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Comment Re:HPV is not the only cause of cervical cancer (Score 1) 181

Additionally, I'm curious as to why NO mention was made of vaccinating males ... in that very macho '2 sixz-packs-of-Fosters for Breakfast' nation ... It's important cuz relatively few people know that males need the vaccination , too! Ya, I lived there for a while ... so im not 'talking thru my church-key' ...

Comment This is far from being an 'unproven' method (Score 1) 646

it's called ' hypoxis ' ... oxygen deprivation .. and is a disgusting method for 'legal' (read: imoral) executions! Other names for it might include: strangulation lynching 'pillow over the face' all of which are proved by 100's of years of experience to be effective .... tkjtkj, M.D.

Comment re: Seriously, and not Trump for a moment (Score 1) 136

Actually, your offerings do not jibe with how evolution happens .. Eg, a gorilla did not evolve to be homo sapiens : Rather, a PRECURSOR of the gorilla evolved to be a PRECURSOR (most likely) of humans .. So, Saccorhytus did NOT evolve to be human ... That is the basis for the general design of the 'evolutionary tree' ..

Comment a possible explanation for discriminatory practice (Score 1) 476

I posted this 'discovery' weeks ago, and now it seems to have an enhanced validity: I learned that Uber drivers actually RATE THEIR PASSENGERS!! and communicate that rating to their network... I thought this practice could be an instrument for discrimination: a driver getting a call from a user of the service can first view the ratings of that passenger's earlier history ... and low ratings based on color or neighborhoods could affect how the driver responds to the call.... independent of the caller's name. This practice is outrageous!

Comment Re:Of course it won't work, but it's probably best (Score 1) 202

The concept has been analyzed by several highly respected scientists and engineers, among them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... and : https://www.youtube.com/watch?... From engineering points of view, this 'plan' is ludicrous!...a massive waste of money/time/talent .. Reviewing the above Youtube links will reveal just how stupid the idea really is...

Comment Re:Oxitec This stuff can be very risky indeed ... (Score 1) 150

This sort of bio-engineering can have possibly far-reaching and disastrous results. These insects are major components of various food chains .. Bats, e.g., depend on them .. and where bats comprise 25% of earth's mammalian body-weight, it's clear the ramifications could be tremendous.. It might be best were they to obtain a 'switchable' lethality approach . .. where there'd be less risk of total destruction of all mosquito populations, whether they be part of a disease cycle or not .. It's the 'nots' that would be key, here ... I should think.

Comment Google, eg, 'Too Big to Nail' were they to fail ?? (Score 1) 262

When Google was in the birthing process, and distributing 'Terms of Membership' I communicated to them that they seemed to be clutching our personal data as if it were their own. I specifically asked management what would happen to our data were Google to be sold or to fail. They never replied to my several inquiries. Now that RadioHack is in this pickle, we see the reality: we could easily be in the pickle-bath with them! Laws MUST be made at federal levels to prohibit this plan to profiteer so unfairly.

Comment Re:The cameras must run all the time. (Score 1) 219

Exactly! To evaluate the full circumstances of an arrest or assault one must consider the time PRIOR to the activation of any weapon ! It's the CIRCUMSTANCES that are critical ... This is merely a ploy, a police-union game to hide what truly happens in the field ... It is deplorable! Los angeles must not be taken in by this subterfuge!

Comment Have we .... (Score 1) 466

Have we lost all humanity ??? In many ways we extend care to creatures .. protect the innocent .. those unable to cope with our new world .. and now we've descended to the pits of depravity .. murdering our national symbol and more .. for what??? So Big Biz wont have to install screening around turbines???? This is disgusting news .. repulsive, vomitous ...

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