Even if the conflicts in space are just the diplomatic/political kind (ie - we built a base here first - this section of Mars/Moon/Space is ours), and not the military kind - they are inevitable. The only reason they haven't happened is because there is no reason to claim territory in space - yet. But once it starts, every nation that can will start planting flags... its not a matter of if - its when.
Read the article again - its the original source report that CNN, USA Today, and all the rest of the national newspapers keyed off of. They all made the same mistake you (and the rest of the conspiracy lunatics) did - a passport a few blocks away from the towers doesn't mean Ground Zero. They read it and assumed it must have been found in the rubble. Everyone in NY knows that Ground Zero was only the immediate WTC block - a few blocks away means it wasn't in the rubble pile. The 9/11 Commission Report fills in the rest of the gaps.
Glad to see that a little sense was able to soak into your brain (point 4). Maybe you aren't hopeless after all...
Lets resort through them again
Point 1) Maybe you didn't get every fact from the cairo rags, but I don't have the time to sort out the difference between complete loony conspiracy nut, and a mostly loony conspiracy nut. If your particular lunacy isn't based on the mideast tabloids, give yourself a pat on the back.
Point 2) What point? What logic did you use? Your explanation still doesn't make any sense - you take a few facts and turn them into a conspiracy.... So far your case is, people were videoing and dancing, the people are israeli's, mossad agents are israeli's, the dancing people were mossad agents, the mossad was responsible. You've taken 3 facts and then mixed in 2 giant leaps of logic! If I whip out a video camera, and point and laugh while someone I don't know is gunned down by someone else I don't know - it makes me scum - not a murderer. Would it be wrong to take me in for questioning? No - and thats what the authorities did - them and 100's of other "people of interest" in the NY area- almost all of them bystanders...All your "point" illustrates is that scum can come from Israel - only by leaps of logic (israeli=mossad=conspiracy) can that equal evidence of anything...
point 3) The Bush administration didn't cooperate with the parts of the investigation looking into how they bungled anti-terrorism measures prior to 9/11. At best - thats indicative of a scandalous lack of attention given to Al-Qaeda - not involvement. Identifying the hijackers, following the paper/money trail,etc is a completely seperate business - and I don;t recall any complaints from the 9/11 commission, or any other investigative bodies about that aspect.
Point 4) My theory for the black boxes vs passports? Passports are easily identifiable by any onlooker. A black box is just another hunk of scrap metal in a pile of scrap. Remember - the data is designed to survive a crash - not the casing - who knows what a flight data recorder box will look like after a 1400 foot fall?
Thinking? Right... israeli=mossad=conspiracy. Please. Thats a kneejerk response - not logic. Your fixation on the trivial is telling - you obsess on curiosities which weren't even primary evidence. For example the passport - was it used as primary evidence? No. The investigation used the seat locations as reported by a flight attendant on the hijacked flight for IDing the terrorists.
But I think I've posted enough to prove my point - you're a high functioning paranoid. In your mind speculation=facts, reported facts=faked, and everything that doesn't fit must be part of a conspiracy. Good for you... but don't confuse your mental illness for clear thinking.
Awww...too bad Newsday - a local paper with local reporters disagrees. Heck - I even have an article from before they figured out it was a hijackers ID.
And thats not to mention the 9/11 Commission - whose official report confirms this. But don't worry about it - its a lot easier to have a conspiracy theory when you don't let FACTS get in the way.
1) Wow - that gave me a laugh. You admit that strictly speaking, my point is 100% correct. And then you demand I speculate. Whats the point? The only people in the position to know are the people in question - and perhaps the authorities who questioned them. Not everything has a rational explanation - especially when you compound that with the fact that 30 million people were in the physical light cone of the WTC events. You are assuming causality - that everything that happened that day is relevant - when reality is that the actions of the vast majority of those 30 million has no relevance. Any speculation on their actions, no matter how inane, is equally valid - and also equally invalid.
