Go and see the sorcerer look into a ball,
You may find the answer written on the wall
I just finished a little essay about narcotics, which left me a little down. Probably because I can see why it’s so appealing. I mean, a drug that can make you almost feel in love, feel on top of the world, don’t care about the wrongs, energetic, hallusinate…
What about actually falling in love? What about feeling on top of the world naturally? What about learning not to care, or better… What about dealing with what needs to be dealt with?
Sure, there are short cuts and hacks. But I don’t they are nearly as great as actually achieving the stuff above.
I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are at Rome. (Asleep in the Light– Keith Green)
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” (If We Are His Body–Song)
2 Timothy 1:12 Apostle Paul
That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day. (I know in Whom I have Believed–very traditional hymn)
You know– there are two directions one can go with being ashamed of the gospel (All the fullness of the good that is in Jesus death, burial, and resurrection towards God and man)- either ashamed around religious folk or ashamed around those who are either indifferent or just antagonistic. Paul, a once persecutor of the Church- makes it very, very clear that it is God who qualified him for this particular race of preaching the good news. Otherwise– Paul saw himself as extremely unworthy.
In Psalm 51 King David seeks God’s renewing, forgiveness, and enabling. In his mind’s eye after that– he was fully qualified to call out to people out of syc with God, falling short of God’s perfections, and in opposition to His purposes for their life to become Intimate with their God- to seek Him with all their heart. He would teach such God’s ways.
What qualifies a man to stand at the gates, to stand at the entrance of the city, to cry out to all manner of men and women? It is God’s grace through the Lord Jesus Christ. He’s the Great Qualifier- not man says Paul in the first part of Galatians. (Sadly, during John Bunyan’s time when religion had been lassoed by vicious dead religion- he was put in jail for his faith around a decade and so wrote the book- “Pilgrim’s Progress.”- worth looking at!) I used to have a friend who grew up in a Christian home who wasn’t walking with the Lord. When I first became a believer he was very testy, critical, rude and down right antagonistic towards me. You see– He didn’t understand Grace and only understood religion and a dead one at that. To him I was an offence. But, was I going to shrivel in a corner ashamed of the Lord Jesus Christ? No. Not then.
Paul too experienced religious folk who were trying to snuff out both his message of the good news in Jesus Christ and even Paul himself. Did Paul and King David have a persecution complex? Were they paranoid or delusional about those who were “out to get them”? No. Jesus Himself said that the gospel wasn’t the kind of message that always brought peace between this and that person. Jesus knew- knowing that sometimes men love darkness rather than light because their deeds are evil- that the gospel of the Kingdom (spoken of in the OT as an everlasting Kingdom that would establish the throne of David forever and ever) would cause strife. Yet, Paul encourages us to seek peace when possible and David found peace during times of God’s favor to the degree that even his enemies were at peace with him.
I have heard more than one or two people– in a shriveling voice within the body of Christ say that they feel awkward, unworthy, fearful, or scared that if they open their mouths for the Lord’s sake around religious folk that they would be looked upon with scorn. What in the World? I pray God’s grace upon me that if a brother or sister ever share their heart with me that I will simply pour out Grace like rain upon them. Yet, it’s funny how fast I say, “What in the world?”- and have “short-comings”of my own…so, there ya go.
Now– the world around us— there too Paul was not ashamed. All manner of men and women surrounded Paul as he went by boat and foot across the fields, valleys, rivers and seas. He saw it all from A-Z. Yet– he saw himself as a debtor to show love to All from A-Z and to tell them as much as possible about Jesus Christ bringing mankind back into sync with God. Me too- a debtor of love and The Message. At work– I don’t know if people get it- but, I love each customer and each worker and all who walk through the door. I don’t care where they have been or where they are going in life- when they meet me they are loved. Why– because I no longer look at men after my own selfish purposes. Rather, I look at men and women as those for whom Jesus Christ died. What if some decided to harm me directly or indirectly? Well, then I seek God’s Grace and enter more deeply as a recipient of Jesus Christ to love– and let me say, even Jesus before the cross struggled with what He was about to do. Is loving those who tell me to _________ always easy? Well, until now by God’s grace, it hasn’t been impossible. Can I share the gospel of Jesus Christ at work? No, I’m there to fulfill the marketing of a product. And yet, yes I can share Jesus in that people are loved. I don’t know always for sure that I’m going about it rightly–but, they are loved. The low, the high, the “intelligent” and “not so intelligent”, the elderly and the youth, those in high places and those of low stature, the innocent and the not so innocent–all means all.
Where does this boldness for the good news in Jesus Christ come from and this love? It comes from “Intimacy With Christ.” I have no other well from where and which to draw water from. It’s not in me 24/7. Sure, as Jesus said– even those out of sync with His Father do good to each other– and sure, there’s a measure of that in me. But, all in all– I find in Christ my strength my song. Am I an automaton? “If you prick me do I not bleed”? We are still human even though Christ pours into us His love for people and a boldness to share the good news of Jesus Christ even in the face of being called “mad” or “crazy” as Paul was called “due to his much learning.”
So, what’s this all about not being ashamed? It’s about– if you fall get back up and look to Jesus. It’s about not waiting until you’re 100% perfect. It’s about “because He first loved us- we love Him”–and so share that with others. It’s about–if someone presents the opportunity to share with them how Jesus loved them on the cross– share it. It means that if people who are “religious” cause fear—ignore them and rest assured– Your in better hands trusting Jesus than those who have taken religiosity to a level where you are to be muzzled because you have ________ and because you are not __________. Really, if you’re walking up to the level of light God has given you insight into-
Philippians 3:15,16
All of us who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
after having trusted in Jesus Christ- stumbling as it may seem under the shadow of His cross– He qualifies us to preach Him. He wants us to share that He said, “Come unto me all who are weary and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me for I am meek and my burden is light.”
Father God– to be “Intimate With Christ” we surely cannot be ashamed either before men who have been deemed or given themselves “high stature” as religious folk or before those who don’t care or are antagonistic to the good news. So, give us Your power to be Jesus’ witness of His love, giving us what we can never earn, not giving us what we deserve, sharing with us His life, and witnessing that He is Good- He’s simply- Good. Give us that perfect love (a true knowledge of the love with which You loved us and that love where with You have poured out into our hearts for You and Mankind) which casts out fear. Father, I pray you grant a change of heart and mind in those with whom I come in contact with. Help me to bless them. Lord, You are first not my “success in this world.” Me thinx Lord You taught Mother Theresa that. Teach me Lord. Father, for the brother or sister who happens to stumble across this– give them great boldness to not be ashamed of Jesus-Your Son. Give them clarity to describe that we receive right standing before you by faith in the risen Jesus Christ Your Son- rather than right standing by our own “good deeds” — our spotty, spotty good deeds. Lord, bless those I bless. Father, help people around me to dismiss the pettiness and to take up the important–Loving You and Loving their neighbor at the foot of the cross of Jesus. Lord, Paul said, “I am determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified”- as He was called to be a full time missionary. Me– I’m a worker bee Lord as are others and so, Lord- I’m determined to be “Intimate With Christ”–keeping it simple. Father, I just ask for meekness, gentleness, kindness, tenderness of heart, and for wisdom. Protect me my God from the darkness in this world–surround me with the multitude of Your Agents of good to promote the good news. In Jesus name I pray– AMEN.
Those sneaky little Colombian cocaine smugglers have been at it again. This time they removed the cream from 10 packs of cookies and replaced them with compressed bleached cocaine ready to be shipped to Barcelona. Couldn’t fool the sniffer dogs though.
Psst Wouldn’t want to dunk those bickies in your coffee!
