"LDL lowering does not help to reduce heart attack" should have been the tittle of the article below. May be they decided against it since such news might trigger heart attack in some!
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/27/news/la-heb-niacin-heart-20110527
"Overall, those in the niacin group did have increased HDL levels and lowered triglyceride levels after 32 months, the researchers found, but they were no less likely to suffer heart attacks, strokes or be hospitalized for acute coronary syndrome."
So, people with low LDL (courtecy statin drug), high HDL (courtecy Niacin, clearly prescription dose), lowered triglycerides still had same levels of heart attack as the rest.
Conclusion, anyone?
Repeat after me: "HDL/LDL numbers are not related to heart desease"!
Monday, May 30, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Pakistani defense establishment under attack: P3C Orion aircraft destroyed
Week-end fun.
Pictures-video of the attack on Mehran air base attack:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110522/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan
Pakistanis are running around like headless chickens trying explain their incompetency.
I have always wondered. Without Pakistanis, how boring this world would be?
They know how to come up with new techniques to screw themselves!
Adm Javed Iqbal questions after Mehran base attack (May 23, 2011):
Pictures-video of the attack on Mehran air base attack:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110522/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan
Pakistanis are running around like headless chickens trying explain their incompetency.
I have always wondered. Without Pakistanis, how boring this world would be?
They know how to come up with new techniques to screw themselves!
Adm Javed Iqbal questions after Mehran base attack (May 23, 2011):
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Breaking news! Shocking! Gates: Somebody in Pakistan knew about bin Laden
Breaking news! Shocking! NOT!!!!
Gates: Somebody in Pakistan knew about bin Laden
Quote of the week: "My supposition is, somebody knew."
Should I laugh, cry or do a 'Eureka!' dance?
Thanks, Mr. Gates, this is such an eye opener. May be you should have glanced at what Indians were saying for last, let us see, hmmmm.... TWENTY YEARS!
Here is a reproduced article (by B Raman) from September 2003 which details the connection between Pakistan and OBL.
http://ramanstrategicanalysis.blogspot.com/2011/05/isi-bin-laden-links-as-seen-by-dia.html
Please read it, Mr. Gates.
".6.The analysis carries the most damning account of Pakistan's role as the real host of bin Laden and his Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. It says: "Bin Laden's Al Qaeda network was able to expand under the safe santuary extended by Taliban following Pakistan directives. If there is any doubt on that issue, consider the location of bin Laden's camp targeted by US Cruise missiles, Zahawa. Positioned on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, it was built by Pakistani contractors, funded by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate and protected under the patronage of a local and influential Jadran tribal leader, Jalaluddin Haqqani. However, the real host in that facility was the Pakistani ISI. If this was later to become bin Laden's base, then serious questions are raised by the early relationship between bin Laden and Pakistan's ISI."
Gates: Somebody in Pakistan knew about bin Laden
Quote of the week: "My supposition is, somebody knew."
Should I laugh, cry or do a 'Eureka!' dance?
Thanks, Mr. Gates, this is such an eye opener. May be you should have glanced at what Indians were saying for last, let us see, hmmmm.... TWENTY YEARS!
Here is a reproduced article (by B Raman) from September 2003 which details the connection between Pakistan and OBL.
http://ramanstrategicanalysis.blogspot.com/2011/05/isi-bin-laden-links-as-seen-by-dia.html
Please read it, Mr. Gates.
".6.The analysis carries the most damning account of Pakistan's role as the real host of bin Laden and his Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. It says: "Bin Laden's Al Qaeda network was able to expand under the safe santuary extended by Taliban following Pakistan directives. If there is any doubt on that issue, consider the location of bin Laden's camp targeted by US Cruise missiles, Zahawa. Positioned on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, it was built by Pakistani contractors, funded by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate and protected under the patronage of a local and influential Jadran tribal leader, Jalaluddin Haqqani. However, the real host in that facility was the Pakistani ISI. If this was later to become bin Laden's base, then serious questions are raised by the early relationship between bin Laden and Pakistan's ISI."
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Mainstream media waveringly admits: regular milk is good for you
It is irritating to see health related articles in major media sites always dilly dallying around important health subjects. Here is one which can not even come out and clearly say - "no need to drink low fat milk to keep a good health". There, was that so diffucult?
These guys who write these stuff do not say it. But skimmed milk is a SCAM.
