Popmundo a world of Music

Todays entry is was written by a friend of mine, and I was asked if I would include it in my blog, so here it is, and thank you for your contribution.

-Gary

Popmundo is a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) music game without sound still it has been able to capture the hearths of more than 240000 people around the globe. So you may ask what is it that has made Popomundo so successful so far, I would say the key to the success is in the language, in the fact that the game keep expanding by having the gamers help translating Popmundo into their native tongue and then when their translation is done it would make a new city appear, which to this date counts for cities 46 in 37 countries also when there is a high enough base of players from one Nation there appears new cities, one example of this is Turkey, with currently 3 popmundian cities, and a lager player base than any other nation of the world, another is the USA with 4 cities.

But enough about popmundian geography, this game is about music at it's core and with a wide array of other possibilities for the player based world, everything from company management, politics, marriage, family building by making babies, zombie hunting, crime, to police work, judgement and law enforcement for the VIP members to the free core part of touring the world as a band, busking on the street for money or just enjoy the thrill of teaching your favorite skills at the local university.

Popmundo give each player the possibility to learn hundreds of skills, some of them only to be used on stage like your favorite musical instrument and genre skill and others for interaction or day job career at the local school or hospital. One could even cure diseases that constantly troubles the traveling artists. Other than the player controlled populations one have the mysterious Jane and John Doe's which fill up the work that the players doesn't have, the Does are not player run but controlled by the game mechanics, though they could be influenced by the actions of the governments, local health and environmental conditions from low quality buildings or too many factories.

I have myself played this game for more than 1150 days and still there are more to learn since the game is still evolving changing and growing to accompaniment the games current 237995 real life players. Were I am just one of so many that has fallen in love with this world. If you are not already here trying to find your way in Popmundo, give it a try, like so many others.

Thanks to sen. Coburn...NO unemployment benefits

Well my friends it seems as if some folks in our country will not be receiving their unemployment checks anytime soon. Thanks to Sen Tom Coburn Oklahoma (REP.) he alone blocked the unemployment benefit for Americans who have been out of work for more then 6 months. Now, I do think Senator Coburn had a right to ask if the 9 billion dollar cost would add to the national debt and to try to figure another way to come up with the money needed.

However to block it and cost many Americans their benefits is just inexcusable. I also though it was inexcusable when Senator Jim Bunning Kentucky (REP) did the same stupid stunt just a few weeks ago. Senator Bunning changed his mind again a few days later under pressure from both republican and democrats in congress. Hopefully, Senator Coburn will do the same. But this time it is a bit different because this time congress is on their Easter vacation and will not be able to try to fix Senator Coburn disregard fro the well being of the American people so fast as they could with Senator Bunning's case of bad judgement. Once again my friends it seems that when the American people who are unemployed and need help, can not depend on the republicans to offer help.

Now I am NOT saying that the democrats are a perfect party. Believe me when I tell you that I have had my problems with the democrats too. However, I must admit that I have never seen the democrats mess up and put the American peoples well being in jeopardy as I have just seen the republicans do these past 9 months. It seems as if the republicans are showing their true colors it can not be a very pretty color to look at. In my own personal opinion with comments like the one Senator john Mccain made a few days ago in a speech that made me cringe when i heard it, Democrats shouldn't expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.

As you can see McCain , Coburn, Bunning and other republicans are so angry that the health bill passed. they do things and say thing as to where one would wonder if they care at all about America and it's people or just their own well being and if they will be elected when election time rolls around again.

I can promise you that these three morons do not give a damn about unemployment funds running out. I can also promise you that if any senator had to live and depend on unemployment to pay their bills and feed their family , If that were the case the unemployment fund would NEVER run out! They would see to it that there was always enough money in the fund. if congress had to have the same health plan we have, we would have the best plans available. At least the democrats have it that we can go into a pool and get the lowest prices there are for health insurance under the new health care law. I do not think if the republicans had their way that would not happen .

