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mysynthfetish · 3 years

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Happy New Schmear

Well, 2020 was a helluva clusterfuck-train-wreck-sewer-explosion-dumpster-fire of a year, and to be honest, 2021 ain't off to that great of a start really. Look at 'Murica. The trumpty-dumpties tried their inane, lunacy- and conspiracy theory-fueled "revolution" at the Capitol, and how'd that end up? Bunch of bearded, beer-bellied, barely literate, bandana-wearing bumpkins. Aaaargh! And Covid is on the rise here in Japan, so the gov has announced a second "state of emergency" but all they're doing is "asking" people to avoid unnecessary outings and for drinking/eating establishments to close at 8pm. We're doomed.

But, the gear quest continues! The B200 wasn't doing it for me, not enough control, so I said fuggit and bought a DX7II-D, the second one I've owned actually. Obviously, 6-op full control is miles ahead of what I was dealing with using the B200, but there are no Easy Edit features, so it's pretty much dive in with both feet, sink or swim. There are a few decent tutorials on youtube, especially the MadFame channel, and following those definitely helps get your head around the basic idea of how FM works. I'm no expert, but at least now I can think OK I want this kind of sound, and I have a feel for how to go about doing it, and can actually get close to what I had in mind, compared to before, when I had less than zero of a clue what to do. FM is nuts.

What a mess I had going when I took that photo. I wanted a TG77 but they were going for like $500 and up, and that was outta the already non-existent budget, so I saw this for $99 and thought, well? Spent another $90 getting a bright green replacement LCD, that is actually so bright, I can't see the buttons or the knob or anything. Madness! This is a helluva synth though. AFM is no joke. every operator has two inputs, and you can freely assign feedback loops. Shit, you can even write your own algorithm! Mental as fuck. Such a rich, deep sound too. I love this synth. Not too keen about the size, but there's always a compromise.

Replacing the LCD was a HUGE task. Not for the faint of heart, seriously. I followed Midera's video and that was a huge help. You literally have to remove EVERYTHING to get to the LCD. But at least the replacement was a plug & play drop-in replacement. I replaced the backup battery while I was in there. I can't remember if I replaced the tact switches... I've done that so many times on so many pieces of gear in the past half year that it's not even funny. Seriously. Today for example....

Tact switch highjinks on a KORG RE1. I picked up an O3 R/W, as I was getting the itch to use M1 sounds into my projects but didn't wanna deal with USB dongles and camera kits and all the associated iPad paraphernalia. So I bought an O3 R/W, and saw an RE1, remote editor, and was like YES, and bid an insane amount considering I'm really in no position to be spending money on this stuff right now, but luckily won the auction for $125. The tact switches were like NOPE, so I replaced them all, except for the A-H buttons under the LCD because those worked fine. 30-minute job and now it's good as new. Using the RE-1 I guess makes the O3 R/W (or the M3 as it works with that too) rather like an M1R as far as interface goes. I don't recall if the M1R has sliders, but I know it has the bigger (wider) LCD. Less pages to scroll through and you get a blurb that tells you what the parameter is you're editing displayed in the upper right hand corner. VERY happy to have gotten this.

In other news, I impulse bought an old Fostex 3070 compressor for shits and giggles and it's turned to tears and sniffles as the left channel is just not working right whatsoever. I've replaced all the caps, and socketed and replaced all the ICs except for one (the LM2309 comparator). And it was like NOPE. Cleaner, but still it was not functioning right and there was a huge difference in output levels between sides. So I think the comparator chip that I haven't replaced, on the left channel, is the culprit, as when I mess with the Expander/Gate switch and knob, all hell breaks loose. It's an odd chip though, they went with a 9-pin SIP (single in-line package) chip instead of a standard, 8-pin, DIP (dual in-line package) chip. The former is a chip that is long and skinny and has one row of 9 pins along the bottom, whereas the latter is a small black rectangle with four pins on either side. I did look at the schematics and saw that pins 1 and 9 are routed to +V, and that if you just shift pins so that 1 is left unconnected, the pinout will match a DIP chip. Aitendo to the rescue! They sell converter baby PCBs so you can pretty much change between any kind of IC format.

