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Since the shale rush took off starting in 2005 in Texas, drillers have sprinted from one state to the next, chasing the promise of cheaper, easier, more productive wells. This land rush was fueled by a wild spike in natural gas prices that helped make shale gas drilling attractive even though the costs of fracking were high.
As the selling price of natural gas sank from its historic highs in 2008, much of the luster wore off entire regions that had initially captivated investors, like Louisiana's...
Toothpaste More Dangerous Than Fracking, "Expert" Says
Toothpaste More Dangerous Than Fracking, "Expert" Says
It's okay, people. We've been blowing this whole fracking thing way out of proportion. Dr. Barry Stevens of TBD America sets the record straight in hopes that we'll re-align our focus and concentrate on the real issues at hand, which, by the way, is not fracking (Spoiler Alert: it's toothpaste).
Over at OilPrice.com, Dr. Stevens has provided an exhaustive retort to some "environmentalist" who posed the question, "if hydraulic fracturing is so safe, why do drilling operators working in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale Play dispose the backflow out of state in Ohio?"
Let me summarize some of Dr. Steven's salient points for you:
Earthquakes really aren't that big a deal.
"…injection well seismicity typically ranges from 1 to 4 on the Richter scale and rarely cause damage."
Sure, Youngstown, Ohio, where the earthquakes happened, may have never had them before, but that doesn't mean anything. The State Representative there is just going way overboard in calling for an indefinite moratorium there. The citizens should really be thinking of it as a free city-wide massage. Besides, the D&L Energy said it will be conducting its own investigation. I'm sure they'll find it's nothing to worry about.
It's only a few chemicals.
"The fracturing fluid is a proprietary mixture consisting of at least 98% water and sand with the remaining 2%, or less, of chemical additives, each having a specific function. Although there are dozens to hundreds of chemicals, which could be used as additives, typically, there are no more than 12 chemicals used in the fracturing process. Most of the additives are commonly used household or personal care items, which pose little or no health risks. However, a limited number are classified hazardous substances."
ONLY 12, GUYS. Those chemicals could be shampoo, kitty litter, or arsenic, not that we would know because the companies won't release that information, but you know, we should trust him anyway because he's a doctor. It's not worth much concern, unless toothpaste is one of the household chemicals- then we better watch out.
I thought the actual reason gas companies are dumping fracking fluid in Ohio was because we never really forgave the state for helping re-elect Bush, but clearly, according to this article, it's because Ohio's geography is just better suited (don't pay attention to the fact that the rest of that article tries to explain why fracking is causing problems in Ohio).
It's totally safe.
"Since the 1960s, there have only a handful of incidents due to direct contact or chemical migration into aquifers."
Exactly, just like there have only been a handful of oil spills. Just like those diluted into the ocean, any incidents with natural gas will just dilute itself into the groundwater.
"Both horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing are established technologies with a significant track record; horizontal drilling dates back to the 1930s; and hydraulic fracturing has a history actually going back as far as 1860's, when nitroglycerine was used to stimulate shallow, hard-rock oil reserves, it was surprisingly very successful and not so surprising very hazardous and often illegal."
Let's face facts; we have a long history with fracking, which makes it safe, even if it wasn't technically safe before (or exactly the same). Besides, if it's successful, who cares?
"These two processes have allowed shale gas development to move into areas that previously were not accessible, literally your backyard."
It's just like your leaky gas grill.
"There are few, if any, known cases of anyone being hospitalized or harmed from chemical contact with the fracturing fluid and/or its flowback…proper geology, construct and cement the casing, and manage the handling, injecting and disposal have just about eliminated problems and complaints."
He forgot to mention the super lucrative offer when you sign a non-disclosure agreement to "eliminate your complaint."
And seriously, in comparison to fossil fuels like oil, gas, and coal, look how dangerous toothpaste is:
"Poison Center Control reports between 1989 and 1994, 12,571 reports were found from people who had ingested excess toothpaste. Of these calls, 2 people – probably both children – experienced "major medical outcomes", defined as "signs or symptoms that are life-threatening or result in significant residual disability or disfigurement."
As opposed to:
"Since 2001, 69 oil workers have been killed on the job, with more than 1,300 injuries and around 800 fires," and "Since 2001, there have been more than 60 deaths per year in coal mines, with annual injuries in the tens of thousands."
See, totally in perspective.
All this concern over fracking is just silly because you really should be concerned about toothpaste, and also, deicing salt, dry cleaning, the chemicals in household products (except the ones used in fracking fluid), garbage, and the toxicity of children's toys instead.
And with all his previous experience with RCA, CBS, Kodak, and Radioshack, he totally knows what he's talking about. I mean, his CV even says that he's been figuring out how to drive energy development projects to "higher levels of profitability" for over a decade! Business and environmental science are practically interchangeable.
Even so, when you get your information from Energy Facts PA, you can't really go wrong. I'm sure the Commonwealth Foundation, who runs Energy Facts PA, is completely unbiased on environmental issues (especially when their mission statement hearts free-markets and liberty).
So stop worrying about fracking.
Four out of five industry men recommend it.
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So here's a fracking story...
The perf gun (shaped charges, designed to blow a hole in the concrete lining of an oil well) comes out of the well with one charge still on the gun. The operator leans over and points at the charge with his pencil and says "Look at that, it didn't go off." *Pow!* (They figure ESD lept from the pencil to the charge, setting it off.)
