After being impressed after watching Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead (on Netflix, Hulu, and elsewhere), I watched Forks over Knives which advocates a plant-based diet.
Convinced by watching a movie? Well, not so fast. Found on hulu was The Perfect Human Diet which touts the Paleo Diet.
Confused? Well here's a review...
There is no question, that the 2012 documentary, The Perfect Human Diet, wants you to think that it's the antithesis to the 2011 documentary Forks Over Knives. The Perfect Human Diet even plays off of the Forks Over Knives movie poster, except the fork has pierced a slice of steak.
Additionally, the movies would seem opposed, one exulting the benefits of a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle and the other promoting meat as essential to the human diet. However, after viewing both movies, I feel that they have one big similarity that probably hits harder at the obesity epidemic, than whether an individual decides to consume meat.
Both movies went back and forth over the meat issue. However, both also brought up the need for the elimination of processed foods. This is what struck a chord with me. Neither film had me convinced on the meat issue, but processed foods are clearly bad and we all know it, this is the discussion that we need to be having.
[for more read on at the website]
[3/30/15] This Forks Over Knives testimonial seems convincing. Maybe I should watch the extended interviews.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
9 habits of effective people
There's a huge biggest difference between being efficient and being effective. (Just ask Stephen Covey.)
Efficient people are well organized and competent. They check things off their to-do list. They complete projects. They get stuff done.
Effective people do all that ... but they check the right things off their to-do list. They complete the right projects. They get the right stuff done.
They execute and produce what makes the biggest difference for their business ... and for themselves.
Here are some of the traits of remarkably effective people, and why they're so successful:
1. They always start with goals. ...
Effort without a genuine purpose is just effort. Effective people don't just know what to do--they know why. They have a long-term goal. They have short-term goals that support their long-term goals.
In short, they have purpose--and that purpose informs everything they do. That's why remarkable people appear so dedicated and organized and consistently on-task. They're not slaves to a routine; they're simply driven to reach their goals and quick to eliminate roadblocks and put aside distractions that stand in their way.
8. They don't multitask.
Plenty of research says multitasking doesn't work. (Some research says multitasking actually makes you stupid.)
Maybe you don't agree.
Maybe you're wrong. Try to do two things at once and you'll do both half-assed.
Remarkably effective people focus on one thing at a time. They do that one thing incredibly well ... and then they move on to whatever is next. And they do that incredibly well.
[via another article by Jeff Haden, via email from linkedin]
Efficient people are well organized and competent. They check things off their to-do list. They complete projects. They get stuff done.
Effective people do all that ... but they check the right things off their to-do list. They complete the right projects. They get the right stuff done.
They execute and produce what makes the biggest difference for their business ... and for themselves.
Here are some of the traits of remarkably effective people, and why they're so successful:
1. They always start with goals. ...
Effort without a genuine purpose is just effort. Effective people don't just know what to do--they know why. They have a long-term goal. They have short-term goals that support their long-term goals.
In short, they have purpose--and that purpose informs everything they do. That's why remarkable people appear so dedicated and organized and consistently on-task. They're not slaves to a routine; they're simply driven to reach their goals and quick to eliminate roadblocks and put aside distractions that stand in their way.
8. They don't multitask.
Plenty of research says multitasking doesn't work. (Some research says multitasking actually makes you stupid.)
Maybe you don't agree.
Maybe you're wrong. Try to do two things at once and you'll do both half-assed.
Remarkably effective people focus on one thing at a time. They do that one thing incredibly well ... and then they move on to whatever is next. And they do that incredibly well.
[via another article by Jeff Haden, via email from linkedin]
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
See's candy and ants
Last night, I notices my box of See's candy was invaded by ants.
I took off the cover and noted the ants were mostly going to the sugar bunnies that had also been placed in the box.
I removed the bunnies and checked the box an hour or so later.
No ants.
What does that tell you?
I took off the cover and noted the ants were mostly going to the sugar bunnies that had also been placed in the box.
I removed the bunnies and checked the box an hour or so later.
No ants.
What does that tell you?
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Daily Functional Five
Have you completed your “daily functional five” workout today?
That’s what Kimberly Watkins, a New York City based fitness expert and CEO of inSHAPE Fitness and inMOTION Exercise on Demand, wants to know.
She says that everyone should have a simple set of functional exercises that they can easily carve out time for every day.
