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Memetic Mesmerism and Eumenics
Atheism is Dead | October 21st 2009 by Mariano
On the DHDH MemeWhen Richard Dawkins wrote, “faith is one of the world's great evils, comparable to the smallpox virus but harder to eradicate” he was not, merely, being emotive and belligerent.To the New Atheists the battle ground of ideas is no read more
Bowlegs, Oklahoma is OK
funny names of towns | October 20th 2009 by funnynames
Bowlegs, Oklahoma named after a Great Chief!Bolek, also known as Billy Bowlegs, was a fierce Seminole Chief from Florida. After signing a treaty in 1832, Bowlegs and his 200 warriors were peaceful until his fellow Seminole Chief Osceola was wrongfull read more
The Anti-Vaccine Movement
Momma's Little Helper | October 20th 2009
As more and more cases of H1N1 (aka The Swine Flu) are being reported, my timing for completing my four part vaccine series with the anti-vaccine movement does seem a bit odd. Or does it? I guess it depends on which side of this argument you stand. D read more
Taking the littlest Haggard for his shots
Jozikids Blog | October 20th 2009
by Kerry Haggard, mother, writer, editor, social media voyeur, who works in communications for a living. Not just because of articles like this, ( War on Science), I’m quite into the whole vaccination deal – anything that can keep my son read more
We Were Made For This???!!nWhat stealing a country from...
Life and Times of a Modern Day NDN Princess | October 20th 2009 by Chantal Grace
We Were Made For This???!! What stealing a country from Aboriginals? Stealing their designs and making them your own? Exploiting Native trappers? Oh and let’s not forget that smallpox was delivered to Native people from Hudson Bay blankets. Oh yeah read more
Human Beings Evolving at Unprecedented Rate
group case | October 17th 2009 by group case
A team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison anthropologist John Hawks estimated that positive selection just in the past 5,000 years alone -dating back to the Stone Age - has occurred at a rate roughly 100 times higher than any other period of huma read more
To Be Or Not To Be – Vaccinated That Is
Healthy and Simple | October 15th 2009 by Healthy and Simple
So, here’s my dilemma. I’m a big fan of vaccinations. Well, perhaps not a fan exactly but certainly a believer in their benefit. As a kid I got an armful of everything they had at the time from smallpox and TB to polio and measles etc. I read more
Renoir and His Models. Marguerite Legrand
the Blog of an Art Admirer and History Lover | October 12th 2009 by lili kamille
Renoir and His Models. Lise TrehotRenoir. La ParisienneRenoir and Gauguin. Two PaintingsNude in the SunlightIn 1873 Renoir tried to court the eldest daughter of the Le Coeur family, who Renoir was introduced to six yars ago by Sisley. Monsieur Le Coe read more
Renoir and His Models. Marguerite Legrand
the Blog of an Art Admirer and History Lover | October 12th 2009 by lili kamille
Renoir and His Models. Lise TrehotRenoir. La ParisienneRenoir and Gauguin. Two PaintingsNude in the SunlightIn 1873 Renoir tried to court the eldest daughter of the Le Coeur family, who Renoir was introduced to six yars ago by Sisley. Monsieur Le Coe read more
Renoir and His Models. Marguerite Legrand
the Blog of an Art Admirer and History Lover | October 12th 2009 by lili kamille
Renoir and His Models. Lise TrehotRenoir. La ParisienneRenoir and Gauguin. Two PaintingsNude in the SunlightIn 1873 Renoir tried to court the eldest daughter of the Le Coeur family, who Renoir was introduced to six yars ago by Sisley. Monsieur Le Coe read more
Happy Bloody-Diarrhea and White-Girls Day (Formerly Known as Colu…
Ethnic Avenue | October 12th 2009 by Will
We all get bloody diarrhea from time to time (at least I hope so). And, when we do, it’s definitely a big deal. Now, imagine millions of people getting bloody diarrhea, all around the same time. That’s a huge deal. That’s why I never understo read more
Columbus Day
6th Floor Blog | October 12th 2009 by Ceetar
Welcome to the 6th floor. Today’s contributors are: Sara, Tabitha, Frank, Billy Subject: Happy Columbus Day “Happy Columbus Day everyone! I didn’t know what a traditional Columbus Day cake was, so I just bought a box of donuts from K read more
I Have To Work On Columbus Day
Yeah...I Said It! | October 12th 2009 by Leon
Christopher Columbus, thanks for nothing. Punk bitch. I’m not even going to question the fact that we gave a holiday to a man who got lost, “discovered” a country with people already living there, then murdered and spread smallpox t read more
"I've got a dick in here" - My sister ringing in this T…
The Skip-Raid | October 11th 2009 by Allister
*Note: not me, but I wish!Hello friends! I just wanted to let you know that we'll be back on Tuesday with a big fat greasy ANTM post (I know, I totally flaked on last week) and that I want to wish all my Canadian friends a Happy Thanksgiving (aka Sm read more
The Octagon, Roosevelt Island, NYC
Ghost Lounge | October 9th 2009 by Catnipthyme