All I can say for now is the republicans in congress are acting like a bunch of spoiled brats. they are calling names and are angry that they did not get their way. This writer thinks they need to grow up and act like adults.

At this point I would not want any one of the republicans in congress leading the country.

Until next time my friends take care and stay healthy

SENATORS MUST DEAL WITH DEATH THREATS

Now that the health care reform bill has been signed into law, we have at least 10 senators that have received threats and even some death threats. What bothers me most of all is that the American people should NOT have to have this happen at all.

Instead of congress working the bill and changing things that should be changed and working together, they are all acting like spoiled brats. The republicans in congress are making themselves look really bad to the American people and they are too stupid to know it ! Also the tea party are not doing any better.

The way some members of congress have acted is (in my opinion) causing other people to go out and make these threats and throw rocks threw glass windows and so on. There are a lot of things in the health care bill that were republican ideas. I honestly think they are just mad because IF this health care reform works it will not look good on the republicans at all come November. So, I think what they are doing is trying to destroy the bill as much and as fast as they can.

Take a look at this video and then read on to see how this conflict with the health care law should work. Now that you have seen the video please allow me to tell you in my way of thinking what should be happening at this point in time

1. Any member of congress that is acting like an idiot and whining and calling other senators names such as baby killer and whatever else they are doing needs to stop! Also, Senator McCain's comment that the republicans will not corporate for the rest of the year with the democrats on any legislation because the republicans are upset about the health care bill, should not be tolerated and Mr. McCain should be fired for such a stupid remark. Senators both republican and democrat should sit down together and work this thing out

2. As it stands now, the republicans will try their best to change so much in this bill that it will destroy it and the health care bill or at what is left of the health care bill will be of NO use to the American people. i admit the bill was not perfect by any means but, no legislation ever is and at least tis bill is a step in the correct direction

3. We all need to remember and understand that 45,000 people die each year in this country because they can not have access to proper health care. that is a lot of people to die just because of no health care and we all need to stand together and do what we can for these people and see that their health care needs are being taken care of. Doing so is not only a good thing to do. It is also good for our country.

So, congress... get the lead out and stop acting like a bunch of spoiled brats. If you all need to make changes to this bill then, work together and do it. All we ask is that when making changes to the bill, Please let something in the bill that will be good and benefit the people who need it most The American People !

Passage of the Health Care Bill

It seems that now the health care bill is passed. If you were all for the bill then that is a good thing. if you didn't want it to pass then I guess you are a not a happy camper. As with any bill that congress takes on there are good parts of the bill and there are parts that are not good.

What I can not understand is the way the republicans in congress are acting. They have said many times that they had their own health care bill to be considered. If that were the case then, maybe the republicans should have brought the bill fourth and lay it on the table for all to see. They didn't do that! One reason they did not do that may be because maybe they didn't have one in the first place. I can tell you all right now that some of these republican congressmen/women make me sick to my stomach when I hear them accuse the democrats of so called arm twisting and back room/closed door deals to get enough votes to pass the bill. Not that I do not think maybe some of that didn't take place because it probably did take place. However, I feel that the republicans have done that sort of thing many times to get what they want and nobody will convince me otherwise. I hate to say it but that kind of deal is just part of politics.

Now lets all take a look at Senator John McCain... John McCain is a senator that I always had respect for. He is a man that loves his and has served it well for many many years. Yet this very same man said in a article, that democrats should not expect any corporation on any legislation for the rest of this year.

Democrats shouldn't expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.

McCain and another Republican senator decried the effect health reform legislation has had on the Senate, a day after the House passed the upper chamber's bill.
GOP senators emerged Monday to caution that the health debate had taken a toll on the institution, warning of little work between parties the rest of this year.

"There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year," and "They have poisoned the well in what they've done and how they've done it."
 McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate.

