Posts about Junk Science as of August 2, 2009

The past few days I’ve been thinking a lot about greed.  How does it originate?  Why are people greedy?  What drives a man to greed?  I ended up writing this journal entry, and it’s pretty… well…crazy, for lack of a better word.  This is a full scale reflection on greed, and its causes.  I talk about a lot of things people won’t even want to believe, but I didn’t step around certain issues just because they’re almost unbelievable.

In case you missed it, here is the piece on Bill Dillon and fraudulent dog handler John Preston, as shown on Anderson Cooper 360: Embedded video from CNN Video We’ll try and get a hold of the really great commentary by Anderson Cooper and Jeffrey Toobin on junk science. As soon as we do, we will post it.

SOS Forests : Sen. Tester’s wilderness bill fails reality check Historic Ranger Station Dedicated at High Desert Museum NPS — Noxious Pseudo Scientists Emergency Declared in Forest Recovery Wildfire ‘Benefit’ Double Talk Jive Is Over A Proposal For A New Institute of Venture Science Montanans Seek To Kill Enviros’ Anti-Forest Health Lawsuit Wildlife and People : Predation, Not Habitat Loss, Governs Prey Population Dynamics Studying Jaguars to Death New Revelations About

Tips for weight gain 1. In addition to calories – It is easy to science. If you take more calories than you burn, your weight. 2. Burn fewer calories – Back in the rear bases. If you are very active, you can slow a little and allows some calories, repair and muscle growth. 3. Quality = quality – If you eat solid food protein and complex carbohydrates with healthy fats thrown in your body is supplied with fuel and supplies to repair to function properly and grow. 4.

by H. Obuobi Many are beginning to appreciate the huge potential of blogging and its influence on building credibility and reputation but in order to generate this type of result the art of making your posts compelling should be consciously developed.If you are directing huge traffic to your site but the content is junk, you achieve nothing. Fortunately you don’t need a degree to write compelling posts. This skill can be easily developed.

When I was on my road trip, I stopped and met up with Sarah, a friend from Livejournal and this blog, and met her family and went out to dinner and to a bookstore and then, you know, talked about books, because that’s what book geeks do.  While I was there, I gave her some of my book doubles and my copy of that Buffy & Philosophy book, and she put Marked in my hands.  She was pretty mysterious about its contents.  “I want to know what you think,” she said.

Completely true. Chavez hates intelligent people and people with money different from him, he, his friends and his family which have steal a lot of our Venezuelan money. Insteresting in this article: The government is seizing privately owned companies and farms. Labor unions have been crushed. Political opponents are routinely harassed or else prosecuted by chavista controlled courts. But in the 1970s and 1980s, Venezuelans were the envy of Latin America.

Dear President Obama, I note with dismay your appointment of Dr. John Holdren as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Although Dr. Holdren’s experience in academia and administration may be adequate, his publicly expressed views regarding population control disqualify him from holding office. I will set aside objections to Dr.

Friends, fun, fireworks, and lots of food! My husband and I have been invited to a friend’s house out in the country for the Independence Day weekend, and I’m hoping all the above mentioned will be involved. I was asked to bring a dessert, and I accepted with some mild trepidation. As a die-hard sugar addict, desserts have always been my specialty and something in which I had always taken pride… at least until I learned the nasty things sugar does to me and decided I no longer wanted to be addicted it! The addictive side one this time, though, and I began searching my files for ooey-gooey dessert recipes.

www.ThePaleoDiet.com Loren Cordain, Ph.D. Issue: # 2009 – 31/July 31, 2009 Jan, Hello! Welcome to The Paleo Diet Update , a look at what scientists are learning about nutritional solutions to enhance health and fitness. Now you may  sign up for this complimentary newsletter translated into a Spanish version thanks to help from Maelán Fontes. For about 2.6 million years, our species evolved as hunter-gatherers eating lean meat, fish, and fresh fruits and vegetables.

The most apparent method to stop food cravings is to stop eating too much. I have heard and used this line a number of times before, while watching some of my friends eat, at home, at parties. Let me spend a few minutes sharing about how to stop sugar cravings naturally . It is not eating too much that causes food cravings or gaining of weight instead it is the selection of food you indulge in. Cravings for food are increased when eating some certain kinds of foods i.e.

The most apparent method to stop food cravings is to stop eating too much. I have heard and used this line a number of times before, while watching some of my friends eat, at home, at parties. Let me spend a few minutes sharing about how to stop sugar cravings naturally . It is not eating too much that causes food cravings or gaining of weight instead it is the selection of food you indulge in. Cravings for food are increased when eating some certain kinds of foods i.e.