Peerapol Saelee of Chiang Rai was arrested with pseudoephedrine,
a key component in the manufacture of ya ice on January 13.
986,500 pseudoephedrine pills were confiscated by the Pha Muang Task Force and military rangers from the 3rd and 2nd Cavalry Regiments in Baan Khao Sai in Chiang Rai on January 13. Acting on a tip off that the drug, used to make ya ice, was being smuggled in bulk over the border, police stopped a pickup truck driven by Mae Sai resident Peerapol Saelee, 33, and found the pills hidden in a bag in the truck. The value of the drugs could be as high as 7 million baht. Mr. Peerapol was taken to the Mae Sai police station to be charged with drug smuggling.
The corner of 23rd and Holtzclaw is that part of Chattanooga that every newly hip city has. The boundaries of the cool style that erupted, years ago, in the center of Market street have spread, like a circle, to the north, pushing the gruff and grime that once existed therein into the outlying streets of the edge of town. It is the home of liquor stores, tiendas, drugs, Americana. It is also the closest and most economical source of food, when traveling from my Habitat for Humanity office building.
I opted for the intimate interior of the Burger King in place of the drive through, figuring such course of action would save me at least fifteen minutes of waiting. Walking in, though, I was confronted by one of the great archetypical American characters: The Drug Addled Whore. “Hey goodlookin’,” she said. “Wanna eat? S’free…”
“No thank you,” I said. “I am on my lunch break, and I don’t have that long.”
“It won’t take long,” she said. I smiled, not really knowing what to do in this situation. I wanted to be polite, but nothing about the scene was polite.
“I have a very short break, I don’t think my employers would understand.” I ordered my value meal, waited for it to speedily be stuffed into what I am fairly sure was an already grease stained bag. I left the lobby, passing my new friend. I winked at her and said “stay out of trouble.” I’m not really sure why I did that.
A bag of cocaine was discovered in the space shuttle Discovery’s hangar at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Only shuttle workers are authorized to enter the area.
The bag with a small amount of the drug was discovered on Tuesday by an employee and handed over to security, reports Space.com.
“This is a rare and isolated incident, and I’m disappointed that it happened, but it should not detract from the outstanding work that is being done by a dedicated team on a daily basis,” Bob Cabana, Director of Kennedy Space Center and a former astronaut, said in a statement. “We are conducting an investigation and working with center security and law enforcement officials to get to the bottom of it.”
About 200 NASA employees and contractors have access to the shuttle hangar, and now they all must undergo drug tests.The agency said it took the incident very seriously and will have zero-tolerance on illegal substances.
However it is unlikely to affect Discovery’s next spaceflight, which is scheduled for March. The space shuttle is to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.
“We have processes that will ensure the integrity of the shuttle,” said Cabana. “There is no reason whatsoever to believe this incident will have any impact on Discovery’s upcoming launch.”
NASA came under fire over substance abuse two years ago, when rumors of astronauts being drunk before launch surfaced. Unlike the cocaine incident, however, no evidence of violation was ever found to support those accusations.
… No.
So today has been quite an awesome day. But first, the picture above shows how I sit every hour I listen to music. My stupid headphones decided to stop working if I don’t… Well, you can see. My jaw hurts. And my beautiful, mustard cardigan got a weird yellow colour here. Ignore that. Well of course now you CAN’T ignore that, so that’s my own fault.
BUT YEAH. My day was awesome. I came to school but instead of being in class I starred in a movie another class is making about drugs. Starring, haha, I know. It’s a small group that’s making a movie about a girl taking drugs. And dying. And it was awesome. Really, really aaawesome. I did stuff like throwing a bike on the ground, “crying” (it always ended with laughing), walking up stairs and yelling, taking pills that had banana-taste (they were disgusting), AND last but not least… Falling in the snow. SO COLD. But it actually looks like I’m passing out so it’s cool. I had SO much fun! I’m no actress-material but dammit, if I wanna faint, I’ll faint! I think I’ve said this, I dunno, but I’m one of those people who don’t touch alcohol or any kind of drugs. I’m staying sober. Planning to write a post about too. I can say here that it’s all a big deal for me, and learning about it is good for everyone I think.
And another thing that made my day 6 times better:
HELLO! HEEEEELLO! I’m a hardcore HIMYM-fan. And this post was my “hallelujah”. That didn’t make sense. But you get the point. Another season of HIMYM = Happy Julia.
There have been 15 cases of Anthrax with 7 deaths reported in Heroin users across Scotland. This was reported in a press release by Health Protection Scotland on 22nd January 2010.
Dr Colin Ramsay, Consultant Epidemiologist at Health Protection Scotland, said:
“Heroin users all across Scotland need to be aware of the risk that their supply may be contaminated. They should seek medical advice urgently if they experience signs of infection such as redness and swelling of an infection site or high fever. I would urge all drug users to stop using heroin immediately and contact local drug services for support.
In addition, any users who continue to inject heroin are strongly recommended not to re-use filters, but to use a fresh filter each time they are used. Users who do not currently use filters are reminded of the current harm reduction policy to do so, however they must ensure these are discarded after each use. Use of filters will not make heroin safe or remove all traces of anthrax contamination so the best advice remains not to use heroin by any method.”
What is anthrax?
Anthrax is a very rare but serious bacterial infection caused by the organism Bacillus anthracis. The disease occurs most often in wild and domestic animals in Asia, Africa and parts of Europe; humans are rarely infected. The organism can exist as spores that allow survival in the environment, e.g. in soil, for many years.
How has anthrax been affecting drug users in Scotland?
There is an ongoing outbreak of anthrax in heroin users in Scotland. Since December 2009, a significant number of heroin users have been found to have anthrax infection. Sadly, a number of these people have died. It is thought that they contracted anthrax from taking heroin contaminated by anthrax spores.
What are the symptoms?
Early identification of anthrax can be difficult as the initial symptoms are similar to other illnesses.
Symptoms vary according to the route of infection:
Anthrax in drug users
Drug users may become infected with anthrax when heroin or the cutting agent mixed with heroin has become contaminated with anthrax spores. This could be a source of infection if injected, smoked or snorted. The clinical presentation is likely to vary according to the way in which the heroin is taken and might include:
Swelling and redness at an injection site, which may or may not be painful
Abscess or ulcer at an injection site often with marked swelling (oedema)
Septicaemia (blood poisoning)
Meningitis
Symptoms of inhalational anthrax; symptoms begin with a flu-like illness (fever, headache, muscle aches and non-productive cough) followed by severe respiratory difficulties and shock 2-6 days later. Untreated disease is usually fatal, and treatment must be given as soon as possible to reduce mortality.
Can anthrax be treated?
Cutaneous anthrax can be readily treated and cured with antibiotics. Mortality is often high with inhalation and gastrointestinal anthrax, since successful treatment depends on early recognition of the disease.
Prompt treatment with antibiotics and, where appropriate, surgery is important in the management of anthrax related to drug use.
How is anthrax spread?
A person can get anthrax if they inject, inhale, ingest or come into direct physical contact (touching) with the spores from the bacteria. These spores can be found in the soil or in contaminated drugs. It is extremely rare for anthrax to spread from person-to-person. Airborne transmission from one person to another does not occur; there have been one or two reports of spread from skin anthrax but this is very, very rare.
How do drug users become infected with anthrax?
Heroin or the cutting agent mixed with heroin may become contaminated with anthrax spores from the environment. This could be a source of infection if injected, smoked, or snorted.
