American’s measles numbers pale in comparison to those in Europe..
Think the U.S Has a Measles Problem? Just Look at Europe
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Think the U.S Has a Measles Problem? Just Look at Europe
Think the U.S Has a Measles Problem? Just Look at Europe
Some creative moms across America
MOMS ACROSS AMERICA infiltrate Monsanto by purchasing shares of stock! And now they were able to submit their shareholder proposal to make a plea about the dangers of MONSANTO.. An amazingly interesting and creative form of protest.. For those expecting a suddenly organic and NON-GMO Monsanto, don’t get your hopes up. That is of course unless you eat at the MONSANTO cafeteria.
Horror is dead.
Good article from MOVIEPIOLOT.COM: Why modern horror movies don’t get it right. I agree with the point of this article by Pedro Asdrubal Diaz.. modern horror is not memorable. Last night after many things led me to miss the ANNABELLE release in theaters, we finally found a copy in a REDBOX and watched it .. The group of us who saw it figured it was going to be a modern classic. It was not. It was actually quite forgettable and unmemorable.. Creativity seems to be completely lost.
Will there be some horror hope? Here are 10 movies of the horror genre to look forward to this year. UNFRIENDED looks creepy.. 31 looks avoidable in my opinion.. `KNOCK KNOCK looks ridiculous.. IT FOLLOWS will be great, judging from early reviews..SPRING looks creepy.. And POLTERGEIST? After a good trailer I am suddenly accepting this remake. We will see and time will tell if the film is as good as the two minute preview..
Maureen Dowd: NBC executives were warned a year ago that Brian Williams was constantly inflating his biography. They were flummoxed over why the leading network anchor felt that he needed Hemingwayesque, bullets-whizzing-by flourishes to puff himself up, sometimes to the point where it was a joke in the news division.
NBC THE CHIMES OF DOOM PLAY FOR BRIAN WILLIAMS
The NBC NEWS chimes of doom are famous.. when they break into the television norm to tell of breaking news, you know the world has changed in some way, whether small or large.. They sound, quite frankly, frightening. Especially for those who vividly recall things like 9/11, when the chimes were busy for days.. A memory recall for those not familiar with the doom-ish feeling that comes from hearing the NBC breaking news theme:
Those chimes are playing for Brian Williams now.
It seems quite unlikely that Brian Williams will be able to continue news in the current environment. As we now have come to learn, Williams is taking a leave of absence from the NBC NEWS job, writing this:
In the midst of a career spent covering and consuming news, it has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions. “As managing editor of NBC Nightly News, I have decided to take myself off of my daily broadcast for the next several days, and Lester Holt has kindly agreed to sit in for me to allow us to adequately deal with this issue. Upon my return, I will continue my career-long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us.”
His statement sounded complex.. It’s difficult to figure out if he’s done for good or just hoping some of the feeding frenzy lessens.
I don’t think it will..
People following Williams on Twitter already know that his entire Twitter feed vanished early on think ‘my helicopter took fire’ scandal.. Even further, Williams became associated with interesting comments about watching bodies float by him after Katrina–trouble was, he wasn’t in a place of New Orleans where that was happening. He also said he got sick from drinking flood waters.. But it does not appear other surrounding him recall that vividly..
I ponder to myself if Williams just wants to fantasize about these tall tales as a way of giving himself more street cred? Drum up the news and include himself in there so he seems more trustworthy. Get into the action, and if the action doesn’t find you, just pretend it did.
Any return to the news, this age, won’t work.. You don’t have to look too far in the past to realize how truth often begins to slowly leak out and then sooner or later floodgates are broken. And the levees fail. In Williams’ case, even with NBC NEWS deleting his entire online history, there’s enough history in other places. Bill Cosby wanted to be ‘memed’ online. Instead he was maimed and his life turned upside down when this generation found out that the previous generation ignored rape claims for various women.
People will scour through every bit of public record for other flaws in Williams’ character. And when that starts to happen, undoubtedly even the cleanest person will become tarnished with some mistruth and consequence..
This is a lesson: Be honest. Be good. Be real.
People love real. And quite frankly, I think human beings are becoming a little better adapted at figuring out who is real and who isn’t..
Except on this one. Brian Williams had me fooled..
Did he commit a crime? No. Did he do something unforgivable? Not really. But did he include himself and brag about things that never occurred? Yes. And in doing so, he may very well have destroyed his career..
Maureen Dowd: NBC executives were warned a year ago that Brian Williams was constantly inflating his biography. They were flummoxed over why the leading network anchor felt that he needed Hemingwayesque, bullets-whizzing-by flourishes to puff himself up, sometimes to the point where it was a joke in the news division.
Friday, February 6, 2015
General Mills Starts Pulling Preservatives After Assault From Food Babe Army
"They have tighter regulations in Europe because they operate on a precautionary principle. There, products are guilty until proven innocent. Here’s, it’s the reverse."