Call it scammed milk. It may not be making you fat, but probably making you sick.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/is-skim-milk-making-you-fat-2479492/
Frankly, below lines have enough reasons to stay away from low-fat milk:
"How would you feel if you opened a carton and poured a chalky, bluish-white liquid into your coffee? That's the color many nonfat milks are before powdered milk is added to whiten them—a process that brings its own problems. Any way you look at it, there's been a lot of whitewashing of skim milk's image."
These guys who write these stuff do not say it. But skimmed milk is a SCAM.
Call it scammed milk. It may not be making you fat, but probably making you sick.
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/is-skim-milk-making-you-fat-2479492/
Frankly, below lines have enough reasons to stay away from low-fat milk:
"How would you feel if you opened a carton and poured a chalky, bluish-white liquid into your coffee? That's the color many nonfat milks are before powdered milk is added to whiten them—a process that brings its own problems. Any way you look at it, there's been a lot of whitewashing of skim milk's image."
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Pakistanis are pathological liars: Richard Clarke
Richard Clarke gets it. Here he is in conversation with Bill Maher http://tinyurl.com/3gxeafc
You are correct Mr. Clarke, those from India knew it all along. All Pakistanis are in fact terrorists. They just can not help it. Indians have been subjected so much Paki terror, India has become numb to it.
Here is another story from NewsWeek on Paki build-up of nukes. These people are crazy. Actually, they give a new meaning for 'crazy'. http://www.newsweek.com/2011/05/15/fourth-nuclear-reactor-at-pakistan-s-khushab-site.html
You are correct Mr. Clarke, those from India knew it all along. All Pakistanis are in fact terrorists. They just can not help it. Indians have been subjected so much Paki terror, India has become numb to it.
Here is another story from NewsWeek on Paki build-up of nukes. These people are crazy. Actually, they give a new meaning for 'crazy'. http://www.newsweek.com/2011/05/15/fourth-nuclear-reactor-at-pakistan-s-khushab-site.html
Monday, May 16, 2011
Trump announces the obvious - still makes news
I have been saying that Trump's Presidential campaign was a stage-managed effort to create a splash about birth-certificate. Now that below goals are accomplished,
- Prez came out smelling like roses almost as if he is only one with a birth certificate
- 'birthers' made to look like bigger fools than everyone thought they are
- Trump has been used well and made fun of enough times
Trump decides to get off the bus. Job accomplished! Take a bow, Mr. Trump.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_trump2012
- Prez came out smelling like roses almost as if he is only one with a birth certificate
- 'birthers' made to look like bigger fools than everyone thought they are
- Trump has been used well and made fun of enough times
Trump decides to get off the bus. Job accomplished! Take a bow, Mr. Trump.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_trump2012
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Just in case you are waiting for Hawking to blurt it out
Stephen Hawking: 'There is no heaven, it's a fairy story'
"A belief that heaven or an afterlife awaits us is a "fairy story" for people afraid of death, Stephen Hawking has said."
Ouch!
"In a dismissal that underlines his firm rejection of religious comforts, Britain's most eminent scientist said there was nothing beyond the moment when the brain flickers for the final time."
Ahem. Over to you, Pape.
"A belief that heaven or an afterlife awaits us is a "fairy story" for people afraid of death, Stephen Hawking has said."
Ouch!
"In a dismissal that underlines his firm rejection of religious comforts, Britain's most eminent scientist said there was nothing beyond the moment when the brain flickers for the final time."
Ahem. Over to you, Pape.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Cholesterol Mythology Series: if it does not fit the hypothesis, call it a Paradox, simple!
If it does not fit the hypothesis, call it a Paradox, simple! Yeh! Mounting evidence from last two decades has not stopped big pharmas from marketting statins. Jan. 2008 NY Times article came out with clear indication that LDL numbers and heart desease are not related.
Many skeptics, like Dr. Kendrick, have been shouting from the roof-top just as much (sadly without much effect).
But Dr. Kendrick is right on the money!
"However, what I found far more interesting than this bald statistic was the fact that there appeared to be absolutely no relationship between the percentage of men with high cholesterol levels, and the rate of heart disease in those countries (with the possible exception of China). A fact that appears to have passed without comment. Least said soonest mended?"
"For example, the rate of CHD in Russia is enormously high, yet the prevalence of high cholesterol levels in Russia was third lowest. On the other hand the rate of CHD in France is very low, yet the prevalence of high cholesterol levels in France was in the top half of the table."
More @: http://tinyurl.com/6ch7x7l
Many skeptics, like Dr. Kendrick, have been shouting from the roof-top just as much (sadly without much effect).
