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"The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes. Three generations of imbeciles are enough."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the 1927 decision, Buck vs. Bell
Indeed, it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society.
John Holdren, science 'czar' to Barack Obama.
If you are going to respond to this post, actually read it first. People replying to this post without exhibiting awareness of the actual content of this post will be flamed mercilessly.
I am not against vaccination. I am against compulsory vaccination.
(By 'compulsory' I mean whatever it is that US courts mean when using the word, such as when the California appeals court upheld legislation mandating vaccination, which it described–feeling no further elaboration was necessary–as compulsory vaccination. Quoting from Brown vs. Smith (2018): "compulsory immunization has long been recognized as the gold standard for preventing the spread of contagious diseases" and that it is within the 'police powers' of the state, and therefore "nothing further need be said." pg 10.)
From my experience, that opening will go in one ear of pro-compulsory-vaxxers and out the other, but I'm going to say it anyway, and hope against hope that this will 'immunize' myself from the typical conditioned responses that they usually spew.
Imagine, if you will, a car manufacturer was protected by US law so that people who were injured or killed by their car could not be sued directly for damages. Instead, car manufacturers were literally immunized from such lawsuits. Injured parties could only submit their petitions to a government agency set up to receive those petitions. Whenever this agency paid out money to injured parties, they would always be sure to say things like, "Being awarded compensation for a petition does not necessarily mean that the [car] caused the alleged injury." Hell, most of the time, they won't even try to find out if the car cause the injury!
Furthermore, the compensation that people do receive does not even come from the car manufacturer. Instead, every purchase of a car includes a tax, paid by the consumer, which goes into settlement fund.
The car manufacturer is therefore free and clear to sell as many cars as they want with little to no concern that his product might actually harm people, since it does not have to worry about being held liable nor even be worried it might have to pay damages. Think about how much money they would make, hand over fist.
Does this seem like a healthy arrangement for the public?
Of course, car makers do not enjoy such a sweetheart deal. No, they are fully accountable to the public for its products.
But this arrangement is actually the one that vaccine makers have in the United States. Beginning in the late 1980s, legislation was passed which completely insulated vaccine makers from lawsuits. The government stepped in as the final arbiters on whether or not someone is harmed and warrants a settlement. Payouts were made from a program funded by those who take the vaccines themselves. Talk about a sweet-heart deal!
If this is new to you, stop. Do not comment. Do not reply to this post. Spend some time educating yourself. Discover for yourself that I am telling the truth. I do not want to hear ANY of your ignorant drivel in the comments on this post. Seriously.
I'll even hold your hand a little. Here is the government webpage for the program: NVICP. Start googling that for even more information. Be sure to make yourself aware of the Adverse reaction reporting system, too. This searchable database will scare the shit out of any reasonable person wondering if vaccines themselves cause harm. Apparently, they do quite a bit of harm. Ah! Except:
"VAERS is not designed to determine if a vaccine caused a health problem…"
Right. As it says on the NVICP page:
Being awarded compensation for a petition does not necessarily mean that the vaccine caused the alleged injury. In fact:
Almost 80% of all compensation awarded by the VICP comes as result of a negotiated settlement between the parties in which HHS has not concluded, based upon review of the evidence, that the alleged vaccine(s) caused the alleged injury.
This is supposed to make you feel better about vaccines. If not striving to determine conclusively if vaccines are actually causing harm to people actually comforts you, there is something seriously wrong with you. Seriously wrong.
You're also supposed to pass over the logical corollary, which is that 20% of the awards come in cases where the HHS has concluded, based upon the evidence, that the vaccines (allegedly!) caused the injuries (allegedly!)
Isn't it great that an organization which bends over backwards to assure people that their payouts do not imply the vaccines are necessarily the cause of the harm is the same organization put in charge of evaluating the petitions? Gee, they sound impartial, don't they? Doesn't sound like they have their thumbs on the scales, does it? Does it sound like they represent the citizens, or the vaccine makers?
We could elaborate on this theme for quite a while, but perhaps we might want to skip to the bottom line.
4.1 billion.
That is how much money has been paid out to people since the program was established. That is a lot of cash.
A reasonable person would think that, contrary to all of the assurances that vaccines are perfectly safe, the reality is that, in point of fact, vaccines have demonstrable risks. In at least 20% of the time, our government itself has concluded that harm has been done.
Many times when people argue for compulsory vaccination, they insist that vaccines pose no risk whatsoever. Perhaps I have just been unlucky, but in the 20 or so times when I've personally engaged in conversations with 'pro-compulsory-vaxxers' (henceforth, PCVers) only a couple of them even knew that vaccines are known to generate adverse reactions. They didn't even know that much! (This did not stop them from thumping their chests, insisting that they were OH so much smarter than anti-vaxxers–which, I will remind you, I am not one of.)
But vaccines themselves do pose a risk. As with every other sphere of public life, the people being asked to bear a risk ought to be able to decide for themselves if they are going to take that risk and have the right to hold directly accountable those who through negligence cause harm. Moreover, if we know there is a risk to certain things, the ones at the nexus of delivering that risk–doctors, nurses, public health officials, the vaccine makers themselves–should ensure people are informed of those risks.
When I am asked to get a vaccine at the doctor's office, there is a hand-out provided which has a very muted presentation of risks. The vaccine insert which comes with the actual vaccine is not provided. No surprise there, since if people read the insert, it would scare the hell out of people. My doctor is a little better than this, since I have made it very clear to them that I want all of the available information. Still, I am confident that if people didn't ask for the information, they wouldn't make people aware that it exists. They certainly would not bring up the existence of the VICP, or point out it has paid out 4 BILLION in damages!
Given the fact that vaccines do actually carry a risk, it is immoral to make taking them mandatory.
And that brings us to the inspiration for this post: the measles outbreak in New York, where the mayor is now requiring vaccination, on penalty of a $1,000 fine.
Let's just take this rationally for a moment. The number of cases of the measles in America since the year 2000 is less than 4,000. Aren't you curious about how many of those people died? The number is very, very small. Here, you find out the number yourself.
Meanwhile, according to the VICP data itself (already linked to via the NVICP page above), 1,197 (162 measles, 1035 MMR) people have reached the vaccine court stage of proceedings since 1988. 80 were claims of death. Without admitting anything–naturally!–almost half of these people received payments (457).
No surprise again, but the NVICP does not provide a searchable database as with VAERS, so it would take some sleuthing to parse out deaths from injuries. At least in broad strokes, though, you can see that relative to the number of cases of measles versus the number of injuries that the NVICP 'admitted' to, 10,000 or so cases of measles (going all the way back to 1988) compared to 457 paid out injuries, the 'risk vs benefit' equation is not nearly straight forward enough to say that the risk of getting the measles, and being injured by it if you get it, substantially exceeds the risks posed by the vaccine itself, and therefore warrants making the vaccine mandatory and compulsory.
By the by, you'll be happy to know that the MMR vaccine is not the only one acknowledged to be associated with injury and death–acknowledged enough to pay out 4 BILLION dollars, anyway. Taking all of the vaccines together, 20,000+ injuries and deaths have made it to the court, with 6,465 claimants getting money. A lot of money: 3.8 billion dollars!
Perhaps suggesting that vaccine makers themselves might be getting a little careless with their product, it is interesting to note that the amount paid out every year is on an upward trend. In 2010, 179 million dollars was paid out. IN 2015 it was 204 million. In 2019, which we aren't even halfway through yet, 119 million has already been paid out. Yipes!
Golly, it sure seems like there are some 'adverse reactions' out there! Why would anyone think there might be a problem with the vaccines? By Jove, I just don't know!!!!!!
