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There has been a sharp increase over the past ten years in the number of infants who are technically drug addicts from the moment of birth, compliments of reckless disregard for their (the infants') health on behalf of their respective mothers. This according to a study conducted by scientists from two American universities: Pittsburgh and Michigan, to be exact. The study appeared in a recent addition of JAMA, the American Medical Association's official journal.

It is unclear if there are any patters pertaining to the exact time at which the mothers became addicted to drugs, primarily opiates, which are a class of painkillers. While not noted in the study, it appears likely that mothers who were addicted to painkillers prior to conception would constitute a far bigger problem than mothers who become addicted during pregnancy. The reason being that numerous drug-free remedies exist for effectively treating and neutralizing maternity pains, as noted in a post at a medical supply company's blog.

The post, entitled How to Reduce the Number of Babies Born Addicted to Drugs, goes on to suggest various alternatives to addictive painkillers for the treatment of natural pain brought on by pregnancy.

However, mothers who are addicted before they become pregnant constitute an entirely different problem than those who do so inadvertently in an effort to relieve themselves of pain resulting from another human being growing inside them. These women may not even know they're pregnant until long after the baby has become addicted.

The tragic thing about this story is that the first impression these youngsters will experience upon being born is the gut-wrenching pain of opioid withdrawal syndrome, which is supposedly among the most intense physical pains known to man. What is not known is the effect of such a traumatic experience being a person's first impression of life and the world.

The study was accompanied by an op/ed piece bemoaning the lack of progress in developing a treatment protocol to address such cases - both in terms of treating the mother's addiction as well as the infant's pain and physical discomfort.

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A recent report by the Endocrine Society contained a brand-new set of guidelines for suggested vitamin D intake. The recommendations were that everyone should take a vitamin D supplement of an amount consistent with the patient's need as determined by his or her doctor or clinician.

The study led by a top Boston University scientists found vitamin D deficiency to be alarmingly common across every age grouping. Since the nutritionally-deficient condition can lead to several dozen medical illnesses and health ailments, the "task force" (as it was dubbed by the scientists) determined that an across-the-board recommendation was in order.

Since not everyone has the same risk of developing a vitamin D deficiency, the researchers decided that the amount contained within the proposed supplements be set by a clinician at an amount specific to a given patient's need.

Since vitamin D3 is a better form of the vitamin than D2, anyone shopping for supplements should double-check to make sure they're getting D3.

A single, global currency would spell disaster for virtually all of the world's population.

There are an array of potential issues that would adversely affect the average citizen, one of which is the issue of competing banks who handle the printing and management of currencies for each respective country that has its own currency. Who gets to determine how the contract is awarded to oversee the printing of this new one-world currency?

To put that in perspective, often times, such as is the case with the Federal Reserve Bank, these privately owned financial institutions are more powerful than the countries whose currencies they oversee. No matter how that part is settled, there are going to be hordes of some of the world's most influential power-brokers that would never support such change.

More importantly, what happens when a government spends more money than it has? The answer is that it either: A) Borrows the money; or more likely B) Prints more money to pay off existing debts and finance whatever spending initiatives they wish to fund.

This always and without exception leads to mass-inflation. Inflation is in essence the confiscation of wealth by governments and financial institutions that occurs when existing money is devalued. This happens when excess currency enters the global marketplace, usually by way of governments printing money because tax revenue is insufficient to cover their spending. When this happens, prices go up across the board and $100 today will buy what yesterday sold for $50. That equates to the confiscation of wealth by the governments that do the spending and the banks that print the money.

The myriad of problematic financial issues that accompany the concept of a one-world currency are very real and must not be overlooked. For example, how are lending rates determined and do the same interest rates apply for lenders and borrowers in different countries? Will mortgage loans issued in the United States be identical to those issued in China or Belize?

Another issue is that of import and export tariffs. Would those be done away with under such a system, or will the tit-for-tat tax imposition games that governments play continue along the status quo but with a single one-world currency being involved?

Yet another issue worthy of mention is the question of what happens to people's investments, many of which are directly tied to a single currency? Does Wall Street merely cease to exist, perhaps redeveloping itself into a tourist destination? These are questions that the people pushing this disastrous idea have either neglected to think about entirely or have thought about the issues but have sinister motives for the bottom-line impact this would have on regular citizens.

These issues are minor however, when compared with the threats that such a monetary system would pose to all of the accrued wealth the entire world over. There would be nothing to stop governments from driving up inflation to the point where all wealth becomes neutralized, and a police-state government with a slave-economy (such as exists in China) would become a very realistic possibility for citizens of all countries regardless of individual wealth of a given person.

