niall McAuley
> In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
> kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
> >he is recommending me for a
> >short course of radiation
>
> What super-powers are you hoping for?
...and will you use them for good, or evil?
How come no-one with superpowers just uses them for *fun*?
--
Niall [real address ends in se, not es.invalid]
Kip Williams
> "Marcus L. Rowland" <mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:CcmXxJA$+Hp9...@ffutures.demon.co.uk...
>
>>In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
>>kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
>>
>>>he is recommending me for a
>>>short course of radiation
>>
>>What super-powers are you hoping for?
>
>
> ...and will you use them for good, or evil?
>
> How come no-one with superpowers just uses them for *fun*?
Cause with great powers come great responsibility.
--
--Kip (Williams) ...at members.cox.net/kipw
Beaver: "Oh, he didn't cheat a whole lot, just enough to win."
Gilbert: "That's all you got to cheat, just enough to win." ("Leave
it to Beaver")
Chris Malme
news:ao3h39$hde$1...@newstoo.ericsson.se:
> "Marcus L. Rowland" <mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk> wrote in
message news:CcmXxJA$+Hp9...@ffutures.demon.co.uk...
> > In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
> > kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
> > >he is recommending me for a
> > >short course of radiation
> >
> > What super-powers are you hoping for?
>
> ...and will you use them for good, or evil?
>
> How come no-one with superpowers just uses them for *fun*?
Mr. Mxyzptlk?
--
Chris
Minstrel's Hall of Filk - http://www.filklore.com
Filklore Music Store - http://www.filklore.co.uk
Alex McLintock
>In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
>kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
>>he is recommending me for a
>>short course of radiation
On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:13:03 +0100, "Marcus L. Rowland"
<mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>What super-powers are you hoping for?
The super power to bring around world peace by giving people hugs
whether they want one or not.
Openweb Analysts Ltd - java, xml, perl, xsl, dev in London UK
Booking now for the next three months work.
http://www.OWAL.co.uk/
Remove nospamplease. from my email address to reply
Alan Woodford
wrote:
>On Wed, 9 Oct 2002, in uk.people.sf-fans,
>kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk said:
>
>>In my head, I am doing the Snoopy Dance of Happiness!
>>
>>The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
>>compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
>>and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
>>naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
>
>This is smashing news, I'm so glad to hear it, Kim!
What that man said!
Very best wishes from both of us!
Alan and Anne Woodford
Men in Frocks, protecting the Earth with Mystical Flummery!
John Dallman
> In my head, I am doing the Snoopy Dance of Happiness!
I should say so! Congratulations, huzzah, and so on.
---
John Dallman j...@cix.co.uk
Dave Weingart
>The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
>compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
>and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
>naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
Yay!
--
73 de Dave Weingart KA2ESK Quinze Filk Festival (15th UK Filkcon)
mailto:phyd...@liii.com Feb 7-9,2003, Ipswich, England
http://www.liii.com/~phydeaux http://www.contabile.org.uk/
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kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk
>
> >In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
> >kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
> >>he is recommending me for a
> >>short course of radiation
>
> On Wed, 9 Oct 2002 20:13:03 +0100, "Marcus L. Rowland"
> <mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> >What super-powers are you hoping for?
>
> The super power to bring around world peace by giving people hugs
> whether they want one or not.
>
OH. I thought I already had that one!
Arwel Parry
kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
>The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
>compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
>and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
>naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
Hurray! Congratulations.
--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
Sandra Bond
<mins...@filklore.com>, silping a nuclear fizz in the insurgent manner,
wrote:
>"Niall McAuley" <Niall....@eei.ericsson.es.invalid> wrote in
>news:ao3h39$hde$1...@newstoo.ericsson.se:
>
>> "Marcus L. Rowland" <mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk> wrote in
>message news:CcmXxJA$+Hp9...@ffutures.demon.co.uk...
>> > In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
>> > kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
>> > >he is recommending me for a
>> > >short course of radiation
>> >
>> > What super-powers are you hoping for?
>>
>> ...and will you use them for good, or evil?
>>
>> How come no-one with superpowers just uses them for *fun*?
>
>Mr. Mxyzptlk?
>
Sandra
--
sandra bond is san...@ho-street.demon.co.uk, and should know better
"I thought Morden was the end of the line until I discovered Babylon 5"
:::sandra says: Chris O'Shea for TAFF... next time!:::
pwilk...@cix.compulink.co.uk
>
> In my head, I am doing the Snoopy Dance of Happiness!
>
> The last scan reports the 'cranial mass' shows 'significant reduction
> compared to the scan of July' (which had shown a reduction of a third),
> and 'no evidence' of the 'interpulmonary metastasis'. My doctor is,
> naturally, delighted, but not half as delighted as I!
Very glad to hear the news. Congratulations - and I trust the news stays
(at least) this good.
Peter Wilkinson
pwilk...@cix.co.uk
John Dallman
> ale...@nospamplease.yahoo.com (Alex McLintock) wrote:
> > The super power to bring around world peace by giving people hugs
> > whether they want one or not.
