LaWren comments

http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/167/5/598.long study on the link between childhood leukemia and vaccinations.

http://www.vaccinationcouncil.org/2011/02/18/60-lab-studies-now-confirm-cancer-link-to-a-vaccine-you-probably-had-as-a-child/

The steady climb in rates of childhood cancer have to be caused by something..and it is possible there is a link between vaccinations and childhood cancers.

Of course the government line is "it is safe, let us vaccinate your children", they will stick their heads in the sand until doing so becomes impossible.

I would say he is incapable of croaking out even a decent Nettie Moore nowadays, and the show/band is mediocre to say the least. I wouldn't pay to see Bob perform live again, sadly he is fooling himself and letting down his very loyal fans by keeping the neverending tour going. He has nothing new to add, and we certainly won't be seeing any steller versions of even his newer stuff. The recent album of covers is a disaster. Whilst I wouldn't go so far as to say he should have retired after Blood on the Tracks, he most certainly has kept it going far too long now and is letting himself down.

Most of the 2014 set lists were very heavy on the older back catalog, and neglected Tempest almost entirely.

I thought he was absolutely appalling in Tokyo, his voice hasn't been up to anything in years, but it is currently rendering his old songs unrecognizable. The only reason to go see is to pay respects to the legend. I saw Patti Smith very recently, she was amazing, Cohen still can deliver, but Bob is betraying his genius by continuing to flog a horse long since dead.

We are never going to agree on this, Strangerland. Im going to agree to disagree with you regarding the risk vaccines pose to immature immune sytems, and wish you and your family good health.

Their conversations clearly were not vague and secretive enough if news of them finds their way onto Japan Today for plebs like me to discuss.

Well then, you had better not put your kids in a car, let them near a swimming pool, or step outside the house to play, because all of those things carry more risk than a bout of measles.

There is enough of a link and a question about autism and vaccinations for it to be continued to be researched by medical institutions, and enough in the way of studies and anecdotal evidence to have me not blindly give my kids vaccinations.

Those plain statistics don't take into consideration the health of the child, their nutrition, the quality and speed of medical care once they get sick. An otherwise healthy child with a parent who takes them to the doctor right away is not going to die from the measles.

We will have to agree to disagree on the link between autism and vaccinations.

Im not in the mood for more of your hyperbole

You are wildly overstating the risks from mumps, measles and other very survivable childhood illnesses.

Autism is a terrible diagnosis, which impacts the whole family, and that child has their life choices severely impacted.

The CDC quotes a 0.015 percent mortality rate from measles. It is hardly a death sentence.

http://vaxtruth.org/2012/01/measles-perspective/

Tom did a rather excellent "what Good am I?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3-2oAzJ_h0

Bob's voice is shot. Leonard's isn't, still Bob is great and deserves to complain like a grumpy old man if that is what he wants. He earnt the right.

Well that is very disappointing if it is true. There should be no negotiation with the IS.

It is hard to accept that for most people true love, a soul mate, just isn't there at 20something, at that age it's more likely to be "Mr/s Alright for now", rather than something which will be forever. People have to mature and work out what they actually want from life. Whilst money isn't the be all and end all, it sure helps, and the right person generally appears when you least expect it.

Measles and childhood diseases are treatable. Autism is not.

http://www.activistpost.com/2013/09/22-medical-studies-that-show-vaccines.html

http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/cdc-caught-hiding-data-showing-mercury-in-vaccines-linked-to-autism/

http://www.nyrnaturalnews.com/chemicals-2/2013/01/california-family-awarded-nearly-1-million-for-mmr-damaged-child/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1307095/Family-win-18-year-fight-MMR-damage-son--90-000-payout-concerns-vaccine-surfaced.html

It is not like there are absolutely no concerns as to safety of vaccines, and whilst you are happy to take the risk and dismiss those concerns, I am absolutely not and glad I did not vaccinate my children. Im sure the parents of vaccine damaged children wish they had taken a more proactive stance to their children's health and did not blindly agree to what the government told them was best for their offspring.

Personally Ild prefer an undamaged child instead of a payout and apology after irreversible damage has already been done, but that is just my preference. Since there has not yet been a breakthrough which helps to pinpoint which children will be adversely affected and which will not, I was not about to play russian roulette with my children's future and health.

Whilst you chose to dismiss the studies which show a link between vaccines and autism, or other damage, and do not agree with their science, the questions over safety are still there. I think there are sufficient unanswered questions, and evidence, both scientific and anecdotal to raise a huge questionmark over the safety of vaccines. We are argue in circles till the cows come home, but in the end all you have strangerland, is that you believe they are safe, and various personal attacks on me.

