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space otter

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does anyone tell the truth anymore?
« on: January 02, 2016, 11:23:48 am »


what a mucked up world we are living in right now...sigh



http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/05/16/editor-in-chief-of-worlds-best-known-medical-journal-half-of-all-the-literature-is-false/

May 16, 2015 by Arjun Walia. 68 comments.


Editor In Chief Of World’s Best Known Medical Journal:
 Half Of All The Literature Is False

In the past few years more professionals have come forward to share a truth that, for many people, proves difficult to swallow. One such authority is Dr. Richard Horton, the current editor-in-chief of the Lancet – considered to be one of the most well respected peer-reviewed medical journals in the world.

Dr. Horton recently published a statement declaring that a lot of published research is in fact unreliable at best, if not completely false.

“The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness.” (source)

This is quite distrubing, given the fact that all of these studies (which are industry sponsored) are used to develop drugs/vaccines to supposedly help people, train medical staff, educate medical students and more.

It’s common for many to dismiss a lot of great work by experts and researchers at various institutions around the globe which isn’t “peer-reviewed” and doesn’t appear in a “credible” medical journal, but as we can see, “peer-reviewed” doesn’t really mean much anymore. “Credible” medical journals continue to lose their tenability in the eyes of experts and employees of the journals themselves, like Dr. Horton.

He also went on to call himself out in a sense, stating that journal editors aid and abet the worst behaviours, that the amount of bad research is alarming, that data is sculpted to fit a preferred theory. He goes on to observe that important confirmations are often rejected and little is done to correct bad practices. What’s worse, much of what goes on could even be considered borderline misconduct.

Dr. Marcia Angell, a physician and longtime Editor in Chief of the New England Medical Journal (NEMJ), which is considered to another one of the most prestigious peer-reviewed medical journals in the world, makes her view of the subject quite plain:

“It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of the New England Journal of Medicine”  (source)

I apologize if you have seen it before in my articles, but it is quite the statement, and it comes from someone who also held a position similiar to Dr. Horton.

There is much more than anecdotal evidence to support these claims, however, including documents obtained by Lucija Tomljenovic, PhD, from the Neural Dynamics Research Group in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of British Columbia, which reveal that vaccine manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and health authorities have known about multiple dangers associated with vaccines but chose to withhold them from the public. This is scientific fraud, and their complicity suggests that this practice continues to this day. (source)

This is just one of many examples, and alludes to one point Dr. Horton is referring to, the ommision of data. For the sake of time, I encourage you to do your own research on this subject. I just wanted to provide some food for thought about something that is not often considered when it comes to medical research, and the resulting products and theories which are then sold to us based on that research.

It’s truly a remarkable time to be alive. Over the course of human history, our planet has experienced multiple paradigm shifting realizations, all of which were met with harsh resistence at the time of their revelation. One great example is when we realized the Earth was not flat. Today, we are seeing these kinds of revelatory shifts in thinking happen in multiple spheres, all at one time. It can seem overwhelming for those who are paying attention, especially given the fact that a lot of these ideas go against current belief systems. There will always be resistance to new information which does not fit into the current framework, regardless of how reasonable (or factual) that information might be.

Here are just a few of the CE articles related to this subject:

One of the Most Important Scientists in the World: “Most Cancer Research is Largely a Fraud”

Flawed Medical Research May Be Ruining Your Health & Your Life

Sources:

http://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736%2815%2960696-1.pdf

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964337/




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is this the truth now or just more BS..




http://mic.com/articles/129971/nasa-wants-to-go-deeper-into-space-here-s-why-it-can-t#.RytquvM2k

Max Plenke's avatar image  By Max Plenke December 08, 2015


NASA Wants to Go Deeper Into Space. Here's Why It Can't.


In the immortal words of Billy Joel, "I'm movin' out."

That's the gist of what NASA's chief of human spaceflight, William Gerstenmaier, said about NASA's plan to move beyond the International Space Station and pursue cislunar orbit, which is the area in the Moon's orbit.

The ISS has been NASA's low-orbit base of operations for the last 15 years, but now conversations point to leaving the station to venture farther into space. "We're going to get out of ISS as quickly as we can," Gerstenmaier said, according to Ars Technica. "Whether it gets filled in by the private sector or not, NASA's vision is we're trying to move out."

There's good news and bad news here. First, the good: The move is what you might call Phase 2 on NASA's Journey to Mars, which they presented back in October. Phase 1, the "Earth Reliant" stage, was doing the research aboard the ISS to figure out how humans will survive, eat and behave in space. It tested the limits of advanced communications systems, 3-D printed in space and ran missions outside a spacecraft.

Phase 2, called "Proving Ground," is where NASA tries to master complex operations in deep space. Its goal is to continue to be able to send astronaut crews back to Earth in days instead of weeks.

