scary stuff:.
by maggie fox, health and science correspondent washington (reuters) - an alarming new respiratory disease that spread from southern china to virtually every continent within months is probably here to stay, health experts say.
world health officials moved quickly to try to contain the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome once word got out, but it was carried too quickly by person-to-person contact and is now probably entrenched in the population, they said.
"When Spanish Flu killed millions after the end of the first world war, it was helped to spread by troop movements (returning home) but it spread much more slowly than the current one. Even so, it killed millions."
The main reason it spread so far and killed so many was that scientists at the time were unaware or virus' and were assuming it was a bacterial problem. This would not happen today, unless of course, a new type of "bug" other than bacterial or a virus existed.
Dr. Stan MD
i have noticed on this board that most people either start alot of threads or just respond to them.. someone told me that its because of where individuals get their inspiration.
those that start threads get their inspiration from other sources and those that usually just post to them get their inspiration from the thread subject.. what would you say you are?.
minimus & jh need not respond as we all know what they are .
I'm definitely a leader!
Is that okay, or should I be a follower? Please tell me who I should be!
Seriously though, being a part time user of this forum, it's easier to read other people's comments and throw in a comment once in a while. To start a thread without keeping up every day runs the risk of needless repetition.
Stan
iraqi prostitutes back on the streets after saddam
baghdad, april 29 (reuters) - um jenan used to wear gold jewellery, tight jeans and see-through blouses to attract vip clients to her apartment in baghdad -- until the masked men in black packed her into a minibus and drove her away.
when they laid out her body in front of her home the next day, she was dressed in loose-fitting sweat pants and a t-shirt.
I can't believe nobody has figured this out yet. The prostitutes are Saddam's WMD. Here is how it works:
Saddam and his sons infect all these prostitutes with HIV. Then they are released into the cities to spread HIV to the US soldiers. The US soldiers come home, and infect others back in America.
There you have it. The war was justified after all!
Stan
no, really i am thinking of taking botany has anyone taken it in college?
also is there any math.
i hope not because including math with flowers, plants and fungie would be a crime
Wasn't Botany Bay the name of Khan's ship in the original Star Trek episode that introduced the character?
Stan
i don't understand the logic of boycotting the dixie chicks because of the comments the singer made about being ashamed that bush is from texas.
it doesn't make sense to me.
keep in mind that i'm just a canadian, so maybe i'm just not tuned in to the american way of thinking.
"Well,I agree with freedom of speech and if people stop buying their music because they don't agree.So be it. Death threats and vandalizing their homes...nawww.Thats not right."
Thank you Shera. Finally someone addressed this issue. A lot of comments, but no one seems to want to address this.
"In my opinion, when you actively intend to damage someone's livelihood, reputation, or person, just because of their view, you are engaging in ultra nationalism that really has no place in our country and is very far from being patriotic. It verges on some kind of jackboot mentality that is very dangerous...much like the McCarthyism(SP? )of the 50's..."
Amen.
Stan
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a mouse whispered in my ear today that the may km was around... sincerely,.
district overbeer of the "faithless and indiscrete slave" class
Why the interest in that crap? I hated that thing when I was a JW, why would I care now?
Stan
has anyone ever heard of a group called eckankar?
they're based out of minnesota.
there is a vice president of the company i work for that's really into it.
They had a church in my city, but it closed up a year or so ago. I'm not sure what they are about (don't care enough to check out your link). I remember taliking to one once, and it was something about being spokes in a wheel or something, with God being the hub??????????
I gave it all the consideration it was worth!
Stan
i don't understand the logic of boycotting the dixie chicks because of the comments the singer made about being ashamed that bush is from texas.
it doesn't make sense to me.
keep in mind that i'm just a canadian, so maybe i'm just not tuned in to the american way of thinking.
Interesting viewpoints from everyone. My only point of contention:
"But trying to claim others have no RIGHT to boycott well-known people for their anti-war, anti-govt, anti-president views makes absolutely no sense."
I don't think that is what I said. People can spend their money on whatever they want, or withhold it. They DO have that right. But if making a comment, voicing your opinion, expressing your "Freedom of Speech" results in organized CD burnings and threats of violence, I think there are issues here a lot deeper then a person's rights. Do you have the right to vandalize a person's home because you disagree with them? Do you have a right to send death threats?
Stan
i don't understand the logic of boycotting the dixie chicks because of the comments the singer made about being ashamed that bush is from texas.
it doesn't make sense to me.
keep in mind that i'm just a canadian, so maybe i'm just not tuned in to the american way of thinking.
Does this mentality seem dangerous to you? What I mean is, if you have to temper your freedom of speech due to possible repercussions, do you really have "Freedom of Speech"? I will agree that hurting them financially by boycotting their music and concerts is not equal to Saddam's alleged repercussions to those who opposed him, but couldn't it eventually escalate to that? I remember reading that one of the Dixie Chicks had death threats and had her home vandalized. I don't know about you, but I find this scary. What's next, to physically attack or murder them for their views? Yes, that is extreme, but so are death threats.
Something is not right in America I am afraid. I don't say this from the extreme left or extreme right, it's just an outsiders humble opinion.
Stan
i don't understand the logic of boycotting the dixie chicks because of the comments the singer made about being ashamed that bush is from texas.
it doesn't make sense to me.
keep in mind that i'm just a canadian, so maybe i'm just not tuned in to the american way of thinking.
I don't get it. I don't understand the logic of boycotting the Dixie Chicks because of the comments the singer made about being ashamed that Bush is from Texas. It doesn't make sense to me. Keep in mind that I'm just a Canadian, so maybe I'm just not tuned in to the American way of thinking. Doesn't the whole "Freedom of Speech" thing give her the right to express her views? I will agree that just because you can say something doesn't mean you should. And perhaps her comment should have been kept to herself. But she felt the need to say it, so why are they being punished? Destruction of their CD's at organized events, and boycotting concerts seems like an over reaction to me. Why are the actions of Eddie Vetter of Pearl Jam not reaping the same consequences? What he did was vastly more mean spirited than the Dixie Chick comment.
I guess I don't get it because here in Canada, comments about our Prime Minister are more frequent and more malicious than what she said, and people don't let it get to them at all. There are no boycotts, book (or CD) burnings, cancelled concerts or anything like that. Perhaps the Canadian "Freedom of Speech" actually works the way it is supposed to?
Stan