2) The refusals of the administration to cooperate when investigating the US governments half-assed handling of intelligence and lack of coherent anti-terrorist policy prior to the events has little to do with the actual investigation of the actions of the individuals who carried out the hijacking, or those who financed or directed them.
3) Is a series of fallacies. The fact of the matter is that the fire started after the crash - the sheer momentum of the airplanes meant that some of its contents - especially from the front (like where the passport probably was) and heaver engines of the airplanes - were expelled relatively intact (except for damage from the fall). Other documented debris found on the roofs of nearby buildings (and on the streets) include an engine, fuselage parts, seats from the forward compartment, and not to mention body parts from the passengers themselves.
You also singled out one (still entirely valid) point, (dancing Israelis), from among several also entirely valid points, (which you ignored), and you didn't say anything which answers the question those dancing Israelis pose other than to point out that some people were dancing in Palestine as well, (which does absolutely nothing to invalidate the point; I'll explain the logic there if you really need me to), and you then assumed that I am unable to detect propaganda if it happens to originate from the Middle East.
Thanks, but my thinking is not as broken as you ASSUME it to be, (or as yours is, it seems).
What points? What logic? Your stated 'case' consists of 3 irrelevancies: dancing israeli's, investigations you didn't like, and a passport on a pile of rubble.
The first is an assumption of intent and purpose (and provides no linkage to those responsible to taking over the planes), the second is an opinion that I don't share, and the third doesn't even seem sinister. There was paper fluttering down for hours after the event - that one stapled booklet of paper ended up towards the top instead of the bottom isn't shocking.
And thats ignoring the laughable, unsupported, conclusion that the US/UK/Israeli Shadow Government (which doesn't exist - unless you count the collective institutional momentum of their seperate plodding bueacracies) is responsible... when the evidence all points to a well known organization with more motive, means, and opportunity (not to mention practice) and all done with their usual hallmarks.
Right... I read what you wrote. And I understood it completely. You read a bunch of conspiracy websites, and decided that they seemed much more believable than government and MSM reports.
The fact that you single out a half-dozen idiots, who may happen to come from Israel, as some sort of proof of something deeper going on is proof enough. There were a bunch of idiots dancing who happened to live in Palestine too. Maybe its something in the water? And I've read the conspiracy sites that use the 'dancing spies' as evidence - they all end up throwing in some idiotic (and obviously false) 'fact' in like: there were no Jews killed in 9/11. Please...
Let me spell it out for you... all those heartfelt beliefs you have about Israeli conspiracies, and Jews being warned about 9/11, and it being a CIA plot,etc originate mostly from a small group of mid-east based tabloids (aka - the Cairo dailies).
Don't worry about it though... plenty of paranoid delusional people function well enough to maintain a good quality of life. Just make sure you keep 'em focused on things that don't affect daily life, like 9/11...
Fortunately for residents of the USA, our government form isn't capitalist - its a federal republic, whose founding document states that one of its goals is to promote the progress of art and science.
While its all well and good to insist that corporations only spend money on things that make a profit - that has never been, and hopefully will never be, the mission of the US government.
Those bastard scientists - studying things that interest them. We should round them up and force to study more practical things... you know... your onto something there... but why stop at scientists? I say we round up all the programmers and make them do something useful like farming while we're at it. Why waste their time making video games, when they could be growing crops for hungry Africans?
I can see that you have a lot of strong feelings on this. But uh... what are you actually responding to? Your points don't address anythign I talked about... please - hear me out - let me try again - I'll try to boil down what I'm talking about. And please - please - please - read everything twice before responding. I'm really trying to have a meaningful discussion, but it seems that you're projecting some sort of viewpoint on me that I don't have.
First off - I wrote about that "1 in 150" figure already. Its a misreading of the CDC data. See my post up the chain on that. But forget about that - its a tangental issue.
