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@#46 .. I guess that's definitive. ...
Definitive?
Not at all.
But it does seem to show that "EO" did not appear on the Front Page here. (I've noticed that the search engines do not seem to search the Back Page of this site, only the Front Page. I'm not sure why. But it may be what I ask of the search engines.
Here's the robot.txt for this most august site...
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User-agent: *
Disallow:
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google*
Disallow: /1900/
Disallow: /1998/
Disallow: /1999/
Disallow: /2000/
Disallow: /2001/
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Disallow: /read-comment/
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Disallow: /
Sitemap: drudge.com
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So, at this point I can only [shrug].
Or ... maybe, and more likely, 20 years ago autism was not as recognized as it is now.
Stated differently ...
What Hath Andy Wakefield Wrought? (2011)
www.texmed.org
... In nearly 14 years as publisher of this fine magazine, I've avoided the temptation to use it as a soapbox for my personal opinions. After all, Texas Medicine belongs to the physicians of Texas. As they say here in the TMA building, we're just the ranch hands.
But the Andrew Wakefield controversy lies at the intersection of my personal and professional lives. The latest chapter finally pulled me over the edge.
As the leader of TMA's Communication Division, my responsibilities include promoting the fact that physicians rely on science " good, hard, peer-reviewed science " to make medical decisions. As well, my group is responsible for the Be Wise-ImmunizeSM program. We endorse immunizations as safe and effective public health tools that save lives. We publicize the repeated scientific findings that find no relationship between immunizations and autism. ...
Stated differently again ...
Lancet MMR autism fraud
en.wikipedia.org
... On 28th February 1998, a fraudulent research paper by physician Andrew Wakefield and twelve coauthors, titled "Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children", was published in the British medical journal The Lancet.[1] The paper falsely claimed causative links between the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine and colitis and between colitis and autism.
The fraud involved data selection, data manipulation, and two undisclosed conflicts of interest.
It was exposed in a lengthy Sunday Times investigation[2][3][4][5] by reporter Brian Deer,[6][7][8] resulting in the paper's retraction in February 2010[9] and Wakefield being discredited and struck off the UK medical register three months later. Wakefield reportedly stood to earn up to US$43 million per year selling diagnostic kits for a non-existent syndrome he claimed to have discovered.[10]
He also held a patent to a rival vaccine at the time, and he had been employed by a lawyer representing parents in lawsuits against vaccine producers. ...
@#3 ... When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One ...
... and end the Ukraine war on day one.
... and close the border
... and, well ...
Trump's first day frenzy: Everything he promised to do on "day one"
www.axios.com
@#30 ... tRump is a ------ ...
Calm down.
Pres Trump is, imo, a clueless transactional-based bigoted megalomaniac who wants to turn the Country into a dictatorship.
But a ------?
I'd disagree, mostly.
On the other hand, I say "mostly" because of the apparent extreme fascination with the Village People. Back in the day ... well this is what was written...
"YMCA" Village People (late 1970's)
www.superseventies.com
... French composer-producer Jacques Morali came to the United States as the winner of a 20th Century-Fox slogan contest. While in New York, he attended a costume ball at Les Mouches, a gay disco in Greenwich Village. As he gazed around the room, Morali was impressed by all the "macho male stereotypes" portrayed by the party guests. The idea came to him: Why not put together a group of singers and dancers, each one playing a different gay fantasy figure?
Felip Rose, a professional dancer, came that night as an American Indian. He was cast as the first "image." Next came singer Alexander Briley, as the uniformed GI/sailor. Victor Willis, who had been in such Broadway musicals as The Wiz and The River Niger, rounded out the trio as lead singer and lyricist. His role was as the naval commander and part-time policeman.
As all had been recruited from Greenwich Village, Morali decided to call them the Village People.
THE TOP FIVE
Week of February 10, 1979
1. Do Ya Think I'm Sexy
Rod Stewart
2. Y.M.C.A.
Village People
3. Le Freak
Chic
4. A Little More Love
Olivia Newton-John
5. Fire
Pointer Sisters
Their first album, The Village People, was released in 1977 and aimed directly at the gay market. Soon after it hit, auditions were held for three more members. TV actor Randy Jones was hired as a cowboy. Glenn Hughes, a former Brooklyn Battery Tunnel toll collector, came in as a leather-clad biker (a role he played in real life as well, he claimed). And last but not least was David "Scar" Hodo, the muscular construction worker in mirrored shades. A great lover of bizarre stunts, his passion for roller skating while eating fire had landed him on "What's My Line?"
Looking at that differently, if Pres trump so concerned about how he identifies sexually, that he feels the need to be an uder-macho male assaulting women? I suspect that may be a whole different thread upon itself, though. ...
Their first album, The Village People, was released in 1977 and aimed directly at the gay market.
Hmmm ...
@#7
I dunno.
But ...
Why strong regional value chains will be vital to the next chapter of China and Africa's economic relationship (June 2024)
www.cnbcafrica.com
... Over the last 20 years, China has become sub-Saharan Africa's largest bilateral trading partner. Around 20% of the region's exports now go to China and about 16% of Africa's imports come from China, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This amounted to a record $282 billion in total trade volume in 2023. Primary commodities -- metals, mineral products and fuel -- represent about three fifths of Africa's exports to China, while it typically imports Chinese manufactured goods, electronics and machinery.
At the same time, China has also emerged as the largest bilateral creditor to Africa, providing African countries with a new source of infrastructure, mining and energy financing. China's share of total sub-Saharan African external public debt was less than 2% before 2005 but grew to about 17%, or $134 billion, by 2021.
Moreover, Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased significantly over the last two decades. In 2003, the annual FDI flow from China to Africa was approximately $75 million. It peaked at $5 billion in 2022, representing about 4.4% of the region's total FDI. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global development strategy launched in 2013, is the framework for China's FDI directed primarily towards transportation, energy and mining infrastructure. ...
Speaking of military fly-bys ...
Interesting video ...
Depeche Mode - People Are People (1984)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
genius.com