There’s another win in the FOOD BABE category.. People hate this lady. I don’t.. anything to add less ingredients to food is a win in my book..
General Mills Starts Pulling Preservatives After Assault From Food Babe Army
This is not good..
I wrote previously of how Brian Williams had the best voice for news. But apparently he also had the ego for it too..
Tall tales from the various places he has been are now becoming subject to quite a bit of investigation. Even Brokaw wants him gone.
Meanwhile Brian Williams’ twitter account is barren…
Child-abuse calls go unanswered as new regulations cause personnel problems for Pa. agency
The state Department of Human Services plans to hire 49 or more people to help with the increased workload caused by the addition of 21 child protection laws that were spurred by the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal.
Read on..
Troubling at the least..
Child-abuse calls go unanswered as new regulations cause personnel problems for Pa. agency
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Anthem, Major Health Insurer, Suffers Hack Attack
This is big..
And as with every other major hack, we are probably not yet hearing the full story
Anthem, Major Health Insurer, Suffers Hack Attack
Islamic State jihadists are killing kidnapped Iraqi children, including by crucifixion or by burying them alive, with others being sold as sex slaves, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said.
There are grisly details of the reign of terror.. ISIS has continued to expand its territory.. and with each new town taken, more death and brutal bloodshed has taken place in its path..
The world, mostly, hasn’t talked much about the crimes against humanity taking place..
While beheadings and now the burning of the Jordanian pilot have dominated headlines and debate, some more horrific things are taking place to the most innocent: Children in Iraq..
Among the ways children are meeting their early demise: Crucifixions.. being buried alive.. being sold as sex slaves and becoming victims of rape and torture.. And those under 18, more and more, are being used as suicide bombers. Not just kids.. mentally challenged kids. One quote from Renate Winter with the UN committee:
We have had reports of children, especially children who are mentally challenged, who have been used as suicide bombers, most probably without them even understanding
Perhaps you should read that again:
We have had reports of children, especially children who are mentally challenged, who have been used as suicide bombers, most probably without them even understanding
Let it sink in..
Let the headline escape..
There are stories of children being sold at markets with price tags on them. Sexual enslavement has become commonplace..
The news from this land seems to be that of the middle ages, when darkness ruled the land and no hope was found. The modern age has somehow forgotten about the children of Iraq. We went into the nation over a decade ago and ‘liberated’ a people—now their children are growing up in the constant fear of murder and mayhem. That is a punishment not even worthy of animals..
Several cases of the mass execution of boys.
The murder of the most precious of our people on the planet.
This post, as I write, has brought me to literal tears.
In our world—with all of the simplicities and technologies—should be opposed to violence and abhorrent behavior. But now we should have evolved beyond our old style evils and reached for the stars. We should have high speed travel across the planet and a way to quickly get to other planets. Instead we continue to warp our minds in medieval mayhem and, in the end, kill our planet’s very soul in the process.
I think the gates of hell are open. Sadly, the doors blew off and no one can close them up again..
Islamic State jihadists are killing kidnapped Iraqi children, including by crucifixion or by burying them alive, with others being sold as sex slaves, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said.
NBC’s Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest
NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced down by RPG fire during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a false claim that has been repeated by the network for years.
I always liked Brian Williams. He was this generation’s ‘cool guy’ anchor.
But now social media has hit him hard.. he ‘misremembered’ events from years ago.. actually, he has been telling a lie for years about something that never occurred. And he was called out on it.
I am very disappointing.. as many others are.
Of course it has led to a number of humorous memes, like this:
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There is one ominous thing to consider with this: Brian William’s entire TWITTER history has been wiped clean tonight.. his profile is there but there’s no tweets left. Gone..
I suppose we may learn why in coming hours..#BrianWililamsMemories has produced some amazingly funny Tweets tonight..
Is this his downfall, or will he recover?
It’s up to the Twitterverse now I suppose.
NBC’s Brian Williams recants Iraq story after soldiers protest
Obama Admin Grants Immunity To CDC Scientist That Fudged Vaccine Report…Whistleblower Plans To Testify Before Congress
R The Obama administration has granted whistleblower immunity to a federal government scientist that claimed he intentionally omitted information in a study that could have shown a race-based link between vaccines and childhood diseases including autism
This bit of news is coming at a very interesting time in public health and American politics. The recent measles outbreak has increased an already intense dialogue between pro and anti vaccine groups.. While countless studies conclude that vaccines are safe and don’t have a direct effect leading to autism, others still insist that there has been a overreaching attempting by big drug companies to hide any evidence of vaccine injury cases.
We first detailed the matter of William Thompson five months ago. Then, we attempted to weed through the convoluted and confusing story of his allegations. At that time, mainstream media sources covered Thompson’s accusations but didn’t give them much merit. The Atlanta study at the center of this controversy supposedly showed a link between African American boys and the appearance of autism after the MMR vaccine was administered.. But Thompson alleged CDC attempts to hide that data and fudge numbers to showcase no link between them..
