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Obamacare Nightmare: 40 Percent Of All U.S. Doctors Plan To Bail Out Of The Profession Over The Next Three Years

Obamacare sure is working great, isn't it? According to an absolutely stunning new poll, 40 percent of all U.S. doctors plan to bail out of the profession over the next three years. Yes, you read the correctly. 4 out of every 10 doctors in America say that they are getting out in the next three years. Considering the fact that the United States was already facing an acute shortage of doctors in the coming years, this has the potential to destroy the U.S. health care system. Not that the other elements of Obamacare weren't going to completely wreck it already, but if hordes of doctors start running for the exits this is going to create a health nightmare of unprecedented proportions. The greatest medical system in the history of the world is degenerating into a complete and utter wasteland. added by: Revelation1217

CBS Early Show Frets Over ‘Passenger Gridlock,’ Glosses Over TSA Civil Liberties Abuses

“Early Show” co-host Maggie Rodriguez today glossed over the TSA's use of intrusive pat-downs while drilling down on the potential for “gridlock” if distressed passengers cause “chaos” this weekend over the enhanced security measures. “There is, as I'm sure you know, this online movement that's gaining more and more momentum calling for people tomorrow to opt-out of those full-body scanners and get pat-downs instead to create chaos at the airport,” noted Rodriguez, interviewing aviation expert Peter Goelz. “The head of the TSA told me yesterday that will only serve to further delay and further irritate passengers. How bad do you think it could get?” Parroting the TSA chief's talking points, the CBS anchor failed to question Goelz, former managing director of the National Transportation Safety Board, about the potential for civil liberties abuses. Instead, CBS displayed graphics hyperbolizing “TSA Turbulence” and fretting “Will Passenger Gridlock Hamper Holiday Travel?” Rodriguez even shifted the burden of responsibility from the government to the passengers: “Is there anything, Peter, that you suggest that people do as they travel in the next couple of days to make things go smoothly?” read more

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Is the America’s Got Talent Winner a Star?

We’ll conceal the champion until after the jump, but America’s Got Talent crowned its fifth-season victor last night to the delight of many and to the abject disappointment of others. Let’s break down the potential for mainstream success (and credibility).

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Invasive Quagga Mussels Could Eat Lake Michigan Ecosystem to Point of Collapse

photo: Wikipedia Forget about the potential damage by invasive Asian carp, another invasive species, the quagga mussel is likely to destroy the Lake Michigan ecosystem long before the bottom-feeding fish do. That’s the word of Michigan Tech biologist W. Charles Kerfoot , who says the proliferating mussels are eating up so much phytoplankton that, through an interesting chain of events,

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From The Gulf Stream To The Bloodstream – The Video BP Doesn’t Want You to See