And that is the part in question. I'll put a socket on the PCB where the original chip sits, and see what happens. No great expectations but who knows. For the ultra tech savvy of yous out there, you'll know that a certain big name four-letter electronic act of the 90s used the 3070 and ran their whole mix through it. Hehehe. Yeah ok so that is basically what I had in mind, but who knows. If the thing comes back to life, we'll see...

I suppose that is pretty much it for now, my invisible, ethereal pals out there. Have fun!

#fucktrump #sy77 #re1 #tomfoolery

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fitnesshealthyoga-blog · 5 years

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University of Minnesota doctor links virus to AFM cases - Story

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A doctor at the University of Minnesota Medical School made some important connections about the children who came down with a rare muscle paralysis condition last fall.

In a new CDC report on the cluster of cases, she found a specific virus and some important insights to help doctors better identify the condition.

It was a shock to Orville Young’s mom last summer when her son couldn’t move his arm. It was suspected he had a very rare condition called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). The paralyzing condition is caused by inflammation of the spinal cord.

“What happens is a child may develop a weakness suddenly and not be able to walk and not be able to raise their arms where they previously been able to do so,” said Dr. Heidi Moline, the chief resident of pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Dr. Moline just conducted a cluster study of the condition. She discovered that it affected at least 10 Minnesota children last summer and fall. All of the children were between the ages of one-and-a-half to 10 years old.

“So, what we saw is that children had a viral prodrome, where they had kind of a cold-like illness, maybe with a fever,” said Dr. Moline. “And then, they got better. And so they got better for a week, they went to bed feeling well and woke up in the morning and then had difficulty raising their arm to brush their hair and they were able to hold their spoon with their cereal, but couldn’t raise it to their mouth.”

She also discovered that a long-suspected virus, called the enterovirus, was present in the cerebrospinal fluid of one of the children.

“We haven’t been able to isolate enterovirus D68, which we had presumed caused this illness,” said Dr. Moline. “However, we found it in one of our patients in the cerebrospinal fluid which is a definitive cause in that patient.”

This is the first time in the United States that this enterovirus link was made during an outbreak.

The insight of kids going from being healthy to waking up and not being able to move their arms or legs is a critically important clue or symptom to help doctors quickly diagnose this condition, so they can get the kids into immediate intervention.

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stopkingobama · 7 years

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Could this mystery virus be the next global polio epidemic?

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A year and a half ago “Full Measure” first reported on a baffling new illness responsible for nightmarish scenarios: a child wakes up and his legs don’t move. Soon, he’s paralyzed from the neck down.

Since then, the number of cases has grown. Yet the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it still has no clue what’s causing it—and won’t say much else. One thing we know … the disease mimics one of the world’s most feared illnesses: polio. Today, we continue our investigation into the mysterious outbreak that’s left hundreds of American children suddenly frozen.

The following is Sharyl Attkisson’s “Full Measure” report on this issue.

Christopher Roberts, parent: Carter probably developed the flu-like symptoms on a Saturday morning and within 24 hours of that on Sunday morning we found him on the floor and no mobility on his right side. He was unable to move and he was faintly asking for help.

Carter Roberts was just 3 when he was hit by sudden paralysis that looked just like polio. We first caught up with father, Chris, last year at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, where Carter was hospitalized for months.

Roberts: Last night he cried for 25 minutes. Just uncontrollably. He’s in, I think, regular and constant pain. Although he is immobile, he can definitely feel everything all over his body. But then this morning we’ve had a really good day.

CDC gave the mysterious paralysis a new name: acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. Myelitis is inflammation of the spinal cord. Doctors told Hayden Werdal of Bremerton, Washington, that he just had a sinus infection—but in 10 days he was paralyzed from the neck down. Mandy Baker was a musical honor student about to start her sophomore year of high school and went from feeling fine to being paralyzed in a single day. Her illness ran up a $3 million hospital bill and treatments not covered by insurance.

As cases piled up in fall of 2014, doctors theorized they were connected to a rare outbreak of a virus called enterovirus, or EV-D68. Unusually high numbers of kids were showing up at ERs with severe breathing problems from EV-D68. Some ended up paralyzed. Within five months, there were more than a thousand (1,153) severe cases of EV-D68 in 49 states, and at least 14 deaths. And 120 known cases of AFM paralysis in 34 states, mostly young children.

