Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Monday, July 15, 2019
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Friday, July 12, 2019
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Are Cortisone Shots for Tendon Injuries Worth It?
Are Cortisone Shots for Tendon Injuries Worth It?
In a comment accompanying the study, Alexander Scott and Karim Khan of the University of British Columbia point out that the evidence for exercise therapy ''is more encouraging than the evidence for corticosteroid injection."
In a comment accompanying the study, Alexander Scott and Karim Khan of the University of British Columbia point out that the evidence for exercise therapy ''is more encouraging than the evidence for corticosteroid injection."
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
Monday, July 08, 2019
Saturday, July 06, 2019
Thursday, July 04, 2019
Monday, July 01, 2019
Sunday, June 30, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
On Iran, as with most everything else, Ron Paul says it best
The Donald's Latest Iranian Caper – Sh*t-Faced Stupidity - Antiwar.com Original
As Ron Paul cogently observed: Is Iran really the aggressive one? When you unilaterally pull out of an agreement that was reducing tensions and boosting trade; when you begin applying sanctions designed to completely destroy another country’s economy; when you position military assets right offshore of that country; when you threaten to destroy that country on a regular basis, calling it a campaign of “maximum pressure,” to me it seems a stretch to play the victim when that country retaliates by shooting a spy plane that is likely looking for the best way to attack.
Even if the US spy plane was not in Iranian airspace – but it increasingly looks like it was – it was just another part of an already-existing US war on Iran. Yes, sanctions are a form of war, not a substitute for war.
As Ron Paul cogently observed: Is Iran really the aggressive one? When you unilaterally pull out of an agreement that was reducing tensions and boosting trade; when you begin applying sanctions designed to completely destroy another country’s economy; when you position military assets right offshore of that country; when you threaten to destroy that country on a regular basis, calling it a campaign of “maximum pressure,” to me it seems a stretch to play the victim when that country retaliates by shooting a spy plane that is likely looking for the best way to attack.
Even if the US spy plane was not in Iranian airspace – but it increasingly looks like it was – it was just another part of an already-existing US war on Iran. Yes, sanctions are a form of war, not a substitute for war.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Orwell’s 1984 Is No Longer Fiction | By John W. Whitehead |
The Rutherford Institute :: The Omnipresent Surveillance State: Orwell’s 1984 Is No Longer Fiction | By John W. Whitehead |
Excerpt:
All three—Bradbury, Huxley and Orwell—had an uncanny knack for realizing the future, yet it is Orwell who best understood the power of language to manipulate the masses. Orwell’s Big Brother relied on Newspeak to eliminate undesirable words, strip such words as remained of unorthodox meanings and make independent, non-government-approved thought altogether unnecessary. To give a single example, as psychologist Erich Fromm illustrates in his afterword to 1984:
The word free still existed in Newspeak, but it could only be used in such statements as "This dog is free from lice" or "This field is free from weeds." It could not be used in its old sense of "politically free" or "intellectually free," since political and intellectual freedom no longer existed as concepts....
Where we stand now is at the juncture of OldSpeak (where words have meanings, and ideas can be dangerous) and Newspeak (where only that which is “safe” and “accepted” by the majority is permitted). The power elite has made their intentions clear: they will pursue and prosecute any and all words, thoughts and expressions that challenge their authority.
Excerpt:
All three—Bradbury, Huxley and Orwell—had an uncanny knack for realizing the future, yet it is Orwell who best understood the power of language to manipulate the masses. Orwell’s Big Brother relied on Newspeak to eliminate undesirable words, strip such words as remained of unorthodox meanings and make independent, non-government-approved thought altogether unnecessary. To give a single example, as psychologist Erich Fromm illustrates in his afterword to 1984:
The word free still existed in Newspeak, but it could only be used in such statements as "This dog is free from lice" or "This field is free from weeds." It could not be used in its old sense of "politically free" or "intellectually free," since political and intellectual freedom no longer existed as concepts....
Where we stand now is at the juncture of OldSpeak (where words have meanings, and ideas can be dangerous) and Newspeak (where only that which is “safe” and “accepted” by the majority is permitted). The power elite has made their intentions clear: they will pursue and prosecute any and all words, thoughts and expressions that challenge their authority.
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Buddha said it first: life is change
Artists Cafe in Downtown Chicago has closed after nearly 60 years - Eater Chicago
Sad to see another landmark of "old Chicago" pass away.....
Walk one and one-half miles south, to 2100 S. Michigan, and what was once a wasteland has become a near paradise of gentrification.
On this planet, the only thing we know for sure -- is change is coming....
Sad to see another landmark of "old Chicago" pass away.....
Walk one and one-half miles south, to 2100 S. Michigan, and what was once a wasteland has become a near paradise of gentrification.
On this planet, the only thing we know for sure -- is change is coming....
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Friday, May 10, 2019
Donald Trump’s Trade War With China Is Terrible Politics - Bloomberg
Donald Trump’s Trade War With China Is Terrible Politics - Bloomberg
World falling to pieces, or pieces falling in place.......does this presage a Democrat win in 2020, and a hard left turn back to globalism, and the globalists' much-desired "one world government?"
Or is Pres. Trump truly the Teflon president?
Stay tuned.
World falling to pieces, or pieces falling in place.......does this presage a Democrat win in 2020, and a hard left turn back to globalism, and the globalists' much-desired "one world government?"
Or is Pres. Trump truly the Teflon president?
Stay tuned.
Thursday, May 09, 2019
Wednesday, May 08, 2019
Monday, May 06, 2019
Context
Context is everything.
