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[quote:Ozark:MV8xOTY4NDI0XzMzNzg1MDk4X0U4RDdBNTMz] [quote:ladyannie2009:MV8xOTY4NDI0XzMzNzgzMTIzX0I4NTg5MDlC] I was following the links from another thread about a confirmed report of crimean congo, ended up turning into a several hour research project There are 4 levels of biological safety labs, with bio-level 4 (bsl-4) being the most dangerous. No cure. No vaccines. Not always fatal perhaps, but bsl-4 does have a very high mortality rate. You can only treat the symptoms of the patient...theres no cure for the disease itself. http://hpac.com/ventilation-iaq/biosafety_level_labs/ All hemorrhagic diseases are level 4. There are only 30 bsl-4 labs in the world, and 15 of those are found in the united states. One in massachusetts, 5 in maryland, 1 in kansas, 2 in georgia, 1 in ohio, 1 in montana, 1 in virgina, and 3 in texas. I checked into where these facilities were specifically located. Which organization(s) they were run by. Who they reported to, etc.. Most were exactly what you'd expect to find. Medical research facilities & development teams…university & teaching laboratories. …& a few government biological/chemical studies. Nothing at all unusual. Until I got to the 3 texas labs, and I seen that one of the labs listed was the [b]only[/b] independently owned/operated bsl-4 laboratory in the world. Private doesn’t mean ‘with disregard’, but there is a different atmosphere. Different priorities. Plus, you're not held to the same level of accountability. You’ve got more wiggle-room. More flexibility. Less moral, public opinion, and political obstacles. Another huge difference is that privately run labs tend to focus their time, attention, and their funding on what is ~~profitable~~ But the level 4 license made no sense to me, because they are strictly regulated….and they’re regulated for a reason. You don’t want just any Tom, Dick, or Harry messing around with that stuff because there is a good possibility of a major pandemic or ELE if handled improperly. I'm prohibited by city ordinance from owning a pot-bellied pig because someone listed them as being a 'dangerous & unpredictable' animal……yet someone in texas can juggle ebola, anthrax and hantavirus? Really? Yeah….something didn't sound right to me either....so I dug some more. Of the 3 bsl-4 labs listed in Texas, two sounded legit. Just one stood out. It’s the 'Texas Biomedical Research Institute’ located in San Antonia. There’s also a separate research lab on the same property…..and it’s called ‘Southwest Primate Research Institute. They do extensive (and not very nice) testing on primates and are in a near constant battle with PETA over cruel & inhumane treatment of the animals. This place is huge…200+ acres. The number of people working there varied depending on which site I visited. But (roughly) 4-5,000 would be a good estimate. In May 2012, they started a huge expansion project that will add another 15 research buildings. When completed, it will add an additional 70,000 square feet of research, development & office space. With over 2 million sq ft total. So I dug some more..... This independently run bsl-4 specializes in genetics & virology/immunology research with additional interests being listed for bio-terrorism. It lists itself as having over 4000 'non-human primates' in house for testing & research purposes. I've never heard lab animals described that way (non-human) but maybe it’s an industry term. I’m not exactly sure how it ties in to this specifically, but Craig Venter’s name kept coming up on these web sites. Other names too that was consistant with both research centers. Maybe not that unusual considering how specialized this field is. There may/may not be a connection there, but it is a bit curious and something I'll study when I have more time. You can tell a lot about cooperate america by who the major contributors are. Who are the lobbyists. Who’s giving the largest donations. Because nearly 100% of the time, those that invest the most into a business, will expect the most out of it. It's not personal...it's business. Simple math. Much of the funding comes from corporate grants which includes Pfizer and some other big pharmaceutical companies. Plus there are pages and pages of private donations that will take me a couple of days to go through. See who's connected with each reearch facility then figure out who has ties to both...because from what I've read the past few hours, there might be a little meat here somewhere. So let’s review: **There’s only 1 privately owned research and development laboratory in the world that is classified as being a bio safety lab #4. This lab, although not held accountable to the public as other bsl-4 labs, has a license to handle the most dangerous viral & bacterial samples on this planet. This lab receives unknown amts of govt subsidies yet is not held accountable for how these funds are spent because they are a privately run/operated laboratory. This lab is also heavily funded by the pharmaceutical companies, especially Pfizer, and other big fortune 500 companies. **There is a different research and development facility located within the same property management group which is heavily funded in [b]specialized [/b]pharmaceutical and bio/chemical testing on primates. This lab has ties to the airline industry and the military and was just awarded a 5+ million dollar contract from DARPA . **and...just in case you're not familiar with the geography of the area…..San Antonio is west of Baton Rouge. Almost in a direct straight line. All my links for verification are posted. If you have a hard time finding anything specific, lemme know and I’ll try and point you to the right site/page number. When I have time, I'll pick this up again, and see where it leads me. <snip> San Antonio — August 22, 2012 — Southwest Research Institute has been awarded a $5.1 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop the Context Model Library as part of the Component, Context and Manufacturing Model Library-2 (C2M2L-2) for the DARPA Adaptive Vehicle Make program. Darpa contract (swri is aka lab #2…the primate research one) http://www.swri.org/9what/releases/2012/darpa.htm Texas Biomedical Research Institute/Southwest National Primate Research Biomedical Research Institute News PO Box 760549 San Antonio TX 78245-0549 donations to the research centers: http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?id=D000054836&year=2012 listing of all bio-safety #4 labs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level#List_of_BSL-4_facilities association for independent laboratory listings: http://www.airi.org/membership/about/detail.aspx?id=487 texas bio-medical research lab (lab #1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Biomedical_Research_Institute more info on texas bio-medical info…explains relationship betw the two labs: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/smt01 bio-level #4 restrictions/safety protocol—good information if you’re not aware of protocol for bio level 4: http://hpac.com/ventilation-iaq/biosafety_level_labs/ (lab #2) southwest research institute (primate studies): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Research_Institute more primate study information: http://txbiomed.org/primate-research-center [/quote] also west of baton rouge, bayou corne, and lafayette, louisiana is a lab in New Iberia, LA~~do a google search~~ primate testing lab, new iberia, la...... lots more to be released into the environment.......... http://nirc.louisiana.edu/ :peace: [/quote]
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Let the reader understand: I will never go back to Blue BAYOU, there will be no place for the Children to play soon. May as well eat RICE dogs from RICE Dog 7.
I am DEPUTY Dawg. Boss says can't say much, BIG BOSSES won't tell anyone THE TRUTH. But good people always find a workaround. Avoid the censors, no need for a V-chip here.
Please think hard about this. Remember things MUST get worse before they get better. I'm always at HOME when I make ASSUMPTIONS, but sooner or later you can NEVER go home again.
Much love people. And pray always.
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