> OH. I thought I already had that one!
So that's why things have been going downhill while you've been out of
action... Please may I wish you getting even better, Really Quickly!
---
John Dallman j...@cix.co.uk
kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk
>
> So that's why things have been going downhill while you've been out of
> action... Please may I wish you getting even better, Really Quickly!
>
>
Thank you. I am doing my best. So far I seem to be best at proving to my
oncologist that medicine is an Art rather than a Science! I like that.
It doesn't look like I will be fit for Novacon, but please, don't let that
stop anyone from the practise of the tenets of the Chapel of the Divine
Hug!
"A hug a day is... nice."
Alex McLintock
kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
> So far I seem to be best at proving to my
>oncologist that medicine is an Art rather than a Science! I like that.
Or rather a "craft".... a bit like software engineering....
Alex
Alex McLintock
http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/downloads/Mem_NA.pdf
http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/downloads/Mem_RW.pdf
have problems with uncompressed images (my guess).
They *are* there but they take a long time to display.
Alex
On Sat, 12 Oct 2002 09:19:41 +0100, xSaBx <sa...@gubbins.nospam.net>
wrote:
>On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:01:20 +0000 (UTC), kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
>
>][ KIM Campbell
>][ Board Convenor
>][ Interaction, 63rd World Science Fiction Convention
>][ Glasgow, 4-8 August 2005
>][ http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/
>
>In this capacity... I've been trying to download the membership PDF file but it
>doesn't seem to exist on your server. The link is there, but when I access it
>all I get is a blank page...?
>
>
>xSaBx
>--
>http://www.gubbins.net/blog.htm
>http://www.livejournal.com/~xsabx
>Will do TV Shows for Food
Colin Harris
This sounds like a known problem with Adobe Acrobat Plugins.
The problem typically occurs where someone is using an older version of Acrobat
than we are, or where
their browser plug-in is out of date.
The solution is
1. make sure you have Acrobat 4 or higher installed
2. Instead of opening the file in your browser, download it (right-click on the
file and save locally) on your
PC, then open it directly in Acrobat.
If these measures don't work, please contact me directly and we can look into the
problem in more
detail; however we have not had any other queries raised about this so I am
inclined to believe that
the problem may be at your end.
Colin Harris
Vice-Chair, Interaction
harr...@logica.com
xSaBx wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:01:20 +0000 (UTC), kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk wrote:
>
> ][ KIM Campbell
> ][ Board Convenor
> ][ Interaction, 63rd World Science Fiction Convention
> ][ Glasgow, 4-8 August 2005
> ][ http://www.interaction.worldcon.org.uk/
>
Martin Easterbrook
"Colin Harris" <HarrisC...@Logica.com> wrote in message
news:3DA96C8D...@Logica.com...
>
> This sounds like a known problem with Adobe Acrobat Plugins.
>
> The problem typically occurs where someone is using an older version of
Acrobat
> than we are, or where
> their browser plug-in is out of date.
>
> The solution is
>
> 1. make sure you have Acrobat 4 or higher installed
I have acrobat 4 installed and can see these OK , in Mozilla 1.0, IE 5
and Netscape 4.6.
The problem seems to be that the file size is 730 KB which
takes some time to download. I suspect there is a whole
lot of invisible junk in there which could be cleaned out
to make a smaller file.
Martin E
David G. Bell
<NQgq9.2786$JJ4....@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net>
uad...@dircon.co.uk "Martin Easterbrook" wrote:
I have an older version of the full Acrobat software, which I often use
to 'print' a web page to a disk file. With the caveat that some things
may have been tweaked, one of the problems is that bitmap images don't
get handled efficiently, at least not by all the methods available.
Printing to .pdf isn't always the best way to go about creating a file.
I can't recall off-hand if Corel Draw still includes features that can
convert a bitmap to a vector graphic, good for a lot of the graphics
used at layout features on web pages, but I'd expect a big improvement
in file size if vector graphics could replace bitmaps. Printing to
PostScript and converting that to a .pdf is an option I've seen
recommended.
And I really don't recommend using the absolute latest version of
Acrobat for distributing data via the web. It annoys users who maybe
can't easily upgrade, such as in a more-controlled business or
government environment.
--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.
"Let me get this straight. You're the KGB's core AI, but you're afraid
of a copyright infringement lawsuit over your translator semiotics?"
From "Lobsters" by Charles Stross.
Mike Scott
("David G. Bell") wrote:
>I can't recall off-hand if Corel Draw still includes features that can
>convert a bitmap to a vector graphic, good for a lot of the graphics
>used at layout features on web pages, but I'd expect a big improvement
>in file size if vector graphics could replace bitmaps. Printing to
>PostScript and converting that to a .pdf is an option I've seen
>recommended.
Creating a PDF pretty well *is* printing to Postscript -- the PDF
standard is just a layer around a Postscript core.
