Eight is More Than Enough
by Bill O'Reilly
The stunning announcement that a California woman had given birth to
octuplets was greeted warmly in some circles. The birthing doctors were
all smiles, and the media hyped the "human interest" part of the story.
Eight babies! Wow!
But behind the high-fives...lies a very troubling situation.
This may be child abuse at the highest level.
Here are the facts:
The mother, Nadya Suleman, is a 33-year-old single mom already raising
six young children in the small home of her parents. Nadya is a health
care worker who, according to her mother, became pregnant with all the
children through in vitro fertilization.
Six was not enough for Nadya, so last spring she allowed multiple
embryos to be implanted in her womb. Subsequently, the octuplets were
born on January 26.
In Great Britain, Nadya and her doctor would be under arrest.
There, the law permits only two embryo implants at a time. But in
California, there are no rules at all. Fertility clinics and the doctors who
make big money in them can do anything they want.
So now, Nadya has eight new babies all of whom weigh less than three
pounds. The littlest is about a pound and a half. Doctors say there is a
strong likelihood that some, if not all, of the children will experience
significant health problems growing up.
When the babies finally leave the hospital in suburban Los Angeles, they
will be taken to a three-bedroom house in Whittier, Calif. Seventeen
human beings will be living in that house. Eight babies will have to be fed,
washed and cared for around the clock almost simultaneously.
Who will pay for that? Chances are, the taxpayers.
Nadya has little money and her parents have filed for bankruptcy. By the
way, the hospital bill for the octuplets and mom is estimated to be around
$1.3 million.
But Nadya seems to have a plan. She has hired a "spokesperson," a
woman named Joann Killeen. Killeen has been running around various TV
shows telling the world what a great person and mother Nadya is, what a
joy to be around she is.
When asked whether the "mother of the year" wants major money to tell
her story, Killeen dodges and weaves.
This is child abuse of the worst kind and few seem to care.
The taxpayers will wind up paying for much of Nadya's irresponsibility,
and the 14 children will pay an enormous price, just wait and see.
Meantime, a callous media and a largely apathetic state medical system
will watch to see whether it will be Oprah, Barbara or Katie to give the
babies their first starring TV roles.
America is a great country. This is the worst of it.
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Easy to laugh, but i think this woman needs help. I don't know what or how, but she needs help. So do the children. They are not a statistic, they are humans.
I hope there are caring people in touch with this family that will help without being overly condemning.
In the long run, though this is a sucky situation, it should be about the children, not the irresponsibility of the mother.
I hope there are caring people in touch with this family that will help without being overly condemning.
In the long run, though this is a sucky situation, it should be about the children, not the irresponsibility of the mother.
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Hairy, you're right. This was a stupid thing. I wonder what was going through the mind of the doctor . . .
Could he have been in it for the money? I can't see where this mother would have gotten that kind of scratch. Were they in it for the fame?
Let's face it. We have become a society that eats up this kind of stuff. Book deals, movie rights, etc. . .
Could he have been in it for the money? I can't see where this mother would have gotten that kind of scratch. Were they in it for the fame?
Let's face it. We have become a society that eats up this kind of stuff. Book deals, movie rights, etc. . .
From MSN.com
...We both shift our gaze to an unplugged Toshiba television set sitting 5
feet away on a folding table...
He's got to be kidding: There is no power cord attached to it!
It's off! Dark! Silent!
"You ready?" he asks.
If Soljacic is correct -- if his free-range electrons can power up this
untethered TV from across a room -- he will have performed a feat of
physics so subtle and so profound it could change the world.
It could also make him a billionaire.
I hold my breath - and cover my crotch. Soljacic flips the switch.
Soljacic isn't the first man to try to power distant electronic devices by
sending electrons through the air. He isn't even the first man from the
Balkans to try.
Most agree that Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla, who went on to father
many of the inventions that define the modern electronic era, was the
first to let electrons off their leash, in 1890.
Tesla based his wireless electricity idea on a concept known as
electromagnetic induction, which was discovered by Michael Faraday in
1831 and holds that electric current flowing through one wire can induce
current to flow in another wire, nearby. To illustrate that principle, Tesla
built two huge "World Power" towers that would broadcast current into
the American air, to be received remotely by electrical devices around
the globe.
Few believed it could work. And to be fair to the doubters, it didn't,
exactly.
(When Tesla first switched on his 200-foot-tall, 1 million-volt Colorado
Springs tower, 130-foot-long bolts of electricity shot out of it, sparks
leaped up at the toes of passers-by, and the grass around the lab glowed
blue.)