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and right doing there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about.”
― Jalal Ad-Din Rumi
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing
and right doing there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about.”
― Jalal Ad-Din Rumi
Friday, May 03, 2019
NEWS FROM HAL LINDSEY: Only Hungary has said "NO", and a New Religion Breaks on the Scene!
Here is today's letter from Hal Lindsey, as always, it is thought-provoking:
There are major prophetic signs unfolding across the world that we do not hear about in the mainstream media. One of the most important is the rapid and dramatic increase in the persecution of Christians.
Recently, in Sri Lanka and Nigeria, hundreds of Christians were brutally murdered while attending church services. In Burkina Faso last week, jihadists entered an Assemblies of God church during the service and executed the pastor and five men, including his son.
Few prominent leaders on the Left will even acknowledge that these are Christians being murdered and persecuted. They refer to them as "Easter worshipers."
And after the recent fire destroyed the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the world press and globalist governments have worked tirelessly to convince us that it was an accident that caused the blaze, even though strong evidence suggests otherwise. Even some influential conservative media-types refuse to allow any discussion of other possibilities on their programs.
They fail to mention that in 2017, more than 800 churches and synagogues were destroyed or defaced in France alone! Hundreds, maybe thousands, of incidents of persecution against Christians and Jews happen every year across Europe and Africa. Almost none of which even receive mention in the Western media.
And almost every instance involves Muslims.
We are now beginning to see Islamic influence being exerted in the halls of Congress. Shocking, heretofore intolerable, examples of anti-Semitism and anti-Christian attitudes are being articulated by prominent leaders. Most importantly, though, they are not being challenged by the leaders on the Left.
Instead, those attitudes are being defended, and thus seconded, by the nation's most senior and prominent Democrat leaders -- and wannabes.
But you shouldn't be surprised that this day would come. I, and others, have been sounding this warning for years. But few people in leadership seem to be listening.
(To be fair, I thank God that we currently have an administration that is taking these issues much more seriously and is quietly -- and sometimes publicly -- exerting pressure on other nations to actively defend their Christian and Jewish communities against these Islamic forces. It is critical that we daily pray for courage, encouragement, and inspiration for our leaders.)
In view of these developments, I have chosen to present an "Encore Presentation" of a show that I produced on September 25, 2015. It directly deals with these issues. It is eerie how so many of the stories I discussed on that program are figuring prominently in what is happening across the world now. And it explains how we reached the crises points we face today.
Here is the description of that program that I shared with you on September 25: 2015:
The refugee crisis in Europe grows uglier by the day. Mobs of angry migrants, many of whom are fleeing the Syrian civil war, are encountering resistance from the European nations they are seeking to enter.
The influx of refugees and migrants, most of whom are Muslim, threatens to overwhelm existing European abilities to cope with the human tsunami.
Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's Foreign Minister, recently said that it is not an exaggeration that there might be as many as 35 million migrants flooding Europe and the West.
The image of 35 million angry, rioting migrants, shouting "Allahu Akbar!" and demanding free entry raises an awful question that leaders in Europe and the United States do not seem ready to address: When does a migration become an invasion?
"Hijrah" means "jihad by emigration." The Koran teaches immigration as a way to spread Islam.
Already, the imam at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Temple Mount in Jerusalem is threatening Europe. Imam Sheikh Muhammad Ayed recently admonished his congregation, "Europe has become old and decrepit and needs human reinforcement... Soon, we will trample them underfoot... we shall conquer their countries!"
In February, ISIS threatened to send 500,000 migrants into Europe. They even published a booklet for potential jihadists with information on how to move to Libya, then from there emigrate more easily into Europe. But now, they are passing directly into Europe via Turkey.
Even though some writers have criticized European nations for resisting this flood of Muslim refugees by comparing them to the Jewish refugees prior to World War Two, the analogy is flawed. The Jews in the 1930s were fleeing those who were murdering them because they were Jews. Most of today's refugees from Syria and other Middle Eastern nations are running from the results of Islam.
But they're not running from Islam itself.
Instead, they're carrying the destructive religion of Mohammed with them. They're bringing with them the very thing that made their lives miserable in the first place - the false religion of Islam!
In 1478, Spanish monarchs Ferdinand II and Isabella I established a tribunal now commonly known as "The Spanish Inquisition." It was a futile attempt to maintain Catholic orthodoxy by intimidation and torture.
Historians now see The Inquisition as one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Well, there's a new religion on the scene and a new inquisition on the horizon. And it's not happening in Europe, but right here in the United States.
The religion is Scientism, especially as it relates to man-made climate change. And the tribunal may well be a collaboration between insecure (and dishonest?) climate change scientists and power-hungry politicians.
Do you think I'm just being an alarmist? Consider this. Recently, 20 prominent climate change scientists and professionals wrote a letter to President Obama and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. They asked the President to utilize RICO laws to find, prosecute, and punish other scientists and organizations who do not believe as they do.
RICO stands for "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act." This is the law that Congress passed many years ago to fight organized crime.
In other words, these scientists are asking the government of the United States of America to launch a New Inquisition. And you just thought we lived in an "enlightened" age! Obviously, human nature remains the same.
But even more frightening is the fact that these scientists were not the first to think of this cowardly and unconstitutional ploy. A sitting U.S. Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, beat them to the sucker punch. In a Washington Post editorial, Senator Whitehouse accused the fossil fuel industry of funding research that directly contradicts conventional climate science.