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/09/12/22-medical-studies-that-show-vaccines-can-cause-autism/

There is evidence that you chose to ignore or dismiss, but there is evidence.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/02/18/leading-vaccine-doctor-states-cancer-linked-to-polio-vaccine.aspx

Not a risk that I am willing to take with my children, but of course you are more than welcome to take it with yours.

I hope that none of you have children who suffer from autism or childhood cancer, and are left wondering if the vaccines are to blame.

So would I, avigator, which probably makes Goto a far better more altruistic person than myself. He was no soldier, did not market himself as such, but still took that risk for his friend. I consider that heroic, I dont see any government sending their crack special forces units in to save people, so despite his lack of training and support, he did what he could.

The link between childhood cancer, autism and vaccines whilst not proven, is there, and I chose not to take the risk with my children. I hope nobody, including myself of my children, have to suffer as the result as an incorrect choice, but we can all only do what we think is best for our children.

Goto went to rescue Yukawa, after Yukawa went out there playing soldier of fortune with the big boys and falling short. Goto was also out there in a journalistic capacity, not pursuing some kind of fantasy about being a merc.

Watching a friend's child go from a normal-functioning baby, who made eye contact and interacted with people, to a non-verbal severely autistic child post vaccines was possibly one of the saddest things I have ever seen.

Smallpox has been wiped out, Im not sure why you would need to worry about that now, Tokiyo. All these pro-vaccine arguments seem to verge on hysteria and "because the government told me so". I have every confidence in the medical profession, only the weakest members of society have anything to fear from childhood disease, and I thank God my children are healthy enough to fight off these illnesses, like most other people are able to.

Goto is a hero, the other guy was a fantasist who put other people in danger.

I firmly believe that in some circumstances and some children vaccines can trigger autistic-ike changes in the brain which are non-reversible. I also find the risk of other vaccine-related injury a risk I am not willing to take on their behalf. They they decide as adults to be vaccinated, that is up to them. I also dont believe in enforced childhood circumcision for what its worth.

Measles is rarely fatal amongst healthy children, and there are treatments available, such as relenza, and control of other symptoms as they arise.

Im not ignorant, SL, I have read the facts and weighed the risks and decided that vaccines are not wholly effective - muscosal immunity is not tranferred by vaccine, and that the risks outweigh any possible benefits. My children are older now, and absolutely healthy.

The huge increases in childhood cancer and autism has a cause somewhere, so Ild rather eliminate vaccines as one possible culprit.

Talk about objectifying Japanese women! How about looking at women in Japan as interesting human beings not the sum of their racial and cultural attributes, or would that be too difficult for some of you?

I agree with you burning bush. It will be a cold day in hell before anyone forces me or my children to have vaccinations against our will. Vaccine injury is a reality for many families, I made the choice that I was not going to take the risk with mine. If other people are so worried, let them get the vaccine. If their vaccines are as good as they say they are, then they are at no risk from my naturally immune family. Those very few who cannot get vaccinated due to allergy belong in a hospital, I am not risking my childrens health for other people. Down arrow all you want, my kids don't have autism, have no injury due to the HPV vaccine, and fought off childhood illnesses leading to natural immunity.

That is a sweepingly emotive statement, SL. In YOUR opinon, perhaps. The USA is a democracy, people still have control over what is put into their bodies, and those of their infant children, and long may it continue to be so.

Having read the evidence, I chose not to vaccinate, preferring natural immunity. My children are now older and are doing well. That was my choice, let others vaccinate if they wish to, I would not dream of questioning their choices, Ild presume they evaluated the risk and thought it was one worth taking.

Very sad. Im an almost paranoid parent when it comes to safety, and even I was comfortable with my kids at that age walking home alone, and going out alone. You cannot keep an 11 year old boy in the house under constant parental supervision. There was nothing the parents could have done differently. I hope this is the right perp and that he gets put in prison for the rest of his miserable existence.

Ive also accidentally come across images like these in the past, and they reduced me to a sobbing wreck. I don't see what good can come of showing children explicit images of violent death. They were capable of understanding the horror without actually seeing things which you can never quite erase from the mind's eye. It is one thing an adult choosing to look at the images, quite another being a child forced to look. The teacher needs to be dismissed.

Hang on, I thought there was no meltdown, and everything was fine, and anyone saying that there was, was fearmongering? I suppose no apology for those false statements by the government, media and TEPCO back in 2011 will be forthcoming.

Im pretty sure death is a better option than to be a woman held by the IS.

I think Ild rather have the SAS or SEALS on the way if I was ever in a dire situation like that. The SDF just do not have the training or experience.