The CDC—normally quick to raise alarms and speak on TV when there’s any threat of infectious disease—wasn’t saying much at all this time. They declined our repeated interview requests and instead pointed me to this video that it provided WebMD.

Brian Rha, medical epidemiologist, CDC: Infants, children, and teenagers are more likely to become infected with enteroviruses and become ill.

The video offered little insight. I requested information under the Freedom of Information Act. It took CDC more than a year and a half to begin turning over documents. Internal emails show CDC investigated what could be triggering the AFM paralysis in some kids, including West Nile Virus, insecticides, international travel, and vaccines—particularly oral polio vaccine.

Officials say they still can’t pinpoint the origin. There was one physician in the email exchanges who treated dozens of the paralyzed children—and seemed to be looking at the bigger picture.

Dr. Benjamin Greenberg wondered if we were seeing the 21st-century version of polio … if it is “in the early stages of evolution,” he urged CDC, “we can get ahead of it.”

I recently tracked down Greenberg at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.

Sharyl Attkisson: What’s the difference between what we’re seeing with these children and polio?

Benjamin Greenberg: Not much—which is interesting.

Greenberg filled in a lot of blanks on the mysterious afflictions … where the CDC would not.

Attkisson: Is it accurate to say this is less contagious than polio?

Greenberg: We don’t know yet. Part of what we’re lacking is the ability to go through a population, and determine who has been exposed to this virus and who hasn’t. We looked at the papers written 100 years ago describing cases of poliomyelitis in the U.S., and we talked to colleagues from around the world who are actually part of teams who treat polio cases. And to all of our surprises, basically what we were seeing was a polio-like illness but not from the polio virus.

Attkisson: Millions of people had been infected with this EV-D68, but a relatively few actually come down with the paralysis. Do we have any idea why those certain children get paralyzed?

Greenberg: We don’t know that yet, but it’s worth noting that that phenomenon, that the same virus can infect thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of people with only a few individuals having catastrophic events from the virus is true for almost every virus in human biology.

At its worst, polio killed 3,000 (3,145) and paralyzed 21,000 Americans (21,269) in a single year back in 1952. In 2014, there were 120 known cases of AFM paralysis in the U.S. In 2015, there were just 21. But last year, the number surged to 138. There have been five confirmed cases so far this year.

Attkisson: Did polio have a pathology that was anything similar to what you’re seeing now?

Greenberg: So if we look at the history of polio, at least in the United States, it started with small outbreaks, and then would disappear for years, and then re-emerge.

Attkisson: Clearly, it’s not a one-time event.

Greenberg: Clearly, as we saw in this last year, we see—we had a spike in cases again. There were about 120 reported in 2014; relative to—monitoring that started in August. In 2016, what we saw is over 130, maybe over 140, cases. And so we know that this virus has the capability, if it is the cause, to come back, and to cause damage.

With CDC saying so little publicly, families struck by the horrible illness have found each other on Facebook. Erin Olivera runs a parent support group. In 2012, she says she noticed her 2-year-old son Lucian crawling oddly; soon he could barely move. In Albany, Oregon, McKenzie Anderson went from having a cold to being paralyzed from the neck down and on a ventilator in 12 days. There’s Sadie Briggs in Oklahoma City, Laura Carton of Oswego, Illinois, and Adrian Dittmar of Seaman, Ohio.

And although CDC told me it has “not received any reports of death in an AFM case…”

The family of 14-year-old Isaac Prestridge of Louisiana says the CDC confirmed to the coroner that AFM was the cause of their son’s death. He got sick last October, complaining of a “weird feeling in his knees,” and died two days later.

Attkisson: Some of these kids die?

Greenberg: “They do. It is—it is a very rare event—to have death related to acute flaccid myelitis; unfortunately, it has happened.”

Attkisson: As a medical outsider, I look and I say more kids have been hurt seriously with this than measles, Ebola, and Zika combined. But you don’t hear anything about it. There’s no emergency funding requests, CDC is not making big public pronouncements. How do you explain that?