“Even
on days when you have other exercise plans, get out of bed and make a
bee-line for a spot on the floor where you can spend as little as five
minutes—60 seconds per move—to distribute blood flow to muscles,
lubricate the joints and boost your metabolism,” she said.
These exercises should also serve to improve the strength needed to function in life.
Watkins suggests performing the following five exercises as part of your
“daily functional five” routine in order to ensure that you get at
least some exercise every day, and so that you can stay healthy, happy
and fit for life.
Monday, March 16, 2015
Jay Kordich
20 Things about Me Most People Don't know!
1. My name is really John. I was born John Steven Kordich on August 26th, 1923. The name Jay came to be because when i first started to do television back in the 1950s, the announcer called me J. the Juiceman. He thought J. sounded better. (shortened from John) and so it stuck. That's when I changed my name to Jay Kordich.
2. I didn't speak a word of english until I was about 7 or 8 years old. My parents, up until they died, spoke broken english because we were from an island called Vis, Yugoslavia.
3. Unlike my wild lectures, tv and radio interviews, I am actually quite shy, very private, quiet and reserved.
4. My wife, children and old friends from the 1940s would all tell you that I wouldn't say S___ if my mouth was full of it.
5. My father died, peacefully from "overeating at a party" at the age of 103. My mother died less than a year later, from a broken heart at the age of 98. I grew up in San Pedro, (Los Angeles Harbor) California.
6. In 1948, after I contracted cancer and got well, I was homeless. I learned to live off the streets in New York City until I could afford an apartment. I learned to make a living back then, giving private juicing demonstrations door to door with the Norwalk Juicer.
7. In 1955 I helped a company from Germany called the Perfect Juicer design the first pulp ejector ever designed. Before then, the only kinds of juicers you could buy were either the Norwalk/Champion or the Acme(where the pulp spun around and around and around). Nowadays people call pulp ejectors (Centrifugal) but in truth, they were really called pulp ejectors for many decades.
8. In 1962 President Kennedy came to visit me at a health food store in Washington D.C. for a private juice demonstration. He stayed for 15 minutes and then ordered many dozen for his friends and family. When he left, he said: "Keep up the good work Juiceman".
9. In the 60s I used to work at the National Health Convention for many decades. This is where I worked, side by side with Adelle Davis, Paavo Airola, Bernard Jensen as well as Paul Bragg and Gypsy Boots. These are people, who, unfortunately are not living anymore but have inspired me, including of course Dr. Walker and Dr. Gerson, who cured me of cancer.
10. In the early 70s, I lived in Chicago. I met Harry Chapin at one of those Beatnik coffee houses where he was singing. We became friends and used to spend hours talking through the night about music, love and the mysteries of life. (He wrote Cat's in the Cradle and the song, Taxi). He was a really good man.
11. Back in the late 70s, I met Gloria Swanson, while demonstrating at a health food store in Hollywood. She was very charming and interesting to meet. She bought several juicers from me as she was highly interested in health.
12. In 1970, I was demonstrating juicing in Hanna Kroeger's health food store in Denver Colorado, and while doing so, I met Mo Siegel and Peggy. They were gathering lots of herbs for their new visionary herbal tea company called: Celestial Seasonings. Mo worked for me, helping to teach others about juicing so he could continue his dream. They ended up becoming great friends. Now Celestial Seasonings is worldwide, and the largest tea company in the world.
13. In 1978, I was at the Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, waiting in line to bet on a horse I wanted to win. An elderly woman in front of me was taking a long time to make her bet and some young men were yelling at her to get out of the way. I turned around and told them to pick on somebody their own size. One of the guys threw a beer in my face, and the three other ones tackled me. I fought them off as best as I could. They were arrested. That night I woke up in the middle of the night and lost the vision in my eye. I had suffered a retina detachment which has kept me about 85% blinded in that eye ever since.
14. In 1979, after a big breakup with an old girlfriend, I drove my volkswagen van down to Tijuana and lived on the beach for 2 years growing a long beard and mustache. I lived on fresh fruits, veggie juices and nuts and seeds.
15. In 1994, Doubleday Publishers called me up, asking me to do a sequel to my first book, The Juiceman's Power of Juicing. The editor who was anxious to work with me was Jackie Kennedy. I was thrilled to work with her, hoping she would remember me from the 60s but by the time we got into contract discussions, she had left Doubleday and died a few months later.
