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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
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2008-07-12-09:25 - Atheists at K-State
As some of you know I got my Bachelors degree at K-State. I was involved in student activism mostly centered on Central America and Feminist issues. I'm not one to "follow my alma mater" but when I bump into something cool happening at my old school I do enjoy it.
Today's K-State news isn't as exciting as the folks at the engineering department aptly handled the problem of a tornado hitting their nuclear reactor.[1] But over at Friendly Atheist they are publicizing The Secular Student Alliance's flyer exchange. The idea being that various secular groups from universities can share and borrow ideas from each other.
Anyhow, this one jumped out of his blog at me, and I felt a bit of pride when I saw it is from my old school.
[1] If you wonder why you didn't read about a nuclear disaster in North Central Kansas it is because the nuclear engineers at K-State designed and operated the power plant correctly, something to be proud of indeed. This is how you are suppose to do nuclear power!
>>let me tell you this about that!
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2008-07-12-10:28 - American Measles Has Been Saved!
Measles kills a quarter of a million children world wide ever year. Very few of these deaths come from the US. Eight years ago measles had been practically extinct in the United States due to extensive vaccinations. But thanks to the hard work and dedication of the anti-vaxors faction of the alternative medicine movement, measles has been once again spotted on children in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin Washington state, and Washington, D.C!
Great job! We are well on our way to bringing back the plagues! Just remember if your child comes down symptoms such as a rash (which usually starts on the face and spreads to the rest of the body), coughing, runny nose, and high fever, don't take them to an allopathic doctor! They need to see an experienced alternative medical professional. Otherwise they might miss out on their 1/5 chance of experiencing like diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia, encephalitis, chronic neurological deficits and even death.
Hat tip to Orac.
>>let me tell you this about that!
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