principiascientificinternational--2020-04-29--Tomanowos – Meteorite That Hit The Ice Cap

I share a new ancient history news article that got me caught up on an interesting story .
I share the new report and my thoughts on the Tomanowos ( Willamette ) Meteorite .
They say it hit the ice cap in 15,000BC and was transported to Oregon in an Ice Age Flood about 13,000 years ago .
The Younger Dryas event happened about 12,900 years ago .
Is this the WHOLE story ?
The Willamette Meteorite , officially named Willamette [ 3 ] and originally known as Tomanowos by the Clackamas Chinooks [ 4 ] [ 5 ] native @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the U.S. state of Oregon .
It is the largest meteorite found in North America and the sixth largest in the world .
[ 6 ] [ 7 ] There was no impact crater at the discovery site ; researchers believe the meteorite landed in what is now Canada or Montana , and was transported as a glacial erratic to the Willamette Valley during the Missoula Floods at the end of the last Ice Age ( ~13,000 years ago ) .
[ 8 ] Glacial Lake Columbia ( west ) and Glacial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) were south of Cordilleran Ice Sheet .
The areas inundated in the Columbia and Missoula Floods are shown in red .
The meteorite was rafted by the floods embedded inside an ice block .
The lack of an impact crater at the discovery site was only explained after the 1920s , with the new understanding about the Missoula Floods , one of the largest floods documented , caused by the collapse of an ice barrier during the last deglaciation .
The meteorite presumably landed on an ice cap in what is now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dragged by the glacier ice to the vicinity of an ice barrier that formed across the Clark Fork River .
This barrier had ponded a huge amount of water at the Lake Missoula right at the time when the meteorite reached the area and the ice barrier became unstable and breached .
The resulting flood involved up to 10 million cubic meters per second of water discharge , with large blocks of ice rafting down the Columbia River and the Willamette Valley at the end of the last Ice Age ( ~13,000 years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these ice rafts included boulders ( known as glacial erratics by geologists ) like the Willamette meteorite , which eventually sank in the flood waters and settled where they were found by humans .
The deep crevasses of the meteorite resulted from both its high-speed atmospheric entry and its subsequent weathering .
Exposed to the elements for thousands of years , rainwater interacted with the mineral troilite , resulting in a form of sulfuric acid which slowly dissolved portions of the meteorite .
This resulted in the gradual development of the hollows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City , which acquired it in 1906 .
[ 7 ] Having been seen by an estimated 40 million people over the years , and given its striking appearance , it is among the most famous meteorites

Written by cf-apps7865
I share a new ancient history news article that got me caught up on an interesting story. I share the new report and my thoughts on the Tomanowos (Willamette) Meteorite. They say it hit the ice cap in 15,000BC and was transported to Oregon in an Ice Age Flood about 13,000 years ago.
The Younger Dryas event happened about 12,900 years ago . Is this the WHOLE story?
Wkipedia tells us:
The Willamette Meteorite, officially named Willamette[3] and originally known as Tomanowos by the Clackamas Chinooks[4][5] native american tribe is an iron-nickel meteorite found in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the largest meteorite found in North America and the sixth largest in the world.[6][7]
There was no impact crater at the discovery site; researchers believe the meteorite landed in what is now Canada or Montana, and was transported as a glacial erratic to the Willamette Valley during the Missoula Floods at the end of the last Ice Age (~13,000 years ago).[8]
Emplacement and erosion
Glacial Lake Columbia (west) and Glacial Lake Missoula (east, in blue) were south of Cordilleran Ice Sheet. The areas inundated in the Columbia and Missoula Floods are shown in red. The meteorite was rafted by the floods embedded inside an ice block.
The lack of an impact crater at the discovery site was only explained after the 1920s, with the new understanding about the Missoula Floods, one of the largest floods documented, caused by the collapse of an ice barrier during the last deglaciation.
The meteorite presumably landed on an ice cap in what is now Montana or western Canada, and was dragged by the glacier ice to the vicinity of an ice barrier that formed across the Clark Fork River. This barrier had ponded a huge amount of water at the Lake Missoula right at the time when the meteorite reached the area and the ice barrier became unstable and breached. The resulting flood involved up to 10 million cubic meters per second of water discharge, with large blocks of ice rafting down the Columbia River and the Willamette Valley at the end of the last Ice Age (~13,000 years ago).[8]
Some of these ice rafts included boulders (known as glacial erratics by geologists) like the Willamette meteorite, which eventually sank in the flood waters and settled where they were found by humans.
The deep crevasses of the meteorite resulted from both its high-speed atmospheric entry and its subsequent weathering. Exposed to the elements for thousands of years, rainwater interacted with the mineral troilite, resulting in a form of sulfuric acid which slowly dissolved portions of the meteorite. This resulted in the gradual development of the hollows that are visible today.
The meteorite is on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, which acquired it in 1906.[7] Having been seen by an estimated 40 million people over the years, and given its striking appearance, it is among the most famous meteorites


principiascientificinternational--2020-04-30--Sorry Alarmists, Antarctica Is Not ‘Rapidly Melting’