But Dr. Kendrick is right on the money!
"However, what I found far more interesting than this bald statistic was the fact that there appeared to be absolutely no relationship between the percentage of men with high cholesterol levels, and the rate of heart disease in those countries (with the possible exception of China). A fact that appears to have passed without comment. Least said soonest mended?"
"For example, the rate of CHD in Russia is enormously high, yet the prevalence of high cholesterol levels in Russia was third lowest. On the other hand the rate of CHD in France is very low, yet the prevalence of high cholesterol levels in France was in the top half of the table."
More @: http://tinyurl.com/6ch7x7l
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Book recommendation: 'Before the dawn' by Nicholus Wade
'Before the dawn' by Nicholus Wade http://tinyurl.com/3ccu7us
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Source of in-law (women) friction biological? " the sperm's mitochondria are destroyed when it fertilizes the egg" http://tinyurl.com/hnvtq
Barbaraka, son of Ghatotkacha, the original barbarian
Origin of words - Etymology
Many English words have Indic origin, specifically Sankrita origin. Few immediate examples that come to mind: mother = maatr'a/maata/maate, father from pitr'a/pita, brother = bratr'a, etc.
Other day I was reminded of the name of one of the grandson of Bheema (Bheemasena of Mahabharata fame) by a prolific handle on twitter. That name is 'Barbaraka', son of Ghatotkacha and Kamakatankati. (Reference: 'Parva' by SL Bhyarappa) .
The word barbarian is clearly of Sankrita origin; 'barbara' in Sankrita means not-civilized, raakshasa kind. 'barbara hatye' (बर्बर हत्या, ಬರ್ಬರ ಹತ್ಯೆ) is common description for heinous killing, for example.
I am disappointed though; not too many know about the name Barbaraka, about the son of Ghatotkacha. He did not participate in Mahabharata war probably because of political reasons. There are not many stories available about him. That is a shame, it is such a great name for a superhero.
Many English words have Indic origin, specifically Sankrita origin. Few immediate examples that come to mind: mother = maatr'a/maata/maate, father from pitr'a/pita, brother = bratr'a, etc.
Other day I was reminded of the name of one of the grandson of Bheema (Bheemasena of Mahabharata fame) by a prolific handle on twitter. That name is 'Barbaraka', son of Ghatotkacha and Kamakatankati. (Reference: 'Parva' by SL Bhyarappa) .
The word barbarian is clearly of Sankrita origin; 'barbara' in Sankrita means not-civilized, raakshasa kind. 'barbara hatye' (बर्बर हत्या, ಬರ್ಬರ ಹತ್ಯೆ) is common description for heinous killing, for example.
I am disappointed though; not too many know about the name Barbaraka, about the son of Ghatotkacha. He did not participate in Mahabharata war probably because of political reasons. There are not many stories available about him. That is a shame, it is such a great name for a superhero.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
What’s Cholesterol Got to Do With It? Answer: NOTHING!
"THE idea that cholesterol plays a key role in heart disease is so tightly woven into modern medical thinking that it is no longer considered open to question. This is the message that emerged all too clearly from the recent news that the drug Vytorin had fared no better in clinical trials than the statin therapy it was meant to supplant. "
"So how did we come to believe strongly that LDL cholesterol is so bad for us? It was partly due to the observation that eating saturated fat raises LDL cholesterol, and we’ve assumed that saturated fat is bad for us. This logic is circular, though: saturated fat is bad because it raises LDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol is bad because it is the thing that saturated fat raises. In clinical trials, researchers have been unable to generate compelling evidence that saturated fat in the diet causes heart disease. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/opinion/27taubes.html
"So how did we come to believe strongly that LDL cholesterol is so bad for us? It was partly due to the observation that eating saturated fat raises LDL cholesterol, and we’ve assumed that saturated fat is bad for us. This logic is circular, though: saturated fat is bad because it raises LDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol is bad because it is the thing that saturated fat raises. In clinical trials, researchers have been unable to generate compelling evidence that saturated fat in the diet causes heart disease. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/opinion/27taubes.html
Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good? Answer: NO!
Despite evidence to the contrary, statins marketting continues. Drugging people for profits!
Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_04/b4068052092994.htm
"...Yes, Wright saw, the drugs can be life-saving in patients who already have suffered heart attacks, somewhat reducing the chances of a recurrence that could lead to an early death. But Wright had a surprise when he looked at the data for the majority of patients, like Winn, who don't have heart disease. He found no benefit in people over the age of 65, no matter how much their cholesterol declines, and no benefit in women of any age. He did see a small reduction in the number of heart attacks for middle-aged men taking statins in clinical trials. But even for these men, there was no overall reduction in total deaths or illnesses requiring hospitalization—despite big reductions in "bad" cholesterol. "Most people are taking something with no chance of benefit and a risk of harm," says Wright. Based on the evidence, and the fact that Winn didn't actually have angina, Wright changed his mind about treating him with statins—and Winn, too, was persuaded. "Because there's no apparent benefit," he says, "I don't take them anymore."...."
Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_04/b4068052092994.htm
"...Yes, Wright saw, the drugs can be life-saving in patients who already have suffered heart attacks, somewhat reducing the chances of a recurrence that could lead to an early death. But Wright had a surprise when he looked at the data for the majority of patients, like Winn, who don't have heart disease. He found no benefit in people over the age of 65, no matter how much their cholesterol declines, and no benefit in women of any age. He did see a small reduction in the number of heart attacks for middle-aged men taking statins in clinical trials. But even for these men, there was no overall reduction in total deaths or illnesses requiring hospitalization—despite big reductions in "bad" cholesterol. "Most people are taking something with no chance of benefit and a risk of harm," says Wright. Based on the evidence, and the fact that Winn didn't actually have angina, Wright changed his mind about treating him with statins—and Winn, too, was persuaded. "Because there's no apparent benefit," he says, "I don't take them anymore."...."
Friday, May 6, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
How India values heroes and devils
Come, kill native culture, decimate heritage and you shall be honoured. Homi Bhabha goes for Rs. 4.00, CV Raman for Rs. 10.00 and Mo-the(nste)-r Theresa for Rs. 20.00.
Quite telling.
Quite telling.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Fakebook!
Superb points made in this article in Slate.
http://www.slate.com/id/2282620/
There are countless ways to make yourself feel lousy. Here's one more, according to research out of Stanford: Assume you're alone in your unhappiness.
Apart from many folks living a wonderfully beautiful, awesomely super-duper life on Facebook, Facebook is a spying tool for both identity thieves and govt. alike. Name, location, address, birth date - only thing missing is SSN! They probably can get mother's maiden name as well.
And here Julian Assange claims Fakebook, google and yahoo! as government tools.
http://tinyurl.com/5tn2ucl
http://www.slate.com/id/2282620/
There are countless ways to make yourself feel lousy. Here's one more, according to research out of Stanford: Assume you're alone in your unhappiness.
Apart from many folks living a wonderfully beautiful, awesomely super-duper life on Facebook, Facebook is a spying tool for both identity thieves and govt. alike. Name, location, address, birth date - only thing missing is SSN! They probably can get mother's maiden name as well.
And here Julian Assange claims Fakebook, google and yahoo! as government tools.
http://tinyurl.com/5tn2ucl
Monday, May 2, 2011
Pakis decide to give up OBL
ISI could not hold on to OBL anymore. May be he ran out of money. At any rate, OBL is dead (supposedly, his body was thrown into the sea - I hope they wrapped him in pig skin). Good riddance to bad! Took a long time for this stage managed operation to be executed, President Obama!
Of course, wretched Paki intelligence (oxymoron) agancy ISI covered for OBL for all these years. It was time to give up!
"It's fairly well known that the ISI has a longstanding relationship with the Haqqani network….Haqqani is supporting, funding, training fighters that are killing Americans and killing coalition partners. And I have a sacred obligation to do all I can to make sure that doesn't happen…..So that's at the core - it's not the only thing -- but that's at the core that I think is the most difficult part of the relationship.”
Read more: http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/05/02/bin-ladens-death-what-this-means-for-pakistans-isi/#ixzz1LD2uqxRU
This guy gets it (in the comment section - above link):
PAKISTAN'S BALD-FACED LIES
"For over 10 years Pakistan has been lying thru its teeth that Bin Laden was not in Pakistan and anyone who said so was only defaming them. And, western governments and media bit this tune by always parotting that Osama was "somewhere in the rugged regions bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan", an obvious untruth because you have to be in either one country or the other - there is no in between. Now what does Pakistan have to say? He was found in a luxury purpose built high-security million dollar mansion in the backyard of Pakistan's capital, right near a military base!