The threat of a given country's currency being devalued to the point it precipitates a total economic collapse and exposes the country to military invasion is the only check-and-balance to the fiat currency system. That is, the fear that excess inflation could lead to a loss of sovereignty is the only protection against mass-enslavement via this system of inflation.

Competition is good. Currency exchanges are good. Multiple world currencies are good - especially in an age when anyone can trade easily online in whatever currency they please. These are the barriers that ultimately prevent governments and banks from being able to bankrupt the entire world.

Media and Universities in Cahoots with Communist Spies

January 20, 2010

The Boston Globe supposedly "inadvertently" posted an interactive application providing live coverage of exit-polling results that not surprisingly, predicted a Martha Coakley (the democrat) victory a full eight hours before the polls closed.  The full article can be found at BigJournalism.com.

This article looks into the reasons why the media and education system are so intellectually dishonest and loyal to a Soviet agenda.

They (the so-called "mainstream" media) are so predictable it's not even funny.  These people graduated from college with degrees in journalism and media arts.  That alone to me constitutes definitive evidence that higher education in America today is broken beyond repair, and in need of a full sytem overhaul.

Why is it that conservative parents continue to funnel money into a KGB-founded program that operates under the stated goal of turning America's young adults into youthful idiots before they enter the workforce?

It's long past time people woke up to the fact that (KGB defector) Yuri Bezmenov was telling the truth (see video below), and that the rapid Marxism on college campuses is part of te same cabal that circulates Soviet propaganda such as this, and such as the story several months back that came from an "anonymous source" who was a "former government official" with "close knowledge of the situation" who proudly announced that a deal had been reached to restore communist dictator-to-be and Chavez-puppet Manuel Zelaya to power in Honduras.  In fact, no such deal had been reached, and yet the world KGB-media ran the story in an attempt at creating chaos within the interim government in hopes that it would fold.  It didn't work, largely because citizen journalists were getting the facts from Hondurans through sites like Facebook and then publicizing the truth via social media, which in turn forced the "mainstream" media to tone down on the lying.

The end result was the democracy was preserved in Honduras, and that the Honduran people still have their freedom.

If you don't like the lies the Marxist media puts out there, don't buy their newspapers and don't watch their television shows.  Don't pay them to indoctrinate your children.  It's really that simple.

In light of his weak leadership and inability to avoid compromising with Democrats, House Speaker John Boehner should step down from his post effective immediately. He should be replaced by first-term Congressman Jeff Landry of Louisiana.

Landry was the only Republican in the House who did not accept an invitation to the White House to be lectured by President Obama over why Republicans should cave and vote to raise the debt ceiling without any accompanying budget cuts. Landry effectively said that attending the lecture would have been a complete waste of his time - time he could have spent (and did spend) working on addressing the concerns of his constituents.

"I have respectfully declined the president's invitation to the White House today. I don't intend to spend my morning being lectured to by a president whose failed policies have put our children and grandchildren in a huge burden of debt."

Landry understands that the meeting amounted to little more than political grandstanding by Obama, and refused to be a pawn for Obama's reelection efforts. Contrast that with Boehner's track record of compromising with Democrats and scouring the earth in hopes of finding common ground.

Democrats should not be compromised with, they should be defeated. Congressman Jeff Landry understands this fundamental truth, and thus, is more capable than John Boehner to lead the Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives.

We need Republicans with some cajones, especially in leadership positions. Landry's got 'em, and Boehner apparently does not. Boehner should step down from his role as Speaker immediately, and House Republicans should vote in Jeff Landry as his replacement.

This is an incomplete list of Fat Lester's pets. Due to the sheer volume of pets, this post will be updated regularly over the next several months.

Fat Lester has a number of pets, including more than a handful of dogs and cats, as well as a feral hog.

Without further adieu, in no particular order, Fat Lester's pets:

Hussein - Hussein is a 2 1/2 year old male cat. He enjoys dining on fine canned cat food, and likes to wash it down with evaporated milk. Hussein's hobbies include killing lizards, frogs and salamanders, hunting birds and laying on top of his owner.

Fat Lester - Fat Lester, the illustrious cat after whom the domainer and social media enthusiast was named. Fat Lester is 17 years old. In his day, he has killed a wide variety of small and medium-sized game. In his prime, Fat Lester hunted rabbits, opossums and even once attempted to kill a full-grown peacock that had escaped from a local farm.