Sorry Alarmists , Antarctica Is Not ‘ Rapidly Melting ’ The BBC , which in September 2018 announced its decision to censor any reports by climate skeptics , continues to propagandize for climate alarmists .
On March 12 , BBC “ Science Correspondent ” Jonathan Amos published an alarming article entitled “ Greenland and Antarctica ice loss accelerating.
” According to Amos , “ Earth ’ s great ice sheets , Greenland and Antarctica , are now losing mass six times faster than they were in the 1990s thanks to warming conditions.
” The BBC was not alone , of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world ran with the story .
The Guardian ’ s version came with a predictably terrifying subhead : “ Losses of ice from Greenland and Antarctica are tracking the worst-case climate scenario , scientists warn.
” USA Today offered its version on March 16 , with a story headlined , “ Greenland and Antarctica are now melting six times faster than in the 1990s , accelerating sea-level rise.
” The source of these dire statistics was a report in the journal Nature , published late last year and released online on March 12 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and come down to certain quantitative assertions that invite skeptical analysis .
Perhaps the most alarming sounding statistic was the following , quoting from NASA/JPL : This sounds like a lot of ice , “ 6.4 trillion tons.
” But it ’ s not .
This equates to 6,400 billion tons , which may also be referred to as 6,400 gigatons , which is 6,400 cubic kilometers .
That would be an ice cube 18.5 kilometers on a side , or , to revert to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cube 11.5 miles on a side .
If you dropped this ice cube in the world ’ s oceans and let it melt , it would raise the level of the oceans by 18 millimeters—that ’ s 9/16ths of one inch .
To focus on Antarctica , the report in Nature claimed Antarctica is losing , in recent years , 190 gigatons of ice per year , an amount that supposedly portends an ominous future for coastal cities around the world .
But the total ice mass of Antarctica is generally estimated at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the participating scientists claim they can observe a change in the total ice mass of Antarctica of one seven millionths per year .
You can ’ t even make an easily comprehensible fraction for an amount this infinitesimal .
Expressed using decimals , it ’ s .000007 .
It doesn ’ t take a scientist to wonder if these scientists aren ’ t jumping to conclusions .
This amount of change is way below the noise level .
How on earth—using satellite-based imagers screaming through a polar orbit at nearly 20,000 miles per @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miles in area , covered with an ice sheet that is up to three miles thick—can these scientists claim with confidence that they ’ re detecting an annual change in the total ice mass of .0007 percent—and , worse , announce this to the world as if it ’ s terrifying ?
This is the sort of reasoning that the BBC openly censors .
But thank God for the blogosphere to debunk alarmist reports about the cryosphere .
A good anthology of links and summaries of contrarian , non-alarmist findings can be found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Climate Depot website .
Included in a recent post are articles by NASA glaciologist Jay Zwally claiming Antarctica is actually gaining ice .
One of the biggest obstacles to accurately measuring the volume of an ice sheet is that the underlying terrain itself changes , uplifting , or subsiding depending on tectonic shifts and other geologic variables .
Available online , from the Journal of Marine Science Research and Oceanography , is an article titled “ The Views of Three Sea Level Specialists.
” The observations by meteorologist Thomas Wysmuller , formerly with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the difficulties with measuring Antarctica ’ s ice mass , as well as sea-level trends .
With respect to sea-level rise , Wysmuller explains that “ the most influential driver of local sea level trend happens to be local tectonics , ” and therefore the most accurate long-term measurements of sea level can only be found in places that are “ tectonically inert.
” He cites these areas as reporting a 1 millimeter to 1.2-millimeter rate of annual sea-level rise over the last century , with scant evidence of acceleration .
Wysmuller provides @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data is manipulated by alarmists , by showing a chart from NOAA depicting mean sea level at Seward , Alaska .
The trend line of the long-term tide gauges shows a supposed rapid rise in sea level , but when you observe the actual year over year data , it is clear that sea level was stable both before and after the Alaskan earthquake in 1964 .
At a magnitude of 9.3 , this devastating quake caused the coastal land to fall by 0.9 meters .
But what is reported is the long-term @ @ @ @ @ @ @ below ) , with the long-term C02 PPM line ( green ) helpfully superimposed .
It is impossible to refute every argument made by climate alarmists because there is a perpetual onslaught of propaganda connecting virtually any topic to climate change .
But voters and politicians have an obligation to look past the hype and perform their own critical reasoning .
Six-point-four-trillion-tons .
That sounds like so much , but in fact , it ’ s just a drop in the ocean .
And as for Greenland , why is it called Greenland @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” back in the 10th century and for a few hundred years thereafter , parts of this harsh land were green .
To this day there are ruins of churches , anchoring settlements where thousands lived until the drove them out .
And what about the “ thermal expansion ” of the oceans ?
Then why is there no indisputable evidence of sea levels rising ?
And why wouldn ’ t increased evaporation in a thermally expanded , warmer ocean , offset the thermal expansion ?
These questions deserve discussion and answers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ other mainstream and online media , suppress discussion and suppress answers with which they do not agree .
Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg , when talking about his policy positions , was fond of prefacing a remark with the phrase “ science says… ” But using the words “ science says ” as a way to gain credibility and stifle debate is not scientific .
The lifeblood of science is skepticism .
It is supposed to be the lifeblood of journalism as well .
And when it comes to climate change , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its self-proclaimed spokespersons claim .
It ’ s easy to wonder if the sheer volume of panic being spread on the issue of climate change is a conspiracy .
But it doesn ’ t have to be a conspiracy to be this pervasive , it just has to fit the world view of a critical mass of special interests .
And that it does .
Anyone who believes in socialism , or just in bigger government , will favor the climate alarmist narrative .
Anyone who believes in globalism and the withering away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to climate alarmism .
As for private opportunists , from rent-seeking multinational corporations to local environmental impact consultants , climate alarmism is a gold mine .
Worst of all is not just the censorship of skeptical voices , but the demonization of skeptics .
For example , a Google search on Thomas Wysmuller reveals links to several websites devoted to nothing but smearing and defaming him and everybody like him .
But it is the documented facts and logical integrity of Wysmuller ’ s arguments that must be considered , not the attacks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enemies .
Perhaps referring to these left-wing , slime-slinging websites is the best way to quickly learn who ’ s willing to tell the other side of the story ; perhaps it ’ s where we find the good guys .
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Sorry Alarmists, Antarctica Is Not ‘Rapidly Melting’
Written by Edward Ring
The BBC, which in September 2018 announced its decision to censor any reports by climate skeptics, continues to propagandize for climate alarmists.
On March 12, BBC “Science Correspondent” Jonathan Amos published an alarming article entitled “Greenland and Antarctica ice loss accelerating.”
According to Amos, “Earth’s great ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica, are now losing mass six times faster than they were in the 1990s thanks to warming conditions.”
The BBC was not alone, of course. Generic journalist NPCs around the world ran with the story.
The Guardian’s version came with a predictably terrifying subhead: “Losses of ice from Greenland and Antarctica are tracking the worst-case climate scenario, scientists warn.”
USA Today offered its version on March 16, with a story headlined, “Greenland and Antarctica are now melting six times faster than in the 1990s, accelerating sea-level rise.”
The source of these dire statistics was a report in the journal Nature, published late last year and released online on March 12.
The key findings were summarized by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and come down to certain quantitative assertions that invite skeptical analysis.
Perhaps the most alarming sounding statistic was the following, quoting from NASA/JPL:
The two regions [Greenland and Antarctica] have lost 6.4 trillion tons of ice in three decades; unabated, this rate of melting could cause flooding that affects hundreds of millions of people by 2100.
This sounds like a lot of ice, “6.4 trillion tons.” But it’s not. This equates to 6,400 billion tons, which may also be referred to as 6,400 gigatons, which is 6,400 cubic kilometers.
That would be an ice cube 18.5 kilometers on a side, or, to revert to the imperial system of measures, an ice cube 11.5 miles on a side.
If you dropped this ice cube in the world’s oceans and let it melt, it would raise the level of the oceans by 18 millimeters—that’s 9/16ths of one inch.
How horrible.
To focus on Antarctica, the report in Nature claimed Antarctica is losing, in recent years, 190 gigatons of ice per year, an amount that supposedly portends an ominous future for coastal cities around the world.
But the total ice mass of Antarctica is generally estimated at 26.5 million gigatons. This means that the participating scientists claim they can observe a change in the total ice mass of Antarctica of one seven millionths per year.
You can’t even make an easily comprehensible fraction for an amount this infinitesimal. Expressed using decimals, it’s .000007.
It doesn’t take a scientist to wonder if these scientists aren’t jumping to conclusions. This amount of change is way below the noise level.
How on earth—using satellite-based imagers screaming through a polar orbit at nearly 20,000 miles per hour, observing a continent 5.4 million miles in area, covered with an ice sheet that is up to three miles thick—can these scientists claim with confidence that they’re detecting an annual change in the total ice mass of .0007 percent—and, worse, announce this to the world as if it’s terrifying?
This is the sort of reasoning that the BBC openly censors. But thank God for the blogosphere to debunk alarmist reports about the cryosphere.
A good anthology of links and summaries of contrarian, non-alarmist findings can be found on the indefatigable Marc Morano’s Climate Depot website. Included in a recent post are articles by NASA glaciologist Jay Zwally claiming Antarctica is actually gaining ice.
One of the biggest obstacles to accurately measuring the volume of an ice sheet is that the underlying terrain itself changes, uplifting, or subsiding depending on tectonic shifts and other geologic variables.
Available online, from the Journal of Marine Science Research and Oceanography, is an article titled “The Views of Three Sea Level Specialists.”
The observations by meteorologist Thomas Wysmuller, formerly with NASA, are particularly helpful in understanding the difficulties with measuring Antarctica’s ice mass, as well as sea-level trends.
With respect to sea-level rise, Wysmuller explains that “the most influential driver of local sea level trend happens to be local tectonics,” and therefore the most accurate long-term measurements of sea level can only be found in places that are “tectonically inert.”
He cites these areas as reporting a 1 millimeter to 1.2-millimeter rate of annual sea-level rise over the last century, with scant evidence of acceleration.
Wysmuller provides an excellent example of how sea level data is manipulated by alarmists, by showing a chart from NOAA depicting mean sea level at Seward, Alaska.
The trend line of the long-term tide gauges shows a supposed rapid rise in sea level, but when you observe the actual year over year data, it is clear that sea level was stable both before and after the Alaskan earthquake in 1964.
At a magnitude of 9.3, this devastating quake caused the coastal land to fall by 0.9 meters. But what is reported is the long-term trend line (red on the chart below), with the long-term C02 PPM line (green) helpfully superimposed.
It is impossible to refute every argument made by climate alarmists because there is a perpetual onslaught of propaganda connecting virtually any topic to climate change.
But voters and politicians have an obligation to look past the hype and perform their own critical reasoning. Six-point-four-trillion-tons. That sounds like so much, but in fact, it’s just a drop in the ocean.
And as for Greenland, why is it called Greenland? Because in “Old Greenland,” back in the 10th century and for a few hundred years thereafter, parts of this harsh land were green.
To this day there are ruins of churches, anchoring settlements where thousands lived until the Little Ice Age drove them out.
And what about the “thermal expansion” of the oceans? Then why is there no indisputable evidence of sea levels rising?
And why wouldn’t increased evaporation in a thermally expanded, warmer ocean, offset the thermal expansion? These questions deserve discussion and answers.
But the BBC, along with most other mainstream and online media, suppress discussion and suppress answers with which they do not agree.
Former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, when talking about his policy positions, was fond of prefacing a remark with the phrase “science says…”
But using the words “science says” as a way to gain credibility and stifle debate is not scientific. The lifeblood of science is skepticism.
It is supposed to be the lifeblood of journalism as well. And when it comes to climate change, “science” knows a lot less than its self-proclaimed spokespersons claim.
It’s easy to wonder if the sheer volume of panic being spread on the issue of climate change is a conspiracy.
But it doesn’t have to be a conspiracy to be this pervasive, it just has to fit the world view of a critical mass of special interests. And that it does.
Anyone who believes in socialism, or just in bigger government, will favor the climate alarmist narrative. Anyone who believes in globalism and the withering away of national sovereignty will be similarly attracted to climate alarmism.
As for private opportunists, from rent-seeking multinational corporations to local environmental impact consultants, climate alarmism is a gold mine.
Worst of all is not just the censorship of skeptical voices, but the demonization of skeptics.
For example, a Google search on Thomas Wysmuller reveals links to several websites devoted to nothing but smearing and defaming him and everybody like him.
But it is the documented facts and logical integrity of Wysmuller’s arguments that must be considered, not the attacks on his character made by his ideological enemies.
Perhaps referring to these left-wing, slime-slinging websites is the best way to quickly learn who’s willing to tell the other side of the story; perhaps it’s where we find the good guys.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-30--Arctic Ice Steady, Antarctic Ice Growing

