Received a funny email today about Caffeine-related disorders. In the clinician’s handbook for diagnosing mental disorders (the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as the DSM-IV-TR), caffeine-related disorders are classified under the category of substance-related disorders. DSM-IV-TR specifies four caffeine-related disorders: caffeine intoxication caffeine-induced anxiety disorder caffeine-induced sleep disorder caffeine related disorder not […]
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Global Warming – Unstoppable Every 1500 Years
I have finished reading the book, “Unstoppable Every 1,500 Years Global Warming” by S. Fred Singer and Dennis T. Avery.
ADHD drugs stunt the growth of children who take them….
Dr. Al Sears, an MD from Florida, reports that: Chances are you know of a child on Ritalin or some other prescription drug for “attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder†(ADHD). But did you know that these drugs can keep children from growing normally? Meanwhile, there are plenty of safe, natural ways to help these children that you […]
Dave Barry quote re Journalistic objectivity
I am a big fan of Dave Barry in small doses. I can’t read his books for very long because once you figure out that everything is a setup for the punchlines, it stops being funny. But here’s a small dose that got me laughing today when I read it in The Patriot, the thrice-weekly […]
Plasma Light Bulb
Here’s an interesting video about a tiny light bulb (the size of a tic tac) putting out more light than a street light. Amazing to see it in action. I am wondering how they can contain any plasma that is at 6,000 degrees Kelvin.
New quotes from Sir Winston Churchill
I have found some quotes from Churchill concerning the telling of lies, and the having of enemies, that are worth knowing. Rather than put them in an ephemeral blog post, I put them on my quotes page. These quotes are particularly relevant to the attacks currently going on around the world against the religion of […]
Injunction requested by Church of Scientology against the Anonymous terrorists
More on the terrorist activities of the Anonymous group in the Injunction filed by the Church of Scientology asking for relief and to keep them 500 feet away from our buildings. When you get enough bomb threats (dozens of them recently) and when you get enough harrassing phone calls (thousands of them) and when people […]
Klaus Hilgers – old friend and “poker pal” – passes on
My friend Klaus Hilgers passed away on February 28th 2008. Klaus was an internationally renowned public speaker and seminarist who delivered seminars to tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of people all over the world, over the last 25 years. He was the best public speaker I’ve ever seen, and could put together a […]
Anonymous – Hate Crimes & Terrorism Directed at Scientology
Well, this YouTube video about Anonymous ought to put a dent in their numbers. [The video has since been taken down] Anonymous = Hate Crimes & Terrorism Directed at Scientology. The sheer volume of crap these Anonymous cowards are creating is pretty revelatory of their intentions. Numerous bomb threats, thousands of harassing phone calls, vandalism […]
Connecticut joins states suing Eli Lily for Zyprexa
My friends at CCHR report: Connecticut is joining at least nine other states suing drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. over the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says Connecticut’s lawsuit seeks to recover more than $190 million that that state’s medical assistance program spent on Zyprexa over more than a decade. The lawsuit […]