Hey, forget about free speech or freedom of opinion. He thinks that anyone who doesn't see things his way is only in it for the money. Never mind that the climate scientists who toe the elitist line clean up with grants, university tenure, publishing contracts, plum teaching positions, and mega-dollar research projects.
Peer pressure in the academic community is almost unbearable. That's why even though huge numbers of reputable scientists do not believe in man-made climate change, you seldom hear about them. They fear for their jobs.
And they fear condemnation and ostracization by the complicit mainstream media.
Ironically, even Pope Francis, who is currently pushing man-made climate change right here in the United States, is contributing to the New Inquisition. By joining with the world's elitists to promote this bogus catastrophe, the pope is contributing forcefully to changing world opinion on this trumped-up power grab.
The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris on November 30, may turn out to be a major milestone on the road to one-world government.
Remember, this is not just about climate. This is ultimately about control. If enough people buy into the false premise, they will relinquish control to international governing bodies who will then control the world's corporations and countries through taxation and regulatory mechanisms.
Did you ever think that one-world government might actually come into existence by virtue of its ability to tax you for exhaling or drinking water?
The Apostle Paul warned that in the last days, "perilous times will come." He could have also added "bizarre," and "strange" to that description!
These are those times!
But, do not fear. God Himself, in one of the strongest promises given in the Bible declared that man cannot and will not change the climate on earth. He said, "While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, And cold and heat, And summer and winter, And day and night SHALL NOT CEASE!"
Personally, I choose to stand on the promises of the Architect of the Universe, the Creator of the earth and the heavens. If He says that man cannot change the order of things, including the climate, then I believe Him.
Don't miss this week's Report on Daystar, CPM Network, various local stations,www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Check your local listings.
God Bless,
Hal Lindsey
There are major prophetic signs unfolding across the world that we do not hear about in the mainstream media. One of the most important is the rapid and dramatic increase in the persecution of Christians.
Recently, in Sri Lanka and Nigeria, hundreds of Christians were brutally murdered while attending church services. In Burkina Faso last week, jihadists entered an Assemblies of God church during the service and executed the pastor and five men, including his son.
Few prominent leaders on the Left will even acknowledge that these are Christians being murdered and persecuted. They refer to them as "Easter worshipers."
And after the recent fire destroyed the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, the world press and globalist governments have worked tirelessly to convince us that it was an accident that caused the blaze, even though strong evidence suggests otherwise. Even some influential conservative media-types refuse to allow any discussion of other possibilities on their programs.
They fail to mention that in 2017, more than 800 churches and synagogues were destroyed or defaced in France alone! Hundreds, maybe thousands, of incidents of persecution against Christians and Jews happen every year across Europe and Africa. Almost none of which even receive mention in the Western media.
And almost every instance involves Muslims.
We are now beginning to see Islamic influence being exerted in the halls of Congress. Shocking, heretofore intolerable, examples of anti-Semitism and anti-Christian attitudes are being articulated by prominent leaders. Most importantly, though, they are not being challenged by the leaders on the Left.
Instead, those attitudes are being defended, and thus seconded, by the nation's most senior and prominent Democrat leaders -- and wannabes.
But you shouldn't be surprised that this day would come. I, and others, have been sounding this warning for years. But few people in leadership seem to be listening.
(To be fair, I thank God that we currently have an administration that is taking these issues much more seriously and is quietly -- and sometimes publicly -- exerting pressure on other nations to actively defend their Christian and Jewish communities against these Islamic forces. It is critical that we daily pray for courage, encouragement, and inspiration for our leaders.)
In view of these developments, I have chosen to present an "Encore Presentation" of a show that I produced on September 25, 2015. It directly deals with these issues. It is eerie how so many of the stories I discussed on that program are figuring prominently in what is happening across the world now. And it explains how we reached the crises points we face today.
Here is the description of that program that I shared with you on September 25: 2015:
The refugee crisis in Europe grows uglier by the day. Mobs of angry migrants, many of whom are fleeing the Syrian civil war, are encountering resistance from the European nations they are seeking to enter.
The influx of refugees and migrants, most of whom are Muslim, threatens to overwhelm existing European abilities to cope with the human tsunami.
Peter Szijjarto, Hungary's Foreign Minister, recently said that it is not an exaggeration that there might be as many as 35 million migrants flooding Europe and the West.
The image of 35 million angry, rioting migrants, shouting "Allahu Akbar!" and demanding free entry raises an awful question that leaders in Europe and the United States do not seem ready to address: When does a migration become an invasion?
"Hijrah" means "jihad by emigration." The Koran teaches immigration as a way to spread Islam.
Already, the imam at Al-Aqsa Mosque on Temple Mount in Jerusalem is threatening Europe. Imam Sheikh Muhammad Ayed recently admonished his congregation, "Europe has become old and decrepit and needs human reinforcement... Soon, we will trample them underfoot... we shall conquer their countries!"
In February, ISIS threatened to send 500,000 migrants into Europe. They even published a booklet for potential jihadists with information on how to move to Libya, then from there emigrate more easily into Europe. But now, they are passing directly into Europe via Turkey.
Even though some writers have criticized European nations for resisting this flood of Muslim refugees by comparing them to the Jewish refugees prior to World War Two, the analogy is flawed. The Jews in the 1930s were fleeing those who were murdering them because they were Jews. Most of today's refugees from Syria and other Middle Eastern nations are running from the results of Islam.
But they're not running from Islam itself.
Instead, they're carrying the destructive religion of Mohammed with them. They're bringing with them the very thing that made their lives miserable in the first place - the false religion of Islam!
