Re: Autism Speaks announces breakthrough...

[Guest guest]

I can already feel that RFID chip under the skin in my shoulder.

Life will be so much better when they can track us like animals and force-feed us psychotropics because they don't like our jokes.

Re: Re: Autism Speaks announces breakthrough...

and look who dedicated it-none other than Tommy ianpsmom <ianpsmom > wrote:

> And I think that we have our answer in Mr. $25 million Bernie Marcus

Here's an interesting news release from 2003.

____

http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030401.htm

April 1, 2003Contact: CDC Media Relations404-639-3286

CDC Dedicates New Marcus Emergency Operations Center

State-of-the-art facility strengthens agency's response to health crises

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. today dedicated the Marcus Emergency Operations Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new center will promote quicker, better-coordinated responses to public health emergencies across the country and around the globe.

"CDC`s new state-of-the-art facility enables us to employ an integrated response to any public health emergency and better protect the American public," Secretary said. "The emergency operations center allows us to more efficiently track and respond to disease outbreaks. I would like to thank Bernard Marcus for his generous contribution and efforts to make this center a reality."

The new center cost $7.1 million to complete; over $2 million was contributed by The Marcus Foundation, Inc. and other corporate donors.

The 7,000-square foot secure communications hub supports, organizes and manages all emergency operations at CDC and allows for immediate communication between CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as federal intelligence and emergency response officials, the Department of Homeland Security, and state and local public health officials.

"The nation's public health community had an urgent need and Bernie Marcus and other corporate donors stepped up to the plate and made it happen," said CDC Director Dr. L. Gerberding. "CDC now has a world-class operations center equipped to handle any public health emergency, whether it's a bioterrorism attack or an outbreak of a new disease. "

The Marcus EOC has 85 workstations, 9 team rooms, and central command station, as well as high-frequency radio support and geographic information system (disease mapping) capabilities.

The EOC has already proved to be an invaluable resource to CDC during the first few months of operation. It was activated after the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in February to communicate with state and local public health officials about possible health hazards from shuttle debris. More recently, CDC activated the Marcus EOC within hours of learning about the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Teams immediately had the resources to develop databases of sick and exposed patients and screening questionnaires, and to communicate around the clock with health organizations and scientists in Geneva and Hong Kong.

____

Also, an excerpt from Investor's Business Daily -

http://www.legalreforminthenews.com/Reports/IBD%20Bernie%20Marcus%20Interview%201-30-06.pdf

http://tinyurl.com/2v4qkp

January 30, 2006

The Home Depot's Bernie Marcus On Why He Couldn't Do It Today

Q: Sounds like you're relieved to no longer be CEO of a public company.

A: Absolutely. The worst thing I could imagine is to be the CEO of a pharmaceutical company today. I can't think of an industry that has done more to alleviate suffering and improve the human condition than pharmaceuticals.

Yet the industry is under a withering assault from plaintiffs' lawyers and is depicted by some in the media as a pariah. I don't think that Jonas Salk could have developed the polio vaccine in today's legal environment.

Q: What's the solution?

A: Common sense legal reforms that fairly balance the interests of consumer and business and restore predictability to our tort system. That's all tort reform is – restoring fairness and predictability to our tort system without restricting access to our courts for legitimate claims.

Q: What can be done to bring about reform?

A: There are a number of organizations at the national and state levels that are working to do just this. I helped form the American Justice Partnership (AJP) with Engler, the former governor of Michigan and now the president of the National Association of Manufacturers, and Steve Hantler of DaimlerChrysler.

The AJP is a new approach to legal reform that, for the first time, brings together national and state organizations to obtain measurable results. The support to achieve reform already exits, but requires better alignment among national and state organizations, leadership, funding, and coordination through a shared vision of success. This is what the AJP was formed to do. If you haven't visited the Web site – AmericanJusticePartnership.org – you ought to.

Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell?Check out new cars at Autos.