I picked ” Antifeatures ” from a crowded slate of good-looking sessions strictly because one of the speaker’s blogs, Revealing Errors 1 , which aims to teach basic computer science through images of basic computer science failing spectacularly , is awesome, and feels like a close cousin to What Can You Do With This? . Benjamin Mako Hill didn’t waste time getting to his premise: our usual cost-benefit analysis w/r/t free and open source software is flawed. We often evaluate software on the basis of cost per feature.

Since my last entry on this topic two weeks ago , I’ve had the chance to bring my work Lenovo Thinkpad T400 running Ubuntu Linux 9.04 on a few business trips. I’ve also done a few tweaks, added a few apps, subtracted a few apps, and generally lived with this environment as my primary working environment. The net? Very capable, very functional, very modern, very doable. On the application front, I added the Zim desktop wiki, decided it didn’t fit my needs, and then removed it.

The Trust for America’s Health recently ranked Connecticut 48th lowest in America in obesity. The report naturally touched off hand-wringing by the chattering classes and food police over rising obesity rates killing statistical people and bankrupting Medicare. You know, Medicare, with its almost $90 trillion in unfunded liabilities. As you might expect, the report stuck to the script, right down to blaming income inequality for high obesity rates among low-income people who are forced to dine on junk food when they should be eating produce.

The Grape Diet is ideal for detoxing the body and losing weight at the same time. When we feel tired and sluggish, miserable and stressed, it’s usually because we’re overweight, or our body is clogged up with eating junk and fatty foods. You can detox and lose weight by exercising proper diet control. Usually that means having a starvation or disgusting diet plan, but the grape diet is one of the few exceptions to the rule, providing you like grapes of course.

Wouldn’t it be great to lose weight while still eating the foods you love? What if there was a product you could just sprinkle on your food like salt (with no taste) and lose 8 pounds (or more) per month? …No need to change your eating habits – Just sprinkle and eat! www.CoreFat.com What if you could also fatten your bank account when people asked you “how you lost the weight,” …And you told them about CheatTM – The World’s First Clinically Proven, Calorie Reducing Food Sprinkle?

Dave knows about health! He was totally wiped-out as a teen, then went through a decade without giving up, to find his way back. What I love most about Dave, besides his heart-felt conviction and dedication to helping others, is his generous networking spirit. He was one of the first to publish my writing in his magazine, VIBRANCE, the world’s most-read raw food lifestyle magazine. He loves to share everything he knows, including introducing people so the community feels more connected.

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet Boxby H. ObuobiMany are beginning to appreciate the huge potential of blogging and its influence on building credibility and reputation but in order to generate this type of result the art of making your posts compelling should be consciously developed.If you are directing huge traffic to your site but the content is junk, you achieve nothing.

Ottawa Valley Daily Observer * They deliberately omit the destructive consequences of wind turbine construction sites, needed service roads and power corridors, especially in wooded environments. * They deliberately omit the permanent destruction of aquatic habitats and fish migration routes, besides obstructing navigation, at sites where “in-stream” electric generators are installed. * They neglect to report that wonderland Germany’s +13,400 wind turbines (2007 data) have not resulted in the shut-down of one single coal-fired power station.

Junk science hit pieces intended for mass audiences follow the same format. The producers cherry pick analyses and research that supports the conclusion they wish to convey. They ignore research and analyses that contradict their desired conclusion. The infantile agenda is pretty horrible, but it can also be grimly amusing. Sometimes they screw up so badly that they produce a report the body of which contradicts the executive summary of their hit piece.

“AT THAT MOMENT IN 1984, EVERY ONE OF THE CASES IN WHICH PRESTON TESTIFIED SHOULD’VE BEEN REVIEWED. SO SAYS STATE SEN. DAN GELBER, A FORMER PROSECUTOR AND ONE OF TWO DEMOCRATS HOPING TO FACE THE REPUBLICAN KOTTKAMP IN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S RACE NEXT FALL. “THE NIGHTMARE OF ANY PROSECUTOR IS TO PUT AN INNOCENT PERSON IN JAIL,” GELBER SAID.

SOS Forests : Historic Ranger Station Dedicated at High Desert Museum NPS — Noxious Pseudo Scientists Emergency Declared in Forest Recovery Wildfire ‘Benefit’ Double Talk Jive Is Over A Proposal For A New Institute of Venture Science Montanans Seek To Kill Enviros’ Anti-Forest Health Lawsuit Wildlife and People : Predation, Not Habitat Loss, Governs Prey Population Dynamics Studying Jaguars to Death New Revelations About Reintroduced Wolves USFWS Reinstates Great Lake

7/31/09 Reflections                  Science is wonderful; we owe so much to those who postulate, then research and prove along those lines. Through science we’ve consistently achieved a higher standard of living for everyone, and with new computer technologies the pace of discovery has quickened. What we need to guard against is junk science – postulating and then manipulating technology to agree with the supposition the scientist wants to prove.