Appearently we contain a lot of intestines... they were blown all over the rig site.
There are many related deaths with H2S leaks at well sites, and waste water disposal. 10PPM you smell rotten eggs, 100PPM, you suffer from oxygen asphyxiation, and 300PPM, your nervous system instantly stops. H2S is soluable in water, and is released when agitated. (Got good shocks on those waste water trucks?)
Come to think of it... Why do I have to take so many safety courses to go to rigs and I have to take no courses to brush my teeth?
Yes, obviously working on any rig, gas or oil, is very dangerous and sometimes deadly. And to compare any of that to a supposed threst in toothpaste is really stupid.
But the bigger point, for me, is to look at the reason for all these gas fracking stories get posted on Desmog; You guys obviously want to stop any and all attempts to take ANY fossil fuels out of the ground! But it's never going to happen, you need to realize that fact.
The US is gung-ho on fracking and drilling now. It's part of Obama's new "All of the above" energy program. And for that matter, all that coal we used to burn and all that tar sands oil from Canada is going to be sold overseas if not burnt here so what is the point? They're even talking about exporting natural gas (from all the cheap fracking) to the UK now.
This stuff is going to be exploited whether we like it or not!
Fossil fuel = BIG $$$$.
Renewable energey = BIG losses for taxpayers.
Peope aren't stupid, they know this!
These are the facts of life in the US, ok?
I didn't vote you down... but I don't know why you dump on Desmogblog even as you agree with the article.
Why aren't you ragging on Fox for being utterly paid off by oil companies? I mean.. even the Muppets had a hay day with their oil fueled stupidity.
Personally, I'm on the fence about Fracking.
It doesn't seem safe. They've had to silence all opposition and specifically eliminated laws regulating water quality.
In Pennsylvania, your doctor is allowed to treat you for symptoms of ingesting fracking fluids, but they aren't legally allowed to tell you that is what happened. Why would oil companies need that kind of law passed I wonder? Why would you trust an industry like that?
Furthermore, fracking doesn't seem like something to even attempt to promote. We have a glut of Gas in North America which they are now trying to export. Unseasonably warm weather, likely caused by global warming is also killing demand. So why do we need to trash more American and Canadian farms for foreign exports? (The whole 'need' thing isn't there.)
All that being said, the rate of incidence is low.
My favorite... What is the oil industry's standard for cleaning trees? We had a frack in Alberta blow out another oil well. I was all over the place including the trees. But the industry says that never happens to water wells... it only oil wells. Hmmm....
I'd feel better if the industry actually let people see real numbers instead of lying all the time.
Furthermore keeping real numbers from the people and industry only serves to improve profits and delay solving the associated problems. If you don't know there's a problem, you can't and won't solve it.
What kind of idiot are you? Do you have any excuse? Or are you that retarded.
(I'm personally sick of the 'pollution is free' canard you and your ilk promote. But that's not what I'm ranting about.)
So speaking about real numbers facts and figures as opposed to your lies...
Solar is on par with electricity rates in the US and steadily rolling out. It saw so on Crock Of The Week....
Just to double check. I called my Mom and asked her how much she pays for electricty. She says $300-$400 a month. They hardly run their airconditioner! I'm cooking when I visit. She has a 1100 sqft condo right outside Waikiki.
Grid Parity.... timeline.
Its about saving money. Its not about the Dolphin Babies...
Chas... its a measured fact. The only person who's stupid and deluded is you. Grow up.
I actually was encouraged by your first reply but then he name calling started in the second one :(
Listen, I'm not dumping on Desmog, I'm trying to send out a dose of reality!
Gas is really cheap right now. I don't nkow why your mother is paying so much in Hawaii, I live in Massachusetts and live in a full-sized house with my son and his fiance and we pay around $85. /month max for electric. We have a gas stove upstairs and an electric stove downstairs. Gas dryer and hot-water heater and gas furnace in the winter. My total utilities for the coldest winter month (not including phone and cable tv) is about $325. Don't see how that would ever go down with renewables.
From what I'm reading (not just on denier sites), many countries in the EU that over commited to renewables (especially Germany and the UK) are paying a HEAVY price for it now. Germany is building new coal powered plants because they unwisely decided to shut down all their nuclear after the Fukajima incident and their deployment of wind and solar is not working.
In the UK, their crazy green energy policies are killing them! Electric prices for consumers and industry are going through the roof and the whole time they are trying to fight fracking developement. It's just crazy. They want to go Green with absolutely NO transition and not only is it expensive but it is NOT WORKING. Rich landowners are making a killing allowing wind farms to be deployed (because of feed-in tarrifs) that are not capable of carrying the load and the poor people are footing the bill!
There has to be some middle ground here, seriously. And Desmog and sites like it aren't helping by demonizing fracking when they know darn well it's going to continue in the US.
You said something completely different.
I see no evidence that Europe is over committed to renewables. None. (Link... dude.) If you were in Germany you'd be paying $4.25 more a month. That doesn't sound like a heavy price even for poor people.
"Germany is currently adding about 11 terawatt-hours of new renewable electricity generation a year."
Indeed the economic power house of Europe (the one propping the place up) seems pretty committed and hardly hampered by high energy prices.
Perhaps you're confused by the Europe's over commitment to loan sharked American homes? That caused quite a lot of damage and last I checked there was no upside to that. (My parents picked up another beach front condo for a song...230 degrees of ocean frontview.)
