Ebola. The Vultures Gather

Predictably, as if on cue, with the announcement of the death of America's first Ebola case, comes news of an intended law suit against the Texas hospital where he was being treated.
It is of no concern that Thomas Eric Duncan lied to the airline authorities in order to board a plane to the U.S.A. Also, let it not be mentioned that he knowingly had relations with his 'partner' when he arrived in Dallas.
Sufficient that, with his passing, accusations are now being leveled against all the care-givers who courageously sought to keep this man alive, that they failed to give Thomas Duncan the expert treatment that other Americans would have received. 
While the vultures are circling in West Africa where the Ebola plague threatens to take a million or more lives, in America far more ugly birds have now taken to the air.
These scavengers have an acute nose for money, money and only money.
Let us hope that they get not one red-cent and that the doctors and nurses are able to do their missions of mercy without the sounds of greedy squawking above the hospital roof.

Jubilate 

Ian

The devil in the details

There is never shortage of material when it comes to the human race.
Six parents in London, England, gave up their first-born "for the duration of eternity" in an experiment aimed at highlighting how little we pay attention to terms and conditions on-line.
In order to show how people ignore the weasel clauses in agreements the security firm, 'F-secure', offered free Wi-Fi to a focus group of customers with certain conditions attached. One of these was the "Herod Clause" in which the recipient agreed to "assign their  first-born child to us for the duration of eternity."
Needless to say the point was proved, that people do not read the small print when it comes to signing up on what they consider to be bargain deals.
"Caveat Emptor" is the legal term for caution in scrutinizing the contract, indeed, for the devil is often in the details.
In the case of the the parents who gave up their first born he was in the "Herod Clause".

Jubilate.

Ian