Loading up the nation with debt and leaving it for the following generations to pay is morally irresponsible. Excessive debt is a means by which governments oppress the people and waste their substance. No nation has a right to contract debt for periods longer than the majority contracting it can expect to live!...I sincerely believe that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity under the name of funding is but swindling futurity on a large scale...Then I say, the earth belongs to each of these generations during its course, fully and in its own right. The second generation receives it clear of the debts and encumbrances of the first, the third of the second, and so on. For if the first could charge it with a debt, then the earth would belong to the dead and not to the living generation. Then, no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its own existence. Thomas Jefferson

THANK YOU GEORGE W. BUSH AND DICK CHENEY-NOT Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead.  The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth."  Charles Kingsley, Vol., II, Ch 28: "A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Ben Franklin

HANS CHRISTIAN JOACHIM GRAM INTERESTING PERSON IN TIME                  

Hans Christian Joachim Gram was a Danish MD PhD and bacteriologist who was born in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 13, 1853.  Hans was one of the most brilliant physicians in world history.  He developed a method of staining cells for microscopic research and identification of individual pathogens.  Hans first received a B.A. in the natural sciences from the Copenhagen Metropolitan School in 1871 and served as an assistant to the famed zoologist, Japetus Steenstrup from 1873-1874. He subsequently became interested in medicine and earned a medical degree from the University of Copenhagen in 1878. Hans, who worked in several areas of science and medicine, earned a gold medal in 1882 for his intense study on human erythrocytes. The following year he received his PhD for his work in this field.  He pursued his post-doctoral studies in Berlin Germany with his focus on bacteriology and pharmacology while pursuing post-doctoral studies.  It was in Berlin, in 1884, that he published his work on staining cells, which became widely known as Gram staining.

His Gram negative Aerobic cocci were Neisseria gonorrhoraeae, nisseria meningitides and Moraxella catarrhalis.  His Gram negative Aerobic Bacillus were divided into Glucose and lactose fermenting  which were Citrobacter sp, Enterobacter sp, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiela pneumoniae.  His Fermenting glucose but not lactose aerobic Bacillus gram negatives were Proteus sp, Salmonella enteriditis, Salmonella typhi, Shigella sp, Seratia marcescens, Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pestis.  His Oxidase positive and glucose fermenting aerobic bacillus Gram negatives were Aeromonas sp, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus.  His Glucose nonfermenting aerobic Bacillus gram negatives were Acinetobacter sp, Flavobacterium sp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Burkholderia cepacia, Burkholderia pseudomalae and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.  And finally other Bacillus gram negative aerobics were B. pertussis, Actinobacillus, Campylobacter, Acinetobacter, Capnocytophaga, Brucella sp, Cardiobacterium Eikenella, F. tularensis, Haemophilus, H. pylori, Pasteurella, Legionella, Klebsiella and Kingella kingae. 

And finally his anaerobic gram negative cocci was Veillonella sp and his gram negative anaerobic bacillus were Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides sp., Prevotella sp, and Fusobacterium sp.

Gram remained in Berlin working as an assistant in a hospital until 1891, when he was appointed as a professor of pharmacology at the University of Copenhagen.  In 1889, Gram married Louise I. C. Lohse, and in 1892, advanced to the position of chief of internal medicine at the Royal Frederiks Hospital. Extremely active in the field of medical education, Hans also maintained a large internal medicine practice. From 1901-1921, Hans served as chairman of the Pharmacopoeia Commission, during which time he abolished the use of many useless and obsolete therapeutic treatments. In addition, he published a four-volume book on the importance of rational pharmacology in clinical science. After his retirement in 1923, he returned to an earlier interest: the history of medicine. During his career, Gram received several honors including the Danneborg Commander's Cross and the Golden Medal of Merit. Hans died in Copenhagen, on November 14,1938.