16. I have owned many race horses in my lifetime. After Juicing being #1 in my life, horses became my second passion in life. Unfortunately, I had to give it up because of the drugging of horses and abuse of training horses.
17. I've never been admitted to a hospital for health reasons, nor have I ever taken any kind of medication prescribed by a doctor. The only prescriptions I take are from Nature: sunshine, organic foods and juices, nuts, seeds and greens. The last checkup from last year gave me a perfect clean bill of health. Heart, lungs, liver all in great shape.
18. In 1994, Jim Carrey did several spoofs on me on the tv show: In Living Color. After the first show aired, he rang me and Linda up and said, now that I've made you famous, can you please send us some of those darned juicers???? Of course we sent out many juicers to all the Wayans brothers and Jim too. The day after that show aired, I walked our two boys to the bus stop, and each window opened up, with kids yelling at me: Hey, there's the Juiceman! (I guess I had on one of my warm-up suits on). That day changed my life, inspiring millions of people to start to learn about juicing.
19. in 2008, Linda and I lost our savings/pension/
20. In 1965 I was working at a health food store, teaching people about juicing when a woman who was very pale, wearing grey during my entire week's stay, would sit in the back, listening but never asking any questions. On the last day, while I was cleaning up, and as everyone left, she came up to me and told me gently that I was never to feel forlorn, lost or depressed because my mission in life was a very important one. At that time, I was leading a very lonely life, traveling from city to city, not really resting my laurels anywhere but in hotels or in the back of my van. This went on for decades. I thanked her for what she said, and as soon as I turned around to put my juicer into my traveling bag, she was gone. Her words changed my life and I am very grateful to her for helping to inspire me to keep on working hard, trying to share the beauty and healing powers of fresh juicing. I think she was an angel.
I've had a very juicy, fulfilling, and somewhat traumatic life, but I would do it again in a heartbeat! Just remember, life is beautiful and each day is a gift. Make each day rewarding by helping someone else, by taking care of you and/or your loved ones and eat well. What you think about and what you eat determines how healthy you are going to be. Fresh organic foods and juices are vital to our health, but so is how we treat ourselves and others.
I pray that your dreams throughout your life is as rewarding as mine has been! All my healthy best to you,
Jay Kordich [the Juiceman]
[via facebook]
see also Max Gerson [including this]
1. My name is really John. I was born John Steven Kordich on August 26th, 1923. The name Jay came to be because when i first started to do television back in the 1950s, the announcer called me J. the Juiceman. He thought J. sounded better. (shortened from John) and so it stuck. That's when I changed my name to Jay Kordich.
2. I didn't speak a word of english until I was about 7 or 8 years old. My parents, up until they died, spoke broken english because we were from an island called Vis, Yugoslavia.
3. Unlike my wild lectures, tv and radio interviews, I am actually quite shy, very private, quiet and reserved.
4. My wife, children and old friends from the 1940s would all tell you that I wouldn't say S___ if my mouth was full of it.
5. My father died, peacefully from "overeating at a party" at the age of 103. My mother died less than a year later, from a broken heart at the age of 98. I grew up in San Pedro, (Los Angeles Harbor) California.
6. In 1948, after I contracted cancer and got well, I was homeless. I learned to live off the streets in New York City until I could afford an apartment. I learned to make a living back then, giving private juicing demonstrations door to door with the Norwalk Juicer.
7. In 1955 I helped a company from Germany called the Perfect Juicer design the first pulp ejector ever designed. Before then, the only kinds of juicers you could buy were either the Norwalk/Champion or the Acme(where the pulp spun around and around and around). Nowadays people call pulp ejectors (Centrifugal) but in truth, they were really called pulp ejectors for many decades.
8. In 1962 President Kennedy came to visit me at a health food store in Washington D.C. for a private juice demonstration. He stayed for 15 minutes and then ordered many dozen for his friends and family. When he left, he said: "Keep up the good work Juiceman".
9. In the 60s I used to work at the National Health Convention for many decades. This is where I worked, side by side with Adelle Davis, Paavo Airola, Bernard Jensen as well as Paul Bragg and Gypsy Boots. These are people, who, unfortunately are not living anymore but have inspired me, including of course Dr. Walker and Dr. Gerson, who cured me of cancer.