More information is available at; www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/anthrax
We have a great program of topics and speakers lined up for the upcoming evening series of the UCSC Extension’s Bioscience Product Marketing course, Thursdays , Feb. 11 – March 11 and 25th where you’ll have opportunity to learn how to develop a professional quality marketing plan to add to your career portfolio.
See course description and details below with list of outstanding experienced industry professionals who will share their expertise with you–enabling you and your team to develop a preliminary marketing plan for a product of your team’s choice.
Sign up prior to Jan. 28th and get the early enrollment discount.
This product marketing and selling-focused course gives participants an in-depth look at product planning and research, marketing planning, and promotional execution practices in the bioscience industry. Topics include market research methodologies, information sources and applications relevant to product planning; the development of marketing strategy, product positioning and differentiated claims; and the creation of tactical marketing programs and activities to maximize revenue potential. Course activities include the creation of a preliminary marketing plan.
The course is well suited for all levels of professionals in bioscience marketing research, product management, product sales, advertising, public relations, business development and licensing, as well as other related functions, such as regulatory, clinical and legal.
Guest Speakers:
§ Chris Mahoney, MPA, WebMD, is an expert in the use of secondary patient data for pharmaceutical marketing applications, consulting with companies ranging from large global pharmaceutical companies to start-up biotechnology companies and Alan Hirshman, Senior Principal, Commercial Effectiveness, IMS Health. Before coming to IMS Health, Alan was Vice President of Sales for SDI Health. At SDI he was responsible for West and Midwest sales. “Patient Adherence: The Impact on Brand Performance.”
§ Stanley Skrzypczak, M.B.A., Director, Managed Care Marketing, Genomic Health, has over 25 years of successful biotech and pharmaceutical sales and marketing experience, including product, managed care, clinical marketing and sales management. Topic – “Product Management 101- Developing/Executing The Tactical Plan”
§ Charles Versaggi, Ph.D., is president of Versaggi Biocommunications®, a strategic marketing consultancy for biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical technology companies. Topic – “Building Value through Strategic Marketing Planning and Communications.”
§ Steven Wong, B.A., is a senior consultant at Plan A, a strategic marketing consulting firm servicing biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. At Plan A, he has directed numerous consulting engagements, including opportunity assessments, complex population modeling, and therapeutic area. Topic – “Market Research Information Resources.”
Additional Guest Speakers with Short Presentations:
§ Tais Schmitt, Ph.D. currently pursuing a Certificate in Bioscience Business and Marketing at UCSC Extension, agreed to share her student project experiences for this course which she completed in the winter of 2007. Topic – “Tackling the Marketing Plan Project.”
§ Debbie Donovan, Consultant at eGold Solutions, has worked on client side on products that served the ENT, Orthopedics/Spine, Ob/Gyn and Oncology surgery specialties at Somnus, Kyphon and Conceptus, Inc., and most recently Senior Manager at Intuitive Surgical where she focused on market development programs and e-marketing initiatives. Topic – “E-Marketing: Activating Patients in a Web 2.0 World.”
§ Erik Haghjoo, Ph.D., consultant in the Life Sciences division of Simon-Kucher & Partners, focuses on developing global pricing and positioning strategies for new and existing products. His project experience includes product launch strategy, value proposition, pricing and reimbursement strategy, and portfolio strategy. Topic – “Role of Pricing and Reimbursement in Product Management Strategic Planning.”
Dates and Times: Thu 6:00PM to 9:30PM
Feb 11, 2010 to Mar 11, 2010
Thu 6:00PM to 9:30PM
Mar 25, 2010
Number of Sessions: 6 (over 7 weeks)
Location: UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley, 2505 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara
Tuition: $700 (Early enrollment – $630 through Jan. 28)
Felony Serial Groping. He will get all the sex he doesn’t want, very soon
It is better to be drunk than wasted
How to Travel Naked
Beer Alert
A Constellation of Idiots
It is Better to be Drunk than Wasted
Texas Toast
Naked in America
The Secret Lives of Nudists
Traveling Naked
GaGa
Still Sexy After all these Years
Twin bed pans overlooking the Septic Tank
Is Sarah Palin Qualified to Squeeze the Cheese?
Traveling Naked
Tattooed Breasts
The Biggest Breasts in the World
Photos of Porn Stars
Sexy See Thru top
Nipple Piercing
Barely There Bikini Contest
Avoid a fat head
It is better to be drunk than wasted
How to Travel Naked
Beer Alert
A Constellation of Idiots
It is Better to be Drunk than Wasted
Texas Toast
Going GaGa!
GooGoo GaGa
Hot Sex with a Rubber Woman
Let us say that you find your selves in the throes of ardor with some hot neoprene nymph when your supposed flesh and blood beloved enters the room. Is she amused that you cheated on her with a Latex Lover. Well that’s what Chicken Choker first class would have us believe:
Dr. Dean Black is a graduate of Penn State University and has taught at the University of Southern California. He is a well-known lecturer, consultant and author in the area of natural healing. He is president of The Bioresearch Foundation. He writes and publishes “Healing Currents”, a monthly newsletter on natural healing. He is listed in “American Men and Women of Science” and is an associate member of the Society of Sigma Xi.
I would like to show you an article published by the Associated Press. The title of the article is, “Amish Father Jailed for Refusing Son’s Cancer Therapy”. Have you heard about the story? The father of the boy argued that chemotherapy was not helping his son, Amos, who had abdominal cancer. He stated that the boy had done much better on natural medicine such as herbs and vitamins. The court said he was not a fit father and sent him to jail. They gave his son chemotherapy by power of the law. The man’s lawyer told me that the boy subsequently died. While this law suit was going on, there was literature available in medical journals which demonstrated that herbs can reduce cancer, and chemotherapy can make the cancer worse.
SOME MEDICAL LITERATURE ON CHEMOTHERAPY:
There was an article published in the journal Cancer, which is the most eminent of all cancer journals. It was a presentation given at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. In the U.S., you can’t get a much more prestigious location than that. This was an award-winning lecture given by Robert T. Shimky when he was given the Alfred P. Sloan Jr. prize for his research. In the first paragraph of his talk, he states, “The phenomenon of resistance to cancer chemotherapeutic agents, whether occurring spontaneously or subsequent to therapy, is a common and vexing problem for the clinical oncologist and a heart-breaking event for the patient and his family. One can consider drug resistance and cancer as an analogous process”. In other words it is the same process. He goes on to say, “The therapy that we are using for cancer causes cancer.” In his conclusion, he says, “Might such treatments, meaning chemotherapy treatments, not convert relatively benign tumours into a state of malignancy and progression to a more lethal form? Indeed, that would seem to be the case.” If you give chemotherapy to someone whose tumour is relatively benign, that person will attain a more malignant state. Other scientists have tested his proposition. A study was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigations called “Oncogene: Amplification in Tumour Cell Lines Established from Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients and its Relationship to Clinical Status and Course”. This study was done on lung cancer patients. The oncogene is the tumour gene, the gene they believe provokes tumours. Amplification of the oncogene means that the number of oncogenes multiplies. Where a cell once had only one oncogene, now it has many more, 15, 20, lO0. This is what happens with chemotherapy. This is the process of resistance. So they said, “Let’s look at this and its relationship to clinical status and course” (in other words, the survivability of the patient) when the patient experiences this resistance to chemotherapy?. They concluded that resistance to chemotherapy (that is, this particular genetic change that makes cancer worse) is more common in tumour cell lines established from treated than untreated patients’ tumours. In other words, if you get chemotherapy, you increase the risk of this particular genetic change, and this genetic change is associated with shortened survival. Now isn’t that interesting? You take chemotherapy, and you run the risk of physiological changes within your body that shorten your life.