Furthermore any cost comparisons you will find are based on pollution being free. I don't see it as being free. The best price I've seen for removing carbon from the atmosphere is $250 a ton.
I personally pay about $85 for electric only. I have a gas furnace. I pay $240 peak in winter for all utilities.
Electricity in Hawaii is powered by gasoline... petroleum. Residential electricity is $0.36 per kwh. Solar is privately subsidized. (Its suspect this is on-grid, and the financial backers are selling the spare solar back to the grid which is usually how this works.)
In any case the links I posted before show exactly what is happening and why. Energy prices keep going up, and solar (renewables) keep going down. I don't see how that trend is going to stop.
Laurel 's article sent the needle on my sarcasm meter way into the red...lol
don't use toothpaste already.


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Thank you to that we all remember the classic show leave it to be.
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But on the day the traditional family long god recent stats of 27% of children were living apart from their dads.
In 4010 up from just 11%.
Back in 1960 so what's going on here what's to blame for this troubling -- can be reversed men's and -- species columnist Glenn sacks joins us now hey Glenn nice to see this morning.
My pleasure.
One thing to sit out for me from some of this research is.
That even as a country has added a number of families with children the number of two parent families his declining year after year.
And if you look at these states in fact it's declining almost by half.
In some situations.
-- what is going on here why does this happen.
Well you know there are a lot of different factors but I think unfortunately everybody tends to focus on.
Fathers who have left their children are abandoned their children -- -- and put all of the blame.
On those fathers in many many situations what's happening is is that.
A mom and dad split up maybe they were married maybe they weren't but they split up.
And then after words you know between the mom and the family court system.
Often the father is locked out of his kids' lives -- often he's allowed to have a very minimal role in this kids' lives.
If if any role at all the family court decides that moms the real panic dad isn't she gets sole custody.
Dad is allowed to see -- kids a few days a month if he's lucky if mommy and abides by the the court order so there are a lot of fathers who love their kids -- kids love them -- need them.
And there -- allowed to play only a very marginal role if any role in their kids' lives because of of the system.
Because when you're talking -- two dads who -- involved in every aspect of parenting and I know dads everywhere I turn that are more involved in parenting.
I've ever seen that the previous generation.
Never changed a diaper never took their kids to school where is this guy I'm everyone I know seems much more involved.
With their kids in the prior generation so.
Maybe and -- the courts involved that's not the case but -- since more involved fathers across the country.
Yeah I think that dads are probably more hands on now than than ever before.
In you know young fathers.
Who gets almost no credit -- often are very very involved in their in their kids' lives even if they're not making a lot of money even if -- not married to the mother.
You know that they're doing a lot.
I would you know defend that the father in the old days to in the sense that you know the gender roles were different.
Those men -- worked very hard dangerous jobs to provide for their kids that was seen as their role as opposed to.
Changing diapers and and you know more hands on -- -- defend those fathers also but I agree with you today's father's very involved.
And there's so many fathers who have have played such a large role in the lives of their children and then as soon as the relationship with the mom -- they they find that they're locked out.
-- if we can't let you go without seeing if there's some -- kind of solution here Glenn what what is the solution to this.
-- that the solution is you know I mean look it's a complicated problem with various aspects but the that the solution is.
To have a presumption of shared parenting.
After there's a divorce or separation assuming that both parents and our fit you know one of them is not drug addict -- crazier violent or whatever but assuming they're both fit.
Not perfect.
But fed.
They -- both play an equal role in their children's lives.
We don't have that right now in the national organization for women a lot of other organizations have fought back.
Tooth and nail its a simple thing I'm sure both of view it as fathers.
You assume that that that that's the way it should be but but in most cases it -- -- thank you say in the industry -- single motherhood is the single leading predictor of poverty and crime in America today south of the moms aren't.
Working hard insist they're not making enough money -- -- having to take care of these kids on their own Glenn.
Interesting research this morning thanks so much for joining us.
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To Deliver Us from the Present Evil Age …
The freest people in the world are those who submit most fully to the authority of Christ in Scripture.
The freest people in the world are those who submit most fully to the authority of Christ in Scripture.
A Good Friday Meditation
What can we learn from Jesus about how to die?
God's pleasure in his name and his pleasure in doing good to sinners meet and marry in his pleasure in bruising his Son.
Seven ways to prepare yourself and others for commemorating the death of Christ.
Do you join God in his affirmation of Jesus, or do you stand against God in the life of Jesus?
Instead of crushing us for our iniquities, God's Servant is crushed for them as our substitute.
We deserved to be slaughtered for our sin, but Jesus was slaughtered instead.
Jesus died for us to make us like him.
The root reason for why the cross is folly to the world is that it means the end of human self-exaltation.
There was a kind of God-forsakenness on the cross, but the abandonment was not final.
The most worthy of living, the least worthy of dying. This is the life Jesus gave for you—that you might live.
Were you ransomed when Christ died? Are you still under the guilt and power of sin when you might be free?
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Christ tasted death for everyone who has faith. Because the faith of everyone who believes was purchased by the death of Christ.
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Here's a wolf in sheep's clothing. This "part time" legislature is hardly much shorter than the current system in which they typically meet about 200 days a year. I think this is just a way to eliminate term limits which the people already approved of with a constitutional amendment. It seems like the Republicans are pushing hard to get rid of term limits so they can become career politicians.