Thank God for the early "heroes of health care, human creativity and science", and all those that in some way progressed science, the learning of others, improved our health, welfare and our entire way of life.  One of our great  "healers and heroes of healthcare" Hans Christian Joachim Gram MD PhD little guy

WHAT IN THE WORLD WAS UP WITH OBAMA'S PRESIDENTIAL SEAL Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead.  The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth."  Charles Kingsley, Vol., II, Ch 28: "A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Ben Franklin

To make this short, what in the world was up with Obama's presidential seal.  Now I know things have changed, that we are in the cycle of the weird, the violent, and the wrong, but in my day, it was illegal to create a reasonable facsimile of the the Presidential Seal.  Let alone display it!  This was very disappointing to this examiner, who has wrote many good things, about the good deeds, good positions, and wisdom of Obama.  This was indubitably unwise.  However this reminds me of a quote by Tom Waits; "The folks who know the truth aren't taking.  The ones who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up!"  

I would bet dollars for donates that John (been off the mark for some two years) Mc Cain, would never even think of such a lam- brain stunt.  Obviously, believing that what was good for the best generation is still best for their children, this editor will not display the goofball symbol Barack Obama displayed.  Yet it worries the soul when such hair-brained stunts are demonstrated.  And that folks, could be a sign of things yet to come.  Disappointed.Editor

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WEEKEND WORDS FOR JUNE 20, 2008: 

Humility is nothing but truth, and pride is nothing but lying...Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything...We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth. For my part, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst; and to provide for it. Vincent de Paul, Robert F. Kennedy, Patrick Henry

OBAMA FIRST DEM SINCE JFK WHO WON'T WASTE TAX DOLLARS WHILE MC CAIN AND THE REPUBLICANS ARE ADDICTED TO WASTING YOUR TAX DOLLARS ON THEMSELVES Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead.  The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth."  Charles Kingsley, Vol., II, Ch 28: "A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Ben Franklin

The republicans and even some bitter folks who claim to be independents but obviously are republicans in sheep's clothing (Any one who makes their pundit living by advertising they are an independent but wishes their kudos' to Rush Limbaugh, is akin to his operation chaos, simply a republican in sheep's clothing) are bitter that Barack Obama realized that using taxpayers dollars to pay for a presidential candidates campaign was akin to waste and abuse of the reasons for taxation.  This was brilliant folks.  But the republicans appear to love to waste taxpayer dollars, openly support that you check that little box so that your dollars wont go to running the necessary programs needed by our nation such as eliminating the credit crunch, improving the situation for student loans, implementing programs to begin renewable energy/alternative energy solutions, a bit of drilling where it can't harm the health of our peoples, rebuilding our infrastructure such as new bridges, highways, and especially new levee's subsequent to learning from Katrina, creating a more rapid system for flood, hurricane, tornado or disaster relief and improve our homeland security which all create jobs, jobs, jobs. 

Mc Bush or Mc Cain is so lost on this issue that it appears that his entire campaign is become one big senior moment.  He is wrong on so many issues that its shocking.  Why only today, he openly criticized Obama for changing to the position of prudence when using our tax dollars.  Thus demonstrating Mc Cain and the republicans parties strategy for keeping themselves dependant on wasting our tax dollars on themselves, rather than on the important issue which face the nation.  This Journal solutes the first Democrat since JFK who refuses to waste our tax dollars on their own petty bid for President.  Now that is the prototypical example for demonstrating the wisdom to "change, accept new corrections and bend as the wisdom of science bends in the currents of new knowledge (The Strain of Athleticism, Scott D. Neff, Journal of the American Chiropractic Association-May 1981).  Congratulations Barack (JFK) Obama.  little guy

REPUBLICAN OVER-KILL AGAIN AND AGAIN MC BUSH AND MC CRIST Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead.  The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth."  Charles Kingsley, Vol., II, Ch 28: "A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Ben Franklin

In my article below, you will find that I advise we begin to drill a bit.  Of course never to be outdone is the very very smart former speaker Newt Gingridge.  However, this follow the leader immaturity simply follows a pattern which has caused this nation's middle class to be unable to afford that which was easily in reach just seven years ago.  Drilling in Alaska is simply common sense today, as the "high costs of gas has affected the masses within our nation harshly.  And thus, we should drill where there are very little in the way of human life."  However, to drill off the cost of Miami or the best beaches and our warmest waters is stupid, as well as sacrificing our nations most beautiful "viewscapes" such as the California coast.  Any spill would affect tens of millions of folks off the Golden State, as well as affect our ability to have a retirement haven, such as Florida.  This would demonstrate an absence of vision by our leaders.   Look at the failures of this present administration during the ongoing Mississippi floods.