We keep hearing how the ice at the poles is supposedly disappearing rapidly , yet a look at the latest data shows this is not the case .
Polar ice has remained steady for the last decades .
Antarctic ice has in fact trended upwards since satellite measurement began 40 years ago .
A brand new article here describes how “ Antarctica is not rapidly melting.
” Die kalte Sonne site writes that something unexpected has happened in the Atlantic Ocean around Svalbard : The extent of sea ice there is far greater than the long-term average , as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows : What ’ s going on in the North Atlantic ?
How does all this ice fit with the earlier warnings that the sea ice is getting less and less ?
German meteorologist Klaus Paetzold shows on his website many more interesting observations of ice and snow in the northern hemisphere .
Though climate alarmists often claim Canada is warming twice as fast as the globe , the real , untampered data show that 5 of 9 stations in Canada – for which the JMA has near-complete data – have had no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since 1986 .
Additionally , only one station shows a warming trend since 1998 .
Spring seems to be taking more time to arrive in Canada .
Summarizing : nothing dramatic is really happening at the Earth ’ s poles .
Read more at No Tricks Zone

Arctic Ice Steady, Antarctic Ice Growing
Written by Kirye & Pierre Gosselin
We keep hearing how the ice at the poles is supposedly disappearing rapidly, yet a look at the latest data shows this is not the case.
Polar ice has remained steady for the last decades.
Antarctic rebounding, trending upwards
Antarctic ice has in fact trended upwards since satellite measurement began 40 years ago.
A brand new article here describes how “Antarctica is not rapidly melting.”
Svalbard sea ice well above average
Die kalte Sonne site writes that something unexpected has happened in the Atlantic Ocean around Svalbard: The extent of sea ice there is far greater than the long-term average, as the following graph from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute shows:
What’s going on in the North Atlantic? How does all this ice fit with the earlier warnings that the sea ice is getting less and less?
German meteorologist Klaus Paetzold shows on his website many more interesting observations of ice and snow in the northern hemisphere.
Canadian winters lasting longer?
Though climate alarmists often claim Canada is warming twice as fast as the globe, the real, untampered data show that 5 of 9 stations in Canada – for which the JMA has near-complete data – have had no warming trend in the month of March since 1986.
Additionally, only one station shows a warming trend since 1998. Spring seems to be taking more time to arrive in Canada.
Summarizing: nothing dramatic is really happening at the Earth’s poles.
Read more at No Tricks Zone
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-30--Seven-Step Path from Pandemic to Totalitarianism

