Sunday, February 10, 2019 by: Lance D Johnson Tags: advertisers, badhealth, badmedicine, Big Brother, data collection, dementia patients, future tech, Glitch, hackers, human care, human connection, love, Mental illness, monitoring, patient compliance, police state, privacy, public health problem, smart meters, surveillance, surveillance programs (Natural News) Smart Meters have drastically changed how utility companies collect energy usage data from customers. Old-fashioned meters had to be checked manually, but they ensured privacy for the homeowner. Now Smart Meters share data on energy usage with third parties, tracking and analyzing every use of natural gas, electricity, and water within the home. This valuable energy usage data is now being shared with governments and medical institutions to conduct medical surveillance against citizens. In the United Kingdom, Smart Meters will be used to track dementia patients’ household habits to monitor for sudden changes that … [Read more...] about Smart Meters to start tracking dementia patients in the U.K. as Big Brother wields medical surveillance tech against its own citizens
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The banking crisis 10 years on, and the danger of another crash
Gretchen Morgenson was a business columnist for The New York Times during those dark and frightening autumn days of 2008, when Lehman Brothers was down brought by bad mortgage investments, and was liquidated; 25,000 employees lost their jobs. Fearing it would be next, Merrill Lynch agreed to a shotgun marriage with Bank of America. Meanwhile, two of the country's largest mortgage lenders, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, required a government bailout. "It was very scary," Morgenson said. "Why are these companies failing? Who was next?" The banking system was near collapse, the stock market in free fall. And to many, it seemed like government officials were as clueless as the rest of us "There was just a real sense of being in a dark room filled with furniture that you were gonna stumble on and fall over and that you didn't know how to kind of maneuver in," Morgenson said. "There were so much that we didn't know, and that, really, people did not want us to know. Morgenson says that the seeds … [Read more...] about The banking crisis 10 years on, and the danger of another crash
Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane, dead at 76
Hillel Italie, Ap National Writer Updated 5:02 pm PDT, Friday, September 28, 2018 Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane photo dated 09/12/1966 Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane photo dated 09/12/1966 Photo: Gordon Peters, The Chronicle Members of the rock and roll group Jefferson Airplane are shown in 1966. At top right is vocalist Grace Slick. From left are Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Spencer Dryden and Jack Casady. (AP Photo) less Members of the rock and roll group Jefferson Airplane are shown in 1966. At top right is vocalist Grace Slick. From left are Marty Balin, Jorma Kaukonen, Paul Kantner, Spencer Dryden and Jack Casady. (AP ... more Photo: ASSOCIATED PRESS Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane photo dated 09/12/1966 Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane photo dated 09/12/1966 … [Read more...] about Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane, dead at 76
Huey Lewis and the News musical to make world premiere in California next week
By Alyssa Pereira, SFGATE Updated 12:04 pm PDT, Friday, August 31, 2018 Huey Lewis and the News performed, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," during the seventh inning stretch during Game 3 of the World Series at AT&T Park on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. Huey Lewis and the News performed, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," during the seventh inning stretch during Game 3 of the World Series at AT&T Park on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014 in San Francisco, Calif. Photo: Michael Macor / The Chronicle 2014 Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis And The News performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival at Centennial Olympic Park on May 14, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ryan Myers/imageSPACE/Sipa USA/TNS) Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis And The News performs at Shaky Knees Music Festival at Centennial Olympic Park on May 14, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ryan Myers/imageSPACE/Sipa USA/TNS) … [Read more...] about Huey Lewis and the News musical to make world premiere in California next week
While doctors and nurses care for the body, chaplains at Utah hospitals try to bring peace to patients and families of all faiths
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Outside little Ruthie Yanez’s Primary Children’s Hospital room window, the sun breaks through leaden skies as a cold, light rain blows through the Salt Lake Valley below. But the 5-year-old girl must create her own sunshine these days. Surgery to remove a brain tumor has left Ruthie’s soft, chocolate brown eyes sightless; her overall condition remains “guarded” after several weeks at the hospital. Doctors don’t know if Ruthie’s blindness will prove permanent. What is certain is that the pale, ebony-haired child faces months of therapy, including reclaiming the ability to walk, when she finally is released. Still, her face brightens into a smile upon hearing chaplain Vicki Pond pull up a chair next to her bed. “Hi, Ruthie,” Pond says. “I’ve brought some new friends to meet you today.” At first shy, she answers with a barely audible “hi” to introductions and a “thank you” when … [Read more...] about While doctors and nurses care for the body, chaplains at Utah hospitals try to bring peace to patients and families of all faiths