Barack sir, if you are listening, taxation absent representation, or taxation of only American oil vs. International monster Oil (Outside of the good and decent Saudi's) would again only end by hurting my plan/idea.  But to drill off the coast of Alaska, within areas of Alaska or states with an absence of population centers would be wise and conversely unwise in states which invite American retirees with the open hand of the American Way.  Further, we have saved our oil for just this circumstance, and what will obviously become even worse some ten to twenty years down the line.  And thus, we must selectively search for new oil rather than a general drilling off our entire shorelines.  Finally, Rocky Mountain shale outside areas of high density population or areas of no population would indeed fit my model which is "wisdom" rather than the foolish way's of youthful human development such as 15-30-35 year old age groups.  Which is what Mc Bush, Mc Crist and our real deal popular president Bush has demonstrated.  These folks have the age but never developed the wisdom. Barack Obama is wise and bright beyond his years akin to JFK, but "must change, accept new corrections and bend as the wisdom of science bends in the currents of new knowledge (The Strain of Athleticism, Scott D. Neff, Journal of the American Chiropractic Association-May 1981). little guy

TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH OF COURSE LETTERS ON FILE RELATIVE TO THE REFERENCED MATTER Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead.  The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth."  Charles Kingsley, Vol., II, Ch 28: "A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Ben Franklin

You know every time this editor sees the former speaker of the house Newt Gingrich on TV it reminds me of a past case your editor was on.  It was and still is the largest dollar and injury vehicular accident case in US history.  Why?  Well, the some three to four hundred million dollar class action and alleged bad faith suite involved well over several hundreds of alleged vehicles and you could imagine how many alleged patients that would be.  Of course I was not the only expert, but was the initial anti-fraud specialist to be retained.  I will never forget the call I received from Dr. William Jarvis asking if your editor had time to look into an odd case.  After agreeing your editor was contacted by one of the most powerful and brilliant trial attorneys in the Golden State who was retained by the Auto Club.  I was then brought to San Francisco by plane to stay at the St. Francis Hotel (A Hotel I had lectured at for the American Back Society with certificate of appreciation by the Society and signed and presented on stage by Rene Calliet MD extraordinaire).  I remember waking up to a TV commercial by some attorneys asking for folks to join in a class action suite against the Northern California division of AAA.  Even the district attorney was involved in the initial stage of the case in opposition to AAA. 

Approximately two years later after I had examined and written my three part independent medical evaluations (Your editor still has his four year didactic earned Independent Medical Examiner certification certificate) of each individual, and suddenly prior to my three day deposition, the District Attorney switched to our side! 

I will never forget when the three apposing council came to begin the deposition which took place in beautiful San Jose California, armed with many many experts, sat across a huge table from me, tried to intimidate me and said "Well, where should we begin?".  One of the female council for Auto Club chimed in like the Liberty Bell, "from the beginning"! The AAA attorneys then signaled their staff to bring in my independent medical evaluation.  They had leather bound it in black and with some seal on the front and back.  My evaluation was approximately seven feet long wheeled in on a long lovely ornate table with its own wheels.  They began to question me on page one and we ended the day perhaps not even 1/20 of the way through, the attorneys looked warn out, but I wanted to go on and finish.  This went on for three days. 

