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Is anyone following the HBO series, Game of Thrones, base on the fantasy novel by George R.R. Martin?
I was surprised that one of the main characters, Ned Stark, played by Sean Bean was executed in the first season. This story is about seven kingdoms, and Ned Stark is the Lord of Winterfell. However, there are rumors that Ned Stark might come back as a supernatural entity. Who knows.
It starts out his best friend travels with his family to Winterfell to ask Ned Stark to become hand of the king, since the one before him was murdered. I am not a fan of fantasy, however, I am a fan of Sean Bean, and since I have been watching this series, I am hooked. It's very well directed, and the actors are so believable as to express several emotions from the viewers.
I suggest to anyone to read the book or watch the first season of Game of Thrones.
Bioethicists is a scary word. During WWII the Nazi were conducting biomedical experiments on human subjects. The modern field of bioethics first emerged as an academic discipline in the 1960's.
The Bush Administration and as far as I know, Obama's Administration has a Bioethics Commission. And they do talk about end-of-life issues such as an older person with dementia and should they be encourage in assisted suicide. They talk about what makes a person not a person anymore or the person that they were. Their discussions are really quite invovled.
Bioethicists come from many different backgrounds, such as health care, philosophy, law, the social sciences, and religious studies.
The topic that bioethicists discuss are end-of-life issues. When I heard about the national health plan will have counseling for the elderly on end-of-life issues. Rationing health care in the elderly. That just floored me! However, it was explained that the counseling was for a living will.
Then I heard the other side saying that the elderly will be urged to think about physician assisted suicide. I heard that those of us that are financially poor, will not have the same quality of care that the wealthy will have.
This national health plan is not what it should be. Why would I pay in taxes, for them to tell me when I reach a certain age that I should think about physician assisted suicide, or if a family that doesn't pay as much in taxes for the health plan because they don't make as much, will not have quality care that someone with money will. People, no matter who you are, you deserve the best quality health care there.
Some bioethicists believe that handicap (mentally and physically), the elderly, should have an expiration date because they are draining the economy. They are a burden to society. What are some people thinking?
Nicolas Cage is not one of my favorites, however his films have been getting better. "Knowing" was a great movie and heartbreaking.
It starts in the year, 1958 at an elementary school where the students are putting their drawings in a time capsule. Only one girl put a paper full of numbers in the time capsule.
This is worth watching
These numbers had to do with the future. I am a great fan of futuristic films. And this is worth watching. Their future was the present.
What Nicolas Cage's character had to give up was heartbreaking but he knew it had to be. I encourage anyone who likes Sci-fi movies, you should watch this one.
What if one day rock music just faded away? Would there be something else to take its place? Would it be as good or better? Can you imagine not ever hearing rock music again?
I would hate to see rock music disappear, I live for rock music. Well, not really, but I would miss it very much. It's been the foundation of my youth, actually, my whole life. I love rock music
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Have you ever seen the documentary, SICKO? I was so angry that the American citizen was being treated like garbage. Britain, France, and even Cuba think more of their citizen's then our government thinks of its citizens.
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I have seen a lot of things, but a UFO is not one of them. Would I like to see a UFO? Yes and no. I would as long as they did not swoop down and pick me up to do experiments on me. No, if that is what they wanted to do.
I know a lot of people who are terrified if it was learned that there are actually intelligent life on other worlds. And they believe as long as there is no proof, then they are safe. They do not have to worry about it
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I have had experiences with the spirit world or the paranormal, whatever you want to call it all my life. However, I have never had a bad experience, except when I smell flowers.
When I was ten, I was walking down the sidewalk with some friends and it was just starting to get dark out. We were coming upon this one house and I immediately stopped, because an angel in blue appeared in the yard
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I love sci-fi movies, even the B sci-fi movies. Like, "The Class of 1999" or "The Roller Boys" those were some good movies.
Have you ever seen the movie, "Cube" that was scary, but worth watching. "Scanners" is a great movie, so is "Escape From New York
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A year ago, after my father past away, my mother was trying to get through her grieving for him when she started having medical problems and her diabetes was causing her great problems. Finally, she had to have part of her right leg amputated. Then my sister passed away and she was the baby of the family. So my mother had to deal with a lot. My brother lived with my mother, and my sister and her husband live down the road from them. After all this happened, my sister and brother did not want to deal with my mother. In fact, their exacts words were, they will not tie up their days for her. This really made me angry, how could they treat her like that. Well, I flew up there to check out my mother, because I was getting conflicting news about her from my brother and sister. They said she would not do anything. Anyway, once I arrived, I drove to the assisted living center where she lived and it was a beautiful place, and the people there were very sweet. I was so glad to see my mother and was so amazed how much she could do on her own, but she was depressed, lonely and frustrated. She did not belong in that place no matter how beautiful and good the people were to her. She was not with family and that is who she needs to be with. My mother lives with me now, and she is very happy and that is the way it should be.
I realized, while I was at the assisted living center, that no matter how good the place is, if there isn't any family contact everyday, that the elderly actually start giving up. All their life they have been with family, raised children, and then when they grow old and there are changes, the family seems to forget about them when they are sent away to nursing homes. The elderly become depressed, lonely, and basically give up. This was happening to my mother. I could not let that happen. I promised her she would never be sent to one of those places ever again
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Comment by Moonfair
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Michael Moore
This was premeditated, he had planned this for weeks. His blogs, and visits to radical Muslim websites proved it. I am tired of people making up excuses for them.
I am with you S.L., we have to stop pandering to Muslims. They come to our country and expect us to change, to fit their beliefs. I am telling you, It is not going to happen! We have to start defending America!
And I want to say, Thank You, to Officer Munley for taking Hasan down. Otherwise, the death toll might have been higher.