Maybe instead of threatening people with $1,000 fines if they don't get vaccinated, De Blasio should be offering to pay them $1,000 if they do get vaccinated. Better yet, De Blasio should offer to pay for their medical expenses should any of them get an adverse reaction, since the vaccine makers themselves aren't going to be paying anything. And no more of this business of, "Well, we understand you *think* you suddenly fell gravely ill because of the vaccine, but we're not going to investigate it to find out." No, vow to get to the bottom of such claims forthwith. Perhaps if it was his own money, or even the money of the government's (as opposed to money provided by the ones taking the vaccines themselves), there would be more interest in finding out when and if vaccines actually were causing harm.
I know, ridiculous! Finding out if something actually causes harm before paying out 4 billion dollars! Absurd! And so funny how the news never seems to cover these payouts… but I digress.
I have been creating 'reasonable doubt' as to whether or not vaccines are indeed 'safe' enough to justify making them compulsory, now let me take a minute to speak to their presumed effectiveness. Obviously, any part of an argument for why something should be compulsory should go beyond merely whether or not it is harmless, but whether or not it can be trusted to do what it is claimed to be able to do.
To return to our car manufacturer, it would be like requiring everyone to buy a car on the grounds that it was completely safe and effective, only to discover that not only do cars sometimes have serious malfunctions, but on occasion, they won't even run, either. Or, like requiring people to buy health insurance, but then having deductibles that are so ungodly high that you can't use it, anyway. You can see how that would be a problem, and it is for every other sphere of our existence–but not vaccines.
Now we risk really getting into the weeds on things.
Again, I am NOT against vaccination(s). I am against COMPULSORY vaccination. I believe it is reasonable to believe that vaccines have been helpful and can still be helpful. But it would be lying to say that they have been 100% beneficial, with no harm caused to anyone. It would be lying to insist that they are 100% effective, as though it were really the case that if everyone got a particular vaccine, that would be the end of the story. It would be lying to credit the reduction in cases and mortalities to vaccines alone. And I am not a liar.
Limiting myself to the measly measles, since that is the annual cause of agitation by the public health community and is presently blowing up into outright tyranny in New York, there is ample evidence that it is not 100% effective.
Of course, pro-compulsory-vaxxers who have at least some experience debating these issues will quickly argue that 'no one really thinks it is 100% effective.' But you have to press them before they'll admit that, which is one of the reasons why they aren't trusted in the first place, because up to that point, the prevailing message is just a blunt "the vaccine is effective" and that becomes what people believe. This deception undermines the very confidence they are trying to build, because the minute that someone discovers the truth, the credibility of the PCVs is shot. I could produce a hundred news reports, etc, right now, where there is no hint that the vaccines might not be effective. Take this New York Times article as a case in point. I will refer to this article again later in the post.
(It is always a thrill to debate a newly minted PVC debater who is so ignorant, he still believes–and regurgitates–what he has only read in news reports to that point. You have to drown him in sources–from his own side, mind you–before he relents. Not that he changes his viewpoint, because frankly his viewpoint was never about facts and evidence in the first place. Which is ANOTHER reason why PCVs aren't trusted.)
If the idea is that the measles vaccine is 'safe and effective' then obviously, if you don't want to get the vaccine, your route is clear: get the vaccine. And if someone else does not get the vaccine, and they have the measles, then you should be safe, right? Right?
This is where things get entertaining. After conceding that, in point of fact, the measles vaccine (in the US, that means the MMR) cannot be counted on to confer immunity, they then say, "And that's why we all need to get vaccinated!" lol. But… even if we all took the vaccine, there would still be measles outbreaks, because… the vaccine cannot be counted on to confer immunity! Are they even listening to themselves talk?
People who have been paying attention to this topic know what kind of lunacy surrounds the PCVer's arguments. (Everyone except the PCVs, themselves, that is.) For example, back a few years ago, a measles outbreak was started by someone… who had taken the measles vaccine!
What is really funny about this incident… and, I mean this is really funny… of the 4 people that this woman infected… all 4 of them were supposed to be immune to the measles! This is comedy gold:
Ultimately, she transmitted the measles to four other people, […] Surprisingly, two of the secondary patients had been fully vaccinated. And although the other two had no record of receiving the vaccine, they both showed signs of previous measles exposure that should have conferred immunity.
So, here you have an outbreak of the measles where the first 5 individuals all should have had immunity to the measles, 3 of which were documented to be fully vaccinated!
So, contrary to the claims, even 100% 'herd immunity' will not end measles, as the measles vaccine itself can give people the measles, and people who got the vaccine can subsequently get the disease. Here you had a herd of 5 (a small herd, admittedly) all supposedly immune, all of whom were infected.
And given such realities, De Blasio and his ilk have the audacity of saying things like, "The measles vaccine works. It is safe, it is effective, it is time-tested." Or (from the same NYT article), "[Dr. Offit said]: "I don't think it's your unalienable right as a United States citizen to allow your child to catch and transmit a potentially fatal infection."
Well, dumb ass, the measles hasn't killed anyone for years, and very few have died in the US even going back 20 years, and taking the vaccine does not actually mean you won't "catch and transmit a potentially fatal infection." In the "Measles Mary" incident, 100% of the people in the first and second wave ought to have been immune, and yet they still caught the infection.
[Update 4/17/2019: now a woman is in a coma from the measles; yep, you guessed it: she had been vaccinated. The idea that if everyone else had been vaccinated she wouldn't have gotten the measles illustrates how these people are committed to something other than logic and evidence. SHE was vaccinated and got it. If EVERYONE was vaccinated, people would still get it, and people with the vaccine would GIVE it, as illustrated by the "Measles Mary" incident. What then are they committed to, if not reason and science? My guess: Statism.]
Meanwhile, since 1988, according to VAERS, it was believed by adverse reaction reporters that at least 86 people have died from measles related vaccines.
And they have the audacity to make taking the vaccine compulsory?
Literal insanity. Insanity if you take their arguments on their face, that is.
A couple of things more on this before I move along.
First, it so happens that the article I posted on the "Measles Mary" thing has a statement which might interest folks:
Although public health officials have assumed that measles immunity lasts forever, the case of Measles Mary highlights the reality that "the actual duration [of immunity] following infection or vaccination is unclear,"
Emphasis added.
I know what you are thinking. Assumed? What? You mean this wasn't actually empirically tested? I thought this was established scientifically! lol As if.
When people find out just how many of the supposedly 'scientific' claims made by PVCers turn out to just be assumptions, that is yet one more thing that creates the very skepticism that the PVCers are trying to counteract. Suggestion: try telling the truth. Course, the truth does not comport very well with arguments for compulsory vaccination, so I guess you have to choose: compulsory vaccination, or credibility.
Secondly, the case of "Measles Mary" is not by any means a 'one off.' If you dig deeper into this issue, you find out that its really pretty well known that the measles vaccine is not nearly as effective as presented in the MSM. If you read stuff that the public health community assumes that only fellow public health officials will read, they are quite candid about it. Although, sometimes you need to apply a little logic.
For example, in this article discussing the number of measles cases from 2000 to 2008 (approximately 572), it says:
Among those measles cases reported during the first 7 months of 2008, 76% were in persons aged <20 years, and 91% were in persons who were unvaccinated or of unknown vaccination status.
Uh, so what about that other 9%?
Oh, right. Those were people who were vaccinated. 5% of them were fully vaccinated, and 4% received only the first dose.
This is actually a very common thing to read in the literature. I haven't surveyed it enough to be confident enough to put a number out and defend it vigorously, but there seems to be no question that a large number of people getting the measles are people who were already vaccinated. In the case of "Measles Mary," recall that she did not have measles until she got the shot, and then she gave it to 4 people, all of whom should have been immune!
Here is another, just for kicks: "Of the 118, 105 (89%) patients were unvaccinated." So… the other 11%? Vaccinated.
