Guest guest Posted December 8, 1999 Report Share Posted December 8, 1999 Here you go, drpeppe, Joyce & I came across this the other day. something to think about Mark The Paradox of our Time-By Carlin The paradox of our time in history is that we have... taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We... spend more, but have less; buy more, but enjoy it less. We have... bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time; more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgement; more experts, but more problems; more medicine, but less wellness. We... drink too much, smoke too much, spend to recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get angry to quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too seldom, watch tv too much, and pray too seldom. We have... multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We... talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned how to... make a living, but not a life; add years to life, not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We've conquered outer space, but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication. These are the times of... fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships; world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure, but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition; two incomes, but more divorce; fancier houses, but broken homes; quick trips, disposable diapers, throw away morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is... much int he show window and nothing tin the stockroom; technology can bring you this letter to you, and you can choose either to share this insight... or just hit 'DELETE'! LaughsList © 1999 http://surf.to/laugh See the LaughsList Pledge http://www.geocities.com/area51/zone/5049/laughspledge,html B & F WEBS Site Construction http://come.to/bandfwebs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Reproduction in any form or medium without express written permission of B & F WEBS Site Construction, is prohibited. Forwarding in whole is allowed with all attachments involved. LaughsList is a registered trademark of B & F WEBS Site Construction All trademarks used on LaughsList are the property of their respective owners. All jokes may not be the property of or copywritten by B & F WEBS Site Construction or LaughsList. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2000 Report Share Posted January 14, 2000 Something to think about........ Can you imagine working at the following Company? It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics: 29 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses 3 have been arrested for assault 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges 8 have been arrested for shoplifting 21 are current defendants in lawsuits In 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving Can you guess which organization this is? Give up? It's the 535 members of your United States Congress. The same group that perpetually cranks out hundreds upon hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2000 Report Share Posted January 17, 2000 , Do you know the source of that list of stats on the US Congress?? My father teaches Criminal Justice at University level and he would like to use that, but doesn't want to risk false accusations. Thanks, Sara __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2000 Report Share Posted January 17, 2000 > Do you know the source of that list of stats on the US > Congress?? > > My father teaches Criminal Justice at University level > and he would like to use that, but doesn't want to > risk false accusations. > > Thanks, > Sara Sara....couldn't figure out for a long time what you were talking about. Someone else sent it to me and I'm not sure if I can even remember who. I THINK it was my aunt Helen (who is a teacher too). I will e-mail her and see if it was her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2000 Report Share Posted January 17, 2000 Thanks ! I would be ever so grateful.. and my father, he'd be thrilled to know the source! -Sara --- <lauranra@...> wrote: > From: " " <lauranra@...> > > > > > Do you know the source of that list of stats on > the US > > Congress?? > > > > My father teaches Criminal Justice at University > level > > and he would like to use that, but doesn't want to > > risk false accusations. > > > > Thanks, > > Sara > > Sara....couldn't figure out for a long time what you > were talking about. > Someone else sent it to me and I'm not sure if I can > even remember who. I > THINK it was my aunt Helen (who is a teacher too). > I will e-mail her and > see if it was her. > > > > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2000 Report Share Posted January 18, 2000 Sara: I've had several people send this to me, via e:mail and the internet. It would be interesting to see if it is all true! Judi --- Sara Greenberg <dsyndrome@...> wrote: > > > , > > Do you know the source of that list of stats on the > US > Congress?? > > My father teaches Criminal Justice at University > level > and he would like to use that, but doesn't want to > risk false accusations. > > Thanks, > Sara > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2000 Report Share Posted February 8, 2000 Sara/: Ok, this was bugging me when I saw it. Check out: www.snopes.com, then click on " tales of the wooden spoon " , then click on " faxlore/netlore " , then scroll down to " Congress mend " . Apparently someone concocted this. The people who run this site (for urban legends), picked it apart as far as being full of probably half truths and general vagueness. Sara: Hope this answers your question for your Dad! Judi-Mom to Sam & , 3, Identical Twins Message: 25 Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 21:50:54 -0500 From: " " <lauranraxxxx (DOT) xxx> Subject: Fw: Something to think about Something to think about........ Can you imagine working at the following Company? It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics: 29 have been accused of spousal abuse 7 have been arrested for fraud 19 have been accused of writing bad checks 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses 3 have been arrested for assault 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges 8 have been arrested for shoplifting 21 are current defendants in lawsuits In 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving Can you guess which organization this is? Give up? It's the 535 members of your United tates Congress. The same group that perpetually cranks out hundreds upon hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2000 Report Share Posted March 24, 2000 Jule, Thank you for a great post. Your words reminded me of all the great advice in " Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, and it is all small stuff " , one of the best motivational books I ever read, though I have yet to implement all the great pieces of advice in there. NetDad In a message dated 3/24/00 3:19:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, j.monnens@... writes: << There is a lot of food for thought in this e-mail that I just got from a friend. Felt it was worth passing along. I have a friend who lives by a three-word philosophy: Seize the moment. Just possibly she may be the wisest woman on this planet. Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine. I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible. How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word " refrigeration " mean nothing to you? I cannot count the times I called my sister and said, " How about going to lunch in a half hour? " She would gasp and stammer, " I can't. " Check one: " I have clothes on the line. " " My hair is dirty. " " I wish I had known yesterday, " " I had a late breakfast. " " It looks like rain. " And my personal favorite: - " It's Monday " . She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together. Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect: We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Stevie toilet-trained. We'll entertain-when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college. Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of " I'm going to, " " I plan on " and " Someday, when things are settled down a bit. " When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Roller blades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord. My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my hips with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy. Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to ... not something on your SHOULD DO list. **Pain & suffering are inevitable...misery is optional! ** People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, But people will never forget how you made them feel. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2000 Report Share Posted July 24, 2000 * If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter? * If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? * Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon? * What do chickens think we taste like? What do people in China call their good plates? * What do you call a male ladybug? * What hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man? * When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? * Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? * Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them? * Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive? * Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds? * Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations where smoking is prohibited? * Have you ever imagined a world without Hypothetical situations? * How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work? * Why is a bra singular and panties plural? * You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes, why don't they make the whole plane of that stuff? * If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does a freedom fighter fight? * If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil? * If a cow laughs, does milk come out of her nose? * If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens? * Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive-up ATM? * Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? * What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane? * Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? * If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? * If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com * If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter? * If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? * Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon? * What do chickens think we taste like? What do people in China call their good plates? * What do you call a male ladybug? * What hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man? * When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? * Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? * Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them? * Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive? * Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds? * Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations where smoking is prohibited? * Have you ever imagined a world without Hypothetical situations? * How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work? * Why is a bra singular and panties plural? * You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes, why don't they make the whole plane of that stuff? * If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does a freedom fighter fight? * If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil? * If a cow laughs, does milk come out of her nose? * If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens? * Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive-up ATM? * Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? * What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane? * Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? * If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress? * If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2000 Report Share Posted August 12, 2000 In a message dated 8/12/00 7:20:04 PM Pacific Daylight Time, paul.3@... writes: << Any thoughts? >> I like your thoughts! I am new to this group and am amazed to learn I am not alone! You are all stimulating my mind and getting me thinking again! I was about ready to give up hope! Jeannie mom to Mark and ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2000 Report Share Posted October 17, 2000 Hi. I need a good website for lip balm and lotionbars. Anyone would liek to share it ? Thank you PH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2000 Report Share Posted October 17, 2000 ihatebush said: You could die tomorrow and everything you did in your life was worthless. That is not true at all. I have given life, and nurtured, and taught. If I die tomorrow, my life WILL have meant something. And I sort of resent finding what amounts to a campaign ad in a toiletries list...especially from someone I don't know a thing about. who is now going to finish making a birthday dinner for her 12yo daughter...and then