FDA weighs risks of 3-person embryo fertilization
February 25, 2014
http://news.msn.com/us/fda-weighs-risks-of-3-person-embryo-fertilization
The article I wrote is about the federal health regulators considering a new fertilization technique to create babies using the DNA of three people instead of two. The goal would be to prevent a genetic disease from transferring from mother to the baby. The discussion for the FDA is known as "scientific, technological and clinical". There are also the ethical issues that arise such if the government should be agreeing to "genetically modified humans".
Honestly I'm not sure where I stand on this issue because I definitely feel a bit, confused using the term "genetically modified humans" but I also think that if these scientists can prevent life-threatening diseases in babies, that would be a very good thing. They could have a some-what normal life, not having to be in and out of the hospital, or not having to worry about how long they have left in there life. In the article it also says that the FDA panel will be meeting with critics to discuss some issues relating to this such as "designer babies" which they are calling a slippery slope. Parents may be able to pick their child's hair colour, or eye colour, intelligence or height. I personally think that if scientists are going to experiment with something like this to better the health in babies before their born, then it should be for health alone, not personal preferences of what their parents want them to look like. I think this has a possibility to be good thing, who wouldn't want to live in a healthier world?
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Business Reflection #4
Pot-smoking Mountie Ron Francis pleads not guilty to 3 charges
February 18, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/pot-smoking-mountie-ron-francis-pleads-not-guilty-to-3-charges-1.2522470
The business reflection that I chose to write about is a New Brunswick Mountie who made headlines for smoking marijuana in uniform. Cpl. Ron Francis plead not guilty to three charges: two of which were assaulting an officer and the last for resisting arrest. The RCMP officers held Ron Francis under the Mental Health Act fearing that he would hurt himself or others, and are waiting for psychiatric assessment. Ron Francis actually has a prescription for medical grade marijuana to treat his work-induced, post-traumatic stress disorder, although the issue that had arisen was if he shouldn't be smoking it in uniform; he was caught on video camera smoking in his red serge, claiming that he should be able to smoke marijuana while in uniform.
I chose this article because I find it a bit disturbing. I feel that if this officer, Ron Francis, has be detained concerning his mental well-being, why is he still an RCMP officer? Is he that good at his job? He is being charged with assaulting fellow officers.. The article mentions that he has work-induced PTSD, so why would they still need him as an officer? If his medical conditions are related to work and he needs medicinal marijuana, I think its completely wrong for him to be smoking it in uniform. I have absolutely no problem with people smoking marijuana at all, but when someone is an authority figure and they are arresting people for doing the same thing they were just doing, how is that right?
February 18, 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/pot-smoking-mountie-ron-francis-pleads-not-guilty-to-3-charges-1.2522470
The business reflection that I chose to write about is a New Brunswick Mountie who made headlines for smoking marijuana in uniform. Cpl. Ron Francis plead not guilty to three charges: two of which were assaulting an officer and the last for resisting arrest. The RCMP officers held Ron Francis under the Mental Health Act fearing that he would hurt himself or others, and are waiting for psychiatric assessment. Ron Francis actually has a prescription for medical grade marijuana to treat his work-induced, post-traumatic stress disorder, although the issue that had arisen was if he shouldn't be smoking it in uniform; he was caught on video camera smoking in his red serge, claiming that he should be able to smoke marijuana while in uniform.
I chose this article because I find it a bit disturbing. I feel that if this officer, Ron Francis, has be detained concerning his mental well-being, why is he still an RCMP officer? Is he that good at his job? He is being charged with assaulting fellow officers.. The article mentions that he has work-induced PTSD, so why would they still need him as an officer? If his medical conditions are related to work and he needs medicinal marijuana, I think its completely wrong for him to be smoking it in uniform. I have absolutely no problem with people smoking marijuana at all, but when someone is an authority figure and they are arresting people for doing the same thing they were just doing, how is that right?
Monday, February 10, 2014
Business Reflection #3
Bullying knows no age limit, experts say
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/bullying-knows-no-age-limit-experts-say
Tuesday February 11, 2014
The business reflection that I chose to write about is senior bullying. Although there are many other places senior bullying takes place, an independent living facility in Kansas City, Connecticut is the one I am focusing on. Seniors are bullying other seniors, whether it be bossing them around, verbal putdowns, starting and spreading rumours, sometimes even physical violence. A woman living in a retirement residence reported enduring racial slurs and other residents said they were forced to speak English instead of their own language. Just last year another woman tried to overdose on prescription pills after another senior prevented her from visiting a family that lived in the same residence. After being bullied these seniors experience anxiety and depression leading to high blood pressure, fatigue, isolation, fear of rejection and reduced self-esteem.
Honestly I find this just as ridiculous as teens bullying teens. I would expect seniors (being the older generation) to understand the hurt and ridicule that they cause others. They are suppose to be the ones teaching us that bullying is wrong. If we can not depend on them to be good role-models for us to follow, then who else are we to learn from. These seniors feel just as hurt and the same amount of rejection as a teenager being bullied in a high school (or any age group for that matter). These negative actions are affecting seniors health (I would think) a lot more then a younger persons. Personally I can not stand bullying at all, because there is absolutely no need of it what so ever. The fact that these seniors already can not take care of themselves and need assistance and now they have someone making the last few years of their life horrible. Seniors shouldn't be living in fear of a bully or being bullied especially at that age, they should be enjoying the rest of their lives as best they can.