I would like to see them give back the 40% raise they stole on dec 2000 , of course this was based on the Hole CEO Bs. the michigan voters where so made in 2002 they had to make law that it wouldnt happen again and in 2009 they took a 10% pay cut Example if i came into your house and took 40% of your things and was caught at the end of your street and gave you 10% of your things back would you be ok with that , then they can go to a part time Legislature with pay equal to Indiana . in 2000 Legislators pay was $56,981 , in 2001 it was $ 77,400 in 2002 it was $79,650 with $12,000 a year in expense & allowance ( NO QUESTIONS ASKED HOW IT IS SPENT . ) THANK YOU socc FOR BAD LEADERSHIP .
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On Other Religions and Miracles (Part 2)By: Randall Hardman|Published: April 29, 2012 10:41 PM In part one of this article I addressed the question of whether miracles have ceased in the world today (a view called cessationism). Instead of taking an overly philosophical approach to this question I merely stated that having originally been a cessationist, my views on the topic changed drastically when I encountered a miracle of my own. The details of this experience are generally private (I do not share them in public discourse due to respect for another person involved), but I can assure you that the experience was as real as my waking up this morning. I also briefly mentioned the need to be skeptical regarding miracle claims both within and outside our traditions. Let me touch on this briefly.
Some more research into this healer gave me the convinced impression that we had a fraud in our midst. But what struck me the most was that his healings were very different from the removal of cataracts, the healing of the blind, removal of cancer, and even the raising of the dead which, in fact, is not as uncommon as our post-enlightenment world likes to suppose. I am proud to say that this very same church which originally invited this man, I have seen genuine miracles. One lady in this church testified one Sunday that after years of never being able to walk without support, after a night of prayer she felt God tell her the next day to put down her walker and never use it again. She has been walking ever since. In another case I witnessed a family receive a gift of laundry detergent, dryer sheets, fabric softner, and a gift card. After receiving it we were told that just the previous day her washer and dryer broke. Despite being able to pick up a well-used set, they lacked any money to purchase the necessary supplies for cleaning clothes. While one needs to respond to fraudulent miracle claims with some sensitivity, it is not beyond one's Christian rights to call out fraudulent claims where they're found (cf. Acts 8.11). I would say, in fact, that it is a responsibility to do so! One of the reasons why so many non-Christians are suspicious about miracle claims is because of the vast majority of fraud which has occurred within the name of Christianity. Why is it that when people think of "healing" they think of Benny Hinn or Kenneth Copeland? If genuine miracles happen today, why do we not celebrate those? Why are the only ones the world hears of the fraudulent or suspicious ones? Let us celebrate and promote the genuine miracles which happen in the name of Christ. Craig Keener, one of the worlds leading NT scholars and the author of what some have called the "best book" on the subject of miracles, writes of one specific example: "In 1977 Prabhakar David's arms grew so blistered and resistant to treatment that doctors planned to amputate them. Though Prabhakar was barely conscious, that Sunday night Ajut Tiwari, a deacon at the church, prayed over him. Prabhakar awoke much better in the morning, and following morning the pain, fever, blisters and pus were completely gone, without leaving so much as a scar." Why are we not proclaiming God's healing power in cases like this? It seems to me that to promote and celebrate the genuine claims like this over the popularizing of fraudulent claims is a strong testament to God's continuing presence in the world. We know of the frauds. If we're going to insist that other faiths include a variety of fraudulent miracle claims, perhaps its best to start with cleaning out our own frauds. Craig Keener, Miracles Vol 1 (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2011), 282 Comments:You must login to this website in order to comment. |
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MRSA may be the most frightening epidemic since AIDS, and it's already in homes and schools in our communities. That's the news in Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA (Free Press, $26). I've been wondering what to do when my daughter's playmates show up with nasty-looking wounds that haven't healed. One peeled off a bandage and dropped it on our dining room table just the other day. So, how can we keep our families safe from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus without becoming crazy germaphobes? I called up Maryn McKenna, a Minneapolis-based journalist and author of Superbug, to ask. Here's an edited version of our conversation:
[Read A Nasty Bug Breaks Out: Drug-Resistant Staph Bacteria Now Stalk Even Students.]
You write about Carlos Don, a 12-year-old San Diego boy who went on a school camping trip and came home with a fever of 104 degrees. Less than three weeks later, Carlos was dead, killed by a MRSA infection that destroyed his lungs. His death came despite getting top-notch medical care. What can parents do to make sure that doesn't happen to our children?
It's a difficult conversation for parents to have. On the one hand, for so many years we've had people being [fanatical] about their kids' germ exposure: buying antibacterial toys, and cutting boards, and soaps, and really overdoing it. Only recently have people started to get the message that being overly germaphobic isn't really good for kids' health. It's OK for kids to have some pathogen exposure because it builds up their immune system and damps down the immune response that leads to allergies. On the other hand, there are some pathogens you really should be concerned about. It's worth being aware of MRSA and taking simple, practical steps to reduce kids' exposure.
What should we do when a child comes to the house with a red, draining wound, or says they've been treated with antibiotics for MRSA?
It's legitimate to call the parent and ask what's up, or ask that the wound stay covered.
What do you to do reduce the risk of MRSA in your household?
Hand washing is one of the simplest and most effective tools we have. I'm a freak for hand washing. I wash my hands when I come in the door. I wash my hands a dozen times when I'm cooking. I operate elevator buttons with my knuckle rather than the pads of my fingers, because we touch our faces with the pads of our fingers.