10. In the early 70s, I lived in Chicago. I met Harry Chapin at one of those Beatnik coffee houses where he was singing. We became friends and used to spend hours talking through the night about music, love and the mysteries of life. (He wrote Cat's in the Cradle and the song, Taxi). He was a really good man.
11. Back in the late 70s, I met Gloria Swanson, while demonstrating at a health food store in Hollywood. She was very charming and interesting to meet. She bought several juicers from me as she was highly interested in health.
12. In 1970, I was demonstrating juicing in Hanna Kroeger's health food store in Denver Colorado, and while doing so, I met Mo Siegel and Peggy. They were gathering lots of herbs for their new visionary herbal tea company called: Celestial Seasonings. Mo worked for me, helping to teach others about juicing so he could continue his dream. They ended up becoming great friends. Now Celestial Seasonings is worldwide, and the largest tea company in the world.
13. In 1978, I was at the Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, waiting in line to bet on a horse I wanted to win. An elderly woman in front of me was taking a long time to make her bet and some young men were yelling at her to get out of the way. I turned around and told them to pick on somebody their own size. One of the guys threw a beer in my face, and the three other ones tackled me. I fought them off as best as I could. They were arrested. That night I woke up in the middle of the night and lost the vision in my eye. I had suffered a retina detachment which has kept me about 85% blinded in that eye ever since.
14. In 1979, after a big breakup with an old girlfriend, I drove my volkswagen van down to Tijuana and lived on the beach for 2 years growing a long beard and mustache. I lived on fresh fruits, veggie juices and nuts and seeds.
15. In 1994, Doubleday Publishers called me up, asking me to do a sequel to my first book, The Juiceman's Power of Juicing. The editor who was anxious to work with me was Jackie Kennedy. I was thrilled to work with her, hoping she would remember me from the 60s but by the time we got into contract discussions, she had left Doubleday and died a few months later.
16. I have owned many race horses in my lifetime. After Juicing being #1 in my life, horses became my second passion in life. Unfortunately, I had to give it up because of the drugging of horses and abuse of training horses.
17. I've never been admitted to a hospital for health reasons, nor have I ever taken any kind of medication prescribed by a doctor. The only prescriptions I take are from Nature: sunshine, organic foods and juices, nuts, seeds and greens. The last checkup from last year gave me a perfect clean bill of health. Heart, lungs, liver all in great shape.
18. In 1994, Jim Carrey did several spoofs on me on the tv show: In Living Color. After the first show aired, he rang me and Linda up and said, now that I've made you famous, can you please send us some of those darned juicers???? Of course we sent out many juicers to all the Wayans brothers and Jim too. The day after that show aired, I walked our two boys to the bus stop, and each window opened up, with kids yelling at me: Hey, there's the Juiceman! (I guess I had on one of my warm-up suits on). That day changed my life, inspiring millions of people to start to learn about juicing.
19. in 2008, Linda and I lost our savings/pension/
20. In 1965 I was working at a health food store, teaching people about juicing when a woman who was very pale, wearing grey during my entire week's stay, would sit in the back, listening but never asking any questions. On the last day, while I was cleaning up, and as everyone left, she came up to me and told me gently that I was never to feel forlorn, lost or depressed because my mission in life was a very important one. At that time, I was leading a very lonely life, traveling from city to city, not really resting my laurels anywhere but in hotels or in the back of my van. This went on for decades. I thanked her for what she said, and as soon as I turned around to put my juicer into my traveling bag, she was gone. Her words changed my life and I am very grateful to her for helping to inspire me to keep on working hard, trying to share the beauty and healing powers of fresh juicing. I think she was an angel.
I've had a very juicy, fulfilling, and somewhat traumatic life, but I would do it again in a heartbeat! Just remember, life is beautiful and each day is a gift. Make each day rewarding by helping someone else, by taking care of you and/or your loved ones and eat well. What you think about and what you eat determines how healthy you are going to be. Fresh organic foods and juices are vital to our health, but so is how we treat ourselves and others.
I pray that your dreams throughout your life is as rewarding as mine has been! All my healthy best to you,
Jay Kordich [the Juiceman]
[via facebook]
see also Max Gerson [including this]
Sunday, March 15, 2015
hydrogen peroxide is useful
if you believe these tips. for example
1. Health
Our body is subjected to infections. For defense our body makes Hydrogen peroxide to fight infection which must be present for our immune system to function correctly. White blood cells are known as Leukocytes. Also there is a sub-class of Leukocytes called Neutrophils which produce hydrogen peroxide as the first line of defense against toxins, parasites, bacteria, viruses and yeast.