But on the beginning of the third day, they had time for their doc's to review that which I had written and one who had published no less than eight books on injury causality as well as scoliosis and much much more had written a comment.  The lead attorney for the rounded up by TV advertising alleged had said, "So what do you think about Dr. Blanks comment" trying to intimidate me.  The fine and good physician and surgeon wrote, "After a careful review of Dr. Neff's work, I should say that he is the Newt Gingrich of Medicine!"  When asked in a nasty way "what do you say to that", I will never forget my reply.  I said, "Well, to be compared with the Speaker of the House, a man who wrote the contract for America, I am deeply honored and appreciative to your superlative expert.  And I thank him."  Well, opposing council sat down, ran his hands through his hair, while the other two went into a discussion and the three asked for a moments recess away from the deposition.  When they returned, we did almost finish day three when they suddenly said, they were withdrawing their case against AAA!  Overwhelming for a to be Certified Fraud Examiner such as myself, I will never forget how happy yet kind of odd my other friends and experts were because they had all prepared to go to trial and testify which of course was no longer necessary.  And of course they produced their own examinations and Independent Medical Evaluations, were paid, but never received the opportunity to show their stuff, which would have been humbling in my opinion. 

Well, today as an Independent and one who had left the Republican party when they announced they were nominating our popular president, I can only say, that although still proud as the dickens at the comparison with the honorable and extremely intelligent former house speaker, whenever I see him as I did last evening on TV, it reminds me of this case. "And you just can't make this kind of stuff up", especially when you were rewarded handsomely, and it was the stuff history is made from. Editor 

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JOHN GARAMENDI WRITES YOUR EDITOR Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead.  The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth."  Charles Kingsley, Vol., II, Ch 28: "A good conscience is a continual Christmas." Ben Franklin

THE TERRIFIC TIM RUSSERT JOURNALIST EXTRAORDINAIRE HAS PASSED AT 58

Tim Russert, the best of the best in today's era of reporting has passed suddenly from a heart attack via plaque rupture in a coronary artery, causing sudden coronary thrombosis, while working at his and the NBC offices in Washington.  He was only 58 years old.  Only the best die that way.  My own father passed suddenly that same way, at his offices so many years ago.  My heart goes out to the Russert family.  Meet the Press will never be the same.  I have said my prayer for his passing and hope you do the same.  This is truly a sad moment in history.  Editor's note.

WEEKEND WORDS FOR JUNE 13, 2008

The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks...Do unto others as you would have them do unto you...No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Jesus Christ

Often folks request links from the Academy web site to their own.  After a careful investigation and then of course the required and requested reciprocal link, if it is brought to this editor's attention that no such link-back was found, your link will be removed.  That is, if the link requester does not believe in "do onto others as you would have them do unto you", then the links are removed.Editor

Well its true fairy tales could come true if your young at heart.  This last Saturday was my last day of a wonderful rotation in medical Internal Medicine and Emergency Care clinical clerkships.  During the day hours, I was able to learn internal medicine from a wonderful specialist in internal medicine as well as learn about nuclear medicine, ultrasound techniques, EKG, knee injections (Joint care) and just so much more.  And then on those same days during the evening hours each of the six days per week worked learning from a rotating group of specialists in emergency medicine and urgent care.  Each of the evening four physicians and surgeons, specialized in their own areas but again taught me the most wonderful techniques at suturing skull injuries, torso lacerations, as well as extremity lacerations and just about every kind of medical problem that presents to emergency medical facilities and urgent care.  It was so wonderful this editor had to ask myself why I did not do this when I was young, then only to be reminded by my own mother when I mentioned this (She also reminded me that most folks in the Twin Cities and five state area thought I would end up either on Broadway as I starred in many many play's, sang, danced on TV-old soft shoe-before Once Upon A Mattress-West Side Story-Music Man etc opened, and when I was six-seven was on Romper Room, or my songs would be published although she always thought I would be a physician and surgeon...), that my father passed during my teen age years, and I had to work from early in the morning until late at night often sneaking away from lunch and dinner to attend my courses at the University of Minnesota eventually achieving my BA in psychology and some masters level psychiatry courses where I attended patients.  Of course my readers know the rest (Even cooler was the fact that while working in Emergency Medicine/Urgent care and Internal Medicine, your editor treated two of my teacher/physician and surgeons and one of the  excellent physical therapists for  neuromusculoskeletal problems/stress).  I was honored to help and learn so much.