Schools seem like an ideal breeding ground for MRSA, and there have been outbreaks in schools, particularly when kids share towels or clothes. How can we reduce that risk?
If kids were encouraged to have better hygiene in school we might see fewer cases. I've been talking to parents, and suggesting that if their kids don't shower after gym at school, send them to school with some wet wipes so they can clean the major yuck off. And of course, encourage them to wash their hands often. [Here are 4 ways to reduce the risk of MRSA in kids.]
The bizarre thing about staph is that it's so common; one-third of people carry it in on their skin or in their noses. Why aren't we all getting sick?
It's probably some mystery of the individual immune system. But the number of people colonized with MRSA, the most dangerous form of staph, is growing rapidly. The last estimation of colonization with MRSA is about 1.5 percent of the population, in 2004. From 2001 to 2004 it doubled. So the number is probably higher now.
Are kids more likely to be infected with MRSA than adults?
Nobody knows the answer to that; it seems to make intuitive sense. Lack of cleanliness and frequent skin-to-skin contact are particular dangers for kids.
When I was writing the book I would keep an informal tally of what would show up on Google Alerts. It's clear there's a spike in MRSA cases in kids after the beginning of the school year. Of course, if kids get MRSA in the summer, nobody would notice except their parents. A lot of cases occur in kids who are playing sports that involve lots of skin-to-skin contact.
Over the past couple of years it's become pretty clear that flu infections predispose kids to MRSA-induced pneumonia. [Carlos Don had both flu and MRSA.] That was definitely a player in the H1N1 pandemic this past winter. MRSA didn't used to be considered a cause of community-acquired pneumonia, but now it is. The best thing to reduce that risk is to get a flu shot.
How can we recognize MRSA infections?
The classic sign is what people describe as a spider bite. It's not actually a spider bite, but that's what it looks like. It's a small, hot pimple that's really red, and hurts out of proportion to its size. Often the redness around it spreads rapidly. If something like that is going on, that's worth paying attention to. Maybe the child really did get bitten by a bug, but keep an eye on it. If after 24 hours your child indicates that it really hurts, or the redness is spreading, then it's time to get some attention. Go to your doctor or an urgent care center. It doesn't hurt to walk in and say 'I am concerned about MRSA.' It's not necessarily on people's radar.
We want to get quick treatment for MRSA, but the main reason that staph has become resistant to antibiotics is that the drugs are overused in human and animal care. Are we overusing antibiotics in children?
An incredibly high number of prescriptions written in primary care for antibiotics are pointless because the illness is viral. For a lot of people, it's a lot less satisfying to walk out the doctor's door without a prescription in hand.
But there's also a lot of pressure on parents to get kids treated with antibiotics. Is your day care center going to be OK with watchful waiting instead of antibiotics? Maybe the kid will have to stay home, and you don't have enough sick days to take off work. There are all kinds of pressures on this idea of doing the right thing that make it easier to use antibiotics badly.
You say that back in your grandfather's era, infections often killed young people, and that we may be regressing to that unhappy time. How so?
Before antibiotics were invented in the 1940s, infections used to be the leading cause of death. The scary thing is that now we're moving to a post-antibiotic era. They try drug after drug [to treat resistant bacteria like MRSA], and in some cases there's no antibiotic that works.
Many MRSA cases are acquired in hospitals, and the trend is not encouraging. There's a method widely used in European hospitals that has been extremely successful. You check people at the door, and if they test positive you put them in isolation for minimal treatment until they're not an infection risk. The Veteran's Administration recently adopted that [approach] for its entire medical system, but most other hospitals aren't doing it.
The community side is harder, because it's much more diverse. We need much more awareness among parents and primary care doctors. There's no way to guarantee the level of knowledge your primary care doctor will have [about MRSA]. And we do need to take a hard look at how much we use antibiotics, both in human medicine and in agriculture. Antibiotics are overused in both realms, and drive the continuing evolution in resistance.


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Me, at Tarindah Estate on the Bellarine Peninsula this weekend |
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Me, at Tarindah Estate on the Bellarine Peninsula this weekend |
Looking across the Yarra Valley from Domain Chandon. |
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i don't like wine :(
Oh...sigh! I so wanna be your partner in these little forays.
I love wine. I'm particularly fond of Cabernet especially if it's spicy and full-bodied. I like Pinot Noir fine, too. I usually stick with those when it comes ot red because I'm not as adventurous.
I am adventurous with whites - never pick the same white. At happy hour, I'll even choose a Rieisling to sip. Love it's sweetness - like dessert.
We are finally planning a trip to Napa/Sonoma. Were going this fall, but think we're going to put it off until next summer. Maybe one day I'll make it to Australia/New Zealand to try those wines. Some of my favorites are grown in your backyard :)
I feel like we're neighbors! We live in a wine region, also. One of the favorite pasttimes here is following the wine trail. You are spot on about the gourmet foods! Once the wineries started opening, great food followed:-) I'm a chardonnay person for white, pinot noir for red.
I love to visit wineries and had such fun researching my own winery-based books a few years ago *g* I enjoyed the research so much that I tried talking my husband into starting his own vineyard as I knew he would find the process fascinating. Unfortunately, he's not crazy about wine :-)
That said, lately I've been very much into beer and am hoping to have some microbrews while I'm out in Anaheim next week!
I don't like the taste of wine or the headaches it gives me. I went to Germany once, on vacation many years ago, & saw a lot of grapes growing there. Picked a few to eat but they were really sour. I do love grapes and have a great recipe for a salad that includes them.