Sushi Dog - Sushi dog is Fat Lester's best friend. She is a Pomeranian-Japanese Chin mix. She enjoys going for walks, boat and golf cart rides. Sushi is best known for her high IQ and her extensive vocabulary. Sushi knows more words than 43% of New Orleans residents, and has a higher IQ than approximately 62% of people.

Jade Dog - Jade Dog is an eight year old female Pit Bull who was rescued from a group of savages who had been training her to fight. The man who had bred her was alerted to the fact that the people who originally bought her as a puppy were training her to fight. Without hesitation he arranged for a daring repossession in which he rescued the dog while the savages weren't home. He asked if Fat Lester would provide a home for the animal, and he gladly obliged.

Tank Dog - Tank Dog is an 18 month old male Pit Bull mix. Tank is the dog who had to have a fishing hook removed from his stomach via an endoscopy. Tank succeeded Jade as Secretary of Defense at Fat Lester's compound. He weighs approximately 105 pounds, and he still has a lot of room to fill out.

Henry, a Florida resident for the last twelve years loved taking walks at sunset.  Not only did he do this for pleasure, but his doctor warned him that he needed to get more exercise to lower his blood pressure.  There is a path that travels along the beach that he likes to use because it has a perfect view of the sunset each day.

The problem is that Henry recently fell down and broke his leg on such a walk.  It was a clear afternoon and Henry was celebrating his 65th birthday.  On this special occasion he decided to bring his wife with him.  And everything was perfect that evening, they had a nice dinner at an Italian restaurant, went to the ice cream store for a treat to have during the walk, and then were planning to go see a movie afterwards, and action flick.  Unfortunately the movie wasn’t in the cards that evening because while they were out walking, a lady lost control of her pack of dogs.  The dogs were loose and headed straight for Henry and his wife.  As a couple of dogs ran near Henry their leashes wrapped around his foot and Henry lost his balance, fell and broke his leg.

While at the hospital, the doctor advised Henry of a store to get the medical equipment he will need to heal from leg fracture.  The store had an assortment of products to help with his break including aluminum crutches, water-proof cast protectors to keep his cast dry while showering.  They also offered products designed to help make the bathroom safer.  These include items such as grab bars and shower chairs.  Henry found the long reachers/grabbers particularly useful.  His doctor liked the fact that Henry was able to buy an affordable blood pressure monitor so he could keep tabs on his blood pressure from the comfort of his own home.

Thanks to all the various pieces of medical equipment Henry was able to acquire, he was able to continue his evening walks – even while his leg was still healing.  He was so happy that he was able to continue his daily pleasure that he went out and got a new puppy to keep him company.

Back in the days when JeffK was Janejas (at Mixx.com - a now-defunct social media community), a fledgling newbie who was still feeling his way around the community, the two of us butted heads late one night during a heated debate that had raged on far longer than it should have - to the point both of us were so tired that our judgment became impaired.  In hindsight, that event was inevitable, as the reality is that Jeff and I were so similar in certain aspects of our respective personalities that no room is big enough to contain the two of us unless we both made a conscious decision to accommodate the other.  Anyway, that night our argument had been heated for several hours before we both eventually made regrettable remarks to and about the other.

Jeff was issued a strike and placed in timeout.  I received no formal punishment, but felt like I should have gotten whatever he got (although I didn't complain).  I think there were several possible reasons he was punished while I was given leniency.  Tenure may have played a role, as by then I had a history and a reputation for good behavior and sound judgment.  The baiting clause may have been invoked, as that was one of many possible interpretations of the behavior.  I suspect another possible factor may have been that Chris (McGill) seemed to make a point of going way out of his way to show that Mixx was fair and his personal views had no impact on how the site was governed.  Not that he needed to.  His fairness was only questioned by one person ttbomk, and that person's perspective was as skewed and subjective as can be.

Anyway, without being asked or told to do so by Mixx or anyone else, Jeff and I each decided to write each other lengthy apologies, and ask the other's forgiveness for our transgressions.  Coincidentally, the two emails were sent within a minute or two of each other, and not enough time for one of the letters to have been written in response to the other.  There was no doubting the sincerity on either side, as we were each well aware of the other's humanity and both felt remorseful for treating another person that way over something as silly as a disagreement.

I also was aware of his medical condition, and had no desire to do anything that would cause him any unnecessary pain or discomfort.

That day, I made a pledge not to participate in discussions that go beyond the point of being heated or intense and wind up as shouting matches, insult sessions, angry mobs and/or gang violence (figuratively speaking of course), or that were excessively angry/hostile/aggressive in tone.  For one thing, I don't want to encourage anyone to make a habit of such behavior by engaging them and providing them with the enemy or the attention they seek.  If ignored by the community, they usually either change their behavior or go away.