SOME MEDICAL LITERATURE ABOUT HERBAL CANCER TREATMENTS:
An article in the Los Angeles Times, October 6, 1989, states: “Chinese derived cancer treatment from ancient herbal tonics and common plants strengthen the immune system”. This article reports research published in the journal Cancer, the exact same journal which described chemotherapy as being harmful. The researchers discovered that the herbs actually strengthened the immune system. They studied cancer patients. They measured their immune strength and compared them to normal people. Of course, the immune strength of cancer patients is much lower than normal. They then gave them Chinese herbs and measured their immune strength again. They found that in 90% of the patients, the immune strength went from below normal to above normal. This research was done at the M.D. Anderson Hospital at the University of Texas in Houston. One of the senior researchers stated, “We have something that works or at least seems to”. So there it is. These herbs work against cancer. Chemotherapy makes it worse. And yet an Amish father can be jailed for not subjecting his son to chemotherapy but preferring herbs.
THE DIVERSE ROLES OF MEDICINE AND NATURAL HEALING:
Why do people oppose natural healing? I am not saying that the medical principle is incorrect. I once went into anaphylactic shock from eating strawberries. Had I not been in the hospital and received a shot of adrenaline, I would have died. My son had acute pneumonia. Had it not been for my physician, he very likely would have died. My other son had an ear infection which had disintegrated his ear drums. He was a boy from Vietnam we had adopted. Now, antibiotics could have prevented that, but when we discovered he was deaf, a surgeon put a muscle membrane from the temple area back over his ear canal, replaced his eardrum, and my boy hears today. All of these are the products of medicine. What I am suggesting is that medicine is being used out of its place. It is a correct principle for certain things, but when we use medicine out of its place, it becomes harmful and dangerous. We now have laws that hold medicine in a wrongful place, and prevent what rightfully belongs there, and that is natural healing.
I would like to share with you two definitions which will explain the difference between natural healing and conventional medicine. Medicine is the science of replacing body functions. Natural healing is the science of restoring bodies. That’s the difference. Medicine replaces. Natural healing restores. There is a limit to the degree of health we can achieve by replacing body function. Replacing body functions means artificial hearts, dialysis, and drugs which also replace body functions. For example, insulin replaces the function of the pancreas, and cortisone replaces the function of the adrenal glands. An antibiotic replaces an entire system, the immune system. Chemotherapy also replaces the immune system. It’s the immune system’s job to get rid of the tumour. We bring in chemotherapy and do the immune system’s job. What effect does that have on the immune system? It weakens it. Medical science knows that, but it is not relevant because chemotherapy replaces it.
THE BODY’S RESISTANCE TO DRUGS:
The resistance to chemotherapy is not unique to chemotherapy. It is a general principle of all drug use. Drugs are of two kinds, mimickers and blockers, also called stimulants and inhibitors, agonists and antagonists. A mimicking drug is like insulin, estrogen or cortisone which mimics the body chemical. Medicine developed with the notion that there is no such thing as an adaptive power in the body; they envisioned that you can give the body any drug and the body will not adapt to it. When you give a mimicking drug to attempt to increase the level of a chemical in the body, the body responds by lowering its production of that chemical. When you give a blocker to try to get rid of a chemical, the body responds by overproducing it. This is called drug resistance. The anabolic steroid, for instance, is a mimicking drug. It mimics testosterone, which is the male reproductive hormone, and testosterone is what synthesizes muscle protein. If the athlete takes extra testosterone because he wants to synthesize more muscle protein, it will increase his muscle size, but because the testosterone is artificially introduced, on the surface, he becomes more masculine and physiologically he becomes more feminine. His body says, “Where is this coming from? I did not make this.” And his body, in order to compensate, begins to underproduce testosterone and internally he has atrophy of the male reproductive organs and breast development. When you use a drug in an acute fashion, you don’t provoke this resistance. But when you repeatedly use a drug, you provoke a resistance that mimics the disease.
PUBLIC OPINION ABOUT MEDICINE AND NATURAL HEALING:
If you were to survey people and ask them their opinion about natural healing and certain natural healing issues, such as organic food, what percentage do you think would support it? A Lewis Harris poll in the U.S. asked the population, “Do you prefer organically grown food, or food which is grown with pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and would you be willing to pay more for organically grown food”. They found that 90% of people preferred organic food. Fully 50% said they would pay more money for it.
Now, suppose you were to separate people who prefer natural healing and people who prefer conventional medicine into two groups to determine in which ways they are different. This study has actually been done by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, and the article was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. They studied 300 of their own patients, cancer patients going to their center for chemotherapy and other medical treatments, and 300 other patients going to practitioners of natural healing methods. They wanted to know why these people go to ‘quacks’ and what difference there is between the two groups. They surmised it would be education, and that people going to the quacks would be the uneducated, the gullible. They also believed it was a desperation that caused people to resort to quacks in the last throws of their illness. The results showed that the difference was education, but it was the patients who preferred natural healing who were more educated, and they were substantially better educated. As a matter of fact, one out of five of these patients had either a master’s or a doctoral degree. These patients were twice as likely to have a college degree, and more likely to have gone to college. Sixty percent of those who preferred conventional medicine had never gone beyond high school, whereas 40% of those who went to quacks had never gone beyond high school. So they were surprised that all these educated people were going to quack therapists whom they considered fraudulent. When they were asked, they said, “We want something, and medicine does not offer it to us. Since we can’t get it from medicine, we go to where we think we can get it”. You know what they wanted? They said, “We want to restore our immune systems, because we know that people with strong immune systems don’t get cancer. We are educated. We have enough sense to know that. And medical literature does not offer us that opportunity, because it is the science of replacing body functions, not restoring body functions.” Natural healing is literally credible scientifically for chronic disease. Orthodox medicine is credible scientifically only for acute disease and traumatic conditions, and the bulk of scientific evidence supports this idea.
My man is a little annoyed with me today. This is because I didn’t come to bed until after 3am last night. But, I couldn’t help it. I was making a mustachioed Italian plumber jump, thrust and pound with my hands and I just don’t stop until my nailbeds bleed.
What? I was playing Super Mario Bros. Wii, what’d you think I was doing?
Anyway, I had a lot on my mind and it helps me to relax and let my subconscious churn the gears and bring fresh ideas to the surface. I’ve been playing GTA IV but I’m stuck on a mission and hating Niko’s bike skills, and I already finished Scarface (again), The Godfather and BioShock (again). I’m almost to World 9 in Mario Wii, but I decided to start over and collect all the coins and find all the warps. So this is what kept me up until the wee hours. That and a general funk over things this week. It’s just been one of those weeks; it’s been grey and drizzly every day, the news is extra depressing what with Haiti and then the Dems bending over and taking it from anyone who wants to give it. I don’t know, man. You remember that woman I used to work with that I told y’all about; the one with the worst karma in the world? Well, I was talking to a colleague yesterday and got an update on the latest shit things to happen to her. Only now I’m starting to wonder how much of her “bad luck” is self induced. I’m not saying she’s to blame,……..well, yeah, I guess I am saying she could be to blame for some if it. Here’s the rundown of things that have happened to her in the last few years;
- morbidly obese (over 450lbs easy)
- 2 heart surgeries
- bad car accident resulting in chronic pain issues*
- bariatric surgery
- sister dies of terminal cancer
- son marries very young and fathers a child
- grandbaby dies of congenital heart defect
- son’s young marriage fails
- 2nd divorce from husband 10yrs younger
- mother has open heart surgery
- son becomes ill and dies
- gets mugged while walking at lakefront alone in the dark
- slips on ice and breaks ankle
- mother becomes ill again and requires surgery
- surviving son is hospitalized in car accident involving more than 5 people, 3 of which have died
- has possibly married again
*starts taking heavy doses of opioid narcotics, repeatedly misses work and angers clients/staff.