I love it when the setting is so well developed it becomes a character in the book!
We are lucky enough to live in one of California's wine regions.
Just on Sunday after we dropped my oldest off at band camp my husband and I were trying to figure out what on earth to do as a kidless couple on Sunday afternoon, we finally settled on wine tasting somewhere other than the one or two places we'd always gone to.
We found a spot with a great view, friendly pouring staff and a really old, really sweet Golden Retriever. It was a lovely way to spend an adult afternoon.
Every time we drive by the signs for winery tours, I think we should do that. We did a winery tour with our children in the south of France. They were teenagers and very impressed they were allowed to taste. DD fell in love with wine coolers. I tend to stick with very dry Rhine white wines.
I don't like wine either, but I love books!
Wonderful post, Emmie! Thank you for sharing. I live in Italy & wine is a must have. Few years ago I started eating/drinking healthy & gave up wine, but I still can remember the flavor of Rocca Bernarda.It's a typical wine from my region (Friuli-Venezia Giulia).
When the last RWA conference was in San Francisco I took a couple of days in the Napa valley with my sister and best friend. We did a guided cycle tour of the wineries which I'd highly recommend, if you get the chance.
I'm ashamed to say there is a winery just down the road from me, and I haven't been to visit! You've inspired me. Next time I see their open sign, I'll find the time to stop.
Ooohhhhh - so jealous - what a wonderful idea for an afternoon drive. The Yarra valley is stunning and there are so many vineyards to stop at - sample wine and dine at - how lush!!!!
Congrats on the release of "In his Eyes", I love the beginning of it and can't wait to read the end :)
Eli - that's okay! I know wine is not everyone's cup of tea -- so to speak!! ;)
Liz, we're going to have to find a way to join up for a wine adventure one of these days! Hope you have an amazing time in Napa/Sonoma. I've been there but only briefly and I felt there was so much more to explore. But it's very pretty!
Pamela -- I'm going to have to go with you on the neighbors thing and add "twins" as well -- my favourite white is chardonnay and my favourite red is pinot noir. Snap! Cheers to you too!
Beth -- I'm not such a huge beer fan, but I do like sampling microbrews and finding out more about the whole process -- if can be just as involved as winemaking! Bad luck on converting your husband there, but good luck on the brewing front!
Hi Jo's Daughter -- I think the grapes that are grown for wine are quite different to the grapes that are grown for eating. Grapes are great in salads and things, I agree. And if wine is not your thing, it's just not your thing -- especially if it gives you headaches. Generally I only get headaches from wine if I have just a little much of it... ;)
Thanks Rogenna! Yes, I really feel like my vineyards -- Lawson Estate and Waterford -- are two additional characters that interact with Hugh and Zoe throughout the story!
Kristina that sounds like my idea of heaven. It's great to take the opportunity to try new places as well. I try to get out and do that when I can, but I do find myself heading back to the old faithful places, especially when I need to replenish the wine rack!
Linda S, if you have a taste for wines then I'm sure you'd enjoy doing a tour one day. How lucky you got to do one in France -- that's one wine region that's missing from my list of achievements right now...
Well Tammy as long as you like books you're in the right place! ;)
Hi Natalija -- yes, wine is a must-have in Italy! It must be hard for you to avoid it sometimes, I'd guess. I haven't spent a lot of time in Italy, but I loved travelling in Spain where the attitude is much the same -- and wine is almost cheaper than water!
Karina, I'd love to spend more time in the Napa. A friend of mine did a cycling tour much like the one you describe in France. That's my dream holiday. One day...
Kate -- I hope they have lovely wines!
Joanne, I agree, it's hard to go past the Yarra Valley for winery fun. I do like heading down the Mornington Peninsula too though, especially when I'm in the mood for some pinot noir... ;)
I've never had wine.
Our best wine tasting experience was in the Yakima Valley in the state of Washington. The owner arrived in gumboots and took the group of 7 people around his small winery. He was in the process of crushing grapes at the time so we got to see that. He opened up a line and gave us all a taste of the pure grape juice.
Then while driving by another field we stopped to watch a machine with huge narrow tires harvesting grapes. The driver leaned over the fence and asked my husband if he wanted to give it a try. To this day my husband regrets turning the opportunity down.
I like a lot of varieties of wine. I think my favorite has to be a Gewürztraminer.
Oohhhh, there are so many gaps in my wine education, I need to really apply myself.
My favourite wine is a cheeky Victorian botrytis that goes beautifully with light desserts.
Another lifetime ago, when my mum and step-dad ran a restaurant, there was a lovely little winery up the road that made an incredible 'methode champagneois'. We knew right off the bat they'd go gangbusters. You might have heard of them . . . Yellowglen. :-D
Your blog took me back to a lovely birthday treat in the Yarra Valley. Many years ago a friend took me to Domaine Chandon for luch. We shared an antipasto platter and drank a sparkling red. Delicious! Later we had desert at the also beautiful Banrock Station. My Birthday is in March so the trees were turning Autumnal colors as were the vines. Can't wait to read "In His Eyes" Sounds like a lovely weekend read.
Fatimah - when we finally get a chance to get together (say, for example, in Rome) you'll have to take a sip and see if you like it. ;)
What a fantastic experience, Kaelee! And if I was your husband, I'd regret saying no too, but I'm not sure I'd be brave enough to say yes, either! I love a good Gewürztraminer -- especially with some spicy Thai or Malaysian food.
