Shameful Coda..

 

The report, commissioned by the global Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, is a shameful coda to the career of the late minister, whose books and radio programs have been a staple of evangelical Christian media for decades. 

Zacharias died in May of cancer at age 74, after aggressively denying sexual misconduct allegations made in 2017 by Lori Anne Thompson, a former follower, and her husband and portraying the couple as extortionists. The report referred to the Thompsons’ case but said investigators did not have enough data to fully assess it.

While the report by Atlanta law firm Miller & Martin said it “did not find evidence that anyone within RZIM or on its Board knew that Mr. Zacharias had engaged in sexual misconduct,” details in the document showed multiple red flags. It said several staffers were punished after raising questions about Zacharias traveling with a masseuse or spending weeks alone in Asia. It said RZIM didn’t investigate the 2017 allegations  despite the case making worldwide news.

There is no Saint without a past, no dinner without a future. Just a thought.

Surge...

 

Stressors...

 

The researchers found that people who reported experiencing no stressors were more likely to experience better daily well-being and fewer chronic health conditions. However, they were also more likely to have lower cognitive function, as well.

David M. Almeida, professor of human development at Penn State, said the study suggests that small, daily stressors could potentially benefit the brain, despite being an inconvenience.

“It’s possible that experiencing stressors creates opportunities for you to solve a problem, for example, maybe fixing your computer that has suddenly broken down before an important Zoom meeting.” “So experiencing these stressors may not be pleasant but they may force you to solve a problem, and this might actually be good for cognitive functioning, especially as we grow older.”

According to the researchers, a large number of previous studies have linked stress with a greater risk for many negative outcomes, like chronic illness or worse emotional wellbeing. But Almeida said that while it may make sense to believe that the less stress someone experiences the more healthy they will be, he said little research has explored that assumption.

Idiotic...

 

Shootings are soaring, but Mayor Bill de Blasio figures sending cops to knock on citizens’ doors and lecture them about their hateful speech is a wise move.

This was de Blasio’s idea of how to react to the horrific massacre in Atlanta: Officers can prevent anti-Asian attacks if they show up at the doors of people accused of hate speech. It is “perfectly appropriate” for officers to “confront” people for actions “not rising to a criminal level,” he said; the warnings could have an “educating” and “sobering impact” on potential future criminals.

De Blasio made a huge deal about having had “the talk” with his black son about fearing cops and regularly slams supposed NYPD excesses. Yet now he wants the same officers to become conflict mitigators and social judges?

Power...

 

Between 1837 and 1869 he was known as Sir John Dalberg-Acton, 8th Baronet.

 He is best known for the remark, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. 

Great men are almost always bad men...", which he made in a letter to an Anglican bishop.

The problem is those who been pumped up by the subordinate and the Media as if they are great.

Sparrows...

 

Mao Zedong undertook several massive campaigns in an attempt to modernize and improve life in China. between 1958 and 1962. Killing all the sparrows was part of this campaign.

People were mobilized to eradicate the birds. They used beating drums to scare the birds from landing, forcing them to fly until they died of exhaustion. People tore down sparrow nests and shot sparrows down from the sky.

Locust populations boomed and they ate everything in their path. Grain production in most rural areas collapsed and a massive famine began. People ran out of things to eat and millions starved. The official number of fatalities from the Chinese government was 15 million. However, it’s estimated by some scholars that the fatalities were as high as 45  million.

Seeing and acting on one side of the equation. Just a thought.

Liberty...

 

Long Haulers...

 

.Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms can last weeks or months for some people. These patients, given the name "long haulers", have in theory recovered from the worst impacts of COVID-19 and have tested negative. However, they still have symptoms.  

Researchers estimate about 10% of COVID-19 patients become long haulers, according to a recent article from The Journal of the American Medical Association,

This condition can effect anyone – old and young, otherwise healthy people and those battling other conditions. It has been seen in those who were hospitalized with COVID-19 and patients with very mild symptoms.

Common symptoms include brain fog, fatigue, pain, immune issues, and malaise after exercise.

Scientists are beginning to study whether the coronavirus may create post-viral issues such as myalgic encephalomyelitis, which is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome. 

Character...

 

The Emmy-winning Cuomo Show has been canceled.

The star of the show, embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, spent half an hour  yukking it up with representatives of the Mets and Yankees at a press conference in which the press was not allowed to ask any questions. 

Cuomo said he would no longer answer questions about sexual harassment or nursing homes, under investigation at the state and federal level.

 He was a national phenomenon and now facing calls for his resignation even as the state Assembly has begun looking into possible impeachment proceedings.

Aspirin...

 

A daily dose of aspirin may help reduce the risk of serious 

complications from COVID-19.  That’s according to researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  

The researchers examined the records of 412 adults with COVID-19 who were admitted to hospitals across the United States between March and July.  Slightly more than 23 percent of the people who were studied were given a daily low dose of aspirin within 24 hours of their admission to the hospital or in the 7 days prior to their admission.    

The researchers reported that people taking aspirin were 44 percent less likely to be put on a ventilator and 43 percent less likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).   The researchers also reported that those who took aspirin had a 47 percent decrease in risk of dying from COVID-19 when compared with those studied who were not taking a daily dose of aspirin.