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A national modeling agency got a contract from pharma interests to help hawk flu shots. Get ready for a nationwide rollout of similar ads and a smiling face pushing flu vaccines in a mall near you.

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Greeters and Admins needed for Mobile flu Clinic
posted: August 19, 2010, 03:05 PM

PUSH MODELS!!!!

I’ve always had a certain fascination with cooking. I learned to cook at an early age and worked as a cook at a number of restaurants to earn money when going to college. I even toyed with the idea of attending the Culinary Institute of America.

Growing up I loved heading off into the woods with a book, sleeping bag, Coleman lantern and a mess kit. The highlight of the day would be building a campfire and preparing dinner. With luck it would be fish, potatoes and berries.

Searching for a document today I ran across a piece Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in 2004 and was struck by its relevance today. Enjoy.

By Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

• The more frequently a father visited the hospital of an infant who is prematurely born, the more rapidly the infant gained weight and the more quickly the infant was able to leave the hospital.
• More important, the more the father visited, the better was the infant's social-personal development and its ability to adapt.
• In a study of black infants, the more interaction the boy had with the father, the higher his mental competence and psychomotor functioning by the age of six months.

Many AutismOne readers have, no doubt, been faithfully following news of the esteemed Dr. Andrew Wakefield's book tour for his crucially important expose of the real story behind the attempt to silence science: Callous Disregard.

But for every group of intelligent and sincere parents out there, there's bound to be at least one fly in the ointment who acidly regurgitates the status quo doublespeak du jour.

The Internet is Like Autism

A friend recently sent me a link to a Steven Colbert interview with Nicholas Carr, the author of “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains.” Carr contends the Internet is dumbing us down by bombarding us with bits and pieces of information. Backed by a mountain of research Carr believes we are creating new habits of the mind never pausing long enough to comprehend at any meaningful level what we read, hear or see on the Internet.

This is America
I wrote a piece for our newsletter last week (see below) and the more I thought about it the more I realized there is going to be a growing global flash point between pharma blowhards and parents.

Before getting to the bigger picture in subsequent blogs and newsletters let’s have a final look at Ms. Fisher-of-the-UK. As mentioned, in the newsletter, Ms. Fisher decided it would be “okay” to continue the campaign of terror, which originated in the U.K., against Dr. Wakefield in America.

Let Your Voice Be Heart. Please Take the Autism Survey.

In preparation for Autism Awareness month, I am conducting a brief survey, the results of which will be included in an article I am writing.

Please take the survey.

Please share this announcement share this survey via your email distribution lists and websites. The survey will remain open until March 30, 2010 at 11:00 pm.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/autism2010survey

Thank you in advance.

Beth Clay

(Posted for our good friend Beth Clay.)

Our respected friend Dr. Arthur Krigsman and his staff will be leaving Thoughtful House on April 1st to open a new, independent office in Austin, Texas. Patients' complete medical records will accompany them in this transition.