Ebony -- you were neighbors with Yellowglen? Wow. Must say I turn my nose up at "Yellow" these days, but their vintage stuff is very nice.
Dora, your birthday adventure sounds fabulous! Wine regions are so pretty in autumn with the vines changing color...
Well, I'm not a wine drinker, but I'd love to tour some of the wineries just for the scenery! Going to have to pre-order your book for my ereader :)
It's been a long time since I did a winery tour. I do remember enjoying it though. We went as part of a bus tour. No problems with drinking & driving then.
I so wish I was a wine connosieur. I live in Central America, so I am more of a coffee lover. :) Wineries vs. Coffee plantations.... both are gorgeous!
I do love a glass of wine. I have not the opportunity to visit a winery. That is on my bucket list of things to do.
Thanks Snookie -- I hope you enjoy reading it!
Hi Marybelle -- while I'm glad for drink-driving laws that make the road safer, they do make wine touring inconvenient when someone has to drive! I have a couple of good friends I often go winery-touring with, and we have a roster so we take it in turns being the driver!
Hi Melinda -- I remember doing a coffee tasting when I was in Guatemala! It seems to me there is just as much information and subtlety around coffee tasting as their is wine tasting! I'm not a huge coffee drinker though, so I wasn't particularly good at it.
Kai, it is definitely a good bucket list item! I hope you get to it soon!
Enjoyed reading the comments. I visit the wine country of California in the Napa Valley and find it an interesting experience. I am a painter and I like to paint vineyards because of the variety of colors there.


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The bulk of current peat production is used for agricultural/horticultural purposes. Peat deposits have been exploited in Russia as a source of industrial fuel for well over a hundred years. During the 1920s, the use of peat for power generation expanded rapidly, such that by 1928 over 40% of Soviet electric power was derived from peat. Peat's share of power generation has been in long-term decline, and since 1980 has amounted to less than 1%.
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-- at the time is number one new poll found that more Americans actually think China -- the top economic power US what is that.
And lots of other nations agreed to let it is real -- -- come on the net and I don't -- the bottom line and then the oncoming you know look at.
We think they're gonna be sliding down this is kids' table let banks and -- -- LA area anyway up for sale yeah.
That's -- -- -- relegated putting out -- -- this and this makes you feel awful right 40%.
Of Americans think that China's now this world superpower.
And this is different from what we've seen and the pew research service of the past for the first time it's now shifting this is vs 40%.
Other by Americas -- they -- the US is still a superpower.
The economic superpower of the world but you know this is sort of what we're seeing across the globe that -- -- -- research says survey.
That even Germany France Britain Spain.
The majority of other countries think that now China is the world's second -- that.
It means that the data -- China is in theory the -- -- well because you look at what China in themselves the people of China as saying they say 40%.
Believed that the US.
Is -- hits the world's economic superpower vs 29%.
Well look when you look at the numbers and the IMF the World Bank from places like Morgan Stanley.
You see time and again that the US still stacks up -- -- more superior than China but why why do you think we feel this -- and I and it's just -- -- -- it is it's and I think you know because that way people respond to the US as a superpower in the way Americans feel about themselves right now.
But would you look at -- S&P has China's debt rating lower than the US.
-- basically tried China's you debt to GDP ratio is -- insolvent Portugal's right now.
They -- per capita purchasing power of Chinese people -- result in 4700 that's a tenth of what -- -- -- it's prevalent I mean even my kids thinks.
They think all products are made in China.
We don't make anything evidence from China and yet that it does feel that way but you know what they -- -- they don't have the soft economic power that the US has with their powerful brands.
-- what China brand you know that you wanna buy right now.
Yeah now right right and right by the way they have no FDA and -- they don't want any thing they just kind of have a little.
-- will create a -- place some -- for -- GDP to behalf bowers and they've got a 160 million consumers in there is coming on to our to our level.
They're still doing a lot with their economy but still over indebtedness hit off the balance sheet.
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Welcome to another Six Sentence Sunday! I know I say it every week, but I want to first and foremost thank everyone who stops by. The comments are very welcome and appreciated. This week I've decided to take another random snippet from my current WIP. This was one of those moments where the characters took over my book.
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He was a brooder, took himself way too seriously, and just once, she wanted to see him smile, see the light reach his eyes.
What possessed her to do it, she had no idea, but the idea flitted through her thoughts and Stacy latched onto it. She picked up the sprayer sitting on the back of the sink, aimed it at him and pulled the trigger. The water hit the side of his head, drenching his neck and all down his right arm.
Colt jerked upright, twisting away from the water and turned to stare at her as if she'd gone mad. "What the hell, Stace?"