There are just seven steps from pandemic declaration to permanent totalitarianism – and many jurisdictions are about to start Step 5 .
As if it was planned in advance , billions of people around the globe are being forced step by rapid step into a radically different way of life , one that involves far less personal , physical and financial freedom and agency .
Here is the template for rolling this out .
A new virus starts to spread around the world .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) declares a pandemic .
International agencies , public-health officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voices fan fear by focusing almost exclusively on the contagiousness of the virus and the rising numbers of cases , and by characterizing the virus as extremely dangerous .
Within a few days governments at national and local levels also declare states of emergency .
At lightning speed they impose lock-down measures that confine most people to their homes – starting with closing schools – and shut down much of the global economy .
World markets implode .
The stunned , fearful and credulous public – convinced over the previous few years that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ability to react to pathogens by producing antibodies that confer long-lasting immunity – largely complies willingly .
The first weekly virtual class on local emergency and crisis responses to COVID19 is held for mayors and other city officials around the world .
Coordinated by a handful of American organizations in the academic , medical , financial , political and transportation spheres , the classes feature guests ranging from Barack Obama to Bill Gates .
National , state/provincial and municipal leaders , as well as public-health officials , start daily press briefings .
They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and modelling asserting the virus has the potential to kill many millions .
Most of this information is hard to decipher and sheds little real light on the natural course of the virus ’ s spread through each geographic area .
Officials and media downplay or distort inconveniently low death tolls from the virus and instead focus on alarming statistics produced by compliant academics , social-media influencers and high-profile organizations .
The main message is that this is a war and many lives are at stake unless virtually everybody stays at home .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ world is at the mercy of the virus .
Simultaneously , central banks and governments hand out massive amounts of cash largely to benefit the big banks .
And they bring in giant private-sector financial firms to manage the process despite these global companies ’ very poor track record in the 2008-2009 crash .
Governments also rapidly start to create trillions of pounds ’ worth of programs that include compensating businesses and workers for their shutdown-related losses .
There is a concerted effort by all levels of government and public health to very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along with production of personal protective equipment .
They push aside the need for regulation , including quality standards and independent verification of tests ’ rates of accuracy , by insisting that fast approval and roll-out are imperative for saving lives .
Models are released that predict snowballing of numbers of cases , hospitalizations and deaths even under best-case scenarios .
At about the same time , public-health officials significantly loosen the criteria for viral infections , outbreaks and deaths , particularly in the oldest members of society .
That increases the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new pathogen .
The media continue to clamour for more testing and for severe punishment of people who aren ’ t completely compliant with the lock-down measures .
As a result , there ’ s little backlash as police and military with sweeping new powers enforce these measures and give stiff penalties or even jail terms to those who disobey orders .
States also monitor with impunity massive numbers of people ’ s movements via their cellphones .
Vast human resources are focused on tracking down people who have had contact with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their homes .
Thus the portion of the public exposed to the virus remains relatively small .
It also contributes to social isolation .
Among many effects , this enables those in control to even further erase individual and collective choices , voices and power .
When the numbers of cases and deaths start to plateau , local officials claim it ’ s too early to tell whether the virus has finished passing through their population and therefore , restrictive measures must continue .
An alternative narrative is that if such measures aren @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a resurgence of cases and deaths .
Yet another is that the continuing climb in elderly persons ’ deaths means all bets are off for the time being .
They admit that initial models incorrectly predicted there would be a tsunami of cases , ICU admissions and deaths .
However , they assert more time is needed before it can be determined whether it ’ s safe to loosen some of the restrictions and let children return to school or adults go back to work .
Officials do not try to calculate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and economies of the shut-downs and other measures against , nor do they discuss what cost level may be too high .
They and powerful media organizations also push for the massive virus-testing over-capacity to be used to surveil the general population for viral RNA in their bodies .
At the same time , the roll-out begins of widespread blood testing for antibodies to the virus .
Meanwhile , new data are published showing the virus has a high capacity to mutate .
Scientists and officials interpret this as meaning a larger medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
About two or three weeks later , the dramatic increase in testing for viral RNA produces the desired goal of a significant upsurge in the number of people found positive for the virus .
Public-health officials add jet fuel to the surge by adding to their case and death tallies the large number of people who are only suspected – and not lab-test-confirmed – to have had an infection .
Politicians and public-health officials tell the populace this means they can not return to their jobs or other activities outside the home @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with public-health agencies , academics , industry , the WHO and other organizations to start to design and implement immunity-passport systems for using the results of the widespread antibody testing to determine who can be released from the lock-downs .
This is one of many goals of the seven steps .
Meanwhile , government leaders continue to highlight the importance of vaccines for besting the virus .
Large-scale human testing of many different types of antivirals and vaccines begins , thanks to a concerted push from the WHO , Bill Gates and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governments and universities .
Large swaths of the population don ’ t have the antibodies to the virus because they ’ ve been kept from being exposed to it ; they eagerly accept these medications even though they ’ ve been rushed to market with inadequate safety testing .
They believe these medical products offer the only hope for escaping the virus ’ s clutches .
Soon the new virus starts another cycle around the globe – just as influenza and other viruses have every year for millennia .
Officials again fan the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for millions of deaths among people not yet protected from the virus .
They rapidly roll out virus and antibody testing again , while companies sell billions more doses of antivirals and booster vaccines .
Governments simultaneously cede control of all remaining public assets to global companies .
This is because local and national governments ’ tax bases were decimated during Step 1 and they ’ re virtually bankrupt from their unprecedented spending in the war against the virus in the other steps .
The overall result is complete medicalization of the response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ population level is no more harmful than influenza .
This is coupled with the creation of permanent totalitarianism controlled by global companies and a 24/7 invasive-surveillance police state supported by widespread blossoming of ‘ smart ’ technology .
The key players repeat the cycle of hysteria and massive administration of antivirals and booster shots every few months .
And they implement a variation of steps 1 to 7 when another new pathogen appears on the planet .
With the arrival of COVID19 many countries quickly completed Steps 1 , 2 and 3 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ a large number of jurisdictions .
Step 5 is on track to start in early May .
About the author : Rosemary Frei has an MSc in molecular biology from a faculty of medicine and was a freelance medical writer and journalist for 22 years .
She is now an independent investigative journalist in Toronto , Ontario .
You can find her earlier article on the novel coronavirus for Off-Guardian here , watch and listen to an interview she gave on COVID19 and follow her on Twitter .
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Seven-Step Path from Pandemic to Totalitarianism
Written by Rosemary Frei MSc (molecular biologist)
There are just seven steps from pandemic declaration to permanent totalitarianism – and many jurisdictions are about to start Step 5.
As if it was planned in advance, billions of people around the globe are being forced step by rapid step into a radically different way of life, one that involves far less personal, physical and financial freedom and agency.
Here is the template for rolling this out.
STEP 1
A new virus starts to spread around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) declares a pandemic.
International agencies, public-health officials, politicians, media and other influential voices fan fear by focusing almost exclusively on the contagiousness of the virus and the rising numbers of cases, and by characterizing the virus as extremely dangerous.
Within a few days governments at national and local levels also declare states of emergency. At lightning speed they impose lock-down measures that confine most people to their homes – starting with closing schools – and shut down much of the global economy. World markets implode.
The stunned, fearful and credulous public – convinced over the previous few years that their bodies do not have the natural ability to react to pathogens by producing antibodies that confer long-lasting immunity – largely complies willingly.
The first weekly virtual class on local emergency and crisis responses to COVID19 is held for mayors and other city officials around the world. Coordinated by a handful of American organizations in the academic, medical, financial, political and transportation spheres, the classes feature guests ranging from Barack Obama to Bill Gates.
STEP 2
National, state/provincial and municipal leaders, as well as public-health officials, start daily press briefings. They use them to pump out frightening statistics and modelling asserting the virus has the potential to kill many millions.
Most of this information is hard to decipher and sheds little real light on the natural course of the virus’s spread through each geographic area.
Officials and media downplay or distort inconveniently low death tolls from the virus and instead focus on alarming statistics produced by compliant academics, social-media influencers and high-profile organizations.
The main message is that this is a war and many lives are at stake unless virtually everybody stays at home. Mainstream media amplify the trope that the world is at the mercy of the virus.
Simultaneously, central banks and governments hand out massive amounts of cash largely to benefit the big banks. And they bring in giant private-sector financial firms to manage the process despite these global companies’ very poor track record in the 2008-2009 crash. Governments also rapidly start to create trillions of pounds’ worth of programs that include compensating businesses and workers for their shutdown-related losses.
STEP 3
There is a concerted effort by all levels of government and public health to very rapidly ramp up testing for viral RNA, along with production of personal protective equipment.
They push aside the need for regulation, including quality standards and independent verification of tests’ rates of accuracy, by insisting that fast approval and roll-out are imperative for saving lives.
Models are released that predict snowballing of numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths even under best-case scenarios.
At about the same time, public-health officials significantly loosen the criteria for viral infections, outbreaks and deaths, particularly in the oldest members of society. That increases the numbers of cases and deaths ascribed to the new pathogen.
The media continue to clamour for more testing and for severe punishment of people who aren’t completely compliant with the lock-down measures.
As a result, there’s little backlash as police and military with sweeping new powers enforce these measures and give stiff penalties or even jail terms to those who disobey orders. States also monitor with impunity massive numbers of people’s movements via their cellphones.
Vast human resources are focused on tracking down people who have had contact with a virus-positive individual and confining them to their homes. Thus the portion of the public exposed to the virus remains relatively small.
It also contributes to social isolation. Among many effects, this enables those in control to even further erase individual and collective choices, voices and power.
STEP 4
When the numbers of cases and deaths start to plateau, local officials claim it’s too early to tell whether the virus has finished passing through their population and therefore, restrictive measures must continue.
An alternative narrative is that if such measures aren’t kept in place there will be a resurgence of cases and deaths. Yet another is that the continuing climb in elderly persons’ deaths means all bets are off for the time being.
They admit that initial models incorrectly predicted there would be a tsunami of cases, ICU admissions and deaths. However, they assert more time is needed before it can be determined whether it’s safe to loosen some of the restrictions and let children return to school or adults go back to work.
Officials do not try to calculate the overall skyrocketing cost to their populations and economies of the shut-downs and other measures against, nor do they discuss what cost level may be too high.
They and powerful media organizations also push for the massive virus-testing over-capacity to be used to surveil the general population for viral RNA in their bodies. At the same time, the roll-out begins of widespread blood testing for antibodies to the virus.
Meanwhile, new data are published showing the virus has a high capacity to mutate. Scientists and officials interpret this as meaning a larger medical arsenal will be needed to combat it.
STEP 5
About two or three weeks later, the dramatic increase in testing for viral RNA produces the desired goal of a significant upsurge in the number of people found positive for the virus.
Public-health officials add jet fuel to the surge by adding to their case and death tallies the large number of people who are only suspected – and not lab-test-confirmed – to have had an infection. Politicians and public-health officials tell the populace this means they cannot return to their jobs or other activities outside the home for the time being.
Governments work with public-health agencies, academics, industry, the WHO and other organizations to start to design and implement immunity-passport systems for using the results of the widespread antibody testing to determine who can be released from the lock-downs. This is one of many goals of the seven steps.
Meanwhile, government leaders continue to highlight the importance of vaccines for besting the virus.
STEP 6
Large-scale human testing of many different types of antivirals and vaccines begins, thanks to a concerted push from the WHO, Bill Gates and his collaborators, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, governments and universities.
Large swaths of the population don’t have the antibodies to the virus because they’ve been kept from being exposed to it; they eagerly accept these medications even though they’ve been rushed to market with inadequate safety testing. They believe these medical products offer the only hope for escaping the virus’s clutches.
STEP 7
Soon the new virus starts another cycle around the globe – just as influenza and other viruses have every year for millennia. Officials again fan the flames of fear by positing the potential for millions of deaths among people not yet protected from the virus.
They rapidly roll out virus and antibody testing again, while companies sell billions more doses of antivirals and booster vaccines.
Governments simultaneously cede control of all remaining public assets to global companies. This is because local and national governments’ tax bases were decimated during Step 1 and they’re virtually bankrupt from their unprecedented spending in the war against the virus in the other steps.
The overall result is complete medicalization of the response to the virus, which on a population level is no more harmful than influenza.
This is coupled with the creation of permanent totalitarianism controlled by global companies and a 24/7 invasive-surveillance police state supported by widespread blossoming of ‘smart’ technology.
The key players repeat the cycle of hysteria and massive administration of antivirals and booster shots every few months.
And they implement a variation of steps 1 to 7 when another new pathogen appears on the planet.
Sounds far-fetched? Unfortunately, it’s not.
With the arrival of COVID19 many countries quickly completed Steps 1, 2 and 3.
Step 4 is well under way in a large number of jurisdictions.
Step 5 is on track to start in early May.
About the author: Rosemary Frei has an MSc in molecular biology from a faculty of medicine and was a freelance medical writer and journalist for 22 years. She is now an independent investigative journalist in Toronto, Ontario. You can find her earlier article on the novel coronavirus for Off-Guardian here, watch and listen to an interview she gave on COVID19 and follow her on Twitter.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-30--Why US outsourced bat virus research to Wuhan

