Mon - June 8, 2009
This Is A Test, This Is Only A Test
Apple made some changes to their "homepage"
application. Well, they actually killed it. I just wanted to see if this blog
will still work or if I need to start something
else.
UPDATE: Test successful. I may still start something new, but at least I don't have to.
UPDATE: Test successful. I may still start something new, but at least I don't have to.
Posted at 06:36 PM
Sun - March 29, 2009
The Jenny McCarthy Body Count Website Is Now Online
Hello.
I wanted to let you know about the launch of the Jenny McCarthy Body Count website at http://www.jennymccarthybodycount.com
In June 2007 Jenny McCarthy began promoting anti-vaccination rhetoric. Because of her celebrity status she has appeared on several television shows and has published multiple books advising parents not to vaccinate their children. This has led to a dramatic increase in the number of vaccine preventable illnesses as well as an increase in the number of vaccine preventable deaths.
During 2008 many people have said that Jenny McCarthy has a body count attached to her name due to her anti-vaccination rhetoric. I wanted to find out what that body count was. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports I was able to do so: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
Is Jenny McCarthy directly responsible for every vaccine preventable illness and every vaccine preventable death listed on the website? No. However, as the unofficial spokesperson for the United States anti-vaccination movement she may be indirectly responsible for at least some of these illnesses and deaths and even one vaccine preventable illness or vaccine preventable death is too many.
Thank you.
-Derek
I wanted to let you know about the launch of the Jenny McCarthy Body Count website at http://www.jennymccarthybodycount.com
In June 2007 Jenny McCarthy began promoting anti-vaccination rhetoric. Because of her celebrity status she has appeared on several television shows and has published multiple books advising parents not to vaccinate their children. This has led to a dramatic increase in the number of vaccine preventable illnesses as well as an increase in the number of vaccine preventable deaths.
During 2008 many people have said that Jenny McCarthy has a body count attached to her name due to her anti-vaccination rhetoric. I wanted to find out what that body count was. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports I was able to do so: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
Is Jenny McCarthy directly responsible for every vaccine preventable illness and every vaccine preventable death listed on the website? No. However, as the unofficial spokesperson for the United States anti-vaccination movement she may be indirectly responsible for at least some of these illnesses and deaths and even one vaccine preventable illness or vaccine preventable death is too many.
Thank you.
-Derek
Posted at 11:39 PM
Tue - February 24, 2009
Capital One Is A Major FAIL
When I got home last night and read my mail I had
an interesting letter from my Capital One credit
card.
They have decided to raise my credit card interest rate by 5%. Here is what they wrote: "Due to extraordinary changes in the economic environment, we're reviewing our existing credit card accounts. Having considered these economic conditions, your account's current Purchase rate, and the length of time you've had this rate and account, we will be changing your Purchase and Balance Transfer rate." They then continue to say that my rate will be increased to 17.9% in May 2009. I have never had a card with that high of an interest rate since I was in college, and I don't plan on keeping a card with that high of an interest rate now.
I called Capital One customer service and spoke with Steven (ID#FRP945). He then told me that every Capital One credit card customer is having their interest rate increased across the board and then after the rate is increased they would then decide to negotiate lower rates based on each customer's history. So, Steven basically said that the letter was lying when it said that my account history was taken into consideration when they chose to raise the interest rate.
I explained to Steven that this did not make any economic sense for Capital One. The country is in financial crisis, people are losing their jobs, so they decide to raise people's rates which will make them more likely to default and go into bankruptcy and then Capital One won't receive any money at all. Or, they will have customers, like myself, that choose to cancel their Capital One credit cards rather than pay an arbitrarily high interest rate and then Capital One won't receive any money at all.
Very stupid thinking on Capital One's part. I will be paying off the card and canceling it by May 2009.
They have decided to raise my credit card interest rate by 5%. Here is what they wrote: "Due to extraordinary changes in the economic environment, we're reviewing our existing credit card accounts. Having considered these economic conditions, your account's current Purchase rate, and the length of time you've had this rate and account, we will be changing your Purchase and Balance Transfer rate." They then continue to say that my rate will be increased to 17.9% in May 2009. I have never had a card with that high of an interest rate since I was in college, and I don't plan on keeping a card with that high of an interest rate now.
I called Capital One customer service and spoke with Steven (ID#FRP945). He then told me that every Capital One credit card customer is having their interest rate increased across the board and then after the rate is increased they would then decide to negotiate lower rates based on each customer's history. So, Steven basically said that the letter was lying when it said that my account history was taken into consideration when they chose to raise the interest rate.
I explained to Steven that this did not make any economic sense for Capital One. The country is in financial crisis, people are losing their jobs, so they decide to raise people's rates which will make them more likely to default and go into bankruptcy and then Capital One won't receive any money at all. Or, they will have customers, like myself, that choose to cancel their Capital One credit cards rather than pay an arbitrarily high interest rate and then Capital One won't receive any money at all.