From the YouTube page: Several volatile hydrocarbons found in crude oil were detected in the blood of several residents from the Orange Beach, AL area. Among the hydrocarbons tested, several were detected at abnormally high levels including ethylbenzene, xylene, hexane. These individuals were not directly involved in BP's clean-up operations, nor had they been exposed to any industrial environment where the presence of these compounds would be of concern. Therefore, it can be assumed that residents living near the Gulf of Mexico shoreline are at risk of exposure to aerosolized VOC's moving inland from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The blood test performed on these individuals is called the Volatile Solvents Profile (Metametrix.com). The test can be obtained and administered by any physician with the ability to perform a simple blood draw. The test will be shipped to a laboratory for analysis and returned to your doctor for interpretation and treatment. The Gulf of Mexico is facing a significant threat to human health, which needs to be documented in a stringent and concrete manner. A multitude of symptoms have been reported ranging from subtle to severe; these include skin rashes and infections, upper respiratory burning, congestion and cough, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and neurological symptoms such as short-term loss of memory and coordination. Please report symptoms to the Project Gulf Impact health line: (504) 814-0283 Project Gulf Impact is currently raising funds to provide further testing to residents who cannot afford the associated costs. To provide assistance please donate at ProjectGulfImpact.org/donate. To send information or inquire on this effort please email ProjectGulfImpact@gmail.com . ~~~ http://theintelhub.com/2010/09/05/from-the-gulf-stream-to-the-bloodstream/ When Is Enough, Enough? For nearly five months, the BP oil disaster has consumed the minds of millions of people worldwide. In addition to the horrific impacts that the crude oil and chemical dispersants have daily on the environment and the economy, a fatal threat has quietly slipped by the public’s proverbial radar. The harm dealt by this silent enemy is beginning to creep into the lives of those living and working in the Gulf. The problem has been lurking in the Gulf since the first days of the BP oil spill and now has the potential ignite a disaster unlike any this country has ever seen. The test results can been seen here: ■Blood Test Results ■Blood Test Results Who is this masked bandit? What is this mysterious force that has the potential to outpace the spill’s catastrophic events thus far? Though it may sound like a simple answer, (and it is not easy to swallow) the truth is that this tragedy is silent, and if you live in the Gulf, it is most likely affecting you right now as you read this. What is it? Your health may be in extreme jeopardy due to the toxic effects of the dispersant Corexit and volatile organic compo unds (VOCs) from crude oil inundating the air. Through recent studies conducted under the combined efforts of Michelle Nix of Gulf Coast Oil Spill Volunteers, Jo Billups and Karen Harvill of Sassafrass, Dr. Robert Naman, Project Gulf Impact, medical professionals, and the brave Gulf residents who have agreed to be tested, the toxic health effects of the poisons in the air and in the sea have been documented for the first time. The results? This stands to become one of the greatest health tragedies The United States has ever seen. If this is such a powerful threat, why has it gone so under reported for so long? Why is mainstream media ignoring these potentially large-scale health problems? The scenario’s biggest problem is the scenario itself. Perpetrated by a corporation, the influx of relief that would ordinarily stream in after most acts of God has quietly gone elsewhere. Why is this killer so silent? Why have we not heard much about the disastrous health effects of this oil and dispersant in the air? Why are everyday citizens not catching on to what gargantuan health problems are coming in the not-so-distant future, affecting everyone, even the journalists who should be reporting on it? The answer may seem strange, and it is complex, however the biggest problem facing this mounting horrific scenario is… the BP oil spill was not a hurricane. The oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will go down in history as one of the biggest catastrophes this planet has ever seen. Books are already being written on how much we didn’t know. The cover up and the lies that led this country into the health crisis we are about to face will be documented in years to come. Acts of God, like hurricanes, are fast and furious, the damage is immediate. This, on the other hand, is a slow death. With a hurricane, we know the death toll, the devastation right away. We see the bodies, the houses underwater, and the numbers of dollars lost in real-time as all of the data floods the national spotlight in the aftermath of the disaster. With disasters like Hurricane Katrina, our heartstrings are tugged as we witness cities underwater, mothers crying out for their children, and the newly homeless wandering the streets. We are used to hurricanes. We have evacuation routes. Whether they function or not, we have plans in place for disasters like these. No such plan exists for the victims of an oil spill. Instinctively, we are aware of floods, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other “over the counter” disasters. Most of us have never suffered an oil spill, much less have any notion of what to do in the event of one. The problem we are facing now transcends most disasters this nation has suffered in the last century. The oil spill, and our ensuing response, has created a darker and deadlier aftermath that will persist for decades. The difference is between a swift and lethal blow verses lingering end-stage cancer. Like the first stage of cancer, which often goes long-undetected, this aftermath is a slow, deadly creep. We are entering stage one of the Gulf residents’ proverbial “cancer”. What BP, Thad Allen, The Federal Government, and The EPA Don’t Want You To Know The residents of the Gulf of Mexico are entering a crisis whose scope cannot be calculated. Several symptoms have been reported, from subtle to severe: skin rashes and infections, upper respiratory burning, congestion and cough, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and neurological symptoms including short-term memory loss and coordination problems. These health problems, if acknowledged at all, are mis-diagnosed, buried, and mis-attributed. Amidst a vacuum created by the unwillingness of federal, state, and private sector medical organizations to address the growing health problems, independent, privately-funded groups like Gulf Coast Oil Spill Volunteers (GCOSV), Sassafrass, and Project Gulf Impact have taken matters into their own hands. Patterns are emerging. (con't in comments) added by: samantha420