[Guest guest]

The Bernie Marcus quotes from 2006 are revealing. In the 50s when

Jonas Salk developed his polio vaccine, vaccine companies had

completely liability for their products. In fact a large batch of

Salk's vaccine was used which actually caused polio in the

recipients. Huge lawsuits followed. Offitt wrote about this

fairly candidly in his book the Cutter Incident. Offit thinks the

appropriate response is to completely shield vaccine manufacturers

and patent holders, such as himself, and eliminate the rights of

anyone, anywhere to refuse a vaccine for any reason.

Current vaccine manufacturers have complete legal immunity, and have

since 1988, once a vaccine is added to the ACIP recommended

schedule, which in part I think has driven the urgency among the

vaccine industry to get as many vaccines onto the schedule as

possible. And if it is so difficult to develop a vaccine these days

why are there more than 400 under development and why is the

business press starting to talk about what a good opportunity is

offered in vaccine development?

So Marcus is either completley uniformed about the topic he is

bloviating about, or he is lying, or perhaps some of both.

> And I think that we

have our answer in Mr. $25 million Bernie Marcus

> Here's an interesting news release from 2003.

>

> ____

> http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030401.htm

> April 1, 2003

> Contact: CDC Media Relations

> 404-639-3286

> CDC Dedicates New Marcus Emergency Operations Center

> State-of-the-art facility strengthens agency's response to

health crises

> Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G.

today dedicated the Marcus Emergency Operations Center at the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new center will

promote quicker, better-coordinated responses to public health

emergencies across the country and around the globe.

> " CDC`s new state-of-the-art facility enables us to employ an

integrated response to any public health emergency and better

protect the American public, " Secretary said. " The

emergency operations center allows us to more efficiently track and

respond to disease outbreaks. I would like to thank Bernard Marcus

for his generous contribution and efforts to make this center a

reality. "

> The new center cost $7.1 million to complete; over $2 million

was contributed by The Marcus Foundation, Inc. and other corporate

donors.

> The 7,000-square foot secure communications hub supports,

organizes and manages all emergency operations at CDC and allows for

immediate communication between CDC, the Department of Health and

Human Services, as well as federal intelligence and emergency

response officials, the Department of Homeland Security, and state

and local public health officials.

> " The nation's public health community had an urgent need and

Bernie Marcus and other corporate donors stepped up to the plate and

made it happen, " said CDC Director Dr. L. Gerberding. " CDC now

has a world-class operations center equipped to handle any public

health emergency, whether it's a bioterrorism attack or an outbreak

of a new disease. "

> The Marcus EOC has 85 workstations, 9 team rooms, and central

command station, as well as high-frequency radio support and

geographic information system (disease mapping) capabilities.

> The EOC has already proved to be an invaluable resource to CDC

during the first few months of operation. It was activated after the

Columbia Space Shuttle disaster in February to communicate with

state and local public health officials about possible health

hazards from shuttle debris. More recently, CDC activated the Marcus

EOC within hours of learning about the global spread of severe acute

respiratory syndrome (SARS). Teams immediately had the resources to

develop databases of sick and exposed patients and screening

questionnaires, and to communicate around the clock with health

organizations and scientists in Geneva and Hong Kong.

> ____

> Also, an excerpt from Investor's Business Daily -

> http://www.legalreforminthenews.com/Reports/IBD%20Bernie%

20Marcus%20Interview%201-30-06.pdf

> http://tinyurl.com/2v4qkp

>

> January 30, 2006

> The Home Depot's Bernie Marcus On Why He Couldn't Do It Today

>

>

> Q: Sounds like you're relieved to no longer be CEO of a public

company.

> A: Absolutely. The worst thing I could imagine is to be the CEO

of a pharmaceutical company today. I can't think of an industry that

has done more to alleviate suffering and improve the human condition

than pharmaceuticals.

> Yet the industry is under a withering assault from plaintiffs'

lawyers and is depicted by some in the media as a pariah. I don't

think that Jonas Salk could have developed the polio vaccine in

today's legal environment.

> Q: What's the solution?

> A: Common sense legal reforms that fairly balance the interests

of consumer and business and restore predictability to our tort

system. That's all tort reform is – restoring fairness and

predictability to our tort system without restricting access to our

courts for legitimate claims.