Why US outsourced bat virus research to Wuhan Back in October 2014 , the US government had placed a federal moratorium on gain-of-function ( GOF ) research—altering natural pathogens to make them more deadly and infectious–as a result of rising fears about a possible pandemic caused by accidental or deliberate release of these genetically engineered monster germs .
This was in part due to lab accidents at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) in July 2014 that raised questions about biosafety at US high-containment labs .
At that time , the CDC had closed two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the wake of several incidents in which highly pathogenic microbes were mishandled by federal laboratories : an accidental shipment of live anthrax , the discovery of forgotten , live smallpox samples , and a newly revealed incident in which a dangerous influenza strain was accidentally shipped from CDC to another lab .
A CDC internal report described how scientists failed to follow proper procedures to ensure samples were inactivated before they left the lab , and also found “ multiple other problems ” with operating procedures in the anthrax lab .
As such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health concerns the US government banned all federal funding on efforts to weaponize three viruses—influenza , Middle East respiratory syndrome ( MERS ) , and severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) .
In the face of a moratorium in the US , Dr. Anthony Fauci–director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease ( NIAID ) and currently the leading doctor in the US Coronavirus Task Force–outsourced in 2015 the GOF research to China ’ s Wuhan lab and licensed the lab to continue receiving federal funding .
The Wuhan lab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for possibly releasing theSARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and causing the global Covid-19 pandemic .
Understandably , China ’ s lab would likely struggle with safety issues given the fact US labs also share similar problems , and indeed in January 2018 the US embassy in Beijing sent cables warning about safety of the Wuhan lab and asked for help .
Additionally , the cable warned the researchers “ showed that various SARS-like coronaviruses can interact with ACE2 , the human receptor identified for SARS-coronavirus , ” meaning bat coronaviruses can be transmitted to humans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US is up in arms to hold China accountable for the global coronavirus pandemic , filing class action lawsuits domestically , as well as building a coalition with allies internationally .
Lawsuits have been filed within the US and the International Criminal Court that China used the virus as a bioweapon , and other suits are underway at the International Court of Justice .
GOP lawmakers such as Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Dan Crenshaw have also introduced legislation that would allow Americans to sue China in federal court over the death and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ US spy agencies are also investigating whether the virus originated in the Wuhan lab , and seeking evidence that is needed to support the bio WMD theory promoted by GOP lawmakers .
If evidence is found that Covid-19 is a biological weapon , some pundits such as Fox News host Lou Dobbs have called for the US to declare war on China .
Nonetheless , it is unclear what the legal ramifications would be if the virus is indeed leaked from a Chinese lab , but from a research project that was outsourced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Also , if there is a government ban in 2014 on federal funding being used for GOF research , what are the federal compliance and ethical issues surrounding the fact that NIH still gave federal funding instead of private funding to the Wuhan lab to continue the experiments ?
Moreover , could some strains of the coronavirus originate in US labs , given the fact the US government lifted the ban in December 2017 on GOF research without resolving lab safety issues ?
For now , the Trump administration is investigating the $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Wuhan lab , while Rep Matt Gaetz ( R-Fla ) called for an immediate end to NIH funding of Chinese research .
Since the federal ban on GOF research has been lifted , US labs can continue creating these monster germs domestically and would no longer need to outsource to China .
Nonetheless , there still needs to be better oversight on the dangerous experiments and regulations over biosecurity of labs .
Currently , the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity ( NSABB ) —a US government interagency panel that advises the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , conducts risk assessment of GOF experiments that pose a significant threat to public health .
NSABB has given HHS a framework to assess proposed research that would create pathogens with pandemic potential , such as research on genetically altering a virus to infect more species , or recreating a pathogen that has been eradicated in the wild , such as smallpox .
However , vaccine development and epidemiological surveillance do not automatically trigger the HHS review .
In the post-mortem of the Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loophole that could be exploited with no oversight , and should probably be brought under HHS review in order to better protect public health in the future .