Now to me his threat sounds like just that a threat. It also sounds like a spoiled child that didn't get want he wants and is striking out in anger. Most of all it makes me feel uneasy about the republican party not voting in favor of any legislation that might be good for the American people all because the republicans are upset with the democrats. Now, tell me is that the kind of people we want making laws for us? I hardly think so and anyone with a brain can see my logic on that statement.

I have often wondered if any of the republicans and any of the 34 democrats really care about the more then 45,000 people who die each year in this country because they are not covered with any health insurance? A lot of the uninsured are honest, hard working people that are not covered by employer health insurance or they can not get health insurance due to pre existing condition. Maybe they are not covered at work and they just can not afford health insurance on their own. Do these people deserve to get sick and die just because they can not get health insurance? The answer to that question for anybody who has a brain and a heart is NO!

This health care legislation will indeed take care of the ones that can not take care of themselves. and it will make life a lot easier for families that can not afford to have their children covered with health care . Yes it will cost money however, the United States government has wasted much more money for bull crap things and now money can be spent for something worth while.

AARP has stated the health care bill will indeed do a lot to help our senior citizens. And why not because the senior citizens in this country have already paid their dues now it is time to give back to them.

The one thing I have always felt is that republicans represent the wealthy. they really do not care about the average citizen and the way they handled during this health care bill just proves it. They used scare tactics in hopes to get this bill defeated and it did not work. Now they want to try to sue the federal government to get some aspects of the bill gone. Well, good luck to them because I really do think that as far as this law is concerned, federal law would supersede state law. Most of the time that is the case.

Even if you did not want this bill to become law, you should be happy it passed. the reason why is this... You either wanted or did not want health care to become law' either way the passage of this bill has done one thing. That thing is... This bill if nothing else has opened the eyes of the American people. if nothing else, the American people will be watching our elected officials a lot more closely now then ever before! As well as if the American people do not like what any of our law makers are doing ( such as the republicans making threats to not cooperate in any legislation be it good or bad) then at that time the American public will have the right to get them fired!!

If you are in favor of the health care reform legislation and you want to co sign the bill just click here to go to the site and co-sign the health care bill.

Until next time my friends stay healthy and take care.

38 States says No to part of the Federal Health bill Law

Idaho was the first state among 38 states that are against of the health care bill or at least the part that says the federal government can fine a person if that person does Not purchase health insurance once and if President Obama's health care bill is passed. The law that Idaho passed will make it so that no one in that state will be finned for Not purchase health insurance

Now let's look at this for a minute. First off, in this country we for the first time have a chance to see that all Americans who are not covered with health insurance can now be covered once and if this bill is passed. For the first time in this country, a person who cannot afford health coverage due to a pre-existing condition or because that person works for an employer that does not provide health coverage for employees can now be covered.

The other thing that is obvious is that once people can start to get healthier, they will be more productive at their jobs and just more productive in their everyday lives. It is important to note that people who are productive on their everyday lived are less likely to be hanging out on the street looking for and often finding trouble.

On the other hand congress especially the republicans claim that we can not afford health care. They are correct, we can't. However, we also can not afford to spend over 700 billion dollars to bail out a bunch of banks and wall street crooks as we are doing. We also can not afford to have members of congress to charter private and military jets to fly them and family and friends on business/pleasure trips and pay for the meals that congress at fancy restaurants but, we are paying for all those things too with our tax dollars.

We need to sort of do some starting over as in what we allow our government officials to spend our money on. we need to have a system where our government officials can and will be held accountable for ever dollar they spend of our tax money.

it does not matter at all if we can afford national health care or not in this country for the simple fact that if the bill passes and government needs money to pay for it they will most likely raise taxes and or print the money needed for the program.