> Q: What can be done to bring about reform?

> A: There are a number of organizations at the national and state

levels that are working to do just this. I helped form the American

Justice Partnership (AJP) with Engler, the former governor of

Michigan and now the president of the National Association of

Manufacturers, and Steve Hantler of DaimlerChrysler.

> The AJP is a new approach to legal reform that, for the first

time, brings together national and state organizations to obtain

measurable results. The support to achieve reform already exits, but

requires better alignment among national and state organizations,

leadership, funding, and coordination through a shared vision of

success. This is what the AJP was formed to do. If you haven't

visited the Web site – AmericanJusticePartnership.org – you ought to.

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell?

> Check outnew cars at Autos.

>

[Guest guest]

On the shoulder? ------ Well, now I have to get rid of all of my spaghetti strap and strapless dresses. It's going to be 115 degrees soon.H <stratpat@...> wrote: I can already feel that RFID chip under the skin in my shoulder. Life will be so much better when they can track us like animals and force-feed us psychotropics because they don't like our jokes.

Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out

new cars at Autos.

[Guest guest]

Sounds like the movie THX-1138 where they open the bathroom medicine

cabinet and it asks " what's wrong? "

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0066434/

> I can already feel that RFID chip under the skin in my shoulder.

>

> Life will be so much better when they can track us like animals

and force-feed us psychotropics because they don't like our jokes.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell?

> Check outnew cars at Autos.

>

[Guest guest]

We actually own a copy of that movie-I can see some parallels.

> > I can already feel that RFID chip under the skin in my shoulder.

> >

> > Life will be so much better when they can track us like animals

> and force-feed us psychotropics because they don't like our jokes.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible " new car " smell?

> > Check outnew cars at Autos.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

One would assume that

> if Bob was in charge of Christian's care he would be getting 40

> hours a week of ABA and Risperdal.

There is no reason why Bob can't be on ABA and risperdal right now.

Lenny

Ye ol' sentence parser.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for posting this. I think we all know exactly where this

Autism Speaks boat is headed...straight to hell.

P

>

>

> > And I think that we have our answer in Mr. $25 million Bernie

Marcus

>

> Here's an interesting news release from 2003.

>

>

>

> ____

>

> http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030401.htm

> <http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030401.htm>

>

> April 1, 2003

> Contact: CDC Media Relations

> 404-639-3286

>

> CDC Dedicates New Marcus Emergency Operations Center

>

> State-of-the-art facility strengthens agency's response to health

crises

>

> Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. today

> dedicated the Marcus Emergency Operations Center at the Centers for

> Disease Control and Prevention. The new center will promote

quicker,

> better-coordinated responses to public health emergencies across

the

> country and around the globe.

>

> " CDC`s new state-of-the-art facility enables us to employ an

> integrated response to any public health emergency and better

protect

> the American public, " Secretary said. " The emergency

> operations center allows us to more efficiently track and respond

to

> disease outbreaks. I would like to thank Bernard Marcus for his

generous

> contribution and efforts to make this center a reality. "

>

> The new center cost $7.1 million to complete; over $2 million was

> contributed by The Marcus Foundation, Inc. and other corporate

donors.

>

> The 7,000-square foot secure communications hub supports,

organizes and

> manages all emergency operations at CDC and allows for immediate

> communication between CDC, the Department of Health and Human

Services,

> as well as federal intelligence and emergency response officials,

the

> Department of Homeland Security, and state and local public health

> officials.

>

> " The nation's public health community had an urgent need and

> Bernie Marcus and other corporate donors stepped up to the plate

and

> made it happen, " said CDC Director Dr. L. Gerberding. " CDC

> now has a world-class operations center equipped to handle any

public

> health emergency, whether it's a bioterrorism attack or an outbreak

> of a new disease. "

>

> The Marcus EOC has 85 workstations, 9 team rooms, and central

command

> station, as well as high-frequency radio support and geographic

> information system (disease mapping) capabilities.