FYI, there is nothing in either of these CDC articles to suggest that any of these people died.
Do I have any problem with the assertion that even the measly measles can kill someone? None at all. Just be honest enough to admit that dozens of people have died from the vaccine itself, and then treat people like adults and allow them to decide for themselves which set of risks they wish to bear.
It is probably not the case, per the PCVers, that a largely unvaccinated population will be overwhelmed by the measles, resulting in many, many deaths. If the measles were such a problem, and the unvaccinated population supposedly especially susceptible, then we would see that in the stats.
Alternate theory: significant advances in nutrition and medicine since the 1960s have radically mitigated the negative outcomes observed prior to, say, 1935. That this has roughly coincided with the introduction of the measles vaccine (1963) has confused our brightest minds, who fell for the ol' correlation does not equal causation fallacy. The improved nutrition and advances in medicine are the actual reasons why the incidents of measles and measles mortality fell, with the vaccine providing a relatively modest contribution. Since medicine has advanced even beyond what we had in the 1960s, and nutrition in America is still quite good, there is little chance that measles could pose a threat even to a largely unvaccinated population, who, by virtue of their healthy immune systems, not only wouldn't get the measles if exposed in the first place, but would brush it off. Numerous charts show just such trends.
Mind blown.
This brings us to thirdly.
It is often said that this is all well and good (although this so far already takes the air out of the PVCer's main arguments, and is enough to end all arguments for compulsory vaccination altogether), but what about those with suppressed immune systems?
Of course, when they say it, they shriek it. You are practically Hitler now, in your heartless regard for those on chemotherapy, etc, etc, etc.
Nonetheless, what I have described above is decisive and demonstrable. You can hurl your emotional platitudes at me all day long, and it will not change the fact that A., the measles vaccine itself can give people the measles and B., people who have the vaccine can still get the disease. And, the vaccinated person can be infectious!
So, let's say that you have a child who has been going through chemotherapy and has a suppressed immune system because of that fact. Let's say you wish to go to a public place where you have been assured, through a very careful vetting process, that every person in the gathering is completely, 100% up to date, in their vaccinations.
In that scenario, do you think your child is safe? Do you take your child to this gathering, taking no other precautions?
If so, you are an idiot. You may have just killed your child. Way to go!
Fortunately, although there are people who make this kind of argument, in the real world, people enduring this situation don't believe something so stupid as that a fully up to date population is therefore 'safe.' They continue to take precautions because they know truly basic facts like… wait for it… wait for it…
There are many diseases that are out there for which no vaccine exists.
Let that sink in.
Hell, even in the case of the flu, where there theoretically is a vaccine, its basically hit or miss. If you knew anything, you would know that the flu (influenza) has many different strains. So many, in fact, that it is impossible to create a vaccine that will cover them all. What they do is pick a handful of the strains that they believe will be most prevalent in the upcoming flu season, and build their vaccine around that assumption.
Theoretically, at least, those who encounter those strains will be protected by their vaccine. Alas, in numbers far higher than with the measles, those who take a correctly matched flu vaccine still get the flu. But what if they completely botch their assessment on which flu strains will be prevalent?
Then you get a year like 2014/2015. Ouch. And, if I understand that chart correctly, even the 'good years' aren't so good. Only 4 of the 15 seasons had an 'adjusted' effectiveness higher than 50%.
A 50/50 shot of not getting the flu! What's the harm? Unless the flu vaccine itself can cause harm…
But I was talking about diseases for which there are no vaccines. Dude. There are a lot of them. A 100% vaccinated population will not protect the immunosuppressed. Your invoking such scenarios is nothing more than manipulative emotion-driven rhetoric, just the same kind of thing fueling our outrage industry. Do you know what will protect the immunosuppressed? The diligent and vigilant care and protection of loving parents who do what is necessary to protect themselves or their children.
It is immoral to demand that others incur a risk when even if they incurred that risk, pretending that if they did, you would not need to take precautions, and yet you would still need to take every precaution! That's right. YOU think I am immoral. NO. YOU are the one who is immoral. YOU appear to be perfectly happy forcing others to expose themselves to injury and death when their exposure would not even provide you the protection you have offered as your rationale for requiring people to expose themselves to risk! Callous! Heartless! Cruel!
Sadly, there will be people who are so uninformed that it has never occurred to them that there are diseases for which there is no vaccine (which does not prevent them from flapping their gums), so let me just give you a couple. God willing, curiosity will be stoked, and research will occur, and you'll think of some others.
One that comes to mind is Streptococcus pneumoniae. There is a vaccine that covers some strains of strep. There isn't one for Strep A, which happens to be pretty deadly, potentially, all on its own. What does Dr. Offit propose to do about that? From the CDC:
CDC estimates approximately 11,000 to 13,000 cases of invasive group A strep disease occur each year in the United States. Each year between 1,100 and 1,600 people die due to invasive group A strep disease. [Emphasis added]
Read that again.
Inhale. Exhale. Remember what you learned earlier (from your own research?!?!? Hint.) about the number of cases of measles and the number of deaths. Compare and contrast with the figures for Strep A.
How about some math? I do a lot of math on this blog, most of it addressing proportions. Let's do some more.
Which is bigger? 372, or 11,000?
372 is the number of measles cases in 2018. 11,000 is the low end of the estimate per year for Strep A.
Does 11,000 seem bigger than 372 to you? Take all the time you need.
Which is bigger? 0, or 1,100?
0 is the number of people who died from the measles last year. 1,100 is the low end of the CDC estimate for how many die each year from 'invasive group A strep.'
And we have regular national spasms about 'outbreaks' of the measles? Are you joking?
That was Strep A. Of more recent vintage is the fungal outbreak which is making the news. Again, no vaccine. This has a mortality rate of 20% – 50%. Oh, and it is largely a problem of hospitals–where it is more likely that people with compromised immune systems will be around.
This article on the fungus, Candida auris, has this chilling statistic:
In the United States, 2 million people contract resistant infections annually, and 23,000 die from them, according to the official CDC estimate. That number was based on 2010 figures; more recent estimates from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine put the death toll at 162,000.
Sure! Invest all that time and energy and shaming on THE MEASLES! Methinks the immunosuppressed, in reality, have much bigger fish to fry than the measles. You can spare me the whole "but the child with cancer!" argument.
Meanwhile, the compulsory vaccination wagon moves forward, trampling human rights as it goes.
After the 'outbreak' of measles in California, they pushed compulsory vaccination to the hilt, despite no one dying from the measles in that outbreak. The outbreak itself consisted of only 131 cases. On that basis, they stripped away the freedom and liberty of 40,000,000 people. What did those people get in return? 21 cases already this year. Even with their literally draconian measures in place, they are still on track to get almost half as many cases as they did in their 'outbreak.'
Do you think the people that pushed this through were intelligent, rational, logical individuals? I disagree. I think they are tyrannical idiots who obviously cannot tell genuine threats from very minor ones. Far from being entrusted with the care of millions of individuals (if by the decimation of the right to control what goes into your own body counts as 'care') they can be barely trusted to operate a lawn mower. They pose an existential threat to the safety and welfare of millions of people, and should be removed from their positions ASAP. Almost anyone else would be able to better evaluate real threats to public health than those people.
Even a smidgen of intellectual honesty combined with curiosity would not only completely end this nonsense about compulsory vaccination, but it would awaken us to more serious and significant threats. As a side effect, it would alert people to the fact that there are far, far, far more serious threats to the United States than the measly measles.
If it sounds like I am passionate about this topic, you would be right.
First of all, I happen to think that freedom and liberty are extremely important things and should be transgressed only in the most gravest circumstances, and only if a robust system of due process has been honored throughout. The removal of liberty for something as pathetically stupid as the measles is an outrage.