Okay, you see where I notated that she started swallowing pills after one of her accidents? In my opinion, this is where she started really losing her grasp on things and let the pills invade and infect her life. When I worked with her last year, she told me she was taking time released morphine. FUCKING MORPHINE. I have no earthly idea how she thinks she can effectively do her job (which involves a lot of client interaction) when she walks slower than most 90 year olds and is visibly doped up. Now, I know a thing or two about chronic pain, I live with it every motherfucking day and I have no options left except major cut-me-in-half surgery that carries a 6 month recovery time. So I’m well aware about what a chronic pain condition can do to one’s mind and soul. I also know that every single one of my doctors has prescribed me the same Schedule I drugs and I never fill the rx’s because they make me so sick I can’t function. But even if I could manage to lift my head after taking a pill, there is no way in hell I would be able to function and use my brain to steer my $2M client through a system implementation which their board of directors is monitoring like a hawk. What I’m saying is that there are other ways to manage pain.
So what I see is a woman who had a string of bad luck, became dependent on pain pills and because her thinking and reactions are quite impaired has contributed to even more bad things happening to her. Sometime in the last couple of years she also started dating a man who can best be described as a meth head. I’m not being ugly, I’m serious. I don’t care who you are, if you saw this man the first thought in your mind would be, “METH FACE”. I went to dinner once with her and MethFace where he told me he doesn’t eat vegetables because, “Vetchtuhbulls are whut foooooooo-duh eats.” She then proudly proclaimed that, “He has a tshirt that says that.” Then she leaned over and picked all the shredded carrots off his plate and cut all his meat into little pieces. This is a woman who I wanted to mentor me at one time.
I don’t really know what my point is here, maybe it’s that I no longer feel sorry for her. I believe she has had to deal with some terrible events in her personal life (as we all do) and unfortunately she has handicapped herself by succumbing to a prescription pain med addiction. I just don’t have it in me to feel sympathetic towards her because her actions are affecting my life by making work that much more difficult for me. I have to cover for her, a lot of people do. Sometimes we have to cover her absences to the client, sometimes we have to cover for her when she just doesn’t complete her work and lately her clients are not taking the excuses well – they are now complaining to other departments and I think we are going to lose them. If I can find a way to manage my clients through my pain, then so can she.
I’m not saying that her reliance on the pills is the cause for any of her family being ill, of course. I’m empathetic about the people she has lost. But to me, having that much of my life spin out of control would signal me to clamp down even harder onto reality and not let myself become drowned by the waves. But everyone is different and I can’t judge her for her choices.
Panic was running amok in the nearby city of Saratoga Springs after a man went to an IHC Instacare Clinic because he was feeling sick and suddenly died. The man’s home and the clinic were both quarantined for hours to figure out what had happened and if it was dangerous. While not all information is known, the man was apparently exposed to L-selenomethionine (LSM) at the place where he worked. LSM is an ingredient used to help lower the mortality rate of some cancers. So say goodbye to the typical commercials you see on television.
“Take this drug for headache. Side effects may include nausea, upset stomach, heartburn, indigestion, diarrhea, headaches, urinary tract infections, colon polyps, enlarged penis, shrunken penis, breast tenderness, testicular malformation, anal bleeding and loss of hair.”
You think you got it bad, think about how the guy who has cancer is going to feel.
“I am sorry, sir. You have cancer.”
“Oh my God, no!”
“There is good news, however. They have made a drug that can help you live longer and possibly even get rid of the cancer.”
“Why didn’t you say so?”
“The bad news is, there are some side effects.”
“I can handle some cramping or nausea or something, no problem.”
“No, sir. The uh… side effects of this pill is death.”
or LSD or Crack Cocaine or just about any other drug you might imagine – well at least that is how some might have put it after my own lil version/twist/re-telling of the book of Esther during Sunday’s sermon!
Just in case you are interested you can find the sermon online on our MEDIA PAGE (it is the “Just Say Yes, Even When You are Afraid – 1/17/10 sermon)- but to be honest I’ve already listened to it and I personally feel that it loses something when it isn’t live. I often forget JUST HOW FAST I TALK and the random crazy thoughts that come to my head while I’m preaching! ha ha ha
I had a lot of very encouraging comments and feedback after the sermon – one of our guys even told me that he thought it was “the best sermon I’ve ever heard on Esther” which was a GREAT COMPLIMENT. But ya know I try to not get too caught up in the compliments as much as I try and rely that the Holy Spirit is working in people’s lives through the messages that I share from God’s Word.
The main reason I am even sharing this whole event on my blog is because something took place on Sunday that was a real encouragement and a challenge to me as I consider the future plans that God has in store for me. You see I’ve always felt pretty comfortable and “at ease” while on the stage preaching/teaching/telling stories. But on Sunday as I was sharing – I felt as if I was EXACTLY where God wanted me to be at that moment – doing EXACTLY what He wanted me to do. I’m not sure if it was the whole Esther “And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” – challenge from the message or what. But I totally felt like I had been put there for just that specific time.
It caused me to begin asking myself more specifically WHAT might God have placed me here for this just time & place to do? So that is a question I am going to be really trying to answer more diligently in the coming months.
I do know this – as I was sharing the message, as I was telling the stories, as I was interacting with our crowd, as we were laughing and joking, as we were pausing in reflection, as the room grew quiet with expectation and anticipation in certain moments – I was never more certain that it was that sort of thing that I was created for (not because I am great but despite of all my flaws HE uses me for GREAT purposes).
So stay tuned (if you even care) cause now “it’s on” I gotta figure this out – but I know that those moments of laughter, enjoyment, entertainment, biblical challenge, Holy Spirit movement, fellowship & worship – that is what I crave and consider to be the best I have to offer for Kingdom purposes. But I’m just not exactly sure how it all plays out at this point – but as soon as HE lets me know – I’ll pass it on to you!
But until then why not go check out one of the more crazy retellings of the story of Esther – who knows you might just learn something!
Black is my color. I have loved the color since I was little. I always dreamt of having black hair. I have always wanted a bedroom painted all black. I wear almost all black every day. I have made delicious black velvet cupcakes. While looking through my iTunes, it is pretty clear I also have a love of bands with the word “black” in them: BlackRoc, Black Sabbath, Black Keys Black Moon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Black Star, Black Flag and these guys, Black Lips…
PS- Black Lips are playing a show in LA on Saturday. My unemployed ass does not have tickets. If you take me, you can be my Valentine…. and that’s kind of a big deal, because I sure do like to bake for Valentines Day.
It’s a bitterly cold night. My hands are buried deep in my pockets and my scarf is wound tightly around my neck and face. I have my earphones in and some upbeat music playing loudly; very loudly in fact, so that I can lose myself in the beat and pretend that I am somewhere warmer. The one positive aspect of tonight is that it is a Friday, and it is my weekend off. The main downside being that the Man is not coming over. He said he is busy tonight and he will come over tomorrow. I am a little disappointed to have to wait but I am looking forward with great anticipation to a nice hot bath to get the smell of chip fat out of my hair and ensuring that I am at my prettiest for when he arrives the following day.
I am nearing home now and the road is empty. The frost is keeping most people indoors and the few who do brave the elements are hustling past without so much as even a sideways glance. I feel almost invisible in my cocoon of music; the warmth from my many layers adding to the feeling of detachment and dampening my senses.