Why US outsourced bat virus research to Wuhan
Written by Dr. Christina Lin
US-funded $3.7 million project approved by Trump’s Covid-19 guru Dr Anthony Fauci in 2015 after US ban imposed on ‘monster-germ’ research A recent Daily Mail article revealed that the US National Institute of Health (NIH) funded bat coronavirus research in the Wuhan Institute of Virology to the tune of $3.7 million.
Back in October 2014, the US government had placed a federal moratorium on gain-of-function (GOF) research—altering natural pathogens to make them more deadly and infectious–as a result of rising fears about a possible pandemic caused by accidental or deliberate release of these genetically engineered monster germs.
This was in part due to lab accidents at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in July 2014 that raised questions about biosafety at US high-containment labs.
At that time, the CDC had closed two labs and halted some biological shipments in the wake of several incidents in which highly pathogenic microbes were mishandled by federal laboratories: an accidental shipment of live anthrax, the discovery of forgotten, live smallpox samples, and a newly revealed incident in which a dangerous influenza strain was accidentally shipped from CDC to another lab.
A CDC internal report described how scientists failed to follow proper procedures to ensure samples were inactivated before they left the lab, and also found “multiple other problems” with operating procedures in the anthrax lab.
As such in October 2014, due to public health concerns the US government banned all federal funding on efforts to weaponize three viruses—influenza, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
In the face of a moratorium in the US, Dr. Anthony Fauci–director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) and currently the leading doctor in the US Coronavirus Task Force–outsourced in 2015 the GOF research to China’s Wuhan lab and licensed the lab to continue receiving federal funding.
The Wuhan lab is now at the center of scrutiny for possibly releasing theSARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and causing the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Understandably, China’s lab would likely struggle with safety issues given the fact US labs also share similar problems, and indeed in January 2018 the US embassy in Beijing sent cables warning about safety of the Wuhan lab and asked for help.
Additionally, the cable warned the researchers “showed that various SARS-like coronaviruses can interact with ACE2, the human receptor identified for SARS-coronavirus,” meaning bat coronaviruses can be transmitted to humans to cause SARS-like diseases.
Now, the US is up in arms to hold China accountable for the global coronavirus pandemic, filing class action lawsuits domestically, as well as building a coalition with allies internationally.
Lawsuits have been filed within the US and the International Criminal Court that China used the virus as a bioweapon, and other suits are underway at the International Court of Justice. GOP lawmakers such as Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Dan Crenshaw have also introduced legislation that would allow Americans to sue China in federal court over the death and economic damage wrought by the virus.
US spy agencies are also investigating whether the virus originated in the Wuhan lab, and seeking evidence that is needed to support the bio WMD theory promoted by GOP lawmakers.
If evidence is found that Covid-19 is a biological weapon, some pundits such as Fox News host Lou Dobbs have called for the US to declare war on China.
Nonetheless, it is unclear what the legal ramifications would be if the virus is indeed leaked from a Chinese lab, but from a research project that was outsourced and funded by the US government.
Also, if there is a government ban in 2014 on federal funding being used for GOF research, what are the federal compliance and ethical issues surrounding the fact that NIH still gave federal funding instead of private funding to the Wuhan lab to continue the experiments?
Moreover, could some strains of the coronavirus originate in US labs, given the fact the US government lifted the ban in December 2017 on GOF research without resolving lab safety issues?
For now, the Trump administration is investigating the $3.7 million taxpayer money that went to the Wuhan lab, while Rep Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) called for an immediate end to NIH funding of Chinese research. Since the federal ban on GOF research has been lifted, US labs can continue creating these monster germs domestically and would no longer need to outsource to China.
Nonetheless, there still needs to be better oversight on the dangerous experiments and regulations over biosecurity of labs. Currently, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB)—a US government interagency panel that advises the NIH’s parent, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), conducts risk assessment of GOF experiments that pose a significant threat to public health.
NSABB has given HHS a framework to assess proposed research that would create pathogens with pandemic potential, such as research on genetically altering a virus to infect more species, or recreating a pathogen that has been eradicated in the wild, such as smallpox.
However, vaccine development and epidemiological surveillance do not automatically trigger the HHS review. In the post-mortem of the Covid-19 pandemic, this is likely a dangerous loophole that could be exploited with no oversight, and should probably be brought under HHS review in order to better protect public health in the future.
First published in Asia Times 4/22/20.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Christina Lin is a California-based academic and consultant specializing in China-Middle East relations. She has extensive US government experience working on national security and economic policy planning, including at DoD, State, and NSC where she also managed CFIUS cases. Read more at blogs.timesofisrael.com **** PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL, legally registered in the UK as a company incorporated for charitable purposes. Head Office: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX. Please DONATE TODAY To Help Our Non-Profit Mission To Defend The Scientific Method.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-30--American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS): Hydroxychloroquine 90% Effective on COVID-19

Written by Association of American Physicians and Surgeons ( AAPS ) In a letter to Gov .
Doug Ducey of Arizona , the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons ( AAPS ) presents a frequently updated table of studies that report results of treating COVID-19 with the anti-malaria drugs chloroquine ( CQ ) and hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ , Plaquenil® ) .
To date , the total number of reported patients treated with HCQ , with or without zinc and the widely used antibiotic azithromycin , is 2,333 , writes AAPS , in observational data from China , France , South @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Of these , 2,137 or 91.6 percent improved clinically .
There were 63 deaths , all but 11 in a single retrospective report from the Veterans Administration where the patients were severely ill .
The antiviral properties of these drugs have been studied since 2003 .
Particularly when combined with zinc , they hinder viral entry into cells and inhibit replication .
They may also prevent overreaction by the immune system , which causes the cytokine storm responsible for much of the damage in severe cases , explains AAPS .
HCQ is often @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis .
Additional benefits shown in some studies , AAPS states , is to decrease the number of days when a patient is contagious , reduce the need for ventilators , and shorten the time to clinical recovery .
Peer-reviewed studies published from January through April 20 , 2020 , provide clear and convincing evidence that HCQ may be beneficial in COVID-19 , especially when used early , states AAPS .
Unfortunately , although it is perfectly legal to prescribe drugs for new indications not on the label , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) has said that CQ and HCQ should be used for COVID-19 only in hospitalized patients in the setting of a clinical study if available .
Most states are making it difficult for physicians to prescribe or pharmacists to dispense these medications .
As the letter to Gov .
Ducey notes , “ Many nations , including Turkey and India , are protecting medical workers and contacts of infected persons prophylactically .
According to worldometers.info , deaths per million persons from COVID-19 as of Apr 27 are 167 in the U.S. , 33 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” After Morocco and Algeria began using HCQ , a trend break and sharp reduction in their COVID-19 case fatality rate occurred .
Vaccines and results of randomized double-blind controlled trials of new drugs are at best months away .
But patients are dying now , while affordable , long-used drugs would be available except for government restrictions , AAPS states .
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons ( AAPS ) has represented physicians of all specialties in all states since 1943 .
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American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS): Hydroxychloroquine 90% Effective on COVID-19
Written by Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
In a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona, the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) presents a frequently updated table of studies that report results of treating COVID-19 with the anti-malaria drugs chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ, Plaquenil®).
To date, the total number of reported patients treated with HCQ, with or without zinc and the widely used antibiotic azithromycin, is 2,333, writes AAPS, in observational data from China, France, South Korea, Algeria, and the U.S. Of these, 2,137 or 91.6 percent improved clinically. There were 63 deaths, all but 11 in a single retrospective report from the Veterans Administration where the patients were severely ill.
The antiviral properties of these drugs have been studied since 2003. Particularly when combined with zinc, they hinder viral entry into cells and inhibit replication. They may also prevent overreaction by the immune system, which causes the cytokine storm responsible for much of the damage in severe cases, explains AAPS. HCQ is often very helpful in treating autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
Additional benefits shown in some studies, AAPS states, is to decrease the number of days when a patient is contagious, reduce the need for ventilators, and shorten the time to clinical recovery.
Peer-reviewed studies published from January through April 20, 2020, provide clear and convincing evidence that HCQ may be beneficial in COVID-19, especially when used early, states AAPS. Unfortunately, although it is perfectly legal to prescribe drugs for new indications not on the label, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that CQ and HCQ should be used for COVID-19 only in hospitalized patients in the setting of a clinical study if available. Most states are making it difficult for physicians to prescribe or pharmacists to dispense these medications.
As the letter to Gov. Ducey notes, “Many nations, including Turkey and India, are protecting medical workers and contacts of infected persons prophylactically. According to worldometers.info, deaths per million persons from COVID-19 as of Apr 27 are 167 in the U.S., 33 in Turkey, and 0.6 in India.”
After Morocco and Algeria began using HCQ, a trend break and sharp reduction in their COVID-19 case fatality rate occurred.
Vaccines and results of randomized double-blind controlled trials of new drugs are at best months away. But patients are dying now, while affordable, long-used drugs would be available except for government restrictions, AAPS states.
The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) has represented physicians of all specialties in all states since 1943. The AAPS motto is omnia pro aegroto, meaning everything for the patient.
Contact: Jane M. Orient, M.D., (520) 323-3110, janeorientmd@gmail.com
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principiascientificinternational--2020-05-01--Too Much Sitting In One Spot Can Literally Kill You

Venous thromboembolism is no joke .
When a blood clot forms deep in your body , usually in your leg or thigh , from lengthy inactivity , it can cause your legs to swell , feel painful or tender , and turn red .
Worst case , the blood clot can break free , travel to your lungs , become a pulmonary embolism , and result in death .
A new study of VTE is based on an analysis of 299,767 “ person years ” —that ’ s almost 2-1/2 billion hours—of TV watching .
[ 1 ] Researchers looked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ showed up after all that time spent immobile in front of a screen .
The overall number of VTE events was only 691 , and the participants tended to be on the older side , from 45-64 years old .
Even so , the results were surprising .
Those who demonstrated some degree of obesity and watched TV “ very often ” were at almost twice the risk ( 1.71 ) to experience thrombosis as those who watched TV “ never or seldom.
” But here ’ s the kicker : Participants who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t lower their risk of VTE .
In fact , they raised it from 1.71 to 1.8 times the risk .
The determining factor was how long they remain parked in front of the screen .
There are two lessons you can learn from this research .
The first is that even if you ’ re in very good shape , you ’ re still at risk for a VTE event when you watch a screen—any kind of screen—for hours on end without getting up and moving around .
The second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of your overall health , “ getting up and moving around ” shouldn ’ t include heading for the kitchen and loading up on more snacks for the next episode .
But you knew that , right ?
• Kubota , Y. , Cushman , M. , Zakai , N. , Rosamond , W. D. , & Folsom , A. R. ( 2017 ) .
TV Viewing and Incident Venous Thromboembolism : the Atherosclerotic Risk in Communities Study .

