http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm mixed bag blog en-us Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:40:47 -0500 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:55:00 -0500 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss david@webworldtech.com david@webworldtech.com http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2009/2/28/MindMapping-Pretension I've been playing with MindMapping software again in the last few days, trying to find one that will do things that would be helpful but so far none of them seem to fit the bill exactly. In any case, they key thing I wanted to note is the patent ... technology Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:55:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2009/2/28/MindMapping-Pretension http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/11/30/The-high-price-of-medicine I'm watching the "Making a Killing" video available on the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) site which I would highly recommend. It is amazing the amount of money involved in pushing drugs and the disasterous results that stem from all t... psychiatric fraud Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:03:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/11/30/The-high-price-of-medicine http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/10/14/How-to-Force-an-Expensive-Drug-on-the-Unsuspecting Fascinating article that gives a quick history of the marketing (not medical) efforts of Big Pharma to push off dangerous, expensive drugs: Drug research: To test or to tout? It's a good article, though a point missing from this is that none o... psychiatric fraud Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:05:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/10/14/How-to-Force-an-Expensive-Drug-on-the-Unsuspecting http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/10/2/More-government-sleaze I wrote the following letter to my senators and reps about the attempt to ram mental health parity through with the economy bailout bill. What the two have to do with one another, I don't know. It just seems that some Congressmen will use any excuse ... psychiatric fraud Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:26:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/10/2/More-government-sleaze http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/9/13/Art-and-the-artist I saw a special about James Taylor recently on PBS -- oh, actually, just remembered, it was on the flight to Austria for my son's wedding. In any case, it was an interview with him interspersed with some music. Pretty interesting overall but one ... philosophy Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:16:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/9/13/Art-and-the-artist http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/9/3/Chloe-is-born My son's daughter was born today! 6 pounds, 7 ounces and absolutely perfect. Actually, the work "perfect" was one of the most used words the whole day by everyone around. It was a very good day! personal Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:14:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/9/3/Chloe-is-born http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/8/2/July-flew-by Man, but July flew by! There was a lot going on, very busy at work. Right now I'm sitting in an airport in North Caronlina on the way home having spent a couple of days doing requirements gathering. Did the same thing a couple of weeks ago bu... personal Sat, 02 Aug 2008 11:39:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/8/2/July-flew-by http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/7/15/Alabama-takes-it-to-Big-Pharma Not sure how long this link will remain active, but here's a great story on the state of Alabama going after the drug companies for the money they swindled out of the state: Jere Beasley aims at billion-plus in settlements with drug makers He's wo... psychiatric fraud Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:15:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/7/15/Alabama-takes-it-to-Big-Pharma http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/7/4/Polar-opposites Came across an interesting comment in L. Ron Hubbard's book Science of Survival. It is to the effect that the rougher the condition a person is in, the gentler must be one's approach when trying to help them. So, if you wanted to try to help some... psychiatric fraud Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:15:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/7/4/Polar-opposites http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Psychiatry-and-Pharma-Unholy-Alliance-Info An interesting site with info on psychiatry's unholy alliance with Big Pharma is now avaialble at PsychConflicts.org. The videos are revealing and the conflict disclosure information for psychs speaking at the American Psychiatric Assocation (APA... psychiatric fraud Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:36:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Psychiatry-and-Pharma-Unholy-Alliance-Info http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/28/Word-changes-deterioration-in-view In comparing the definitions of a word in dictionaries from two different eras, I ran across an interesting example of the deterioration of the view of Man as a causative, responsible being. The first definition is from the Century Dictionary, an... philosophy Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:56:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/28/Word-changes-deterioration-in-view http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/14/ReKindled-Youth In my youth I sang songs of melancholy Despair and unfulfilled love, And called them truth. The paper song, the troubled plea, The aching stretch to articulate a meaning Sensed, but not held, Wished, but not known, Gossamer, like fleece... poems and things Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:12:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/14/ReKindled-Youth http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/11/Kiddie-Drugging-Doctor-Bribed-by-Big-Pharma Whenever you read about the 8 million US kids on mind-screwing shrink drugs, you hear about the "controversial" Dr. Joseph Biederman of Harvard and Mass General Hospital. He's the SOB who pushed drugging of little kids, who extended the definitio... psychiatric fraud Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:53:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/11/Kiddie-Drugging-Doctor-Bribed-by-Big-Pharma http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/10/Reality-of-psychiatric-think In thinking about the experience of the family member pushed to drug a kid with brain altering chemicals after the kid had been molested, I re-realized the absurdity of psych think and how important it is to understand what they are really saying. ... psychiatric fraud Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/10/Reality-of-psychiatric-think http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/9/Psychiatric-insanity I heard a story about a family member that is well worth repeating as it demonstrates a hole in psych thinking that one could drive a cruise ship through. A young boy was molested by the father of one of his friends. The victim became very skitti... psychiatric fraud Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.adenfamily.com/blog/daden/index.cfm/2008/6/9/Psychiatric-insanity