Is this really your post, Sarah/Cal?

If so, would you care to explain who you are talking about?

I have never seen anyone here defaming Lyme docs or "ANTIBIOTIC
THERAPY".

I have seen people asking questions about certain doctors...questions
that are warranted...questions that were first raised at Lymenet or
elsewhere.

I have also seen people asking questions, myself included, concerning
the philosophy behind longterm oral therapy versus multiple courses of
intravenous antibiotics.

And yes, this board has suffered tremendously over the past few
years...but I think it is a fair thing to say and most fair-minded
people will agree...that Kathleen's increasing and obvious state of
dementia and the inability of anyone to be able to get her to stop her
senseless and usually off-topic offensive rantings is primarily
responsible for the sorry state this board has come to.

Even Lisa M. was forced to leave, apparently due to Kathleen's obvious
and viriulent anti-Semitism.

If you have any questions concerning the authenticity or legitimacy of
myself or anyone else on this board...why don't you just ask?

Yes, this is extremely paranoid.

And extremely silly.


Posted by "CaliforniaLyme":

sci.med was a newsgroup that got ruined by trolls, many of whom (or
just one employed full time?) spend hours a day just to defame Lyme
patients and ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY. That is a true story. Some pretend to
be patients who are not helped by abx and defame Lyme docs over & over
all day long, every day. I know I will be called paranoid, but many
long timers around here will NOT be calling me paranoid. (Except
Greatcod who is contrary but I appreciate that about you Cod!) Could
those "people" who destroyed sci.med possibly be related to The Field
Force & "ground Troops" of ALDF?
The following is direct quote from a website owned and run by a member
of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the ALDF!!!!

QUOTE:

The Field Force has different and unique capabilities than from OTR's
reporting corps. Consisting of more than 90 "ground troops," in major
U.S. metropolitan areas as well as 20 in Europe, the Field Force is
the eyes and ears in the field for OTR and its clients.


Field Force projects vary in size from just a few representatives to
30 to 40 on one project. Some projects consist of observations, while
others entail face-to-face interviews.


The Field Force's capabilities include:


Fast turnaround: When needed, the Field Force is able to return a
project, from assignment to findings, within 24 hours.


Finding confirmation: The Field Force can increase confidence in new
or unexpected findings through direct observation out in the field.


Supplement: Price checks, monitoring and trend identification add
valuable insight to supplement a reporter's research.


UNQUOTE
This place is tied to ALDF- www.otaotr.com
One of the ALDF board of directors runs it ANother one runs an agency
for healthcare industry. GREAT ties!!!

Red Pfohl
Institutional Sales
OTA LLC / Off the Record Research LLC
Purchase, NY


Directors


Jeffrey Black
Partner
Deloitte & Touche


Thomas P. Farrell
Managing Director
AML Consultants
New York, NY


Durland Fish, Ph.D.
Professor
Dept. of Epidemiology & Public Health
Yale University School of Medicine


John Geron
Managing Director
Navigant Consulting Inc.
New York, NY


Tony Langham
President
Langham Research LLC
Katonah, NY


David G. Nichols, Jr.
Attorney at Law
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP


Red Pfohl
Institutional Sales
OTA LLC / Off the Record Research LLC
Purchase, NY


Robert A. Proctor III
Managing Partner
Oak Hill Consultants LLC
Bedford Corners, NY


Arthur C. Romaine
Partner
Neville Rodie & Shaw, Inc.
New York, NY


Marcia C. Saunders
Managing Director
Citigroup
New York, NY


http://www.otaotr.com/research/fieldforce.htm


The Field Force has different and unique capabilities than from OTR's
reporting corps. Consisting of more than 90 "ground troops," in major
U.S. metropolitan areas as well as 20 in Europe, the Field Force is
the eyes and ears in the field for OTR and its clients.


Field Force projects vary in size from just a few representatives to
30 to 40 on one project. Some projects consist of observations, while
others entail face-to-face interviews.


The Field Force's capabilities include:


Fast turnaround: When needed, the Field Force is able to return a
project, from assignment to findings, within 24 hours.


Finding confirmation: The Field Force can increase confidence in new
or unexpected findings through direct observation out in the field.


Supplement: Price checks, monitoring and trend identification add
valuable insight to supplement a reporter's research.

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There is no wealth but life.
-John Ruskin

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treepatrol
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Member # 4117

posted 29 March, 2007 12:15 PM
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yep

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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Remember Iam not a Doctor Just someone struggling like you with Tick
Borne Diseases.

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lou
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Member # 81

posted 29 March, 2007 12:26 PM
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Surprising how much impact these people can have who are organized and
have no morals. Makes you wonder if the forces for good in the world
are ever as strong as those for evil.
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Greatcod
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Member # 7002

posted 29 March, 2007 03:31 PM
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From the OTA-OTR home page---

"Founded in 1983, OTA LLC (OTA) is at the forefront of qualitative and
quantitative securities valuation. OTA first applied its quantitative
skills to identify investment opportunity for its own account. Today,
OTA is a full-service broker with a select group of the most
prestigious institutional investors in the United States.
Off The Record Research LLC (OTR) was founded in early 1995 as an
investment research company filling the need for reliable, ethical,
unbiased journalistic research to supplement and counter traditional
Wall Street analysis.
The two firms merged in 1996 to provide a complete line of services to
our institutional clients. Our exclusive client list enables us to
develop significant relationships with each customer.
Together, as members of the OTA Financial Group (currently capitalized
at more than $170 million), OTA LLC and Off The Record Research LLC
are committed to remaining at the forefront of the changing financial
markets for the benefit of our clients."

They do whatever they do for large institutional investors, which
surely includes insurance companies. I sort of get the impression that
they may spin news for their clients, news that might impact the
client's investments or the client's own stock prices.
Omnious.
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