--
Mike Scott
mi...@plokta.com
David G. Bell
<5nbjqucp5d9qhkj2q...@4ax.com>
sa...@gubbins.nospam.net "xSaBx" wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Oct 2002 13:52:29 +0100, Colin Harris <HarrisC...@Logica.com>
> wrote:
>
> ][ however we have not had any other queries raised about this so I am
> ][ inclined to believe that
> ][ the problem may be at your end.
>
> I run the full version of Acrobat (making PDF files being one of my many daily
> tasks) and did get the file, which on ADSL took just over five minutes to
> download...
>
> It may well be my end, but the graphics still stubbonly refused to register
> until I printed. I thought I'd let it be known that it was a problem, just
> incase I am not the minority...:->
I have, a time or two, come across weird .pdf files which have a hidden
graphic, as if a panel of background colour has been overlaid. On a
slow PC, I've seen a flash of image-A, before it vanishes, and image-B
is created.
David G. Bell
<33gjqugm709gkt6ai...@4ax.com> mi...@plokta.com
"Mike Scott" wrote:
While this may have changed since the version of Adobe PDFWriter that I
have, I've taken this from the readme files which came with mine.
-----8<---------
The Acrobat PDFWriter driver was carefully designed to conform to
Microsoft's Windows development standards. As a result, it should work
with software applications which conform to the Microsoft Windows
printing guidelines. However, due to the complex interaction between
software applications and printer drivers, some applications may have
problems in providing full feature support with "printer" drivers,
including the PDFWriter.
Like all GDI-based printer drivers, the PDFWriter "advertises" itself
to applications as a non-PostScript device. It expectsto receive a
GDI-based description of a document, from which the PDFWriter
translates the GDI information into a Portable Document Format (PDF)
file. Any application which relies on PostScript, or any document that
contains placed Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) artwork or images may
not get good results with the PDFWriter. In most cases, the
application sends the PDFWriter a low-resolution preview image of the
page or EPS graphic. In effect, your PDF file would look the same as
if it had been printed to a non-PostScript printer. In such cases, it
is recommended that you use the Acrobat Distiller to convert your
document into PDF. For more information on Acrobat Distiller, see the
appropriate section in the Acrobat Online Guides.
------8<-----------
Ailsa Ek
> "Niall McAuley" <Niall....@eei.ericsson.es.invalid> wrote in
> news:ao3h39$hde$1...@newstoo.ericsson.se:
> > "Marcus L. Rowland" <mrow...@ffutures.demon.co.uk> wrote in
> message news:CcmXxJA$+Hp9...@ffutures.demon.co.uk...
> > > In article <ao1slr$oqn$1...@thorium.cix.co.uk>,
> > > kcam...@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
> > > >he is recommending me for a
> > > >short course of radiation
> > >
> > > What super-powers are you hoping for?
> >
> > ...and will you use them for good, or evil?
> >
> > How come no-one with superpowers just uses them for *fun*?
>
> Mr. Mxyzptlk?
Ambush Bug?
--
What can you do with your days but work and hope, Ailsa C. Ek
Let your dreams bind your work to your play? ail...@mac.com
What can you do with every moment of your life Sharon, MA
But love 'til you love it away? - Bob Franke http://pages.ivillage.com/ailsaek
Dorothy J Heydt
Paul Ciszek <pci...@TheWorld.com> wrote:
>In article <ao3h39$hde$1...@newstoo.ericsson.se>,
>Niall McAuley <Niall....@eei.ericsson.es.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>How come no-one with superpowers just uses them for *fun*?
>
>And all the girls in his high school came down with breast cancer
>as a result.
This is in a comic, right? Because in RL randomly
scattered X-rays are far from a good thing, but I still
wouldn't expect a 100% incidence.
Dorothy J. Heydt
Albany, California
djh...@kithrup.com
http://www.kithrup.com/~djheydt
Charlie Stross
as <db...@zhochaka.demon.co.uk> declared:
> I have an older version of the full Acrobat software, which I often use
> to 'print' a web page to a disk file. With the caveat that some things
> may have been tweaked, one of the problems is that bitmap images don't
> get handled efficiently, at least not by all the methods available.
> Printing to .pdf isn't always the best way to go about creating a file.
Here's a hint: Ghostscript comes with a tool called ps2pdf that takes
a postscript file and turns it into PDF. It doesn't do the brain-dead
encryption thing, but it gives good results for portability -- and
it's freeware. (I use it for taking the postscript output of my writing
toolchain and packaging it for my agent, who's in New York -- saves a
ton on posting dead trees.)
As an aside, ps2pdf's output adds maybe 5-10% to the size of the
postscript input file. And the html2ps filter I use tends to produce
postscript output -- formatted for printing manuscript style -- only
about 10% larger than the HTML text input file. (A 100,000 word novel
runs to about 620Kb as pure ASCII, 680Kb as basically marked-up HTML,
750Kb of postscript, and up to 800Kb of PDF. Compared to the 2+ Mb
it bloats to in Microsoft Word, and the vastly huger output files
that Acrobat and Word conspired to produce last time I tried them.)
-- Charlie