I for one am all for the health care reform bill and I hope the democrats deem the bill as passed since they can do that and that type of bill passage has been used before by both the republicans and democrats alike. the republicans can boo hoo all they want about it but, it still can be done in that manner

As far as 38 states passing a law that would enable Americans to not purchase health insurance once the bill is passed. They need to forget that idea due to the fact the in this case the federal law would supersede the state law and the federal law would win

It really is this simple, there are millions of Americans that desperately need health care and can not obtain it. Everyday someone dies because they did not have access to health care. This country needs this healthcare reform and I for one hope we get it and soon. In my opinion any law maker that would not vote for this bill cares NOT anything for the American public. I bet they never vote down their big fat raises that they give themselves all the time

Until next time my friends stay healthy and take care

Minimum Wage

I am all to sure that most of us have at one time or another known what it was like to work hard 5 days a week and get paid minimum wage. I myself can remember working for minimum wage for a short period of time when the wage was only $5.15 per hour. It is now at $7.25 per hour. Most jobs that pay minimum wage are service industry jobs and most are pretty thankless jobs at that.

Minimum wage was intended to protect the American worker from being exploited. However, there are still 5 southern states in the country that have no minimum wage laws at all. We also have 4 states that have a lower minimum wage then the wage set by federal law. Please see the map file from the Wikimedia Commons, which is a freely licensed media file repository.

Laws regarding minimum wages in the United States

States with minimum wage rates higher than the Federal rate.

States & territories with minimum wage rates same as the Federal rate.

States with no minimum wage law.

States & territories with minimum wage rates lower than the Federal rate.

The current minimum as of July 24, 2009 is set at 7.25 an hour,the wage differs in some states. Now ask yourself this question. Do you think that anyone can live off of $7.25 an hour?The answer should be NO. at that pay rate the employee only will make $290.00 a week and that is before any taxes or any other with holdings are taken out. That just is NOT a fair wage for anyone. Several questions and answers about the minimum wage laws can be found at the US Goverment info: Minimum Wage page.


I think we all should be letting congress know that a person can not live off of $7.25 an hour. After all congress gives themselves a nice raise every year or two and they are not worried about you and I. I can promise you if members of congress had to live off of min. wage. the pay scale would indeed go way up very fast.


It is up to each and everyone of us to stand and fight to get a higher min wage for our people. The min. wage should be at least 10 dollars per hour if not more. I ask each and every one of you reading this to contact your congress person and demand that the min wage issue must be made a priority due to the importance of the issue. Let them know that if the min. wage is not increased by the time the November elections rolls around they themselves could be looking for jobs.


Until nest time my friends take care.

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria

In this country we have always had the privilege of going to the doctor when we get sick and if we had any kind of bacteria infection at all, the doctor would prescribe an antibiotic and we would take them as directed and in a few days all would be well again. The antibiotic the doctor prescribed usually worked very well and if it didn't the doctor would either adjust the dosage or give us another kind of antibiotic.

Now the problem is that the kinds of bacterial infections that are on the raise have become resistant to the drugs we have available for our use. Not to mention the new strains of bacterial infections that keep popping up one such germ is Acinetobacter baumannii. This bacteria kills thousands of patients in hospitals each year in this country and yet it seems that there is not much if anything at all that we can do about it. Another bacteria that is drug resisant and starting to cause problems is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA for short. MRSA is a bacteria that can be found in pork and yes it has been found in 3% of pork that has been bought in some grocery stores in this country. Now if pork is cooked thoroughly it will kill the mars bacteria. The problem is that you can become infected with MRSA simply by touching pork that has the bacteria on it. MRSA kills more people per year then AIDS.

The FDA and CDC at this point have no real plans for testing store bought pork to detect for pork containing MRSA. We also have bacteria that at one time were very treatable with antibiotics. Now it is somewhat a different story. It seems that with time bacteria can and become drug resistant. At one time strains of Escherichia coli commonly known as E. Coli, and strains of the Staphylococcus bacteria were very easily treated with antibiotics. Today these bacteria's do show strong signs of having drug resistant strains. there are also many others that are becoming more difficult to treat with the antibiotics we have available today.