Very stupid thinking on Capital One's part. I will be paying off the card and canceling it by May 2009.
Posted at 11:53 AM
Mon - November 10, 2008
Special Announcement Concerning The Future Of Conservative-Truths and Liberal-Truths
Hello.
The election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States is prompting a change in direction for the Conservative-Truths and Liberal-Truths websites.
You can read about the changes at Conservative-Truths or Liberal-Truths
Thank you.
The election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States is prompting a change in direction for the Conservative-Truths and Liberal-Truths websites.
You can read about the changes at Conservative-Truths or Liberal-Truths
Thank you.
Posted at 07:51 AM
Wed - November 5, 2008
Good Times And Bad Times
I am so happy that Barack Obama won the
Presidency by a wide margin. I have reason to hope for the future
again.
Unfortunately, the horrible, bigoted, anti-gay marriage California Proposition 8 looks like it will pass. Unlike other anti-gay marriage ballot initiatives across the country this proposition will actually REMOVE people's rights because California already has legal gay marriage in the state. I can think of no other time in my life where the people voted to remove other people's rights. It must be like it was in the 1930s and 1940s with the anti-mixed race marriage laws. What is more hurtful is that it looks like many black people supported Prop 8. No memory that the language used in Prop 8 is the same language that was used to prevent black people from marrying who they wanted to 60-70 years ago.
Unfortunately, the horrible, bigoted, anti-gay marriage California Proposition 8 looks like it will pass. Unlike other anti-gay marriage ballot initiatives across the country this proposition will actually REMOVE people's rights because California already has legal gay marriage in the state. I can think of no other time in my life where the people voted to remove other people's rights. It must be like it was in the 1930s and 1940s with the anti-mixed race marriage laws. What is more hurtful is that it looks like many black people supported Prop 8. No memory that the language used in Prop 8 is the same language that was used to prevent black people from marrying who they wanted to 60-70 years ago.
Posted at 08:05 AM
Tue - November 4, 2008
Mon - November 3, 2008
Conservative States Have Fewer People Voting Than Liberal States
Hello.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Liberal States Have More People Voting Than Conservative States".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Liberal States Have More People Voting Than Conservative States".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
Posted at 07:38 AM
Mon - October 27, 2008
Conservative States Have Higher Rates Of Property Crime Than Liberal States
Hello.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Per Capita Money Income Is Higher During Liberal Presidencies".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Per Capita Money Income Is Higher During Liberal Presidencies".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
Posted at 06:44 AM
Mon - October 20, 2008
Per Capita Money Income Is Lower During Conservative Presidencies
Hello.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Per Capita Money Income Is Higher During Liberal Presidencies".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Per Capita Money Income Is Higher During Liberal Presidencies".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
Posted at 08:34 AM
Mon - October 13, 2008
Conservative States Have Higher Rates Of Murder Than Liberal States
Hello.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Liberal States Have Lower Rates Of Murder Than Conservative States".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Liberal States Have Lower Rates Of Murder Than Conservative States".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
Posted at 08:08 AM
Mon - October 6, 2008
Conservative States Have More Families Living Below The Poverty Level Than Liberal States
Hello.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Liberal States Have Fewer Families Living Below The Poverty Level Than Conservative States".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Liberal States Have Fewer Families Living Below The Poverty Level Than Conservative States".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
Posted at 06:31 AM
Mon - September 29, 2008
National Defense Outlays Are A Larger Percentage Of Gross Domestic Product During Conservative Presidencies
Hello.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "National Defense Outlays Are A Lower Percentage Of Gross Domestic Product During Liberal Presidencies".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "National Defense Outlays Are A Lower Percentage Of Gross Domestic Product During Liberal Presidencies".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
Posted at 07:34 AM
Mon - September 22, 2008
Conservative States Have A Higher Rate Of Unemployment Than Liberal States
Hello.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Liberal States Have A Lower Rate Of Unemployment Than Conservative States".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "Liberal States Have A Lower Rate Of Unemployment Than Conservative States".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
Posted at 09:07 AM
Fri - September 19, 2008
2008-09-19 Press Release Concerning Michael Horn And Billy Meier
Hello.
Today (2008-09-19) the IIG has distributed a press release concerning Billy Meier's publicist, Michael Horn, publicly admitting to posting false and misleading documents on his website in order to support the various claims made by Billy Meier. We have also reformatted the Billy Meier section of the IIG website and updated it with what will be about 50-60% of the final report on the case. You can go to http://www.iigwest.org/investigations/meier/index.html to read our findings.
Thank you.
Here is the text of the press release:
Longtime UFO Proponent Admits To Publishing Misleading Articles In Order To Support His Claims
The Various Claims Of Billy Meier Are Now Made Even More Unlikely
Los Angeles, CA - September 19, 2008: The Independent Investigations Group (IIG) is the West Coast's leading Paranormal Investigations group. One of the more prominent cases that the IIG has looked into is regarding the alleged UFO Contactee, Eduard Albert "Billy" Meier. An individual by the name of Michael Horn is the North American Publicist for Mr. Meier.