Since my last entry on this topic two weeks ago , I’ve had the chance to bring my work Lenovo Thinkpad T400 running Ubuntu Linux 9.04 on a few business trips. I’ve also done a few tweaks, added a few apps, subtracted a few apps, and generally lived with this environment as my primary working environment. The net? Very capable, very functional, very modern, very doable. On the application front, I added the Zim desktop wiki, decided it didn’t fit my needs, and then removed it.

The Dud Report http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpHlhitxDkw The CAG Report http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boFTyp2jJZA One sample of Indian Missile Failure report http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX9QGCrkQKw Who is responsible for the duds in the Bharati Defense establishment Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpDKNPbvAEY Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75e5yautiK4 Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Bqc8IBM6k Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtPYHEPqERM All of Indi’a Rockets have failed.

Here in flyover country, there is a temptation to a certain schadenfreude about the problems besetting the state of California. Years of hearing about sunshine, scenery, science, beaches, mountains, movie stars and cheap education at terrific public universities can’t help but inspire a little envy. It’s about time California had some problems, too.Of course, California always had more than its share of kooks and crazies, to say nothing of earthquakes, wildfires, mudslides, smog, vast slums,

BANFF 2009: MENSA IN THE MOUNTAINS   Roughly forty days till a superb Mensa gathering. Amidst soaring peaks and world heritage sites, visit the Banff Regional Gathering (September 11 through 13, 2009) where world-class scenery, unique fossil fields, the low Canadian dollar and top minds will create an experience you won’t quickly forget. Visit the RG web site at www.mensabanffrg.com for detail, but in a nutshell do you like music, the arts, math, science, politics, games? Book through Vicki (vherd@shaw.ca) to attend this superb RG, the best of the best.

Meet Koichi Wakata, a Japanese Astronaut, who has been on the International Space Station for 138 days. But get this: for the last 30 days, he’s worn the same pair of prototype underwear all in the name of science. Read more about it below, see photos, and watch a video. Koichi Wakata, Space Station Astronaut I suspect that for Japanese Astronaut Koichi Wakata, a good meal, a hot shower, and clean clothes never sounded so good!

Coming to BlackBerry? Rogers debuts HSPA+ (3.75G) network – smartphonecool.com 07/31/2009 The above video is Neville Ray, SVP of Engineering and Operations, T-Mobile USA, discussing their strategy with respect to rolling out HSPA / HSPA+ networks and services in the USA. This demonstrates that several major carriers, now Rogers included, will be rolling out these networks in the near future. — Rogers have just announced the debut of their HSPA+ network in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area).

Science-based Medicine carried this article yesterday , and several other blogs have joined in.  Below is the article Simon Singh wrote for which he is being sued for libel by the professional association for British chiropractors.  It’s a good cause, so I’ll stretch it another little while. Science-based Medicine introduced the article with this : Last year Simon Singh wrote a piece for the Guardian that was critical of the modern practice of chiropractic.

The Hypothesis: Simply put electronic discovery is wrong. It is not 100% accurate, far from it. It’s inherently accurate. It misses out lots of data. The legal system should find other, more accurate methods.__________________________________________________________________________________Out of the ten of thousands of files collected from any one computer only a fraction of those are going to be taken out of the computer for full ED processing.Out of the small percent that do get processed tens, hundreds or possibly thousands will fail due to errors, corroption, encryption, or other problems.

Would any liberal like to tell me when we started keeping track of temps across the country? Also for you smart libs, would you please tell me when the last mini ice age was? One of these came after the other, can you guess which one? Those who believe in the fallacy of global warming try and blame every weather condition on global warming, that way they are always correct. They tried to blame hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on global warming instead of blaming the idiots who lived below sea level in the first place.

I was trying to hunt down some software for a colleague of mine, so I posted his description of it to several of the profession-related e-mail lists I subscribe to. I ended with I’m on Twitter , I use Ping.fm , I use Twhirl , I have a web site , I have a blog, I subscribe to numerous RSS feeds through a feed aggregator … but I am not sure exactly what it is he wants. Do any of you know? That prompted one listmate to ask I am not on Twitter, I do not use Ping or Twhirl, I do not have a web site (though I do have a blog), and I do not subscribe to numerous RSS feeds.

Date: July 31, 2009 Title: Now Tweet This: Reaching Beyond Mainstream Media Podcaster: Rob Keown and Tavi Greiner Link: A Sky Full of Stars – http://blog.askyfullofstars.com Description: With the ever-increasing neglect of astronomy and Space science in mainstream media reporting, enthusiasts and professionals alike are finding ways to share the night sky and all its wonders with the world. This podcast focuses on the oft-misunderstood social-networking application, Twitter, and its potential to bring Space science and the realities of the Universe to the masses.