Part of the reason for this lack of antibiotics that work on the infections that we get are

the drug makers no longer put a lot of effort into making new antibiotics because it is not very profitable any more for them o do so . Most patients that come down with a bacterial infection take the prescribed antibiotic for only a week or two and then they are cured. so it is not very profitable any more for the drug companies to make the effort to develop new, stronger , antibiotics. It is sad but true that the all mighty dollar and profit is considered more then our health and well being.

Another reason for antibiotics not working as well as they once did is the miss use of them. Doctors prescribe them to their patients even at tie when antibiotics are not needed to treat an infection. I would think this is because some antibiotics can and are used to treat other conditions. However, I do think that doctors have to be very careful in doing this because of the chance of becoming immune to the antibiotic . One more reason that our antibiotics have become less effective when we take them is the simple fact that for years now a lot of people would run to their doctor and demand a course of antibiotics for a simple scratch on their finger or arm or even if they fell and skinned their knee. You might find that hard to swallow but, I have known a few people in my life time that have done just that.

Still, another reason for our antibiotics not doing the good job they used to do is very simple. In the United States farmers all across the country ad antibiotics to the feed of beef, chicken and, pork. this not only helps make the animal itself immune to antibiotics but when we eat that meat we also digest whatever antibiotic that was fed to that animal. Thus we get even more antibiotics in our bodies. Several government agencies such as the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations are fighting to have this unhealthy practice stopped.

It makes sense that we should only use antibiotics under a doctors supervision and the doctor should only prescribe antibiotics to patients only when the use of an antibiotic is warranted. it may surprise a lot of people to learn that a few antibiotics are also made illegally to be sold on the streets and in back alleys just as drugs such as Oxycodone, Vicodin and, a host of other drugs that really have no antibiotic value but just the same can be bought on the streets of almost any city in this country.

In closing I am including a link to a well written and very informative article by Richard J. Whitley, titled "Saving-Antibiotics-so-Antibiotics Can Save Us".

Until next time take care and stay healthy

Should Welfare Recipients Be Drug Tested

Today's issue is a tricky one. There has been a lot of talk lately about if welfare recipients should be drug tested before receiving their checks each month? To answer that one would have to be able to determine if the folks that receive welfare checks each month use illegal drugs more then anyone else. That would be very hard to do plus the fact that drug testing is expensive.

It is also important to remember that according to early studies, the number of welfare recipients that were using illegal drugs were not that large at all. As far as my personal thoughts are concerned, I myself think that illegal drug use among welfare recipie

nts is just about the same as illegal drug use of non welfare recipients. To take that one step farther, I would think that some of the rich folks in our country have just as much problem with illegal drug use if not more then the folks on welfare. Simply because they have more money. However, some states are in favor of mandatory drug testing for welfare recipients as reported by fox news.

I am sure we do have illegal drug use in this country by welfare just as I am sure we have illegal drug use in this county by non welfare recipients. Lets take a brief look at some of the people who made it into our homes every week via television and the ones that made the silver screen light up larger then life. These people were neither poor or on welfare and they all had serious drug issues. First one that comes to mind was John Belushi master comic. Then there was one that really shook me up because he was so young and so talented his life looked so good for him and that was River Phoenix. There is also Heath Ledger, Brad Renfro.

People like this can often do as they please and avoid the law for long periods of time. Even when they are caught for the use of illegal drugs,

they have very good high priced lawyers that can get them lighter sentience .

Now one thing we all need to remember is that because one might take drugs does not necessarily make that person a bad person! What makes someone good or bad is just what they have in their heart and soul. It is sort of like liking a person but not liking what they do or not liking that person's actions at the time.

Do drug user need help to kick the habit? The answer is yes but so do most cigarette smokers and heavy alcohol users. Also, it is important to understand that alcohol is indeed a chemical and that makes it a drug. The same go's for the nicotine in tobacco. The only real difference is alcohol and tobacco are legal for adults. However both can be addicting and hard to stop using.