Second - I'm not disputing that Mercury could be responsible. But I do dispute that childhood vaccines are the cause - though they could be accelerating or compounding the problem - they CAN'T be the ultimate cause. (please read ALL my other points before responding).
Third - You have this bizarre idea that if something goes wrong before birth, its genetic. Fetal Development issues DOES NOT mean Genetic. In fact - a rise in rates imply ENVIRONMENTAL reasons. Yes - environmental. Such as Mercury, or other toxins.
Fourth - My main point - Is that studies from the past 5 years show that Autism starts during fetal development. As in, before they were born, their brains were forming incorrectly. And I don't mean slightly wrong, or have tendancies that may not become Autism. I mean that Autistic children are now known to be already long down the path long before behavioral issues are noticed. So children can seem perfectly fine for a while - Just like Alzheimers - which starts well before it is noticeable - Autism may need some time to compound before the brain abnormalities interfere with behavior.
Fifth - I've posted the links, and summaries before. For some reason you just won't read them, or automatically assume that these articles about development issues = genetic problem. There are plenty of infants out there with gross deformities and perfectly fine genes. Fetal Alchohol Syndrome is a well known example.
Just to summarize - thanks to new research, Autism is now known (not just suspected) to start before birth, though still only detectable once children are 1-2 years old. If Autism starts before birth, then childhood vaccines can't be the ultimate cause. I have posted links to studies and articles that are undisputed. Mercury could be responsible. But at worst vaccines given to infants are just making a bad situation worse. They can't be the ultimate cause.
Idiot eh? I can tell that you did a really good job fact checking the article. Oh wait. You didn't - you just swallowed the whole thing without any critical thought. Maybe you should do some research before making YOURSELF look like an ass.
The only thing that is "scary" about that article is what a serious hackjob and scare piece it is. The sad thing is that I had a lot - a lot - of repect for RFK Jr before that article.
And don't take my word for it - please. Look it up for yourself. Take a look at the actual transcript of the meeting that RFK Jr sliced and diced from. Or if you're too lazy, look at the many blogs out there that have done the job for you. Autism Diva is a good place to start.
Just to be clear - I have no doubt that there are Autistic children who suffer from immunological problems or digestive problems - and that they may get worse as a result of excessive exposure to gluten or mercury. But the idea that they *cause* Autism, or that removing them once the brain is already malformed can somehow cure it, is laughable, and completely goes against any serious study I've ever seen.
Stake? I have no *personal* stake, except for a desire to be as informed as possible on a variety of issues. As such, my personal knowledge comes from scientific journals, and reading over my wife's shoulder as she completed her doctorate in Pschology (plus reading the professional journals she brings home).
As for being informed... I'll stick with serious journals instead of the delibrate misinformation that is put out there by "informational" websites. Why is it that the sites that mention the "1 in 150" nationwide incidence of Autism are the most likely to offer "cures" or offer to sue a drug company? Do you know where the "1 in 150" figure comes from? It comes from a delibrate misinterpretation of a CDC study that estimated 1/160 to 1/500 children have an Autistic _Spectrum_ Disorder (Full blown Autism was estimated at 1/1000 to 1/500). And this data was based off educational treatment needs - so its possible this isn't even fully accurate for medical diagnosis.
I also notice that a large number of these "informational" sites overlook a number of documented, and peer-reviewed findings that indicate that whatever caused the problems started long before they were born. Did you look at the conclusions of studies I posted earlier? No? Let me sum up:
-Autistic children showed signs of unusual head growth patterns that were detectable as early as 2 months! So at 2 months old (4 months before the first vaccination you can get), most autistic children are already showing signs of some sort of developmental disorder.
-The brains of Autistic children do not form properly in early development. This isn't brain damage - its the result of improper brain growth! The brains of Autistic children are putting brain cells in the wrong places - and the balance of white/grey is completely wrong.
-Autism has been linked to problems during the 4th week of embryonic development.