In 1478, Spanish monarchs Ferdinand II and Isabella I established a tribunal now commonly known as "The Spanish Inquisition." It was a futile attempt to maintain Catholic orthodoxy by intimidation and torture.
Historians now see The Inquisition as one of the darkest chapters in human history.
Well, there's a new religion on the scene and a new inquisition on the horizon. And it's not happening in Europe, but right here in the United States.
The religion is Scientism, especially as it relates to man-made climate change. And the tribunal may well be a collaboration between insecure (and dishonest?) climate change scientists and power-hungry politicians.
Do you think I'm just being an alarmist? Consider this. Recently, 20 prominent climate change scientists and professionals wrote a letter to President Obama and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch. They asked the President to utilize RICO laws to find, prosecute, and punish other scientists and organizations who do not believe as they do.
RICO stands for "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act." This is the law that Congress passed many years ago to fight organized crime.
In other words, these scientists are asking the government of the United States of America to launch a New Inquisition. And you just thought we lived in an "enlightened" age! Obviously, human nature remains the same.
But even more frightening is the fact that these scientists were not the first to think of this cowardly and unconstitutional ploy. A sitting U.S. Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, beat them to the sucker punch. In a Washington Post editorial, Senator Whitehouse accused the fossil fuel industry of funding research that directly contradicts conventional climate science.
Hey, forget about free speech or freedom of opinion. He thinks that anyone who doesn't see things his way is only in it for the money. Never mind that the climate scientists who toe the elitist line clean up with grants, university tenure, publishing contracts, plum teaching positions, and mega-dollar research projects.
Peer pressure in the academic community is almost unbearable. That's why even though huge numbers of reputable scientists do not believe in man-made climate change, you seldom hear about them. They fear for their jobs.
And they fear condemnation and ostracization by the complicit mainstream media.
Ironically, even Pope Francis, who is currently pushing man-made climate change right here in the United States, is contributing to the New Inquisition. By joining with the world's elitists to promote this bogus catastrophe, the pope is contributing forcefully to changing world opinion on this trumped-up power grab.
The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris on November 30, may turn out to be a major milestone on the road to one-world government.
Remember, this is not just about climate. This is ultimately about control. If enough people buy into the false premise, they will relinquish control to international governing bodies who will then control the world's corporations and countries through taxation and regulatory mechanisms.
Did you ever think that one-world government might actually come into existence by virtue of its ability to tax you for exhaling or drinking water?
The Apostle Paul warned that in the last days, "perilous times will come." He could have also added "bizarre," and "strange" to that description!
These are those times!
But, do not fear. God Himself, in one of the strongest promises given in the Bible declared that man cannot and will not change the climate on earth. He said, "While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, And cold and heat, And summer and winter, And day and night SHALL NOT CEASE!"
Personally, I choose to stand on the promises of the Architect of the Universe, the Creator of the earth and the heavens. If He says that man cannot change the order of things, including the climate, then I believe Him.
Don't miss this week's Report on Daystar, CPM Network, various local stations,www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Check your local listings.
God Bless,
Hal Lindsey
Wednesday, May 01, 2019
Endgame: Starting In 2024, All US Debt Issuance Will Be Used To Pay For Interest On Debt
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-01/minsky-moment-starting-2024-all-us-debt-issuance-will-be-used-pay-interest-debt?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29
What happens to Mr. Joe and Mrs. Josephine Consumer when they "borrow" to pay their interest payments?
What happens to Mr. Joe and Mrs. Josephine Consumer when they "borrow" to pay their interest payments?
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Saturday, April 20, 2019
'Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young,' by David Browne book review - The Washington Post
'Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young,' by David Browne book review - The Washington Post
By then end, Babe Ruth hated the Yankees, Ripken the Orioles, and CSNY each other.....
By then end, Babe Ruth hated the Yankees, Ripken the Orioles, and CSNY each other.....
Friday, April 19, 2019
Hearing loss not just the bane of rock musicians; Royal Opera House loses appeal over loss of viola player's hearing - BBC News
Royal Opera House loses appeal over viola player's hearing - BBC News
On 1 September 2012, Mr Goldscheider was seated directly in front of the brass section of the orchestra for a rehearsal of Wagner's thunderous opera Die Walkure in the famous orchestra pit of the opera house, in Covent Garden.
The bell of a trumpet was immediately behind his right ear during the rehearsal and noise levels reached 132 decibels - roughly equivalent to that of a jet engine.
His hearing was irreversibly damaged. Mr Goldscheider, from Bedfordshire, now has to wear ear defenders to carry out everyday household tasks such as preparing food.....
On 1 September 2012, Mr Goldscheider was seated directly in front of the brass section of the orchestra for a rehearsal of Wagner's thunderous opera Die Walkure in the famous orchestra pit of the opera house, in Covent Garden.
The bell of a trumpet was immediately behind his right ear during the rehearsal and noise levels reached 132 decibels - roughly equivalent to that of a jet engine.
His hearing was irreversibly damaged. Mr Goldscheider, from Bedfordshire, now has to wear ear defenders to carry out everyday household tasks such as preparing food.....
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Monday, April 15, 2019
Encounter with Notre Dame
Nearly 50 years ago, I heard the organist of Notre Dame, Paris, Pierre Cochereau, in concert at the Ohio State University. It was Wed-Apr-12-1972. Now, as this icon of Western Christendom and a birthplace of the Western classical music tradition burns, many hearts are sinking a bit, mine included.