Pakistan is the most dangerous country in the world today. If America has an axis of evil, then this is it - Pakistan. For ten years they have played a double-game. Hiding and harboring OBL and Al-Qaeda and creating terrorist activities all over the world and at the same time pretending to be America's ally in the war on terrorism and raking the American dollars in. This money went to line the pockets of Paki government officials, the ISI and to Al Qaeda.
Questions have to be asked to the Paki government. Even a few months ago the Paki army chief denied that OBL was inside Pakistan or their intelligence agency was protecting him. How could he live so close to the capital of Pakistan without them knowing about it? Who built this compound for him? Why was he deep inside Pakistan when they have been claiming for ten years that it is a lie meant to defame Pakistan?
I will bet that despite what Obama said about intelligence sharing with Pakistan, they never told the Pakis that they found out where OBL was. Otherwise, OBL would have been spirited away by the Pakis yet again. Many years ago, when Musharraf was President, I said that OBL was probably hiding safe inside the Pakistan Presidential compound. I was not far from the truth. Question is why did America the gullible believe all the Paki lies and deception. The country that has poked its dirty, bomb-laden fingers in the butt of every country in the world.
I can bet that the Paki government is now deeply concerned that it has lost the "cash-cow" OBL. Because, without OBL, Paki cannot milk America for more and more money. If I were America, I would be concerned that they WILL find a new way of terrorism to keep milking America. It is a pity that the most powerful and intelligent country in the world, USA, was so taken in by Pakistan's constant lies, deception, evil and double-faced games. I am afraid that America will keep doing the same mistake. Because Pakis have convinced the gullible Americans that a few terrorist bombs and activities in Afghanistan and Waziristan is a threat to America and only the Pakis can save them."
Of course, wretched Paki intelligence (oxymoron) agancy ISI covered for OBL for all these years. It was time to give up!
"It's fairly well known that the ISI has a longstanding relationship with the Haqqani network….Haqqani is supporting, funding, training fighters that are killing Americans and killing coalition partners. And I have a sacred obligation to do all I can to make sure that doesn't happen…..So that's at the core - it's not the only thing -- but that's at the core that I think is the most difficult part of the relationship.”
Read more: http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/05/02/bin-ladens-death-what-this-means-for-pakistans-isi/#ixzz1LD2uqxRU
This guy gets it (in the comment section - above link):
PAKISTAN'S BALD-FACED LIES
"For over 10 years Pakistan has been lying thru its teeth that Bin Laden was not in Pakistan and anyone who said so was only defaming them. And, western governments and media bit this tune by always parotting that Osama was "somewhere in the rugged regions bordering Afghanistan and Pakistan", an obvious untruth because you have to be in either one country or the other - there is no in between. Now what does Pakistan have to say? He was found in a luxury purpose built high-security million dollar mansion in the backyard of Pakistan's capital, right near a military base!
Pakistan is the most dangerous country in the world today. If America has an axis of evil, then this is it - Pakistan. For ten years they have played a double-game. Hiding and harboring OBL and Al-Qaeda and creating terrorist activities all over the world and at the same time pretending to be America's ally in the war on terrorism and raking the American dollars in. This money went to line the pockets of Paki government officials, the ISI and to Al Qaeda.
Questions have to be asked to the Paki government. Even a few months ago the Paki army chief denied that OBL was inside Pakistan or their intelligence agency was protecting him. How could he live so close to the capital of Pakistan without them knowing about it? Who built this compound for him? Why was he deep inside Pakistan when they have been claiming for ten years that it is a lie meant to defame Pakistan?
I will bet that despite what Obama said about intelligence sharing with Pakistan, they never told the Pakis that they found out where OBL was. Otherwise, OBL would have been spirited away by the Pakis yet again. Many years ago, when Musharraf was President, I said that OBL was probably hiding safe inside the Pakistan Presidential compound. I was not far from the truth. Question is why did America the gullible believe all the Paki lies and deception. The country that has poked its dirty, bomb-laden fingers in the butt of every country in the world.
I can bet that the Paki government is now deeply concerned that it has lost the "cash-cow" OBL. Because, without OBL, Paki cannot milk America for more and more money. If I were America, I would be concerned that they WILL find a new way of terrorism to keep milking America. It is a pity that the most powerful and intelligent country in the world, USA, was so taken in by Pakistan's constant lies, deception, evil and double-faced games. I am afraid that America will keep doing the same mistake. Because Pakis have convinced the gullible Americans that a few terrorist bombs and activities in Afghanistan and Waziristan is a threat to America and only the Pakis can save them."
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