So the unscrupulous still tell parents that Autism is something that only starts when the behavioral patterns are noticeable, even though researchers have known for years that Autism starts well before its possible to diagnose.
I completely disagree. What happened to your family is tragic - but it wasn't infant mercury poisoning. The cause of his condition is not related to the shots, even if that occurred when symptoms first started to appear.
Even though Autism is usually diagnosed at 1.5 to 2 years of age (or older), the condition itself is known to start at or before birth. It is known to not be caused by damage to the brain - but by developmental problems - studies from the past 5 years have consistently shown there are measureable differences which can be found prior to behavioral symptoms - in cranial size, distribution of grey/white matter in the brain, even measurable differences in proteins (which can be identified via blood tests currently under development).
Your post is misleading. You are lumping in exposure well after Autism starts with exposure prior to birth. Autism is a disorder linked to pervasive developmental problems in the brain that start prior to birth, or _immediately_ after:
Because how else do the proponents of this theory explain the inconvenient fact that Autism is actually linked to defects during fetal development?
If the concern is about vaccines and brain development - then we should be working on preventing women or are trying to get pregnant, or are pregnant from getting them...
While voice acting can be an important element of games - they can't compare their roles in games to movie's, radio, or television. Video games are a completely new paradigm - expecting treatment different than other creative artists in the games is ridiculous.
Actors need to realize that their contribution in a game is one element out of many - the developers and designers do just as much creatively as they do!
All the arguments against the Cassini launch that I heard, seemed fairly well-reasoned to me, and not coming from a misinformed or ignorant point of view at all. An accident at launch could have released highly toxic materal from the plutonium batteries. More than 30 kg of Plutonium, enough to be a legitimate concern, whether you are a hippy, a physics professor, or both. (The first person who clued me into Cassini was both.)
People who actually bothered to inform themselves would know the most likely risk would be if the Plutonium unit actually hit you. Thats what I learned reading NASA's publicly posted environmental impact statements. The toxic material was encased in such a way to survive launch failure, explosion, and reentry intact. Since the only way the Pl would be a public health hazard would be inhalation after vaporization, which the casing would prevent, that pretty much made the risk close to nil.
I would also add that, unfortunately, the casing was tested at one point when a rocket carrying it failed during launch, and dumped into the Pacific. The unit was fished out, rechecked, and reused for another mission.
Combine that with the attention span of the MTV generation and you get what we have in the US - declining science and engineering enrollment when folks discover that real science and real engineering is hard and often boring work.
Right... its the MTV generations fault. They've made a real mess in the world in the 5 or so year's since they hit the US drinking age.
It could never be the fault of the previous generation who are actually running the country now...
Lets all stop to thank the booomers for slashing government funded engineering jobs, filling the remaining ones with H1B's, and then shipping the ones they can't fill to China.
Don't worry, once we get all you guys stuffed into retirement homes, we'll fix your messes for you;)
Where are we now? There's almost nothing in the pipeline and NASA's sucking every dime out of science to feed the shuttle and ISS programs. We've got another decade of good stuff from existing probes, but after that we better hope ESA, Japan and China take up the slack.
Major Probes from the past 3 years: -Deep Impact -Gravity Probe B -Messenger -MER's -Spitzer Space Telescope
Major probes slated for launch in next 3 years: -MRO -Dawn -Mars Phoenix Lander -Kepler
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Even if the conflicts in space are just the diplomatic/political kind (ie - we built a base here first - this section of Mars/Moon/Space is ours), and not the military kind - they are inevitable. The only reason they haven't happened is because there is no reason to claim territory in space - yet. But once it starts, every nation that can will start planting flags... its not a matter of if - its when.
Read the article again - its the original source report that CNN, USA Today, and all the rest of the national newspapers keyed off of. They all made the same mistake you (and the rest of the conspiracy lunatics) did - a passport a few blocks away from the towers doesn't mean Ground Zero. They read it and assumed it must have been found in the rubble. Everyone in NY knows that Ground Zero was only the immediate WTC block - a few blocks away means it wasn't in the rubble pile. The 9/11 Commission Report fills in the rest of the gaps.