Second of all, since I have taken the time to inform myself about serious threats to the United States, I know very well that there are some doozies. I mentioned Step A, but one that has just made me livid over the last couple of years is the opioid epidemic.
Contrary to the sense I may have given so far, I actually do believe that public health officials have an important role to play, and have sometimes done some very good things for us. I think that that the linking of iodine deficiency with goiter is an excellent example of a service well-rendered; incidentally, while salt is iodized, in the US, its not compulsory. People CAN get non-iodized salt, if they really want it.
But public health officials should know their place. They should stay in their lane. As people with unique access to coercive powers by virtue of their connection to the state, they must appreciate that like any one exercising power, if they are not held in check, that power can be abused. I know a couple of public health officials. One, I consider a friend. I don't think he would quibble with what I'm saying here. But, in my other experiences, public health officials resent deeply being questioned at all. At least with a politician, you know who he is and what he is about, and you can vote him out if you don't like him. A public health official will be unknown to the populace and is not elected.
Well, while they are getting their feathers all ruffled and putting all their resources towards cajoling people into getting vaccinations which don't even live up to their claims and offer no robust recourse for any harm they might do, there is a genuine threat that has been unfolding for the better part of a decade where a sane public health official, possessing the ability to recognize real threats and distinguish them from minor threats, would be pushing hard. Real hard.
Communities have been complaining about the opioid epidemic for almost a decade now. The numbers of people who have died are off the charts, relative to those who have contracted the measles–let alone died from it. I have been complaining about it on this blog for a couple of years, drawing specific attention to how little attention the epidemic has received by the people who have the actual f-ing job of dealing with such things.
It was recently bandied about that we lost in two years more than died in the entire Vietnam War. [One example.]
Combined, the number of opioid overdose deaths in 2016 and 2017 was 91,317 — well beyond the number of U.S. deaths in the Vietnam War [58,220].
Calling it the 'opioid epidemic' doesn't really do it justice. I have not limited my own remarks to opioids, including cocaine and other drugs. That article says:
Ojeda's reference to 60,000 deaths two years ago appears to involve a broader statistic — the number of overdose deaths for all drugs, not just opioids. The number of deaths in this category for 2016 and 2017 was 63,632 and 72,306, respectively.
Using this broader statistic, Ojeda would still be correct: The number of overdoses from all drugs totaled 135,938 over those two years, far higher than the number of service member deaths in Vietnam.
That's just over 2 years, Jim.
Ok, lets go back to our math problem.
0 vs 135,938.
Which is bigger? 0? Or 135,938?
0 is the number of death due to the measles in that time period. 135,938 are all drug overdose deaths.
And our public health community thinks its the MEASLES that is the problem?
Here you have something where our public health officials could be providing a real service connected to a genuine threat. Instead, they fly into a tizzy at the tiniest 'outbreak' of a disease which pales in comparison to the drug problem in America.
The utter failure of the public health community and our government, both of which have perfectly appropriate roles to play on this–if not central roles–pisses me off beyond words. I have no words to express how angry I am about this.
All of this begs a very important question: the size and the scope of threats actually killing Americans by the hundreds every year is so dramatically obvious, why is it that they focus on the measly measles?
I alluded to some likely possibilities above; for example, they don't like their judgement questioned. They are the experts, you know. It would be hard to get one answer to explain it all, and it might vary by person. There is a rank paternalism that is out there. There might be some ego involved; they've put a lot of their credibility on the line with this issue and they want to save face. Or, there might be political components: any honest assessment makes it clear that most of the drugs causing the most harm is coming from overseas, nay, right from across the southern border. They'd rather get more money for their treatment programs (which relies on THEM to administer) than see the money go somewhere it would prevent the need for treatment altogether (and be administered by someone else).
I have encountered many different possibilities in my readings on these issues. It is an important topic in its own right, because the arguments for compulsory vaccination are so bad it is hard to believe that they mask their real rationales, which they are reluctant to share with us. For my purposes, here, though, it is enough to demonstrate that the existential threats the US faces are so obvious and so much larger than the measles that to hyperventilate about the measles only serves to highlight the existence of massive cognitive dissonance that is reckless to the extreme, if not criminal, in its stripping away of human rights.
Compelling people, at the point of a gun (which is ultimately what state-based coercion reduces to) is a bad habit to get into. Sad to say, our public health community is addicted. Maybe that's why they make the measles into a big deal: they need their annual 'fix' and power-tripping.
Well, we need to get our heads out of our collective asses, because while people are running around making stupid arguments for compulsory vaccination, we are literally dying from genuine threats: Strep A, drug overdose, suicide; heck, you could even say gun violence and while I would quibble with you I'd still find it a far more respectable thing to get worked up over than the MEASLES.
Unless we put a stop to this, decisively, the logic of compulsory vaccination will follow its course. And then we may very well have problems even worse than 140,000 drug deaths in the span of just two years.
"The principle that sustains compulsory vaccination is broad enough to cover cutting the Fallopian tubes. Three generations of imbeciles are enough."
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the 1927 decision, Buck vs. Bell
Indeed, it has been concluded that compulsory population-control laws, even including laws requiring compulsory abortion, could be sustained under the existing Constitution if the population crisis became sufficiently severe to endanger the society.
John Holdren, science 'czar' to Barack Obama.
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Vol 43 | Num 21 | Sep 19, 2018
Shrimp Toast
1/2 lb. shelled medium shrimp
4 tsp. minced shallot
1 TBSP. minced fresh ginger
2 tsp. minced garlic
2 tsp. soy sauce
1-2 tsp. chile paste
1 tsp. sesame oil
1/3 cup chopped scallions
6 slices Pepperidge Farm Very Thin bread, crust removed
Peanut or vegetable oil for deep frying
Place shrimp in freezer for 20 minutes to make sure they are very cold.
Combine the shrimp, shallot, ginger and garlic in a food processor.
Pulse to make a coarse puree.
Scrape down the sides.
Add the soy sauce, chili paste and sesame oil and process to a smooth puree.
Scrape the shrimp paste into a bowl and stir in the scallions.
Divide the shrimp paste among the 6 slices of bread, piling it in the center and tapering down to the edges.
Cut on the diagonal to make 12 pieces.
Heat 3-inches of oil in a saucepan to 350 to 365-degrees.
Fry the shrimp toast in batches, shrimp side down, until you see the edges have turned golden.
Turn and cook for a few seconds more, until the bread is golden.
Drain on paper towels and serve hot.
Serves 6 as an appetizer.
Popcorn Shrimp
1 1/2 lbs. medium shrimp, peeled, deveined tails and tails discarded
3 quarts peanut or vegetable oil
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 TBSP. Old Bay seasoning
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 cups bottled clam juice
Toss shrimp, 1 TBSP. oil, lemon zest, garlic and 1/2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning in a large bowl; refrigerate, covered, for at least 30 minutes or up to an hour.
Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees.
Heat remaining oil in a large dutch oven over medium high heat to 375-degrees.
Combine flour, cornstarch, remaining Old Bay, pepper and baking powder in a large bowl.
Stir clam juice into flour mixture until smooth.
Fold marinated shrimp into batter until evenly coated.
Working quickly, add quarter of shrimp, one at a time, to oil.
Fry, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
Drain on paper towels, then transfer shrimp to wire rack set inside rimmed baking sheet.
Place shrimp in oven.
Bring oil back to 375 degrees and repeat with remaining shrimp.
Serves 4.
Grilled Salmon
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp. lemon pepper
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried parsley
1 tsp. dried thyme
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
4 salmon fillets, skin-on
Whisk together all ingredients, except the fish in a bowl.
Pour mixture into a zip-top plastic bag, add fish and turn to coat.