>

> The EOC has already proved to be an invaluable resource to CDC

during

> the first few months of operation. It was activated after the

Columbia

> Space Shuttle disaster in February to communicate with state and

local

> public health officials about possible health hazards from shuttle

> debris. More recently, CDC activated the Marcus EOC within hours of

> learning about the global spread of severe acute respiratory

syndrome

> (SARS). Teams immediately had the resources to develop databases

of sick

> and exposed patients and screening questionnaires, and to

communicate

> around the clock with health organizations and scientists in

Geneva and

> Hong Kong.

>

> ____

>

> Also, an excerpt from Investor's Business Daily -

>

> http://www.legalreforminthenews.com/Reports/IBD%20Bernie%20Marcus%

20Inte\

> rview%201-30-06.pdf

> <http://www.legalreforminthenews.com/Reports/IBD%20Bernie%20Marcus%

20Int\

> erview%201-30-06.pdf>

>

> http://tinyurl.com/2v4qkp <http://tinyurl.com/2v4qkp>

>

>

> January 30, 2006

>

> The Home Depot's Bernie Marcus On Why He Couldn't Do It Today

>

>

> Q: Sounds like you're relieved to no longer be CEO of a public

> company.

>

> A: Absolutely. The worst thing I could imagine is to be the CEO of

a

> pharmaceutical company today. I can't think of an industry that has

> done more to alleviate suffering and improve the human condition

than

> pharmaceuticals.

>

> Yet the industry is under a withering assault from plaintiffs'

> lawyers and is depicted by some in the media as a pariah. I don't

> think that Jonas Salk could have developed the polio vaccine in

> today's legal environment.

>

> Q: What's the solution?

>

> A: Common sense legal reforms that fairly balance the interests of

> consumer and business and restore predictability to our tort

system.

> That's all tort reform is – restoring fairness and

> predictability to our tort system without restricting access to our

> courts for legitimate claims.

>

> Q: What can be done to bring about reform?

>

> A: There are a number of organizations at the national and state

levels

> that are working to do just this. I helped form the American

Justice

> Partnership (AJP) with Engler, the former governor of

Michigan and

> now the president of the National Association of Manufacturers, and

> Steve Hantler of DaimlerChrysler.

>

> The AJP is a new approach to legal reform that, for the first time,

> brings together national and state organizations to obtain

measurable

> results. The support to achieve reform already exits, but requires

> better alignment among national and state organizations,

leadership,

> funding, and coordination through a shared vision of success. This

is

> what the AJP was formed to do. If you haven't visited the Web site

> – AmericanJusticePartnership.org – you ought to.

>

[Guest guest]

I think the $25 million dollar question is - why did Bob and Suzanne

ever form a founding partnership with someone who has had this

type of history? It doesn't say much for Hollywood Bob and his wife,

but hey - they can still rub shoulders with the celebrities and try to

convince the masses that they are actually doing something beneficial

for autism families. They apparently don't give a shit if they are

accomplishing the opposite of what they supposedly had intended - at

least their grandson is receiving top notch medical care. We're not in

the fictional land of Hollywood, but hey - Bob and Suzanne can still

pretend they are. Greed and egos are pretty interesting things.

Casper

> >

> >

> > > And I think that we have our answer in Mr. $25 million Bernie

> Marcus

> >

> > Here's an interesting news release from 2003.

> >

> >

> >

> > ____

> >

> > http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030401.htm

> > <http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030401.htm>

> >

> > April 1, 2003

> > Contact: CDC Media Relations

> > 404-639-3286

> >

> > CDC Dedicates New Marcus Emergency Operations Center

> >

> > State-of-the-art facility strengthens agency's response to health

> crises

> >

> > Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. today

> > dedicated the Marcus Emergency Operations Center at the Centers for

> > Disease Control and Prevention. The new center will promote

> quicker,

> > better-coordinated responses to public health emergencies across

> the

> > country and around the globe.