Glad to see that a little sense was able to soak into your brain (point 4). Maybe you aren't hopeless after all... Lets resort through them again Point 1) Maybe you didn't get every fact from the cairo rags, but I don't have the time to sort out the difference between complete loony conspiracy nut, and a mostly loony conspiracy nut. If your particular lunacy isn't based on the mideast tabloids, give yourself a pat on the back. Point 2) What point? What logic did you use? Your explanation still doesn't make any sense - you take a few facts and turn them into a conspiracy.... So far your case is, people were videoing and dancing, the people are israeli's, mossad agents are israeli's, the dancing people were mossad agents, the mossad was responsible. You've taken 3 facts and then mixed in 2 giant leaps of logic! If I whip out a video camera, and point and laugh while someone I don't know is gunned down by someone else I don't know - it makes me scum - not a murderer. Would it be wrong to take me in for questioning? No - and thats what the authorities did - them and 100's of other "people of interest" in the NY area- almost all of them bystanders...All your "point" illustrates is that scum can come from Israel - only by leaps of logic (israeli=mossad=conspiracy) can that equal evidence of anything... point 3) The Bush administration didn't cooperate with the parts of the investigation looking into how they bungled anti-terrorism measures prior to 9/11. At best - thats indicative of a scandalous lack of attention given to Al-Qaeda - not involvement. Identifying the hijackers, following the paper/money trail,etc is a completely seperate business - and I don;t recall any complaints from the 9/11 commission, or any other investigative bodies about that aspect. Point 4) My theory for the black boxes vs passports? Passports are easily identifiable by any onlooker. A black box is just another hunk of scrap metal in a pile of scrap. Remember - the data is designed to survive a crash - not the casing - who knows what a flight data recorder box will look like after a 1400 foot fall?
But I think I've posted enough to prove my point - you're a high functioning paranoid. In your mind speculation=facts, reported facts=faked, and everything that doesn't fit must be part of a conspiracy. Good for you... but don't confuse your mental illness for clear thinking.
Awww...too bad Newsday - a local paper with local reporters disagrees. Heck - I even have an article from before they figured out it was a hijackers ID.
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http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/manhattan/wtc
And thats not to mention the 9/11 Commission - whose official report confirms this. But don't worry about it - its a lot easier to have a conspiracy theory when you don't let FACTS get in the way.
...it wasn't found in a rubble pile. It was found on the street after the planes hit - but before the towers collapsed.
2) The refusals of the administration to cooperate when investigating the US governments half-assed handling of intelligence and lack of coherent anti-terrorist policy prior to the events has little to do with the actual investigation of the actions of the individuals who carried out the hijacking, or those who financed or directed them.
3) Is a series of fallacies. The fact of the matter is that the fire started after the crash - the sheer momentum of the airplanes meant that some of its contents - especially from the front (like where the passport probably was) and heaver engines of the airplanes - were expelled relatively intact (except for damage from the fall). Other documented debris found on the roofs of nearby buildings (and on the streets) include an engine, fuselage parts, seats from the forward compartment, and not to mention body parts from the passengers themselves.
Thanks, but my thinking is not as broken as you ASSUME it to be, (or as yours is, it seems). What points? What logic? Your stated 'case' consists of 3 irrelevancies: dancing israeli's, investigations you didn't like, and a passport on a pile of rubble.
The first is an assumption of intent and purpose (and provides no linkage to those responsible to taking over the planes), the second is an opinion that I don't share, and the third doesn't even seem sinister. There was paper fluttering down for hours after the event - that one stapled booklet of paper ended up towards the top instead of the bottom isn't shocking.