Thompson, since then, has nto ended his fight.. Even more, as we see today with this grant of immunity as a whistleblower, the next phase may give the still-employed-at-the-CDC Thompson a much larger venue to state his case..
Patrick Howley of the DAILY CALLER writes this,
In 2004, Dr. William S. Thompson worked on a report for the CDC’s National Immunization Program. That report, which ran in the “Pediatrics” medical journal, came to the conclusion that there’s no link between vaccines and autism and that no racial group is more likely to be damaged by vaccines.
But Thompson said that he and other CDC scientists intentionally fudged the results, manipulating the pool of children they analyzed and limiting the proper number of African-American children from participating. The authors limited black children from showing up in the results by excluding babies without a state of Georgia birth certificate.
“It was a mutual decision among the five co-authors,” Dr. Brian Hooker told The Daily Caller. An associate professor at California’s Simpson University, Hooker found out about the deception by secretly taping conversations that he had with Thompson last year. After beginning to talk to Thompson in 2013, he ended up getting Thompson’s information on audio record and disseminated the information in the vaccine-skeptic online community.
“I live close to the Oregon border. I taped the conversations in a hotel room,” Hooker said.
“I didn’t want people to run out and delay vaccination because of this, because it was only one piece of data. But it was the one piece of data that CDC chose to cover up,” Hooker said.
In August 2014 this entire issue reared its head after Rob Schneider—yes the actor—publicly stated that he had evidence showing vaccine fraud.
And since then, the debate has only gotten much more intense—often repugnant with illogical fallacies presented and truly mean and nasty insults hurled.. And now, enter the possibility of Thompson testifying? I think things are only going to get more intense.
Obama Admin Grants Immunity To CDC Scientist That Fudged Vaccine Report…Whistleblower Plans To Testify Before Congress
This was the scene as a passenger plane with dozens of people on board plunged into a river in Taiwan’s capital of Taipei on Wednesday..
The latest news is that at least 23 are dead, 20 others are missing, and 15 are injured.. the numbers game only tells one part of this. The human impact is tragic—the thoughts of being on this airplane during its final moments are awful to conjure..
And thanks to dashcam video, we can also now see the final moments of the TransAsia flight as it slammed down and took part of the bridge with it. You can see the video here..
During the scene, you can hear the shriek as people in the car witness the airplane soaring into the view and crashing down to the ground in front of them..
For me, no matter how many times I see the first few seconds of this video, I get the chills deep down..
One comment I saw on a news article concerning this should be repeated here: No matter how good or advanced technology is, an airplane is nothing more than a metal tube filled with human lives. And when these types of accidents occur, they look mighty scary to the human eye..
Why Are Construction Workers The Happiest Employees?
Here’s why the construction industry has the happiest employees and how your industry can replicate it.
Great article.. and it makes perfect sense when you consider the theory behind it all..
And it also reminds me of the final scene of the movie OFFICE SPACE.. where finally we find the protagonist filled with happiness.
Why Are Construction Workers The Happiest Employees?
Watch Those K-Cups You’ve Been Trashing Turn Into a Monstrous Problem
Yes.. this was bound to happen..
Sure, the single-serve coffee containers are convenient, but as this parody shows, the tiny pods that work in Keurig machines have become a Godzilla-like creature.
I always think of those monstrous mounds of plastic in the oceans across the planet. And among those: A disastrous amount of stupid little plastic coffee pods that we have bought up for no other better reason than convenience. And all the while, GOOD TASTING coffee is hard to find since we are so hell-bent on buying cheaply made MSG-infused coffee pods..
Watch Those K-Cups You’ve Been Trashing Turn Into a Monstrous Problem
9 Tips for Picky Eaters
This is a great article. I sure wish my 4-year-old son could read it..
It’s written by Lynn Jaffee and speaks in depth about her picky style of eating when being a child. And how later in life the gift of food became an amazing part of living..
I am having some major troubles in the parenting department.. my son Ayden just won’t try anything new. Dinner time becomes similar to some ancient battle of the Middle Ages, with each us of jousting for the lead.. In the end, my son wins and either doesn’t eat or has some strange dinner of his own..
We even tried to ‘you’re not eating anything’ bit. He holds out. He literally holds out and it doesn’t work..
The worst thing that can happen is when he announces, out of no where, that he suddenly does not want to eat a certain food anymore—obviously he gets tired of the same stuff.. And then the crisis occurs.. we are eliminating more foods off of his diet than gaining.
He is missing a world of tastes.. he has helped me cook, doesn’t mind touching things, but when it comes to actually trying stuff, he throws himself into near convulsions of fear.
Any advice parents among us?
9 Tips for Picky Eaters
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