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MAROON Sept 19,1980 Loyola I'nivcrslty. New Orleans \bl.oB.\o.H LU poll favors Reagan By TOM HARMEYER Republican Ronald Reagan holds a wide lead over the other presidential candidates, according to a Maroon survey of 103 Loyola students. Of those polled, 42.7 percent preferred Reagan, 20.4 percent favored President Jimmy Carter, and 10.7 percent wanted independent John Anderson. Almost 16 percent of the students were undecided, while nearly 11 percent said they would not vote. Most students said they were voting for the lesser of two evils rather than a candidate they really believed in. One Reagan backer cited President Carter's track record as "reason enough to vote Republican." Carter supporters generally did not trust Reagan's ability to run the White House. A survey published Sept. 5 by The Tulane Hullabaloo shewed Reagan leading among Tulane voters as well. The Hullabaloo's figures showed Reagan with 29.5 percent of the potential vote. Anderson had 28.6 percent an*' Carter 19 percent. When combined, the polls show that of 218 students representing Loyola and Tulane, 35.8 percent support Reagan. 20.2 percent favor Carter, 19.7 support Anderson and 24.3 percent are undecided. Anderson's support on both campuses is above his national average of about 15 percent. However, political experts predicted more student support foi Anderson than the Tulane and Loyola polls show. WALTER Collins and Tony Serrata opposed the draft in a paneldiscussion Wednesday night in Nunemaker Hall. Panelists debate draft By MARIA C. WARD Opinions on "Draft and Registration" were split down the middle, as four panelists discussed the issues in Nunemaker Hall Wednesday night. Tony Serrata, a Vietnam veteran, and Walter Collins, a draft evader, opposed a draft under any circumstances. However, Dr. James Watson, a Loyola philosophy professor, and Dr. Tim O'Neil, a Tulane political science professor,were in favor of a draft. Serrata, founding member of the New Orleans Coalition Against the Draft, said the draft would allow the government to "misuse and abuse a large segment of the American population." He used the Vietnam War to illustrate his belief. "Twenty-two percent of the American casualties in the Vietnam War were black, compared to the fact that blacks represented only 11 percent of our population at that time," Serrata said, adding that there were similiar statistics for Chicanos serving in the war. O'Neil supported the draft because he felt citizens have a responsibility to their government. "If you are a member of a government, as you are in our democracy, then you have a responsibility to carry out its policies," O'Neil said. Everyone has to risk carrying the burden because they are sharing the benefits, he said. But Collins, a black who served two years in a federal prison for draft evasion, didn't think everyone gets a fair share of the benefits. "I think it would be an obscenity for blacks to be drafted to fight," Collins said. "They receive a minimum of benefits and yet are still asked to support this society." Watson said he supported the draft as long as the people of the United States endorse a military system. "If you say you're in favor of a military system," Watson said, "then you ought to be willing to go all the way to support it." But, Watson said he was "radically opposed" to a Selective Service because it discriminates on the basis of certain characteristics, such as sex and race. "Everyone can participate in some way. I would not even exclude the handicapped from a draft," Watson said. However, Watson and O'Neil agreed that conscientious objectors should be exempted from the draft. "In Vietnam, I saw a systematic use of human beings to torture and mutilate other human beings for a reason I couldn't fully understand," Serrata said. "! don't feel it's fair to put young people in a position where they'd be responsible for taking human lives." Serrata and Collins said they felt a volunteer system would work if improvements such as increased salary and benefits were made. But Watson and O'Neil said they felt a volunteer system might be dangerous. The panel discussion was sponsored by the Loyola Union and the Loyola University Community Action Program. Andersons stump for dad The bell for the final round is ringing and independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson is carefully targeting his final punches. Anderson's two children, John B. Anderson Jr. and Eleanor Anderson, were 011 Loyola's campus last Tuesday rallying student support. Kevin Ries, student coordinator of Anderson's Louisiana campaign, said, "In the South, we consider the college vote the foundation of his support." The 22-year-old John Anderson said, "For the past two weeks we've been concentrating our efforts in the South." "I think between now and Nov. 4 it's going to become clear that if we don't unite behind John Anderson, Ronald Reagan will win," Anderson said. Anderson attacked Reagan's conservative platform. "My father offers concrete proposals on energy. He's not promising a 30 percent tax cut, a 10 percent increase in defense spending and a balanced budget like Reagan," he said. Anderson said Americans are disillusioned with the Democratic party and Jimmy Carter for "not putting his record before the public." Carter's refusal to participate in the upcoming League of Women Voters debate in Baltimore was "the last nail in his coffin," Anderson said. The candidate will be in New Orleans Oct 1, and his running mate. P.nrick Lucey, Oct 10. JOHN ANDERSON JR. Church to accept married Anglican priests By LINEDDA CATES The National Conference of Catholic Bishops is developing guidelines for admitting married Anglican clergy into the priesthood of the Catholic Church The Rev. Youree Watson, professor of philosophy, said he is happy that the Anglican clergymen want to become Catholic priests, and that the Church is willing to accept them. "I hope this will not be an impediment to the ultimate reunionreunion of the Anglican and Catholic Churches, which is so important and greatly to be desired," Watson said. Should the Vatican approve the proposed guidelines, the approval would apply only to married Anglican clergy who choose to enter Catholicism. Eastern Kite churches (a group of Roman Catholic churches) in other countries have married priests. However, in the United States, married priests have not been allowed to minister in the Catholic Church. The Rev. IKenneth Buddendorff associate campus minister, said, "1 am surprised that with the attitude of the Roman Catholic Church toward celibacy, that this sort of thing is happening. "I remain puzzled as to how the priests are going to be reordained," he added. The Anglican clergymen will have to be approved on an individual basis by the congregation for the Doctrine of Faith. Such priests would neither be able to become bishops, nor remarry if widowed. "The guidelines aren't fair, but they are understandable," said Sister Fara Impastato, associate professor of religious studies. "Celibacy is a separate charism, and shouldn't be left up to an office." There are no provisions allowing women Episcopal priests, married or single, into the Catholic ministry.
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