Here's where it gets exciting: This is the stage where we figure out beyond a doubt how to explore Mars. It means testing the colossal Space Launch System rocket along with the Orion shuttle in 2018, taking samples from a large asteroid, exploring better means of recycling to keep resupply costs down and building a real-deal deep-space habitat for testing long-term systems.

Now, the bad news: NASA can't afford to keep working on the ISS and venture further out into space, since its budget will probably be a space-paltry $4 billion by 2020. So all of those ISS supply-mission contracts that let the private space sector bring home the bacon — think Elon Musk's SpaceX and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin — will probably dry up in a couple years.

NASA says it wants the private space companies to get use out of the station, since letting $140 billion of human ingenuity and interstellar sportsmanship go the way of a failed amusement park seems ludicrous — though, the ISS was a joint effort between 15 countries and is larger than a football field, so it might be a touch too much machine for a single private entity. But who knows, right?

"We really want to open up low-Earth orbit to the terrestrial markets, and I want the private sector to explore," said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, according to Ars Technica, adding that there's huge potential in low-Earth orbit for commercial industries.

hey Z  I know you guys are already in this race



Whatever happens, NASA, with billions of dollars in plans coming in the next decade, can't wait around for someone to pick up the reins in its wake. It has to cut bait to move on to bigger — and celestially deeper — things.






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wow even research into lies..
hey read this and then go find a nice hard wall pound your head against it for a bit and then enjoy the few minutes of blissfull unconsciousness


http://www.big-lies.org/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-meyer/the-top-ten-lies-of-2015_b_8799624.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/12/14/the-biggest-pinocchios-of-2015/

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/12/21/Top-10-Political-Lies-Year

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2015/feb/26/fact-checks-behind-daily-shows-50-fox-news-lies/

http://www.maciverinstitute.com/2015/12/top-ten-lies-of-2015/



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Re: does anyone tell the truth anymore?
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2016, 12:20:25 pm »
I have nooticed on facebook that more and more news is lies fake and bullshit. And fewer and few people care.

I was unaware that the beautiful images from Hubble are colorized by computer. Now I know that you can use filters and black and white images to show real color, but it reminds me of the years of argument  errr 'debate' with ArMaP on the true color of Mars :P

It was a real disappointment that I discovered this. Makes it really hard to present space stuff to the regular people.

There is literally a dumbing down of population. And I don't see it getting much better anytime soon.

NASA will never amount to much....   Even Roskosmos is changing...  the private companies will do nothing until there is a large profit to be had... or the need to move off earth arises


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Re: does anyone tell the truth anymore?
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2016, 12:41:22 pm »
They tell us Syria is all bombed out, so all those refugees need a new home. I have seen the pictures of bombed out homes

Then yesterday I found this live video from a German website

Syria celebrating New Years with fire works...

You would think with all the bombing they wouldn't need more explosions

[youtube]y1eyiysliT8[/youtube]



And THIS just popped up


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Re: does anyone tell the truth anymore?
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2016, 01:03:16 pm »
They tell us Syria is all bombed out, so all those refugees need a new home. I have seen the pictures of bombed out homes

Then yesterday I found this live video from a German website

Syria celebrating New Years with fire works...


Maybe because this?

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Latakia has been largely spared from violence during the four-and-a-half years of the Syrian civil war. A car bombing killing 10 people in September in Hamam Square were a rare occurrence.

The city is known as a stronghold of the Alawite religious group, to which President Bashar Assad belongs.
https://www.rt.com/news/321424-latakia-shelling-killed-university/

You cant deny the destruction happening there:

[youtube]M0ELAa02TUY[/youtube]

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You would think with all the bombing they wouldn't need more explosions

Well, I think this is explained because they are still humans tied to their ancient instincts...

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...Our celebration of what's ahead is rooted in our most ancient instincts...

...The celebration part is obvious: As our birthdays do, New Year’s day provides us the chance to celebrate having made it through another 365 days, the unit of time by which we keep chronological score of our lives. Phew! Another year over, and here we still are! Time to our raise our glasses and toast our survival!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-risky-is-it-really/201312/why-we-really-celebrate-new-years-day

I think they have good reasons to celebrate life in there. :)
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Re: does anyone tell the truth anymore?
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2016, 10:14:21 pm »


add this one to the list...


http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ftc-lumosity-to-pay-dollar2m-for-deceptive-ads/ar-AAgoMoA?ocid=ansmsnmoney11
CNBC
Robert Ferris
1 day ago

FTC: Lumosity to pay $2M for 'deceptive' ads

Online "brain training" company Lumosity will pay $2 million to settle charges that it deceived users with claims that its games could improve mental performance and stave off age-related cognitive decline.

A settlement announced Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission said that besides paying $2 million in "redress" — which the FTC will attempt to give back to customers — the company will also notify their subscribers of the settlement and provide them with an easy way to cancel their automatically renewed subscriptions.