Here was the program from M. Cochereau:
Perotin le Grand Pedal point en triple
Raquet Fantaisie
Dacquin Noel sur lees flutes
Calviere Pieces breves
Vierne Sym. No 2 for grand organ, excerpts
Saint-Martin Offertoire sur two noels
Cochereau Improvisations on two themes
Here was the program from M. Cochereau:
Perotin le Grand Pedal point en triple
Raquet Fantaisie
Dacquin Noel sur lees flutes
Calviere Pieces breves
Vierne Sym. No 2 for grand organ, excerpts
Saint-Martin Offertoire sur two noels
Cochereau Improvisations on two themes
One of the themes was "Carmen Ohio," the alma mater of our great university. His improvisation was remarkable.
I well recall this was a cold, rainy night. Only a few devotees turned out to find seats in the cavernous Mershon Auditorium. We went backstage afterwards. Monsieur Cochereau was most gracious to meet his public.
Sadly, this great artist suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and passed on 12 years later, just 59. His art lives on, and ones feels certain, even today as the flames rage, that his ancient, venerable Notre Dame will be rebuilt and live on, too.
Monday, April 08, 2019
Saturday, April 06, 2019
Tuesday, April 02, 2019
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Friday, March 22, 2019
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Blueberries or Statins to Reduce Heart Attack Risk? Your Call... - Regenexx Blog
We did some due diligence on a current AARP Bulletin piece making health claims for blueberries. Was it true? Apparently so.
Turns out these exist for grapes and cherries as well.
We found some cautionary comments on statins, too:
Blueberries or Statins to Reduce Heart Attack Risk? Your Call
Turns out these exist for grapes and cherries as well.
We found some cautionary comments on statins, too:
Blueberries or Statins to Reduce Heart Attack Risk? Your Call
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Monday, March 11, 2019
Saturday, March 09, 2019
Wednesday, March 06, 2019
Suicide or assassination?
Széchenyi: Sad End of the Great Visionary
Erika Papp Faber
http://www.magyarnews.org/news.php?viewStory=1865
Following the events of March 1848, when Petőfi’s ”Talpra, magyar!” stirred the ember of independence into flame, a Hungarian government was formed, independent of Austria. Count Batthyány Lajos, who agreed with most of Széchenyi’s ideas, was leader of the Opposition Party in the Upper House, and became the first Prime Minister of the new Hungarian government. At the same time, Kossuth was the Opposition leader in the Lower House, and Batthyány began to lean towards Kossuth’s idea of independence.
It was Batthyány who appointed Széchenyi to be Minister of Transportation. This seemed to be a natural culmination of Széchenyi’s monumental projects to develop and improve navigation and rail transport throughout the country.
Although Széchenyi was fundamentally opposed to Kossuth’s radical idea of total independence from Austrian rule and had great reservations about accepting the appointment, he did so nevertheless (March 23rd, 1848) for the sake of presenting a united front. But he noted in his diary that he had thereby signed his own death sentence, that he was sure to be hung, together with Kossuth. Because he feared that Kossuth’s policy would bring national disaster: ”I clearly see outlined before me the most complete dissolution of all the elements of Hungarian life”, he wrote in his diary on July 5th.
He had always considered working with the Habsburgs the only way to achieve viable progress, and so he still spoke out in the new parliament against a break with the empire, but he did not prevail. By this time, Kossuth’s ideas of total independence had become the heady inspiration of the people, while Széchenyi’s ideas were no longer fashionable.
As the Viennese Court began to backtrack on its initial acceptance of certain reforms, Széchenyi endured increasingly serious pangs of conscience, reproaching himself with causing the ruin of the nation by his ideas that had opened the way for this liberal, and what he regarded as a dangerous and destructive, process. ”There has never been anyone who has brought greater chaos into this world than I ! O my God, have mercy on me!”
So after five months, in September 1848, he resigned as Minister of Transportation. And had a nervous breakdown.
His doctor took him to the neurological Goergen Clinic in Döbling, on the outskirts of Vienna, Austria, which he would never leave again. His wife Crescence (see the June 2016 issue of Magyar News Online) moved to Vienna to be near him, and they were in constant contact. She would visit him, bringing him personal items he requested, and in the letters they exchanged almost daily, they discussed their sons Béla and Ödön. Neither of them was willing, or able, to continue their father’s zealous commitment to service for the betterment of their native land. They were both a sore disappointment to Széchenyi.
His condition improved with the treatment provided at the Clinic. After a while he was able to receive visitors, many of whom also had the welfare of Hungary at heart, and who came seeking his advice. He even helped some of them to publish their writings. He also began writing again, revising his ”Pesti por és sár” (Dust and Mud of Pest), and ”Hunnia”, and starting a new book titled ”Önismeret” (Self-knowledge, expounding on different pedagogical themes), but these were never published.
More important, and having fatal consequences, was his rebuttal of an ”anonymous” work entitled ”Rückblick” (”A Backward Glance”), which attempted to justify the Austrian Minister of the Interior, Alexander Bach’s repressive terrorist measures applied in Hungary. Popular opinion guessed that the author had been Bach himself. Széchenyi entitled his reponse ”Ein Blick” (”A Glance”), making Bach and his politics a laughing stock through ridicule and puns. It was published in London in 1859, and became known as ”The Yellow Book”. It caused the fall of the Bach regime, but also Széchenyi’s death.