Seal bag, squeezing out excess air.
Chill at least 1 hour, or up to 4 hours, turning occasionally.
Preheat grill to 350-degrees and lightly oil grate.
Remove fish from marinade; shake off excess.
Discard marinade.
Arrange fish, skin side down on grate.
Grill, covered and without turning over, until fish is browned and flakes easily with fork, 7 to 9 minutes.
Serves 4.
Creamy Parmesan
Sea Bass Bake
1 1/2 lbs. skinless sea bass fillets
3/4 cup bottled creamy Italian dressing
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
3 cups ricotta cheese
2 large eggs beaten
1/4 cup coarsely chopped parsley leaves
1/4 tsp. white pepper
1 cup Italian style seasoned bread crumbs
Cooking spray
4 large tomato slices
4 large parsley or basil leaves
Combine fish and Italian dressing in a zip-lock bag; refrigerate 30 minutes.
Mix 3/4 cup Parmesan with next 4 ingredients. Place in refrigerator.
Dredge fillets in bread crumbs mixed with remaining Parmesan cheese.
Place fillets in well-buttered baking dish and lightly coat fish with cooking spray.
Bake at 375-degrees for 20 minutes.
Spread cheese mixture over fillets.
Lay tomatoes evenly over top and bake for 10 minutes.
Place a basil leaf, if using, on each tomato.
Place under broiler for a minute or two.
Serves 4.
Easy Cod Stew with Biscuits
2 lbs. russet potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/4-inch slices
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
2 lbs. skinless cod fillets, cut into large pieces
1 stick butter, melted
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1 (16 oz.) bag mixed frozen vegetables, thawed and drained
1 (15 oz.) can stewed tomatoes
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1 can Pillsbury Grands biscuit dough
Spread potatoes in the bottom of a large, buttered casserole, overlapping slightly if necessary.
Sprinkle with garlic powder, plus a little salt and pepper.
Dip each fish piece in melted butter and place evenly on potatoes.
Spread onions over fish, spread mixed vegetables over onions; pour stewed tomatoes with juice, over all.
Sprinkle with parsley and bake, covered, at 375-degrees for 25 minutes.
Top evenly with biscuits.
Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until biscuits are golden.
Serves 6.
Shrimp Chorizo Burgers
8 oz. small or medium shrimp
8 oz. ground pork
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 TBSP. minced Spanish olives with pimento
2 tsp. sweet paprika
1 medium chipotle pepper in adobo, plus 1 tsp. of adobo sauce
2 scallions, chopped
2 tsp. red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. sugar
2 TBSP. olive oil
4 hamburger rolls
In a food processor, pulse the shrimp until coarsely chopped.
Mix the shrimp gently, but thoroughly, with the next 9 ingredients.
Chill mixture 15 minutes to meld the flavors.
Divide into patties and fry in a large skillet in olive oil for 3 to 4 minutes per side over medium heat.
Serve the shrimp burgers on the rolls with lettuce, mayo, cilantro and sprinkle of lime juice.
Crispy Stuffed Soft Shell Crabs
2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 TBSP. butter
2 TBSP. minced shallots
12 oz. white mushrooms, diced
1 TBSP. minced parsley
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. each of salt and pepper
1 tsp.. flour
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup fine bread crumbs
2 TBSP. finely grated Parmesan cheese
8 cleaned and dressed soft-shell crabs
Combine first 4 ingredients in a bowl and chill.
Melt butter over medium heat and add next 6 ingredients.
Saute until mushrooms release juices.
Add 1 tsp. flour, cook 2 minutes.
Slowly add 1/4 cup milk, stirring until thickened.
Let cool.
Divide stuffing between crabs, placing some under each shell.
Combine flour, bread crumbs and cheese on a plate.
Dip crabs in egg mixture, then breading and fry in 1/4-inch of oil 4 to 6 minutes per side.
Beer Mussels
3 TBSP. butter
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. black pepper
2 (12 oz.) bottles amber beer
1 1/2 TBSP. whole grain mustard
1/4 cup pickled jalapeno slices
2 lbs. mussels, debearded and scrubbed
1 small scallion thinly sliced
Salt to taste
Cook the onions in butter over medium heat in a large covered pan until softened.
Add sugar and black pepper. Sauté until caramelized.
Add beer and mustard.
Simmer, covered 10 minutes.
Return sauce to a boil, add the jalapeno slices and the mussels; cover and cook, shaking pan frequently until mussels open, about 7 minutes.
Divide between 2 large bowls, discarding any unopened mussels; sprinkle with shallots. Serve with rye or pumpernickel bread.
Serves 2.
Hawaiian-Style Ahi Poke
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 TBSP. sesame oil
1 tsp. grated fresh ginger root
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions, plus more for serving
2 TBSP. crushed, roasted macadamia nuts
1 TBSP. finely crumbled dried seaweed
1/2 tsp. hot red pepper flakes
Crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp. kosher salt, or to taste
1 lb. yellowfin tuna, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1 tsp. toasted sesame seeds
Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, grated ginger, sliced onions, macadamia nuts, seaweed, pepper flakes, and salt together in a bowl.
Place cubed tuna into bowl.
Pour in marinade and stir to distribute evenly.
Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
Serve topped with toasted sesame seeds, sliced green onions, and a sprinkle of lemon or lime juice, or seasoned rice vinegar.
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Georgia Leads Nation In Defaults
Georgia led the nation in foreclosures during the three months that ended Sept. 30. That's according to data released Thursday by RealtyTrac, which monitors defaults. Experts say many Georgians lose their homes as they try unsuccessfully to re-negotiate their mortgages.
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Georgia Foreclosures Up 30%
Georgia is now first among states in foreclosures. The online service RealtyTrac says, the state leaped into the top spot in May with about one-in-six-hundred homes in foreclosure. Atlanta is second among metro areas only to Riverside, California. Tom Merkel of the non-profit housing consultancy The Impact Group says, the data comes as banks step up efforts this year to collect on unpaid mortgages.
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Research firm CoreLogic reported this week that Georgia home prices fell another 5.6 percent in April compared to a year ago. Some analysts say new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rules for short sales could help stabilize Georgia's housing market, where prices have fallen 36 percent in the last six years.
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Sales of foreclosed homes accounted for nearly half of all home sales in Georgia during the first three months of the year. That's according to a report that found foreclosures are on the rise following a moratorium last year.
Thu., May 17, 2012 3:05am
Ga. Foreclosure Still High
In Georgia, bank repossessions, auctions and default notices jumped 22 percent from April 2011. And the state still has the fifth highest foreclosure rate in the nation.
Thu., April 12, 2012 6:00am
Ga. Foreclosures Up In 1st Quarter
For the first quarter this year, Georgia had more than 34,000 foreclosure filings. That means one in every 119 homes in the state has a filing now. Both numbers are in the top 10 in the nation.
Thu., September 15, 2011 10:56am
Foreclosures Up Slightly In August
Georgia now ranks fourth in the nation for home foreclosures, rising two percent in August. But over the past year, there's been a downward trend in Georgia foreclosures. New numbers from RealtyTrac show Georgia had more than 11,000 foreclosure filings in August. Most came in metro Atlanta counties.


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The wine is blend of two white varieties: Vermentino, the classic white grape of Tuscany; and Chardonnay, the noble "international" grape variety that has captivated the attention of wine wine connoisseurs for the last three decades in the U.S.
The Vermentino (about 75%) gives the wine its unmistakable Tuscan flavor: think sage and sea, bright fresh fruit and crisp refreshing aromas.
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The Live Like an Italian blog is thrilled to announce the arrival of Mazzoni Bianco di Toscana, the latest release from the historic partnership between two of the wine world's greatest families — the Franceschi family in Montalcino and the Terlato family in the U.S.