On August 27, 2008 in a public email Michael Horn sent to the IIG he revealed that he had posted false and misleading articles on his website. When confronted with this revelation Mr. Horn admitted to posting these false and misleading articles on his website in order to try and support the claims of Billy Meier.
Michael Horn also promotes several other claims made by Billy Meier. These claims include tales that Meier has traveled into the past on a flying saucer and took photographs of dinosaurs. However, his photographs turned out to be photographs of illustrations of dinosaurs taken from a book. Meier also published photographs of who he claimed was his extra-terrestrial contact, but it turned out that these were photographs of a singer performing on The Dean Martin Variety Show. Michael Horn also promotes the "prophecies" of Billy Meier. In January 2007 he claimed that one of these prophecies, which concerned the coming of World War III, had actually come true when four Heads of State died within seven days of each other. The problem with this "prophecy" is that the four Heads of State mentioned in the article did not die within seven days of each other like the "prophecy" claimed that they would.
You can read all about Michael Horn's admitting to posting false and misleading articles and other claims made by Billy Meier here: http://www.iigwest.org/investigations/meier/index.html
The Center for Inquiry-Los Angeles is the West Coast home to the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), publisher of Skeptical Inquirer magazine. Visit our website at http://www.cfiwest.org/ or call (323) 666-9797
The Independent Investigations Group (IIG) is the West Coast's leading Paranormal Investigations group and offers a $50,000 Challenge to anyone who can demonstrate paranormal abilities under scientifically controlled conditions. Visit our website at http://www.iigwest.org/ or email us at info@iigwest.com
Today (2008-09-19) the IIG has distributed a press release concerning Billy Meier's publicist, Michael Horn, publicly admitting to posting false and misleading documents on his website in order to support the various claims made by Billy Meier. We have also reformatted the Billy Meier section of the IIG website and updated it with what will be about 50-60% of the final report on the case. You can go to http://www.iigwest.org/investigations/meier/index.html to read our findings.
Thank you.
Here is the text of the press release:
Longtime UFO Proponent Admits To Publishing Misleading Articles In Order To Support His Claims
The Various Claims Of Billy Meier Are Now Made Even More Unlikely
Los Angeles, CA - September 19, 2008: The Independent Investigations Group (IIG) is the West Coast's leading Paranormal Investigations group. One of the more prominent cases that the IIG has looked into is regarding the alleged UFO Contactee, Eduard Albert "Billy" Meier. An individual by the name of Michael Horn is the North American Publicist for Mr. Meier.
On August 27, 2008 in a public email Michael Horn sent to the IIG he revealed that he had posted false and misleading articles on his website. When confronted with this revelation Mr. Horn admitted to posting these false and misleading articles on his website in order to try and support the claims of Billy Meier.
Michael Horn also promotes several other claims made by Billy Meier. These claims include tales that Meier has traveled into the past on a flying saucer and took photographs of dinosaurs. However, his photographs turned out to be photographs of illustrations of dinosaurs taken from a book. Meier also published photographs of who he claimed was his extra-terrestrial contact, but it turned out that these were photographs of a singer performing on The Dean Martin Variety Show. Michael Horn also promotes the "prophecies" of Billy Meier. In January 2007 he claimed that one of these prophecies, which concerned the coming of World War III, had actually come true when four Heads of State died within seven days of each other. The problem with this "prophecy" is that the four Heads of State mentioned in the article did not die within seven days of each other like the "prophecy" claimed that they would.
You can read all about Michael Horn's admitting to posting false and misleading articles and other claims made by Billy Meier here: http://www.iigwest.org/investigations/meier/index.html
The Center for Inquiry-Los Angeles is the West Coast home to the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), publisher of Skeptical Inquirer magazine. Visit our website at http://www.cfiwest.org/ or call (323) 666-9797
The Independent Investigations Group (IIG) is the West Coast's leading Paranormal Investigations group and offers a $50,000 Challenge to anyone who can demonstrate paranormal abilities under scientifically controlled conditions. Visit our website at http://www.iigwest.org/ or email us at info@iigwest.com
Posted at 03:46 PM
Mon - September 15, 2008
There Are More 9th Grade Students Carrying A Weapon During Conservative Presidencies
Hello.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "There Are Fewer 9th Grade Students Carrying A Weapon During Liberal Presidencies".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
That is the title of this week's article from Conservative-Truths. Over at Liberal-Truths it is entitled "There Are Fewer 9th Grade Students Carrying A Weapon During Liberal Presidencies".
I hope you will enjoy reading this new truth.
Posted at 07:07 AM
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Published On: Jun 08, 2009 06:37 PM
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