JULY 2004
Homelessness: Google Directory, Society, Poverty, and homelessness
Thesis:Increased homelessness is caused by an increased cost of living in California.
Opp: Homelessness is caused by living outside of ones means, mismanagement of funds, and low wage jobs.
Article 1 - ProQuest, Debt problems mounting, BY: Anonymous
Article 2 - Ebsco, Housing and Homelessness in Santa Cruz County, BY: Shelter Project
www.gamblingmagazine.com "Indian Gambling must be reformed." Nov. 19,2003
• "Right of California Indian reservations to establish Casinos is part of the State Constitution and should not be charged."
www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/htIndianGaming.htm #Topic6 "Indian Gaming in California"
• 2004 Indian Casinos are Federally taxed and the state is recommending a negotiation of 25% taxation on the Nov. 2004 ballot or all gambling revenues will be taxed 33% including Indian gambling.
"National Review Online" - "Indian Scam" August 25,2003
• "If tribes are a sovereign nation, why are they allowed to interfere with U.S. elections by contributing large amounts of money?"
Our Thesis: There is no disagreement the injustice done in the past to the Indian culture. Gambling is a viable option to improve their economic conditions, however, once a profit amount has been reached, their(sic) should be equal taxation among all casinos regardless of the land and the ownership.
Death penalty for children who commit violent crimes?
Why Protect Children Who Commit Violent "Adult" Crimes? Amnesty International
International Pro-Death Penalty Meetup Day in 4 Days
WHAT Meetup with other local advocates of the Death Penalty. All those who support capital punishment, and feel that the more consistent application of the death penalty will be a deterrent to serious crime are welcome. WHEN Saturday, July 17 @ 1:00PM (3rd Saturday of every month.) WHO Pro-Death Penalty Advocates Worldwide (and friends.) So far, 8 have signed up.
Thesis: The death penalty is not recommended by many people, though some people think that this will deter violence and crime among children.
Citation Title: The evidence for the safety of thiomersal in newborn and infant vaccines. Authors: Clements, C. John1 john@clem.com.au Source: Vaccine; May2004, Vol. 22 Issue 15/16, p1854, 8p
Abstract: While a number of studies remain to be completed, evidence is mounting that there is no demonstrable risk for infants immunized with vaccines containing thiomersal. Epidemiological studies in the US have shown no developmental or other central nervous system abnormalities resulting from exposure to vaccines containing thiomersal. During the initial evaluation of thiomersal in vaccines during 1999, the toxicological profile of ethyl mercury was unknown and presumed to be the same as that of methyl mercury. Enough evidence has accumulated since then to indicate the profiles of the two compounds are different in crucial aspects. To date, one study has measured blood levels of total mercury in vaccinated infants and reports only a brief low-level exposure with rapid excretion of mercury. It is not yet known for sure how much (if any) vaccine-derived ethyl mercury in the blood crosses the bloodbrain barrier.For the most part, the use of thiomersal as a vaccine preservative has been convincingly shown to be safe. The scientific evidence is not yet sufficiently strong to provide the same level of assurance for thiomersal-containing vaccines for use in pregnant women or the premature or low birth weight infant. There is an increased sensitivity of the fetal brain to mercury whether it is ethyl or methyl mercury. While there is no evidence to support the contention, it is at least theoretically possible that very low birth weight premature infants may be at increased risk from thiomersal-containing vaccines. Until such time as the scientific evidence is to hand, thiomersal-free presentations of hepatitis B are to be preferred for the birth dose.Given the same levels of exposure, adults are at much lower levels of risk because of increased body mass. It is not possible to prove that thiomersal is completely safe-epidemiology can only quantify a risk, not prove its absence.
Second Article - Pro www.whale.to/m/candless.html Jaquelyn McCandless, M.D.
Third Article Con http://my.webmd.com/content/article/81/97024.htm Study Suggests Vaccine, Autism Link
Thesis: Despite the widespread fear that Autism is linked to childhood vaccinations, current research is helping to dispel the misconceptions that have flooded the international community.
1. "The Year After Tomorrow" Stuart E. Eizenstat and David B. Sandalow. New York Times. July, 2004
• Discusses the effects of emmissions trading and the Kyoto Protocol and how the Bush administration declined to participate.
2. "Flawed emission trading policy, other offshore news" Robert E. Snyder. World Oil. April 1999
3. Thesis: The U.S. & E.U. should establish an emissions trading program between the two continents.