celebrate with all her children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2000 Report Share Posted October 17, 2000 What does this have to do with Toiletries?? Get this spam outta here! :-Þ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2000 Report Share Posted October 18, 2000 This member has been dealt with. This type of post has no business here on this list and will not be tolerated. Thanks all, Co-owner Toiletries List (putting away her wet-noodle whip) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2000 Report Share Posted October 18, 2000 >>From: ihatebush@... >>Subject: Something to think about This is not the place for this kind of propaganda Connie :-) Heaven Scent by Constance *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Optimal Health: www.mannapages.com/wholesomeliving Science: www.glycoscience.com Check out www.hwhmentor.com/wholesomeliving for a GREAT way to build Healthier bodies & Richer lives *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2001 Report Share Posted February 18, 2001 --- LillliePearl@... wrote: > From: LillliePearl@... > Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:56:16 EST > Subject: Fwd: Fw: Something to Think About > ellen2601@..., JKFontes1@..., > LiLEyeris@..., > daytripper_78155@... > > Rec'd this from a good friend and FMSer, Sandi. > Lil' > > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 > From: " Sandi Gandre " <skgandre@...> > " Janet " <LillliePearl@...> > Subject: Fw: Something to Think About > Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 13:00:44 -0800 > > > FW: Something to Think About > > > A LEVEL OF PERFECTION... > > > In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters > to learning disabled children. Some children remain > in Chush for their entire school career, while > others can be mainstreamed into conventional > schools. > > At a Chush fundraising dinner, the father of a Chush > child delivered a speech that would never be > forgotten by all who attended. > > After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, > he cried out, " What is the perfection in my son, > Shay? Everything God does is done with perfection. > But my child cannot understand things as other > children do. My child cannot remember facts and > figures as other children do. Where is God's > perfection? > > > The audience was shocked by the question, pained by > the father's anguish and stilled by the piercing > query. " I believe, " the father answered, that when > God brings a child like this into the world, the > perfection that he seeks is in the way people react > to this child " . > > > He then told the following story about his son Shay: > One afternoon, Shay and his father walked past a > park where some boys Shay knew were playing > baseball. Shay asked, " Do you think they will let > me play? " Shay's father knew that most boys would > not want him on their team. But Shay's father > understood that if his son was chosen to play, it > would give him a comfortable sense of belonging. > > > Shay's father approached one of the boys in the > field and asked if Shay could play. The boy looked > around for guidance from his teammates. Getting > none, he took matters into his own hands and said, > " We are losing by six runs and the game is in the > eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and > we'll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning. " > > > Shay's father was ecstatic as Shay smiled broadly. > Shay was told to put on a glove and go out to play > short center field. > > > In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team > scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In > the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored > again and now with two outs and the bases loaded > with the potential winning run on base, Shay was > scheduled to be up. Would the team actually let Shay > bat at this juncture and give away their chance to > win the game? > > > Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew > that it was all but impossible, because Shay didn't > even know how to hold the bat properly, let alone > hit with it. > > > However as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher > moved a few steps to lob the ball in softly, so Shay > should at least be able to make contact. The first > pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. One > of Shay's teammates came up to Shay and together > they held the bat and faced the pitcher waiting for > the next pitch. The pitcher again took a few steps > forward to toss the ball softly toward Shay. As the > pitch came in, Shay and his teammate swung at the > ball and together they hit a slow ground ball to the > pitcher. > > > The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could > easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman. > Shay would have been out and that would have ended > the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and > threw it on a high arc to right field, far beyond > reach of the first baseman. > > > Everyone started yelling, " Run to first. Run to > first " . Never in his life had Shay run to first. He > scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. > By the time he reached first base, the right fielder > had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the > second baseman who would tag out Shay, who was still > running. But the right fielder understood what the > pitcher's intentions were, so he threw the ball high > and far over the third baseman's head. > > > Everyone yelled, " Run to second, run to second. " > Shay ran towards second base as the runners ahead of > him deliriously circled the bases towards home. As > Shay reached second base, the opposing short stop > ran to him, turned him in the direction of third > base and shouted, " Run to third. " > > As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams ran > behind him screaming, " Shay, run home. " Shay ran > home, stepped on home plate and all 18 boys lifted > him on their shoulders and made him the hero, as he > had just hit a " grand slam " and won the game for his > team. > > > That day, " said the father softly, with tears now > rolling down his face, " those 18 boys reached their > level of God's perfection. " > > > Funny, how this is so true! Funny, how people can > send a thousand 'jokes' through e-mail and they > spread like wildfire, but when one starts sending > messages regarding life choices, people think twice > about sharing them Funny, how the lewd and crude > pass freely through cyberspace, but public > discussion of morality is too often suppressed