Well, some folks were surprised that some of Hillary's numbers were actually part of Operation Chaos perpetrated by the famous republican loon, akin to the negative network republican loons, who are now calling their folks home.  The number of women who blindly listen to the loons, or those that never did anything great save take up space in lieu of a past pundit, must attack someone who has done something no other person in history has, become a presidential candidate of a major party who is not Caucasian.  Barack has done something of monumental historical achievement, and his distracters have become puny, now proven xenophobes, negative on all that is good to simply have a republican win an office again, and who have caused McCain's statistics to rise, as chameleon voters have come home to roost. 

This in turn caused Oil to rise drastically as this journal predicted, causes a pseudo calming in Iraq because terrorists want oil prices to rise, helps Iran, and frankly, if something is not done, Oil, McCain, and Iran become the big winners.  Look at China, benefiting from all the political stupidity coming from our Republican leaderships which was all predictable, and in fact with an Obama Presidency, backed by our ladies, we could find ways to grow sugar cane in the US to make alternative fuels cheaply, drill our own oil in some small ways, increase funding for oil alternatives such as Wind, Coal and so forth, would decrease demand for oil, and cause its per barrel price to drop.  Facts folks!

When I was a young American, we were the best at understanding business, but today the concept of supply and demand have been outsourced, Iran must be precluded as the monster it is, and even absent Iranian oil, if all was dealt with, oil prices would drop.  But if the republicans get their way, look for a larger recession, oil at 150 by August, and perhaps 200 after a McCain election. 

But are there other Americans who strive to think with inductive and deductive reasoning other than those that founded this Journal, our writings, and our readers?  Spread the word folks, its time for America to seize control of its own destiny. little guy

Betsy Ross was born January 1, 1752, to Quaker immigrants who had moved to New Jersey one year before founding father William Penn founded Philadelphia in 1661.  Betsy's great (Andrew Griscom) grandfather then went to join Penn's "holy" experiment and moved to Philadelphia.  Her father purchased 495 acres of land in the Spring Garden section north of the city of Philadelphia (the section would later be incorporated as part of the city), and received a plot of land within the city proper.  And it is interesting to note that both Andrew's son and grandson both have their names inscribed on a wall at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, home of the oldest trade organization in the country.  A hall they both built as early carpenters.  Then Griscom's grandson Samuel helped build the bell tower at Independence Hall, the Pennsylvania State House.

Griscom's grandson Samuel married Rebecca James and their eighth child, a now fourth generation American was named Elizabeth (Betsy) Griscom.  Betsy became a famous seamstress and furniture upholster and later fell in love with another apprentice upholsterer, John Ross, who was the son of an Episcopal assistant precher at Christ Church.

War soon came to Philadelphia but founding father to be in January of 1776, and while living in Philadelphia published a pamphlet that would have a profound impact on George Washington and the young Colonials.  Tom Paine wrote "These are the times that try men's souls" in his work Common Sense which would inspire rebellious hearts of the young patriotic Americans and sell 120,000 copies in three months; 500,000 copies before war's end.  Business became slow and John Ross joined the Pennsylvania militia. While guarding an ammunition cache in mid-January 1776, John Ross was mortally wounded in an explosion. Though his young wife tried to nurse him back to health he died on the 21st and was buried in Christ Church cemetery.

Our young nation had Tom Paine's work which became our bible but lacked a symbol for all to rally around. Thus in late May or early June of 1776, Betsy had that fateful meeting with the Committee of Three: George Washington, George Ross, and Robert Morris, which led to her sewing of the first American flag; Old Glory.  The great stars and strips Ross design flag went on to inspire American's to this very day, mostly bringing tears to an eye of true patriots.

Betsy Ross, tailor to President George Washington and designer and creator of the first American stars and stripes, died at the age of 84 on January 30, 1836 and was buried in three different locations with her final resting place on Arch Street in the courtyard adjacent to the Betsy Ross House

Thank God for the early "patriots and heroes of human creativity, science and health care", and all those that in some way progressed science, the learning of others, improved our health, welfare and our entire way of life.  One of our great  "patriots of America, and the American spirit"; Betsy Ross. little guy