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Sunday, 26 March 2017
HANAZONO Main Park
HANAZONO Slopestyle will be held on March 26, 2017 at HANAZONO. Three big kickers will be built on the lower half of the Hanazono Park. It will be an exciting day to see a huge group of skiers and snowboarders congregated together to battle for the numerous prizes!
Online registration for HANAZONO Slopestyle 2017 is now closed. Walk-in entry at HANAZONO 308 tomorrow (March 26th, 2017) is welcome!
Entry fee:
- 2,000 JPY for online registration to be paid at the counter on the day of event.
- 2,500 JPY for walk-in entry on the day of event
- Lift ticket is not included in the entry fee. It can be purchased on the day of event.
How to enter: Online registration (recommended) or walk-in registration is available
- Online registration starts from February 26 (Saturday) - March 25, 2017 (Saturday).
- Online Registration closes on March 25, 2017 at 17:00 pm or when we reach 80 participants.
- We accept walk in on March 25th only if spots are still available.
- Male snowboard
- Male ski
- Female snowboard and ski
Entry qualifications:
- All entrants must be able to ski or snowboard in a controlled manner.
- Helmet is required. Helmet rental is available at 1,500 JPY.
- There is no age limits. However, minors (under 18 years old) are required to bring the signed agreement form if unaccompanied by parents.
|Registration at HANAZONO 308
|Inspection and practice
|Riders' Meeting
|First heat jam session
|Finalists announced
|Finalists run
|Awards ceremony
※The event may be cancelled in case of bad weather.
Additional Information
Terms & Conditions:
- Entry fee is non-refundable
- Registration will be closed once the maximum capacity is reached without notice
- Parents' consent is required for entrants under 18
- Sports insurance is required to enter the event
- Helmets are required for all entrants
- Competition schedule and method are subjected to change


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Wire: FSU is best D Auburn has faced all year — will it matter?
On tape and on paper, Florida State has the best defense Auburn will face this season, the perfect unit for stopping a Tigers team that produces the nation's most exciting run game.
The Seminoles have beastly brutes along the defensive line stout enough to stop the run, and they have a group of players in their back seven (linebackers and defensive backs) who are among the fastest, most athletic and best tacklers in the nation.
Here's the thing: Alabama had all of those things, too, and the Tigers rolled up 296 yards rushing on the Tide, by far the most they allowed in a single game in 2013.
This is why I love football and absolutely cannot wait until the national championship game. Several facets of the game intrigue me. I want to see if Florida State, which hasn't been battle-tested like the Tigers or faced adversity anywhere near what Auburn has, can finish the game if it's close and goes deep into the fourth quarter. I want to see if Auburn, which has been in slugfests all season, has one more epic victory left.
But as a former defensive player, I'm most looking forward to seeing if FSU's vaunted defense can do what nobody has done all season: stop Auburn's electrifying run game. On Friday, FSU quarterback Jameis Winston asked at a news conference, "Where in the rulebook does it say we can't blow out every team we play?"
Video: BCS Championship Preview – FSU/Auburn
That sounds like a good plan, but like the great boxer Joe Louis once said: "Everyone has a plan until they've been hit." And as they've done to 'Bama and Texas A&M and nearly everybody else, the Tigers will likely land some blows. The only question: Will they land enough of them against the 'Noles to inflict fatal damage?
After watching tape, I've seen the answer will lie in two determining factors: the trenches and tackling. On Monday night, I'll be watching the technique of Florida State's interior defensive linemen and what happens every time a Tigers ball carrier gets a one-on-one situation in space. This will decide the game. Let's take a closer look at what I mean.
For FSU, it all starts on the interior defensive line
Florida State's defensive line is built to stop the run. The 'Noles up front are big, aggressive and talented. They're also well-coached and among the best technicians I've seen on tape at the collegiate level this season.
Defensive tackles Timmy Jernigan, Eddie Goldman and Jacobbi McDaniel most often use the "2-gap technique." That's a technique where hulking, Sumo-like linemen are taught to engage in the martial art of hand-fighting with the offensive lineman across from them, unlike smaller interior linemen in different schemes who are taught to use quickness to penetrate a single gap.
The interior defensive linemen in FSU's scheme are often assigned to not one, but two gaps (those on either side of them). At the snap, they are taught to do four things:
1) Punch the chest plate of the offensive lineman to stand him up
2) Control him by "grabbing some cloth" (jersey)
3) Keep extension so the offensive lineman can't engulf him
4) "Club," "rip" or "snatch" the offensive lineman to shed the block and close off either gap when the first opposite color shows. (That opposite color could be the ball carrier or another blocker, such as an adjacent offensive lineman trying to chip and climb to one of the linebackers or a pulling offensive lineman trying to get through the line to block one of the linebackers.)
When interior defensive linemen execute this technique properly, it prevents offensive linemen from getting to the second level to block the linebackers, who can then run freely and make plays.
In one of the most vital matchups of the game, I'll be watching one of the best centers in the nation, Auburn's Reese Dismukes, and his two guards, Chad Slade and Alex Kozan, going toe-to-toe with FSU's Jernigan (the Seminoles' fourth-leading tackler and leader in tackles for loss), McDaniel and the incredibly impressive sophomore Goldman.
Violent and strong with their hands, both Jernigan and Goldman are among the best interior defensive linemen I've seen on tape. If they are able to engulf Dismukes, Slade and Kozan, allowing speedy Seminoles linebackers Telvin Smith and Terrance Smith to run freely, the Seminoles will have a great shot at slowing Auburn's run game.
If, however, the interior trio on Auburn's offensive line can get some movement on the Seminoles interior and climb up to get in the faces of FSU's linebackers – something they've excelled at this season — the Tigers are going to turn the football game at the Rose Bowl into a track meet and shouts of "War Eagle" will ring through Southern California.
"You can have all the pretty boys you want," Dismukes said. "But whoever wins the line of scrimmage all day is usually going to be who wins the football game."
Why one-on-one tackling is mandatory against Auburn
When I played in the NFL, each player received a grade sheet the day after a game with a point total that reflected how well you played. The point scale ranged from 1 to 5. The better the play, the higher the point value. We received points for each tackle, forced fumble, fumble recovery, pass break-up, interception, sack, etc. We also had points taken away for negative plays.
The worse the mistake, the more points you had deducted from your total. We were penalized for mistakes such as mental errors and improper technique, but the mistakes for which we were penalized the most were poor effort (five points) and missed tackles (five points).
I've always wondered why "missed tackles" aren't found anywhere on a stat sheet. Any defensive coordinator will tell you that stat is as important as interceptions and sacks. To tackle well, you have to do four things in your technique:
1) Eyes on target (keep your head up — you can't hit what you can't see)
2) Buzz your feet and keep gaining ground (especially just before and on contact)
3) Shoot your arms
4) Wrap up
Much of Auburn's success on the ground this season can be attributed to missed tackles by the defense. The Tigers' scheme often forces defenders to be a step out of position and reaching, instead of allowing them to get their pads on the ball carrier to make a good, clean tackle.
On top of that, the Tigers have some athletic freaks toting the rock. As I wrote in an earlier piece this season, Gus Malzahn's offensive play-calling genius at Auburn is a matter of simple mathematics. The Tigers use quick motions and shifts to confuse defenses, screw up the number count and catch defenders out of position. (You can see examples of this here.)
Luckily for Florida State, its secondary has the most speed and athleticism of any Auburn has faced this season and is talented enough to handle the Tigers in space.
Standout hybrid safety/nickelback/cornerback LaMarcus Joyner, All-America safety Terrence Brooks and true freshman safety Jalen Ramsey — who started his first three games at cornerback, becoming the first true freshman to start at corner for FSU since Deion Sanders – are all studs and some of the best tacklers in all of college football.
