Back in town but lazy today, so this will be short, but interesting, maybe.
(1) From a reader - good news from Poland:
Maybe some Poles feel they've done enough at the behest of the United States?
(2) Another reader has sent an article about a mystery illness in Ukraine. I haven't been able to find anything to substantiate it yet - it's all over the internet but it always goes back to this single source. There is a discussion on it at Above Top Secret which may develop into something - don't know. (Caution to "Userdude": read discussion at own risk; "the" Ukraine is used there once or twice.)
(3) 11 Brampton youngsters were accidentally given an adult dose of H1N1 vaccine. And still we trust our kids to the medical profession.
I was in a restaurant last evening with my family and my brother was greeted by a man he knew. My brother noticed the man's whole family was not there and he asked about it. The man replied, "Oh, she's home with the flu." He had his three daughters with him, and he pointed to two of them and said, "They've already had it, and I suppose this one is next." He was smiling and the kids were smiling. Not frightened at all. So my brother cracked, "Well, I guess I won't shake hands with you." and both men laughed. That's how seriously this whole scare is being taken. Lucky for that man's children, they've now developed some natural immunity and will be healthier for it.
I find it interesting that even with the trumpeted shortage of vaccines, clinics have been able to move up by 15 days the inoculations for under 65s with chronic illnesses. If the shortage was intended to psychologically increase demand, it backfired - the lineups were shorter than anticipated.
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(4) Greg Felton has sent a link to his latest satire - all about sock puppets.
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(5) Remembrance Day: Oh, by all means make another law that the sheep must obey regardless of personal conviction.
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(6) Understatement of the Year: Leaders not issues are blocking Middle East peace
Marwan Barghouti has always been the best choice to negotiate for Palestinians, which is exactly why he's been kept in prison.
Monday, November 9, 2009
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In response to calls for a mandatory moment of silence on Remembrance Day I want to share this poem with your readers. It was written by Emmanuel Ortiz one year after the September 11, 2001 attacks. "A moment of silence, before I start this poem"
Here we go again with the SCARE HEADLINE. Compliments of Yahoo and the Canadian Press. The story is supposed to be about the worst is yet to come for H1N1.Notice the headline ends with a QUESTION MARK.
Then a small headline about what experts think will happen next.As you read the story and look at all the differing opinions from so called experts I can only conclude that none of them knows anything for sure.
As for the Polish Health Minister,how can any reasonable thinking person conclude otherwise.If BIG PHARMA can't back up what they put out then why should we trust them to take their vaccine.
Compare what our Health Minister said.
Brian - that's a phenomenal poem! We are so damn self-centred.
Ted: Right on with the huge diff between Poland's health minister and ours!
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