Greenberg: So there are some scientist reasons to have priorities around Ebola, measles, and Zika that are very valid. Enterovirus D68 is a common virus with a low rate of causing—significant paralysis or conditions that lead to disability. And so the decisions have been made that, while it is a problem, while it is a concern, it may not garner the level of need that some other public health issues do.

Attkisson: Do you agree with that?

Greenberg: I wish we had the resources to do it all.

Greenberg says there’s reason to hope that AFM isn’t the beginning of another polio. So far, he says, the rate of paralysis after infection seems lower.

Greenberg: The No. 1 question we get asked is about rehabilitation and recovery. Will children get better after the event?

Attkisson: And what’s the answer?

Greenberg: They do. It’s very slow, and it takes a lot of work. When we stay aggressive and we push and we stay with a routine, we’re seeing slowly but surely improvements occur.

Today, Carter is out of the hospital and back at home in Richmond, Virginia. There’s been no improvement in his condition, but he’s considered “stable.”

Roberts: I guess long-term prognosis has varied greatly between the different patients to this point. What I’ve seen, what I’ve read and heard, there have only been two children who have recovered from this, but even then not fully because they’re still demonstrating muscular weaknesses.

Believe it or not, AFM paralysis isn’t a “reportable disease” like West Nile Virus or measles … meaning doctors aren’t required to report cases. Greenberg thinks that should change … in fact, he advocates a broadened surveillance system to track all kinds of sudden paralysis to better find answers as to what’s causing them.

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2019 Year Review

So, we come to the end of another calendar year, wow, thank you for all the support and listening to us each week as we look at topics we feel deserve more attention. Now this episode we are doing a year in review and discuss what some of our favourites were, what we felt were some of the highlights and what was just downright funny. So strap in as we look back on a year full of robots, space travel, recycling, and the energetic joy of Katie Bouman, and that is just the start. We also go for a ride looking at the movies and tv series that have made us laugh, cry, scream, and sit in awe throughout the year. We discuss the controversy of crazy violence and insanity in movies such as Rambo – Last Blood. Yep some one has claimed it is… Nope you will need to listen in to know what is happening. Also we look at the year in games and take stock of what has happened. We laugh at some of it, get annoyed at some, and shake our heads in bewilderment at others. We recap what has been some of the most exciting and stand out moments for us this year in terms of topics. We also include some special shout outs, remembrances, birthdays, and events for the end of the year. So as the year draws to a close and the dawn of a new one creeps over the horizon we once more ask you to take care of yourselves, look out for each other, and stay hydrated.

2019 in Science - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_in_science

2019 in Movies, TV & Anime

- https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/biggest-movie-news-2019/

- https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-movies-2019/

- https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-tv-2019/

2019 in Gaming - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_in_video_gaming

Other topics discussed

Kirigami Robots

- https://www.inverse.com/article/61662-self-folding-kirigami-robots

Boston Dynamics

- https://www.bostondynamics.com/

New Horizons (interplanetary space probe that was launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Horizons

SpaceX Dragon (reusable cargo spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon

Making breathable Oxygen using comets

- https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/comet-inspires-chemistry-making-breathable-oxygen-mars

E-Scooters are not green enough

- https://phys.org/news/2019-08-e-scooters-green-options.html

Textile Recycling

- https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-06-15/textile-recycling-fashion-old-clothes-waste/11197904

Black Hole image makes history

- https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/news/black-hole-image-makes-history

- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47873592

Katie Bouman: American computer scientist working in the field of computer imagery. She led the development of an algorithm for imaging black holes and was a member of the Event Horizon Telescope team that captured the first image of a black hole

- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47891902

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Bouman

Nobel prize in Chemistry 2019: Lithium Ion Battery

- https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/09/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-awarded-for-work-on-lithium-ion-batteries

Game of Thrones (American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones

Infinity Saga (The Infinity Saga is a saga of films made up of the first twenty three films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, encompassing Phase One, Phase Two and Phase Three. The saga began with Iron Man and concluded with Spider-Man: Far From Home.)