But they haven't faced a team like Auburn yet. Being talented enough to stop the Tigers in space – again, Alabama had the talent, too – and actually doing it are two different things. Auburn's offensive scheme forces defensive coordinators to answer the question: One-on-one, can your athlete take our athlete to the ground?
If you're a football junkie like me, this is the battle, along with the interior line wars described above, you want to pay attention to during the BCS title game.
If Auburn's offensive line wins the confrontation in the trenches, its four primary ball carriers – QB Nick Marshall and RBs Tre Mason, Corey Grant and Cameron Artis-Payne – will continuously break through first-level defenders and put pressure on the FSU secondary to tackle those dynamic runners in space. If FSU's interior D-linemen handle their business, most threats won't ever reach the secondary.
The Seminoles do have the ability to blow out the Tigers, as Winston mentioned, starting with the most talented and complete defense Auburn has seen all season.
But as the Tigers might say, they've faced great defenses before, and not one has come close to stopping their attack yet.
Coy Wire played college football at Stanford before a nine-year NFL career in Buffalo and Atlanta. He's currently a college football analyst for FOX Sports 1 and writes for FOXsports.com. Follow him on Twitter @CoyWire.


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Price: £15.95
Quantity: 1 available
Book Condition: Good
"First Edition sheet music booklet, copyright 1910, in the Reynolds Musical Monologues series, No. 54. 10 x 14 inches, 12 pages. In overall good to very good condition the booklet is worn to leading edge with some minor tanning and a few slight marks. Booksellers stamp to front. The spine-fold is rubbed and is beginning to part in places, but all sheets are still attached. Owners name at the top of front page dated 1928. No annotations or inscriptions, the music and lyrics are clean and clear thoughout. A nice copy of this hard to find and still entertaining title. Scored for voice and piano. "
Title: A Dickens Monologue
Categories: Popular,
Publisher: Reynolds & Co: 1910
Binding: Sheet Music
Book Condition: Good
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Dressing back to the Joseon Dynasty – Hanbok rentals
Find your best suit!
Hanbok — to wear one usually means you are headed to an extremely formal event. Well, that's how it used to be. More and more, hanbok-wearing crowds in Seoul are becoming a common sight, especially in the trending Bukchon and Seochon areas of Northern Seoul, with the palaces providing a fitting atmosphere allowing young couples and groups of friends alike feel comfortable enough to adorn themselves with the traditional attire. Interestingly enough, while many have assumed that this is merely a passing trend, being out and about in a more traditional or modern hanbok seems to be only growing in popularity. Among over 80 hanbok rental shops in the Jongno-gu district, Time Out has picked out a selection for all you traditional, modern and postmodern souls.
We've all seen those groups of friends or couples graciously walking the old alleys of northern Seoul in their colorful hanbok. And many of them seem as if they really went that extra mile for their hanbok experience. If you've ever wondered how it'd feel to be dressed as royalty, a scholar or a kisaeng artist of the Joseon Dynasty, Kukmin Hanbok Chabim might be your best suit. They are stocked with over 1,000 types of attires in various colors, themes and sizes (up to size 18). Targeting young adults, Kukmin Hanbok Chabim has especially nice selection of trendy hanboks with a twist. The shop itself is well-kept while the service is on point. Every piece of clothing that has been worn even for a trial goes through a tidy cleaning process, so everything in here is fresh and new. Once you got the hanbok of your choice, the staff will kindly help you put everything on (almost everyone has difficulty putting on a hanbok in the right way – let the staff work their magic). There are 2 Chabim shops located in Seoul, the first in the Jonggak area and the second near Anguk Station. The first two fittings are complimentary, and any proceeding fittings will have an extra charge. After all of the fitting process, you'll get your hair styled for free by the professionals here.
Hanboknam in Korean is an abbreviation for: 'the man who dresses you in hanbok'. Perhaps a little creepy-sounding, but the name actually refers to the owner who created his first hanbok rental service in Jeonju's renowned Hanok Village. He opened two more around the same area and, in 2016, he expanded his services to Gyeonbokgung and Bukchon in Seoul. This shop not only rents out hanbok but also offers special services within the venue (the wide space on the fourth floor of the venue and the second floor of a nearby building is dedicated for activities). The main building area is composed of the hanbok trial and rental area, a café and a rooftop with a great view of Bukchon, where you can chill in your fancy attires and take some amazing photos. On the second floor of the nearby building, you will be offered some more unique experiences like the 'self-studios' (with film and TV show-themed settings) and a traditional themed café where you can play traditional games. The café also serves creative desserts like the Bimbimbap Bingsu and the Sun and Moon Ttuk. Of course, it's an adventure just walking around the ancient alleys of Bukchon fabulously dressed in hanbok, but if getting a few pictures on a rooftop, playing some games and eating some very Korean desserts are part of your agenda, you'll achieve everything in one place at Hanboknam. As for the hanbok selections, they offer more than 300 different types. They will also help you with all the traditional accessories includi


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What is An Absolute Divorce?
In our jurisdiction, there are two types of divorce available to a party who wants to separate from the other spouse. The first one is the most common type which is called as "absolute divorce" while the second one is known as "divorce by bed and board."
In this article, the focus will be about absolute divorce that results to the complete dissolution of the marriage contract between the divorcing parties. Once the judge issues a final decree of divorce, the marital ties of the spouse are severed. Hence, each of them or both can validly enter into a new marriage without the possibility of prosecution for bigamy.
There are two grounds for the grant of absolute divorce, to wit: separation for a statutory period of one year and incurable insanity of the wife or husband. The party who wants to obtain a divorce decree can file the proper divorce complaint through his or her divorce lawyers. This is the reason why the first step that needs to be done when it comes to separating from the other spouse is to contact an attorney. The party must be smart enough to hire the services of a legal counsel who will assist him or her in the divorce proceedings.
The tasks do not end upon the filing of the case in court. Upon the institution of the complaint, there is a need now to work on convincing the court why the divorce decree should be issued. It is necessary for the filing party to prove the existence of the ground relied upon. Certain documents must be presented in court in order to determine whether or not the period required by law has been complied with. Moreover, the party may also be required to present testimonial, documentary and object evidence to support his or her claims.
It must be noted that the case must be filed in a court that has territorial jurisdiction to decide on such matter. This is the reason why there is a requirement for a filing party to state in the pleading that he or she has resided in the state where the court is located for at least six months. When a court without jurisdiction hears a divorce complaint, any decision, order or resolution that will be issued by the judge will be considered as null and void. Hence, one must be very careful in filing an action for absolute divorce.
References: Define Absolute Divorce
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Jack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.
From the hit film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) this is a Real Prop Turtle Shell that was used in film. The shell actually looks like a Real Shell, as a matter of fact, and is in excellent condition. It weighs about 3 pounds and measures 7.5 inches long 5.5 inches wide x3 inches deep. It is painted to look like a Turtle Shell.
The Prop Turtle Shell was originally obtained by us at a studio auction held by Premiere Props. You will get a Letter of authenticity from Premiere Props and Reel Art. You will also get a copy of our original invoice from Premiere as further proof where it was purchased.


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New month, new eyeshadow swatches! You know I couldn't resist a good old BYOP (build your own palette) sale, especially when it coincides with the launch of 24 new Colourpop eyeshadows. After wearing them for a few weeks, here is my review and swatches. Check out the accompanying Youtube video to see comparisons with other Colourop eyeshadows.
Makeup Declutter #5 Eyeshadow palettes and singles
Let the makeup declutter continue! This is the fifth episode of the decluttering series and I'm going over my eyeshadow palettes and singles. Can you predict how this went? Don't forget to check out the other episodes of my 2017 decluttering adventure here.