> >

> > " CDC`s new state-of-the-art facility enables us to employ an

> > integrated response to any public health emergency and better

> protect

> > the American public, " Secretary said. " The emergency

> > operations center allows us to more efficiently track and respond

> to

> > disease outbreaks. I would like to thank Bernard Marcus for his

> generous

> > contribution and efforts to make this center a reality. "

> >

> > The new center cost $7.1 million to complete; over $2 million was

> > contributed by The Marcus Foundation, Inc. and other corporate

> donors.

> >

> > The 7,000-square foot secure communications hub supports,

> organizes and

> > manages all emergency operations at CDC and allows for immediate

> > communication between CDC, the Department of Health and Human

> Services,

> > as well as federal intelligence and emergency response officials,

> the

> > Department of Homeland Security, and state and local public health

> > officials.

> >

> > " The nation's public health community had an urgent need and

> > Bernie Marcus and other corporate donors stepped up to the plate

> and

> > made it happen, " said CDC Director Dr. L. Gerberding. " CDC

> > now has a world-class operations center equipped to handle any

> public

> > health emergency, whether it's a bioterrorism attack or an outbreak

> > of a new disease. "

> >

> > The Marcus EOC has 85 workstations, 9 team rooms, and central

> command

> > station, as well as high-frequency radio support and geographic

> > information system (disease mapping) capabilities.

> >

> > The EOC has already proved to be an invaluable resource to CDC

> during

> > the first few months of operation. It was activated after the

> Columbia

> > Space Shuttle disaster in February to communicate with state and

> local

> > public health officials about possible health hazards from shuttle

> > debris. More recently, CDC activated the Marcus EOC within hours of

> > learning about the global spread of severe acute respiratory

> syndrome

> > (SARS). Teams immediately had the resources to develop databases

> of sick

> > and exposed patients and screening questionnaires, and to

> communicate

> > around the clock with health organizations and scientists in

> Geneva and

> > Hong Kong.

> >

> > ____

> >

> > Also, an excerpt from Investor's Business Daily -

> >

> > http://www.legalreforminthenews.com/Reports/IBD%20Bernie%20Marcus%

> 20Inte\

> > rview%201-30-06.pdf

> > <http://www.legalreforminthenews.com/Reports/IBD%20Bernie%20Marcus%

> 20Int\

> > erview%201-30-06.pdf>

> >

> > http://tinyurl.com/2v4qkp <http://tinyurl.com/2v4qkp>

> >

> >

> > January 30, 2006

> >

> > The Home Depot's Bernie Marcus On Why He Couldn't Do It Today

> >

> >

> > Q: Sounds like you're relieved to no longer be CEO of a public

> > company.

> >

> > A: Absolutely. The worst thing I could imagine is to be the CEO of

> a

> > pharmaceutical company today. I can't think of an industry that has

> > done more to alleviate suffering and improve the human condition

> than

> > pharmaceuticals.

> >

> > Yet the industry is under a withering assault from plaintiffs'

> > lawyers and is depicted by some in the media as a pariah. I don't

> > think that Jonas Salk could have developed the polio vaccine in

> > today's legal environment.

> >

> > Q: What's the solution?

> >

> > A: Common sense legal reforms that fairly balance the interests of

> > consumer and business and restore predictability to our tort

> system.

> > That's all tort reform is – restoring fairness and

> > predictability to our tort system without restricting access to our

> > courts for legitimate claims.

> >

> > Q: What can be done to bring about reform?

> >

> > A: There are a number of organizations at the national and state

> levels

> > that are working to do just this. I helped form the American

> Justice

> > Partnership (AJP) with Engler, the former governor of

> Michigan and

> > now the president of the National Association of Manufacturers, and

> > Steve Hantler of DaimlerChrysler.

> >

> > The AJP is a new approach to legal reform that, for the first time,

> > brings together national and state organizations to obtain

> measurable

> > results. The support to achieve reform already exits, but requires

> > better alignment among national and state organizations,

> leadership,

> > funding, and coordination through a shared vision of success. This

> is

> > what the AJP was formed to do. If you haven't visited the Web site

> > – AmericanJusticePartnership.org – you ought to.

> >

>