Furthermore, angry arguments with angry people isn't the secret to happiness.  I don't particularly enjoy being angry, and try my best to avoid giving other people the power to make me angry.

While chatting with my friend MerrieMarie on Amplify the other day, she made an interesting remark about the state of the nation, the crises happening across the globe and the monumental corruption by the professional political left in the U.S. government. Her comment had me rambling in a futile attempt to reply to her comment in a timely and concise manner. Since the response I actually typed didn't quite jive with the post on which she made the comment or with the comment itself, I decided to post it here instead of as a reply to her remark.

(@FatLester) "There are so many crisis’ happening that I just try to survive a day at a time. The country is been turned into a cess-pool of corruption by the professional left and the rhinos. I feel like we’ve been in a Zimbabwe time-warp."

(@merriemarie)  That's a good description. I can see how it might seem that way. Regrettably, I've been expecting this exact scenario for some time now. I've learned to compartmentalize my anger with the state of the nation and the people chiefly responsible for said state such that it doesn't impact my day-to-day mood or ability to enjoy that which is enjoyable. That said, I keep it close enough to the forefront to stay motivated to defeat the sinister clowns.

The irony of it is, as miserable as life can be once a person has full committed him or herself to this fight, there is profound enjoyment to be had from the day-to-day victories and successes. Few things bring me more joy than winning at the expense of the left, and few things motivate me more than the successes of the left. The image of Nancy Pelosi with the ear-to-ear botox grin on her face the day Obama signed the corporate welfare bill (the first "stimulus" bill) is powerful enough to prevent me from ever being able to distance myself from the fight, plug myself back into the Matrix and enjoy the rest of my time on earth.

With the reckless abandon of a participant in a Girls Gone Wild video, the left manages finances the way the women in those videos manage their clothes. Instead of Girls Gone Wild, we've got Lobbyists Gone Wild, starring Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Timothy Geitner, the UAW, the big lending industry and Wall Street.

I just don't have it in me to look the other way. As long as the fight is ongoing, I feel compelled to involve myself to the fullest extent. I've experienced intense bouts of depression every time I've ever tried to distance myself from the fight and watch it from the sidelines. I apparently just don't have it in me.

What the hell is my point (I'm asking myself, and no - not rhetorically)?

I try to avoid numbing myself with alcohol a day at a time. When I can manage that, I like my odds of living to fight another day. As long as I'm an active participant in this battle that is being waged between right and left (and right and wrong), I can go to bed at night without being tormented by the little internal voice that always will find me in the night, coming back to remind me for eternity of when I gave up the fight.

It may not be the most enjoyable way to spend one's time on earth, but it is the only way I can avoid the eternal torment of knowing I stood idly by while my country was destroyed by socialism, all my liberties revoked.

The following is a stanza from the 311 song "Large in the Margin":

"You think they'll probably find you
Well then you're probably right
Cause they'll come back to remind you, for eternity
Of when you gave up the fight, yeah
Somehow they always will find you
The voices in the night, and every night
Keep comin' back to remind you, for eternity
Of when you gave up the fight"

Sadly, I can truly say that I think I understand what is meant by the above lyrics, and can most definitely relate to them moreso than I would like.

COVINGTON, LA  -  In an effort to keep pace with the fastest growing region in the State of Louisiana, Saint Tammany Parish Hospital on Tyler Street in Covington is set to expand its facilities and health services provided. The hospital will also be making technological upgrades.

St. Tammany Parish experienced a rapid, sudden and massive population increase following Hurricane Katrina when tens of thousands of residents from the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain evacuated north and then decided to stay there as opposed to returning home. Thus, the Covington, Louisiana hospital has often experienced a demand for services that has exceeded the capacities of its personnel and facilities.


The renovations and expansion is designed to help accommodate the new and much larger population of the parish, as well as to improve upon the overall degree of quality of the technology being used as well as the services offered.

According to Melissa Hodgson, STPH's Chief Public Information Officer, the hospital will be implementing new "technology of convenience", which includes improved electronic record-keeping, take-home testing, rehabilitation needs and even primary care services in Covington as well as at numerous other locations.  St. Tammany Hospital employs 10 physicians trained in the DaVinci Surgical Robotic System, a surgical innovation that revolutionizes the invasive open surgical procedures.

"Hospital leaders want to be on the forefront of medical care inside one of the fastest growing areas in the United States,” added Hodgson.

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