However, the question is should welfare recipients be required to pass a drug test to be able to get their welfare checks? In this writers opinion the answer would be Yes. Most employers already require a pre-employment drug screen before one is hired. So if we accept that then, I think that a drug screen should be done to anyone applying for welfare, food stamps, medical card or government housing. Any government assistance program should have drug screening as a regular procedure.

Most states already have the legal right to do so but some states do not want to go that far. The 1996 Welfare Reform Act authorized - but did not require - states to impose mandatory drug testing as a prerequisite to receiving state welfare assistance.

I would think that as this recession worsens and I am almost sure that it will because believe me, The United States is far from being out of the woods as far as this recession is concerned.I would think we will see more and more states require a periodic unannounced drug screening on different recipients of government assistance programs. The reason is this The government is looking to save money anyway it can and even though some say that drug screening is racist or unconstitutional, I myself do not believe it is either. I happen to think that it makes good dollar& sense to do so.

Let me say that it is OK if you do not agree with me because that is what this great country we live in is all about. Different ideas, different ways of thinking and different ways of looking at things.

Until next time folks, have a great one and take care.

The cause and dangers of Tsunamis

Santorini, Greece

A number of natural phenomena's can cause tsunamis among these: underwater avalanches, like the Storegga avalanche and the tsunami it caused outside the coast of Norway in 6100BC, meteors and comets striking water, explosive submarine volcanic eruptions and most commonly earthquake tsunamis like the 8.1 earthquake Tsunami of 2009 in American Samoa, the strongest ever recorded 9.6 quake of 1960 tsunami and the 8.8 quake of 2010 tsunami both in Chile, to compare the 2nd strongest quake recorded was at 9.3 of 2004 in Indonesian water, this was the one that caused the great tsunamis of december 2004 which is the most devastating one in modern times.

Underwater and costal avalanche slides

That avalanches could cause major tsunamis is still fairly unknown among most people, this type of tsunami could also be harder to detect since the avalanches could be triggered by minor tremors which then cause the avalanches, this is also why tsunamis could be so dangerous, since the size of a quake does not tell you what it has triggered of small and large underwater avalanches, thus proving this natural phenomena's erratic nature. One of the largest known tsunamis known in fairly recent time is the Storegga avalanche tsunami outside the coast of Norway dated to 6100BC, this tsunami was caused when a submerged landmass the size of Iceland slid into deeper water causing some of the largest tsunami waves in the last 10000 years and it's effect is still found if one know what to look for in the British isles, Ireland, Scotland, Shetland, Iceland, Norway, and Greenland.

Earthquake tsunamis

Earthquake is by far the most common cause of tsunamis, often the earthquake trigger submarine slides which could cause massive tsunamis even stronger than one expected from the raw Earthquake itself, other times the forces of the Earthquake itself causes minor tsunamis or only very local tsunamis like the quake outside of Chile in 2010, this earthquake even though it was a 8.8 caused massive tsunami waves in Chile but only minor waves across the rest of The Pacific Ocean, like in Hawaii which was put on a tsunami warning, closed down stores, highways and evacuated people from small buildings and in high rises below 4th floor. The 9.5 Chile earthquake of May 22, 1960 on the other hand caused massive damages in Hawaii, wiping out the beach line of Hilo on the island of Hawaii.

Below are some video footage from the tsunami that struck American Samoa after it was struck by a 8.1 earthquake, 29th of September 2009.

American Samoa tsunami footage

Helicopter view of American Samoa tsunami damages

first person footage from American Samoa

Submarine volcanoes and volcanic isles

Another very destructive type of force that cause tsunamis is pyroclastic eruptions of submarine volcanoes, usually submarine volcanoes or even volcanic islands are stable and calm but sometimes if they build up a caldera and store up kinetic energy they could suddenly without warning erupt causing tsunamis even more destructive than those caused by earthquakes. One example of this is when the Greek island Thera erupted violently in 1500BC which caused the end of the Minoan culture, and even possible was the mythical Atlantis, Thera is now known under the name Santorini.