7. Tooth Ache
The following is from my own personal experience: My dentist wanted to give me a root canal some time ago as one tooth was inflamed and, in her opinion, would die. I felt some discomfort but told her that I would give it chance to heal. I rinsed with hydrogen peroxide (several times a day) as well ascoconut oil (once a day). The discomfort went away and I have had no further problems with the tooth.Hydrogen peroxide is not a pain killer; however, as an anti-viral, antibacterial and anti-fungal agent, it is effective at treating the pathogen that is causing the infection.
11. Clean the toilet bowl
Hydrogen peroxide can be used for cleaning the toilet bowl. Pour half a cup of hydrogen peroxide into the toilet bowl, let stand for 20 minutes, then scrub clean.
[via facebook]
on the other hand
True or False? Cleaning a Wound With Hydrogen Peroxide or Rubbing Alcohol Is Best
FALSE
Using hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol to clean an injury can actually harm the tissue and delay healing. The best way to clean a minor wound is with cool running water and mild soap. Rinse the wound for at least five minutes to remove dirt, debris, and bacteria. Wounds that are large, deep, or bleeding nonstop should be treated by a professional.
1. Health
Our body is subjected to infections. For defense our body makes Hydrogen peroxide to fight infection which must be present for our immune system to function correctly. White blood cells are known as Leukocytes. Also there is a sub-class of Leukocytes called Neutrophils which produce hydrogen peroxide as the first line of defense against toxins, parasites, bacteria, viruses and yeast.
7. Tooth Ache
The following is from my own personal experience: My dentist wanted to give me a root canal some time ago as one tooth was inflamed and, in her opinion, would die. I felt some discomfort but told her that I would give it chance to heal. I rinsed with hydrogen peroxide (several times a day) as well ascoconut oil (once a day). The discomfort went away and I have had no further problems with the tooth.Hydrogen peroxide is not a pain killer; however, as an anti-viral, antibacterial and anti-fungal agent, it is effective at treating the pathogen that is causing the infection.
11. Clean the toilet bowl
Hydrogen peroxide can be used for cleaning the toilet bowl. Pour half a cup of hydrogen peroxide into the toilet bowl, let stand for 20 minutes, then scrub clean.
11. Clean the toilet bowl
Hydrogen peroxide can be used for cleaning the toilet bowl. Pour half a cup of hydrogen peroxide into the toilet bowl, let stand for 20 minutes, then scrub clean. - See more at: http://www.healthyfoodadvice.net/15-incredible-facts-hydrogen-peroxide-should-be-in-every-home/#sthash.oxGtYBYD.dpuf
Hydrogen peroxide can be used for cleaning the toilet bowl. Pour half a cup of hydrogen peroxide into the toilet bowl, let stand for 20 minutes, then scrub clean. - See more at: http://www.healthyfoodadvice.net/15-incredible-facts-hydrogen-peroxide-should-be-in-every-home/#sthash.oxGtYBYD.dpuf
11. Clean the toilet bowl
Hydrogen peroxide can be used for cleaning the toilet bowl. Pour half a cup of hydrogen peroxide into the toilet bowl, let stand for 20 minutes, then scrub clean. - See more at: http://www.healthyfoodadvice.net/15-incredible-facts-hydrogen-peroxide-should-be-in-every-home/#sthash.oxGtYBYD.dpuf
Hydrogen peroxide can be used for cleaning the toilet bowl. Pour half a cup of hydrogen peroxide into the toilet bowl, let stand for 20 minutes, then scrub clean. - See more at: http://www.healthyfoodadvice.net/15-incredible-facts-hydrogen-peroxide-should-be-in-every-home/#sthash.oxGtYBYD.dpuf
[via facebook]
on the other hand
True or False? Cleaning a Wound With Hydrogen Peroxide or Rubbing Alcohol Is Best
FALSE
Using hydrogen peroxide or rubbing alcohol to clean an injury can actually harm the tissue and delay healing. The best way to clean a minor wound is with cool running water and mild soap. Rinse the wound for at least five minutes to remove dirt, debris, and bacteria. Wounds that are large, deep, or bleeding nonstop should be treated by a professional.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
some would miss Obamacare
Critics of the ACA are so insistent on pointing to the problems it has
encountered — erroneous tax information to 800,000 taxpayers is the
latest — that it was especially enlightening to talk on Friday with
Sylvia Mathews Burwell,the secretary of Health and Human Services.