I really hope as time goes by people (older and younger) learn how much bullying affects people so there can finally be change.
http://news.msn.com/in-depth/bullying-knows-no-age-limit-experts-say
Tuesday February 11, 2014
The business reflection that I chose to write about is senior bullying. Although there are many other places senior bullying takes place, an independent living facility in Kansas City, Connecticut is the one I am focusing on. Seniors are bullying other seniors, whether it be bossing them around, verbal putdowns, starting and spreading rumours, sometimes even physical violence. A woman living in a retirement residence reported enduring racial slurs and other residents said they were forced to speak English instead of their own language. Just last year another woman tried to overdose on prescription pills after another senior prevented her from visiting a family that lived in the same residence. After being bullied these seniors experience anxiety and depression leading to high blood pressure, fatigue, isolation, fear of rejection and reduced self-esteem.
Honestly I find this just as ridiculous as teens bullying teens. I would expect seniors (being the older generation) to understand the hurt and ridicule that they cause others. They are suppose to be the ones teaching us that bullying is wrong. If we can not depend on them to be good role-models for us to follow, then who else are we to learn from. These seniors feel just as hurt and the same amount of rejection as a teenager being bullied in a high school (or any age group for that matter). These negative actions are affecting seniors health (I would think) a lot more then a younger persons. Personally I can not stand bullying at all, because there is absolutely no need of it what so ever. The fact that these seniors already can not take care of themselves and need assistance and now they have someone making the last few years of their life horrible. Seniors shouldn't be living in fear of a bully or being bullied especially at that age, they should be enjoying the rest of their lives as best they can.
I really hope as time goes by people (older and younger) learn how much bullying affects people so there can finally be change.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Business Reflection #2
Parents outraged after children ‘humiliated’ by school cafeteria staff who seized lunches from Utah students
Tuesday February 5, 2014
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/01/31/parents-outraged-after-children-humiliated-by-school-cafeteria-staff-who-seized-lunches-from-32-students-in-utah/
The business reflection that I chose to write about is a school in Salt Lake City, Utah: Uintah Elementary School to be exact, taking lunches from children actually, who have unpaid balances for lunches at the school. Salt Lake City School District Spokesman Jason Olsen said officials started contacting parents on Monday that they had overdue balances and started seizing children's lunches the very next day. Other parents got mixed up in the situation as well; some parents say they never got the message and some parents did. One parent called the school only to have the school say that they didn't have an overdue balance but their child got mixed up and still got their lunch taken away.
Whether I was a parent or not, I find this appalling, it is absolutely ridiculous. 32 of these children suffered because there parents did not get a message the school sent out THE DAY BEFORE. So, in front of all their teachers and classmates and the rest of the school, there children were no doubt mortified to have their pizzas and hot lunches get thrown in the garbage in front of everybody and given fruit and milk instead. I'm glad some of the other children were kind enough to share their lunches. All of the children were upset and confused as to what was going on. If a child doesn't have money for school on that day, so what, get a hold of their parents and deal with them about it, this should never reach the children, EVER. The schools will get reimbursed for it anyways, so why humiliate these children even more. The elementary school definitely went about the wrong way in dealing with the situation; I can not even begin to explain how much this blows me away.
The comments that go with this article are worth the read too.
Tuesday February 5, 2014
http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/01/31/parents-outraged-after-children-humiliated-by-school-cafeteria-staff-who-seized-lunches-from-32-students-in-utah/
The business reflection that I chose to write about is a school in Salt Lake City, Utah: Uintah Elementary School to be exact, taking lunches from children actually, who have unpaid balances for lunches at the school. Salt Lake City School District Spokesman Jason Olsen said officials started contacting parents on Monday that they had overdue balances and started seizing children's lunches the very next day. Other parents got mixed up in the situation as well; some parents say they never got the message and some parents did. One parent called the school only to have the school say that they didn't have an overdue balance but their child got mixed up and still got their lunch taken away.
Whether I was a parent or not, I find this appalling, it is absolutely ridiculous. 32 of these children suffered because there parents did not get a message the school sent out THE DAY BEFORE. So, in front of all their teachers and classmates and the rest of the school, there children were no doubt mortified to have their pizzas and hot lunches get thrown in the garbage in front of everybody and given fruit and milk instead. I'm glad some of the other children were kind enough to share their lunches. All of the children were upset and confused as to what was going on. If a child doesn't have money for school on that day, so what, get a hold of their parents and deal with them about it, this should never reach the children, EVER. The schools will get reimbursed for it anyways, so why humiliate these children even more. The elementary school definitely went about the wrong way in dealing with the situation; I can not even begin to explain how much this blows me away.
The comments that go with this article are worth the read too.
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