On March 3rd, 1860, the Viennese police carried out a house search in Széchenyi’s quarters at the Goergen Clinic, and seized his writings, on the basis of which they presumed to discover a wide political conspiracy. They told him that he could not stay at the Clinic any longer. He feared they would take him away by force.
On Easter Sunday, April 7th, 1860, Count Széchenyi István was found dead in his suite of rooms at the Goergen Clinic in Döbling, with a pistol on his left thigh.
Suicide or assassination?
While historians tend to accept Széchenyi’s death as a suicide, there seems to be sufficient circumstantial evidence for his having been murdered by Austrian decree. Details supporting this view were provided by dr. Kacziány Géza in his book ”Széchenyi meggyilkoltatása” (The Assassination of Széchenyi), originally published in 1931, and reprinted in 2000.
Széchenyi had sometimes received visitors who were served a meal from the Clinic’s kitchen. One such visitor was Baron Jósika Samu, Chancellor of Transylvania and a strong proponent of the Empire among the Hungarians. On the day of his latest visit, the main dish was truffles, which Széchenyi was fond of, and it was very likely that he would eat a good portion of it. However, he had digestive problems that day, and did not take any. His guest, on the other hand, had several helpings. On arriving home, Jósika became sick, and they called the Court doctor who diagnosed intestinal cramps and treated him for them. Twelve days later, the Baron, who had a strong physique, was dead. It is worth noting that, while Jósika was sick, no one from the Court inquired about his health!
It is also interesting to note that Széchenyi himself had asked Dr. Goldberg whether it might be possible that, for 20,000 forints, an assistant doctor would mix poison into a patient’s food ? The doctor objected, horrified, whereupon Széchenyi remarked, ”For that much anyone would do it.” Dr. Goldberg left, highly insulted.
When the investigating magistrate examined Count Széchenyi’s corpse, he found him sitting in an easychair, both arms resting on his thighs, with the discharged pistol on his left thigh. The left side of the head was totally smashed, the skullbone several steps away on the floor. The bird shot found in his brain could not have had such a violent effect. There was no blood spattered anywhere.
It is obvious from this report that the shot that killed Széchenyi came from the left side. Now the Count was not left-handed! And it is not likely that the hand that pulled the suicidal trigger would fall on his thigh, together with the pistol that he used. It would rather have fallen by his side, and the pistol to the floor! It is thus more than probable that the body’s position had been tampered with.
Dr. Goldberg testified that Széchenyi was often thinking about suicide and the immortality of the soul. True, this was one of the recurring topics in his diary. But the day before his demise he played chess with Count Zichy, some game with two servants, and chess again with his secretary Kiss until 10 o’clock.
The old servant Brach, who locked the door at 10 o’clock every night, testified that he knocked on the Count’s door at 7 in the morning, and getting no answer, sent for assistant doctor Goldberg, and then stepped into the room with him. He said they found him in the easychair with the discharged pistol in his right hand. – Presumably this was not the first time the servant received no answer to his knock. Why did he right away send for the assistant doctor only on this particular morning? He probably knew about what was to happen the previous night and to whom he had given the key. A week later Brach too was dead.
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| Biography of the remarkable Count may be found on Amazon. |
Although no suicide note was found, the last entry in his diary was, “I can’t save myself.” Count Széchenyi István is buried in the family mausoleum at Nagycenk.
Erika Papp Faber is Editor of Magyar News Online.
Saturday, March 02, 2019
I'll have the tofu and a side of seaweed salad please..........
Alzheimer’s Disease: Could New Approach Lead to a Breakthrough? | Fortune
Could it be as simple as loading up on a particular amino acid, L-serine? Stunning research by an industry maverick, and superb journalism from FORTUNE. May change the molecules in your head --- figuratively, and literally. Must read.
See also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343079/
Could it be as simple as loading up on a particular amino acid, L-serine? Stunning research by an industry maverick, and superb journalism from FORTUNE. May change the molecules in your head --- figuratively, and literally. Must read.
See also https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343079/
Table 2
Ranked frequency of consumption of the 25 top food items in the Ogimi diet compared to rank content mg/g of l-serine
| Overall rank | Item | Ogimi name | Median | SER rank | Serine (mg/100 g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citrus depressa juice | Kugani | 1 | 15 | 162.7* |
| 2 | Oryza sativa | Gohan | 2 | 19 | 128.1 |
| 3 | Momordica charantia | Goya | 5 | 21 | 64.0 |
| 4 | Tofu | Tofu | 6 | 1 | 2351.5 |
| 5 | Undaria pinnatifida | Wakame | 8 | 5 | 771.4 |
| 6 | Saccharina japonica | Kombu | 9 | 10 | 391.5 |
| 7 | Glycine max | Edamame | 9 | 3 | 1670.3 |
| 8 | Ipomoea batatas | Beneimo | 10 | 8 | 480.0 |
| 9 | Ulva lactuca | Aasa | 10 | 17 | 138.8 |
| 10 | Artemisia princeps | Fuchiba | 12 | 4 | 805.3 |
| 11 | Sargasssum fusiformis | Hijiki | 12 | 12 | 339.5 |
| 12 | Pork | Samaniku | 12 | 2 | 1799.5 |
| 13 | Gynura japonica | Handema | 12 | 6 | 649.3 |
| 14 | Monostroma nitidum | Aasa | 13 | 16 | 138.9 |
| 15 | Hypnea charoides | Moi | 16 | 14 | 196.5 |
| 16 | Gracilaria vermiculophylla | Sunna | 17 | 13 | 253.9 |
| 17 | Cladosiphon okamuranus | Sunui | 17 | 20 | 74.1 |
| 18 | Gloiopeltis tenax | Funui | 18 | 11 | 353.3 |
| 19 | Chondrus ocealltus | Sinumata | 19 | 22 | 52.8 |
| 20 | Codium yezoense | Biru | 20 | 7 | 512.5 |
| 23 | Diginea simplex | Nachura | 21 | 18 | 135.9 |
| 24 | Cycas revoluta | Sotetsu | 22 | 9 | 455.4 |
| 25 | Katsuwonus pelamis | Kotsuo | Unranked |
The Devastating Allure of Medical Miracles | WIRED
The Devastating Allure of Medical Miracles | WIRED
Thought-provoking and disturbing.....another superb piece from WIRED.....