Venous thromboembolism is no joke. When a blood clot forms deep in your body, usually in your leg or thigh, from lengthy inactivity, it can cause your legs to swell, feel painful or tender, and turn red. Worst case, the blood clot can break free, travel to your lungs, become a pulmonary embolism, and result in death.
A new study of VTE is based on an analysis of 299,767 “person years”—that’s almost 2-1/2 billion hours—of TV watching.[1] Researchers looked to see how many incidents of VTE showed up after all that time spent immobile in front of a screen. The overall number of VTE events was only 691, and the participants tended to be on the older side, from 45-64 years old.
Even so, the results were surprising. Those who demonstrated some degree of obesity and watched TV “very often” were at almost twice the risk (1.71) to experience thrombosis as those who watched TV “never or seldom.”
But here’s the kicker: Participants who were physically active and watched their weight didn’t lower their risk of VTE. In fact, they raised it from 1.71 to 1.8 times the risk. The determining factor was how long they remain parked in front of the screen.
There are two lessons you can learn from this research. The first is that even if you’re in very good shape, you’re still at risk for a VTE event when you watch a screen—any kind of screen—for hours on end without getting up and moving around.
The second lesson is that, for the sake of your overall health, “getting up and moving around” shouldn’t include heading for the kitchen and loading up on more snacks for the next episode. But you knew that, right?
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principiascientificinternational--2020-05-01--BBC Slates Successful Laid Back CV19 Lockdown of the Dutch

While the Netherlands asked people to stay home and follow social distancing advice it did not impose the kind of strict lockdown ( and brutal new laws* ) imposed in the UK and other European countries .
This laid back approach has ruffled fascist feathers at Auntie BBC .
The very sensible Dutch Prime Minister , Mark Rutte ( see above ) pursued the herd immunity gambit .
However , UK Prime Minister , Borish Johnson chose to quarantine his citizens with threats to confiscate and/or destroy their property and hold without trial .
[ 1 ] Pleased with Johnson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in pontificating with its own unique brand of authoritarianism and scolded the UK ’ s close European neighbor with this piece ( April 5 , 2020 ) titled ’ Coronavirus : Why Dutch lockdown may be a high-risk strategy.
’ The BBC tries discrediting the approach by the government of the Netherlands , which chose a well-measured lockdown , contrasted by the more swinging lockdown ( plus harsh penalties ) adopted by the British government .
As shown below , what can be shown – at this the time of writing – Johnson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already producing in the UK a much larger daily fatality rate than data has shown in the Netherlands .
The UK government ministers have said they would be ‘ led by the science.
‘ To be fair , they didn ’ t say it would be the best science , though .
In the few weeks since publication of the BBC ‘ hit piece ’ we have seen how progress of the epidemic has further increased the trend of failure , as shown below in these numbers : • None the peak daily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per million in the Netherlands • None the peak daily fatality rate has been 13 per million in the UK The Netherlands simply asked people to stay home as much as possible and follow social distancing advice while outside .
UK PM Boris Johnson , by contrast , has forbidden people from being outside their homes beyond one hour for exercise and ‘ essential ’ reasons e.g .
food shopping .
This unprecedented curtailment of freedom rendered without full parliamentary scrutiny and now has imposed a new law which indefinitely takes away important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside simply sitting in the sun , just chatting peacefully in a group of three or more people renders the poor Brits liable to fines and arrest for breaking the new law which came into force on April 27 , 2020 .
Civil rights lawyers and activists ( and some Labour MP ’ s ) who studied the new UK laws are up in arms .
Over at ukhumanrightsblog.com they report : As a handy guide , whatever the BBC and politicians ‘ led by the science ’ are promoting , consider the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ See the graph below for evidence that bad law has been based on bad science : PRINCIPIA SCIENTIFIC INTERNATIONAL , legally registered in the UK as a company incorporated for charitable purposes .
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BBC Slates Successful Laid Back CV19 Lockdown of the Dutch
Written by John O'Sullivan
While the Netherlands asked people to stay home and follow social distancing advice it did not impose the kind of strict lockdown (and brutal new laws*) imposed in the UK and other European countries. This laid back approach has ruffled fascist feathers at Auntie BBC.
The very sensible Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte ( see above) pursued the herd immunity gambit. However, UK Prime Minister, Borish Johnson chose to quarantine his citizens with threats to confiscate and/or destroy their property and hold without trial. [1]
Pleased with Johnson’s gestapo tactics the BBC chirped in pontificating with its own unique brand of authoritarianism and scolded the UK’s close European neighbor with this piece (April 5, 2020) titled’ Coronavirus: Why Dutch lockdown may be a high-risk strategy.’
The BBC tries discrediting the approach by the government of the Netherlands, which chose a well-measured lockdown, contrasted by the more swinging lockdown (plus harsh penalties) adopted by the British government.
“The Netherlands has tried to adopt an “intelligent lockdown”, but the infection is spreading rapidly and it has one of the world’s highest mortality rates from the pandemic.”
As shown below, what can be shown – at this the time of writing – Johnson’s much less intelligent lockdown was already producing in the UK a much larger daily fatality rate than data has shown in the Netherlands.
The UK government ministers have said they would be ‘led by the science.‘ To be fair, they didn’t say it would be the best science, though.
In the few weeks since publication of the BBC ‘hit piece’ we have seen how progress of the epidemic has further increased the trend of failure, as shown below in these numbers:
the peak daily fatality rate has been less than 9 per million in the Netherlands
the peak daily fatality rate has been 13 per million in the UK
The Netherlands simply asked people to stay home as much as possible and follow social distancing advice while outside.
UK PM Boris Johnson, by contrast, has forbidden people from being outside their homes beyond one hour for exercise and ‘essential’ reasons e.g. food shopping. This unprecedented curtailment of freedom rendered without full parliamentary scrutiny and now has imposed a new law which indefinitely takes away important, long-held personal freedoms.
Being caught outside simply sitting in the sun, just chatting peacefully in a group of three or more people renders the poor Brits liable to fines and arrest for breaking the new law which came into force on April 27, 2020.
Civil rights lawyers and activists (and some Labour MP’s) who studied the new UK laws are up in arms. Over at ukhumanrightsblog.com they report:
“After 11am on Wednesday 22 April, Current Reg 6(1), amended by Amending Reg 2(4)(a), now reads:
Restrictions on movement 6. (1) During the emergency period, no person may leave or be outside of the place where they are living without reasonable excuse.
With no Parliamentary scrutiny, the Amending Regulations have created a new offence. Even if you had a perfectly good excuse to leave the house in the first place, staying outside once that excuse has ‘expired’ is now against the law.”
As a handy guide, whatever the BBC and politicians ‘led by the science’ are promoting, consider the opposite as a more sensible alternative.
See the graph below for evidence that bad law has been based on bad science:
[1] STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2020 No. 447 PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/447/made/data.pdf
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principiascientificinternational--2020-05-01--‘This tastes freaking delicious’

‘This tastes freaking delicious’

