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To: tejek who wrote (173649)	8/13/2003 2:00:11 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573213

Report: Ted Williams' Body Decapitated Tue Aug 12, 7:48 PM ET NEW YORK - Ted Williams was decapitated by surgeons at the cryonics company where his body is suspended in liquid nitrogen, and several samples of his DNA are missing, Sports Illustrated reported. The magazine's report, appearing in the issue that hits newsstands Wednesday, is based on internal documents, e-mails, photographs and tape recordings supplied by a former employee of Alcor Life Extension Foundation. After Williams died July 5, 2002, his body was taken by private jet to the company in Scottsdale, Ariz. There, Williams' body was separated from his head in a procedure called neuroseparation, according to the magazine. The operation was completed and Williams' head and body were preserved separately. The head is stored in a steel can filled with liquid nitrogen. It has been shaved, drilled with holes and accidentally cracked 10 times, the magazine said. Williams' body stands upright in a 9-foot tall cylindrical steel tank, also filled with liquid nitrogen. The procedure, approved by Williams' son, John Henry, and daughter, Claudia, carries a $136,000 bill. Alcor claims it is still owed $111,000. The magazine said that according to a taped conversation between former Alcor chief operating officer Larry Johnson and a board adviser, eight DNA samples among 182 taken from Williams are missing without explanation. Spokeswoman Paula Lemler, wife of Alcor chief executive officer Jerry Lemler, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that company officials had not seen the article and would have no comment.

To: tejek who wrote (173649)	8/13/2003 3:45:12 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1573213

Ted, But who's really at fault are Californians. Was it the fault of Californians when Davis ran negative ads against Riordan in the GOP primaries, thereby turning the 2002 election into a decision between Twiddle-dee and Twiddle-dum? Was it the fault of Californians when Davis lied or otherwise hid the truth regarding the state of the budget? Was it the fault of Californians when State Assembly Democrats tried to prolong the budget crisis, thereby trying to dupe the people into believing the GOP is at fault? Is it the fault of Californians when the DNP forces prominent Democrats not to run on the recall ballot, thereby restricting the choices of honest hard-working Democrats? Is it the fault of Californians when they get frustrated because they feel they have no control over this mess, no power to change things, and no viable alternative choices presented to them? Think about all that before continuing down the path of blaming Californians. Tenchusatsu