Thought-provoking and disturbing.....another superb piece from WIRED.....
Friday, March 01, 2019
Open mind, open ear
Like rock climbers, rodeo riders, brain surgeons and jet fighter pilots trying to land on an aircraft carrier in the pitch black of night, Christians strive to do what seems to be impossible. In their case, they strive to be "good." Humans aren't "good," no matter what Jean-Jacques Rousseau said. It was God himself who said the heart of man was "desperately deceitful and wicked above all things." Later, he said "become you therefore perfect...."
Paradox?
In Chicago we know Christians struggle to be "good," because just now we have three of our leading churches in tatters: Willow and Harvest, with pretty spectacular public implosions, and old guard Moody, much quieter, they dampened down the flames of the Julie Roys investigation last year, and no one seemed to notice or much care about the shenanigans at the top of their food chain.
One of Christians' not-so-good traits is a perpetual appetite to engage in internecine warfare. Among Christians, we have many breeds of cat, and they don't much care for the other breeds. For example, we have Emergents (let's be cool) vs Prosperity Types (let's be rich) vs dour old line Evangelicals (God is not interested in you being cool or making money but what he really wants is you to suffer to become a better Christian).
It's a triangle of trenches, all three sides dug in, with showers of artillery fire from time to time.
One of the public faces of Christianity that some like and many like to dislike is Joel Osteen, award-winning author.
I stumbled on his show last Sunday morning when I was on the treadmill doing intervals at the gym. I was watching Tennis Channel on TV8, and saw his face come on TV7. "I know his name is Joel, Joel, Joel......" I couldn't think of his last name. After some minutes, I thought I'd tune in and figure it out.
As soon as I heard his voice --- boom, OSTEEN!! Of course. I had never been his fan, but I knew who he was, I knew he was featured on 60 Minutes, etc.
The message and me connected. I kept listening. To the end. Everything he said was sound, Biblical, helpful, despite the invective hurled by his critics.
I realized God has different ministers for different people at different times in their life. One size does not fit all. Joel Osteen is unflaggingly optimistic, and in today's world, that is worth something to a lot of people, e.g., the attendees who pack out his 16,800 seat auditorium in multiple services per week, and the millions who tune in over TV.
Joel is not perfect, and I am not touting him. But give a listen with an open mind. It might rearrange the molecules in a way pleasing to both you and God.
(In the era of Identity Politics, we know open-mindedness and listening are both in short supply.)
Still.
Here it is:
Paradox?
In Chicago we know Christians struggle to be "good," because just now we have three of our leading churches in tatters: Willow and Harvest, with pretty spectacular public implosions, and old guard Moody, much quieter, they dampened down the flames of the Julie Roys investigation last year, and no one seemed to notice or much care about the shenanigans at the top of their food chain.
One of Christians' not-so-good traits is a perpetual appetite to engage in internecine warfare. Among Christians, we have many breeds of cat, and they don't much care for the other breeds. For example, we have Emergents (let's be cool) vs Prosperity Types (let's be rich) vs dour old line Evangelicals (God is not interested in you being cool or making money but what he really wants is you to suffer to become a better Christian).
It's a triangle of trenches, all three sides dug in, with showers of artillery fire from time to time.
One of the public faces of Christianity that some like and many like to dislike is Joel Osteen, award-winning author.
I stumbled on his show last Sunday morning when I was on the treadmill doing intervals at the gym. I was watching Tennis Channel on TV8, and saw his face come on TV7. "I know his name is Joel, Joel, Joel......" I couldn't think of his last name. After some minutes, I thought I'd tune in and figure it out.
As soon as I heard his voice --- boom, OSTEEN!! Of course. I had never been his fan, but I knew who he was, I knew he was featured on 60 Minutes, etc.
The message and me connected. I kept listening. To the end. Everything he said was sound, Biblical, helpful, despite the invective hurled by his critics.
I realized God has different ministers for different people at different times in their life. One size does not fit all. Joel Osteen is unflaggingly optimistic, and in today's world, that is worth something to a lot of people, e.g., the attendees who pack out his 16,800 seat auditorium in multiple services per week, and the millions who tune in over TV.
Joel is not perfect, and I am not touting him. But give a listen with an open mind. It might rearrange the molecules in a way pleasing to both you and God.
(In the era of Identity Politics, we know open-mindedness and listening are both in short supply.)
Still.
Here it is:
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Thoreau said....
IT IS EASIER TO SAIL MANY THOUSANDS OF MILES THROUGH COLD AND STORM AND CANNIBALS, IN A GOVERNMENT SHIP, WITH 500 MEN AND BOYS TO ASSIST ONE, THAN IT IS TO EXPLORE THE PRIVATE SEA, THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEAN OF ONE’S OWN BEING ALONE.