… it says , in the latest dietary advice on how to procure your protein needs from insects , mealy bugs , grasshoppers , and the like .
Just “ consume ” Popular Science ’ s ( PS ) “ Bug Eating Guide ” Now , I don ’ t want to question anyone ’ s culinary delights .
After all , they depend on what you are used to eating and in which you find sustenance .
It ’ s just that your tastes and mine may not exactly match .
So , if you ’ re used to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no problem .
And you can , sort-a , start getting the feel for it following PS ’ s helpful advice , like “ When people think about eating bugs , they most immediately picture a taco with chapulines [ for non-foodies : that ’ s a chef ’ s term for some grasshoppers ] or a bowl of sautéed crickets .
But the truth is you can opt for a less shocking alternative.
” Just in case you are in need of a Mexican recipe for them delicious hoppers , kindly see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s the kind of nourishment that one supposedly will get from that kind of meal .
That , after all is the real issue .
Nutrition – You tell me The PS-post author , Sandra Guiterrez G. , ( SGG ) also claims “ Bugs have another upside they can be hacked to improve their nutritional content even further.
” With “ hacked ” , I think she means cut or chopped into tiny pieces .
Oh yeah , that increases their nutritional value by exactly zero .
But wait , there is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ author explains : “ …enzymatic hydrolysis … boosts the nutrient count by rendering the chitin… exoskeletons … more protein bits to bond with other ingredients.
” Even the river otters and raccoons in our environs that catch plenty of crayfish with chitin exoskeletons can not digest such .
Instead , they deposit these delicious and nutritious exoskeletal remnants of that prey in heaps onshore or other firm surfaces .
Chitin , essentially a kind of starch-polymer , is not a source of protein .
At best , it ’ s an indigestible source @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source of protein but does contain small amounts of one or more amino-acids that make up all kinds of real protein .
The idea that one could live a healthy life on that kind of “ nutrition ” is nonsense .
Besides , it ’ s entirely irrelevant – in terms of nutritional value – how a particular food tastes as perceived by your personal taste buds .
Moreover , there is currently a real locust plague in eastern Africa .
These critters swarm by the billions and devour the farmers ’ vegetables @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you believe the story in PS , the farmers ought to welcome all that nutritious free protein rather than being afraid for their livelihood .
Perhaps they could roast the locusts and develop a flourishing export market for the eagerly waiting and bug-eating folks in the Big Apple .
Rather than salivating about “ freaking delicious ” grasshoppers , crickets , cockroaches and friends , kindly permit me to state my preference for some real meat or fish and I will permit you to drool over your insect exoskeletons .

‘This tastes freaking delicious’
Written by Dr Klaus L E Kaiser
… it says, in the latest dietary advice on how to procure your protein needs from insects, mealy bugs, grasshoppers, and the like. Just “consume” Popular Science’s (PS) “Bug Eating Guide”
Now, I don’t want to question anyone’s culinary delights. After all, they depend on what you are used to eating and in which you find sustenance. It’s just that your tastes and mine may not exactly match.
Culinary Delights
So, if you’re used to dining on sushi-kind bat-wings or whatever, no problem. And you can, sort-a, start getting the feel for it following PS’s helpful advice, like “When people think about eating bugs, they most immediately picture a taco with chapulines [for non-foodies: that’s a chef’s term for some grasshoppers] or a bowl of sautéed crickets. But the truth is you can opt for a less shocking alternative.”
Just in case you are in need of a Mexican recipe for them delicious hoppers, kindly see www.thespruceeats.com
More importantly though, it’s the kind of nourishment that one supposedly will get from that kind of meal. That, after all is the real issue.
Nutrition – You tell me
The PS-post author, Sandra Guiterrez G., (SGG) also claims “Bugs have another upside they can be hacked to improve their nutritional content even further.” With “hacked”, I think she means cut or chopped into tiny pieces. Oh yeah, that increases their nutritional value by exactly zero.
But wait, there is even a scientific explanation. As the author explains: “…enzymatic hydrolysis … boosts the nutrient count by rendering the chitin… exoskeletons … more protein bits to bond with other ingredients.”
What hogwash!
Even the river otters and raccoons in our environs that catch plenty of crayfish with chitin exoskeletons cannot digest such. Instead, they deposit these delicious and nutritious exoskeletal remnants of that prey in heaps onshore or other firm surfaces.
Chitin – a Source of Protein?
Chitin, essentially a kind of starch-polymer, is not a source of protein. At best, it’s an indigestible source of starch. Chitin is not a source of protein but does contain small amounts of one or more amino-acids that make up all kinds of real protein. The idea that one could live a healthy life on that kind of “nutrition” is nonsense. Besides, it’s entirely irrelevant – in terms of nutritional value – how a particular food tastes as perceived by your personal taste buds.
Moreover, there is currently a real locust plague in eastern Africa. These critters swarm by the billions and devour the farmers’ vegetables and grains without abandon. Strangely, if you believe the story in PS, the farmers ought to welcome all that nutritious free protein rather than being afraid for their livelihood. Perhaps they could roast the locusts and develop a flourishing export market for the eagerly waiting and bug-eating folks in the Big Apple.
Rather than salivating about “freaking delicious” grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches and friends, kindly permit me to state my preference for some real meat or fish and I will permit you to drool over your insect exoskeletons.
Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser is author of CONVENIENT MYTHS, the green revolution – perceptions, politics, and facts Convenient Myths
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principiascientificinternational--2020-05-02--Light therapy causes sharp drop in hospital infections

Vancouver General Hospital succeeds with 12-month photo-disinfection project .
A pilot project using light therapy to kill harmful bacteria has reduced post-surgical infections by almost 40 per cent .
The hospital reported Wednesday on the 12-month experiment using a process called nasal photo-disinfection .
“ They have this treatment right before they go into the operating room for our high-risk surgeries and we ’ ve had a very high degree of acceptance by the patients , ” said Dr. Elizabeth Bryce , Regional Medical Director of Infection Control at Vancouver Coastal Health .
Bacteria from hotspots on the body , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by touch and cause an infection when patients are highly vulnerable , after surgery .
“ So if we can decrease the amount of bacteria in your body and in your nose , then we reduce your risk of an infection , ” Bryce said .
Nasal photodisinfection involves applying a blue dye to the inside of a patient ’ s nose before surgery .
The dye attaches itself to germs and when a light is shone inside , potentially “ bad ” bacteria are destroyed .
“ Overall , we saved about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we freed up about 550 patient-days and those patient-days we can use for additional surgeries , ” said Bryce , who noted that the project led to a 39-per-cent reduction in infections .
The technology was developed by a Vancouver-based company , Ondine Biomedical .
“ Definitely 10,000 , 20,000 people that are dying of hospital-acquired infections and we ’ re hoping to take a big chunk of those and get them back into the land of the living and healthy , ” said Ondine CEO Carolyn Cross .
Cross estimates that in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is spent each year dealing with preventable surgical-related infections in hospitals .
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Light therapy causes sharp drop in hospital infections
Written by Bob Nixon and Meera Bains
Vancouver General Hospital succeeds with 12-month photo-disinfection project. A pilot project using light therapy to kill harmful bacteria has reduced post-surgical infections by almost 40 per cent.
The hospital reported Wednesday on the 12-month experiment using a process called nasal photo-disinfection.
“They have this treatment right before they go into the operating room for our high-risk surgeries and we’ve had a very high degree of acceptance by the patients,” said Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, Regional Medical Director of Infection Control at Vancouver Coastal Health.
Bacteria from hotspots on the body, especially the nose, can migrate simply by touch and cause an infection when patients are highly vulnerable, after surgery.
“So if we can decrease the amount of bacteria in your body and in your nose, then we reduce your risk of an infection,” Bryce said.
Blue light
Nasal photodisinfection involves applying a blue dye to the inside of a patient’s nose before surgery. The dye attaches itself to germs and when a light is shone inside, potentially “bad” bacteria are destroyed.
“Overall, we saved about $1.9 million. More importantly, we freed up about 550 patient-days and those patient-days we can use for additional surgeries,” said Bryce, who noted that the project led to a 39-per-cent reduction in infections.
Photodisinfection uses light in high-bacteria zones like the nose. (CBC)
The technology was developed by a Vancouver-based company, Ondine Biomedical.
“Definitely 10,000, 20,000 people that are dying of hospital-acquired infections and we’re hoping to take a big chunk of those and get them back into the land of the living and healthy,” said Ondine CEO Carolyn Cross.
Cross estimates that in B.C. alone, $90 million is spent each year dealing with preventable surgical-related infections in hospitals.
Read more at www.cbc.ca
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