in > school and the workplace. Funny, how when you go to > forward this message (if you choose to forward it), > you will not send it to everyone on your address > list because you're not sure what they believe, or > what they will think of you for sending it to them. > Funny, how we can be more worried about what other > people think of us, than what we think of ourselves. > > > > Funny, how this is a time when technology can bring > this letter to you...and a time when you can choose > either to make a difference...or just hit delete. > > Vickers > > > ===== " Ik weet niet hoeveel vrienden in de storm ik heb verloren, maar 1 is er gebleven en dat is misschien genoeg " - Stef Bos " Te weten wat men weet en te weten wat men niet weet, dat is kennis " - Confucius - Mijn site: http://hometown.aol.com/ellen2601/myhomepage/index.html __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT Beamer was on " Good Morning America. " If you remember, she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said, " Let's Roll! " and helped take down the plane that was heading for Washington D. C. She said it's the little things that she misses most about Todd, such as hearing the garage dooropen as he came home, and her children running to meet him. She's now the Mom of a beautiful little girl, . recalled this story: I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, " Class is over, I would like to share with all of you, a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important. " " Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the powers way of telling us that we must make themost out of every single day. " Her eyes beginning to water, she went on. " So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see--it could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground. " " Please look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are the 'stuff' of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. " " We must make it important to notice them, for at anytime it can all be taken away. " The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook. Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do. If you like this, please pass it on to a friend; if not, just delete it and go on with your life! " Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 I agree. It seems that everything causes cancer these days. Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2002 Report Share Posted December 4, 2002 It has certainly crossed my mind. Maybe it is a combination of all these factors and many others, including genetic, immunizations, etc. It is a wide spectrum and reasonable to think it may have many different causes. Pati something to think about Hi all I have been reading with interest the debate over whether vaccines are responsible for autism. I don't dispute the fact that some children are harmed by vaccines--although, in my daughter's case, looking back, I think her problems started to surface long before her MMR. What I've been thinking about,lately, is that there have been a lot of changes in society as a whole over the past, say 20 years (around the time of the rise in autism?) How many of you remember a time when our households functioned without microwave ovens, VCR's, computers, cordless or cell phones, fax machines? How safe are these, really? What about our food sources--cattle and chickens are pumped full of antibiotics--then we eat them, drink the milk. Crops are being genetically modified--not always with our knowledge. Could the very food we put into our bodies be harming our children--or make them more vulnerable to something like autism? There has been a rise overall in other problems, too, like allergies, asthma, learning disorders in children, I'm sure you could all add to that list. I wish we knew the cause of autism--it would save all of us a lot of pain and anguish if only we knew why our children are disabled. Maybe I'm completely off base here with my concerns-- I certainly don't want to upset anyone, but I would just wonder if these thoughts have crossed anyone else's mind? Leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2002 Report Share Posted December 5, 2002 I don't mean any disrespect either, but it gets my goat when someone says definitively that genetics/vaccines/accident/etc is the definite cause of all autism. There is no more proof about genes being the cause of autism than there is of vaccines, with the exception of fragile X and Rhett's. It seems to me the best way to find the cause(s) of autism would be to do exactly what a recent study did with autism. Find all the common threads of the symptoms of autism and work backward. We could argue all day long on the safety of vaccines, what family had how many members that acted weird, etc, but none of it can explain the definite biological process of autism or the increase of numbers. My own daughter didn't seem right from my womb. She didn't move a lot and when she was born just didn't seem right. However, a bad case of the chicken pox at 9 months old brought lots of changes in her, like refusing foods, stopped nursing, cried a lot more. She also received her second Heb B as she still had pox drying on her body, as the immunization report date shows. Was it chicken pox that set her on the course, thimerasol on the vaccine that was still in use, the Hep shot itself, or a combo of the three? Or, was it all coincidence since she seemed a little different from the beginning? You know, I've wondered why a major study isn't launched following a large amount of children from birth, like 10,000 babies. Blood could be taken from the cord at birth, and at three month intervals and the parent could fill a survey of infant development, habits, and food consumption. If 1 in 150 children are autistic, then that would give approximately 60 children with autism with some significant data that could show some real potential for figuring this out. Not to mention this data could potentially help with so many other issues. And the blood samples would prove indispensable for tracking immune changes, how vaccines affect infants, etc. Maybe some scientist out there will catch on and do something like this, at least we can hope! Debi > Hi all > I have been reading with interest the debate over whether vaccines are > responsible for autism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2002 Report Share Posted December 8, 2002 Actually there is hope for the study you were talking about. Kennedy Kreiger Institute is doing a study on young babies, the siblings of children with autism, since sometimes there can be autism among siblings