Henry David Thoreau
Saturday, February 09, 2019
Friday, February 08, 2019
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Wednesday, February 06, 2019
Potential Breakthrough for Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease: Could New Approach Lead to a Breakthrough? | Fortune
An amino acid found in soy and seaweed appears to forestall or repair compromised brains....
See also: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343079/
An amino acid found in soy and seaweed appears to forestall or repair compromised brains....
See also: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5343079/
ILLUSION VS REALITY: Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence - Imprimis
So the black tide of psychosis and the red tide of violence are rising steadily, almost unnoticed, on a slow green wave.
So the black tide of psychosis and the red tide of violence are rising steadily, almost unnoticed, on a slow green wave.
Friday, February 01, 2019
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Hatred of the White Hetero Male - PaulCraigRoberts.org
Hatred of the White Hetero Male - PaulCraigRoberts.org
Herland Report TV (HTV): "What happened in the US was the liberal-Left wing class ceased to represent the working class against the capitalist exploit employer. They created a new victim group and a new exploiter: the white heterosexual male", says Dr. Paul Craig Roberts.
Herland Report TV (HTV): "What happened in the US was the liberal-Left wing class ceased to represent the working class against the capitalist exploit employer. They created a new victim group and a new exploiter: the white heterosexual male", says Dr. Paul Craig Roberts.
Monday, January 07, 2019
Friday, January 04, 2019
Feds charge Ald. Edward Burke, allege wiretap on cellphone captures him in attempted extortion - Chicago Tribune
Feds charge Ald. Edward Burke, allege wiretap on cellphone captures him in attempted extortion - Chicago Tribune
The case against Burke was jaw-dropping even for a city with a long history of public corruption......
The case against Burke was jaw-dropping even for a city with a long history of public corruption......
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
The Health Risks of Eating Conventionally-Grown Potatoes
The Health Risks of Eating Conventionally-Grown Potatoes
Whole Foods has organic potatoes from Igl Farms, Antigo, Wisconsin. OK to eat the skins, no fungicide, we confirmed with the producer.....
Whole Foods has organic potatoes from Igl Farms, Antigo, Wisconsin. OK to eat the skins, no fungicide, we confirmed with the producer.....
Thursday, December 06, 2018
Las Vegas Man Gets Flu Shot, Then Loses His Vision, Becomes Partially Paralyzed Spends 4 Days On Ventilator
According to the CDC, there is a link between the flu shot and GBS, but it’s extremely rare. Statistics show 1 to 2 people develop GBS from the flu shot per 1-million vaccinations.
Calls to mind Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry: "Do you feel lucky........"
Monday, December 03, 2018
Jeffrey Epstein: Sex trafficker friend of the Rich and Powerful Clintons, Prince Andrew et al
Jeffrey Epstein: About the sex trafficking case & accusations | Miami Herald
Years later, victims still trying to achieve justice.....
See also http://gawker.com/billionaire-
Years later, victims still trying to achieve justice.....
See also http://gawker.com/billionaire-
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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7 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Medishare Insurance: A Medishare Review
We hear their radio spots every weekend.
A scam in sheep's clothing.
Read on:
7 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Medishare Insurance: A Medishare Review
A scam in sheep's clothing.
Read on:
7 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Medishare Insurance: A Medishare Review
Friday, November 23, 2018
Can't transfer music files to your Android smartphone? Here's the fix
Windows just wasn't reading the folders on our Moto X4. Chat said be sure you have the driver. OK fine, we had it before because we transferred music to the phone before. Maybe it got corrupted, so we reinstalled as per these instructions:
Angela: Here is the link for you to download Motorola device manager, John:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS79106
Angela: Please download it first.
john.: ok
Angela: Would there be anything else aside from this?
john.: Dl to PC right?
Angela: Yes.
john.: That page doesn't have the driver on it.
Angela: Sorry.
Here:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS88481
and try this:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS87731
john.: OK the first one is the driver. Do I need to reboot?
Angela: Yes, and the second link is the instructions.
So we dl'd the driver and still not able to read the phone.
Duh.
So this time, we CALLED tech support. Much better result:
The drill-down for Moto X4:
Settings
System
About
Build no.
(Stand on your head)
Tap 7 time on build no. till you see:
"You are a developer"
(Do 25 push-ups)
Go back
Developer options
Turn on USB debugging
(Twirl 3 times clockwise, then 3 times counterclockwise.)
Then: Notifications when plugged in offers options for
Charging or file transfer
Done.
(Apply cold cloth to forehead.)
Parentheticals optional.
Angela: Here is the link for you to download Motorola device manager, John:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS79106
Angela: Please download it first.
john.: ok
Angela: Would there be anything else aside from this?
john.: Dl to PC right?
Angela: Yes.
john.: That page doesn't have the driver on it.
Angela: Sorry.
Here:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS88481
and try this:
https://support.motorola.com/us/en/solution/MS87731
john.: OK the first one is the driver. Do I need to reboot?
Angela: Yes, and the second link is the instructions.
So we dl'd the driver and still not able to read the phone.
Duh.
So this time, we CALLED tech support. Much better result:
The drill-down for Moto X4:
Settings
System
About
Build no.
(Stand on your head)
Tap 7 time on build no. till you see:
"You are a developer"
(Do 25 push-ups)
Go back
Developer options
Turn on USB debugging
(Twirl 3 times clockwise, then 3 times counterclockwise.)
Then: Notifications when plugged in offers options for
Charging or file transfer
Done.
(Apply cold cloth to forehead.)
Parentheticals optional.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
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