- https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Infinity_Saga

Steven Universe (American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Universe

Mr. Robot (American drama thriller television series created by Sam Esmail for USA Network.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Robot

The Boys (American superhero web television series based on the comic book of the same name by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boys_(2019_TV_series)

Watchmen (American superhero drama television series that continues the 1987 DC Comics series Watchmen, created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen_(TV_series)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (internationally known as Ghostbusters: Legacy) is an upcoming American fantasy comedy film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Reitman and Gil Kenan.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters:_Afterlife

Charlie’s Angels (2019 American action comedy film written and directed by Elizabeth Banks from a story by Evan Spiliotopoulos and David Auburn.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%27s_Angels_(2019_film)

Joker (2019 American psychological thriller film directed and produced by Todd Phillips, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joker_(2019_film)

Rambo: Last Blood (2019 American action film directed by Adrian Grunberg.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambo:_Last_Blood

Controversy surrounding Rambo: Last Blood

- https://www.thedailybeast.com/sylvester-stallones-rambo-last-blood-is-a-trumpian-anti-mexican-nightmare

Terry Gilliam and his take on Marvel movies

- https://www.indiewire.com/2019/12/terry-gilliam-marvel-movies-don-quixote-interview-1202197447/

Disney CEO Bob Iger and Martin Scorsese to meet over Marvel comments

- https://www.thewrap.com/bob-iger-martin-scorsese-marvel-meet/

Martin Scorsese: Superhero movies are the same

- https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/11/30/the-irishman-martin-scorsese-seen-enough-marvel-superhero-movies-same-thing-over-and-over/

James Dean now in CGI

- https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-james-dean-reborn-cgi-vietnam-war-action-drama-1252703

Mad Max (1979 Australian dystopian action thriller film directed by George Miller, produced by Byron Kennedy, and starring Mel Gibson as "Mad" Max Rockatansky, Joanne Samuel,Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, and Roger Ward.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max

Razorback (1984 Australian natural horror film written by Everett De Roche, based on Peter Brennan's novel, and directed by Russell Mulcahy.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razorback_(film)

Star Citizen raised $250 USD millions

- https://www.pcgamer.com/au/star-citizen-has-raised-over-dollar250-million/

Blizzard vs Blitzchung

- https://time.com/5702971/blizzard-esports-hearthstone-hong-kong-protests-backlash-blitzchung/

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment#Hearthstone_ban_and_Hong_Kong_protests

EA : Loot boxes are surprise mechanisms

- https://www.kotaku.com.au/2019/06/ea-our-loot-boxes-are-actually-surprise-mechanics-that-are-quite-ethical/

Xbox Series X (codenamed Project Scarlett) is an upcoming home video game console developed by Microsoft, scheduled for release in late 2020.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Series_X

iPhone X (smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_X

G2A scandal

- https://www.pcgamer.com/how-does-the-games-industry-get-rid-of-g2a-eliminate-game-keys-altogether/

Epic Games Store

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Games_Store

Studio Ghibli Theme Park Is Coming In 2022

- https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgekoutsakis/2018/04/25/studio-ghibli-theme-park-is-coming/#7517eeb620c8

Shoutouts

24 Dec 2019 - Alta Sherral "Allee" Willis passed away, She was famous for her collaboration with Earth, Wind & Fire, for whom she co-wrote hit songs such as "September", "Boogie Wonderland", and "In the Stone". She co-composed singles for other artists that became hits include "Neutron Dance" by the Pointer Sisters, "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" by Pet Shop Boys featuring Dusty Springfield, and "I'll Be There for You" by The Rembrandts. "I'll Be There for You" was used as the theme song of the sitcom Friends, and went on to become one of the biggest television theme songs of all time. Willis jokingly referred to this song as "the whitest song I ever wrote”. In 1995 Willis was Emmy-nominated for "I'll Be There for You". She also co-wrote the Tony-nominated and Grammy-winning Broadway musical The Color Purple. As of 2018, a major motion picture based on the musical is in the early stages of development, being produced by Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey,Quincy Jones, and Scott Sanders. She died from cardiac arrest at the age of 72 in Los Angeles, California. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allee_Willis

26 Dec 2019 – Shoutout to the firefighters - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/dec/25/australias-east-coast-faces-extreme-heat-as-bushfire-threat-looms-again

Remembrances

In memoriam for the people passed away 2019 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2019