There is no car outside my door – I will be home alone this evening it appears. I know one housemate is away this weekend, but I wasn’t sure if the other would be around. I approach the door and fumble for my keys, I must be making a racket but I cannot hear over my music. All the lights are off as I open the door, but a waft of warm air hits me, and a sweet smell, like almonds or rotting fruit; sweet, but slightly stale. Maybe N baked before she went out? I step inside and turn to shut the door behind me, reaching for my phone to stop the music as I do. Something feels strange, nothing I can pinpoint, just a feeling of something being off (where is the cat? He usually comes to greet me) – I put it down to my imagination. I pull the buds of my headphones from my ears and backing away from the door I feel something solid behind me. There was nothing solid there a second ago. The sweet scent is stronger.
“Hello”. It is a man’s voice; cold, unnerving and unfamiliar.
There is something against my face, covering my nose and mouth, choking me with its stench. I am being held tight, by what or who I do not know, and I am terrified. Beyond terrified and beyond words. My vision blurs out and fades to dark and the last thing I can hear before I am cloaked in night is the sound of a man’s laugh fading beneath the ever increasing tempo of my own heartbeat.
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As I waken the room is still dark, and I have no idea where I am. This is surreal. Am I awake; am I still asleep; would I even know? I can hear small movements in the dark, but they still sound muffled and distant. I move my hand to my face to try and create some sense of normality, but I find I cannot move my hand, in fact, I cannot move anything. More of my senses return and I become aware of my nakedness and the dull ache in the pit of my stomach. My heart begins to race once again; the man, where is he? I try to turn my head to look around but my hair is caught up and to move more would rip it out in great chunks. I whimper slightly at the stinging pain.
“Ah, she is awake.” The same disembodied voice echoes out from the darkness. A light appears suddenly, temporarily blinding me, and I feel a weight depress whatever it is I am lay on. As my vision returns I recognise my surroundings, I am in my room, on my bed, but I am strapped down with something that looks a lot like duct tape. A face looms above me; it is him.
“Hello my sweet. Feeling sore?”
I try to speak but there is tape over my mouth also. A feeling of relief sweeps over me, to be replaced by another rush of cold and uncompromising fear…
“So, now you find out if you really know the true me after all. You’d better pray you made the right judgement call, hadn’t you darling?
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Ingredients: Rum – 80%, Beer – 5.2%, Cider 5.1%, Vodka 35%, Wine 12.5%, Black Current Juice 0% and Prescription Medication.
“That fucking fuck, fuck,” Choncey pauses looking for the correct word to say to me, his eyes telling me nothing but how drunk he is. “Fuck it,” he pauses again, “What the hell did you put in this?” He’s motioning towards the glass in his hand, the brown and severe liquid inside spilling over the edges onto his jeans. He doesn’t care and nor do I.
“It doesn’t matter, not now anyway,” is what I begin to verbalise somewhat drunkenly too, hoping that this feeling is going to not last forever.
The room is moving, or is that me? There is no way of telling exactly what is going on anymore, we’ve lost all momentum in our limbs. We flail, we fall, we laugh. It has been days since we’ve left this room and I’ll be the first to tell you that confined drunks are the worst of them all. We’ve gone beyond the point of comprehension. It must have been something to do with the prescription medication in our booze, as if it wasn’t strong enough already.
“We must leave here tonight,” he says, eyeing the door suspiciously and trying hard to ignore the skewed worldly terrors we may face if we do somehow make it out there. He looks back at me, his head swinging initially too far before finally resting on where I sit and thinking hard about what he’s about to say. “Maybe we shouldn’t,” he pauses again, his head lulls forward and his drink spills some more. “Maybe we should stay in here and take some more Coedine. We still have rum, and we still have each other.” None of this is posed as a question and I understand completely, his advances are heterosexual and I understand completely. And it’s true what he’s saying, we do still have rum and pain medication, why would we want to leave this hole where we reside so comfortably. We are Comfortably Numb. We are what we need to be right now and going outside could only seem detrimental to what we set out to accomplish in the midst of this binge. However, as we were seemingly losing sight on reality, we were also losing sight on our goals. This started out as an experiment, we began attempting to become doctors in the loosest sense of the term.
“We have not failed yet,” I’m standing up uneasily and raising my hand dramatically, although I’m not sure why. “We must succeed, or this is all for nothing!” I’m shouting rambunctiously and clumsily making a fist, stretching my index finger out towards Choncey.
“Don’t point that thing at me!” He suddenly screams, clearly uncomfortable due to my hand gesture, yet excited by my excitement. “And sit down, there’s no need to act the fool,” he finishes.
“You’re right,” I say fumbling in my pocket for something, anything, and fingering a pack of cigarettes finally I pull them out and smile at him as if we’d won something unimaginable.
“OK,” Choncey says looking at the pack of cigarettes, “OK, but don’t open the window too far, they’ll drag you outside and take me too.”
I have no idea who or what he is talking about, however, I do not want to find out either. I open the window a sliver and light a cigarette throwing the pack somewhere behind me, carelessly and blow smoke out of the window through the tiny crack, my eyes wide and petrified, deceiving my clouded mind.
“What?” I can hear him asking behind me as he too lights a cigarette. I’m not sure that I said anything and so ignore him, my tongue in clear danger of blurting something ludicrous out at him.
“We’re going to be here for quite some time,” I say, finally, sucking in hard on the cigarette and looking at both the darkness outside through the crack, and the reflection of Choncey sitting behind me staring at his hand before trying to flick something from it and, satisfied, taking a sip from his drink.
The television is playing a static at full volume that had somehow, up to now, gone unnoticed.
“We must leave here tonight,” Choncey is saying after an moment of silence and I knew he was right, there was too much mischief to be had outside. And we were locking ourselves away ignoring it. ”Put on your shoes!” He continues, standing upright and pointing down at my feet. I look towards my feet and notice that I’m not wearing shoes and no longer am I wearing socks either. Choncey looks at me. “We can go on without socks,” he assures me, somehow.
“OK, but first, finish your drink, we must make sure that we have entirely no recollection of being outside. I, for one, do not need to remember what I’m about to do.” I find myself saying this and not really understanding my meaning but Choncey nods in agreement anyway, thus meaning that my nonsense and I are in the clear. For now.
The MA Republican Party has a new video out accusing Martha Coakley of taking money from health insurance lobbyists.
“Martha Coakley says she holds health insurers accountable, then one day later, takes money from the very same health insurance lobbyists at a Washington fundraiser.”
Was this a fair portrayal of Coakley’s ties to lobbyists and drug companies?
You decide.
From the Washington Examiner, January 8, 2010.
“Coakley in trouble? Pharma and HMO lobbyists to the rescue”
“With Democrat Martha Coakley in trouble in the Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat, Democrats could lose vote No. 60 for President Obama’s health-care bill. In response, an army of lobbyists for drug companies, health insurance companies, and hospitals has teamed up to throw a high-dollar Capitol Hill fundraiser for Coakley next Tuesday night. The invitation is here.
Of the 22 names on the host committee–meaning they raised $10,000 or more for Coakley–17 are federally registered lobbyists, 15 of whom have health-care clients. Of the other five hosts, one is married to a lobbyist, one was a lobbyist in Pennsylvania, another is a lawyer at a lobbying firm, and another is a corporate CEO. Oh, and of course, there’s also the political action commitee for Boston Scientific Corporation.
All the leading drug companies have lobbyists on Coakley’s host committee: Pfizer, Merck, Amgen, Sanofi-Aventis, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Astra-Zeneca, and more. On the insurance side of things, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, HealthSouth, and United Health all are represented on the host committee.”