I love my hometown NYC. Some people think that the only "island" in NYC is Manhattan. But, there is a long thin island next to it that use to be called Blackwell Island. Then Welfare Island. Then to Roosevelt Island in the '70s. So, much history in s read more
N.Korea said to have 13 types of biological weapons: military
Infectious Diseases Today | October 8th 2009 by Robert Herriman
North Korea is thought to have 13 types of viruses and germs which can be used in biological weapons, as well as up to 5,000 tons of chemical weapons, South Korea's defence ministry said Monday.In a report to parliament, the ministry said the communi read more
Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (พระนครศรีอยุธ…
Loic Brohard Photography | October 7th 2009 by Brohard
This is a photo of the ruins of the old city of Ayutthaya, in Thailand. The city was founded in 1350 by King U Thong, who came here to escape a smallpox outbreak in Lop Buri, and proclaimed it the capital of his kingdom, often referred to as the Ayut read more
Mystery of the scar
Grandma's Briefs | October 6th 2009 by Lisa
This is NOT my arm, but it's the mark of which I write.On Saturday night, Jim and I attended a suprise birthday party (happy birthday, again, Kate!) and at one point the discussion turned to vaccinations. A few of us older folks talked about the smal read more
BBC Pandemic - A Horizon Guide (2009) HDTV
zone DVD | October 4th 2009 by bono
BBC Pandemic - A Horizon GuideXviD | English | 656x368 25.00fps | MPEG Audio Layer 3 48000Hz stereo 109Kbps58 minutes | 599MB | InfoBroadcast: 09 August 2009, BBC Four (UK)Genre: Documentary | Special SubjectSynopsis:In the wake of the swine flu outb read more
Immunization
News line with educational, intresting chemical, medical and… | October 1st 2009 by John
Abstract: Immunization against infectious agents to induce a specific, protective immune response can be achieved actively or passively.Passive immunization is the administration of preformed protective antibodies; this immunity is short lived. Activ read more
Is the H1N1 vaccine the new smallpox vaccine?
Controversies in Hospital Infection Prevention | October 1st 2009 by Michael Edmond
You may recall the ambitious public health campaign several years ago to vaccinate over 400,000 Americans against smallpox. It was a huge failure, meeting only about 10% of its target. A new paper in Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, reporting on a natio read more
Pandemic - A Horizon Guide
my video documentaries | September 27th 2009 by Zoran
In the wake of the swine flu outbreak, virologist Dr Mike Leahy goesw back over 50 years of BBC archives to explore the history of pandemics: waves of infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites.Inspired primarily by the Horizon back read more
Twitter Tweets about Business as of September 27, 2009
National Bank.Loan,Insurance,Financial,Business. | September 27th 2009 by GAlex
VerveBusiness: Verve Business If AIDS Went the Way of Smallpox: Despite a promising and expensive study, a vacci.. http:bit.lyeriM-- · ReplyAjHerts: Tweet. PO, CH?O, BASE. I want to write code. And start a business. And invest in iPod glucose read more
Shades of smallpox blankets...
solution vs whiners | September 20th 2009 by minister Belanger
Vaccine Deaths Aiming At Natives! Sept 19/09 The Mask Slips, for Those with Eyes to See:Preparing for the Real Pandemicby Kevin D. Annett, M.A., M.Div.Last week, many of the aboriginal people in the remote west coast village of Ahousaht were inno read more
Glass Microbiology
Cloudery MVSEVM | September 19th 2009 by Cloudery
Glass Microbiology (from left, smallpox, HIV, and "unknown future mutation"), glass sculptures by Luke Jerram. read more
Down with flu shots; up with Google movies!
YayaCanada | September 17th 2009 by Corinne
I think the First Nations people are misinterpreting the meaning of the body bags that were shipped with the swine flu kits. It's not so much that they're "on their own" if they catch the flu; if I were them I'd be worried about any "help" they read more
Luke Jerram
Art You Know | September 16th 2009 by Denys
Luke Jerram is a UK artist who creates sculptures, installations and art events.In his Glass Microbiology project he has created a series of glass sculptures of viral structures, to, in his words, “contemplate the global impact of each dise read more
Glass Microbes, Science Goes Stylish
A Schooner Of Science | September 13th 2009 by Captain Skellett
These transparent glass sculptures were created to contemplate the global impact of each disease and to consider how the doctoring of scientific imagery affects our visualisation of phenomena. Viruses never looked so good… Smallpox, HIV, and read more
Smallpox Vaccination
Tai, Mel, Will, and Haden | September 12th 2009
12 Sept 2009Here's a before and after shot of my smallpox vaccination and resulting scar:smallpox vaccination, masonic tattooThey vaccinated us at Fort Benning before our Iraq deployment. Also a good shot of my masonic tattoo.The vaccination was not read more
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