KICK-ASS 2: BALLS TO THE WALL Confirmed

Recently MTV News interviewed director Matthew Vaughn. The director confirmed that KICK-ASS 2 had been greenlit and would begin filming in less than 9 months. The second film follows immediately after the first film. http://nerdreactor.com/2010/09/01/kick-ass-2-balls-to-the-wall-confirmed/ added by: NerdReactorTV

Drugs Like Boniva May Cause Cancer Study Finds

The findings were especially remarkable because another research group conducting a case-control study of the same registry — Great Britain's General Practice Research Database, containing records on some six million patients — recently reported no increase in esophageal cancer rates in patients treated with bisphosphonates. Green and colleagues explained the discrepancy by noting that mean observation time prior to diagnosis in the other analysis was substantially shorter, 4.5 versus 7.7 years. Also, they noted, their study used five matched controls for each case, whereas the earlier study had equal numbers of cases and controls. “Our study thus had the potential to include people with longer durations of bisphosphonate use and also had greater statistical power,” Green and colleagues asserted. More at the link…. added by: jubal

Waka Flocka Flame’s ‘No Hands’ Video Inspired By ‘Sexy Women’

‘The concept is just girls,’ Atlanta rapper tells MTV News. By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by James “FLX” Alexander Waka Flocka Flame Photo: MTV News Waka Flocka Flame is on a roll with his breakout videos for “O Let’s Do It” and “Hard in Da Paint.” Now, the upstart ATL rapper is set to premiere his latest clip, “No Hands,” featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale. Waka recently shot the visuals in Atlanta. “The concept is just girls, sexy women,” he told MTV News ” ‘No Hands,’ we in the club, we in our party, we in our zone. It’s about the women. She’s sexy, she’s elegant. We just went from there.” The track is featured on the rapper’s forthcoming mixtape, Flockaveli, set to drop October 5. DJ Holiday will helm the effort. The Brick Squad member said “Homies,” “Brick Squad Parties” and “For My Dawgs” are other potential hits in waiting. It’s been a good year for the Gucci Mane prot

Politico: ‘The Horizon Is As Bleak For Democrats As It Ever Has Been’

Politico Monday evening ran the following headline: Tidal Wave? 10-point Poll Edge for GOP   Inside, the  news  wasn’t much better for the liberal press:  The Gallup poll, coming at the end of a brutal August for Democrats and President Barack Obama, reinforces the rapidly forming prevailing view that the horizon is as bleak for Democrats as it ever has been.   The headline of the Gallup poll in question was also sure to elicit gasps in newsrooms from coast to coast: GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot   So will the opening paragraph: Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP’s largest so far this year and is its largest in Gallup’s history of tracking the midterm generic ballot for Congress.  The rest of the article was full of other nuggets destined to ruin a lot of liberal media member’s days tomorrow: The Republican leads of 6, 7, and 10 points this month are all higher than any previous midterm Republican advantage in  Gallup’s history of tracking the generic ballot , which dates to 1942. Prior to this year, the highest such gap was five points, measured in June 2002 and July 1994. Elections in both of these years resulted in significant Republican gains in House seats.  The news continued to worsen for left-leaning journalists: Republicans are now twice as likely as Democrats to be “very” enthusiastic about voting, and now hold — by one point — the largest such advantage of the year. The last Gallup weekly generic ballot average before Labor Day underscores the fast-evolving conventional wisdom that the GOP is poised to make significant gains in this fall’s midterm congressional elections. Gallup’s generic ballot has historically proven an excellent predictor of the national vote for Congress, and the national vote in turn is an excellent predictor of House seats won and lost. Republicans’ presumed turnout advantage, combined with their current 10-point registered-voter lead, suggests the potential for a major “wave” election in which the Republicans gain a large number of seats from the Democrats and in the process take back control of the House. This poll was released late in the afternoon Monday. As such, there isn’t a huge amount of reporting on it yet. How will this stunner get covered in the next 24 hours? Stay tuned. 

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Numbers of Potential Treehuggers Decline As US Birth Rates Drop

photo via flickr Chalk it up to eco-awareness, The Great Recession, or increased availability of pregnancy prevention methods but people in the US are having fewer kids. News stats from the National Center for Health Statistics show that for 1,000 people in the US, there are 13.5 births. That’s down from 14.3 in 2007, and around 30 in early part of the 20th century The question is: Is this good green news or just another statistic that amazes for a minute but carries no consequence?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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