The crater caused by the volcanic eruption of 1500BC is still visible today as on this landsat satellite image of the island of Santorini, Greece.

Tsunamis caused by Meteors and Comets

With out a doubt these have would be the most devastating types of tsunamis, if a large meteor or comet hit the open oceans, which it most likely would due to the fact that about 71% of earth is covered by oceans, it would actually be far worse for meteors or comets to hit the oceans rather than if it hit a large continental land mass because of the direct destructional force caused by having the kinetic energy transfered in the sea. Luckily most meteors that hit Earth are too small to cause damage, and there is actually something our governments could do to take preventative measures against major comets and asteroids becoming extinction event class meteor strikes.

When Calling 911 Fails

I think we all have had a time or two when we needed to call for emergency help. In most cases that is done by simply calling 911 from any phone. Usually within a a few minutes help has arrived. In overall I think the 911 service in this country is a great asset for people and I think most 911 calls are handled very professionally. Please believe me when I say that the 911 operators are usually skilled and very well trained professionals and they do their jobs very well.

Most times when a 911 call is not handled in the correct fashion it is usually due to a misunderstanding due to the fact that the caller is very frantic and does not or is unable to give the 911 operator the correct information. Other reasons can include bad connections, not being able to hear what is said clearly and some cell phones do not automatically let the 911 operator know the location of the caller if the call would happen to be terminated with out the caller location not being able to be given to the operator. We all should check our cell phone to make sure that the cell location service is on at all times and if not have it put on in the settings of the phone. This would allow the 911 operators and emergency personal to tell what location the call is being made from and then they can send the proper help that is needed.

Sometimes the 911 operators do receive prank calls, my thoughts on 911 prank calls is that whoever knowingly and willingly makes a 911 prank call should be thrown in jail and have the jail cell keys thrown away. There is No reason in the world why a prank 911 call should be tolerated. Below is a some links dealing with all the reasons a 911 call can go bad. The links give information on cell phones and what is the proper way to do a 911 call I hope you find them useful.

9-1-1 and Citizens

0. Public Awareness Campaigns 0. Not All Phones Tell 9-1-1 Your Location 0. Know Your Phone Video (English) 0. Know Your Phone Video (Spanish) 0. Know Your Location 0. When a Life is on the Line! 0. Facts 0. What is 9-1-1 & Enhanced 9-1-1 0. When to Call 9-1-1 0. Non-English Speaking Callers 0. Deaf and Hearing Impaired Callers 0. Cell Phones and 9-1-1 0. Critical Cell Facts 0. Tips for Cell Phone Users 0. FCC Requirements 0. Location Technologies 0. Wireless 9-1-1 Statistics 0. Internet/Digital Phones (VoIP) 0. About Internet/Digital Phones 0. Tips for Internet/Digital Phones 0. 911voip.org Campaign 0. Kids

Now, the flip side of this coin is this. Over the past few tears we all have heard about the 911 operators in some places not being professional in any way while handling a call for emergency help. This is the situation where a woman was calling requesting help with an out of control 12 year old. I myself think the 911 operator who handled this call should have been fired on the spot. I do not know what became of this situation however, I would have done the same as this lady and filed a formal complaint.

Another bad situation was a 17 year old girl calling 911 for a ambulance and help for her father who was just 3 weeks out of the hospital where he underwent brain surgery and was suffering a seizure at home. help was not sent because this 17 year old used the (F) word on the call. No matter what word she used it was because she was very afraid for her father and the call was not handled in a professional matter. Her father's life was put on the line of this 911 operator.

Finally just last month a man who lived in PA died even though there were several calls made to 911 that this man needed emergency help and the caller was told that help was on the way but help never arrived until it was way to late.

As I stated earlier, most 911 calls are handled by the 911 operator in a professional manner and when they tell you help is on the way it usually is on the way. However, I do feel that the 911 operators should have more training and be held accountable for their actions when mess ups are made and if it is the 911 operator's fault.