to try and figure out new information, early signs of autism, etc. I don't know a lot about it, but I did read about it on their website. Pati Re: something to think about I don't mean any disrespect either, but it gets my goat when someone says definitively that genetics/vaccines/accident/etc is the definite cause of all autism. There is no more proof about genes being the cause of autism than there is of vaccines, with the exception of fragile X and Rhett's. It seems to me the best way to find the cause(s) of autism would be to do exactly what a recent study did with autism. Find all the common threads of the symptoms of autism and work backward. We could argue all day long on the safety of vaccines, what family had how many members that acted weird, etc, but none of it can explain the definite biological process of autism or the increase of numbers. My own daughter didn't seem right from my womb. She didn't move a lot and when she was born just didn't seem right. However, a bad case of the chicken pox at 9 months old brought lots of changes in her, like refusing foods, stopped nursing, cried a lot more. She also received her second Heb B as she still had pox drying on her body, as the immunization report date shows. Was it chicken pox that set her on the course, thimerasol on the vaccine that was still in use, the Hep shot itself, or a combo of the three? Or, was it all coincidence since she seemed a little different from the beginning? You know, I've wondered why a major study isn't launched following a large amount of children from birth, like 10,000 babies. Blood could be taken from the cord at birth, and at three month intervals and the parent could fill a survey of infant development, habits, and food consumption. If 1 in 150 children are autistic, then that would give approximately 60 children with autism with some significant data that could show some real potential for figuring this out. Not to mention this data could potentially help with so many other issues. And the blood samples would prove indispensable for tracking immune changes, how vaccines affect infants, etc. Maybe some scientist out there will catch on and do something like this, at least we can hope! Debi > Hi all > I have been reading with interest the debate over whether vaccines are > responsible for autism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Oh ya... and just think what's on the floor at the Drs or the hospital!!! Kathy Ratkiewicz <Kathy_R@...> wrote: Ick.;-0 . Carol in IL Mom to seven including , 6 with TOF, AVcanal, GERD, LS, Asthma, subglottal stenosis, chronic constipation ( cured now ) and DS. My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me. How low will we go? Check out Messenger’s low PC-to-Phone call rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 ummmm I saw a commercial the other night for Dr. Drew and he was testing purses for bacteria and other germs. Don't know what happened. So I bet this is sparked from his show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 I haven't watched TV for several months at least; but last time I did, I remember seeing commercials for drugs. I live in Canada. When did they stop allowing them on TV? Given the government we have now, that really surprises me. blessings Shan > > I just heard on some TV program over the weekend that while > the USA has only 5% of the world's population we consume over > 50% of the worlds prescription drugs. > > And in all other countries except for New Zealand all prescription > drug commercials are BANNED from being shown on TV. And, New > Zealand will be banning them very soon. Only the USA will then > have TV COMMERCIALS for statins, viagra, etc. > > Can you remember the days when there were no such commercials? > > I wonder why it is that the USA is the only country that will > still allow the commercials to be exploited onto the people of > this country? Could it be that the FDA and the federal government > truly do not care what happens to the citizens of the country > as long as the pharmaceutical companies are making their profits? > > Why don't we start a petition to ban pharmaceutical commercials > from our airwaves too? Someday I wonder if the prescription drug > commercials will end up banned because the public will have had > it with the deaths and lives that are being ruined while the drug > companies get rich? Does this sound like the tobacco companies > back in the old days? Remember cigarette commercials on TV. Not > until it was proven that cigarettes can kill were then banned. > > How many lives need to be ruined from statins before those TV ads > are banned from the TV and all other forms of media too? > > Something to think about!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 On Monday 23 October 2006 5:24 am, Ed Gundy wrote: > I just heard on some TV program over the weekend that while > the USA has only 5% of the world's population we consume over > 50% of the worlds prescription drugs. > > And in all other countries except for New Zealand all prescription > drug commercials are BANNED from being shown on TV. And, New > Zealand will be banning them very soon. Only the USA will then > have TV COMMERCIALS for statins, viagra, etc. > > Can you remember the days when there were no such commercials? > > I wonder why it is that the USA is the only country that will > still allow the commercials to be exploited onto the people of > this country? Could it be that the FDA and the federal government > truly do not care what happens to the citizens of the country > as long as the pharmaceutical companies are making their profits? > > Why don't we start a petition to ban pharmaceutical commercials > from our airwaves too? Someday I wonder if the prescription drug > commercials will end up banned because the public will have had > it with the deaths and lives that are being ruined while the drug > companies get rich? Does this sound like the tobacco companies > back in the old days? Remember cigarette commercials on TV. Not > until it was proven that cigarettes can kill were then banned. > > How many lives need to be ruined from statins before those TV ads > are banned from the TV and all other forms of media too? > > Something to think about!!! It used to be illegal for companies to lobby congress, that law fell by the wayside many years ago. I think we need to return to the days when only individuals could lobby their congressmen. -- Steve - dudescholar2@... " What luck for rulers, that men do not think. " --Adolph Hitler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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