“Here are some of Coakley fundraiser hosts with some of their current health care clients:
Thomas Boggs, Patton Boggs: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Chuck Brain, Capitol Hill Strategies: Amgen, BIO, Merck, PhRMA
Susan Brophy, Glover Park Group: Blue Cross, Pfizer
Steven Champlin, Duberstein Group: AHIP, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis
Licy Do Canto, Raben Group: Amgen
Gerald Cassidy, Cassidy & Associates: U. Mass Memorial Health Care
David Castagnetti, Mehlman, Vogel, Castagnetti: Abbot Labs, AHIP, Astra-Zenaca, General Electric, Humana, Merck, PhRMA.
Steven Elmendorf, Elmendorf Strategies: Medicines Company, PhRMA, United Health
Shannon Finley, Capitol Counsel: Amgen, Astra-Zeneca, Blue Cross, GE, PhRMA, Sanofi-Aventis.
Heather Podesta, Heather Podesta & Partners: Cigna, Eli Lilly, HealthSouth
Tony Podesta, Podesta Group: Amgen, GE, Merck, Novartis.
Robert Raben, Raben Group: Amgen, GE. “
“Fox News Reports On Martha Coakley’s “Controversial” DC Fundraiser With Health Care Lobbyists”
“It won’t be the first time but Martha Coakley smeared Scott Brown tonight outside of her big Washington DC lobbyist fundraiser.
Martha Coakley is a smear merchant.
She already tried to tie Republican Scott Brown to Rush Limbaugh even though the two have never met.
Now tonight Martha Coakley tried to tie Scott Brown to “extreme right groups” who she says are pouring money into Massachusetts. She says this despite the fact that Brown raised over $1.3 million, mostly in small donations, in an online money bomb yesterday. And, she had the gall to say this outside of her Washington DC lobbyist fundraiser where 22 big-time lobbyists from drug, health care and insurance companies met tonight to help bail her campaign out.
Brian Maloney has more on Coakley’s big money fundraiser tonight.
As if Martha Coakleys support from the corrupt establishment wasnt already clear enough, now comes word that a coalition of sleazebag industry lobbyists have teamed up with Bay State Democrats for an eleventh-hour bailout of her faltering campaign.
Many of those involved in this hastily-organized rescue attempt have no Bay State ties, their only allegiance is to piggish K Street – Beltway lobbying firms.”
NYT — New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Bill
By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKIPublished: January 11, 2010 TRENTON — The New Jersey Legislature approved a measure on Monday that would make the state the 14th in the nation, but one of the few on the East Coast, to legalize the use of marijuana to help patients with chronic illnesses. path: Public ~> Marijuana
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MSNBC — Battling the Medicare fraud ‘epidemic’
By Mark Potter, Correspondent, NBC News MIAMI — In an out-of-the way warehouse district in southwest Miami-Dade county, FBI agent Brian Waterman and Julie Rivera, an agent with the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, approached a tiny medical supply company that they suspected was nothing more than a front for Medicare fraud. path: Public ~> Healthcare Debate
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Raw Story — Dodd: Health reform bill ‘hanging by a thread’
By Ron BrynaertMonday, January 11th, 2010 — 2:40 pmOn his way out the door, retiring Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn) has some bad news for health reform advocates still cheering the late December Senate vote.”Health care reform is ‘hanging on by a thread,’ and one or two votes could determine the outcome of the heavily-debated bill, Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd told CNBC Monday,” the path: Public ~> Healthcare Debate
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PGR Mexico
La Procuradura General de la Repblica solicita la colaboracin de cualquier persona que pueda proporcionar informacin fidedigna sobre el paradero de estos individuos que permita su aprehensin. path: Public ~> mexico
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Mexico’s Zetas Key to the Beltran Leyva Gang’s Survival
(photo: Hctor Beltrn Leyva)Monday, January 11, 2010By Samuel LoganMexican authorities arrested Carlos Beltran Leyva in Sinaloa on 30 December. He is the younger brother of the late Arturo Beltran Leyva, who was killed in a shootout with Mexican troops two weeks earlier, and the third Beltran Leyva brother to have been either killed or arrested since early 2008.With a fourth brother, Hector Beltran Leyva, still at large and considered the head of what re path: Public ~> mexico
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MEXIDATA dot INFO front page
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Full text: bin Laden’s ‘letter to America’
Observer.co.uk, Sunday 24 November 2002 12.07 GMTOnline document: the full text of Osama bin Laden’s “letter to the American people”, reported in today’s Observer. The letter first appeared on the internet in Arabic and has since been translated and circulated by Islamists in Britain. path: Public ~> Homeland Security
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AP/CBS — Calif. Authorities Told To Return 60 Lbs. Of Pot
1/9/09 (AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) A Los Angeles judge has ordered that 60 pounds of pot confiscated by the California Highway Patrol during an arrest be returned to the defendant.Superior Court Judge William Sterling on Friday ordered the marijuana returned to Saguro Doven. The 33-year-old’s attorneys successfully argued that he had the legal right to transport it under medical marijuana guidelines issued by state Attorney General Jerry Brown.Doven’s attorney says his client was path: Public ~> Marijuana
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VoA — Rocket Hits US Consulate in Afghanistan
08 January 2010Photo: AP Afghan police secure the area near the new U.S. consulate building in Herat after rocket attackAfghan police say a rocket has hit a building housing the new U.S. consulate office in western Afghanistan.They say three rockets were fired at the building in the city of Herat Friday, but that only one struck it. path: Public ~> afpak
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ynet news – Mitchell: Mideast stagnation endangers US aid
Yitzhak Benhorin Published: 01.08.10, 19:58 / Israel News WASHINGTON — On the eve of his visit to the Middle East, US special envoy George Mitchell threatened that his country would freeze its aid to Israel if the Jewish state failed to advance peace talks with the Palestinians and a two-state solution. Mitchell clarified in an interview to the PBS network that the United States would use incentives or sanctions against both sides. path: Public ~> Israel Palestine
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AP — Military leader says no plans for troops in Yemen
By MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press Writer 1/8/09NEWPORT, R.I. — The nation’s top military leader said Friday the United States has no plans to send troops into Yemen, and that country has made it clear it does not want U.S. ground forces there.In an address Friday to hundreds of students at the Naval War College in Newport, Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addressed issues raised by the Christmas Day attempt to bring down a Detroit-b path: Public ~> Yemen
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AFP — Astronomers spot ’super-Earth’ 80 light years away
1/8/09WASHINGTON #8212; US astronomers have detected the second smallest exoplanet ever discovered with a mass just four times heavier than the Earth, adding to a growing number of low-mass planets dubbed “super-Earths.”"This is quite a remarkable discovery,” said Andrew Howard, an astronomer at the University of California at Berkeley.”It shows that we can push down and find smaller and smaller planets,” he said in a presentation at the 215th meeting path: Public ~> Space
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FT — Internet-enabled TVs to feature ‘app stores’
By Chris Nuttall in Las Vegas Published: January 7 2010 — App stores are coming to the television as developers and content providers move their software and services to the big screens of internet-connected TVs.Many TV sets on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week have an added Ethernet connection as the internet, along with 3D, becomes an integrated part of the viewing experience.(Photo: Samsu path: Public ~> webDev
2010-01-08 02:16:52 [13]
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2010-01-08 02:03:05 [14]
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Report On Ft. Hood Shooting Details Intelligence Failure
Fort Hood Intel Lapse Mirrors Detroit Case CBS NewsExclusive: FBI and Pentagon Missed Red Flag that Hasan Was E-mailing Qaeda Cleric, Who is also Linked to Abdulmutallab(CBS) Less than a month after major Nidal Hasan allegedly killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, the Pentagon’s top intelligence officer sent the White House a report detailing an earlier failure to connect the dots. It reads like a dress rehearsal for the Detroit bomber case, reports CBS New path: Public ~> Homeland Security
