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However, and I am sure he supports me in this, not for his Army Ranger service in Afghanistan but for speaking out against our scamming of America's youth by the war mongering establishment. Some, like the celebrities in the following article must be doing it inadvertently because I can't conceive of anyone who loves Rock and also pushes for war; but read this well-written article from a man who has been in the trenches, knows futility, and wants to save us from ourselves. Tomgram: Rory Fanning, Why Do We Keep Thanking the Troops? | TomDispatch

Well, it pleased me to know that our government here in the U.S. has put out a call for innovative solutions to the Ebola epidemic: USAID Development Innovation Accelerator Broad Agency Announcement for Fighting Ebola: A Grand Challenge for Development - baa.pdf Unfortunately for those of us who wish to contribute, the funds for development would only be available to "potential partners with recognized expertise in relevant areas." Oops, I haven't cured an epidemic or put together any PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) so that leaves me out. I'm glad, though, I wouldn't want to follow their strict bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo requirements only to have my ideas deep-sixed. So, here are my ideas in the hope that someone in a federally recognized "priesthood" will see the merit and use it as their own (No Problem). A. put together a temperature sensor with built-in GPS and WiFi (an arduino with the appropriate shields would do the trick). Give th...

Containment has always been the buzz word when it comes to epidemics but, at least in regards to Ebola, experts reporting to Forbes (see Thinkprogress.org Article ) are saying that travel should not be restricted and provide us with four less-than-compelling reasons. Although the article does not differentiate between them, I will address these three kinds of travel:   1.) from the U.S., 2.) within an African country with an Ebola epidemic, and 3.) to the U.S. Travel for the health professional from the U.S. should be allowed as we do not have an Ebola epidemic. If it is not economically feasible for the airlines to provide one-way service to Africa, our military should provide the service--certainly to any duly-registered health professional. Within the country with the epidemic, experts say that health officials will not be "able to effectively" track people with symptoms. The reason being that people will find ways around barriers to travel anyway and, i...

This is the information being provided at thewhitehouse.gov: [my comments in black]   EBOLA CANNOT BE SPREAD THROUGH THE AIR, WATER, FOOD IN THE U.S., OR CASUAL CONTACT WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS NO SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE. YOU CAN ONLY GET THE EBOLA VIRUS THROUGH DIRECT CONTACT WITH: • Body fluids of a person who is sick with    or has died from Ebola • Objects contaminated with the virus • Infected animals [Well now, what if the animal is someone's dog and comes around to be petted? What symptoms does an animal show? What if the dog gets wet and does it's characteristic 'shake?' The President says that it can't be spread through the air but we know that you CAN get it through a sneeze that travels through the air and what if that sneeze just happens to be the victim's first symptom? What if the victim works at a restaurant and goes in because the employer doesn't offer paid sick leave; what if he/she handles your food/water? Or a sic...