And thats ignoring the laughable, unsupported, conclusion that the US/UK/Israeli Shadow Government (which doesn't exist - unless you count the collective institutional momentum of their seperate plodding bueacracies) is responsible... when the evidence all points to a well known organization with more motive, means, and opportunity (not to mention practice) and all done with their usual hallmarks.
Right... I read what you wrote. And I understood it completely. You read a bunch of conspiracy websites, and decided that they seemed much more believable than government and MSM reports.
The fact that you single out a half-dozen idiots, who may happen to come from Israel, as some sort of proof of something deeper going on is proof enough. There were a bunch of idiots dancing who happened to live in Palestine too. Maybe its something in the water? And I've read the conspiracy sites that use the 'dancing spies' as evidence - they all end up throwing in some idiotic (and obviously false) 'fact' in like: there were no Jews killed in 9/11. Please...
Let me spell it out for you... all those heartfelt beliefs you have about Israeli conspiracies, and Jews being warned about 9/11, and it being a CIA plot,etc originate mostly from a small group of mid-east based tabloids (aka - the Cairo dailies). Don't worry about it though... plenty of paranoid delusional people function well enough to maintain a good quality of life. Just make sure you keep 'em focused on things that don't affect daily life, like 9/11...
This may be news to you, but bizarre rumours made up by the Cairo dailies != facts.
While its all well and good to insist that corporations only spend money on things that make a profit - that has never been, and hopefully will never be, the mission of the US government.
Those bastard scientists - studying things that interest them. We should round them up and force to study more practical things... you know... your onto something there... but why stop at scientists? I say we round up all the programmers and make them do something useful like farming while we're at it. Why waste their time making video games, when they could be growing crops for hungry Africans?
First off - I wrote about that "1 in 150" figure already. Its a misreading of the CDC data. See my post up the chain on that. But forget about that - its a tangental issue.
Second - I'm not disputing that Mercury could be responsible. But I do dispute that childhood vaccines are the cause - though they could be accelerating or compounding the problem - they CAN'T be the ultimate cause. (please read ALL my other points before responding).
Third - You have this bizarre idea that if something goes wrong before birth, its genetic. Fetal Development issues DOES NOT mean Genetic. In fact - a rise in rates imply ENVIRONMENTAL reasons. Yes - environmental. Such as Mercury, or other toxins.
Fourth - My main point - Is that studies from the past 5 years show that Autism starts during fetal development. As in, before they were born, their brains were forming incorrectly. And I don't mean slightly wrong, or have tendancies that may not become Autism. I mean that Autistic children are now known to be already long down the path long before behavioral issues are noticed. So children can seem perfectly fine for a while - Just like Alzheimers - which starts well before it is noticeable - Autism may need some time to compound before the brain abnormalities interfere with behavior.
Fifth - I've posted the links, and summaries before. For some reason you just won't read them, or automatically assume that these articles about development issues = genetic problem. There are plenty of infants out there with gross deformities and perfectly fine genes. Fetal Alchohol Syndrome is a well known example.
Just to summarize - thanks to new research, Autism is now known (not just suspected) to start before birth, though still only detectable once children are 1-2 years old. If Autism starts before birth, then childhood vaccines can't be the ultimate cause. I have posted links to studies and articles that are undisputed. Mercury could be responsible. But at worst vaccines given to infants are just making a bad situation worse. They can't be the ultimate cause.
The only thing that is "scary" about that article is what a serious hackjob and scare piece it is. The sad thing is that I had a lot - a lot - of repect for RFK Jr before that article.
And don't take my word for it - please. Look it up for yourself. Take a look at the actual transcript of the meeting that RFK Jr sliced and diced from. Or if you're too lazy, look at the many blogs out there that have done the job for you. Autism Diva is a good place to start.
Just to be clear - I have no doubt that there are Autistic children who suffer from immunological problems or digestive problems - and that they may get worse as a result of excessive exposure to gluten or mercury. But the idea that they *cause* Autism, or that removing them once the brain is already malformed can somehow cure it, is laughable, and completely goes against any serious study I've ever seen.