Famous Birthdays

26 Dec 1937 - John Horton Conway, English mathematician, known for Conway's Game of Life. He is active in the theory of finite groups,knot theory,number theory,combinatorial game theory and coding theory. He has also made contributions to many branches of recreational mathematics, most notably the invention of the cellular automaton called the Game of Life. He was born in Liverpool - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Horton_Conway

26 Dec 1959 – Kōji Morimoto, Japanese animator and director. Some of his works include being an animator in the Akira film; shorts in Robot Carnival, Short Peace, and The Animatrix; and key animation in anime such as Kiki's Delivery Service, City Hunter, and Fist of the North Star. He is the co-founder of Studio 4°C. He was born in Wakayama - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dji_Morimoto

26 Dec 1995 - Zach Mills, American actor. Mills has appeared in multiple film and television productions.In 2011, Zach played "Preston" in J.J. Abrams's Super 8 , as well as "Lucas Morganstern" in the Hub miniseries Clue. He was born Lakewood, Ohio - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Mills

Event of interest

26 Dec 1610 - Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory's crimes and serial murders are uncovered, Count Gyorgy Thurzo makes an investigative visit to Csejthe Castle in Hungary on orders from King Matthias and discovers Countess Elizabeth Bathory directing a torture session of young girls. Bathory was already infamous in the area for her torture and murder of servants and peasants, but her title and high-ranking relatives had, until this point, made her untouchable. Her bloodthirsty activities have led many to cite her as one of the first vampires in history. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed

26 Dec 1846 – The Donner Party is forced to face Cannibalism in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The first corpse had been turned into a meal. It would be three weeks before any of the Donner Party were found — some of the “Forlorn Hope” walking through the snow had managed to find a Miwok tribe. Those at Truckee Lake would have to wait until early February to be found. Levinah Murphy, living in one of the cabins, heard the calls of the rescue team and answered, “Are you men from California, or do you come from heaven?” - https://www.mapsofworld.com/on-this-day/december-26-1846-the-donner-party-is-forced-to-face-cannibalism-in-the-sierra-nevada-mountains/

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americanlibertypac · 7 years

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Could this mystery virus be the next global polio epidemic?

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The following is Sharyl Attkisson’s “Full Measure” report on this issue.

Brian Rha, medical epidemiologist, CDC: Infants, children, and teenagers are more likely to become infected with enteroviruses and become ill.

Officials say they still can’t pinpoint the origin. There was one physician in the email exchanges who treated dozens of the paralyzed children—and seemed to be looking at the bigger picture.

Dr. Benjamin Greenberg wondered if we were seeing the 21st-century version of polio … if it is “in the early stages of evolution,” he urged CDC, “we can get ahead of it.”

I recently tracked down Greenberg at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas.

Sharyl Attkisson: What’s the difference between what we’re seeing with these children and polio?

Benjamin Greenberg: Not much—which is interesting.

Greenberg filled in a lot of blanks on the mysterious afflictions … where the CDC would not.

Attkisson: Is it accurate to say this is less contagious than polio?

Attkisson: Millions of people had been infected with this EV-D68, but a relatively few actually come down with the paralysis. Do we have any idea why those certain children get paralyzed?

Attkisson: Did polio have a pathology that was anything similar to what you’re seeing now?

Greenberg: So if we look at the history of polio, at least in the United States, it started with small outbreaks, and then would disappear for years, and then re-emerge.

Attkisson: Clearly, it’s not a one-time event.

And although CDC told me it has “not received any reports of death in an AFM case…”

Attkisson: Some of these kids die?

Greenberg: “They do. It is—it is a very rare event—to have death related to acute flaccid myelitis; unfortunately, it has happened.”

Attkisson: Do you agree with that?

Greenberg: I wish we had the resources to do it all.

Greenberg says there’s reason to hope that AFM isn’t the beginning of another polio. So far, he says, the rate of paralysis after infection seems lower.

Greenberg: The No. 1 question we get asked is about rehabilitation and recovery. Will children get better after the event?

Attkisson: And what’s the answer?

Greenberg: They do. It’s very slow, and it takes a lot of work. When we stay aggressive and we push and we stay with a routine, we’re seeing slowly but surely improvements occur.

Today, Carter is out of the hospital and back at home in Richmond, Virginia. There’s been no improvement in his condition, but he’s considered “stable.”

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