In its announcement, the agency called the marketing campaign "deceptive advertising."

"Lumosity preyed on consumers' fears about age-related cognitive decline, suggesting their games could stave off memory loss, dementia, and even Alzheimer's disease," said Jessica Rich, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "But Lumosity simply did not have the science to back up its ads."


The company offers more than 50 different "brain games" played through the computer or other devices that the company says are designed by "scientists and game designers," but the FTC investigated its claims and determined the company did not provide sufficient evidence its games would improve cognition in everyday life, said Michelle Rusk, an attorney with the FTC's Consumer Protection Bureau.

"Neither the action nor the settlement pertains to the rigor of our research or the quality of the products — it is a reflection of marketing language that has been discontinued," the company told CNBC. "Our focus as a company has not and will not change: We remain committed to moving the science of cognitive training forward and contributing meaningfully to the field's community and body of research."


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Re: does anyone tell the truth anymore?
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2016, 03:43:31 pm »


the headline says it all... we are so screwed...sigh



'Pizza Rat' Suspected Of Being A Hoax, Because Nothing Is Sacred





http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pizza-rat-selfie-rat-hoax_569014a4e4b0c8beacf6f7a8

space otter

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Re: does anyone tell the truth anymore?
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2016, 09:42:55 am »

http://www.dailydisclosure.com/business/
By Iris Kamenev January 14, 2016 in Business

12 Charities That Steal Your Money

Cancer Fund Of America
Less than $1 million out of the $98 million that the Cancer Fund of America raised in the last decade wound up as cash aid for cancer patients. The Children’s Cancer Fund isn’t much better, with only 4.6% going to cash aid.


Kids Wish Network
The Kids Wish Network has raised millions for what they say is support for terminally ill children. However, it turns out that the vast majority of their donations were used towards their for-profit companies, which exist to raise more money. Children only ended up receiving less than 3 cents of every dollar donated.

Children’s Wish Foundation International
Mimicking the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the Children’s Wish Foundation spent about $6 million on “professional fundraisers” in 2010, but only approximately half of that on granting kids’ wishes.

National Veterans Services Fund
A mere 7.8% of the money that the National Veterans Services Fund raised went towards direct cash aid for veterans. That’s quite a stretch from the 75% standard for effective charities.

The Breast Cancer Relief Foundation
The Breast Cancer Relief Foundation spent about 70% of its donations to pay companies that helped the organization “professionally fundraise”. Only around 2% of the money that they raised went to hospitals or breast cancer screenings.

Youth Development Fund
The Youth Development Fund claims that it is a “general assistance fund for educational program and services for children”. A shocking 1% of the fund’s donations went to aid for youth.

American Association Of State Troopers
The self proclaimed mission of the American Association of State Troopers is to offer retired state troopers access to cheaper life insurance. In over 10 years, however, the association has raised around $45 million and spent less than $4 million on benefits for its members.

International Union Of Police Associations, AFL-CIO
The International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, exists to provide financial aid to families of police officers that have died in the line of duty. But in 2011 92% of donations went to professional fundraisers.

The Committee For Missing Children
The Committee For Missing Children says that they provide aid to parents with missing children and distribute photos of missing kids worldwide. Only 0.8% of their total donations went to cash relief.

Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation
The Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation’s mission statement is that it “focuses on improving the mental, social and emotional well-being of [cancer affected] families while helping to minimize the devastation that cancer can cause.” Yet only 0.7% of the money they’ve raised has gone to cash aid for these families.

Firefighters Charitable Foundation
The Firefighters Charitable Foundation was established in order to “provide financial assistance” to people that have suffered from fire or disaster. However, in ten years the organization gave $55 million of its $64 million raised to companies soliciting donations. Less than 10 cents of every dollar went to aid.

Woman To Woman Cancer Foundation
Woman To Woman Cancer Foundation is a charity organization that aims to aid women suffering from gynecologic cancer. Only a startling 0.3% of their donations went to cash aid for cancer patients, however.

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http://charity.lovetoknow.com/What_Percentage_of_Donations_Go_to_Charity

What Percentage of Donations Go to Charity
By Valorie Delp

Sites like Charity Navigator are very helpful in showing you what percentage of your giving goes to support the mission of the nonprofit, as opposed to administrative expenses. Some nonprofits may have quite a bit of overhead, but according to the charity ratings site, if they are spending more than 33.3% of their total budget on overhead, the organization is simply not meeting its mission


https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=48#.VrdzDaRdFMw

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Re: does anyone tell the truth anymore?
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2016, 10:27:21 am »
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I think they have good reasons to celebrate life in there. :)

The point really being that we can't trust an accurate portrayal of the circumstances anywhere as we have all seen proof of this.
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