As for being informed... I'll stick with serious journals instead of the delibrate misinformation that is put out there by "informational" websites. Why is it that the sites that mention the "1 in 150" nationwide incidence of Autism are the most likely to offer "cures" or offer to sue a drug company? Do you know where the "1 in 150" figure comes from? It comes from a delibrate misinterpretation of a CDC study that estimated 1/160 to 1/500 children have an Autistic _Spectrum_ Disorder (Full blown Autism was estimated at 1/1000 to 1/500). And this data was based off educational treatment needs - so its possible this isn't even fully accurate for medical diagnosis.
I also notice that a large number of these "informational" sites overlook a number of documented, and peer-reviewed findings that indicate that whatever caused the problems started long before they were born. Did you look at the conclusions of studies I posted earlier? No? Let me sum up:
-Autistic children showed signs of unusual head growth patterns that were detectable as early as 2 months! So at 2 months old (4 months before the first vaccination you can get), most autistic children are already showing signs of some sort of developmental disorder.
-The brains of Autistic children do not form properly in early development. This isn't brain damage - its the result of improper brain growth! The brains of Autistic children are putting brain cells in the wrong places - and the balance of white/grey is completely wrong.
-Autism has been linked to problems during the 4th week of embryonic development.
So the unscrupulous still tell parents that Autism is something that only starts when the behavioral patterns are noticeable, even though researchers have known for years that Autism starts well before its possible to diagnose.
Chelating... great... I have a gluten free diet and a bridge to sell you also.
I hope you've also enrolled your son in an ABA program while you pursue a "cure".
Even though Autism is usually diagnosed at 1.5 to 2 years of age (or older), the condition itself is known to start at or before birth. It is known to not be caused by damage to the brain - but by developmental problems - studies from the past 5 years have consistently shown there are measureable differences which can be found prior to behavioral symptoms - in cranial size, distribution of grey/white matter in the brain, even measurable differences in proteins (which can be identified via blood tests currently under development).
http://www.unc.edu/~cory/autism-info/orgautsa.html
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/ awh330v1
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd= Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=1593599 3
Because how else do the proponents of this theory explain the inconvenient fact that Autism is actually linked to defects during fetal development? If the concern is about vaccines and brain development - then we should be working on preventing women or are trying to get pregnant, or are pregnant from getting them...
Actors need to realize that their contribution in a game is one element out of many - the developers and designers do just as much creatively as they do!
People who actually bothered to inform themselves would know the most likely risk would be if the Plutonium unit actually hit you. Thats what I learned reading NASA's publicly posted environmental impact statements. The toxic material was encased in such a way to survive launch failure, explosion, and reentry intact. Since the only way the Pl would be a public health hazard would be inhalation after vaporization, which the casing would prevent, that pretty much made the risk close to nil.
I would also add that, unfortunately, the casing was tested at one point when a rocket carrying it failed during launch, and dumped into the Pacific. The unit was fished out, rechecked, and reused for another mission.
Right... its the MTV generations fault. They've made a real mess in the world in the 5 or so year's since they hit the US drinking age.
It could never be the fault of the previous generation who are actually running the country now...
Lets all stop to thank the booomers for slashing government funded engineering jobs, filling the remaining ones with H1B's, and then shipping the ones they can't fill to China.
Don't worry, once we get all you guys stuffed into retirement homes, we'll fix your messes for you ;)
Where are we now? There's almost nothing in the pipeline and NASA's sucking every dime out of science to feed the shuttle and ISS programs. We've got another decade of good stuff from existing probes, but after that we better hope ESA, Japan and China take up the slack.
Major Probes from the past 3 years:
-Deep Impact
-Gravity Probe B
-Messenger
-MER's
-Spitzer Space Telescope
Major probes slated for launch in next 3 years:
-MRO
-Dawn
-Mars Phoenix Lander
-Kepler
Right...