“PRESTON AND HIS FOUR-LEGGED SO-CALLED EXPERT WERE DISCREDITED IN 1987. BUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA NEVER REVIEWED CASES ON WHICH HE’D TESTIFIED . AND NOBODY EVER TOLD BILL DILLON – WHO SAT IN PRISON ANOTHER 20 YEARS BEFORE HE EVER KNEW A THING ABOUT IT. IT WASN’T UNTIL 2006 THAT HE HEARD PRESTON WAS A FAKE.” REPORTER RANDI KAYE; CNN: AC360; PHOTO: BILL DILLON ON HIS RELEASE FROM PRISON; —————————————————————————— Background: Bill Dillon, was 22 when he was sentenced to life in prison in 1981, for killing a man in Canova Beach on the eastern coast of the state.

July 31, 2009 With Health magazine coming forth heralding “Top 10 Healthiest Fast Food Restaurants,” and even Center for Science in the Public Interest giving kudos to KFC for their grilled chicken switcheroos at the drive-throughs, I thought I’d take my trusty Fast Food iphone app out for a ‘working late’ grab-n-go spin, since REAL food spots were already closed. I wheeled in to KFC to see ‘how low you can go’ in caloric content to keep arteries clear and still satisfy a mashed potato craving…And overall was pretty pleased at the options glancing at the mobile cheat sheet.

The National Park Service is currently incinerating 400-year-old old-growth in Olympic National Park. As of today six fires are burning, the largest being the Constance Foofurb Fire at 180 acres. Foofurb is slang for “fire used for resource benefit,” an oxymoron if there ever was one. Foofurbs are Let It Burn fires; letting fires rip through our National Parks is a practice the NPS is in love with. With any luck (the bad kind — Murphy’s Law variety), an uncontained fire in old-growth forests in July will burn for two or three more months.

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Michael Milken, 60,000 Deaths, and the Story of Dendreon (Chapter 1 of 15) Thanks Kathy – oilforimmigration.org 07/31/2009 What follows is part 1 of a 15-part series. The remaining installments will appear on Deep Capture over the next several weeks, after which point the story will be published in its [...] Read »

Michael Milken, 60,000 Deaths, and the Story of Dendreon (Chapter 1 of 15) Thanks Kathy – oilforimmigration.org 07/31/2009 What follows is part 1 of a 15-part series. The remaining installments will appear on Deep Capture over the next several weeks, after which point the story will be published in its entirety. It is a story about the travails of just one small company, but it describes market machinations that have affected hundreds of other companies, and it contains a larger

Caveat emptor is a worthwhile dictum when it comes to organic food, free-range eggs, fair-trade coffee and all the similar appeals to Kelburn and Thorndon angst that people like me and you encounter daily. Is there any way of proving those free-range eggs actually came from hens running about a farmyard rather than hens crowded in a battery cage? Of course not, so it is a leap of faith to pay twice as much for an egg in the belief that the free-range label might actually be true.

:::: :::::: :: :::: ::::Professor Alan Emond author of a new study claiming to overturn the link between autism and bowel disease has failed to disclose his conflict of interest as member of the UK’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation [JCVI Members]. A 1998 Lancet medical journal study first published the link and controversially suggested a possible cause might be the MMR vaccine: [Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children Lancet 1998:351;9103].

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US health sheriffs want to ride the sugary drinks that are helping to make Americans fat out of town, or at least off Americans’ menu of choice, and one way they suggest going about it is by taxing sodapop. “The average American consumes roughly 250 calories more today than they did two or three decades ago, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Thomas Frieden, said at the “Weight of the Nation” conference on obesity held in Washington this week.

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It seems our enthusiasm for Obama’s nomination of epidemiologist David Michaels to be the next head of OSHA was noted over at the high profile Science Magazine blog, ScienceInsider by Jocelyn Kaiser. Ms. Kaiser is among an elite group of science reporters and she almost always gets things right. Recognizing the importance of this nomination is certainly getting things right. My only complaint is that after noting that we (and many others) are delighted by the choice, she also notes that Michaels “is not without critics.” That would be fair enough if the “critics” were fair enough.

Opit’s LinkFest! on Opera – Feeds from Links Page IPS – Inter Press Services LATIN AMERICA: Don’t Miss the Train to Beijing, D … CARACAS, Jul 29 (IPS) – Latin America and the Caribbean should turn their gaze towards the economies of China, India and Russia to diversify exports and strengthen efforts to bring down unemployment and poverty, according to the Latin American Economic System (SELA), based in the Venezuelan capi … Q&A: “Every Work Form You Fill Asks Your Marital …

Wow, did we have a lot of entries this week from young people showing how Science Rules Their Life !  We had a hard time deciding which ones to post, this results blog is alonger than usual but filled with lots of great ideas!  Special thanks to the TARGET students at Fermilab who took part in this Challenge! Special shout-out to Adil Tobaa and Camilla Brewer who also submitted awesome entries but we have technical limitations that keep them from being posted here (we’re working on a solution, so check back soon).