2010-01-08 01:46:56 [15]
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RidleyReportJanuary 06, 2010Victimless crime trial triggers two ‘removals’ of justice system dissidents. Detals: http://forum.freekeene.com/index.php?…ron paul law enforcement court security officers Judge Andrew Napolitano lawyers prosecutors defense attorneys ridleyreport court candia path: Public ~> Public
2010-01-08 01:01:33 [16]
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The Arizona Republic — Joe Arpaio investigated by grand jury
by JJ Hensley and Yvonne Wingett – Jan. 7, 2010 08:07 PMTwo high-ranking Maricopa County officials confirmed late Thursday that they will testify next week before a federal grand jury exploring allegations that the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has abused power.County Manager David Smith and Assistant County Manager Sandi Wilson said they were preparing to testify before the grand jury on Wednesday. path: Public ~> Sheriff Joe Arpaio
2010-01-07 22:58:53 [17]
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Raw Story/AFP — Two Blackwater guards arrested for murder; company settles lawsuits
By Daniel TencerThursday, January 7th, 2010 — 4:09 pmTwo guards working for Xe Services, the company formerly known as Blackwater, were arrested Thursday on murder charges following a shootout after a car accident in Afghanistan last year.If convicted, the two could face the death penalty. path: Public ~> Public
2010-01-07 22:29:33 [18]
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Brothel to get the bucks Shady Lady Ranch can be stud farm, officials say, but health concerns linger
By HENRY BREAN This sign outside the Shady Lady Ranch brothel advertises its usual fare — scantily clad women. In as little as two weeks, the owners of the brothel in northern Nye County plan to offer at least one male prostitute as well. Photo by Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL path: Public ~> Nevada
2010-01-07 14:08:37 [19]
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January 07, 2010The White House is scheduled to release a report today that details events leading to the attempted Christmas Day bombing a document one White House official called shocking. Does this concern you? Do you believe this report will prompt major changes in airline security? Is the Obama administration doing enough to prevent terror attacks?Category: News PoliticsTags: UPI terror report white house obama christmas day bomber airline security path: Public ~> Homeland Security
2010-01-07 13:46:00 [20]
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AFP — Afghan war kills three children a day: report
By Lynne O’Donnell (AFP) 1/6/09The United Nations said civilian deaths in Afghanistan rose 10.8 percent in the first 10 months of 2009KABUL – Children are the biggest victims of the war in Afghanistan, with more than 1,050 people under 18 years old killed last year alone, according to an Afghan human rights watchdog.Taliban-linked militants caused around 64 percent of all violent child deaths last year, the Afghanistan Rights Monitor (ARM) said in a report. path: Public ~> afpak
2010-01-07 13:31:32 [21]
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Raw Story — Geithner’s Fed tried to keep sweet deal for banks a secret: Issa
By Daniel TencerThursday, January 7th, 2010 — 2:32 pmThe controversy surrounding Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s role in the 2008 Wall Street bailouts was ramped up Thursday with the revelation of emails that show the New York Federal Reserve — then run by Geithner — pressured insurance giant AIG to withhold information about payments the company made to its creditors. path: Public ~> Economy
2010-01-07 13:23:35 [22]
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The new anti-whaling speedboat deployed by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society collides with a vessel in Japan’s whaling fleet.Video provided by Japan’s Institute for Cetacean Research. More on Dot Earth: http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.comhttp://www.icrwhale.org/gpandsea.htmhttp://www.seashepherd.org Category: News PoliticsTags: whaling animal rights oceans japan environmentalism path: Public ~> High Seas
2010-01-06 19:30:55 [23]
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This is a comet coming a little too close to the sun as see by the SOHO spacecraft on January 3, 2010. SOHO is a joint ESA/NASA project. Category: Science TechnologyTags: cometlascoc2 0110 path: Public ~> Space
2010-01-05 00:02:35 [24]
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Inside Obama’s War on Terrorism
By PETER BAKERPublished: January 4, 2010 The evening before he was sworn into office, Barack Obama stepped out of Blair House, the government residence where he was staying across from the White House, and climbed into an armored limousine for the ride to a bipartisan dinner. Joining him in the back seat were John Brennan, his new counterterrorism adviser, and two foreign-policy advisers, Denis McDonough and Mark Lippert. The three men with the president-elect were out of breath, having ru path: Public ~> Public
2010-01-04 23:34:24 [25]
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Kean: Unsuccessful bomber ‘probably did us a favor’
Washington (CNN) — The man who led the federal government’s inquiry into the intelligence lapses leading up to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks said Sunday that the Obama administration is plagued by the same problems the Bush administration had more than eight years ago.Thomas Kean, the Republican who chaired the bipartisan 9/11 Commission, said Obama counter-terrorism adviser John Brennan had sounded “a bit defensive,” in an interview that had just aired on C path: Public ~> Public
2010-01-04 22:21:00 [26]
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AP/RawStory — Threats against judges, prosecutors double over last six years
Monday, January 4th, 2010 — 7:11 pmShare on Facebook Stumble This! Threats to federal judges and prosecutors have jumped dramatically, according to a new government report issued Monday that found such threats more than doubled in the past six years.By coincidence, the report was issued shortly before a gunman walked into a federal building in Las Vegas and opened fire, killing a court security officer and seriously wounding a deputy U.S. marshal. The suspect was shot dead path: Public ~> Public
2010-01-04 22:08:18 [27]
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Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law
By Lyndsey LaytonWashington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 4, 2010 Of the 84,000 chemicals in commercial use in the United States — from flame retardants in furniture to household cleaners — nearly 20 percent are secret, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, their names and physical properties guarded from consumers and virtually all public officials under a little-known federal provision path: Public ~> Public
2010-01-04 21:58:55 [28]
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Reuters — Dissident, 82, detained at Moscow rally
Dec 31, 2009 6:42pm GMTMOSCOW (Reuters) – Police detained dozens of anti-Kremlin activists, including an 82-year-old Soviet dissident dressed as Santa Claus’ female helper, at a New Year’s Eve rally on Moscow’s main shopping street Thursday.Hundreds of riot police surrounded a Christmas tree in the centre of the city and arrested the opposition activists as they gathered to defend their right to peaceful protest. path: Public ~> Public
2010-01-04 05:40:35 [29]
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Czech Govt clarifies rules on possession of drugs, (up to 15g pot OK)
(photo undated, Czech Justice Minister Daniela Kovarova)15 December 2009 Prague, Dec 14 – The Czech government Monday set the drug possession limits under which the possession of up to 1.5 grammes of heroin, up to one gramme of cocaine and up to two grammes of methamphetamine (pervitine) will not be punishable as of New Year.Czechs will also be able to legally possess up to 15 grammes of marijuana, according to the Justice Ministry’s proposal approved by the government Monday. path: Public ~> Marijuana
2009-12-31 20:53:54 [30]
Those sneaky little Colombian cocaine smugglers have been at it again. This time they removed the cream from 10 packs of cookies and replaced them with compressed bleached cocaine ready to be shipped to Barcelona. Couldn’t fool the sniffer dogs though.
There have been 15 cases of Anthrax with 7 deaths reported in Heroin users across Scotland. This was reported in a press release by Health Protection Scotland on 22nd January 2010.
Can anthrax be treated? 
or LSD or Crack Cocaine or just about any other drug you might imagine – well at least that is how some might have put it after my own lil version/twist/re-telling of the book of Esther during Sunday’s sermon!