It was too much, too soon.
But strap on your rubber boots - Tesla's dream has come true!
After more than 100 years of dashed hopes, several companies are
coming to market with technologies that can safely transmit power
through the air -- a breakthrough that portends the literal and figurative
untethering of our electronic age. Until this development, after all, the
phrase "mobile electronics" has been a lie:
How portable is your laptop if it has to feed every four hours, like an
embryo, through a cord?
How mobile is your phone if it shuts down after too long away from a
plug?
And how flexible is your business - if your production area can't shift
because you can't move the ceiling lights?
The world is about to be cured of its attachment disorder.
Wireless juice: A primer
TECH 1: Inductive Coupling
Availability: April
THE FIRST WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM to market is an inductive
device, much like the one Tesla saw in his dreams, but a lot smaller. It
looks like a mouse pad, and can send power through the air, over a
distance of up to a few inches.
A powered coil inside that pad creates a magnetic field, which as Faraday
predicted, induces current to flow through a small secondary coil that's
built into any portable device, such as a flashlight, a phone or a
BlackBerry.
The electrical current that then flows in that secondary coil charges the
device's onboard rechargeable battery.
(That iPhone in your pocket has yet to be outfitted with this tiny coil, but,
as you'll see, a number of companies are about to introduce products
that are.)
The practical benefit of this approach is HUGE. You can drop any number
of devices on the charging pad, and they will recharge -- wirelessly.
No more tangle of power cables or jumble of charging stations.
What's more, because you are invisible to the magnetic fields created by
the system, no electricity will flow into you if you stray between
device and pad. Nor are there any exposed "hot" metal connections.
And the pads are smart: Their built-in coils are driven by integrated
circuits, which know if the device sitting on them is authorized to receive
power, or if it needs power at all. So you won't charge your car keys.
Or overcharge your flashlight.
The dominant player in this technology for the moment seems to be
Michigan-based Fulton Innovation, which unveiled its first set of
wirelessly charged consumer products at the 2009 International
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas early this year.
Come April, Fulton's new pad-based eCoupled system will be available to
police, fire-and-rescue and contractor fleets -- an initial market of as
many as 700,000 vehicles annually. The system is being integrated into a
truck console designed and produced by Leggett & Platt, a $4.3 billion
commercial shelving giant; it allows users to charge anything from a
compatible rechargeable flashlight to a PDA.
The tools and other devices now in the pipeline at companies such as
Bosch, Energizer and others will look just like their conventional
ancestors.
Companies such as Philips Electronics, Olympus and Logitech will create a
standard for products, from flashlights to drills to cell phones to TV
remotes by the end of this year.
http://tech.msn.com/guides/CES/video_wi ... icity.aspx
...We both shift our gaze to an unplugged Toshiba television set sitting 5
feet away on a folding table...
He's got to be kidding: There is no power cord attached to it!
It's off! Dark! Silent!
"You ready?" he asks.
If Soljacic is correct -- if his free-range electrons can power up this
untethered TV from across a room -- he will have performed a feat of
physics so subtle and so profound it could change the world.
It could also make him a billionaire.
I hold my breath - and cover my crotch. Soljacic flips the switch.
Soljacic isn't the first man to try to power distant electronic devices by
sending electrons through the air. He isn't even the first man from the
Balkans to try.
Most agree that Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla, who went on to father
many of the inventions that define the modern electronic era, was the
first to let electrons off their leash, in 1890.
Tesla based his wireless electricity idea on a concept known as
electromagnetic induction, which was discovered by Michael Faraday in
1831 and holds that electric current flowing through one wire can induce
current to flow in another wire, nearby. To illustrate that principle, Tesla
built two huge "World Power" towers that would broadcast current into
the American air, to be received remotely by electrical devices around
the globe.
Few believed it could work. And to be fair to the doubters, it didn't,
exactly.
(When Tesla first switched on his 200-foot-tall, 1 million-volt Colorado
Springs tower, 130-foot-long bolts of electricity shot out of it, sparks
leaped up at the toes of passers-by, and the grass around the lab glowed
blue.)
It was too much, too soon.
But strap on your rubber boots - Tesla's dream has come true!
After more than 100 years of dashed hopes, several companies are
coming to market with technologies that can safely transmit power
through the air -- a breakthrough that portends the literal and figurative
untethering of our electronic age. Until this development, after all, the
phrase "mobile electronics" has been a lie:
How portable is your laptop if it has to feed every four hours, like an
embryo, through a cord?
