Posts about Junk Science as of October 6, 2009

Back in the faculty yard at break time, me and the remainder of the fellows liked to play Star Wars. This was after the ‘first’ trilogy – I am not that young. Though almost all of the good blokes needed to be redneck privateer Han Solo, or at a pinch, Luke Skywalker, I always wished to be lone wolf bounty killer, Boba Fett. I was not a bad boy – otherwise I would’ve been Darth Vader, I would have liked to be Boba Fett, and have a Boba Fett costume . In the early trilogy, we met Boba Fett on the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer.

Former Blue Angel and Bikeskills board member, LtCol Matt Shortal USMC, at work in the slot. Here’s a recent study that might surprise you about how what you eat can affect your concentration and performance. While we suspect it will generate a lot of controversy, it’s worth reading. Cmdr Craig Sorensen of the US NAVY’s VFC-13. Another Bikeskills board member, Craig is a senior instructor pilot at the NAVY’s Saint Adversary program.

Following up on a report I blogged about a couple of days back , Jacob Sullum uses the same methodology to prove that skydivers would be better off without parachutes : In Philadelphia, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania find, possessing a gun is strongly associated with getting shot. Since “guns did not protect those who possessed them,” they conclude, “people should rethink their possession of guns.” This is like noting that possessing a parachute is strongly associated with being injured while jumping from a plane, then concluding that skydivers would be better off unencumbered by safety equipment designed to slow their descent.

October 6-7, 2009 Air Temperatures – The following maximum temperatures were recorded across the state of Hawaii Monday afternoon: Lihue, Kauai – 85 Honolulu, Oahu – 85 Kaneohe, Oahu – 83 Kahului, Maui – 90 Hilo, Hawaii – 85 Kailua-kona – 87 Air Temperatures ranged between these warmest and coolest spots near sea level around the state – and on the highest mountains…at 5 a.m.

In the modern Hollywood culture of violence, sensational movies involving paranormal and new age themes, and depictions of spirit beings, angels, and demons that are theologically immature, perhaps we are loosing sight of the true transcendent nature of GOD who could wipe all creation, the entire cosmos in all of its physical and spiritual aspects, completely out of existence with an utterly effortless act of HIS ALMIGHTY WILL.

Oct.06, 2009 in UncategorizedWe all know that science has come a long way from simplifying our lives and to assist us in achieving our goals even faster. This is the same case for people who want to lose weight. Science has allowed us to identify factors that affect the rate we lose weight. The best exercise to lose weight may be similar but also different for each individual as compared to another. One way to know the best exercise to lose weight for you is to know your body type.

Myanmar authorities should look out for this Bleeding scam: LBA is ‘junk science’PETALING JAYA: There’s a scam going around and what they are after is your blood. With just a drop, unscrupulous doctors, sinsehs and alternative medicine practitioners claim they are able to diagnose a host of illnesses, ranging from vitamin deficiencies to cancer.They are able to convince their unsuspecting patients by using an impressive but discredited test method called Live Blood Analysis (LBA).It is believed that thousands have fallen victim to this scam over the past 10 years.

Last week at Target I took this photo of a not-at-all ironic America sign made with “vintage” license plates. As much as its very existence elicits a collective sigh from those of us who covet the original, let’s face it, in forty years its faux vintageness will for sure not be so faux, and we’ll be trying to figure out where to hang it in our living room. That’s just how it rolls.

Three Americans won the Nobel prize for Medicine the other day. (Cue U-S-A! U-S-A! chants). They recieved the award for discovering the existence and role an enzyme, telomerase, plays in repairing damaged DNA stands (actually something quite important for the future of medical treatments for genetic diseases and many cancers). Yet one of them, Elizabeth Blackburn, wasn’t good enough for our last President George Bush, because he fired her from the Federal government’s Council on Bioethics.

Have You Lived Before This Life? ( Hardcover ) By L. Ron Hubbard 24 used and new from $0.93 Customer Rating: First tagged “science fiction” by Anonymous Customer tags: scientology (5), junk science (3), fraud (3), avoid at all costs (3), insane (2), cult (2), snake oil (2), crazy , hilarious , pseudo science , absurd , evil

Recently Children’s Hospital Boston launched the first health and science blog from a pediatric hospital in the U.S. The blog is called Thrive. I love this blog because the Children’s Hospital medical staff answer parents’ questions on everything from “Is it OK to use cartoons to keep my baby busy while I clean the house?” to “Is there a cure for milk allergies?” Check out the blog, leave your comments and tell your friends.

Scamming people is one of the most immoral despicable acts of all. The Star is to be applauded for bringing the matter of “BLEEDING SCAM : LBA IS ‘JUNK SCIENCE” to the attention of the public. The MMA and other bodies which are supposed to ensure the public receives quality health care need to be proactive and not wait for public complaints indicating harm was done before acting. Those bodies need to require all purveyors of health-related products and services to prove that the products/services are safe, effective and necessary, BEFORE allowing those products/services to be offered to Malaysians.

Now Available Buy it Today from Amazon.ca “Eventually the obsession of our politicians with tower blocks was seen to be one of the greatest follies of the age. In time to come – it may be sooner than we think – the obsession with wind power will likewise come to be seen as an even greater folly” Recently released, in  The Wind Farm Scam , Dr. John Etherington argues that wind farm technology is a wholly counter-productive and undesirable response to the problems of climate change and electricity generation.

The early 1970s were full of conspiracy movies…I think I’ve talked about the Parallax View (1974) before, and there’s Three Days of the Condor (1975), and a lot of the science fiction of the time were in that category: Logan’s Run (1976), Soylent Green (1973). Here’s an article about some of them . And then, dropped down in the middle of them all, is a movie set in Washington in which two reporters fight against a massive conspiracy to rig an election and cover it up when things go wrong.