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Thursday, May 02, 2002
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Most US kids bike ride with bare heads: study [Reuters Health eLine]
"Less than half of all US kids wear helmets each time they ride a bicycle, and only one-third wear them while using in-line skates or scooters, according to a national survey released Thursday.
The figures show that large numbers of children are continually at risk for traumatic brain injuries, experts said. Forty-seven percent of bicycle-related hospitalizations among children under 14 years were blamed on brain trauma, according to a companion analysis of 3,700 hospital admissions between 1994 and 2001."
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10:11:48 PM 
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Henry Ford. "Think you can, think you can’t; either way, you’ll be right."
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10:04:17 PM
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This Week on the Healthnotes Newswire
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Herbal Therapies May Help Treat Heart and Circulation Conditions
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A Healthnotes Newswire Opinion: Echinacea Reduces Symptoms of Colds and Flus
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Eat Fish for a Healthy Heart
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10:00:00 PM
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My Comments to Dan Gillmor on the lecture: Truth is relative and changing. If one looks at religion or politics, one can quickly see people who have developed perceptions of issues which are diametrically opposed. Is it deception to not be willing or able to craft a middle of the road piece?
If there is a deception, it is in the very concept of "objective journalism." Our brains process all input through a combination of primitive emotional centers and higher intellect. If a person "fears global warming" that person (or organization) will use different words and choose different sources than someone who doesn't care or from someone who is stuck in Minnesota in December and figures a little global warming might not be a bad idea!
To me, the issue is not control over the media. Each publication decides what they sell in the marketplace. Each writer decides what he sells in the marketplace. As one of the Q&A individuals pointed out, much fo the media today is focused on "tittle-tattle" because such topics combine both story telling and gossip. Much of the rest is around "fear of loss" emotional manipulations. People tune in, and buy what is being sold.
When teaching my children, I try to convey that:
- Each of us has our own unique view of truth. Ultimate reality (what some call Truth with a capital T), like the Mind of God, is beyond human comprehension.
- Every article, report, news brief, book, and research study is a story. As such it is a mixture of fact and fancy. Enjoy it as such, even get lost in the drama of it. Just remember that there is always more to the story.
- Each of us is selling--in exchange for money, respect, position, or attention. And, we adapt what we offer to the marketplace--consciously or unconsciously.
- The wisest individuals understand in their hearts that they can never be objective. (def. expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations).
From a cultural standpoint, we carry around illusions, propogated by the media, of objectivity, trustworthiness, and independence. More accurately it is infotainment or entertainment that gets us thinking, interacting, responding, fearing, or rejoicing.
Regards,
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4:34:35 PM
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Karl Zinsmeister, editor in chief of The American Enterprise magazine, imagines an oh-so-green environmentalist enjoying the most politically correct product on the planet—Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Made in a factory that depends on electricity-guzzling refrigeration, a gallon of ice cream requires four gallons of milk. While making that much milk, a cow produces eight gallons of manure, and flatulence with another eight gallons of methane, a potent “greenhouse” gas. And the cow consumes lots of water plus three pounds of grain and hay, which is produced with tractor fuel, chemical fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides, and is transported with truck or train fuel:
“So every time he digs into his Cherry Garcia, the conscientious environmentalist should visualize (in addition to world peace) a pile of grain, water, farm chemicals, and energy inputs much bigger than his ice cream bowl on one side of the table, and, on the other side of the table, a mound of manure eight times the size of his bowl, plus a balloon of methane that would barely fit under the dining room table.”
Cherry Garcia. It’s a choice. Bon appetit.
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1:05:26 PM
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The Hormone Hostage knows that there are days in the month when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his own hands!
This is a handy guide that should be as common as a driver's license in the wallet of every husband, boyfriend, or significant other!
DANGEROUS: What's for dinner?
SAFER: Can I help you with dinner?
SAFEST: Where would you like to go for dinner?
DANGEROUS: Are you wearing that?
SAFER: Gee, you look good in brown.
SAFEST: WOW! Look at you!
DANGEROUS: What are you so worked up about?
SAFER: Could we be overreacting?
SAFEST: Here's fifty dollars.
DANGEROUS: Should you be eating that?
SAFER: You know, there are a lot of apples left.
SAFEST: Can I get you a glass of wine with that?
And my personal favorite.....
DANGEROUS: What did you do all day?
SAFER: I hope you didn't over do it today.
SAFEST: I've always loved you in that robe!
Money talks. Chocolate sings
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9:27:45 AM
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From "Taxi". "The great thing about television is that if something important happens anywhere in the world, day or night, you can always change the channel."
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9:19:06 AM
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Sharon Gold. "Throw out an alarming alarm clock. If the ring is loud and strident, you're waking up to instant stress. You shouldn't be bullied out of bed, just reminded that it's time to start your day."
[My definition of "rich" is being able to get out of bed when you are done sleeping.]
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9:18:19 AM
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A Satellite Baby-Sitting Service. Soon, parents can equip their kids with bracelets that allow them to track their movements on the Internet. Not good enough? Try an implantable GPS device secreted under the skin. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News]
I've been talking about this for 10 years now. One of those obvious uses of technology with all kids of social and family ramifications...
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9:16:31 AM
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