What does Obamacare mean at many of those kitchen tables? Because of the law, at least 10 million fewer Americans are uninsured — and that’s a conservative number. The drop in the nation’s uninsured rate is the largest since the early 1970s, when Medicaid was still taking hold and both Medicare and Medicaid were expanded to cover people with disabilities.
These aren’t just government numbers. Here is what Gallup said in January: “The uninsured rate has dropped 4.2 percentage points since the Affordable Care Act’s requirement for Americans to have health insurance went into effect one year ago.”
Gallup might have mentioned not just the mandate but also the financial help many Americans have received to buy coverage under the ACA. Some more numbers: 87 percent of the people who signed up on the exchanges qualified for subsidies, and the average assistance to each was $268 per month. Perhaps some out there would rather not have government help people buy health insurance, but this seems to me a good and decent use of our tax money.
We don’t talk about it much, but by closing the “doughnut hole” in the Medicare drug program, thus providing more help, the law has saved 8.2 million seniors over $11 billion since 2010. That comes to $1,407 per beneficiary. How many elderly Americans want that to go away? This is something else that “repealing Obamacare” would mean.
Are you a budget hawk? The slowdown in Medicare cost inflation between 2009 and 2012 saved the government $116.4 billion. Burwell is way too careful a wonk to claim that all this was caused by the health-care law, but largely good things have happened — including, by the way, to employment — since it passed. Its critics predicted all sorts of catastrophes. They were wrong.
I am sorry to burden you with all these numbers, but the arguments you usually hear about the law are remarkably fact-free. As Burwell says, they typically focus on a single word — that would be “Obamacare” — not what the law does.
-- E.J. Dionne, MidWeek, March 4, 2015
What does Obamacare mean at many of those kitchen tables? Because of the law, at least 10 million fewer Americans are uninsured — and that’s a conservative number. The drop in the nation’s uninsured rate is the largest since the early 1970s, when Medicaid was still taking hold and both Medicare and Medicaid were expanded to cover people with disabilities.
These aren’t just government numbers. Here is what Gallup said in January: “The uninsured rate has dropped 4.2 percentage points since the Affordable Care Act’s requirement for Americans to have health insurance went into effect one year ago.”
Gallup might have mentioned not just the mandate but also the financial help many Americans have received to buy coverage under the ACA. Some more numbers: 87 percent of the people who signed up on the exchanges qualified for subsidies, and the average assistance to each was $268 per month. Perhaps some out there would rather not have government help people buy health insurance, but this seems to me a good and decent use of our tax money.
We don’t talk about it much, but by closing the “doughnut hole” in the Medicare drug program, thus providing more help, the law has saved 8.2 million seniors over $11 billion since 2010. That comes to $1,407 per beneficiary. How many elderly Americans want that to go away? This is something else that “repealing Obamacare” would mean.
Are you a budget hawk? The slowdown in Medicare cost inflation between 2009 and 2012 saved the government $116.4 billion. Burwell is way too careful a wonk to claim that all this was caused by the health-care law, but largely good things have happened — including, by the way, to employment — since it passed. Its critics predicted all sorts of catastrophes. They were wrong.
I am sorry to burden you with all these numbers, but the arguments you usually hear about the law are remarkably fact-free. As Burwell says, they typically focus on a single word — that would be “Obamacare” — not what the law does.
-- E.J. Dionne, MidWeek, March 4, 2015
Friday, March 13, 2015
Fox News: most trusted network (and least trusted)
Fox News has the most trusted network and cable news coverage in the
United States, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released
Monday. But network TV is much less trustworthy than it was in the days
of Walter Cronkite, American voters say.
In comparison rankings, 29 percent responded that they trust Fox News the most. CNN follows with 22 percent, CBS News and NBC News are at 10 percent, ABC News at 8 percent and MSNBC at 7 percent.
Among Republican voters, 58 percent say they trust Fox News the most, with 13 percent favoring CNN, 7 percent for NBC and CBS, 5 percent for ABC and 2 percent for MSNBC.