How mobile is your phone if it shuts down after too long away from a
plug?
And how flexible is your business - if your production area can't shift
because you can't move the ceiling lights?
The world is about to be cured of its attachment disorder.
Wireless juice: A primer
TECH 1: Inductive Coupling
Availability: April
THE FIRST WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM to market is an inductive
device, much like the one Tesla saw in his dreams, but a lot smaller. It
looks like a mouse pad, and can send power through the air, over a
distance of up to a few inches.
A powered coil inside that pad creates a magnetic field, which as Faraday
predicted, induces current to flow through a small secondary coil that's
built into any portable device, such as a flashlight, a phone or a
BlackBerry.
The electrical current that then flows in that secondary coil charges the
device's onboard rechargeable battery.
(That iPhone in your pocket has yet to be outfitted with this tiny coil, but,
as you'll see, a number of companies are about to introduce products
that are.)
The practical benefit of this approach is HUGE. You can drop any number
of devices on the charging pad, and they will recharge -- wirelessly.
No more tangle of power cables or jumble of charging stations.
What's more, because you are invisible to the magnetic fields created by
the system, no electricity will flow into you if you stray between
device and pad. Nor are there any exposed "hot" metal connections.
And the pads are smart: Their built-in coils are driven by integrated
circuits, which know if the device sitting on them is authorized to receive
power, or if it needs power at all. So you won't charge your car keys.
Or overcharge your flashlight.
The dominant player in this technology for the moment seems to be
Michigan-based Fulton Innovation, which unveiled its first set of
wirelessly charged consumer products at the 2009 International
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas early this year.
Come April, Fulton's new pad-based eCoupled system will be available to
police, fire-and-rescue and contractor fleets -- an initial market of as
many as 700,000 vehicles annually. The system is being integrated into a
truck console designed and produced by Leggett & Platt, a $4.3 billion
commercial shelving giant; it allows users to charge anything from a
compatible rechargeable flashlight to a PDA.
The tools and other devices now in the pipeline at companies such as
Bosch, Energizer and others will look just like their conventional
ancestors.
Companies such as Philips Electronics, Olympus and Logitech will create a
standard for products, from flashlights to drills to cell phones to TV
remotes by the end of this year.
http://tech.msn.com/guides/CES/video_wi ... icity.aspx
Don't start none...won't be none.
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Raiden wrote:Windowectomy?Walkinghairball wrote: I think she needs her baby maker removed, and the Dr. needs a windowectomy............ so he can see how far his head is up his ass.
Is a pane of glass in place of skin and tissue designed to let the wearer of said glass to visualize the distance of their cranium in relation to the depth of their anus.
So they can see how far their head is up their ass.
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I had a thought.
What if Barack Obama is actually the Messiah. Stay with me.
So he turns out to be the son of God and he is here to lead his people to the promised land and to smite all those who oppose or have chosen not to believe.
I turn to him and say, "Right on, man! So many of us knew there was something special about you and defended you in the face of many-a-friend and acquaintance. They all wanted McCain and Palin, but I stood my ground throughout."
He says, "Sorry, dude. You've said that you choose to not believe in the historical teachings of the Bible and have not accepted me as your savior."
"But I was the only one that was and is on your side! You have to give me a pass!"
"Doesn't work that way, loser. Now...uh...if..uh..all of the rest of you...uh...will just stand still for a few moments...uh...you should feel a slight ascending feeling, uh, then not so slight.
As for you BBO, Schuette and the rest, have a good one..........IN A BURNING LAKE OF FIRE AND CRAPSMELL!"
Now that would be some awesome irony!
What if Barack Obama is actually the Messiah. Stay with me.
So he turns out to be the son of God and he is here to lead his people to the promised land and to smite all those who oppose or have chosen not to believe.
I turn to him and say, "Right on, man! So many of us knew there was something special about you and defended you in the face of many-a-friend and acquaintance. They all wanted McCain and Palin, but I stood my ground throughout."
He says, "Sorry, dude. You've said that you choose to not believe in the historical teachings of the Bible and have not accepted me as your savior."
"But I was the only one that was and is on your side! You have to give me a pass!"
"Doesn't work that way, loser. Now...uh...if..uh..all of the rest of you...uh...will just stand still for a few moments...uh...you should feel a slight ascending feeling, uh, then not so slight.
As for you BBO, Schuette and the rest, have a good one..........IN A BURNING LAKE OF FIRE AND CRAPSMELL!"
Now that would be some awesome irony!
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