Colourpop pressed shadows – Swatches and comparisons with Makeup Geek
Single pan pressed eyeshadows are my weakness, I collect them, I love them. Now that I've said that, you won't be surprised that I'm coming to you with a review and swatches of the new Colourpop pressed shadows. Colourpop launched over 30 new pressed eyeshadows in January promoting it as their biggest launch yet. I picked up quite a few in the meantime and have been using them non stop, so here I thought it was about time to talk to you about them.


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Three years ago, my car was hit by a Malaysia-registered lorry along the East Coast Parkway towards Changi Airport.
Luckily, the whole accident was captured by my in-car video recorder. I made a police report and, after investigating, the Traffic Police took action against the lorry driver for inconsiderate driving.
I made an insurance claim against the Malaysian driver and have waited three long years for closure.
My workshop recently revealed to me that the lawyer acting for the insurer of the driver in Malaysia denied liability for my claim because the driver involved was above the age of 65.
I was told that Malaysia's prevailing measures cover only drivers between the ages of 21 and 65.
Isn't this tantamount to driving without valid insurance coverage?
If one is at fault, one has to be responsible for the consequences.
Malaysia has severe penalties for criminal violations. I hope it will do the same for uninsured drivers who cause accidents.
The Singapore authorities must also take firm measures to prohibit Malaysian drivers above 65 years of age from driving in Singapore.
Donny Ho Boon Tiong


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Cruising on the Island: How to Plan a Luxury Trip to Andaman Island
Not many people are aware that Andaman Islands are home to some of the best beaches in the world. However, Andaman Islands are not just known for their white sand and crystal clear blue water beaches. This beguiling paradise on earth surprises visitors with its huge variety of flora and fauna, dense mangrove forests, simple way of life, dense green forest cover, huge variety of sea life, and miles and miles of beaches with no one around. And if you plan a luxury trip to Andaman Island, the experience becomes even more enchanting. Planning a luxury vacation to Andaman Island is not so hard, if you keep few points in mind.
When to Visit
Most people visit Andaman Islands to enjoy the beaches and indulge in scuba diving, snorkeling, trekking, boat ride, undersea walking, and parasailing. These activities are best enjoyed when the weather is clear and temperatures are bearable. Summer here starts from April and lasts till June. During the summer months the temperature ranges from 24 degree Celsius to 37 degree Celsius. During the month of June the breeze will get a little warm, but it is still pleasant. The monsoon starts from May and lasts till September. Though the temperatures are bearable during this time, the continuous rain will not let you enjoy much. The winter here is mild with temperatures ranging from 20 degree Celsius to 30 degree Celsius. The winter period between December and February sees a huge influx of tourists who are eager to soak in this paradise. Taking into consideration all this, it would be wise to conclude that the best time to visit Andaman Islands is between the months of October and May.
How to Reach Andaman Islands
The best way to reach Andaman Islands is via air. You can book tour packages from Andaman Tourism, if you plan your vacation three or four months in advance, you will be able to find cheap air tickets. If you book your air tickets few days before your scheduled visit, chances are that you will end up paying too much. You can also reach Andaman Island via a helicopter ride, but remember that this is going to cost you. A cheaper way to reach Andaman Island is via a cruise ship. However, it will take at least three or four days to reach your destination. Plus, the facilities on the ships are not that great. If you book your air tickets well in advance, you will reach there comfortably and begin to explore this paradise right away.
Where to Stay
There is only one five star resort on this island; however, this does not mean that there are no other great resorts on this island for you to enjoy your luxury vacation.
Taj Exotica Resort and Spa: Located on Radhanagar Beach, one of the most beautiful beaches of the world, Taj Exotica Resort and Spa offers a truly luxurious vacation. The beauty and calmness of nature around the resort is like a balm that will sooth and rejuvenate your soul and body.
Comfort Inn Blue Waves: Though this is a four star hotel, it is definitely not short on services and luxurious rooms. Located in Port Blair, your luxurious holiday in Andaman Islands will only be enhanced by your stay in Comfort Inn.
Sea Shell Resort: This four star luxury resort is located on Havelock Island, which is one of the most visited islands in Andaman. The resort is loaded with spacious rooms, delicious food, and wonderful service.
Barefoot Jungle Resort: This is another great resort located on Havelock Island and the calm and jungle surrounding of this resort makes staying here truly memorable. A luxurious stay here allows you to be one with nature.
Places to Visit
Once you have decided where to stay, you can move on to decide the places that you will like to explore in Andaman Islands. This is going to be a difficult decision, because there are so many places to visit here and so much to do in Andaman Islands. Since you are going to be here for few days only, it would be advisable to visit places that are most popular and indulge in activities that are close to your heart.
Diglipur Island: If you are a nature lover and love trekking, make sure you visit Diglipur Island. Ross and Smith Islands, Ramanagar Beach, Kalipur Beach, and Pathi Level Beach are known for their aqua blue water and white sand. Go for scuba diving or snorkeling to see the rich sea life inhabiting the ocean here. A trek to the famous limestone caves here is like no other.
Havelock Island: This is one of the most visited islands in Andaman. Though it is usually buzzing with tourists, you can still find places where you are the only soul conversing with nature and soaking in the beautiful sight of the rolling ocean. The white sand beaches outlined by dense green forest are always inviting visitors to get lost in their vastness.
Neil Island: Like other islands in Andaman, Neil Island also has some exquisite beaches like, Sitapur Beach and Lakshmanpur Beach. Whether you come here to watch the sunrise at Sitapur Beach or to explorethe coral reefs at Bharatpur Beach, you will wish that you can stay back and do it everyday.
Baratang Island: The natural beauty of this place will leave you in awe. It is an island that can be explored in one day, but it will leave you with memories that you will cherish forever. You will not be able to forget the sight of thousands of parrots flying around on Parrot Island, which you must visit if you are coming to Baratang Island. The vastness and calmness of beaches here will make you want to come back again and again.
Eating Out in Andaman Island
Population of Andaman Islands mainly consist of migrants from Bengaland South India. Therefore, it is not surprising that South Indian and Bengali cuisines are most popular here. However, foodies will be happy to know that restaurants here serve freshly cooked seafood, North Indian cuisine, and even continental food. B3, Ha-O, Mandalay, Anju Coco, Golden Spoon, and New Lighthouse Restaurant are just some of the hot eating joints in Andaman Islands where you can enjoy delicious food amidst beautiful natural surroundings.
Now that you know that a luxurious vacation is absolutely possible in Andaman Islands, what is stopping you from planning one?


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City of Yonkers, NYHome Sitemap Contact
Community Emergency Response Team (C.E.R.T) training teaches the basic skills that are necessary to protect yourself and your community from a disaster when regular emergency services are not available. C.E.R.T. began in the City of Los Angeles in 1985. The Los Angeles Fire Department (L.A.F.D.) recognized that city emergency services would be unavailable during large scale emergencies, leaving their citizens to fend for themselves. In order to improve the ability of L.A. residents to survive under these circumstances, the L.A.F.D. began to provide basic training in disaster survival.
In 1994, the Emergency Management Institute (E.M.I.) in conjunction with the L.A.F.D., expanded the C.E.R.T. program to be applicable in all types of hazards.
Under the expert leadership of Director Michael Mosiello and Emergency Program Coordinator Kristian Palazola, the Yonkers Office of Emergency Management administer the C.E.R.T program.
The Office of Emergency Management has entered into a partnership with Empress Ambulance Services to provide expert instruction for the Medical Operations portions of the programs.
There have been four classes of graduates with the fifth class scheduled to begin on April 4th 2018.
(Registrations for the 5th Academy are being accepted now - starts Spring 2018)