With Democrats, CNN is the top choice with 32 percent, 15 percent for NBC, 14 percent for CBS and MSNBC, and 8 percent for ABC. Only 3 percent trust Fox News most.
In comparison rankings, 29 percent responded that they trust Fox News the most. CNN follows with 22 percent, CBS News and NBC News are at 10 percent, ABC News at 8 percent and MSNBC at 7 percent.
Among Republican voters, 58 percent say they trust Fox News the most, with 13 percent favoring CNN, 7 percent for NBC and CBS, 5 percent for ABC and 2 percent for MSNBC.
With Democrats, CNN is the top choice with 32 percent, 15 percent for NBC, 14 percent for CBS and MSNBC, and 8 percent for ABC. Only 3 percent trust Fox News most.
Monday, March 09, 2015
Sam Simon
[11/10/14] Diagnosed with terminal colon cancer in 2012, Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon is giving away his huge Hollywood fortune to animals and those in
need.
"A lot of it is selfish," he said of his reasoning with a laugh. "I get to watch these animals that have been in concrete bunkers their whole life, I get to watch them take their first steps on grass, I get to fly my friends out."
"Cancer is a horrible disease. I'm struggling with it. It's a journey, it's a fight, it's tough," he told NBC, "but if you want publicity and if you want to pick up girls, cancer is the greatest thing in the world."
*** [3/9/15]
"A lot of it is selfish," he said of his reasoning with a laugh. "I get to watch these animals that have been in concrete bunkers their whole life, I get to watch them take their first steps on grass, I get to fly my friends out."
"Cancer is a horrible disease. I'm struggling with it. It's a journey, it's a fight, it's tough," he told NBC, "but if you want publicity and if you want to pick up girls, cancer is the greatest thing in the world."
*** [3/9/15]
Sam Simon, who was one of the major creative forces behind “The Simpsons”
and who left the show after its fourth season in a lucrative
arrangement that allowed him to spend much of the rest of his life
giving his money away, died on Sunday at his home in the Pacific
Palisades area of Los Angeles. He was 59.
His death was confirmed by his agent, Andy Patman. Mr. Simon learned a few years ago that he had colon cancer.
The
cartoonist Matt Groening, recruited by the producer James L. Brooks,
invented the Simpson family for a series of short animated segments
first seen on “The Tracey Ullman Show” in 1987. Mr. Groening named some
of the characters after members of his own family, including Homer and
Marge, the parents.
Although
Mr. Groening is the person most closely associated with “The Simpsons,”
Mr. Simon — who had published cartoons while he was a student at
Stanford, worked on the cartoon show “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids” and
been a writer and producer for the sitcoms “Cheers” and “Taxi” — played
a crucial role as “The Simpsons” evolved into a half-hour series. It
became the longest-running sitcom in television history.
Mr. Simon helped populate Springfield, the fictional town where the
Simpsons live, with a range of characters. He insisted that the show be
created using some conventional sitcom techniques like having the
writers work collectively. He had the voice actors read their parts as
an ensemble, with the goal of giving the show more lifelike rhythm and
timing. And he hired many of the show’s first writers, a number of whom
gave him credit for informing its multilayered sensibility, one that
skewers pieties with anarchic humor and sometimes vulgarity while
celebrating family and community.
Mr.
Simon’s work on the show is also remembered for the way it ended. He
and Mr. Groening clashed frequently — Mr. Groening was among several
people, including Mr. Simon himself, who said that Mr. Simon could be
difficult to work with — and Mr. Simon left in 1993, after four seasons.
It
was not an amicable split, but it was extraordinarily profitable for
Mr. Simon. He retained the title of executive producer and was given
royalties from future home video sales. As “The Simpsons” moved into
syndication and lucrative VHS and then DVD sales, it made Mr. Simon
wealthy long after he was no longer directly involved in the show. He
said in interviews that it provided him with “tens of millions” of
dollars each year.
Mr.
Simon put his money toward his passions. He started a foundation that
trained dogs to help disabled people, including veterans of the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan, and he gave generously to the Sea Shepherd
Conservation Society and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,
among other groups. PETA’s headquarters in Norfolk, Va., was renamed the
Sam Simon Center in 2013.
After
Mr. Simon learned he had cancer, he announced his intention to give
nearly all his “Simpsons” royalties to charity. “I’ve given most of it
away,” he said in 2013 when asked about his wealth on the comedian Marc
Maron’s podcast.
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